2014-08-19 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   19 AUGUST 2014


SECTION           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                                  CURRENT PRIORITIES                                 LOOKING AHEAD
Noosa             •   Celebrated 25 years of delivering quality care   • Research implications of Federal
Community Care        for Noosa residents                                Government funding model change
(Respite & Home   •   Delivered 41,259 hours of client services        • Commencement of developing
Assist)               from January –June 2014                            service/business plan
                  •   Proposed a name change from Noosa                • Reviewing work practices to increase
                      Respite Centre to Noosa Community Care             client services delivery

Community         •   Undertaken service review and finalised the      • Review applicable components of                  • Developing a new online grants
Development           makeup of the Community Development                planning and policies and develop a 12             application process
                      team                                               month action plan for the team in line
                  •   Position descriptions for team members             with the organisational structure and
                      drafted                                            Council’s corporate plan
                  •   Outcomes of EOI for Tait Duke Cottage            • Up skill team in Community Recovery
                      reported to Council                                and put appropriate plans and contacts
                  •   Completed 1st Community Grant Program              in place
                      Round (5 types of grants) - 102 applications     • Investigate the opportunities with other
                      received and assessed with                         relevant business areas to develop and
                      recommendations put to Council                     foster Social Enterprises within the Shire
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                      Completed 1 RADF Round – 8 applications          • Publicising the 15 August grant round
                      received and assessed with                         consisting of both RADF and Community
                      recommendations put to Council                     Projects grants
                  •   Notifications, Funding Agreements sent to        • Reviewing Community Grants Program
                      successful applicants within a week of final       and Policy;
                      decision                                         • New RADF committee to be recruited
                  •   Funding bid submitted to Arts Qld for $25000     • Working to match external funding
                      funding for RADF to be matched by NSC              sources with Capital Works budget and
                      creating a $50000 funding pool for 2014/15 –       assisting not for profit organisations with
                      waiting announcement from Arts Qld                 their applications for external funding
                  •   Facilitated and assisted with external grant     • Assist the Property and Contracts
                      opportunities eg Council’s Flood Mitigation;       Branch in the preparation of community
                      Bridge Renewal Application; GraffitiSTOP           leasing and tenure agreements land
                      acquittal process                                  management plans etc
                  •   Launch of Parkrun in Noosaville.                 • Develop e-newsletter and
                  •   Partnered with Dept of National Parks,             identify/facilitate training opportunities for
                      Recreation, Sport and Racing to deliver free       all not for profit organisations eg external
                      training and education workshops for sport         funding, events, governance etc
                      and recreation volunteers

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