2021-05-11 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                               11 MAY 2021


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Delivery of 90% of Capital Works               Pacific Avenue, Sunshine Beach              Myall St Cooroy Pathway Renewal             Osprey Avenue, Peregian Beach
Program as approved by CWE                      Pathway Renewal                             Station Street Pomona Pathway                Pathway Renewal
                                               St Andrews Drive Pathway Renewal             Renewal
                                               Gravel     Resheeting    Program            Claude Batten Drive, Noosa Heads
                                                complete                                     Pathway renewal
                                               Completion of Pandrea Park, Lake            Noosa Parade, Noosa Heads
                                                McDonald Park and Seagull Park               Pathway Renewal
                                                playground renewals
Establish a new contract arrangement           Tender documentation completed,             Evaluating submissions and report to        Engage successful Contractor
for slashing of rural roadside vegetation       advertised and closed                        Council
Disaster Management
Governance                                     Support received from LDMG to use           Amend current DM Plan to reflect            Review and develop revised main
Review of Disaster Management Plans             Cat D Bushfire funds to develop a            changes to LDC and LDMG Chair.               DM Plan.
                                                new local Disaster Management               Develop and implement Community             Review and amendment of DM Sub-
                                                (DM)    Plan.     Procurement       to       DM Plans.                                    Plans as required.
                                                commence shortly to engage a                Completion of the QERMF risk                Specific policies written to ensure
                                                consultant to assist with the process.       assessment to be undertaken to               more robust procedures in place.
                                                                                             inform review of DM Plan.                   Continuous improvement
                                                                                            Preparation for coming fire season.
Capability                                     Comprehensive audit currently being         Recruitment and training for LDCC           Looking     for  opportunities   for
Strengthen and increase the Disaster            undertaken of the Noosa Leisure              positions continues.                         improvement and utilisation of Bush
Management       capability,    including       Centre                                      Investigating initiatives for Bushfire       fire funding.
training and conducting exercises.             Generator connection points at               Funding                                     Staff training to create in-house
                                                major evacuation centres now                Working with QFES Communities                expertise in mapping for flood
                                                installed                                    Team to develop and implement                forecasting
                                                                                             recovery and resilience programs            Continuous improvement
                                                                                            Continuing refinement of flood
                                                                                             forecasting software
                                                                                            Developing procedures for LDCC.
                                                                                            Reviewing and finalising LDCC
                                                                                             position duty statements
                                                                                            Audit of evacuation centres and
                                                                                             neighbourhood safer places
Legislative    Compliance    Review                                                         Review of emerging legislation.             Implementation of new IGEM
Monitor,    develop   and    maintain                                                       DRFA Compliance                              framework
compliance levels in accordance with                                                                                                     Annual review of DM Plan.
Local, State and Commonwealth                                                                                                            Audit staff training in compliance
requirements.                                                                                                                             with Qld Disaster Management

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