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
                                            Artist in Residence programs                   performing      spaces       will   be       Review and evaluate progress of
                                             underway at the Butter Factory Arts            undertaken.                                   2020/21 Action Plan and start the
                                             Centre as part of the Noosa Seed              Planning for Floating Land 2021 –             development of 2021/22 Action Plan.
                                             Library program.                               see Galleries for more information on
                                            Sustainability workshops underway              relevant Cultural Plan actions.
                                             in partnership with Permaculture              Launch the online heritage portal –
                                             Noosa, as part of the Noosa Seed               see Heritage for more information on
                                             Library program.                               relevant Cultural Plan actions.
HERITAGE - Plan and deliver key             Heritage Portal instance created,            Complete User Testing, continue data          Finalise Noosa Notables interviews
Heritage Levy Initiatives & a range of       design applied, and test content              load and undertake user training for           for 2020-21
Heritage projects and programs               loaded.                                       Heritage Portal                               Finalise Reel Stories of Noosa project
                                            Reel Stories of Noosa project                Launch Noosa News and Noosa                   Launch Heritage Portal
                                             commenced                                     Advocate digitisation project                 Finalise       Community         Halls
                                            Development of Community Halls               Deliver Heritage Month program                 Management Plan
                                             Management Plan commenced                     within scope and context of ongoing           Continue to monitor COVID-19
                                            Plaques and Memorials Policy                  impacts of COVID-19 safe-plans                 conditions in context of impacts on
                                             adopted by Council at Ordinary               Finalise Expression of Interest for            proposed 2020/21 projects
                                             Meeting on 18 March 2021                      film-maker      to     produce     film       Commence review of Noosa Council
                                            Noosa News and Noosa Advocate                 documenting        2019     fires    (in       Naming Policy
                                             digitisation project complete.                partnership       with      Community         Begin planning for 2021-22 projects
                                            Ongoing       recording    of   Noosa         Development Team)
                                             Notables Interviews
Business as Usual activities                Total Jan – March 2021                       Continue to review operations to              Continue to review operations to
                                            LIBRARY -                                     ensure compliance with changing                ensure compliance with Covid-19
                                             o Visitors: 53,143                            Covid-19 restrictions and meeting of           restrictions and meeting of grant-
                                             o Programs: 107 (970 attendees)               grant- funding body obligations                funding body obligations
                                             o New Members: 1216                          Recruitment      finalised  for   two         Continue to monitor and review
                                             o Library Loans: 98,082                       additional casual staff members to             operational budgets leading up to
                                             o E-Resources Loans - 24,630                  assist with library early literacy             end of financial year.
                                             o Seed Packet Loans - 1405                    programs.                                     Delivery of 'Dealing with Hostile and
                                             o Telephone enquiries: 2042                  Planning for delivery of 'Dealing with         Violent People' training for the
                                            GALLERY -                                     Hostile and Violent People' training           Community Services staff.
                                             o Visitors: (NRG door traffic                 for Community Services staff.
                                                  counter failed during this quarter      Ergonomic Support and Assessment
                                                  therefore no data available for          Training provided to Library Service
                                                  this period.)                            team.
                                             o Programs: 20 (183 attendees)               Investigation and review of new
                                             o Mailing list subscribers: 2,957             Digital Media Service – Hoopla, to
                                             o Instagram         followers:   9,663        provide     alternative    e-resource

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