2021-05-11 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             11 MAY 2021


1.    OPERATIONAL PLAN UPDATE

Only the major initiatives are included in the Operational Plan with day to day “business as usual”
activities included in Branch Plans.

The Branch Plans are being used by Managers to manage day to day activities. They are an
effective tool for ensuring that all of the “business as usual” activities are undertaken and that any
minor projects are followed through. They are reported to Council by Directors on a quarterly basis
and those reports are on this round of Council meetings.

Details of each Operational Plan project is set out in Attachment 1 with an assessment of whether
the issue in completed, on track or behind schedule. Comments are also provided for the information
of Councillors about the status of each issue. It is important to note that this is “as at 31 March” i.e.
the end of the third quarter and in some instances, the actions have been advanced further since
that time.

There are 35 initiatives in the 2020/21 Operational Plan. The current status of those projects is:

 Status                  Quarter 1             Quarter 2            Quarter 3
                      (July – Sept 2020)     (Oct – Dec 2020)    (Jan – Mar 2021)
 Not started                  4                     3                   0
 Behind Schedule              7                     6                   8
 On Track                    23                    25                   26
 Completed                    1                     1                   1



The table below highlights some specific Operational Plan issues that may be of interest to Council.

 Initiatives                                  Comment
 Design and construction of stage 3 of the    Council has now awarded the contract for construction of this
 Rufous Street project including the          facility. Construction has physically commenced on site and is
 construction of the new Peregian Beach       progressing well.
 Community House
 Finalising the design of the Peregian        As above.
 Digital Hub extension
 Adopt the Noosa River Management Plan        Council has established a Noosa River Stakeholder Advisory
 and commence implementation                  Committee. That Committee is jointly chaired by the CEO and
                                              MSQ. They held their first meeting in April 2021.
 Development of the Walking and Cycling       Public consultation on the draft document has just been
 Strategy                                     completed and feedback is currently being collated and assessed.
 Review of the Local Economic Plan and        This is being progressed through additional resourcing in the
 develop a new five-year plan                 Economic Development Branch. Consultation has already
                                              occurred with the Business Roundtable.
 Review of Council’s Corporate Plan           The process to undertake a review of our Council’s Corporate
                                              Plan has been developed and will commence in May 2021.




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