2017-11-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         7 NOVEMBER 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                          RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                         THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                participating                              Negotiate expired lease for Kin Kin
                                              Application supported for World              Tennis Club.
                                                Surfing Reserve                            Negotiate user-agreement (licence)
                                              Branch and Risk Management Plans             with Tewantin Noosa Cricket Club
                                                completed                                    for amenities block at Read Park,
                                              Assisted sporting clubs with their           Tewantin
                                                application to the State Government        Negotiate tenure for Girraween
                                                – Get Playing and Get Going. Four            Sports Complex
                                                applications were successful to the        Assist the Sunshine Coast Open
                                                value of $490,668                            House group find and coordinate
                                              Promoted Healthy Towns Awards                Noosa locations for their inaugural
                                                Program and participated in                  October event
                                                assessment.
                                              Organise and delivered Sports Field
                                                Maintenance Forum (October 2017)
                                              Recruitment and appointment of new
                                                Sport and Recreation Officer – Mark
                                                Borgert (Amanda Tie now on
                                                maternity leave and Peter Slattery to
                                                continue part-time through to 31
                                                December 2017).

Community Facilities
Noosa Aquatic Centre
Investigate ways to enhance the centre’s      Recommendations have been tabled           Repair/reconnection of the BMS           Plan and implement improvements
sustainability practices to achieve             as part of an audit of energy use            system scheduled for July 2017.            including installation of Solar PV
Council's Emission Reduction Policy             conducted with Annie Nolan                   This will improve our understanding        system
goals.                                          (Council) and John Hicks (HFM                of current utility usage.
                                                Assets).                                   Continue to provide consumption
                                              Items for further investigation have         data as requested.
                                                been detailed.                             Consideration of the viability of
                                                                                             emission reduction strategies,
                                                                                             particularly solar power generation
                                                                                             and water temperature decreases.

Procure and install new gym equipment         Implementation of a quality gym            Promotion and delivery of the            N/A
(as per capital works program).                 offering and membership options on           second 8-week challenge program.
                                                par with or better than our

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