2017-11-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    7 NOVEMBER 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                       RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                        CURRENT PRIORITIES                           THE NEXT QUARTER
Botanic Gardens Master Plan                Master Plan finalised                    Report to Council for adoption of the      Finalise design & documentation for
                                                                                        master plan                                  the replacement shade house
Improvement to response to events by       Algae clean up on Noosa Main             Ensuring that operations crews are         Workshop with QRA to improve
Council’s operations crews.                  Beach                                      able to respond to events as                 evidence to support claims under
                                           Queensland Reconstruction                  required                                     Natural Disaster Relief and
                                             Authority approval of Council’s          Project to improve the understanding         Recovery Arrangements
                                             submission for emergent works from         & appropriate actions for various          Participation in the annual disaster
                                             the Ex TC Debbie event to the value        ALERT warnings from councils flood           exercise
                                             of $334,486                                gauges

Tree Policy Review                         A review of Council’s Tree Policy        Internal review of draft policy            Report to Council
                                             has been completed & revised draft
                                             is ready for management comment

Review community engagement                Community Engagement on Botanic          Engagement with Bushcare Groups            Review notification processes &
activities                                   Gardens Master Plan                        regarding new guidelines                     information provision regarding
                                           Developing guidelines for Bushland                                                      Branch activities including works
                                             Care Program                                                                            program delivery

Delivery of 90% of Capital Works           St Andrews Dr and Lake McDonald          Emergent work to repair landslip &         Cooroy-Noosa Road roadworks
Program as approved by CWE                   Dr rehabilitation & resurfacing            drainage at Sunrise Beach                  Continue with delivery of the road
                                                                                      Wallace Park pathways                        resurfacing program
                                                                                      Gravel Road re-sheeting program

Disaster Management
Review 2016/2017 Noosa Local               Review of 16/17 Disaster                 Preparation for the coming fire and        Update plan following learnings from
Disaster Management Plan                     Management Plan completed and              storm seasons                                the annual disaster management
Annual assessment against the                17/18 Plan endorsed by Council.                                                         training exercise
Emergency Management Assessment            Inspector General Emergency
Framework and review of the Plan             Management self-assessment of
                                             the LDMP undertaken with an
                                             average score of 7 out of 10

Review of the Noosa Local Disaster         Recovery Committee met twice in          Induction and training of new              Commence review of the Local
Recovery Plan                                the last calendar year.                    members of the Recovery                      Recovery Plan triggered by changes
Review is triggered by changes to the                                                   Committee                                    to the State Disaster Recovery Plan
State Disaster Recovery Plan                                                          Preparation for the Disaster
                                                                                        Management exercise


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