2016-02-02 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                              2 FEBRUARY 2016


SECTION                 RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                              LOOKING AHEAD
                                                                                                                        Development of a succinct operational
                                                                                                                          plan for the facility which ties back to the
                                                                                                                          priorities outlined in the recently
                                                                                                                          developed        Community         Facilities
                                                                                                                          strategic overview



The J &                 The J                                          The J                                           The J
Bicentennial             The J Business Plan approved by              Preparation of 2016/17 draft budget.          Successfully market entrepreneurial
Community      Centre      Council                                      Finalise appointment of Facility Officer        events to ensure events are deemed to
(BCC)                    Several end of year events successfully        position, currently filled by an employee       have been a financial success
                           conducted at The J in the lead-up to end       on a 6 month contract                         Partner with Noosa Regional Gallery on
                           of year                                      Finalise line up of acts to be included in      themed events that dovetail with their
                         Air-conditioning units replaced during         entrepreneurial program Performances            exhibitions throughout the year.
                           Christmas break and should allow for           likely to occur in the final quarter of       Look to further develop concept of
                           smooth operation for several years to          2015/16                                         conference partnership with RACV
                           come                                         Plan for major maintenance works to             Noosa
                         Local photographer Paul Smith’s ‘The           external deck and sanding and polishing       Investigate opportunities for weddings,
                           Sunday Portrait Project’ has been well         of internal timber floors                       functions and MICE type events at The
                           received in The J’s upper foyer. The         Clean up of Windows Explorer drives             J
                           exhibition ends 31 January                     and folders and subsequent migration of       Development of long-term Asset
                         Internal ‘pulse check’ completed with          files to refined N drive                        Management Plan
                           findings to feed into a set of              BCC                                              Development of a succinct operational
                           recommendations for the CF branch.           Finalise negotiations with potential            plan for the facility which ties back to the
                        BCC                                               permanent tenant in the demountable             priorities outlined in the recently
                         Discussions regarding expansion of hall        building                                        developed       Community          Facilities
                           by Noosa Gymnastics Club have                                                                  strategic overview, as well as The J’s
                           progressed well and will lead to the club                                                      business plan
                           applying for external funding for the                                                       BCC
                           project                                                                                      Maintain relationships with key users
                         Ongoing oversight of regular hirers and                                                         and explore potential for further growth
                           permanent tenants                                                                               of current arrangements




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