2022-05-16 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           16 MAY 2022


   1.       2021-22 OPERATIONAL PLAN
   The Operational Plan contains details of the specific projects that were adopted by Council
   as part of its budget process. The reporting format for the FY 2021/22 operational plan
   contains operational initiatives based on the key focus areas of the Corporate Plan whereas
   the “business as usual” activities are included in Branch Plans.
   Details of each Operational Plan Initiative are set out in Attachment 1 with a progress update
   of each item using the following status criteria of
        completed
        on track
        behind schedule
        not started
   Additional comments on each item are also provided by the responsible officers for
   completeness. It is important to note that this report is for the 2 nd quarter 2021/22 and only
   reflects the progress as at 31 March 2022.
   There are 76 operational initiatives grouped under and answerable to the 5 key themes of
   the adopted Corporate Plan of:
           Noosa Environment
           Noosa Community
           Noosa Economy
           Long Term Planning for Noosa Shire
           Excellence as a Council
   The current overall status of these initiatives is:
       Status                Quarter 1             Quarter 2            Quarter 3            Quarter 4
                         (July – Sept 2021)     (Oct – Dec 2021)     (Jan – Mar 2022)    (Mar – June 2022)

       Not started               3                       3                  3
       Behind Schedule           9                       6                  15
       On Track                 63                     62                   52
       Completed                 1                       5                  6
   In summary, three of the projects remain ‘not started’. Items 4.4 and 4.5 in the report are
   associated with the decision to delay the development of the new Corporate Plan to allow
   input from the new CEO. The third is item 5.2 and reflects Council’s decision to hold off on
   any decisions on the development of Carpenters Lane land holding.
   An increase in “Behind Schedule” from the last quarter is primarily due to staff availability
   and isolation requirements of the COVID19 Pandemic affecting resourcing and natural
   disaster (flooding). Note - some of these initiatives are multi-year projects and have been
   categorised as “on track” given the initiative will be completed in a future financial year.
   The following table provides a brief summary of a number of high interest initiatives. The full
   list can be seen in Attachment 1.
       Initiatives                       Comment
       Coastal Hazards Adaption Plan     Implementation plan currently being developed with projects
       (CHAP)                            earmarked for initiation this year, including developing an
                                         integrated coastal monitoring program, building resilience in
                                         the Noosaville foreshore; investigating the viability of offshore
                                         sand supply for beach nourishment; and developing best-
                                         practice design standards for functional, equitable and
                                         sustainable beach access areas.



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