2015-07-21 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     21 JULY 2015


SECTION             RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                               CURRENT PRIORITIES                            LOOKING AHEAD
Libraries (cont.)    Contract finalised for Borrow Box -a new
                       e-platform that will contain 300 eAudio
                       books and 300 eBooks
                     Our first series of IPhone and Android
                       programs were booked out with over 80
                       people in attendance and positive
                       feedback
                     Rachel Shields and Janet McGuinness
                       have both been awarded places in State
                       Library of Queensland’s Library
                       Leadership 2015 training program.

Community              Relocation of Community Development             Workshop with Councilors re Social          First draft of Social Plan due August
Development              Team from Doonella House to Level 2               Plan                                          2015.
                         main building                                   Employment of a new Sport and               Reduction in graffiti offences through
                       Not for Profit Community organization             Recreation Development Officer (due to        partnership, education and
                         survey conducted with 92 responses.               the resignation of Wendy Guthrie).            development strategies.
                         Information analysis being undertaken           Negotiate lease for Tait-Duke Cottage,      Negotiate expired leases on community
                         to inform development activities.                 identify funding and partnership              halls, centres and sports complexes
                       Community Grants assessed (Sports                 opportunities with community                Continue to work with the State
                         Field maintenance, Community Halls                stakeholders.                                 Government (Department of National
                         and Centre’s, Operational and Project           Preparation of discussion paper for           Parks, Sport and Racing) to deliver
                         Grants). Recommendations made to                  reduction of graffiti.                        events in Noosa as part of the Building
                         Council 2 July 2015                             Implementation of Dept. Communities           Active Communities program
                       RADF Grants assessed.                             Grant for Community Drought Support      
                                                                                                                          nd
                                                                                                                         2 round of Community Grants -
                         Recommendations made to council                   ($40k).                                       Projects to open in August 2015
                         June 2015.                                      Continue payment coordination and           Partnership with Tourism Noosa to
                       4 x Social Plan Reference Group                   acquittals/compliance for last                produce promotional material for
                         meetings held.                                    Community Grants and RADF rounds              attracting sports events to the Shire.
                       3rd edition of Not for Profit e-newsletter      Outcome Report to Arts Qld for 2014-15
                         released to not for profit community              RADF funding
                         groups in June 2015.                            Develop a process to pay the fixed
                       Tenure guidelines prepared (in                    water and sewerage annual access
                         partnership with Property and                     charges for eligible not for profit
                         Facilities).                                      organisations in the Shire.
                       MCU for Tait Duke Cottage approved.
                         Relocation delayed due to weather.

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