2016-03-07 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  7 MARCH 2016


   o   substantial completion of major projects such as the Munna Point bridge refurbishment
       and the completion of sealing of Dr Pages Road (both due for completion in April 2016);
       and
   o   a large range of smaller projects such as the Cooran sports field lights, re-siting of Tait
       Duke House, sand restoration works at Munna Point, re-tiling the 25 meter pool at the
       NAC, refurbishment of playgrounds, additional pathway construction and work on relining
       some stormwater drainage just to name some of the other projects.
 Council has developed a plant and fleet program to enable it to better plan and manage its
   future requirements. This plan includes a three year injection of funding to bring Council’s
   fleet and plant up to standard following the transfer of older items of plant following the de-
   amalgamation.
 Council has adopted a number of policies and actions to assist in better managing community
   assets. These include an Asset Management Policy and Community Purpose Land and
   Infrastructure Tenure Policy.
 Council has adopted its first high level set of Asset Management Plans and is currently
   undertaking an asset capability audit to improve our asset management practices.


Corporate Plan Priority 5 – Establishing new policies and strategies
As a Council, we will need to develop a range of policies and strategies that set the path for
future Councils There are a number of strategies and policies to be reviewed and developed that
will set the strategic direction for the future.

Key achievements include:
 Council established a new set of Local Laws and Subordinate Local Laws after undertaking
   an extensive community consultation campaign. The new Local Laws came into effect on 1
   July 2015 with a smooth transition.
 The vast majority of policies required to be reviewed following the de-amalgamation process
   have been completed. Many of these were governance type policies which are important
   from a governance and compliance perspective. These include:
   o Public Interest Disclosure Policy;
   o Contact with Lobbyists Policy; and
   o   Public Officials Complaints Policy.
 All of Council’s delegations have been developed and implemented.
 A number of background studies and assessments have been undertaken in preparation for
   the development of the next Town Planning Scheme. This includes the Noosa Demographic
   Profile, Noosa Economic Profile plus a range of flood studies. The new Planning Scheme is
   obviously one of the major issues for the next Council term.
 Council developed a new Community Grants Policy and established a streamlined process
   for assessing community grant applications. Council also adopted a Street Performance
   Policy.
 The Council has adopted a Social Strategy for Noosa. This Strategy has four long term
   development goals:
   o A cohesive and resilient community
   o   An active and healthy community
   o   An accessible, diverse and affordable community
   o   A creative and informed community
 The Council re-established its Local Disaster Management Group (LDMG) and successfully
   managed two flooding events. A number of training exercises have also been undertaken.

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