2019-11-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                  12 NOVEMBER 2019


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                        RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                        THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                                                        Draft a Councillor Report on the        Develop a new Cultural Plan         –
                                                                                          progress of the 2019 Cultural             Implementation Plan for 2020.
                                                                                          Action Plan.
HERITAGE - Plan and deliver key             Indigenous Cultural Heritage Project      Complete draft Plaques and              Launch Cemeteries database
Heritage Levy Initiatives & a range of        completed and films Place of                Memorials Policy and Guideline          Continue work on 2019/20 Heritage
Heritage projects and programs                Crowes and Tewantin’s Oyster              Issue Invitation to Quote for             Levy Budget Initiative projects
                                              Feasts launched                             Heritage Citation Review and               o Noosa News digitisation
                                            Family history month program                appoint consultant                         o Noosa Advocate digitisation
                                              delivered                                 Enter testing phase for cemeteries         o Heritage Citation Review
                                            George Pearce memorial bench and            database                                   o Noosa Notables Oral History
                                              Parkyn Hut wayfinding signage             Second Noosa Heritage Network                  recordings Stage 2
                                              completed                                   meeting including social media             o Historian-in-residence
                                            Action Plan developed for Noosa             professional development session
                                              Shire    Museum     to    implement         for sector
                                              recommendations of 2017 Situation         Finalise appointments to Heritage
                                              Analysis                                    Reference Group resulting from
                                            First Noosa Heritage Network                initial terms of membership
                                              Meeting held                                expiring
                                                                                        Distribute          Place       of
                                                                                          Crowes/Tewantin’s Oyster Feasts
                                                                                          to schools and make publicly
                                                                                          available
Business as Usual activities                Total July – Sept 2019:                   Finalise     Libraries    Business      Issue Invitation to Quotes for Library
                                              o Visitors:      Library:   83,942;         Continuity Plans.                         Cleaning contract.
                                                  Gallery: 12,335                       Prepare       Councillor    Report      Issue EOI for Data Centre in Cooroy
                                              o Program Attendance: Library:              outlining Butter Factory Arts             as storage space for community
                                                  4,104; Gallery: 809                     Centre progress and consideration         organisation.
                                              o Library        Loans:     125,136         of an additional 3 year permit.
                                                  (including renewals) (excluding         (Permit expires Dec 2019)
                                                  renewals total 107,034)               Finalise new Library Volunteer
                                                                                          Officer recruitment.

LOCAL LAWS
Manage Local Laws compliance                1009 Customer Requests July – Sep         Continuing to conduct patrols to        Maintain responsible pet ownership
                                              2019.                                       address illegal camping, animal           message.
                                            17 reported dog attacks July – Sep          related offences and unlawful           Continue school education program.
                                              2019.                                       prescribed activities.                  Monitor and review compliance areas.


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