2020-08-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                          11 AUGUST 2020



BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Finalising the policy/process for planting      Finalised draft policy and guideline      Prepare Briefing note to Executive        Conduct Councillor Workshop on
in and managing structures in the road            with feedback from working group            Team                                        proposed policy and guideline.
reserve to reduce risk and complaints
Establish      a     Memorandum         of      Consultation regarding cessation of       Joint COVID-19 Risk Assessments           Joint signing of MOU by Council
Understanding between Council & the               FNBG activities due to COVID-19.            and changes to work practices               and Friends of the Botanic Gardens
Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens                                                            Finalise MOU in consultation with
                                                                                              Friends of the Botanic Gardens
Delivery of 90% of Capital Works                Resurfacing Hastings Street and           Install  new     Botanic   Gardens        Footpath renewal projects
Program as approved by CWE                        Claude Batten Drive                         signage                                   Wallace Park Pathway
                                                Tingira Cr and Ross Cr stabilisation      Dath Henderson Rd Culvert repairs
                                                  and reinstatement                         Gravel Road Resheeting Program
                                                Leslie Drive Koala poles renewal
                                                Hector & Tewah St. gravel road seal
                                                  projects
                                                Ambulance St gravel road seal
                                                  project
                                                Completed       AW      Dan     Park
                                                  playground renewal
                                                Completed Noosa Botanic Gardens
                                                  irrigation renewal.
Develop good working relationships with         Completed additional garden bed           Continue to work positively with the      Continue to work positively with the
the    Hastings      Street    Association        renovations in liaison with HSA             Association in the delivery of              Association in the delivery of
including contribution to a Precinct Plan       Liaison with HAS regarding tree             services in the Hastings St precinct        services in the Hastings St precinct
                                                  pruning works                               particularly levy funded activities         particularly levy funded activities
                                                Carried out resurfacing works on       
                                                  Hastings Street and Claude Batten
                                                  Drive.
Disaster Management
Governance                                      The Noosa Disaster Management             Implementation of lessons learnt          Review and amendment of DM Sub-
Review of Disaster Management Plans               Plan has been tested a number of          QERMF risk assessment to be                 Plans.
                                                  times in recent months.                     undertaken to inform review of DM         Development of Threat Specific -
                                                QERMF Risk Assessment to                    Plan                                        Pandemic Plan
                                                  commence August 17th.                                                                 Specific policies written to ensure
                                                                                                                                          more robust procedures in place
                                                                                                                                        Continuous improvement



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