2017-02-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                                           7 FEBRUARY 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                           RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
                                                 Collectively this leads to a net             Investigate options to replace all
                                                 position $53,081 ahead of budget.              remaining existing lighting throughout
                                                                                                the Centre with LED lights following
                                                                                                the failure of several old lights.

Noosa Community Support
Launch a standalone NCS website.               The            NCS            website        Refine website content.                     Continually improve website.
                                                 (www.noosacommunitysupport.com.
                                                 au) is now live.
Investigate mobility app solutions to aid      Conversations with current software          Identify an interim solution to assist    Continue to consider interim mobility
staff who are out on the road.                   provider have revealed mobility                offsite staff. Initial conversations        solutions.
                                                 solution won’t be available for                around this have occurred with IT
                                                 another 18 months.                             staff.
Finalise operating arrangements and            Induction processes for staff,               Grow the usage of the workshop.           Aim for an ‘official’ launch of the
officially launch the Client Workshop.           volunteers and clients finalised. As         Finalise partnership with waste             workshop at some point in March.
                                                 such the Client Workshop is now in             transfer station staff to use salvaged
                                                 use. The workshop has been well                timber for projects in the workshop.
                                                 received by clients and also by local
                                                 community groups such as the
                                                 Salvation Army who received
                                                 donated wooden toys for their
                                                 Christmas appeal.
Business as Usual activities                   EFTPOS        payment     functionality      Welcome a new Community Care                Look into a water exercise program
                                                 introduced at the centre.                      Officer to the team.                          for clients in conjunction with the
                                               Refinement of budget structure to            Await announcement re growth                  NAC.
                                                 allow for activities to align with             funding application due in February.        Seek funding for external works from
                                                 funding structures.                          Development       of  the    2017/18          reserve account.
                                               Two new buses ordered to replace               operational budget.                         Ongoing database improvements
                                                 older vehicles.                                                                              with associated staff training.
                                                                                                                                            Investigate sit down dance classes in
                                                                                                                                              conjunction with NLC.

Director’s Office
Rufous St Precinct Development                 DILGP approved funding of $1m for            Liaison   with     individuals and          Rufous St Civil works project to
                                                 the construction of the Digital Hub on         community groups regarding the                commence mid January 2017.
                                                 28/11/16                                       Rufous St civil works                       Develop application for Federal
                                                                                                                                              Government’s    Building   Better
                                                                                                                                              Regions Fund.


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