2015-06-23 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     23 JUNE 2015


Libraries had three capital works projects to complete in 2014/15.

 Mill Place Boiler House                         Investigations revealed additional structural
 – remedial works stage 2                        problems not originally identified by engineer’s
                                                 report. Additional professional advice has been
                                                 received and priority remedial works being quoted.

 Noosa Library Plumbing                          Substantially complete
 – resolving drainage blockages

 Cooroy Library Tactile Markers                  Complete
 - removal and replacement



2.    Customers

Overall Libraries usage is slightly down on last year with 94,858 people visiting Library facilities in
the Jan-Mar 2015 quarter compared to 98,386 people in the Jan-Mar 2014 quarter. Visitation is
particularly down on the Mobile Library with the cancellation of the Lake Macdonald stop and
mechanical issues preventing consistent service use.

 Door Counts
                                3rd Quarter       3rd Quarter
 Facility                             13/14             14/15      Change
 Noosaville Library                  57,368            57,344       -0.04%
 Cooroy Library                      31,904            30,359       -4.84%
 Mobile Library                       9,114             7,155      -21.49%
 Grand Total                         98,386            94,858       -3.58%



 70000
                                                            Facility Usage
 60000

 50000

 40000
                                                                  3rd Quarter 13/14
 30000                                                            3rd Quarter 14/15

 20000

 10000

      0
          Noosaville Library   Cooroy Library   Mobile Library


Overall library membership has increased with 34,932 people being active library members as at
31 May 2015, ie they have borrowed an item within the last twelve months. This is increased
from 29,554 at 31 May 2014.



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