2019-02-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   12 FEBRUARY 2019




 Indicator                     Measure                               Update

 Business growth               Growth in GRP value of tenants        Too early to measure


 Business graduation           Number of businesses accelerated      0
                               out of Hub

 Employee growth               Growth in number of employees         Too early to measure


 Capacity building             Number of professional                4
                               Development activities

 Accelerator programs          Number of programs delivered          Over 15 events


 Events                        Number of attendees                   Over 500 attendees


 Brand and profile             Increased awareness                   Metrics to be developed


 Investment - regional         Value of investment attracted via     $2.2m committed by Australian
                               grants/etc                            Government for next stage
                                                                     development of Rufous Street (and
                                                                     Digital Hub)

 Investment - business         Value of direct business investment   Too early to measure
                               from grants or private investors


Previous Council Consideration

Special Meeting Minutes, 22 May 2018, Item 1, Page 3
That Council note the report by the Economic Development Manager to the Special Council
Meeting dated 22 May 2018 and:
A.   Award the Tender Number 1718T127 for the tenancy of the Digital Hub to the following
     tenderers and delegate authority to the CEO to finalise lease negotiations with each:
     1.      Atmail Pty Ltd;
     2.      Alkira Software Pty Ltd;
     3.      Commtract Communication Services Pty Ltd;
     4.      PB Research and Development Pty Ltd; and
B.   Agree to proceed to an Invitation to Quote for Property Management Services via Council’s
     Vendor Panel Marketplace; and
C.   Approve the Co-working tenancy process and tenancy mix as noted in this Report.
D.   Request the CEO to report 6 monthly to Council on the Digital Hub progress, financial
     performance and other KPIs as per other Council business areas.

Update reports are provided to Council on a six monthly basis.


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