2023-02-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  13 FEBRUARY 2023


     Sense of neighbourhood safety (from crime, traffic, pollution etc.
     Physical comfort (including noise, smells, temperature etc.), and
     Sustainable behaviours in the community (water management, solar panels recycling etc.)

Improving these attributes could contribute to improving overall liveability for Kin Kin. However
further consultation would be required with the community to drill down and find out what
specifically has underpinned these experiences to then determine the most appropriate place
intervention and how the community can work with other stakeholders to improve these
experiences.

3.    Pilot Place Selection

In order to select a pilot location, it is necessary to first consider and understand the role or purpose
of the pilot project. A pilot project is an initial small-scale implementation that is used to prove the
viability of a project idea. This could involve either the exploration of a new approach or idea or
the application of a standard approach recommended by others, but which is new to the
organisation. The pilot project will enable Council to manage the risk of a new approach and identify
any deficiencies and improve upon the process prior to undertaking a full-scale project across the
Shire and before substantial resources are committed. The following key points have been
identified as contributing to the purpose of the Place pilot.

     Road test organisation governance structures and processes.
     To develop learnings that will inform future place-based approaches.
     Alignment with Council strategic priorities, plans and commitments.
     Deliver a positive place-based outcome for the community.

Building upon the role of a pilot it was also important to consider what key characteristics or criteria
would be required for a location to be a suitable pilot for the place program. These include:
     A Community of a scale and nature that will have capacity to understand the role of a pilot (it
      will be innovative but not perfect), the need for effective collaboration with all stakeholders
      and will provide measurable outcomes for evaluation.
     Community with leadership and existing or potential resources for committing to the process
      to ensure long term sustainability.
     Community with an identified need for a place-based intervention. Livability survey, future
      emerging issues etc
     Alignment with Council plans, strategies and resources e.g., Corporate and Operational
      Plans, Budget, Key Strategies etc

A location would not necessarily have to have all the above characteristics to be considered for
the pilot, however the weighting of importance of the above characteristics/criteria was also
important to investigate. In order to provide some guidance and direction an internal cross
organisation workshop was held where two key questions were asked to help establish the
importance and the weighting of the above criteria.

‘What are the 3 most important things a placemaking pilot community should have?’
The most common responses were:
     a strong sense of community ownership and community buy-in – this is consistent with the
      principles of placemaking
     the need for a place intervention in the community.
     community engagement – process led by the community and supported by Council
     Connectivity – coordination and collaboration across the community as well as different areas
      of Council.
     Sustainability – need for sustained investment and resources to activate placemaking


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