2020-02-11 Services and Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          11 FEBRUARY 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                         CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Finalising the policy/process for planting      Finalised draft policy & guideline        Review of draft policy and guideline        Report to Council to consider
in and managing structures in the road                                                        by working group                              adoption of policy and guideline.
reserve to reduce risk and complaints
Establish a Memorandum of                       Draft MoU being reviewed by               Draft MOU has been finalised and            Mutual signing of MOU by Council
Understanding between Council & the               Governance Advisor. Issued Tenure           under review by legal firm                    and Friends of the Botanic Gardens
Friends of Noosa Botanic Gardens                  Permit for FNBG propagation facility
Delivery of 90% of Capital Works                All roads in the revised sealed road      Finalise Gympie Tce Park Furniture          Commence AW Dan playground
Program as approved by CWE                        resurfacing program have been             Continue Gravel Roads Resheeting              renewal.
                                                  completed.                                  Program                                     Ambulance St & Tewah St. gravel
                                                All Pathway Renewals completed.           Continue remaining Shire renewal              road seal projects
                                                Weyba Footbridge renewal                    programs                                    Complete Gravel Road Resheeting
                                                  completed.                                                                                Program
                                                Replaced decking on Noosa Dr
                                                  Boardwalk
                                                Gravel Road Resheeting Program,
                                                  completed Ringtail Crk Rd East,
                                                  Wallaby Track North Shore, and
                                                  Cooroy Mt Rd Cooroy.
                                                Botanic Gardens irrigation renewal
                                                  completed
Develop good working relationships with         Five garden bed renovations               Update Civil Operations Branch              Work positively with the association
the Hastings Street Association                   completed                                   activities and service included in the        in the delivery of services in the
including contribution to a Precinct Plan       Trial of Mini Street Sweeper                Hastings St Levy model for the                Hastings St precinct particularly
                                                  conducted                                   20/21 budget                                  Levy funded activities
Disaster Management
Governance                                      The Noosa Disaster Management             Internal lessons were captured              Specific policies written to ensure
Review of Disaster Management Plans               Plan has been tested a number of            across all areas of the business &            better procedures
                                                  times in recent months                      are currently being actioned                Continuous improvement
                                                                                            External lessons are yet to be
                                                                                              captured (delayed due to fires)
                                                                                            Implementation of lessons
Capability                                      Qld Disaster Management Training          Further Coordination Centre training        Staff training to create in-house
Strengthen and increase the Disaster              Framework training conducted for            scheduled early February.                     expertise in mapping for flood
Management capability, including                  relevant staff                            Recruitment & training for positions          forecasting
training and conducting exercises.              Training specific to Intelligence &         continues                                   Continuous improvement
                                                  Planning cells undertaken                 Flood forecasting software
                                                Flood Forecasting Software                  implementation

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