27 February 2007 - Ordinary Meeting of Council (pdf. 14MB)

Ordinary Meeting of Council - 27 February 2007 11 / 8
Item 11
S04708
19 February 2007
o Establishment of group to improve customer service across Council (discussion paper to
Policy Committee on 4 December).
o Entry signs
o New logo
‣ Integrated Planning
The major focus of work for the 2 nd quarter has been the finalisation of Plans for the six town
centres that was required by the end of December 2006. This work has been completed with formal
documentation for the last centre being forwarded to the Department of Planning on 22 December.
A number of additional resolutions in respect of the centres are proposed to be incorporated into an
overall work plan for 2007 and will be the subject of separate reporting.
Work on the Public Domain Manual which has not been achieved will be a focus for Planning staff
during 2007, as will be the development, adoption and implementation of a work programme for
Council’s comprehensive LEP.
‣ Community Development
Council's Centenary publication, Under the Canopy, was launched by the Governor of NSW,
Professor Marie Bashir, at a Commemorative Council Meeting on 8 December, 2006. Under the
Canopy has since been nominated for a National Trust Award. Council's Centenary Concert was
presented in Wahroonga Park in September.
During the second quarter Council's youth services staff developed and implemented a program and
special events for young people throughout Ku-ring-gai. This included specialist workshops on
health and well being, skate competitions, band nights and leisure and recreation activities. In
addition, the Youth Outreach Project continued to work closely with local high schools, youth
groups and other service providers in the area in developing partnerships and joint program
opportunities.
Thomas Carlyle Childrens' Centre staff and parents worked together in preparing the service for
accreditation under the National Accreditation Program. This included a review of all policies and
practices, parent and community surveys, and specialist training. Council's Vacation Care Program
staff also prepared the program for National accreditation in the second quarter, which they
received in January 2007.
‣ Natural Environment
Work has progressed toward the achievement of a number of indicators which require reporting
prior to the 3 rd and 4 th quarter. Staff vacancies have not aided the completion of reporting on
several key projects, including the feasibility study into a Leisure Centre, Open Space Acquisition
Strategy and progressing the North Turramurra Recreation Area. These items are now however,
close to completion with Councillor briefings and reports able to be presented to the first meeting in
March 2007.
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