MINUTES
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
21 JANUARY 1997
COMMUNITY SERVICES
CS1 Progress Report on Meals on Wheels Special Project
CS2 Local Government Development Program Community Services Development Plan / TIM MUIRHEAD AND ASSOCIATES AND WILL LUNDY
CS3 Official Naming of "Day Centre/Community House" Premises / Lots 12/13 Millar Road/Castle Street North Beach
LEISURE SERVICES
LS1 * Minutes of Meeting of 2 December 1996 / MIRRABOOKA/BALGA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LS2 * Minutes of Meeting of 16 December 1996 / OSBORNE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LS3 * Minutes of Meeting of 2 December 1996 / OSBORNE/LAWLEY COMMUNITY RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LS4 * Comparative Financial Analysis / City of Stirling Recreation Centres
LS5 Designating a Local Playground / DOG SWAMP RESERVE YOKINE
LS6 *# Naming of a Reserve / Walcott/Lanark/Elma Streets Coolbinia / MR MARTIN MOEN
LS7 * Request for a Refund / Yuluma Park / INNALOO BASEBALL CLUB
LS8 * Potential Use Report - Maylands Brick Kiln Site / MAYLANDS BRICK KILN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
LS9 * Request for Councils Support - Joint Use Performing Arts Centre / Carine Senior High School Corner Osmaston and Everingham Streets Carine / CARINE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE - PERFORMING ARTS STEERING COMMITTEE
LS10 Community Consultation Monthly Report
LS11 * Disability Service Plan - Progress Report No. 3 / CITY OF STIRLING
LS12 * Needs Assessment - Consultants Brief / Rookman Street Mount Lawley / MOUNT LAWLEY BOWLING CLUB
* - Indicates Separate Attachment submitted with Agenda.
# - Item requiring special Council attention.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE HELD IN THE TRAINING ROOM, CIVIC PLACE, STIRLING ON TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY 1997 AT 3.00 PM
Present: Chairman Councillor R J Daniel
Members Councillors J M Camilleri OAM JP, V A Cooke, J Copley JP, P L Rose JP, W M Stewart (from 3.10pm)
Observers Councillors D Boothman, (from 3.05pm) B R Ham, (from 3.08pm) G Italiano, (from 3.15pm), T J Tyzack, (from 4.04pm) D C Vallelonga JP (from 3.58pm)
Officers Acting Chief Executive Officer - R A Constantine, (from 3.04pm), Manager Planning Services - S Johnson, Manager Community Services - P Olver, Manager Leisure Services - F Strutt, Planning Officer - R Williams, Administration Officer - C Evans
Guests Mr T Muirhead
Mr W Lundy
Public 5
Press Nil.
APOLOGIES
Nil.
DECLARATIONS OF FINANCIAL INTEREST
Nil.
MINUTES
Moved Councillor Rose, seconded Councillor Cooke
That the minutes of the meeting of 3 December 1996 be confirmed, and signed by the Chairman as a true and correct record of proceedings.
The motion was put and declared CARRIED.
ITEMS IN COMMITTEE
Nil.
MEMORANDUM OF OUTSTANDING AGENDA BUSINESS
The following matters are submitted for the information of the Committee.
1. Held over from Previous Meetings of this Committee
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2. "Laying on the Table"
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3. Referred to this Committee
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REPORT Executive Manager Community Development - 14 January 1997
Moved Councillor Copley, seconded Councillor Camilleri that
THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL
That the progress report on the Meals on Wheels Special Project dated 14 January 1997 be received.
The motion was put and declared CARRIED.
RECOMMENDATION TO COMMITTEE
That the progress report on the Meals on Wheels Special Project dated 14 January 1997 be received.
REPORT PURPOSE
To provide Council with a progress report on the Special Project being undertaken in the Meals on Wheels section.
BACKGROUND
On 23 September 1996 a special project cook commenced in the Meals on Wheels kitchen. Funding for the project has been received from the Home and Community Care Programme (HACC) and the contracted project outcomes are as follows:
By 30 June 1997
1. A menu of vegetarian meals will be developed and trialed with recipient clients, to be incorporated into the meals service. The vegetarian menu will be available to all meals service clients as a regular alternate meal choice.
2. A range of culturally appropriate European and Asian meals will be researched, developed and assessed for incorporation into the service's meals menu. The availability to clients and method of supply will be considered.
3. The capacity of the service to meet special diet (medical reasons) meals will be reviewed and where appropriate expanded to address needs.
4. The capacity of the service to meet requests for "religion specific" meals will be assessed and methods of supply researched, including external purchasing.
5. Research will be undertaken to identify improved meals packaging for delivered meals including issues of presentation, transportation integrity and acceptable reheating methods.
6. The project will undertake a survey of client satisfaction for the meals service and prepare a report on its findings.
By 31 December 1997
7. A report evaluating the project and detailing the achievement of the project outcomes. The Terms of Reference for the report will be negotiated by the Purchaser and Provider prior to 31 July 1997 or earlier should circumstances dictate.
It is pleasing to report good progress in the achievement of these outcomes.
A varied menu of vegetarian meals has been developed and trialed. Members of the Meals on Wheels Consultative Committee enthusiastically agreed to be part of the trial and have been providing comments on the different dishes. Extremely positive feedback has been received from them and the general client base where the new meals have been provided.
At the time of writing this report an expanded range of European and Asian meals is being developed which will be incorporated into the general menu.
All City of Stirling meal recipients will benefit from a wider variety of meals and a greater capacity to meet special needs required for medical and religious reasons.
New types of packaging are being sought which are easier to handle and allow for more attractive presentation. Some samples have been received and more are on the way.
Three monthly reports on progress are being provided to HACC.
Mr Tim Muirhead delivered a presentation to the Committee concerning Item CS2.
At 3.04pm the Acting Chief Executive Officer joined the meeting during consideration of Item CS2.
At 3.05pm, 3.08pm, 3.10pm and 3.15pm, Councillors Boothman, Ham, Stewart and Italiano respectively arrived at the meeting during consideration of Item CS2.