Maroondah City Council Council Plan 2017-2021 2018/19 Update Council Plan 2017-2021 Children’s art activity at the Maroondah Festival 2 MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL - COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021: 2018/19 UPDATE Welcome to the Council Plan 2017-2021 The Council Plan 2017-2021 is Maroondah City Council’s medium-term strategic document that sets key directions and priority actions to work towards the long-term community vision outlined in Maroondah 2040: Our future together. The Council Plan plays a vital role in Each year, Council undertakes a revision of shaping Maroondah’s future over a four the four-year Council Plan. This helps to year period. It identifies both challenges ensure that the Council Plan continues to and opportunities for our community at be aligned with Maroondah 2040: Our local and regional levels within the context future together, and is responsive to of Maroondah 2040: Our future together. It emerging community needs and also forms the basis for Council to make aspirations. The annual review also helps to decisions regarding resources and priorities ensure that all Council service planning, in response to community needs and strategies, policies and processes take their aspirations. lead from the key directions outlined within the Council Plan. The Council Plan is implemented through a service delivery planning process, and outcomes are measured and reported regularly. Achievements are reported back to Council and the community through the Maroondah City Council Annual Report at the end of each financial year. Front cover - GlowB Cubby at Wyreena in Croydon MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL - COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021: 2018/19 UPDATE 3 Council Plan 2017-2021 Contents Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer 5 What we have already achieved 6 Maroondah at a glance 8 Our City 10 Our Council 15 Our Vision 22 Our Commitments 29 A safe healthy and active community 29 A prosperous and learning community 34 A vibrant and culturally rich community 38 A clean, green and sustainable community 42 An accessible and connected community 46 An attractive, thriving and well-built community 50 An inclusive and diverse community 54 A well governed and empowered community 58 Our integrated service delivery 62 Our priority actions 64 Our organisational scorecard 72 Strategic Resource Plan 74 Glossary of terms 92 4 MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL - COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021: 2018/19 UPDATE Message from the Mayor and Chief Executive Officer On behalf of Maroondah City Council, we are pleased to present the 2018/19 update to the Maroondah City Council Plan 2017-2021. The community’s vision as outlined in Maroondah 2040: Our Future Together is the foundation from which Council shapes its long term plans for the municipality. Following extensive community and key stakeholder consultation this long term vision for the future of Maroondah was adopted in 2014. The Council Plan 2017-2021 was developed • Undertake a municipal wide review of based on the community directions in Council’s neighbourhood character and Maroondah 2040 and feedback gathered heritage controls; and finalise the through Council’s ongoing community Maroondah Vegetation Review consultation activities. • Accelerate Council’s footpath The Council Plan plays a vital role in shaping construction program the future for Maroondah over the four year • Commence $2million improvement period, and lists the major activities to be works on the site of the former Croydon undertaken to ensure the work and South Primary School priorities set by Council align with the • Develop and implement a new Disability community’s vision. It also highlights the Policy and Action Plan key directions which underpin the planning and budget blueprints for the Maroondah • Update Council’s administrative facilities community. • Commence the redevelopment of The community aspirations and 74 Priority Karralyka Actions are grouped into eight broad The Council Plan includes a Strategic outcome areas providing the structure for Resource Plan which notes the linkages the Council Plan. Significant projects between Council’s Strategic objectives and identified for delivery across the four years actions and service delivery to the include: community. The Plan also documents the • Undertake operational readiness physical, human, and financial resources planning and construct the new required by Council. HE Parker Multi Sports Complex in The years ahead are full of energy and Heathmont promise for Council and the community, as • Implement the Croydon Civic Masterplan we work together to create a City that will and commence redevelopment of the be an exciting and sustainable place to live, precinct work and visit. • Construct a new Croydon Town Square and advocate for the grade separation of the level crossing at Coolstore Road, Cr Nora Lamont Steve Kozlowski Croydon Mayor CEO MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL - COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021: 2018/19 UPDATE 5 Council Plan 2017-2021 What we have already achieved Since the adoption of the Council Plan 2017-2021 in June 2017, Council has been working to implement a broad range of priority actions. In 2017/18, Council’s achievements included: • Completing the design works and • Commencing sportsfield reconstruction commencing operational readiness planning works at Jubilee Park in Ringwood for the $16.5m HE Parker Multi Sports • Preparing a Gender Equity Policy Complex • Undertaking pedestrian, vehicle access and • Commencing undertake works to implement carpark improvement works at Heathmont CCTV in Croydon Town Centre, including Shopping Precinct - Canterbury Road, detailed design and documentation, along Heathmont with the supply and installation of cameras • Progressing an update of the Ringwood • Preparing a new Maroondah Health and Metropolitan Activity Centre Masterplan Wellbeing Plan 2017-2021 • Continuing to develop, promote and expand • Commencing development of an Affordable the BizHub Co-Working Space and Social Housing Strategy • Completing community engagement and • Progressing the amendment of planning detailed design of the new Croydon Town controls relating to alcohol density through Square participation in the South East Melbourne Council’s Alliance (SEMCA) Alcohol Density • Implementing a range of innovative and Project engaging arts events and outcomes in Ringwood Town Square arts precinct Artist impression of the new Croydon Town Square 6 MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL - COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021: 2018/19 UPDATE • Developing a Climate Change Risk and • Commencing investigation of additional Adaptation Strategy female changing facilities at local sporting venues • Commencing a major upgrade of the playground at Ringwood Lake Park • Progressing Council’s innovative digital services transformation • Commencing the Maroondah Vegetation Review • Continuing to work on Innovation and Customer Service delivery models , including • Continuing to advocate for grade separation online services and additional payment of the Lilydale railway line at Coolstore Road options for customers in Croydon • Accelerating Council’s footpath construction program • Continuing to advocate to the Commonwealth and Victorian Government for provision of new and upgraded major transportation infrastructure in Maroondah • Commencing an upgrade of Lincoln Road, east of Dorset Road • Continuing the upgrade of drainage including flood mitigation works in Acacia Court catchment in Ringwood and the Scenic Avenue catchment in Ringwood East • Commencing a municipal wide review of Council’s neighbourhood character and heritage controls • Developing a Female Participation Strategy for physical activity Local netballers with plans for the new HE Parker Multisports Complex MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL - COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021: 2018/19 UPDATE 7 Council Plan 2017-2021 Maroondah at a glance Maroondah is home to... 44,304 households 21 114,979 9000 neighbourhood businesses shopping people centres We provide... 121 3 playgrounds aquatic centres 3 2 skate parks golf courses 3 450 arts & cultural parks & centres reserves 2 48 libraries sporting ovals 8 MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL - COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021: 2018/19 UPDATE 767kms We maintain... of stormwater drainage pipes 28,000 signs 35kms 625kms of shared trails of footpaths 478kms 70,000 of local street trees roads MAROONDAH CITY COUNCIL - COUNCIL PLAN 2017-2021: 2018/19 UPDATE 9 Council Plan 2017-2021 Our City The City of Maroondah covers a land area of Our sustainable transport links continue to 61.4 square kilometres in Melbourne’s outer expand, with on-road cycling paths and east, 22 kilometres from the Central 35km of shared trails, including the Mullum Business District (CBD). The area is a Mullum Creek Trail, the EastLink Trail, substantially developed peri-urban Taralla Creek Trail and the Dandenong residential municipality, with an estimated Creek Trail. population of 114,979 residents and 44,304 households with an average of 2.59 people per household. The City of Maroondah includes the suburbs of Bayswater North, Croydon, Croydon Hills, Croydon North, Croydon South, Heathmont, Kilsyth South, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Ringwood North and Warranwood. The City also includes small sections of Kilsyth, Park Orchards, Vermont and Wonga Park. With little remaining land available for greenfield residential development, future population growth will be mainly stimulated by housing consolidation and medium density development. Maroondah has the strategic advantage of being located at the north-eastern junction of the Eastern Freeway - EastLink corridor. There are two train lines and a large number of