Of the City of Albany’s 122 projects for 2023-24, only six are off-track with 97 completed on deadline.
A scorecard monitoring the City of Albany progress on its ongoing projects has been noted by the council, using a traffic light ranking system to see which had met their June 30 deadlines.
The quarterly scorecard covers April to June — the final quarter of the 2023-24 financial year — and was approved by the council at its July 23 meeting.
Of the 122 projects, the scorecard lists six off-track “red light” projects, and eight “amber light” projects to monitor, with the remaining 108 green-lit or without a targeted end date.
Three of the six “stalled” projects involve marketing Albany as a hub for FIFO families, training and conference events, and as a university town with affordable student housing.
Report comments indicate these are all held up due to the city first needing an “outline of potential economic development activities” that will then be subject to funding and understanding ”the role of the city”.
Reviewing the city risk management processes and consolidating them into a single, integrated risk reporting system is at a halt, pending the adoption of a new Enterprise Resource Planning suite.
The Mt Melville master plan is stalled until the Albany Heritage Park Master Plan is adopted, with its progression subject to funding and whether it is identified as a 2026 legacy priority project.
Also at a “red light” is developing a regional economic development strategy in partnership with key stakeholders, include the South Coast Alliance, Great Southern Development Commission, Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and other local governments.
Three projects listed as “amber” were resolved at the same meeting the scorecard was noted, including facilitating construction of a surf reef, adopting a Reconciliation Action Plan and advocating for improved telecommunications.
Other amber-lit projects include constructing Range Road (delayed due to community pushback), upgrading the Albany and South Coast Highways, and Chester Pass Road (awaiting on handover from Main Roads), providing a sustainable investment framework (pending a workshop for councillors to discuss changes in August), implementing a workforce plan (could not be completed until the budget was adopted), and surveying employees about workplace culture (rescheduled to December).
The fourth quarter scorecard shows a slight decline in productivity from the third quarter, which listed only three “red light” projects and seven “amber light” projects.