2021-06-08 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA     8 JUNE 2021




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      8 JUNE 2021

                The park is open from 8:30am-5pm. It used to be open 9am-6pm but at the request of the Lions Club
                the opening hours were adjusted.
                In 2019/20 there was a reduction in the number of vehicles the park could accommodate from 250
                to approximately 150 vehicles due to damage to tree roots and the need to provide adequate space
                for park users. In 2020/21 the layout was reconfigured to allow 30 additional vehicles bringing the
                total capacity to 180.
                In order to reduce damage to the park, the car parking is closed in the event of wet weather.
                On average the car park if full by 10:00am/11:30am with vehicles after this time entering on a one-
                in one-out basis. The traffic controllers work in conjunction with the Lions Club to reduce congestion
                caused by circulating vehicles once the car park is full. Traffic control also assist in the interaction
                between vehicles and the extra pedestrians from the Lions Park.
                Data obtained:

                Table 5: Noosa Heads Lions Park Paid Parking

                                            2020         2021                                    weekend 2021
                  Total vehicles            2,346        4,670           1,363

                  vehicles
                  Total Revenue             $46,920      $93,400         $27,260                 $9,080
                  Tewantin Noosa            $21,327      $42,455         $12,391                 $4,127
                  Lions Club Income
                  (not registered for
                  GS
                                            $23,460      $46,700         $13,630                 $4,540
                  Income

                Feedback:

                The $20 fee was accepted and anecdotal feedback from Lions Club volunteers is that it was mostly
                visitors who used the paid parking.
                Value for money:
                The Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club manage the paid parking on Council's behalf and receive 50% of
                the revenue. The volunteers provide a service which would otherwise require a paid contractor.
                There are 5 - 6 Lions Club volunteers on site at any one time with approximately 30 volunteerson the
                roster. The Cooroora Woodworkers Club also provides an additional 5-6 volunteers to assist the
                Lions Club.

                Areas for improvement:
                °     Review the car parking configuration to potentially increase vehicle capacity and protect tree
                      roots.
                °     Investigate temporary infrastructure (e.g. rubber mats) at the entrance to the park to reduce
                     wet weather damage.
                e     Investigate use of the bitumen car park in front of the Noosa Heads Lions Park to be
                      incorporated into the paid parking. This would provide a wet weather solution and reduce the
                      impact of vehicles on the park.

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