2014-03-25 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda Pages 168-231

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                  25 MARCH 2014


11.   EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR LEASE AT 33 RINGTAIL CREEK ROAD, RINGTAIL
      CREEK

Author            Property Officer, Hayley Jamieson
                  Property & Land Management

Index             LEAS13/0045 – 33 Ringtail Creek Road, Ringtail Creek

Attachments       1.   Locality Map




EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION

That Council note the report by Property Officer, Property and Land Management to the Planning
& Organisation Committee dated 25 March 2014 and agree to seek Expressions of Interest (EOI)
for Lease Area A on Lot 1 SP230071 of 33 Ringtail Creek Road, Ringtail Creek.



REPORT

Background Information:
 October 1987-Lot 1 RP218418 was created and was at that time owned by Alan Desley
   Lennox and Clarence Lennox;
 The lot size is 21.02 hectares and the lease area (known as lease area A) is 6665m 2. The
   property is zoned Rural;
 Council took ownership of this vacant site on the 14th March 1988. Council commenced
   quarry operations in 1989;
 December 1995 - Council entered into a lease agreement with Allens Asphalt to lease Lot A,
   of Lot 1 RP218418 area of 6,665m2 to construct an asphalt batching plant;
 A further 5 year lease agreement expiring 30 June 2011 between Allens Asphalt and Council
   was formalised September 2009. SCRC went to public tender for the lease of the site in
   2011, and Fulton Hogan was awarded the tender. Fulton Hogan subsequently requested a
   termination of the lease by mutual agreement. The lease was terminated in September 2013
   and the site vacated by Fulton Hogan prior to any commencement of operation of the asphalt
   batching plant;
 The site is currently vacant.

The purpose of this report is to seek Council approval to call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for
Lease A on Lot 1 SP230071, 33 Ringtail Creek Road, Ringtail Creek (formally part of the Council
Quarry Site).
Noosa Shire Council (Council) own in freehold 33 Ringtail Creek Road. The site initially operated
as a Council quarry, and part of the site is currently utilised as a Council works storage depot.
Council previously leased the balance (known as Lease area A, of 6,665m2) of the site to an
asphalt production company.



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