2014-07-28 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                       28 JULY 2014


3.    Travel Prior to Council Cabs

Five regular users were contacted and asked how they travelled prior to 2010 when Council
Cabs was introduced. Responses included:

    Paid full taxi fare at a significant cost
    Used public transport
    Previously drove but have since developed medical conditions which prevent them from
      driving
    Doesn’t have a licence so was previously driven by husband but he can no longer drive.

4.    Public Transport Fares

A 50% concession fare on TransLink services is available to pensioners and seniors. See Table
3 below for fares.

Table 3: TransLink Fares

               Zones       Go card      Go card         Paper Ticket
              Travelled                 off peak
                  1          $1.77       $1.42              $2.60
                  2          $2.07       $1.66              $3.10
                  3          $2.46       $1.97              $3.60
                  4          $2.76       $2.21              $4.10


5.    Sunshine Coast Council – Council Cabs

Sunshine Coast Council is continuing Council Cabs. The service is delivered by Suncoast Cabs
and managed by Council’s Community Services Department. The service is supported because
the eligibility criteria does not compete with alternative transport options but rather assists service
providers such as HACC (Home and Community Care) who have strict eligibility criteria, rather
than turning clients away HACC service providers can refer them to Council Cabs.

Previous Council Consideration

Refer to Infrastructure & Service Committee Report dated 22 July 2014.

Finance & Risk

Refer to Infrastructure & Service Committee Report dated 22 July 2014.

Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder

Five regular Council Cab passengers were contacted by telephone and asked the following
questions:
1.    How did you travel to the shops and medical appointments prior to Council Cabs in 2010?
2.    Are you aware of alternative transport services such as the Taxi Subsidy Scheme, Qld
      Ambulance Service, Home and Community Care Services, Noosa Day Respite Centre etc?

Passengers were from Cooroy, Tewantin, and the Peregian Beach area.



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