2014-07-28 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     28 JULY 2014


Responses are included in the body of this report, additional comments include:
     Passenger feels they are too active to use the Noosa Respite Centre bus.
     Passenger would be willing to pay $5 for Council Cab Service.
     Passenger really appreciates Council Cabs, doesn’t have a car and relies on it every week.
       He thought costs could be reduced if the taxis were more efficient by transporting more
       people in one cab.
     Cannot use public transport as the nearest bus stop is 1km up a big hill. Passenger has
       problems walking so it is not feasible to walk to the nearest bus stop.
     Passengers have utilised the service from its inception and would really like it to continue.

Comments from Suncoast Cabs

Manager of Suncoast Cabs stated that the service is provided at a reduced taxi rate, it is more a
“feel good” community service for Council Cabs. For many of the regular Council Cabs
passengers, the service is “their life,” particularly the passengers from Lake MacDonald who use
the service for their weekly outing and catch up in Cooroy.

Internal Consultation

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

Departments/Sections Consulted:

     Community Services                         X   Planning & Infrastructure
     Disaster Management & Public Order             Building & Plumbing Services
     Waste & Environmental Health                   DA Planning
     Community Facilities                           Strategic Land Use Planning
     Cultural Facilities                            Asset Design & Investigations
                                                    Asset Planning
                                                    Civil Operations
                                                    Environment

     Executive Office                               Corporate Services
     Community Engagement                           Finance
     Customer Service                               ICT
     Executive Support                              Procurement & Fleet
     Governance                                     Property & Facilities
     Human Resources                                Revenue Services




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