2014-08-28 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                     28 AUGUST 2014


6   PROPOSAL FOR COOROY RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) STOPOVER
    Council note the report by the Executive Officer to General Committee Meeting dated 25
    August 2014 relating to the provision of a recreational vehicle (RV) stopover area, waste
    dump point and associated facilities at Cooroy, and request staff to:
    A.   Enter into formal negotiations with the Combined Coastal Car Club to allow for a 12
         month trial for an RV Stopover utilising the open space included in the Club’s permit
         to occupy over part of Lot 1 SP242414, 17 Mary River Road, Cooroy;
    B.   Submit an application for material change of use to allow temporary use of the site for
         up to 2 years by fully self-contained compact recreational vehicles (excluding big rigs
         over 12.5 m in length), subject to satisfactory arrangements being made with the
         Combined Coastal Car Club;
    C.   Develop a detailed minimum design and associated estimate of costs for a waste
         dump point and associated facilities to be located within Lot 1 SP242414, 17 Mary
         River Road, Cooroy (as per Figure 2 outlined in the report), together with associated
         directional and user signage with a view to a request for funding being submitted to
         the quarterly budget review process to allow construction to occur during 2014-15;
    D.   Prepare a feasibility assessment of the project to ensure that all financial and risk
         issues are addressed including the approach to the management model for the 12
         month trial; and
    E.   Investigate options and estimated costs to provide parking spaces for long
         “recreational” vehicles in close proximity to Cooroy town centre and revisit usage of
         the Council freehold land opposite Cooroy Library for an interim parking area for
         longer vehicles until a permanent solution can be implemented.



7   EVALUATION OF LIVING SMART PROGRAM
    That Council note the report by the Sustainability Project Officer to the Planning &
    Organisation Committee Meeting dated 19 August 2014 and agree to continue with the
    Living Smart program in the short term until the new Sustainability plan can be developed
    and implemented, as outlined in Option 3 of the report.




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