2021-05-17 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           17 MAY 2021


4    COMMERCIAL HIGH USE PERMITS – TENDER ASSESSMENT (T000037)

Author            Property Advisor, Denis Wallace
                  Corporate Services Department

Index             ECM/ 34.61 Commercial Use of Community Land/46.16 Use of State
                  Land/Tender/T000037

Attachments       1.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Surf Lessons Access 14
                  2.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Surf Lessons Access 11
                  3.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Beach Equip Hire Main Beach
                  4.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Beach Equip Hire Main Bch West
                  5.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Refreshment Van First Point
                  6.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Refreshment Van Noosa Spit
                  7.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Beach Massage
                  8.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Surf Dancing
                  9.    Tender Evaluation Summary Sheet – Kitesurfing Lessons
                  10.   Probity Advisor Report


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Following Council’s resolution at its February 2021 Ordinary Meeting, tenders were invited from
businesses wishing to apply for Commercial High Use Permits on community land for a range of
prescribed commercial activities focused around Noosa Main Beach. Respondents were invited to
submit tenders via VendorPanel, with submissions closing on 6 April 2021. Council engaged Preston
Law as the independent probity advisor to support and monitor the tender process.
Of the ten permits tendered, the assessment panel recommends eight permits be offered to existing
permit holders and one permit be offered to a new permittee. No submissions were received for one
permit and it is recommended that activity be discontinued.
It is further recommended a future report be considered to update Council’s Commercial Use of
Community Land Policy to reflect the outcomes of the tender process.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property Advisor to the General Committee Meeting dated 17
May 2021 regarding the Commercial High Use Permits tender assessment and:
A.   Issue five year Commercial High Use permits commencing 1 July 2021 to the following eight
     recommended Permittees:
        Activity                                          Recommended Permittees
        Learn to Surf Noosa Main Beach (West) 1           Surf Skills Pty Ltd t/as Noosa Learn to Surf (No
                                                          change)
        Learn to Surf Noosa Main Beach (West) 2           Go Ride A Wave Pty Ltd t/as Noosa Surf
                                                          Lessons and Go Ride A Wave (No change)
        Beach Equipment Hire – Main Beach                 Dorajar Pty Ltd t/as Noosa Beach Surf Hire
                                                          (No change)
        Beach Equipment Hire – Rock Wall (Middle          Go Ride A Wave Pty Ltd t/as Noosa Surf
        Groyne)                                           Lessons and Go Ride A Wave Pty Ltd (No
                                                          change)
        Snacks and Drinks Refreshment Van – First Point   Noosa Frenzy Ice Cream (No change)
        Snacks and Drinks Refreshment Van - Noosa Spit    Kiwi Fish Pty Ltd (New permittee)
        Beach Massage – Noosa Main Beach                  Amanda Obara (No change)


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