2014-12-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                15 DECEMBER 2014


REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE
1                         COUNCIL CABS & FLEXILINK SERVICES REVIEW - FURTHER REPORT
DOCUMENT IN FOR MATI ON




Author                                  Project Officer Joanna Ferris
                                        Planning & Infrastructure Department

                                        Development Officer Kylie Finigan
                                        Community Services

Index                                   ECM\ Subject\ Traffic and Transport
                                        ECM\ Project & Contract\ Council Cabs
                                        ECM\ Project & Contract\ Flexilink

Attachments                             Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Project Officer and Development Officer to the Infrastructure
& Services Committee Meeting dated 9 December 2014 and the further report to the General
Committee Meeting dated 15 December 2014 and:
A.                        Discontinue the Boreen Point – Tewantin Flexilink and Council Cabs Services as of 31
                          January 2015;
B.                        Agree to partner with ComLink to provide a new transport service commencing 2 February
                          2015;
C.                        Adopt the new transport service purpose, service area, fares, service frequency, and
                          eligibility criteria as detailed in the report;
D.                        Approve a budget of $80,000 for a one year trial of the new transport service; and
E.                        Adopt the name “Noosa Council Transport Assist” for the new transport service.




REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide further information about who would be eligible to use the
proposed Transport Assist service; which users of the Boreen Point-Tewantin Flexilink and
Council Cabs service would not be eligible to use the proposed new service; and details on the
current and projected expenditure of the existing and proposed services.


1.                        Eligibility

The proposed Transport Assist service is for transport disadvantaged people who require
transport for activities such as medical appointments, job interviews, housing inspections,
shopping or their general well-being.




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