2014-12-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              15 DECEMBER 2014


Table 4: Service Comparison

Service            Schedule                           Eligibility     Service Area
Boreen Point       3 return services a day (7.05am,   All             Boreen Point to Tewantin.
Flexilink          11.05am, 5.25pm)
                   Mon- Sat
Council Cabs       1 service a day                    Over 60 or      Noosaville
                   8:30am - 11:30am                   disability      Noosa & Eastern
                   Tue, Wed, Thur                                     Beaches
                                                                      Tewantin/Cooroibah
                                                                      Cooroy and surrounds
                                                                      Pomona/Cooran

Transport Assist   No set schedule - as required by   Transport       All of Noosa Shire
                   client                             Disadvantaged
                   8:30am – 4:30pm
                   Mon-Fri


Informal discussions with TransLink, with reference to the addition of the Boreen Point-Tewantin
Flexilink into the TransLink bus network advise that the service:

 Does not have sufficient demand;
 Does not constitute an urban area; and
 Is not considered a high priority compared to the many other potential services in the Noosa
   area.

Previous Council Consideration

    Infrastructure & Services Committee Meeting, 9 December 2014 – Council Cabs & Flexilink
      Service Review.
    Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 25 September 2014 – Defer to a future round.
    Infrastructure & Services Committee Meeting, 16 September 2014 – Council Cabs
      Eligibility Criteria.
    Infrastructure & Services Committee Meeting, 16 September 2014 – Boreen Point-
      Tewantin Flexilink Service.
    Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 31 July 2014 – Defer Council Cabs to future round.
    General Committee Meeting, 28 July 2014 - Further Report Council Cabs Review.
    Infrastructure & Services Committee, 22 July 2014 - Council Cabs Review 2014.
    Public Transport Levy adopted in 2014/15 Budget.
    Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 6 March 2014 - Cessation of the Lake Macdonald to Cooroy
      Flexilink trial service

Finance & Risk

Council Cabs and the Boreen Point-Tewantin Flexilink service are currently funded by the Public
Transport Levy. Due to the pending review of these services, a specific budget has not been
allocated for these services for the 2014/15 financial year but overall funding has been provided
for public transport purposes. In addition there has been no marketing or promotion of these
services (new brochures have not been printed, no letter box drops, no newspaper
advertisements etc.). Staff wages are not included in service expenditure.

Tables 5 and 6 below detail expenditure for the Boreen Point Flexilink and Council Cabs from
July to November 2014. Based on the July to November 2014 expenditure, the forecast annual
expenditure for Boreen Point Flexilink is $61,348 and $11,557 for Council Cabs.

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