2019-11-18 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            18 NOVEMBER 2019


Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 October 2019, Item 3, Page 7
That Council note the report by the Project Manager and Project Officer – Transport Innovation to
the Services & Organisation Committee Meeting dated 8 October 2019 regarding the Peak Period
Traffic Management Plan 2019/2020 and:
A.   Approve the use of free holiday buses for TransLink Routes 626, 627, 628, 629 and 632 from
     the 14 December 2019 to the 27 January 2020 and the 4 April 2020 to the 19 April 2020;
B.   Approve the use of a bus service 064 between Peregian Beach and Noosa Heads from the
     14 December 2019 to the 27 January 2020 and the 4 April 2020 to the 19 April 2020;
C.   Approve the trial of a Noosa branded Park & Ride shuttle bus loop servicing Weyba Road,
     Noosa Parade, Hastings Street and Noosa Drive from the 14 December 2019 to the 27
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D.   Approve the trial of temporary bus queue jumps east bound on Noosa Parade, and north
     bound on Noosa Drive from the 26 December 2019 to the 5 January 2020;
E.   Approve the use of free services on the Boreen Point - Tewantin Flexilink and Council Cabs
     from the 26 December 2019 to the 5 January 2020;
F.   Approve the use of an Information Management System at key entry points to Noosa from
     the 14 December 2019 to the 27 January 2020 and the 4 April 2020 to the 19 April 2020 for
     the purpose of informing motorists of car parking availability;
G.   Approve the use of traffic control in the Hastings Street precinct and surrounding areas to
     prioritise bus and pedestrian movements from the 14 December 2019 to the 27 January 2020
     and the 4 April 2020 to the 19 April 2020;
H.   Approve the use of wayfinding in the Hastings Street and Noosa Junction precincts from the
     14 December 2019 to the 27 January 2020 and the 4 April 2020 to the 19 April 2020; and
I.   Approve the temporary conversion of 8 parallel car parks on the southern side of Hastings
     Street from the Hastings Street roundabout to 28 Hastings St for other uses including, loading
     bays and increased footpath, from 14 December 2019 to 27 January 2020 and from 4 April
     2020 to 19 April 2020.

Finance
Based on the potential revenue from paid parking at Noosa Heads Lions Park the additional
TransLink costs to operate Route 065 could be covered.
The total average daily income from the Noosa Heads Lions Park paid parking in 2018/19 was
$5000 a day with 40% of that revenue going to the Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club.

 Noosa Heads Lions Park - revenue                                                        Amount
 Go Noosa Xmas 2018/19 – Council’s 60% share of paid parking (Park operation             $80,000
 26/28 days)
 Potential revenue to Council from Go Noosa Xmas 2019/20 – (Based on park                $60,000
 operational for 20/26 days & existing split of 60% to Noosa Council & 40% to
 Lions Club)
 Shortfall from existing budget for Shuttle                                              $51,000

In addition there is $30,350 contingency for Go Noosa – Xmas 2019/20, however this is for the
entire Christmas program.




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