2022-04-19 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   19 APRIL 2022




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                19 APRIL 2022

                       on standard SLSC terms and conditions). It should be noted that the volunteer local
                       Committees formed to oversee the establishment of the new Club have identified
                       the lack of tenure certainty as the largest single impediment to member attraction
                       and retention and overall commitment to the task of building the new Club. In
                       discussions with Council Officers, SLSSC/SLSQ have made it clear that support from
                       the governing bodies of the new PBSLSC is contingent on the securing of long-term
                       tenure.
                   e   Council funding of supplementary Lifeguard support over the first 3 years as an
                       independent Club (ie the 22/23, 23/24 and 24/25 lifesaving seasons). It should be
                       noted that a separate proposal in this regard is being prepared as part of the Noosa
                       Council “budget bid” process. This funding would commence from September 2022
                       and conclude in May 2025. Councillors should note that supplementary Lifeguard
                       patrols (primarily Sundays and public holidays) have been required over recent
                       seasons due to a lack of volunteer lifesaving members at Peregian Beach operated
                       by NHSLSC. The funding to the end of the 21/22 season has been provided by
                       NHSLSC as part of its Patrol Services Agreement obligations. It is expected that the
                       new PBSLSC will build patrol numbers and capability such that it will be able to
                       resume these patrols over the coming three years. The required supplementary
                       Lifeguard support is therefore proposed as $71,000 per year based on 22/23
                       Lifeguard contract rates for Saturdays and Public Holidays. (It should be noted that
                       the new PBSLSC is targeting to conduct volunteer patrols on an increasing number of
                       public holidays in each year which will reduce the projected costs above, however,
                      the quantum cannot yet be confirmed.);
                   e   Further financial support from Council is sought through concessionary treatment of
                       Council rates and charges over this same 3 year period, then reverting to the charges
                       levied as per the current structure that has applied to NHSLSC from 25/26 onwards;
                   e  Approval of the various initiatives to improve financial return from the Peregian
                       Markets. Councillors should note that it is anticipated that the net income from the
                       permit to operate the Peregian Markets is expected to remain the primary source of
                       income for the PBSLSC for the mid-term (ie 3-5 years). There are a number of minor
                       adjustments which will be proposed to Council over the coming year and as part of
                      the permit renewal process; and
                   e  Subject to financial viability and compliance with Food license requirements,
                       approval may be sought for the conduct of a small-scale, limited-hours kiosk on the
                      ground floor of the Clubhouse in the area currently used for Markets BBQ/Coffee
                In addition to the above, it is requested that Council handover the building in as good a
                condition as possible at the commencement of the new lease. Council Officers have
                indicated the building is due for painting in the coming 6 months. Further, the physical
                security/separation between the top and bottom floors of the Clubhouse have not been
                adequately addressed at this time.

                At the request of Council, we are pleased to advise that the new PBSLSC will make available
                an area within the facility to be used as a Lifeguard base for the Noosa/Northern Sunshine
                Coast region should this form part of a future Lifesaving contract.

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