2016-05-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            10 MAY 2016


Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 9 April 2015, Item 4, Page 8
That Council note the report by the Director Planning & Infrastructure to the General Committee
Meeting dated 7 April 2015 and:
A.      Note the pre-feasibility study report prepared by consultants GHD Pty Ltd, provided at
        Attachment 1 to the General Committee report;
B.      Based on the findings of the report, approve the commencement of a six month live trial of
        electric buses in Noosa during the 2015/16 financial year:
        1.   In a 50:50 cost sharing partnership with the Department of Transport and Main
             Roads, TransLink Division;
        2.   Covering the existing 627 Tewantin – Sunshine bus route;
        3.   Leasing up to 3 x Optare 10 metre electric buses based on the submitted pricing in
             the GHD report; and
        4.   Facilitating the installation of suitable charging infrastructure to support the live trial.
C.      Authorise the CEO to negotiate with TransLink, Sunbus and Optare regarding the
        implementation, monitoring and reporting of the live trial; and
D.      Approve the funding of the live trial to a maximum of $550,000 to be met from the Public
        Transport Levy Reserve.

Finance & Risk

The original budget for the electric bus trail was $1,030,000 with a maximum of $550,000 from
Noosa Council and $480,000 from TransLink.

Expenses incurred from the original trial include:
 Reconfigure Diyan St bus zone markings.
 Two E-Station Cir Control Combination fast chargers.
 Technical consultant trial evaluation – establishment of KPI’s (work to date can be
   transferred to new trial).
 Emissions testing.
 Legal fees.

Table 1: Original Electric Bus Trial Budget

Organisation                Original Trial Budget       Expenses to date             Remaining Budget
TransLink                                    $480,000                     $15,277                 $464,723
Noosa Council                                $550,000                     $41,470                 $508,530
Total                                      $1,030,000                     $56,747                 $973,253

The remaining budget for the electric bus trial is $973,253 with a maximum of $508,530 from
Noosa Council and $464,723 from TransLink.

The final costs of the trial may be below $508,530. However, non-lease costs are still to be
determined as detailed in Table 2 below. The final budget will be adjusted through the budget
review process.




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