2017-10-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               10 OCTOBER 2017



REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTEE
1                        FREE HOLIDAY BUSES 2017-18
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                           Project Officer, Joanna Ferris
                                 Infrastructure Services Department

Index                            ECM \ Project \ Pub-Trans: PT-FHB; NHLPC
                                 ECM \ Subject \ 45.15 Traffic and Transport

Attachments                      Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Project Officer to the Services & Organisation Committee
Meeting dated 10 October 2017 and:
A.   Agree to provide Free Holiday Buses for the Christmas (26 December 2017 to 5 January
     2018) and Easter (30 March 2018 to 8 April 2018) periods including the Boreen Point –
     Tewantin FlexiLink and Council Cabs services;
B.   Accept TransLink’s quotation of $35,988 (excl GST) for the Christmas Free Holiday buses
     for Routes 626, 627, 628, 629 and 632;
C.   Accept Transit Australia Group’s (Sunbus) quotation of $35,377 (excl GST) for a shuttle
     service between Peregian Beach and Noosa Heads for both the Christmas and Easter
     periods;
D.   Approve the installation of temporary decals on the Peregian - Noosa Heads Shuttle at an
     estimated cost of $5,740 (excl GST);
E.   Delegate authority to the CEO to finalise negotiations with TransLink for the provision of the
     Easter Free Holiday buses for Routes 626, 627, 628, 629 and 632;
F.   Approve a marketing budget of $8,440 for the Christmas and Easter Free Holiday Buses;
G.   Approve a budget of $3,526 for a Sunbus passenger assistant to be located at the Hastings
     Street bus interchange on 30 - 31 December 2017, 31 March 2018, and 7 April 2018;
H.   Approve the use of Noosa Heads Lions Park as a car park for the Christmas (26 December
     2017 to 7 January 2018) and Easter periods with the car park to be managed by the
     Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club, and set the parking fee to $20 per day or part thereof; and
I.   Approve the allocation of 35.5% of the Noosa Heads Lions Park car parking revenue to the
     Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club with the remaining revenue to come to Council and applied
     towards the regeneration of the park.



REPORT
The purpose of this report is to seek Council’s approval to:
a)   Proceed with the Christmas 2017/18 and Easter 2018 Free Holiday Buses; and
b)   Increase the parking fee from $10 to $20 at the Noosa Heads Lions Park as a paid car park
     during the Christmas and Easter holiday periods with 35.5% of the revenue going to the
     Tewantin-Noosa Lions Club.


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