2022-09-12 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               12 SEPTEMBER 2022


   Opportunities
          Higher service levels
          CPI is the indexation method utilised under current agreement and is familiar to
           Council.
   Risks
          Price increase of $313,000 or 20% more than the current agreement.
          Increased financial impact to ratepayers.
          Does not address SLSQ concerns regarding indexation to Fair Work Commissions to
           manage enterprise risk.
          CPI is not guaranteed to be lower than Fair Work Commission wage rises over the life
           of the agreement.
          More expensive than all other options.
          Service levels not developed collaboratively with SLSQ.

   8.      Recommended Approach - Option 3 - Discussion and Proposed Service Level
           Increases
   Council met with SLSQ on 9 August 2022 to further discuss SLSQ’s RFQ response and
   future lifeguard service levels. Service levels were comprehensively and collaboratively
   reviewed for all beaches and seasonal periods with specific emphasis on risk mitigation and
   minimising ratepayer impact. The development of Option 3 was the collaborative outcome of
   the meeting and as a result, service level increases are proposed to include:
   Table B – Proposed Lifeguard Service Level Increases
       Service           Service Level Increase Detail                                     Cost
       Lifeguard          Extension of service to full time Monday – Friday with              $76,960
       Supervisor           dedicated Shire-based supervisor and increased span of           *Based at
                            hours on weekends in the September – May lifesaving               Peregian
                            season                                                         beach SLSC
       Peregian Beach     Currently one person operation weekdays in the                      $30,065
                            September – May lifesaving season
                          Proposed 5.5 hours per day for additional lifeguard to
                            provide additional support
       Noosa West         Earlier start time May – September period                              $7,735

       Sunshine Beach       Additional 7 hour shift for Christmas holiday period which           $9,490
                             will also provide back up support for Sunrise Beach
       Sunrise Beach        Increased span of hours Christmas holiday period                     $1,134

       North Peregian       Increased span of hours Christmas holiday period                     $1,134
       Beach

                         Total Cost                                                           $126,518

                         Total Cost (plus $24,670 of consumables and equipment)               $151,188
   Comment – The proposed service levels identified in Table B are supported by Council
   officers with the financial impact discussed further in ‘Finance’.
   9.      Conclusion
   Lifeguard services are a high profile and important part of Council’s service provision to the
   community and SLSQ have been a key contract partner in the provision of a safe bathing
   and beach environment over many years. SLSQ’s RFQ response for Lifeguard Services
   satisfactorily addressed all assessment criteria and confirmed SLSQ’s capability to deliver
   lifeguard services to the required service level standards expected by Council and the
   community.

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