PEREGIAN BEACH ACTIVE STREET - STAGE 1 PROGRESS UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS (Deferred from the Ordinary Meeting dated 19 March 2026 - Item 12.2) · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                            9 JUNE 2026


Scenario                        Description                      Likely Outcome
Base Case                       Current Scope, Programme,        Programme float consumed,
                                Budget/funding - no mitigation   project budget contingency
                                                                 consumed, likely to miss funding
                                                                 deadlines resulting in financial
                                                                 exposure to Council.
                                                                 Reputational damage
                                                                 associated with project
                                                                 continuation in spite of
                                                                 immediate resident resistance.
Adjust as per recommendations Implement mitigations, actively Re-instates project float, enable
                              enhance opportunities           more time to close out
                                                              community interactions,
                                                              minimise Council exposure to
                                                              project costs, maintain
                                                              opportunity to leverage funding
                                                              structure to deliver more at
                                                              lower cost to council, and
                                                              reduces reputation damage risk
                                                              by including community
                                                              requests and/or suggestions into
                                                              the project where possible.
Further recommendations           Additional Community            Project will need to be fully
outside of those drafted by staff Consultation and or significant funded by Council.
                                  change to planning and design
                                                                  Alternative design treatments
                                  approach
                                                                  will likely be more expensive
                                                                  than the currently proposed
                                                                  project.
                                                                 Delays to delivery of walking
                                                                 and cycling infrastructure.
Halt project                    Stop working on design and       Council will need to fund works
                                cancel planned construction      to date at an approximate value
                                works.                           of $150k.
                                                                 May damage relationships with
                                                                 funding bodies and potentially
                                                                 limit further funding
                                                                 opportunities.
                                                                 Reputational damage for not
                                                                 following through with Walking
                                                                 and Cycling Strategy objectives
                                                                 and negative impact on future
                                                                 projects proposals across the
                                                                 shire.
                                                                 Loss of funding for "practical"
                                                                 components of the projects such
                                                                 as construction of shared
                                                                 pathway and rectification of
                                                                 stormwater infrastructure.
                                                                 Delays to delivery of walking
                                                                 and cycling infrastructure.