2021-02-15 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               15 FEBRUARY 2021


G.   Approve the temporary conversion of 8 parallel car parks on the southern side of Hastings
     Street from the Hastings Street roundabout to 28 Hastings Street for other uses including,
     loading bays, bicycle and scooter parking, and increased footpath, from 12 December 2020
     to 26 January 2021.
H.   Approve the investigation and trial the promotion of the Noosa Ferry in Go Noosa marketing
     as an alternative mode of travel.
I.   Approve the trial installation of 2 minute Drop & Go areas on Noosa Parade and Noosa Drive.
J.   Approve the use of the 064 Peregian Beach to Noosa Heads shuttle bus from the 12
     December 2020 to the 26 January 2021 with delegated authority for the CEO to cancel, stand
     down and recommence the service based on advice from Council’s COVID Safety Team.
K.   Approve the use of free travel on TransLink bus services on routes 626, 627, 628, 629 and
     632 from the 12 December 2020 to the 26 January 2021 with delegated authority for the CEO
     to cancel, stand down and recommence the service based on advice from Council’s COVID
     Safety Team.

Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 17 September 2020, Item 8, Page 16
That Council note the report by the Project Manager Transport Innovation to the General
Committee Meeting dated 14 September 2020 and:
A.   Approve the use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve for paid car parking over 2020/21
     Christmas holiday period from 14 December 2020 to 27 January 2021 with delegation to the
     CEO to reduce the days subject to weather and advice from the Council COVID Safe team;
B.   Approve the use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve for paid car parking over 2021
     Easter holiday period from 2 April 2021 to 18 April 2021 with delegation to the CEO to reduce
     the days subject to weather and advice from the Council COVID Safe team;
C.   Approve the use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve for paid car parking over the 2020
     September holiday period from 19 September 2020 to 5 October 2020 with delegation to the
     CEO to reduce the days subject to weather and advice from the Council COVID Safe team;
D.   Write to the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and seek Ministerial
     Approval for an inconsistent secondary use of the Noosa Heads Lions Park (Lot 117 on
     SP108103) for paid car parking during school holidays and long weekends for the period of
     the public health declaration for the COVID-19 pandemic; and
E.   That an amount equivalent to 50% of Council’s share of the ‘profit’ from car parking in the
     Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve be held ‘in reserve’ and allocated to recreational
     improvements in Lions park for residents and visitors alike, noting that the term ‘profit’ refers
     to Council’s share of the revenue less costs associated with rectifying any damage/impact
     from parking on the reserve, the hire of temporary fencing to protect children at the
     playground & BBQ area, parking signage at Lions Park, the printing of tickets and the use of
     traffic control to assist in the movement of pedestrians from Lions Park.

Finance
It is proposed that the peak period traffic management plan for Easter be funded by the Sustainable
Transport Levy and income generated from the Noosa Heads Lions Park paid parking. The below
table details all proposed initiatives and estimated costs. (Exact costs were not available at the
time of writing this report, estimates are based on quotations from previous Christmas & Easter
services).




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