2016-02-02 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             2 FEBRUARY 2016


6.    Noosa Heads Lions Park Car Park

The Noosa Heads Lions Park was to be used as a car park from 26 December 2015 – 10 January
2016 but was closed for two days during this period due to wet weather and, as such the park was
used for only 14 of the possible 16 days. Vehicles were charged a flat rate of $10. The car park
was managed by the Tewantin Noosa Lions Club with assistance from Council’s Civil Works
supervisor. There were a total of 5,683 cars with a daily average of 406 vehicles. (The total during
Xmas 2014/15 was 4,437 and the service ran for 1 extra day). The total income generated from
the car park was $56,830 with 60% of the parking revenue going to the Tewantin Noosa Heads
Lions Club. The remaining revenue is used to fund traffic control and park refurbishment.

7.    Traffic Control

Two traffic control officers were employed from 26 December 2014 to 8 January 2015 (excluding
5 & 6 Jan due to weather), from 9.30am to 3.00pm each day to assist with traffic and pedestrian
movement. It is acknowledged that traffic control was not as effective this year, therefore a review
of traffic control operations will take place before the Easter Free Holiday Buses.

Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 24 September 2015, Item 1, Page 3

That Council note the report by the Project Officer to the Infrastructure & Services Committee
Meeting dated 15 September 2015 and
A. Provide Free Holiday Buses during the periods 26 December 2015 to 3 January 2016 and 25
   March to 3 April 2016.
B. Accept TransLink’s quotation of $40,614 (excl GST) for the Christmas Free Holiday buses for
   Routes 626,627,628,629 and 632.
C. Authorise the CEO to accept TransLink’s impending quotation for the Easter Free Holiday
   buses for Routes 626,627,628,629 and 632.
D. Accept Sunbus’s quotation for a shuttle between Peregian Beach and Noosa Heads.
E. Accept Sunbus’s quotation to provide one passenger assistant on selected dates.
F.   Approve a marketing budget of $8,500 for the Christmas and Easter Free Holiday Buses.
G. Include the Boreen Point–Tewantin Flexilink service and Council Cabs in the Free Holiday
   Buses services.
H. Approve the use of Noosa Heads Lions Park as a car park for the period 26 December 2015
   to 10 January 2016 and 25 March to 3 April 2016 to be managed by the Tewantin-Noosa Lions
   Club.
I.   Approve 60% of the Lions Park car parking revenue be provided to the Tewantin Noosa Lions
     Club.

Finance & Risk

The budget for the Christmas 2015/16 Free Holiday Buses was $62, 456. The actual expenditure
was $61,567 and was funded out of the Public Transport Levy.

A marketing budget of $4,250 for the Christmas services was approved at Council’s Ordinary
Meeting of 24 September 2015. The actual expenditure was $3,361.




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