2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 1 DRAFT 20191202-Noosa Plan Consultation Report

 Submitter   Submission and Grounds of Submission                                                                              Planners’ Response                                                                                       Recommendation
 20832107    land at an estimated cost of $2.55 million. Field development and amenities would cost a further $2.58            SF2 for the future sports park at Pomona. This site is zoned Environmental Management and
             million. The work is scheduled to proceed in 2021-26. We face the prospect that other priorities might            Conservation zone under the draft New Noosa Plan which is consistent with its intended future use for
             mean that the proposed facilities won't be provided during the five-year period beginning in 2021-22.             future development of low impact sport use eg mountain bike or walking trails.
             The Noosa Park Strategy 2006, which Council commissioned and endorsed, surveyed sporting facilities in            Whilst a number of quality pathways are already provided in Pomona it is acknowledged that there are
             'Locality 5' (Pomona and District) and stated that: The area of sport parks in Locality 5 is well below           missing links and or upgrades required.
             performance standards in 2005, and will worsen by 2016. (Refer page 75.) The area for indoor sport and
             recreation facilities in Locality 5 is just above performance standards in 2005, and will drop below in 2016.     At this stage the suggested pathway network improvements require an integrated approach to
                                                                                                                               transport planning and agreement from DTMR and QRAIL on some key linages. This is currently
             Having been advised in 2006 that land devoted to sports facilities at Pomona was 'well below performance          progressing, however until resolved new pathway linkages and upgrades cannot be included in the
             standards', Noosa Council does not plan to rectify the problem until up to 20 years beyond when this              draft LGIP.
             'unacceptable' notification was delivered in an official report. Likewise, there is a need for indoor sport and
             recreation facilities at Pomona; the current facilities having dropped below performance standards in 2016,       This matter should be resolved and resources identified in time for the next review of the LGIP for
             based upon the 2005 projections and population growth data.                                                       inclusion in an amended plan.

             The situation at Pomona regarding a lack of sporting facilities (ovals and indoor facilities) is exacerbated by   Council has a walking and cycling strategy and is currently in the process of updating this strategy
             the fact that the one single sportsground in the town is devoted exclusively to the local AFL football club. Of   which is planned for completion in 18 months.
             course, not all sportspersons at Pomona wish to play AFL football, so they must travel outside the town to        Submitter’s comments are otherwise noted and it is generally agreed that provision of appropriate
             access Soccer and Rugby League grounds, or a cricket pitch. For children, it is impossible for them to ride       facilities encourages people to use them. The provision of such facilities however is dependent on the
             their bicycle to Cooran or Cooroy, where these facilities are located.                                            pedestrian and cycling needs across the entire Noosa Shire with delivery of projects having to be
             The future sporting needs of Pomona, first identified by Council in 1993, remains unfulfilled in 2019 and it is   prioritised over other projects and delivered based on budget limitations.
             proposed not to finish addressing them until 2026.
             Now, when we look at the Noosa Plan documentation and mapping, there is no zoning reference for new
             sporting facilities. Land that Council owns off Yurol Forest Drive has been found not suitable for sporting
             ovals, given its terrain. It will be used for nature-based recreation, the people of Pomona are informed.
             Before the new Noosa Plan is finalised and endorsed the 6ha of land previously identified as being required
             for sporting grounds at Pomona in the time-frame 2021-26 should be shown and given the appropriate
             zoning. Furthermore. I request that Council give consideration to altering the Primary Infrastructure Area in
             the new Noosa Plan to include this site.
 20825192    Concern with the Framework and Character Plan for Pomona and the route of the South-East Queensland               Cycle networks are not separately identified as part of the LGIP. Bikeways are included in the desired   That no change be made to the New Noosa Plan as a result of this submission.
             Principle Bicycle Network depicted on that map. Any future negotiations involving the council and the             standards of service for road network and pathways planning.
             Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), the Principle Bicycle Network at Pomona
             should run via Factory Street and then via the cross-town path over the North Coast Railway Line to               The suggestions by the submitter regarding the Principle Bicycle Network running via Factory St and
             Memorial Avenue, then via Reserve Street, as shown on the map.                                                    the n via the cross-town path over the railway line are noted. The future link is identified in the
                                                                                                                               Framework and Character Plan for Pomona in the long term.
             This may require additional thinking on the council's part about shared desire lines for pedestrians and
             cyclists on the footpaths and roads in the vicinity of Pomona Community House and Joe Bazzo Park.                 Notwithstanding this, the link is outside the LGIP’s current planning program as the matter has not
                                                                                                                               been resolved with the State Government nor identified as a Council project at this stage. The matter
             Options for the Principle Bicycle Network ever running through the Reserve Street level crossing are no           is currently with the State government for planning, design and delivery.
             longer available and planning around that notion would be futile.
                                                                                                                               The LGIP will be reviewed at a future date should the future delivery of this project become Council
             Now, the marked bicycle lanes on Factory Street and Reserve Street 'disappear' in the vicinity of the             responsibility and part of the trunk network.
             Reserve Street level crossing. Cyclists using those lanes find themselves having to swerve suddenly into
             the path of traffic using the traffic lanes in order to squeeze through the level crossing to the point where
             the bicycle lanes appear once more. It should not be the case that cyclists using Factory Street to get to the
             retail side of town should have to negotiate the busiest intersection in town and the gated pedestrian
             crossing over the railway tracks. This is a dangerous intersection, given the mix of traffic that passes
             through the level crossing.
             QR has stated it will not increase the distance between the two boom gate stanchions so as to allow for
             two-metre bicycle paths either side of the traffic lanes through the level crossing.
             The cross-town pathway over the railway tracks via the Pomona Railway Station (between the Pomona
             Hotel and The Majestic Theatre) should be the route Noosa Council should concentrate on as the Principal
             Bicycle Network at Pomona, for planning purposes.
             It is possible, however, that the Principal Bicycle Network could continue to run through the Reserve Street
             level crossing, but on the southern side, where there is sufficient land (just). In that case, the bicycle path
             should be off-road and continue around the corner into Factory Street, utilising vacant railway reserve land
             between Reserve Street and the entrance road to the railway station. It is at this location that the
             community desires a pedestrian crossing of Factory Street, linking into the Cooroora Creek Park pathway
             network via a council drainage easement.
             To summarise, there is no provision for on-road bicycle lanes through the Reserve Street level crossing
             due to the constraints posed by the railway operational equipment in place there. So why plan for the
             impossible? Alternatives need to be looked at if a practical solution is to be found to cater for cyclists
             wishing to cross over the railway tracks in safety at Pomona.




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