2015-04-09 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                             9 APRIL 2015


3   CORPORATE EVENTS - PROPOSED FEE 2014/15 GENERAL COST RECOVERY FEES
    AND CHARGES SCHEDULE
    That Council note the report by the Property and Facilities Manager to the General
    Committee Meeting dated 7 April 2015 and agree to include in Council’s 2014/15 General
    Cost Recovery Fees and Charges schedule an additional fee ‘Temporary Event
    Commercial Applicant (Corporate) – High Impact Price on Application (POA)’ for corporate
    events.



4   JOINT TRANSLINK & NOOSA ELECTRIC BUS PRE-FEASIBILITY OUTCOMES
    That Council note the report by the Director Planning & Infrastructure to the General
    Committee Meeting dated 7 April 2015 and:
    A.   Note the pre-feasibility study report prepared by consultants GHD Pty Ltd, provided at
         Attachment 1 to the General Committee report;
    B.   Based on the findings of the report, approve the commencement of a six month live
         trial of electric buses in Noosa during the 2015/16 financial year:
         1.    In a 50:50 cost sharing partnership with the Department of Transport and Main
               Roads, TransLink Division;
         2.    Covering the existing 627 Tewantin – Sunshine Beach bus route;
         3.    Leasing up to 3 x Optare 10 metre electric buses based on the submitted
               pricing in the GHD report; and
         4.    Facilitating the installation of suitable charging infrastructure to support the live
               trial.
    C.   Authorise the CEO to negotiate with TransLink, Sunbus and Optare regarding the
         implementation, monitoring and reporting of the live trial; and
    D.   Approve the funding of the live trial to a maximum of $550,000 to be met from the
         Public Transport Levy Reserve.




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