2020-09-14 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             14 SEPTEMBER 2020



REPORTS DIRECT TO GENERAL COMMITTEE

4     PROPOSED LEASE OF COOROY DATA CENTRE AT 11A MAPLE STREET, COOROY

Author            Property Advisor, Denis Wallace
                  Corporate Services Department

Index             ECM/Subject: 46.01 Lease/Application/LEAS20/0003

Attachments       Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property Advisor to the General Committee Meeting dated 14
September 2020 regarding the lease on Council’s Cooroy Data Centre premises at 11A Maple
Street and:
A.    Agree to enter a commercial lease of the premises to OneQode Assets Pty Ltd as generally
      outlined in the report; and
B.    Agree to negotiate and enter a licence for an associated wireless                      internet
      telecommunications mast on the adjacent Cooroy Butter Factory rooftop.




REPORT
The purpose of this report is to seek approval to enter into a new lease of Council’s Cooroy Data
Centre facility. The data centre was constructed by Council in 2008 with joint funding under the
Federal Government’s Clever Networks initiative. It is a 97m2 fully enclosed building that sits on
Council owned land directly to the south of the Cooroy Butter Factory. The bespoke building design
includes fibre optic connections, specialised electrical, cooling and fire services. On completion of
construction the facility was leased to project partner, Mach Technology, for 10 years, with that
agreement ending in October 2018 and Mach electing to vacate. Site details are shown in Figures
1 – 3 below.

Extensive lease negotiations occurred with two other parties in late 2018 and 2019 but did not
proceed to a lease. The property was advertised through Council’s leasing agent, Colliers, and
preliminary leasing terms agreed with OneQode Assets Pty Ltd in August this year. OneQode are
a fledgling Brisbane based technology company offering high-speed internet and data services.
They are seeking to leverage the advantages of the Sunshine Coast’s new international fibre optic
cable connection and provide new services to businesses and residents.




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