2014-07-22 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      22 JULY 2014


Property and Facilities
9                         POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF POMONA BUILDING TO NOOSA AND DISTRICT
                          LANDCARE GROUP INC
DOCUMENT IN FOR MATI ON




Author                               Senior Property Officer, Hayley Jamieson
                                     Corporate Services Department

Index                                ECM/Subject/ 4601 Leases /Property: 2 Station Street, Pomona

Attachments                          1.    Locality Plan


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not Applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Senior Property Officer to the Planning & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 22 July 2014 and:

A.                        Proceed to commence negotiations to transfer the building licence on which the Noosa
                          Landcare Building is located at 2 Station St Pomona to Noosa and District Landcare
                          Group (NDLG) Inc (i.e. Option 1).

B.                        Provide a further report on the outcome of the negotiations and a recommended
                          course of action to finalise the arrangement at the site.


REPORT
Council purchased the building (formerly a CWA Restroom) located at 2 Station Street,
Pomona in 1992. The building was to be moved by Council at a later date to form part of a
future historical precinct with land made available from Queensland Rail (QR).

As the building has not been relocated Council has effectively purchased the licence to use
the building as QR own the land on which the building is located.

Subsequent to the Council purchase, NDLG wrote to Council requesting use of the building
for storage, meeting and office space until such time as the building was relocated to the
proposed historical precinct. A licence to occupy the building was granted to the group by
Council on 1 May 1992.

Rental History

1.                        QR currently offers Council a licence term of 1-3 years for the use of the building.
                          When the previous renewal was due Sunshine Coast Regional Council opted for a 1
                          year licence term as it was considering transferring the buildings licence to NDLG to
                          manage directly with QR. The last licence expired 30 June 2014.
2.                        The total annual rental for the land (2014/15) is $7,101.18 and is currently subject to
                          an annual increase of 5% per annum. The rental figure includes a mandatory
                          administration fee of $850 which is required to be paid at the time of commencement
                          of each tenure term. The QR invoice to Council for 2014/15 has been paid in
                          accordance with QR requirements.


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