Meeting minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                    17 OCTOBER 2024


            Designs for Resilience 80% Draft Plan released in June 2024 cost to produce?

            Response provided by Acting Director Infrastructure Services, Shaun Walsh
            Thank you for the question and interest in the Noosaville Foreshore. The cost of
            the first draft Noosaville Foreshore Infrastructure Master Plan, as released in June
            2024 was $336,305 total budget. These costs include all consultants costs, staff
            costs and all on costs such as community engagement associated with the
            project. As this is an infrastructure project for future assets.

            It is important to note that the project was also subsidised by a $100,000 grant
            provided by Queensland Government QCoast2100 grant to provide coastal
            resilience concepts integrated into the foreshore masterplan.

            In consideration of these costs, it is important to note that the Noosaville Foreshore
            covers over 2 kilometres, is the largest and most popular coastal urban park in
            Noosa, and has many users and complexities associated with a design process.

            The infrastructure master plan, as well as providing community certainty, also
            provides a platform for future investment through grants and other income
            sources. Council has projected $10millions of dollars in necessary asset renewal
            costs on the Noosaville Foreshore including revetments walls, pathways,
            stormwater pipers, carparks, playgrounds, river pontoons and jetties and park
            furniture. Rather than rely on rates revenue from residents it can seek grants to
            subsidy and supplement necessary infrastructure costs. Funding partners are
            seek clarity articulated through an endorsed framework or master plan to ensure
            astute investment.

            Recent examples of Council Master Plans providing an astute investment platform
            include:
                 Noosa Biosphere Trails Implementation Plan - $30k has resulted in $3.2
                    million grant funding which 108 times the original investment.
                 Noosa Cycling and Walking Strategy - $250k has resulted in $11.3 million
                    grant funding which 45 times the original investment.
                 Cooroy Sporting Complex Master Plan - $50k has resulted in $6.3 million
                    grant funding which 126 times the original investment.
                 Noosa District Sports Complex Master Plan - $50k has resulted in $4
                    million which 80 times the original investment.
            These grant funding examples provide compelling examples of the value of Master
            Plan in the maintenance and improvement of valued community assets through
            grant funding, rather than relying solely on residents rates and why it is very
            important for Council to continue to prepare master plans for critical assets.

            (Examples more fully described below but won't be part of the response)
             Master    Plan Cost    to Grants funds obtained                     Return     on
             Project        Council to                                           Investment
                            prepare                                              from Grant
                            Plan                                                 Revenue
             Noosa          $30k       $1.61    million   Local                  $30k     has
             Biosphere                 Economic        Recovery                  resulted    in
             Trails                    Program       Queensland                  $3.2 million
             Implementation            Reconstruction Agency,                    which    108
             Plan                      Queensland Government                     times     the
                                                                                 original
                                                                                 investment.