2014-01-28 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            28 JANUARY 2014


Should the park not be utilised for car parking purposes, funding will need to be obtained from
another source for traffic control staff.

It should be noted that the Noosa Heads Lions Park car park will be occupied by events from 22
April 2014 through to late May 2014 (Noosa Sports Festival on 26 April and the Noosa Food &
Wine Festival on 15 May). The use of the park as part of the Easter Holiday Transport program
will essentially make the park unavailable for public open space for the majority of April and May
2014. The extended use of the public park may attract negative community feedback. The long-
term impact of additional use of the park should also be considered.


6.     Traffic Control

During peak holiday periods, traffic control staff are employed on Noosa Parade. The overall
purpose of traffic controllers in the Noosa Heads precinct is:
    to improve accessibility to the Noosa Heads – Noosaville areas
    to minimise traffic disruptions in the Noosa Heads – Noosaville areas
    to give priority to buses and pedestrians
    to keep vehicle traffic moving so buses are not sitting in queues.
This report recommends employment of a minimum of one traffic control staff member per day
over the Easter school holiday period, on an as-required basis.


BUDGET & FINANCIAL ASPECTS

The initiative is proposed to be funded by Council’s Public Transport Levy, at an estimated cost
of $82,500. This cost may increase if it is deemed necessary to provide an additional bus for
Route 065 (shuttle) to cater for passenger demand. The $82,500 is made up as follows:

Services = $49,500
    Five existing TransLink (Sunbus) services – council reimburses TransLink for loss of revenue
     (estimated at $19,500)
    Two additional shuttle services (one bus on each route) – council pays the full cost of the
     service to the operator (estimated at $30,000).
Marketing = $33,000

Estimated marketing costs include: development, print and distribution of brochures and posters,
directional signage, bus decals, street banners, VMS boards, newspaper advertising, customer
survey and analysis, and passenger assist staff at Noosa Heads.

Budget: Public Transport Levy – Project No. 100540 (Budget review will be required to increase
budget to include Easter services).




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