2016-03-07 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                  7 MARCH 2016


3                        NOOSA HOLIDAY PARKS FEES AND CHARGES UPDATE - FURTHER REPORT
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Property and Facilities Manager, Clint Irwin
                                    Corporate Services Department

Index                               ECM: Subject 8.03, 8.06, 8.1 Noosa Holiday Parks Admin

Attachments                         Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Property and Facilities Manager to the General Committee
Meeting dated 7 March 2016 and:
A.                       Set fees and charges for Noosa Holiday Parks to align with the cessation of the July 2017
                         Queensland school holidays; and
B.                       Adopt the Proposed General Cost Recovery Fees and Commercial Charges schedule for
                         the Noosa Holiday Parks for the period ending 17 July 2017 as detailed in the table
                         contained within the report.


REPORT
At Council’s Ordinary Meeting on 14 January 2016 Council resolved as follows:

That Council note the report by the Property Officer to the General Committee dated 11 January
2016 and defer consideration of the matter to a future Council meeting to allow more detailed
consideration of the overall charging structure and strategy in the interim.

This further report provides an update in relation to the above item.

Background

Currently fees and charges for Noosa Holiday Parks (the Parks) are set until the end of the
summer peak season being 31 January 2017. Council maintains an advance fees and charges
schedule for the Parks to allow for the forward booking of sites by customers. Twice yearly
Council reviews and amends the fees if necessary to maintain a forward booking period
commensurate with industry standards. Accordingly, the purpose of this report is to propose the
adoption of holiday park fees and charges until the end of the June - July 2017 school holiday
period.

As per the Council resolution of 14 January 2016, a review of the proposed Fees and Charges
Pricing Schedule for the period 31 January 2017 – 18 July 2017 for Noosa River Holiday Park,
Noosa North Shore and Boreen Point Campgrounds has been undertaken.

In the previous report to Council significant fee increases were proposed for some fee types to
align with full cost recovery including a return on land and assets. Further analysis of land values
for the parks including recent new land valuations received from the State Government for the
Boreen Point and Noosa River sites has resulted in a significant reduction in the land value for
Noosa River, resulting in a corresponding decrease in the revenue level required to achieve full
cost recovery.

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