2014-09-16 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          16 SEPTEMBER 2014


Asset Design & Investigations
3                         COUNCIL CABS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
DOCUMENT IN FOR MATI ON




Authors                              Senior Project Officer, Joanna Ferris
                                     Planning & Infrastructure Department

                                     Development Officer, Kylie Finigan
                                     Community Services Department

Index                                ECM\ Subject\ Traffic and Transport
                                     ECM\ Project & Contract\ Council Cabs

Attachments                          1.   Aged Pension Eligibility Criteria




EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A Council Cabs Review 2014 report was submitted to the Infrastructure & Services Committee
Meeting on 22 July 2014 with a recommendation to discontinue the Council Cabs service and to
advise existing users of the alternative transport options available. Council requested a further
report outlining the number of passengers affected, alternatives available and potential social
impacts of discontinuing the Council Cabs service.

A further report was submitted to the General Committee Meeting on 28 July 2014 where a
decision was made to defer consideration of the matter to a future round of Council meetings to
allow the development of appropriate parameters for the Council Cabs service in the Noosa
Shire.

Senior Project Officer, Joanna Ferris, was requested to consult with Development Officer
(Community), Kylie Finigan in developing eligibility criteria for Council Cabs. Kylie Finigan has
since consulted with Noosa Human Service providers - Lifeline, St Vincent De Paul, Salvation
Army Noosa Crisis Housing Service and Pomona Community House.

In order to establish appropriate eligibility criteria, Council will need to consider what the intended
purpose of the service should be.

Two options include:
1.                        Council Cabs – A service for people over 65 years of age who are recipients of an Aged
                          Pension and people who are recipients of a Disability Support Pension; or
2.                        Council Cabs – A service for low income earners, regardless of age, who hold a Pensioner
                          Concession Card which includes recipients of an Aged Pension or a Disability Support
                          Pension.

It is also considered appropriate that the Council Cabs fare should be increased from $2 each
way to $3 each way.




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