2014-09-16 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                           16 SEPTEMBER 2014


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Senior Project Officer and the Development Officer to the
Infrastructure & Services Committee Meeting dated 16 September 2014 and
A.    Continue to provide the Council Cabs service;
B.    Confirm that the eligibility criteria for use of the service be for people who hold a Pensioner
      Concession Card.
C.    That fares be increased to $3 each way; and
D.    Approve a revised service schedule to include the Christian Outreach Centre Food Outlet
      and Bottlebrush Community Health Centre.



REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide options on the parameters for use of the Council Cabs
service. The service is currently available for anyone over the age of 65 and anyone with a
disability.

Parameters which may be used for the Council Cabs service include:

 Option 1 – A service for Aged Pensioners and people with a disability.
 Option 2 – A service for Pensioner Concession Card Holders (low income earners) which
   includes Aged Pensioners and people with a disability,

1.    Option 1: Aged Pensioners and People with a Disability

Purpose
To provide an affordable transport service, once a week, for Aged Pensioners and people with a
disability to and from medical appointments and for shopping.

Eligibility Criteria
Using established criteria currently utilised by the Department of Human Services (Centrelink),
use of Council Cabs services could be limited to the following eligible persons:

 Aged Pension recipients
 Disability Pension recipients

Note: The Aged Pension is income and assets tested and the Seniors Card is only income
tested. See Attachment 1 for more details.

Schedule

Revise the Council Cabs schedule to include Christian Outreach Centre Food Outlet and
Bottlebrush Community Health Centre.




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