2014-09-16 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                       16 SEPTEMBER 2014


Promotion
The service will be promoted through direct referral. Referrals will be made by agencies such as
Noosa Lifeline, Red Cross, Salvation Army, United Synergies and Pomona Community House.


3.     TransLink Concession

For comparative purposes, TransLink provides a 50% concession fare on all services for the
following people:

   Children aged 5-14 years.
   Full time primary, secondary and tertiary students.
   Pensioner Concession Card Holders.
   Seniors Card holders.
   Australian Defence Force Veterans Gold Card Holders.


Previous Council Consideration

 Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 31 July 2014 – Defer Council Cabs to future round.
 General Committee Meeting Agenda, 28 July 2014 - Further Report Council Cabs Review.
 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda, 22 July 2014 - Council Cabs Review 2014


Finance & Risk

Refer to Infrastructure & Services Committee Meeting, 22 July 2014 – Council Cabs Review
2014.

Existing Council Cab users and service providers (Salvos, Lifeline etc) are supportive of
increasing the fare from $2 each way to $3 each way.

$7,000 was allocated to Council Cabs from the Public Transport Levy budget for the half year
ending 30 June 2014. The actual expenditure from January – June 2014 was $5,311.68.

Based on Council’s decision with respect to Council Cabs for the 2014/15 financial year a Budget
Review submission will be prepared for consideration by Council.


Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder

Noosa representatives of Lifeline, St Vincent De Paul, Salvation Army Noosa Accommodation
Service and Pomona Community House.

The above services were contacted by Development Officer, Kylie Finigan and asked the
following questions:

1.     What are the greatest barriers to transport for your clients?
2.     What clients are most in need of assistance with subsidised transport such as Council
       Cabs?
3.     What type of eligibility would you suggest we use to enable your clients that are most in
       need of Council Cabs Service?
4.     What locations do your clients most need transport to get to?

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