2016-03-01 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   1 MARCH 2016




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                            1 MARCH 2016

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               Council   needs   to   be  able   to  fund   the | The Master Plan seeks to find a balance for
               expenditure   and   it  is accepted   that  this | providing open space, additional park as well as
               commercial building requires carparking, but | providing innovative development such as the
               cautions against diverting the Master Planning | Digital   Hub.  Consequently, the    Master  Plan
                process into a carparking exercise.               provides for a range of uses, facilities and
                                                                  infrastructure.

               It does not matter how many extra carparks are | There is a current demand for additional parking
                provided as there will never be enough.           in the  Peregian  Beach   locality during  peak
                                                                  periods. It is intended to provide additional
                                                                  parking in the locality and improve pedestrian
                                                                  linkages while maintaining a suitable balance
                                                                 with respect to the provision of open space and
                                                                  not adversely impacting upon the character of
                                                                  Peregian Beach generally and the Rufous St
                                                                  precinct in particular.
               The proposal to extend and enlarge the Veggie | Ideally the provision of the carparks near the
               Village carpark into Di Hirst oval (26 spaces) | Veggie Village     should  occur with   Stage   1.
               should proceed as part of Stage 1 while the | However; given the tenure of the land and the
                proposed   carparking  (39 spaces)  on   Rufous | associated cost, this needs to occur with Stage 2.
               Street and the 23 “temporary” spaces should be | Further, as mentioned above it is intended to
               deferred at this stage.                            provide additional carparking at this location in
                                                                  Stage 2.
               The current Master Plan proposal for parking | Following receiving a number of submissions
               along    Rufous   Street  results  in  excessive | about this issue, it is agreed that the some of the
               dedication of land to parking.                     proposed   carparks in the open space area
                                                                  fronting Rufous Street, will be relocated near the
                                                                 Veggie Village parking area in the final Master
                                                                  Plan. This change will improve the amount of
                                                                  open space in Rufous Street, while providing
                                                                  additional parks near the Laneway, which is a
                                                                  more desirable outcome.

               That Telstra be approached to enquire about the | Attempts have been made to discuss the use of
                use of their block as a formal or informal | the land with Telstra; however this issue is
               carpark.                                           complicated given that the land is not under the
                                                                  control of Council and does not form part of the
                                                                  Master Plan. This is a matter that might be
                                                                  revisited at a later date.

               The disabled carparking/access could be located | The comment provided       by the submitter is
               and incorporated into the on-grade car park at | noted and will be investigated further through
               the southern parking area (16).                   the detailed design process.

                parking on the western side of the Di Hirst Oval | decks and platform areas at this location to take

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