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

               with this space to provide for informal parking of | advantage of the existing vistas. Some formal
               picnic rugs, a sunset viewing platform and some | parking is to be provided along the frontage to
               additional trees and not a great wall of parking. | the Di Hirst Oval; however an open space view
                                                                 line is to be maintained towards Di Hirst Oval.
                                                                 Having regard to the comments made about
                                                                 increasing the amount of parking       near the
                                                                 Veggie Village, additional open space is to be
                                                                 provided in Rufous Street in lieu of parking,
                                                                 which improves the amount of open space.
               The new carpark beside the Tennis Club will | The proposed carpark is in a logical location to
               potentially create a safety risk as it introduces | provide an additional 23 carparks close to the
               increased in/out/across traffic between this area, | Laneway in Stage 1. Further, this area of the site
               the club and the existing oval car park, as kindy | is to be ultimately developed for the new
               families drive/walk back & forth with little kids. Community      House.     Consequently,     the
                                                                 construction of a carpark at this location is cost
                                                                 effective and logical. The matter of safety will be
                                                                 considered during the detailed design stage.
               Concerned about the ‘temporary’ car park near | It would be desirable to provide additional
               the tennis clubhouse why can't an extension of | carparking near the Veggie Village with Stage 1;
               the   current Veggie   Village  parking  lot be | however for reasons given above this parking
               implemented in stage 1, to offset the lost spaces | will have to be provided with Stage 2. It is now
               from near the kindy, and to add a few much | intended to provide additional parking near the
               needed parking spaces for the Peregian Beach | Kindergarten      with  Stage   1, with   increased
               community in general.                             parking for Stage 2, beside the Veggie Village.
                Looks like we could do with more disabled | It is agreed that additional parking spaces for
               parking because the proposed increases are not | the disabled are required. Consequently, the
               sufficient.                                       final Master Plan has been amended to provide
                                                                 additional spaces near the Laneway, the open
                                                                 space area in Rufous Street and beside the
                                                                 proposed Digital Hub. Further, ramps are to be
                                                                 provided in Rufous Street and other areas to
                                                                 provide for safe pedestrian and disabled access.

               Should become a major drawcard and asset to | It is agreed that the activation of the Rufous
                Peregian Beach, to provide a unique ‘Lane Way’ | Laneway is important for creating pedestrian
               experience    while    achieving   safety   and | connectivity with the Peregian Village. Ideally
               surveillance.                                     this will also include the integration of some
                                                                 commercial land uses on the southern side of
                                                                 the Laneway to make this area more useable and
                                                                 pedestrian friendly.
               The potential commercial activation of this lane | It is agreed that there needs to be some
               is    supported;    however,    Council    must | cooperation with the adjoining land owners, in
               acknowledge that the proposed upgrading and | particular the Peregian Beach Hotel and the land
               activation of Rufous Lane would be problematic | currently being    developed   for the  Peregian
               and    limited, without   the   cooperation   of | Beach Village Market. It is intended that these

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