2014-08-25 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                           25 AUGUST 2014


REPORTS TO GENERAL COMMITTEE


1    FREE HOLIDAY BUSES - FURTHER REPORT
Author           Senior Project Officer, Joanna Ferris
                 Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index            ECM\Subject\Traffic and Transport
                 ECM\Project & Contract\Pub-Trans: PT-FHB

Attachments      1.   TransLink Network Map


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Senior Project Officer to the Infrastructure and Services
Committee dated 19 August 2014 and the further report to the General Committee Meeting dated
25 August 2014 and
A.   Provide Free Holiday Buses during the periods 26 December 2014 to 4 January 2015 and 3
     to 12 April 2015;
B.   Proceed with obtaining approval and quotations from TransLink for Free Holiday Buses for
     both Christmas and Easter holiday periods for the following:
     1.    Noosa only TransLink routes 626, 627, 628, 629, and 632; and
     2.    Noosa Heads to Peregian journey of TransLink route 620;
C.   Proceed with obtaining quotations from Sunbus for Route 064 Peregian - Noosa Heads
     temporary shuttle and one passenger assistant for both Christmas and Easter holiday
     periods;
D.   Authorise the CEO to accept the lowest quotation to provide free travel from Noosa Heads
     to Peregian Beach;
E.   No longer provide Route 065 Noosa Junction – Noosaville temporary shuttle;
F.   Continue to not provide free travel on TransLink routes 622 and 630 which travel outside
     the Noosa Shire;
G.   Based on a quotation deemed acceptable by the CEO, provide free travel on the Noosa
     Junction to Cooroy journey of TransLink route 631;
H.   Approve the reduced marketing budget of $15,436 for the Free Holiday Buses service for
     both Christmas and Easter; and
I.   Subject to the outcome of a review of the Council Cabs and Boreen-Point Tewantin
     Flexilink, include these services in the Free Holiday Buses services.



REPORT
The purpose of this report is to analyse temporary shuttle Route 065 Noosa Junction to
Noosaville, justify inclusion of the Noosa Shire only travel on Route 631 Noosa Heads to
Nambour via Cooroy, and to provide detail on the proposed marketing budget for the Christmas
and Easter Free Holiday Buses.

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