2015-03-03 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              3 MARCH 2015



PLANNING & INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT REPORTS
(Infrastructure Services only)

Infrastructure Planning & Design
1                        REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO NOOSA LOCAL ROADS OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                             Project Officer, Beth Potter
                                   Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index                              ECM/ Subject: Roads Maintenance

Attachments                        1.    Updated list of Noosa Local Roads of Regional Significance
                                   2.    Maps of proposed amendments to Noosa Local Roads of Regional
                                         Significance


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Project Officer, Asset Planning to the Infrastructure &
Services Committee Meeting dated 3 March 2015 and:
A.                       Endorse the changes requested to the approved listing of Noosa Local Roads of Regional
                         Significance as presented to the Northern South-East Queensland Regional Roads &
                         Transport Group; and
B.                       Appoint Cr Frank Pardon as Council’s representative on the Northern South-East
                         Queensland Regional Roads & Transport Group.



REPORT
This report seeks Council endorsement of a request made to the Northern South-East
Queensland Regional Roads & Transport Group (NSEQRR&TG) to make changes to the list of
roads in Noosa Shire classified as Local Roads of Regional Significance (LRRS). If the request
is approved by NSEQRR&TG it will provide Council with a greater selection of eligible roads to
spend future Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme (TIDS) funds.

Cr Bob Abbot is currently Council’s representative on the NSEQRR&TG and he has requested
that another Councillor replace him in this role. This report also seeks to appoint Cr Frank
Pardon as Council’s representative.

1.                       Northern South-East Queensland Regional Roads & Transport Group (NSEQRR&TG)

Regional roads groups have been established throughout Queensland with the purpose of
(among other things):
 Managing TIDS programme investment on the regional transport network and ensuring the
   annual TIDS allocation is spent in accordance with the policy;




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