2021-11-15 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                           15 NOVEMBER 2021


    Amendment
    Moved:           Cr Stockwell
    Seconded:        Cr Finzel
    That Item F be added to read:
    F.   That the CEO be requested to review options for funding ‘free’ bus services that more
         equitably shares the cost across user groups and between visitors and residents with a
         view of identifying cost neutral models for expansion of free weekend and holiday bus
         services across all services within the shire including options for demand-oriented
         solutions for hinterland areas outside the current public transport network. That council
         engage the community on a place-by-place basis as part of the identification and
         prioritisation of these options. Further that the results of these investigations be
         considered as part of the 2022 – 2023 budget deliberations.
                                                                           Carried unanimously.

    Committee Recommendation
    Moved:           Cr Jurisevic
    Seconded:        Cr Stewart
    That Council note the report by the Special Projects Coordinator to the General Committee
    Meeting dated 15 November 2021, and
    A.   Subject to TransLink agreement, approve the use of Free Weekend Bus travel on
         TransLink services 626,627,628,629 and 632 between 24 January 2022 and 30 June
         2023;
    B.   Delegate CEO to negotiate with TransLink on the trial specifics and include the inequity
         of current delivery of free buses to the remainder of the shire – 630, 631 and 620;
    C.   Note that an evaluation report will be presented to Council prior to conclusion of the 18-
         month trial period for consideration of continuing the trial;
    D.   Fund the cost of the free weekend bus trial for the period January 2021 to June 2022
         from the Sustainable Transport Levy reserves and include the funding at Budget Review
         2 (BR2); and
    E.   Undertake a review of the Transport Levy pricing structure to accommodate the service
         as part of the 2022/2023 budget development process.
    F.   That the CEO be requested to review options for funding ‘free’ bus services that more
         equitably shares the cost across user groups and between visitors and residents with a
         view of identifying cost neutral models for expansion of free weekend and holiday bus
         services across all services within the shire including options for demand-oriented
         solutions for hinterland areas outside the current public transport network. That council
         engage the community on a place-by-place basis as part of the identification and
         prioritisation of these options. Further that the results of these investigations be
         considered as part of the 2022 – 2023 budget deliberations.
                                                                           Carried unanimously.




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