2023-03-13 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                 13 MARCH 2023


     Amendment No. 1
     Moved:           Cr Stockwell
     Seconded:        Cr Jurisevic
     That Item G be changed to Item F and amended to read:
     F.    Write to the Department of Resources and seek Ministerial approval for temporary
           approval for the use of Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve for peak period parking
           during Queensland Easter school holidays, 1 April to 16 April 2023;
     And that Item G be added to read:
     G.    Develop a new budget initiative to implement measures to achieve the Transport
           Strategy’s outcomes and to actively manage the numbers of cars accessing the
           Hastings St, Main Beach and Noosa National Park Precinct such as:
           1.    Variable priced paid carparking with significant exemptions for residents;
           2.    Congestion charging with significant exemptions for residents;
           3.    Review the existing time control limits of parking spaces in this precinct and
                 associated new parking restrictions in surrounding residential streets; and
           4.    Construction of temporary priority lanes for buses, and two wheeled
                 transportation during peak periods.
     And that Item K be amended to read:
     K.    Seek community feedback on the use of Noosa Heads Lions Park for car parking. as
           part of the proposed Destination Management Plan.
Cr Stockwell made an apology to staff in regards to comments made and withdrew the comments.
     For:        Crs Stockwell, Wilkie and Jurisevic
     Against:    Crs Lorentson, Stewart, Wegener and Finzel
                                                                                              Lost.

     Amendment No. 2
     Moved:          Cr Jurisevic
     Seconded:       Cr Wegener
     That Item G be amended to read:
     G.   Write to the Minister of the Department of Resources to inform request of the intended
          proposed use of Noosa Heads Lions Park Reserve for peak period parking during the
          above-mentioned periods, and that community engagement and future use of the park
          is proposed to be undertaken as part of Noosa Council’s Destination Management
          Plan;
                                                                         Carried unanimously.

     Amendment No.3
     Moved:          Cr Lorentson
     Seconded:       Cr Stewart
     That Item L be added to read:
     L.    Request a report to Council advising of traffic modelling and future impact, should the
           park no longer be utilised for overflow parking at peak periods;
                                                                            Carried unanimously.




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