2016-06-29 Special Meeting Agenda

Revenue Statement - 2016/17


APPENDIX 8: HASTINGS STREET COMMUNITY SAFETY PROGRAM CHARGE
OVERALL PLAN

1.    Special Charge for Hastings Street Security Patrols
In response to requests from the Hastings Street Association Inc. Council has agreed to fund a
safety program for the precinct that includes the provision of security patrols managed by the
association.

2.    The Rateable Land to Which the Special Charge Applies
Land, including strata titled units in the Hastings Street precinct, as delineated on the map below.
The land within the delineated area derives a special benefit, to varying extents, from the provision
of regular security patrols within the precinct. The special charge will be levied on all properties
within the defined benefited area, at differential levels according to the degree of benefit to which
the occupier of the land is deemed to derive.




3.    Service, facility or activity
The service, facility or activity for which the charge is levied is the provision and operation of a
community safety program in the Hastings Street precinct.
The security patrol program will be administered by the Hastings Street Association Inc. Council
will make bi-annual payments to the Association to fund the security patrol program.


4.    The Estimated Cost of Implementing the Overall Plan
The estimated cost of carrying out the overall plan is $153,600.


5.    Estimated Time for Implementing the Overall Plan
The estimated time for carrying out the overall plan is by 30 June 2017. It is anticipated that a levy
will be made in future years as it is anticipated that Council will continue to support the safety
program referred to above.




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