2021-12-16 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES   16 DECEMBER 2021




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Noosa Shire Council
[email protected]
9 Pelican St, Tewantin
QLD 4565

RE: Longer Term Sustainable and Resilient Economic Growth for Cooran via improved Parking Infrastructure

Dear Noosa Council,
Cooran has sustained constant growth over the past 5 years and the infrastructure is not keeping up with the
changes. One particular area of concern is the allocation of car parking. Local businesses from Cooran, in
collaboration with the Pomona and District Chamber of Commerce, seek Council support in strategic
improvements to our local infrastructure that would promote sustainable economic growth in Cooran.

Issues Identified
This section references the mapping and annotations from Appendix A.
Cooran has seen sustained growth in population and visitors, and parking reaches capacity very quickly. Asa result,
some patrons take a ‘creative’ approach to parking which leads to access and safety issues. Common occurrences
include:
     e   Public Carpark outside 28 King St, Cooran (Red 2) reaches capacity very quickly when the Hinterland
         Brewery is open, Patrons often park in front of entrances for businesses and residential properties which
         creates access issues
    e    There is no designated for Pioneer Park Playground (Purple 6) or the Noosa Trail Network (Red 1). There is
         insufficient parking for Cooran Community Hall to host events. Patrons will park in Cooran Community
         Store's carpark (Red 4) (12 King St, Cooran) despite being clearly designated as private parking. This
         impacts their Australia Post operations and daily deliveries. Patrons also park on the grassed area in
         Pioneer Park but this does not seem to cause any issues
     ®   Parking outside Studio Yarn and The Lazy Fox (Red 3) (2 King St, Cooran) reaches capacity very quickly
         especially on weekends. This can cause safety issues for persons using the Noosa Trail with horses as this
         section is a required thoroughfare

     Proposed Solutions
     The creation of a public carpark behind 24 King St, Cooran at Purple 5 would alleviate a lot of the parking issues.
     This land would need to be acquired as it is privately owned. It would provide necessary parking for council
     facilities that do not have sufficient parking:
         ¢    Noosa Trail
         ¢    Cooran Community Hall
         e    Pioneer Park Playground
     It would also be suitable for patrons of Cooran businesses provided that the businesses upgrade their rear
     entrances.
     Furthermore, an additional public carpark in front of 24 King St, Cooran at Purple 8 would alleviate parking issues
     from visitors to the business district. This land is already council owned but is not utlised.
     Finally, officially designed and maintained parking spots at Purple 6 & 7 would benefit the patrons to the southern
     businesses and Pioneer Park. These areas are already being used as carparks, but it would be good to clearly
     designate them as such, and put time restrictions in place (2 hours)

     This proposal has been prepared by:

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