Steve
Yes, One is next to the double ramp with pontoon at Sundale bridge.
Cheers
Chimo
More Information including the process thru GCCC Minutes. Happy reading 
Council Meeting 6 June 2003 6
Water Wastewater Beaches & Foreshores Committee 27 May 2003 MINUTES
CONFIRMED BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON PAGE 13 OF THESE MINUTES
ITEM 4 BEACHES AND WATERCYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL USE OF PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS BY AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
WFB600/57/01-1(P2)
Refer 5 page attachment
1 BASIS FOR CONFIDENTIALITY
Not applicable.
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.
3 PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to:
a Present to Council, the response received from the Budds Beach Progress
Associat ion to the proposal to establish a commercial ramp at the southern end of
Budds Beach, for the use of the amphibious vehicles.
b Present to Council the operators’ proposal to establish a new ramp, adj acent to the
existing ramp at Waterways Drive, Main Beach
4 PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS
Ex Council Meeting held 26 November 1993 WS002:
“1 That the applicant be advised that the use of the Budds Beach Boat Ramp is not
approved.
2 That permission be given for the use of the Proud Park Boat Ramp and also the
proposed Southport Spit Boat Ramp, north of Seaworld, when that Ramp is
const ructed and that the period of the approval be 12 months f rom the date of
Council approval.
3 That the Chief Engineer be authorised to release the decision.
”
Ex Council Minute No. R95.0901.013:
That Recommendat ion 2 of Council Meet ing held 26 November 1993 WS002 be rescinded and
replaced by the following:
"That permission be given for the use of the Proud Park Boat Ramp and
Southport Spit Boat Ramp, by Aquabus Safaris Pt y. Limited, for a period of
twelve months from the date of commencing operations".
Council Meeting 6 June 2003 7
Water Wastewater Beaches & Foreshores Committee 27 May 2003 MINUTES
CONFIRMED BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON PAGE 13 OF THESE MINUTES
ITEM 4 (Continued) BEACHES AND WATERCYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL USE OF PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS BY AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
WFB600/57/01-1(P2)
Ex Council Minute No W02.1205.003
“1 That Council adopt Opt ion One (1) det ailed in t his report t o provide a level of
cont rol of Amphibious Vehicle act ivit ies on Council cont rol led publ ic boat ramps,
ie.:
a That Council apply t o t he Chief Execut ive (QT) for writ t en consent t o al low
t he use of specif ic publ ic boat ramp(s) for a purpose ot her t han a genuine
private boating purpose, ie. commercial use by amphibious vehicles.
b That a set of condit ions be developed, in consul t at ion wit h QT, which Council
would seek to impose in permits issued by it pursuant to Section 9 of Local Law
No 34.
c That approval be sought f rom Chief Execut ive (QT) for erect ion of a sign on or
near each ramp t o be used by t he amphibious vehicles, which provides t hat
amphibious vehicles with a GVM to 15 tonne are entitled to use the ramp.
d That once t he abovement ioned amendment s t o Local Law No 34 are in place
and t he writ t en approval of t he Chief Execut ive (QT) has be gained, writ e t o
al l t he amphibious vehicle operat ors current ly using publ ic marine facil it ies of
which Council is the manager informing them:
i Of t he cont ent of sect ion 9 of t he local law and request t hat each of
t hem apply for a permit under sect ion 9 of t he local law wit hin a 21-day
period;
ii That Budds Beach Publ ic Boat Ramp wil l not be available t o t hem as an
access point to the river under the new permit system; and
iii That an annual permit fee of $1400 per vehicle be paid for each ramp for
which approval is grant ed, t o be paid int o a fund for fut ure maint enance
and upgrade of t he ramp(s) and of fset t he reduced funding f rom t he
State where commercial activities are approved.
2 That subj ect t o Recommendat ion 1 above, t he Chief Execut ive Of f icer be
aut horised t o int roduce a permit syst em (including l icensing fee) for use of Council
controlled public boat ramps by amphibious vehicle operators.
3 That t he Chief Execut ive Of f icer be aut horised t o det ermine t he most ef f icient
administrative method for the permit system.
4 That al l amphibious vehicle t our companies using publ ic boat ramps be not if ied of
Council ’ s resolut ion on t his mat t er, and t hat t he Budds Beach boat ramp shal l not
be used after 21 April 2003, when the existing permits expire.
5 That a furt her report be prepared for Council considerat ion regarding proposals
for commercial use of public boat ramps within the Gold Coast City area.”
RESOLUTION G02.1213.001 moved Cr Crichlow seconded Young
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Water Wastewater Beaches & Foreshores Committee 27 May 2003 MINUTES
CONFIRMED BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON PAGE 13 OF THESE MINUTES
ITEM 4 (Continued) BEACHES AND WATERCYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL USE OF PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS BY AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
WFB600/57/01-1(P2)
That Committee Recommendation W02.1205.002 be adopted with the insertion of a part 6 to
read as follows:
“6 That all correspondence received f rom the Budds Beach Communit y Associat ion in
relation to amphibious vehicles be attached to the Minutes”.
Ex Council Minute No. W03.0410.004:
“1 That Council not e t he st at us of t his issue – amphibious vehicles using publ ic boat
ramps.
2 That t he current approval for t he use of Budds Beach boat ramp be ext ended unt il
20 June 2003 t o enable comment s f rom t he Budds Beach Communit y Associat ion t o
be received and a further report be presented to Council.”
5 DISCUSSION
The operator’ s proposal to establish a commercial ramp at the southern end of Budds
Beach was forwarded to the Budds Beach Progress Associat ion, request ing comments on
the proposal.
The Associat ion’ s comments, dated 26 April 2003 are at tached as at tachment no 1. The
Associat ion st rongly obj ects to the proposal due to safety, t raffic, amenity and
environmental issues that would result from the operat ion of the vehicles in a quiet
resident ial neighbourhood. Council Officers have also received writ ten and verbal
obj ect ions from six other residents or representat ive bodies (Eg. Body Corporate) out lining
their objection. Similar objections have been conveyed to the Divisional Councillor.
This is consistent with issues ident ified by Traffic Sect ion and Parks Gold Coast in the
previous item to Council W03.0410.004.
On 13 May 2003, a meet ing was held with the Mayor, Councillor Christmas, Council officers
and operators to discuss the response received from the Budds Beach Progress Associat ion.
The operators concluded that they did not wish to proceed with the Budds Beach proposal
on the basis of the strong objections from the Progress Association.
Subsequent ly, a site adj acent to the exist ing ramp at Waterways Drive has been ident ified
– refer at tached sket ch. The site has been reviewed by Council officers and it is
considered to have minimal impact on traffic, the park and amenity of the area.
It is ant icipated that for this work, obtaining the relevant Sect ion 86 approvals under the
Harbours Act , detailed design, documentat ion will take 4-6 months. W03.0410.004 only
extended the approval to use the Budds Beach ramp unt il 20 June 2003. To enable the
operators to cont inue operat ions after this t ime, it is proposed that for the Waterways
Drive ramp works be undertaken in two stages:
Stage 1 Works above HWL
As the works are above HWL, no sect ion 86 applicat ion under the Harbours
Act is required and works can be undertaken by day labour, immediately
after Council approval of the project has been received.
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CONFIRMED BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON PAGE 13 OF THESE MINUTES
ITEM 4 (Continued) BEACHES AND WATERCYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL USE OF PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS BY AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
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Stage 2 Works below HWL
As the works are below HWL, a sect ion 86 applicat ion is required and will
require detailed engineering design. It is proposed that tenders be called
for this work and const ruct ion undertaken immediately after approvals have
been received.
As the ramp will be for the benefit of the amphibious vehicle operators, all cost s
associated with the const ruct ion and maintenance of the ramp and associated access
should be borne by the operators. The operators have agreed to this proposal, provided
that use of the ramp is limited to those that have contributed to its construction.
6 STATUTORY MATTERS
The Transport Infrastructure (Public Marine Facility) Regulation 2000
Section 6 - Condition of Appointment states:
“ The appointment of every manager is on condit ion that the manager must not allow the
public marine facility to be used for a purpose other than a genuine private recreat ional
boating purpose without the prior written consent of the chief executive”.
The Transport Infrastructure (Public Marine Facility) Regulation 2000
Section 9. (7) - Using boat ramp or landing states:
“A person must not take or drive on to a boat ramp a vehicle if the mass of the vehicle and
its load (if any) together with any t railer that the vehicle is towing and its load (if any) is
more than—
(a) 5 t; or
(b) if the manager of the boat ramp erects on or near the ramp a notice approved by the
Chief Executive and displaying a greater mass—the greater mass.”
Council must therefore seek the approval of the Chief Execut ive (QT) in both situat ions
above, prior to the grant ing of approvals to amphibious vehicle operators. Sect ion 9. (7)
also provides a means for prosecution of offending operators.
Council as Manager can, so far as the boat ramps are concerned, make local laws and do
anything Council considers necessary or convenient for the effect ive and efficient
management of the boat ramps (section 187E(b)
Transport Infrastructure Act 1994).
Council’s Local Law No. 34 is designed to deal with the issues of Jetties and Wharfs and
Public Boat Ramps. Conditions for the safe and efficient operation of the amphibious
vehicles upon Council controlled boat ramps need to be incorporated into this Law. Legal
advice recommends a number of additional amendments to Local Law 34 to bring it up to
date, these include:
Updating the definition of “commercial operator” which refers to the Gold Coast
Waterways Act, which has been repealed. It should now reference the Transport
Infrastructure (Gold Coast Waterways) Management Plan 2000;
New definition for “amphibious vehicle”; and
Update of penalty provisions for each nominated offence.
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Water Wastewater Beaches & Foreshores Committee 27 May 2003 MINUTES
CONFIRMED BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON PAGE 13 OF THESE MINUTES
ITEM 4 (Continued) BEACHES AND WATERCYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL USE OF PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS BY AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
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Section 20 of the Local Law 34 deals with powers of authorised persons. It is suggest that if
Council’ s powers under the local law are to be exercised by a part icular officer then the
necessary delegat ion in accordance with the provisions of the
Local Government Act 1993
must be in place prior to the t ime when any of those powers are exercised by an
authorised person.
7 CORPORATE/OPERATIONAL PLAN
Identified relevant organisational objectives include:
1.1.1 Human and Environmental Health
Maintain the environmental health and wellbeing of residents and visitors
through a combinat ion of research, awareness raising, best pract ice,
regulation and encouragement of community participation.
1.1.2 Safety and Security
Plan for safe and support ive environments for Gold Coast resident s, and
implement strategies to enhance personal safety.
2.1 Well-managed City
Effect ively represent the Gold Coast community and provide effect ive
management of services and infrastructure.
4.1 Tourism and Events
Support , enhance and promote tourism and events as the maj or indust ry in
the region
4.1.1 Premier Destination
Support promot ion of the Gold Coast as Aust ralia’ s premier nat ional and
internat ional tourist , conference and events dest inat ion, and build on the
economic strengths and opportunities this provides.
4.1.3 Sustainable Tourism
In cooperat ion with the tourism and events indust ry and the wider community,
promote sustainable tourism within the City and its role in encouraging residents
and visitors to value and conserve the City’s unique natural and cultural assets.
8 COUNCIL POLICIES
Local Law No 34 relates to the operation of boat ramps.
9 DELEGATIONS
Not applicable.
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Water Wastewater Beaches & Foreshores Committee 27 May 2003 MINUTES
CONFIRMED BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON PAGE 13 OF THESE MINUTES
ITEM 4 (Continued) BEACHES AND WATERCYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL USE OF PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS BY AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
WFB600/57/01-1(P2)
10 BUDGET/FUNDING
As the proposed ramp is for the use of the commercial operators, it is appropriate that all
costs be met by the operators. The works will be undertaken in two stages:
a Stage 1 - access above high water, by day labour, preliminary estate $20,000,
b Stage 2 - ramp below high water by contract, preliminary estimate $50,000.
It is proposed that for stage 1, a prepaid private works orders be put in place to enable the
works to proceed. A second prepaid private works be requested from the operators after
the tender process has determined the price and before the tender is awarded.
11 COORDINATION & CONSULTATION
Consultat ion has been undertaken with the operators, Budds Beach Progress Associat ion,
Divisional Councillors, Tourism Branch, Parks Gold Coast and Traffic Sect ion, Queensland
Transport refer section 5.
12 TIMING
The const ruct ion of the access ramp above high water will be undertaken as soon as the
design is complete to enable the Budds Beach ramp to be closed to the operators by 20
June 2003.
13 STAKEHOLDER IMPACTS
Residents within the Budds Beach community have conveyed to Council their concerns
regarding the continuation of commercial operations on the current Budds Beach boat
ramp as well as their objection to any proposal for the development of an alternative
ramp.
A purpose built ramp at Waterways Drive, Main Beach will have minimal impacts.
14 CONCLUSION
The response from the Budds Beach Progress Association dated 26 April 2003 to the
proposal to establish a commercial ramp at the southern end of Budds Beach, strongly
objects to the proposal due to safety, traffic, amenity and environmental concerns. This is
consistent with officer reports. The operators have decided not to proceed with this
proposal.
An alternate site at Waterways Drive has been identified, this is adjacent to the existing
ramp and is consistent with the uses of the area.
It is proposed that the works proceed in two stages to ensure that the operators are
relocated from the Budds Beach ramp by 20 June 2003.
Council Meeting 6 June 2003 12
Water Wastewater Beaches & Foreshores Committee 27 May 2003 MINUTES
CONFIRMED BY THE CHAIRPERSON ON PAGE 13 OF THESE MINUTES
ITEM 4 (Continued) BEACHES AND WATERCYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMERCIAL USE OF PUBLIC BOAT RAMPS BY AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES
WFB600/57/01-1(P2)
15 RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that Council resolves as follows:
1 That the proposal to const ruct a commercial boat ramp at the southern end of
Budds Beach, as proposed by the amphibious vehicles operators not be approved.
2 That the proposal to const ruct a commercial ramp at Waterways Drive, Main Beach
in the vicinity of the exist ing public boat ramp be approved, subj ect to the
following conditions:
a all const ruct ion costs being met by the amphibious vehicle operators, via a
prepaid private works order; and
b appropriate operat ing condit ions be developed by the Chief Execut ive
Officer to protect neighbourhood amenity and the rights of other users of
the facility.
3 That a further report be prepared by the Manager Tourism on the operat ion of the
amphibious vehicles, including the use of public boat ramps, pick up and set down
areas, ticketing and their effect on traffic issues within Surfers Paradise.
Author: Authorised by:
Bob Cunningham Warren Day
Manager Beaches and Watercycle Infrastructure Director Engineering Services
2 May 2003
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION W03.0527.004
1 That the proposal to construct a commercial boat ramp at the southern end of
Budds Beach, as proposed by the amphibious vehicles operators not be
approved.
2 That the proposal to construct a commercial ramp at Waterways Drive, Main
Beach in the vicinity of the existing public boat ramp be approved, subject to
the following conditions:
a all construction costs being met by the amphibious vehicle operators, via
a prepaid private works order; and
b appropriate operating conditions be developed by the Chief Executive
Officer to protect neighbourhood amenity and the rights of other users of
the facility.
3 That a further report be prepared by the Manager Tourism on the operation of
the amphibious vehicles, including the use of public boat ramps, pick up and set
down areas, ticketing and their effect on traffic issues within Surfers Paradise.
CARRIED
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS THE MEETING WAS DECLARED CLOSED AT 4:03PM.
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