AGENDA - Shire of Roebourne

Ordinary Council Meeting – Agenda 19 October 2009
11.3.2 Lease Of Lot 9 - Minister For Works (Wa Police)
Attachment(s) Separate Attachments
Responsible Officer: Executive Manager Technical Services
Author Name: Acting Executive Manager Technical Services
Disclosure of Interest: Nil
REPORT PURPOSE
For Council to consider the extension of the existing lease between the Shire of Roebourne
and the Minister for Works (WA Police) for the current lease over Lot 9 at Karratha Airport.
Background
On 1 February 2008, the existing lease over Lot 9 at Karratha Airport was assigned from
Jayrow Helicopters to the Minister for Works, on behalf of the WA Police, this included the
existing hangar on the site which was then sub-let to Jayrow Helicopters, an arrangement
which ceased in February 2009.
The assignment also included the reserving of an area to the west of the hangar building,
providing common use access to the airside area for airport purposes.
Prior to formalising the assignment of the lease, there had also been some discussion and
correspondence between the Shire and the WA Police regarding the possible allocation of
additional land to the WA police to facilitate the construction of a new hangar and/or the
extension of the existing hangar.
The proposed additional land that was discussed was to comprise the portion referred to as
―Apron Access‖ located East of Lot 9, and is shown on the attached plans. It represents an
increased area of approximately 1020 square metres, and would take the boundary of Lot
9 up to the boundary of lot 10, that belongs to Airservices Australia.
The apron access to the west of the existing hangar will continue to be available as a
common user access to the apron area.
Correspondence has been received dated 23 September 2009, formally requesting a deed
of extension to assign the additional land to the current lease held by the Minister for
Works.
The development is exempt from a planning application under the Public Works Act of
(1902) but the development will require a building license.
Issues
The area shown is currently undeveloped land, and is suitable for the extension of the
lease as proposed. An extension to the apron area was undertaken in 2008 in this location
with a view to the area being occupied by an aviation operator with apron access in the
future.
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