Project objective

Council is seeking feedback from the community, traders and diners on the impact of the outdoor dining spacelets. That feedback will inform Council's decision on whether to continue the spacelet program permanently.

Project impacts

The spacelet program will offer some additional assistance and support during the upcoming Summer trading months in enabling hospitality businesses to offer their patrons relatively safer dining options while COVID continues to our community.

Spacelets impact public parking as they take up parking spaces which can affect the viability of other businesses.

What information do we need from the community?

What can the community influence?

  • whether to keep or remove spacelets
  • dates / times spacelets can operate
  • timing of when spacelets are removed (if required)

What can’t the community influence?

  • physical structure of spacelets
  • cost/subsidy of spacelets
  • safety standards and legislation

Stakeholders and community

This stakeholder assessment is a generalised understanding of sections of the community that have a connection to the project or matter. This information is used to understand the types of tools and techniques that will achieve the strongest and most effective outcomes for engagement and communication.

Impact: What level of change the stakeholder/community segment may experience as a result of the project /matter

Interest: What level of interest has been expressed or is anticipated

Influence: Reference to the IAP2 Spectrum

Stakeholder

Interest
L-M-H

Impact
L-M-H

IAP2 Level

Traders with spacelets

H

H

Involve

Traders without spacelets

H

H

Involve

Trader Associations

H

M

Involve

Residents living in
shopping precincts

M

M

Involve

Diners

H

M

Involve

Broader Bayside community

M

M

Involve

Selected tools and techniques

The tools and techniques selected for this project are informed by the project content, stakeholders and type of feedback sought. The impact of COVID-19 restricts our ability for face-to-face communication, as well as slower distribution of printed mail.

Key tools for communicating the project

  • email notification to Have Your Say members
  • website news stories and This Week in Bayside e-newsletter
  • social media posts – organic and paid
  • direct emails to key stakeholder groups, including trader groups and disability groups
  • face-to-face/email/phone communication with impacted stakeholders
  • intercept surveys with diners, shoppers and traders

Key methods for gathering feedback

  • online engagement through Have Your Say, including opportunity to ask questions, as well as provide feedback
  • phone, post and correspondence to Economic Development Coordinator

Decision-making process

Community consultation will be open between 18 November – 16 December 2021. It is expected that Council will consider community feedback at its meeting in February 2022.

The agenda for this meeting, including the community engagement report, will be published on the Wednesday before the Council meeting via Council's website.

Project subscribers will be notified of the results of the engagement and the Council report at this time. To receive updates on this project, click on the blue 'subscribe' button at the top of this page.

All Council meetings are live-streamed via Council’s website. Interested members of the community can ask a question of this meeting or request to be heard.