Minutes

Extraordinary Meeting

 Wednesday, 10 June 2015

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Extraordinary Meeting Minutes

10 June 2015

INDEX OF ITEMS DISCUSSED

The following items are listed in the order in which they were dealt with.

Notice of Rescission Motion No. 4.1 Proposed Belongil Interim Beach Access Stabilisation Works Update (Resolution 15-219) 3

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Extraordinary Meeting Minutes                                                                  10 June 2015

MINUTES OF THE BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL Extraordinary Meeting HELD ON Wednesday, 10 June 2015 COMMENCING AT 9.01AM AND CONCLUDING AT 11.03AM

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PRESENT:   Cr S Richardson (Mayor), Cr B Cameron, Cr C Cubis (arrived at 9.04am), Cr D Dey, Cr A Hunter, Cr S Ibrahim (arrived at 9.08am), Cr P Spooner, Cr R Wanchap and
Cr D Woods

Staff:   Ken Gainger (General Manager)

            Mark Arnold (Director Corporate and Community Services)

            Phil Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

            Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

            Shannon McKelvey (Executive Manager Organisation Development)

            Mila Jones (Minute Taker)

The Mayor opened the meeting and acknowledged that the meeting is being held on Arakwal Country and that we pay our respects to the elders past and present and extend our respect to the Bundjalung clans whose lands and waters are part of the Shire.

PUBLIC ACCESS

Prior to dealing with the circulated reports and associated information, a Public Access Session was held and Council was addressed on the following:

4.1       Proposed Belongil Interim Beach Access Stabilisation Works Update (Resolution
15-219)

Mary Gardner addressed Council in favour of the recommendation.

John Sparks addressed Council in favour of the recommendation.

Suzie Deyris addressed Council in favour of the recommendation.

Gavin Greenoak addressed Council in favour of the recommendation.

Laurie Lynch addressed Council against the recommendation.

APOLOGIES

There were no apologies.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – PECUNIARY AND NON-PECUNIARY

There were no declarations of interest.

Notice of RescissioN Motion

Notice of Rescission Motion No. 4.1         Proposed Belongil Interim Beach Access Stabilisation Works Update (Resolution 15-219)

File No:                                                         I2015/459

Moved:     That Council rescind Resolution No. 15-219 from its Ordinary meeting held on 21 May 2015 which reads as follows:

15-219 Resolved that in relation to the proposed Interim Beach Access Stabilisation (IBAS) Works at Manfred Street, Belongil, Council:

1.    a)      Adjust the 2014/15 budget allocation from $907,000 to $1,267,000 to include the additional funding of $300,000 provided by the landowners and a further $60,000 from Council funded from the Infrastructure Renewal Reserve.

       b)      Accept the quotation from Hardings Earthmoving to the value of $1,225,047 (ex GST).

2.    That report 15.2 be made public except for the “commercial in confidence” information commencing on page 240 under the heading “appointment of contractors for the proposed works” (resolution 14-498) to the end of the report and confirm that Attachment 1 (quotation evaluation) remain confidential.

3.    That Council formally thank the three contributors for their donation of $300,000 and  generate a media release to advise the community of this generosity.

4.    That Council write to the Minister advising of our progress and request a reconsideration of the original $300,000 grant, or part thereof considering this donation.                                                                                           (Dey/Richardson)

	Procedural MotionS
15-239	Resolved that Cr Dey be granted a two minute extension to his speech.          (Woods/Richardson) The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

15-240

Resolved that Cr Ibrahim be granted a two minute extension to his speech.    (Richardson/Woods) The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

15-241

Resolved that Cr Spooner be granted a two minute extension to his speech.  (Richardson/Woods) The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

Moved: That the motion be put.                                                                                   (Cubis/Woods)

The motion was put to the vote and declared lost.

Crs Ibrahim, Dey, Richardson, Cameron, Wanchap and Spooner voted against the motion.

15-242

Resolved that Cr Cameron be granted a two minute extension to his speech. (Richardson/Woods) The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

15-243

Resolved that Cr Richardson be granted a two minute extension to his speech.      (Cameron/Dey) The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

15-244

Resolved that Cr Cubis be granted a two minute extension to his speech. (Richardson/Woods) The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

15-245

Resolved that the motion be put.                                                                          (Woods/Wanchap) The motion was put to the vote and declared carried. Crs Dey, Richardson, Cameron and Spooner voted against the motion.

The rescission motion was put to the vote and declared lost.

Crs Ibrahim, Cubis, Woods, Wanchap and Hunter voted against the motion.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 11.03am.

I hereby certify that these are the true and correct Minutes of this Meeting

as confirmed at Council’s Ordinary Meeting on 16 July 2015.

….…………………………

Mayor Simon Richardson