Minutes of Meeting
Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting
Venue |
Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby |
Date |
Thursday, 1 October 2015 |
Time |
2.00pm |
Biodiversity and
Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
1 October
2015
Minutes of the Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 1 October 2015
File No: I2015/1213
PRESENT: Cr S Richardson (Mayor), Cr A Hunter, Cr R Wanchap, Cr Basil Cameron (left 2.30)
Staff: Sharyn French (Manager Environmental & Economic Planning)
Alex Caras (Team Leader Land Planning) – Report 5.1
Claire
McGarry (Events and Grants Officer) – Report 5.2
Michelle Chapman (Minute Taker) – left 2.45
Community voting members: Andy Baker, Luke McConnell, Kate Smillie, Peter Westheimer
Community non voting members: Chris Sanderson,
Cr Richardson (Chair) opened the meeting at 2.20pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.
Sandi Middleton (Sustainability Officer), Angus Underwood (Team Leader Natural Environment), James Mayson, Donovan Adcock, Joanna Immig
Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary
There were no declarations of interest.
Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings
Business Arising from Previous Minutes
Cr Cameron – Integrated Weed Management Strategy, interested in expanding to rural areas and relationship with Roadside vegetation Management Plan.
· Include as item agenda for next meeting and invite Cr Cameron for input.
Cr Simon Richardson - Zero Emissions Byron
· Major companies are interested in partnerships to achieve the Beyond Zero Eissions targets
Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy
There being no further business the meeting concluded at 3.40pm.