BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL
14.2 - Attachment 1
Minutes of Meeting
Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting
Venue |
Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby |
Date |
Thursday, 1 October 2015 |
Time |
2.00pm |
BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL
14.2 - Attachment 1
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.
Apologies:
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
Committee Recommendation: That the minutes of the Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting held on 6 August 2015 be confirmed, noting the minutes were reported to 17 September Ordinary meeting resulting in Res 15-433 to 15-435. (Richardson/Westheimer) The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried. |
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
Report No. 5.1 Biodiversity, revegetation and rural residential living File No: I2015/838
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Committee Recommendation: That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee: 1. note this report.
2. request that Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee members be considered members on the Rural Land Use Bounce group, if formed.
3. request Staff explore the ability to use rural development contributions for biodiversity enhancement works.
4. receive regular updates on the Rural Land Use Strategy by it becoming a regular agenda item for this Committee.
5. support Staff exploring landowner incentive options for biodiversity enhancement works at the local property and landscape scale.
(Richardson/Westheimer) The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried |
Report No. 5.2 Event Sustainability File No: I2015/1104
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Committee Recommendation: That the Biodiversity and Sustainability: 1. note the report and provide feedback to Council’s Events and Grants Officer.
2. encourage further conversations with event providers to facilitate rail based transport to and from the sites.
(Westheimer/Baker) The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.. |
There being no further business the meeting concluded at 3.40pm.