Minutes of Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee

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Minutes

Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee Meeting

Thursday, 10 December 2015

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee Minutes 10 December 2015

MINUTES OF THE BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee HELD ON Thursday, 10 December 2015 COMMENCING AT 2.07PM AND CONCLUDING AT 2.45PM

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PRESENT: Cr B Cameron, Cr C Cubis, Cr D Dey, Cr A Hunter, Cr S Ibrahim, 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)

Mila Jones (Minute Taker)

The Deputy 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

There was no public access.

Apologies

There were no apologies.

Requests for Leave of Absence

Cr Richardson was granted a leave of absence for this meeting at the meeting held on 19 November 2015.

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

Cr Spooner declared a pecuniary interest in Report 4.1. The nature of the interest being that his employer, Byron Community Centre runs markets in Butler Street Reserve. He chose to leave the chambers and not engage in debate or vote on the matter.

Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 4.1 Butler Street Reserve - Paid Parking and Market Licenses

File No: I2015/1092

Cr Spooner left the meeting at 2.08pm in accordance with his earlier declared pecuniary interest in this matter.

Moved: That the Reserve Trust:

1. Not call a competitive process to establish a long-term Community Market Licence at Byron Bay.

2. Delegate the General Manager to grant a 12-month temporary Community Market Licence, under Section 108 of the Crown Lands Act 1989, commencing 1 April 2016 to the Byron Community Association Incorporated for the purpose of conducting a monthly Community Market at Butler Street Reserve.

3. Apply the market licence fees, to the Temporary Market Licence, in accordance with Council’s adopted fees and charges. (Dey/Cameron)

AMENDMENT

15-670

Resolved:

1. That Council call for tenders to establish a long-term Community Market Licence in Byron Bay (currently at the Butler Street Reserve) until such time as an alternate site has been identified.

2. That Council delegate the General Manager to grant a 6-month temporary Community Market Licence, under Section 108 of the Crown Lands Act 1989, commencing 1 April 2016 to the Byron Community Association Incorporated for the purpose of conducting a monthly Community Market at Butler Street Reserve.

3. That the Reserve Trust bring to Council the request to delegate the General Manager to approach the Belongil fields owners and the market operators to discuss the option of sighting the monthly markets on a temporary basis at that site. (Woods/Cubis)

The amendment was put to the vote and declared carried.

Crs Ibrahim, Dey and Cameron voted against the amendment.

Cr Spooner was not present for the vote.

The amendment upon becoming the substantive motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

Crs Ibrahim and Cameron voted against the motion.

Cr Spooner was not present for the vote.

Cr Spooner returned to the meeting at 2.45pm.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 2.45pm.

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

as confirmed at Council’s Ordinary Meeting on 4 February 2016.

….…………………………

Mayor Simon Richardson