BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

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Minutes of Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

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Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting

 

 

 

Venue

Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby

Date

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Time

9.00am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

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Minutes of the Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 12 November 2015

File No: I2015/1361

 

PRESENT:   Cr A Hunter, Cr R Wanchap

 

Staff:   Sharyn French (Manager Land and Natural Environment))
Sandi Midleton (Sustainability Officer)

           

Community voting members:          Andy Baker, Samala Heart, Kate Smillie, Peter Westheimer

Community non voting members:   Chris Sanderson

 

Cr Alan Hunter (Chair) opened the meeting at 9.00am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

 

Apologies:

 

Cr S Richardson (Mayor), Donovan Adcock, Luke McConnell, Joanna Immig

 

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

Adoption of Minutes & business arising from Previous Meetings

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting held on 1 October 2015 be confirmed.

(Heart/Hunter)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

 

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

 

Committee recommendation:

That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee be kept informed of the progress relating to vegetation mapping; Rural Land Use Strategy; High Conservation Value; High Environmental Value and E Zones) and that consideration be given to developing a summary document of the interrelationship between these.

 

Committee recommendation:

That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee receive a status report on environmental levy expenditure.

 

(Smillie/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried


 

Committee recommendation:

That the sub working group “Review of Biodiversity and Conservation Strategy“ meet before the end of the year to discuss the review of the wildlife corridor mapping and methodology.

(Westheimer/Baker)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried

 

 

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 5.1             Low Carbon Strategy Update

File No:                        I2015/1102

 

Committee Recommendation 5.1:

That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Committee receive and note the report and that the Biodiversity and Sustainability Committee congratulate Council on achieving and progressing 99% of the first year actions in the Low Carbon Strategy.

 

(Wanchap/Heart)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 5.2             Zero Emissions Byron Update

File No:                        I2015/1298

 

Committee Recommendation 5.2:

That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Committee note and supports the report, and request progress on baseline figures at the next Biodiversity & Sustainability Committee meeting where available.

 

(Heart/Baker)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carrried.

 

 

Report No. 5.3             Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee Meeting Dates 2016

File No:                        I2015/1299

 

Committee Recommendation 5.3.1:

That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Advisory Committee meets from 9.00am to 11.00am on the following dates during 2016:

 

·    Thursday, 18 February 2016

·    Thursday, 21 April 2016

·    Thursday, 23 June 2016

·    Thursday, 18 August 2016

·    Thursday, 10 November 2016

·    Or as required

 

(Smillie/Heart)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Committee Recommendation 5.3.2:

That if required an additional meeting be scheduled for the Biodiversity and Sustainability Committee to consider the draft 2016/17 Environmental Levy Budget

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Committee Recommendation 5.3.3

That Chris Sanderson be invited to become a voting member of the Biodiversity and Sustainability Committee.

(Westheimer/Wanchap)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

     

 

 

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 11.00am.