Minutes of Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee

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Minutes

Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee Meeting

Thursday, 20 April 2017

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee Minutes 20 April 2017

MINUTES OF THE BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL Byron Shire Reserve Trust Committee HELD ON Thursday, 20 April 2017 COMMENCING AT 2.00PM AND CONCLUDING AT 2.15PM

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PRESENT: Cr S Richardson (Mayor), Cr B Cameron, Cr C Coorey, Cr J Hackett, Cr A Hunter, Cr M Lyon, Cr J Martin, Cr S Ndiaye and Cr P Spooner

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)

Paula Telford (Leasing and Licensing Coordinator)

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 the Committee was addressed on the following:

Report No. 4.1 Policy 5.52 Commercial Activities on Coastal and Riparian Crown Reserves and Request for Tender - Commercial Activities Sub-Licenses.

Vanessa Thompson, representing Mojo Surf, addressed the Committee against the recommendation.

Apologies

There were no apologies.

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest

Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 4.1 Policy 5.52 Commercial Activities on Coastal and Riparian Crown Reserves and Request for Tender - Commercial Activities Sub-Licenses.

File No: I2017/446

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Resolved that Council as the Reserve Trust Manager, adopt:

1. the recommendations of the Working Group detailed in the Report and incorporated into the Draft Policy 5.52 – Commercial Activities on Coastal and Riparian Crown Reserves at Attachment 1., and

a) Set the maximum of Class 2 sub-licence surf schools at four (4); and

b) Set the maximum surf school class size at ten (10); and

c) Set the maximum number of Stand Up Paddle Board Schools operating in the Brunswick River at three (3).

2. That Council adopt amendments to Policy 5.52 – Commercial Activities on Coastal and Riparian Crown Reserves as detailed in the attached Draft Policy and places the Draft Policy on public exhibition for a period of 28 days; and

a) should no submissions are received, that the Policy be adopted.

b) should any submissions be received that the submissions be reported to Council.

3. That upon adoption of Policy 5.52, Council as the Reserve Trust Manager authorise the General Manager to use the open tender method to establish sub-licences for Commercial Activities for Surf Schools, Personalised Surf Schools, Stand Up Paddle Board Schools, Sea Kayak Tours, Mobile Kiosk and Mobile Beach Locker Hire. (Cameron/Richardson)

Procedural Motion

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Resolved that Cr Richardson be granted a one minute extension to his speech. (Ndiaye/Cameron)

The motion was put to the vote and declared carried.

The motion (Cameron/Richardson) was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 2.15pm.

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

as confirmed at Council’s Ordinary Meeting on 25 May 2017.

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Mayor Simon Richardson