Minutes of Meeting

Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting

Venue	Cavanbah Centre, Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay
Date	Thursday, 4 May 2017
Time	2.00pm

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting Minutes                           4 May 2017

Minutes of the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting held on Thursday, 4 May 2017

File No: I2017/580

PRESENT:   Cr M Lyon

Staff:     Phillip Holloway (Director, Infrastructure Services)

              Peter Rees (Manager, Utilities)

              James Flockton (Flood and Drainage Engineer)

              Helen Waldron (Minute Taker)

Community Representatives:   Col Draper, Tim Hochgrebe, John Flick, Tony Flick, Mary Gardner

Australian Wetlands                  Dr Mark Bayley

Observer:                                  Duncan Dey

Cr Lyon (Chair) opened the meeting at 2.20 and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Cr C Coorey

Cr J Hackett

Cr S Richardson

Chloe Dowsett (Coastal Estuaries Officer)

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 Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting held on 16 March 2017 be confirmed.

(Draper/J Flick)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1             Capacity Assessment Belongil Creek Drainage System

File No:                        I2017/566

Committee Recommendation:

That in relation to the ‘Capacity Assessment of the Belongil Creek Drainage System, the consultant be requested to include a finding on the performance of the two options against the current flow path for the current flow scenario of 3 ML / day, in addition to findings presented to the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel on 4 May 2017 for 5 and 8 ML / day.

(T Flick/J Flick)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 3.45 pm.

Action:

· Dr Bayley to amend labelling of Union drain (shown in yellow on presentation map)

· Figure 3.3 - scale on LHS needs fixing

· Peter to follow up implementation of short term works as approved by ET

· Staff to meet with Tony Flick and will advise rest of the Committee of the outcomes

· Circulate short term options (as approved by ET) to rest of Committee