Minutes of Meeting

Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 18 May 2017
Time	9.00am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 18 May 2017

Minutes of the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 18 May 2017

File No: I2017/652

PRESENT:   Cr S Richardson (Mayor), Cr B Cameron, Cr J Martin

Staff:   Phillip Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

            Tony Nash (Manager Works)

            Blyth Short (Asset Management Coordinator)

            Craig Purdy (Asset Engineer)

            Helen Waldron (Minute Taker)

Community Representatives:   Sapoty Brook

                                                  Andi Maclean

                                                  Chris Sanderson

                                                  Stephen Stewart

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

Apologies:

Philip Theaker

Alex Lewers (Transport Development Officer, Social Futures)

Phil Warner (Manager Assets and Major Projects)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That the minutes of the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting held on 16 February 2017 be confirmed.

2.       That the minutes of the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting held on 16 February 2017 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted, by Council at the Ordinary Meeting held on 23 March 2017.

(Cameron/Stewart)

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             Draft 2017/18 Capital Works Program for Local and Regional Roads

File No:                        I2017/224

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That the information in the report to the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee about the Draft 2017/18 Capital Works Program for local and regional roads be noted.

2.       That the Committee recommends engaging an external consultant to update the Bikeways Plan.

(Maclean/Cameron)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2             Asset Risk Management

File No:                        I2017/471

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That Council notes the report presented to the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee regarding Asset Risk Management (#I2017/471).

2.       That the Committee receives a report on different general fund asset classes, which includes a comparison of risk and backlog.

3.       That the report is to illustrate a case for an increased budget from the SRV, or other funding sources, for culverts and causeways.

(Maclean/Richardson)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.3             2016/17 Local Roads Capital Works Program Progress

File No:                        I2017/588

Committee Recommendation:

That Council notes the actions taken to implement the 2016/17 Local Roads Capital Works Program and that an updated report will be provided to the next meeting of the Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee.

(Cameron/Sanderson)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Actions

1.       a report on levels of service to go on next agenda for this Committee

2.       ongoing update on flood repairs etc for future agendas

3.       that an Asset Risk Management presentation be placed on the agenda of the next SPW

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 11.05 am.