BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes  15 June 2017

Minutes of Meeting

Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 15 June 2017
Time	9.30am

Minutes of the Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 15 June 2017

File No: I2017/815

PRESENT:   Cr S Ndiaye

Staff:               Mark Arnold (Director Corporate and Community Services)

                        Sarah Ford (Manager Community Development)

                        Belle Arnold (Aboriginal Projects Officer)

                        Jessica Orr (Projects Manager – Special Projects, item 4.1)

                        Clare Manning (Biodiversity Officer, item 4.5)

                        David Royston-Jennings (Minute Taker)

Community:    Gavin Brown, Delta Kay, Rita Roberts

Cr Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 9.52am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

There were apologies received from Cr Coorey.

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 Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee Meeting held on 2 March 2017 be confirmed.                                                                                                             (Brown/Kay)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Procedural Motion

That Council change the order of business to deal with Reports 4.3 next on the Agenda.

(Ndiaye/Kay)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 4.3             Arakwal Section at the Byron Bay Cemetery Progress Report

File No:                        I2017/669

Committee Recommendation:

1. That the report be noted.

2. That Council consider the wavering of fees in conjunction with an agreement with the Arakwal Corporation for the care and maintenance of the site.

3. That Council investigate funding options for the development of the Arakwal Section at the Byron Bay Cemetery. (Ndiaye/Kay)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.1             Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Consultation - Position Statement

File No:                        I2017/668

Committee Recommendation:

That  Council adopt the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Statement, subject to a presentation to the next Councillor Strategic Planning Workshop, prior to this matter being reported to Council.               (Ndiaye/Brown)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Delta Kay left the meeting at 10.34am

Report No. 4.2             Aboriginal Services Coalition Update

File No:                        I2017/672

Committee Recommendation:

1. That Council note the progress of the Aboriginal Services Coalition’s project to increase Aboriginal Service delivery in the Byron Shire.

2. That Council commend the Aboriginal Services Coalition Working Group for their efforts.

                                                                                                                                       (Ndiaye/Brown)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.4             Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study Update

File No:                        I2017/689

Committee Recommendation:

That the report be noted.. (Ndiaye/Brown)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.5             Flying Fox Management Plan Consultation

File No:                        I2017/690

Committee Recommendation:

That the presentation be noted.. (Ndiaye/Brown)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 12.08pm.