Minutes of Meeting

Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 1 June 2017
Time	11.30am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes  1 June 2017

Minutes of the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 1 June 2017

File No: I2017/762

PRESENT:   Cr M Lyon and Cr S Ndiaye

Staff:   Phillip Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

            Peter Rees (Manager Utilities)

            Michael Matthews (Manager Open Space and Resource Recovery)

            Helen Waldron (Minute Taker)

Community: Col Draper, Duncan Dey, Alan Dickens, Madeleine Green, David Fligelman

Cr Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 11.35 am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Cr S Richardson

Cr C Coorey

M Gardner

Lloyd Isaacson (Team Leader Resource Recovery)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no new declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That the minutes of the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on 13 April 2017 be confirmed.

2.       That the minutes of the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held 13   April 2017 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at     the Ordinary Meeting held 25 May 2017.

(Dey/Lyon)

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             Update on the Container Deposit Legislation

File No:                        I2017/613

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That Council notes the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee was provided        with an update on the Container Deposit Legislation.

2.       That Council includes in this LGA’s roll out of the Container Deposit Legislation at least two other collection points, for example, one at Byron Bay and another at Ocean Shores (shopping centre).

3.       That Council investigate other possibilities for collection points.

(Dey/Dickens)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2             Response to Questions Asked by Committee Member

File No:                        I2017/650

Committee Recommendation:

That Council notes the information provided to the Water, Waste and Sewer Committee regarding Ocean Shores and Brunswick Valley STPs and that the quantum of reduction of nitrogen and phosphorous in response to question 1 (page 24 line 25 of the agenda) may be overstated.

 (Dey/Lyon)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.3             Extension of Second Hand Shop Opening Hours

File No:                        I2017/658

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That Council extend the opening hours of the 2^nd Hand Shop to align with the opening hours of the Byron Resource Recovery Centre transfer station, including opening Mondays.

2.       That a budget be allocated for advertising the alignment of hours, including a sign at the BRRC.

3.       That this arrangement be reviewed by the Water, Waste and Sewer Committee after 12 months operation.

(Dickens/Green)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.4             Ocean Shores to Brunswick Valley STP Transfer Feasibility Study

File No:                        I2017/678

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That Council notes the report about the Ocean Shores to Brunswick Valley STP    Transfer Feasibility Study, including risks associated with Option 4 in Section 13         recommendations. 

2.       That Council investigate operational risks cited in the Study and report back to Council via the Committee on the Transfer option, taking into account Council resolution 17-177.

(Dey/Lyon)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Actions:

1.       when these Minutes go to Council, an update be provided within the report to Council about the Container Deposit Legislation.  A memo containing the information to be circulated to Committee members to allow them to provide feedback to Councillors prior to the Ordinary Meeting.

2.       the Committee to be advised if the aeration cycle has been changed at Ocean Shores since 1995.

Member Dickens left the Chambers at 01:15 PM.

3.       that the Manager Utilities September report on SBP outputs include micro plastics

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 1.20pm.