Minutes of Meeting

Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Time	4.00pm

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 10 October 2017

Minutes of the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, 10 October 2017

File No: I2017/1455

PRESENT:   Mayor Cr S Richardson, Cr C Coorey, Cr M Lyon and Cr S Ndiaye

Staff:   Phil Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

            Peter Rees

            Michael Matthews

            Dominika Tomanek  (Minute Taker)

Community: Duncan Dey, Col Draper, David Fligelman, Alan Dickens, Mary Gardener

Cr S Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 4:10 pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

There were apologies received from Madeleine Green and Lloyd Isaacson.

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

That the minutes of the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on 14 September 2017 be confirmed.

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried. (Ndiaye/Lyon)

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1             State Government Water and Sewerage Performance Reports

File No:                        I2017/1234

Committee Recommendation:

1.       The Water Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee recommends that Council notes the continuing improving performance in both cost and service delivery for the Water and Sewer services.

2.       That a report comes to one of the next committee meetings on options to reduce odour sewage Pump Station number 3001 and 3023. (Dey/Coorey)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried

Report No. 4.2             Byron Shire Effluent Management Strategy (Draft)

File No:                        I2017/1235

Committee Recommendation:

1.       The Water Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee notes the draft of the Byron Shire Effluent Management Strategy.

2.       That Committee members provide feedback within 2 weeks including questions and information concerning the effectiveness and performance of the current reuse practices at Byron Bay Golf Course.

3.       That the earlier report on Urban and Rural Water Reuse (circa 2003) prepared by John Murtagh be distributed to committee members. (Coorey/Fligelman)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.3             Vallances Road Plan of Management

File No:                        I2017/1259

Committee Recommendation:

The Water Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee recommends that Council notes the Vallances Road Plan of Management. (Ndiaye/Dickens)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.4             Update on the review of Council's Integrated Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy

File No:                        I2017/1262

Committee Recommendation:

That the update of the review of Council’s Integrated Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy be noted. (Coorey/Lyon)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.5             Response to Alan Dickens Questions

File No:                        I2017/1268

Committee Recommendation:

That the Water Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee notes the report. (Ndiaye/Lyon)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.6             Items For the Committee Requested by Duncan Dey

File No:                        I2017/1269

Committee Recommendation:

That Council notes that report number 4.6: Items For the Committee Requested by Duncan Dey, was not discussed and has been referred to the next committee meeting.                                  (Ndiaye/Lyon)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 6:03 pm.