BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes      26 April 2018

Minutes of Meeting

Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Council Chambers, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 26 April 2018
Time	2.00pm

Minutes of the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 26 April 2018

File No: I2018/792

PRESENT:   Cr S Richardson, Cr M Lyon, Cr S Ndiaye

Staff:   Tania Crosbie, Economy and Sustainability Coordinator

            Ronnie Lawton, Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Officer

            Daniel Harper, Sustainability Officer

            Lloyd Isaacson, Team Leader Resource Recovery and Quarry

Community:                                                                                          Luke McConell

                     John Taberner (ZEB representative)

Cr Richardson (Chair) opened the meeting at 3.10 and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Jo Immig, Shannon Burt, Sharyn French.

ABSENT:

Chris Sanderson

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

Luke McConell declared a pecuniary interest in Report 4.2. The nature of the interest being that he is the owner of a waste recycling business.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting held on 29 March 2018 be confirmed.

(Richardson/McConell)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 29 March 2018  were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 19 April.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.1             Projects Tabled To Parliamentary Secretary for Renewable Energy and Northern NSW, The Hon. Ben Franklin.

File No:                        I2018/687

Committee Recommendation:

That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee note the report.

(Richardson/McConell)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2             Resource and Recovery Team - Waste Management Initiatives Update

File No:                        I2018/690

Committee Recommendation:

That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee set a future agenda item to focus on options for sustainable waste management in Byron Shire.

(Richardson/Ndiaye)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried..

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 4.04pm.