Water, Waste and
Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 31 May 2018
Minutes of the Water,
Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 31
May 2018
File No: I2018/967
PRESENT: Cr
Richardson, Cr M Lyon, Cr S Ndiaye
Staff: Phillip
Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)
Peter
Rees (Manager Utilities)
Lucy
Wilson (Resource Recovery Projects and Education Officer)
Stephen
Green (Waste & Recycling Contracts Officer)
Dominika
Tomanek (Minute Taker)
Community: Col
Draper, David Fligelman, Madeleine Green, Mary Gardner and Alan Dickens, Duncan
Dey
Visitor: David
Pont
Cr Richardson (Chair) opened the meeting at
11:35 am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on
Bundjalung Country.
Apologies:
Cr C Coorey
Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary
Madeleine
Green declared a non-pecuniary interest. The nature of the interest being that
she lives near the Resource Recovery Centre.
Adoption
of Minutes from Previous Meetings
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Committee
Recommendation:
1.
That the minutes of the Water, Waste and Sewer Advisory Committee
Meeting held on 1 March 2018 be confirmed.
2.
The minutes of the meeting held on 1 March 2018 were noted, and the
Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on
19 April 2018.
(Lyon/Green)
The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.
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Business Arising from Previous Minutes
Note: Minutes of previous
committee meeting to be attached to the Agenda.
Staff Reports -
Infrastructure Services
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Procedural Motion
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Committee
Recommendation:
That Committee change the order of business to deal with
Reports 4.1; 4.2; 4.4; 4.5; and 4.3 next on the Agenda.
(Richardson/Lyon)
The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.1 Sewage
Treatment Plant EPA Licence Sites
File No: I2018/619
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Committee Recommendation:
1.
That the Council note the report.
2.
That the Council note that the Oceans Shores Constructed Wetland is a
serpentine channel.
(Dey/Fligelman)
The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.2 Mullumbimby
Sewerage System Inflow and Infiltration Programme - update
File No: I2018/645
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Committee Recommendation:
1.
That Council support the Inflow and
Infiltration (I/I) Project as outlined in the report (page 17 of the
Agenda) and recognising the social impact on dwellings that are invited to
participate, including at least that participants will:-
(a) provide
space for a sewer pump pod;
(b) allow
connection to the electricity supply;
(c) run the risk of water
logging of their or their neighbours’ yards due to storm water not
entering sewers; and
(d) participate with Council in
remediating in water logging.
2.
That Council consider allocating a resource to ensure social
and ecological aspects resulting from the project are considered in
conjunction with works.
(Lyon/Dey)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report
No. 4.4 Data
on bins that have fallen over in rural areas
File No: I2018/647
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Committee Recommendation:
That Council note the report and the subsequent
information that 25 rural bins over 3 years period have fallen over prior to
collection. (Ndiaye/Dey)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.5 Legislation
relating to the Domestic Waste Management Charge
File No: I2018/897
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Committee Recommendation:
That Council note the report. (Lyon/Fligelman)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.6 Murtagh
Wetlands Report
File No: I2018/952
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Committee Recommendation:
1.
That Council review the state and performance of the West Byron STP
Constructed Wetlands and 24 Ha Melaleuca Wetland and advise on future
management.
2.
That a report on scoping of water sensitive design and whole of
catchment plan to integrate all works involving West Byron STP, Cape Byron
Marine Park, Union Drain Trust and the community come to the next meeting
WWSAC.
3.
That the WWSAC receive a report on the current status of the old sand
mining drain/path and its impact on the Belongil catchment.
(Gardner/Lyon)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.3 Recycled
Water Strategic Management Strategy
File No: I2018/646
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Committee Recommendation:
That Council put the Recycled Water Strategic Management
Strategy (Rev 3. Attachment #E2018/43453) on public exhibition for 28 days and,
if no submissions are received, adopt it or, if submissions are received,
send to Council. (Lyon/Richardson)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Alan Dickens left meeting at 1:55pm and did not return.
Cr Ndiaye left the meeting at 2:21pm and did not return.
There being no further business the meeting concluded at 2:25
pm.
