Heritage Panel
Meeting Minutes
30 August
2018
Minutes of the Heritage
Panel Meeting held on Thursday, 30 August 2018
File No: I2018/1575
PRESENT: Cr
B Cameron, Cr A Hunter, Cr J Martin, Cr J Hackett
Staff: Noreen
Scott (Minute Taker)
Chris
Larkin (Manager Sustainable Development)
Nancy
Tarlao ( Planner)
Members: Chris
Cooney (Mullumbimby/Brunswick Valley Historical Society)
Don Osborne (Bangalow Historical Society)
Robyn
Wright
Cr Cameron (Chair) opened the meeting
at 2:00pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held
on Bundjalung Country.
Apologies:
Joe Vescio, Robert Sampimon (Byron Historical Society),
Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy).
Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary
There were no declarations of
interest.
Adoption
of Minutes from Previous Meetings
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Recommendation:
That the minutes of the Heritage Panel Meeting held on
3 July 2018 be confirmed.
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Note: The
minutes of the meeting held on [3 July,2018] were noted, and the Committee
Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on [23
August,2018]. (this note is only required if relevant ie a Panel meeting does
not necessarily need to be reported to Council.)
Business Arising from Previous Minutes
There was no business arising
from previous minutes.
Staff Reports -
Sustainable Environment and Economy
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Report No. 4.1 Report
on heritage study funding options (Res 18-295)
File No: I2018/1152
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Committee Recommendation:
1. That
the Heritage Panel notes the report on heritage study funding options.
2. That
staff apply for heritage grants as appropriate for the following
projects:
a. Review
of the Byron Development Control Plan 2014 Heritage Controls; and
b. Review
of the Byron Community Based Heritage Study including a consideration of
rural landscapes.
3. Staff
to investigate the potential to use a page similar to the Clarence Valley
Council Conversations website to provide background information on any
future heritage study review if Council’s existing communications tools
do not achieve the same.
(Wright/Cooney)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.2 Local
Heritage Places Grants 2018/19
File No: I2018/1551
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Committee Recommendation:
That the Heritage Panel notes the presentation based on
assessment under the Office of Environment and Heritage criteria on Local
Heritage Places Grants 2018-19 and endorses the funding recommendations made
by the Heritage Advisor and staff as presented to the meeting as follows:
a. The
top 3 grant applications receive $2000 and next 6 grant applications receive
$1000.
b. Staff
to prepare a media release highlighting successful applicants including
pictures of the respective heritage buildings (add to E-news for promotional
purposes).
(Wright/Hunter)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.3 Report
on Heritage Promotion (Res 18-295)
File No: I2018/1555
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Committee Recommendation:
That the Heritage Panel notes the update report
on Heritage Promotion in the Shire and requests the Heritage Advisor and
staff to action the following:
1.
Planned information sessions with real estate and design
consultants in the near future, staff to consider holding the meetings in
Byron Bay.
2.
An article in E News to explain heritage guidelines in plain
English, provide information on businesses with heritage displays.
Staff to approach business owners for interest in being in the E News.
3.
Staff to investigate the use of heritage banners for
promotional purposes.
4.
Staff to prepare a letter thanking Essential Energy for the
Power Station tour and their maintenance schedule.
5.
Staff to continue to promote heritage with land owners of
heritage items in Byron Shire.
(Martin/Osborne)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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There being no further business the meeting concluded at 4.00pm.
