Minutes of Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

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Strategic Business Panel Meeting

 

 

 

Venue

Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby

Date

Thursday, 30 May 2019

Time

2.00pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Strategic Business Panel Meeting Minutes                                            30 May 2019

 

 

 

Minutes of the Strategic Business Panel Meeting held on Thursday, 30 May 2019

File No: I2019/790

 

PRESENT:   Cr S Richardson, Cr A Hunter

 

Staff:   Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

            Tania Crosbie (Economy and Sustainability Coordinator)

            Andrew Cameron (Farm Liaison Officer)

 

Community: Lindsay Murray, Johan Kortenhurst, Mark Napper, Mike Shea, Bob Gray

 

 

Cr S Richardson (Chair) opened the meeting at 2.00pm.

 

Apologies:

 

There were apologies received from Cr P Spooner, Kevin Archibald, Rex Harris, Steve Toneguzzo, Sheia Kalima Kironn, and Liz Gray (Community Members).

 

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

 

There has been no prior formal Committee Meeting, but it was noted that there had been an informal meeting held with Council staff and Community Members on 26 March 2019.

 

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

 

No business arising.

 

 

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.1             Strategic Business Panel and Agricultural Cluster Group Combined  Meeting (Resolution 19-081)

File No:                        I2019/774

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Strategic Business Panel endorse the Agricultural Cluster Group Terms of Reference (#E2018/90392).                                                                                                                                (Napper/Kortenhurst)

 

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.2             Update National Landcare Program’s Smart Farms Small Grants round 2

File No:                        I2019/785

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Strategic Business Panel note the report.                                                (Richardson/Hunter)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.3             Sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness Project update

File No:                        I2019/786

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Strategic Business Panel note the update provided by the Farm Liaison Officer on current projects and activities to support agriculture, agri-business and farmers in Byron Shire. 

                                                                                                                                          (Hunter/Shea)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.4             2019 Meeting dates and agenda items

File No:                        I2019/787

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Strategic Business Panel:

 

1.    Note the 2019 meeting dates. Next meeting of the Panel 29 August 2019.

 

2.    Confirm the next Panel meeting theme be around businesses working in the renewables and sustainability space.

 

3.    Hold the next meeting of the Agricultural Cluster Group on Wednesday 12 June 2019.

                                                                                                                                      (Hunter/Napper)

 

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

     

 

 

 

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 4.30pm.