Minutes of Meeting

Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Monday, 25 November 2019
Time	2:00pm

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting Minutes          25 November 2019

Minutes of the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting held on Monday, 25 November 2019

File No: I2019/1932

PRESENT:   Cr M Lyon

Staff:     Phillip Holloway (Director, Infrastructure Services)

              Cameron Clark (Manager Utilities)

              James Flockton (Flood and Drainage Engineer)

              Bryan Green (Water Sewer System Environment Officer)

              Chloe Dowsett (Coastal & Biodiversity Coordinator)

              Dominika Tomanek (Minute Taker)

Community Representatives:   Mathew Lambourne and Duncan Dey

There was no quorum present therefore the recommendations to Council could not be made on the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting hold on 25 November  2019. The items below were listed for discussion only.

Cr Lyon (Chair) opened the meeting at 2:14 pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Cr C Coorey

Cr J Hackett

Mary Gardner

Tim Hochgrebe

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Note:

That Panel did not confirm minutes of the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting held on 8 August  2019 be confirmed. The minutes will be confirmed at the next meeting of the panel on 12 March 2020.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.1             Main Beach Shoreline Project - Redesign of the Jonson Street Coastal Protection Works - Introduction

File No:                        I2019/1722

Note:

That the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel note the briefing provided by staff on the Main Beach Shoreline Project.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.2             Item Requested by Duncan Dey

File No:                        I2019/1872

Note:

That the Panel discussed the issue.

Report No. 4.3             Belongil Creek Catchment Update

File No:                        I2019/1048

Note:

1.       That Council consider the Draft Belongil Creek Entrance Opening Strategy (Attachment 3 - E2019/76509) and Draft Belongil Creek Issues Study (Attachment 4 - E2019/76510) for adoption.

2.       That Council proceed with a Coastal Management Program for the Belongil Creek and Tallow Creek Catchments.

3.       That Council update Council’s 2019/20 Budget and Operational Plan, as below, to support proceeding with the above Coastal Management Program.

a)   The $120,000 budget line item in the 2019/20 budget for a ‘Belongil Catchment Management Plan’ be amended to a ‘Belongil Creek and Broken Head to Cape Byron Coastal Management Program’

b)   The ‘Belongil Catchment Management Plan’ item within the Operational Plan be amended to ‘Begin stage one (scoping study) of a Coastal Management Program for Belongil Creek and Broken Head to Cape Byron (encompassing Tallow Creek).

c)   Apply under the Coastal and Estuary Grants Program for 50% funding for to develop stage one (scoping study) of a Coastal Management Program for Belongil Creek and Broken Head to Cape Byron.

d)   Use part of the above $120,000 to fund Council’s 50% share of the Coastal and Estuary Grant.

e)   Use part of the above $120,000 to engage a part-time Estuary Officer (2-3 days/wk for 12 months) to project manage the above scoping studies, supervised by Council’s Coastal and Biodiversity Coordinator.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 3:54.