Minutes of Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 17 November 2022

Minutes of the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 17 November 2022

File No: I2022/1685

PRESENT: Cr Sarah Ndiaye, Cr Asren Pugh, Cr Mark Swivel

Staff: Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and Economic Planning)

Julia Adams (Sustainability Team Leader)

Phil Ridler (Sustainability Officer)

Danielle Hanigan (Manager Resource Recovery)

Sarah Child (Resource Recovery Strategy and Engagement Officer)

Community:

Fleur Brown

Madeleine Green

Katrina Shields (ZEB representative)

John Taberner (Enova Community Energy Ltd)

Cr Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 4.34pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK: Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

Apologies: Luke McConell, Bronwyn Elliott, Jean Renouf (Resilient Byron)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

Madeleine Green declared a non-pecuniary interest. The nature of the interest being that Madeleine lives 2kms from the Resource Recovery Centre.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on [meeting date] were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on [date]. (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

Procedural Motion

Committee Recommendation:

That Council change the order of business to deal with Report 3.2 next on the Agenda.

(Ndiaye/Pugh)

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

Report No. 3.2 Revised Constitution of Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee

File No: I2022/1661

Committee Recommendation:

1. That Council support an invitation to Mullum Cares to participate in the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee, include Cr Dey as an alternate Councillor and endorse the constitution at Attachment 1 (E2021/148037) as amended pending Mullum Cares acceptance.

2. That Cr Pugh be alternate Chair in Cr Ndiaye’s absence.

(Taberner/Ndiaye)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.1 Sustainability Project Updates

File No: I2022/1426

Committee Recommendation:

1. That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee notes the report.

2. That Council continues the annual membership with Climate Emergency Australia.

3. That Council note that the report on Council’s Annual Emissions will also be tabled with the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee for further consideration and input.

(Shields/Taberner)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 3.3 Resource Recovery Projects Update

File No: I2022/1473

Committee Recommendation:

That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee notes the report.

(Brown/Green)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.4 North Coast Regional Waste Investment Project and Richmond Valley Council’s waste update for Councils

File No: I2022/1474

Committee Recommendation:

That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee notes the report.

(Green/Swivel)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 6.24pm.

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 17 November 2022
Time	4.30pm