Heritage Advisory
Committee Meeting Minutes
21 June 2016
Minutes of the Heritage
Advisory Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, 21 June 2016
File No: I2016/625
PRESENT: Cr
B Cameron
Staff: Shannon
Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy), Chris Larkin (Major
Projects Planner), Luke Munro (Planner), Deborah Wray (Heritage Advisor) Noreen
Scott (Minute Taker)
Members: Chris
Cooney (Mullumbimby/Brunswick Valley Historical Society) Leonard Bates (Community
Representative)
Cr B Cameron (Chair) opened the meeting at 2.05
and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.
Apologies:
Cr S Richardson, Cr A Hunter, Jeff
Lovett (Community Representative), Norm Graham (Arakwal), Don Osborne (Bangalow
Historical Society), Donald Maughan (Byron Bay Historical Society), Gavin Brown
(Arakwal)
Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary
There were no declarations of
interest.
Adoption
of Minutes from Previous Meetings
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Committee
Recommendation:
That the minutes of the Heritage Advisory Committee
Meeting held on 8 April 2016 be confirmed.
(Cameron/Cooney)
The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.
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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. 5.1 Heritage
Discussion Topics
File No: I2016/589
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Committee Recommendation 5.1.1:
That the Heritage Advisory Committee recommend to Council
that the draft Byron Shire Heritage Strategy 2016-2019 be adopted with the
following amendments:
Under Heading No 1 “Operate a Heritage Committee
to provide community input to heritage matters in the Byron Shire Council
Area”
remove
italics, in Action No 2, and Action No 6.
Under Heading No 7 “Present Educational and
Promotional Programs”
Add
the following words to Action 1 “Development the webpage to
facilitate easy access to the community based
heritage study and other information on Council website”.
Under the Heading “Introduction”
check
lines 10 -20 in terms of the accuracy regarding the wording to traditional
custodians of the land and make any changes as required
Under Heading No 2 “Identify Heritage Items in
the Byron Shire and list them in the Local Environmental Plan”
Action
1 check the wording in terms of appropriate local Aboriginal Land Council and
make changes as required
(Bates/Cooney)
The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.
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Committee Recommendation 5.1.2:
That the Heritage Advisory Committee top high 4 priorities
identified from the draft Heritage Strategy 2016-2019 are as follows:
·
No 7 “Present Educational and Promotion Programs
Education”.
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No 3 “ Appoint a Heritage Advisor to assist Council, the
community and owners of listed Heritage Items, properties in Heritage
Conservation Areas or potential items”.
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No 4 “Manage heritage in the Byron Shire area in a
positive manner”.
·
No 2 “Identify Heritage Items in the Byron Shire
and list them in the Local Environmental Plan”.
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Committee Recommendation
5.1.3:
That the Heritage Advisory Committee top ‘high’
actions identified from the draft Heritage Strategy 2016-2019 are as follows:
·
Website heritage information and maps.
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Information pamphlet.
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Consider review of notification requirements of development
applications.
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A forum aimed at planners, developers, real estate industry
supported by media release.
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Consider street signage/plaque, to identify heritage
conservation areas.
·
SHI link to be placed on Council’s website.
(Bates/Cooney)
The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.
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There being no further business the meeting concluded at 3.37pm.
