Minutes of Meeting

Transport Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Time	9.00am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Transport Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes                             14 June 2016

Minutes of the Transport Advisory Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, 14 June 2016

File No: I2016/628

PRESENT:   Cr B Cameron, Cr D Dey (from 9.35 am), Cr A Hunter,

Staff:   Phillip Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

            Helen Waldron (Minute Taker)

Community Representatives:   Sapoty Brook, Stephen Stewart, Philip Theaker

Non-Voting Representatives:   Alex Lewers (Transport Development Officer, NRSDC) (from 9.30 am)

Cr C (Chair) opened the meeting at 9.14 am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Cr S Richardson (Mayor)

John Blanch

ABSENT

Kumar Rajaratnam

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Sapoty Brook declared a non-pecuniary interest in that he owns an electric bike business.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Transport Advisory Committee Meeting held on 10 March 2016 be confirmed.

(Hunter/Theaker)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

Alex Lewers provided advice on the recent Byron Transport Information Day.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 5.1             Update of Bikeways Plan

File No:                        I2016/626

Committee Recommendation:

That Council note:

1.       That the Transport Advisory Committee is reviewing Council’s Bike Plan, as adopted    in August 2008.

2.       That the review include:

          a)      updating of maps and tables within the current, adopted Plan

          b)      Resolution 16-137 of Ordinary Meeting 7 April 2016

          c)      consideration of on-road options more often, due to affordability

          d)      consideration of route options between Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads,                   including:

                   i)       on-road

                   ii)      off-road (beside-the-road)

                   iii)     non-road routes (on the floodplain)

                   iv)     #79 on Table 6

          e)      consideration of the following routes in Ocean Shores:

                   i)       Balemo Drive (#15 on Table 6)

                   ii)      Identification of ‘squeeze points’ etc on the on-road advisory routes #25 to                       #30 on Table 6

                   iii)     #12 on Table 6 – Kolora Way Bridge and whether that upgrade is still                                 a priority

          f)       road width options ( eg cycle rideable hard shoulder) and their applicability to                 our road hierarchy, including conflicts between road widening and                                  environmental values in the road reserve

(Dey/Hunter)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Actions:

Advice to be sought by Sapoty Brook from John Blanch and Alex Lewers re bike racks on the front of buses

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 11.00 am.