Minutes of Meeting

 

 

 

 

 

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Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel Meeting

 

 

 

Venue

Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby

Date

Thursday, 31 August 2017

Time

11.30am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel Meeting Minutes           31 August 2017

 

 

 

Minutes of the Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel Meeting held on Thursday, 31 August 2017

File No: I2017/1153

 

PRESENT:   Cr S Richardson (Mayor), Cr A Hunter, Cr J Martin

 

Staff:   Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

            Michelle Chapman (Minute Taker) until 12.00

 

Community Members:    Luke McConnell, James Mayson, Chris Sanderson, Peter Westheimer

Invited representatives:   Tiffany Harrison (ZEB)

 

 

Cr Richardson (Chair) opened the meeting at 11.37 am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

 

Apologies:

 

Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and Economic Planning), Samala Heart, Kate Smillie, Joanna Immig, Alana Barry (Sustainability Officer), Clare Manning (Biodiversity Officer), Chloe Dowsett (Coastal and Biodiversity Coordinator), Vicki Brooke (ZEB)

 

Procedural Motion

Resignation of Kate Smillie.

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel recommend to Council that the resignation from Kate Smillie be accepted and a letter of appreciation be sent to Kate thanking her for her knowledge and commitment to the Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel and Advisory Committee, over the past seven years. (Richardson/Martin)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel Meeting held on 29 June 2017 be confirmed.                                                                                                                        (McConnell/Westheimer).

 

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

 

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

 

 

 

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.1             Environmental Levy Budget

File No:                        I2017/946

 

Committee Recommendation:

1.       That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel note the report.

 

2.       That the next Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel meeting be dedicated to a workshop and discussion on the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and challenges and constraints to its implementation.          (Richardson/Westheimer)

 

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.2             Zero Emissions Byron (ZEB) Presentation

File No:                        I2017/1120

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity and Sustainability Panel note the Zero Emissions Byron (ZEB) presentation.

 (Richardson/Martin)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 1:42pm.