Minutes of Meeting

Extraordinary Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Time	4.00pm

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Extraordinary Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes                                                                                                       21 November 2017

Minutes of the Extraordinary Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, 21 November 2017

File No: I2017/1776

PRESENT:   Cr C Coorey, Cr S Ndiaye

Staff:   Mark Arnold (Acting General Manager)

            Sarah Ford (Manager Community Development)

            Belle Arnold (Aboriginal Projects Officer)

            Alex Caras (Team Leader, Land Use Strategy)

            Matt Meir (Solicitor)

            Lisa Brennan (Minute Taker)

Community:    Sharon Sloane (Acting General Manager)

                        Cassandra Kelly

Cr Ndiaye opened the meeting at 4.22pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

There was an apology from Jennifer King.

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 Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee Meeting held on 22 September 2017 be confirmed.                                                                                        (Sloane/Kelly)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2017 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 26 October 2017.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 4.1             Draft BSC Residential Strategy - Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Concerns

File No:                        I2017/1749

Committee Recommendation:

That the report from Matthew Reilly (President of Saddle Ridge Local Area Management Planning Association):

· be reviewed by the Arakwal Corporation and comments provided back to this Committee/Council

· be saved into Council’s secure record system as a Confidential document.

                                                                                                                                          (Ndiaye/Kelly)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Belle tabled a Cultural Heritage Report (E2017/107303) from Matthew Reilly, President of Saddle Ridge Local Area Management Planning Association.

Alex Caras addressed the Committee on this item.

Cr Coorey arrived at 4.57pm.

Report No. 4.2             Butler Street proposed Crown Land Acquisition

File No:                        I2017/1750

Committee Recommendation:

That the Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee note the consultation with the Arakwal Corporation and the Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Committee on the compulsory acquisition of the crown land at Butler Street, Byron Bay. (Ndiaye/Kelly)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.3             Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study

File No:                        I2017/1751

Committee Recommendation:

That the Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee note the finalisation of Stage One of the Byron Shire Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study.                                                          (Ndiaye/Coorey)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.5             Byron Shire Council process to report to Arakwal Board

File No:                        I2017/1753

Committee Recommendation:

That the Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee provide input into the development of a reporting and documentation framework for projects, as follows:

· Council to receive notification of Arakwal Board meetings for 2018

· Council to receive cut off dates for matters to go before the Board

· Monthly meetings with Council staff and the Arakwal Corporation General Manager (at alternating venues), with Arakwal Board members invited

· Action list of current projects and their status to be provided monthly by Council for Arakwal Board Meetings. (Ndiaye/Coorey)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.4             Arakwal employment and procurement opportunities

File No:                        I2017/1752

Committee Recommendation:

That the Arakwal Memorandum of Understanding Advisory Committee discuss key objectives for the development of an Indigenous Employment Strategy to assist with the development and implementation of this strategy. (Ndiaye/Kelly)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 6.19pm.