Minutes of Meeting

Extraordinary Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Council Chamber, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Time	11:30 am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Extraordinary Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes                                                                                                                         13 February 2018

Minutes of the Extraordinary Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, 13 February 2018

File No: I2018/340

PRESENT:   Cr S Richardson (Mayor), Cr B Cameron, Cr J Martin

Staff:   Phil Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

            Tony Nash (Manager Works)

            Phil Warner (Manager Assets and Major Projects)

            Blyth Short (Asset Management Coordinator) 

            Daniel Strzina (Project Engineer)

            Christopher Soulsby (Development Planning Officer S94 and S64)

            Dominika Tomanek (Minute Taker)

Community Representatives:   Sapoty Brook, Graham Hamilton, David Michie, Alex Lewers

Visitors: Hannah Richardson, Aaron Donges

Cr Cameron (Chair) opened the meeting at 11:34 am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Andy Maclean

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 Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Committee Meeting held on 16 November 2017 be confirmed.

(Martin/Hamilton)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 16 November 2017 were noted as being adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 14 December 2017.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

On-site meeting to discuss Options for the northern section of the Byron Bay to Suffolk Park Cycleway was held on for 6 December 2017.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1             Transport Asset Management Plan Draft Communication Strategy

File No:                        I2018/75

Committee Recommendation:

1. That Council note the draft Communication Strategy for Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP).

2. That a draft Media Release regarding the TAMP Communication Strategy be provided to members of committee if possible before the next committee meeting.

(Cameron/Martin)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2             Byron Bay (Browning St) to Suffolk Park (Clifford St) Cycleway Investigation

File No:                        I2018/173

Committee Recommendation:

1.   That the Committee review the details within Byron Bay (Browning St) to Suffolk Park (Clifford St) Cycleway Investigation presentation (Attachment 1; E2018/9404) by PSA Consulting and provide final feedback to the consultant at the meeting to assist report finalisation.

2. That the draft final preferred concept design drawings (Attachments 2-5: E2018/9393, E2018/9399, E2018/9400, E2018/9402) and draft final report be finalised by PSA Consulting for reporting to the 15 March 2018 ordinary TIAC meeting, with the intention of further recommending to Council to adopt the recommendations within the final report and place the final report and proposed concept design drawings on public exhibition.

3. That funding report will be brought to 15 March 2018 meeting outlining internal and external grants funding sources for the cycleway.

(Richardson/Cameron)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Cr Martin left the Chambers at 1:02 PM.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 1:10 pm.