Minutes of Meeting

Byron Shire Floodplain Risk Management Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 29 November 2018
Time	11:30am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Byron Shire Floodplain Risk Management Committee Meeting Minutes           

29 November 2018

Minutes of the Byron Shire Floodplain Risk Management Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 29 November 2018

File No: I2018/2297

PRESENT:   Cr Richardson, Cr J Hackett and Cr M Lyon, Cr Hunter

Staff:   Tony Nash (Manager Works)

            James Flockton (Flood and Drainage Engineer)

            Dominika Tomanek (Minute Taker)

Invited Members:   Peter Mair (SES), Martin Rose (Environment and Heritage), Chad Ellis (SES)

Community:           Robyn Bolden, Rebecca Brewin, Susan Skyvington, Steve Keefe, Duncan Dey and Matthew Lambourne

Cr Lyon (Chair) opened the meeting at 11:40 am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Andrew Page (Cape Byron Marine Park)

Phil Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

Toong Chin (Environment and Heritage)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Committee Recommendation:

1. That the minutes of the Byron Shire Floodplain Risk Management Committee Meeting held on 13 September 2018 be confirmed.

2. The minutes of the meeting held on 13 September 2018  were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council without changes, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 18 October 2018.

                                                                                             (Dey/Hackett)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1             North Byron Floodplain Risk Management Study - Update

File No:                        I2018/1954

Committee Recommendation:

1.    That  the committee note the report.

2.    That Council recognise the weakness of service provided by the consulting company which prepared the Flood Study and consider that in future engagements.

3.  That the combination of ocean outlets and dredging  is considered as another  mitigation option.

(Lyon/Bolden)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

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