Sustainability and
Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
14 March
2019
Minutes of the Sustainability
and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday,
14 March 2019
File No: I2019/401
PRESENT: Cr
M Lyon, Cr S Ndiaye, Cr C Coorey (non member)
Staff: Shannon
Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)
Phil
Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)
Cameron
Clark (Manager Utilities)
Michael
Matthews (Manager Open Spaces & Resource Recovery)
Tania
Crosbie (Economy and Sustainability Coordinator)
Bryan
Green (Systems Environment Officer)
Hayley
Briggs (Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Officer)
Community: Luke
McConell
Chris
Sanderson
John
Taberner (ZEP representative)
Anthony
Pangallo
Ella
Goninan (COREM representative)
David
Michie (invited by the Chair to observe on behalf of the Climate Emergency
Working Group)
Cr Michael Lyon
(Chair) opened the meeting at 9.07am and acknowledged that the
meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.
Apologies:
Cr S Richardson , Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and
Economic Planning), Lloyd Isaacson (Team Leader Resource Recovery and Quarry), Coral Latella (Sustainability Officer) Joanna
Immig (community).
Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary
There were no declarations of
interest.
Adoption of
Minutes from Previous Meetings
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Committee
Recommendation:
That the minutes of the Sustainability and Emissions
Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting held on 25 October 2018 be confirmed.
(Taberner/Sanderson)
The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.
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Note: The
minutes of the meeting held on 25 October 2018 were noted, and the Committee
Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 22 November
2018.
Business Arising from Previous Minutes
There was no business arising
from previous minutes.
Staff Reports -
Sustainable Environment and Economy
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Report No. 4.1 2019
Meeting dates
File No: I2019/43
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Committee Recommendation:
1. That the
Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee note the 2019 meeting
dates.
2. That the Sustainability
and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee hold an extra meeting
on 3 June 2019 (after 3.30pm)
(Ndiaye/Lyon)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.2 Sustainability
and Emissions Reduction Projects - Update Report
File No: I2019/211
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Committee Recommendation:
That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction
Advisory Committee note the report on key projects.
(Lyon/Taberner)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.3 Minutes
of previous meeting held 25 October 2018
File No: I2019/239
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Committee Recommendation:
That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction
Advisory Committee note the minutes of the 25 October 2018 meeting which were
reported to the 22 November 2018 Council meeting.
(Taberner/Sanderson)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.4 Council's
Climate Change Adaptation Processes - discussion
File No: I2019/252
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Committee Recommendation:
1. That
the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee note the
report Council’s Climate Change Adaptation Processes - Update Report
(Attachment 1 – I2019/25).
2. That
the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee note that
there is currently no resourcing allocated to updating Council’s Climate
Change Adaptation Implementation Plan, and that any requests for funding will
be considered against other Council priorities as part of the preparation of
the draft 2019/20 Operational Plan and Budget.
3. That
a further update on Council’s Climate Adaptation response as per item 2
be added to the agenda of next available Sustainability and Emissions
Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting
(Ndiaye/Taberner)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.5 Updates
from Zero Emissions Byron and COREM
File No: I2019/255
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Committee Recommendation:
That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction
Advisory Committee note the updates from ZEB and COREM.
(Lyon/Pangallo)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.6 Update
from Cr Coorey - climate change issues
File No: I2019/286
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Committee Recommendation:
1. That the
Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee note Cr Coorey’s
update on climate change issues.
2. That the
Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee support the proposal
for the Climate Emergency Working Group to become a working group reporting
to the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee.
(Ndiaye/Taberner)
The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.
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Report No. 4.7 Issues
raised with Council on renewable energy projects
File No: I2019/287
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Committee Recommendation:
That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction
Advisory Committee note the report.
(Ndiaye/Taberner)
The recommendation was put to
the vote and declared carried.
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There being no further business the meeting concluded at 11.00am.
