Agenda of Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee Meeting

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

What is a “Conflict of Interests” - A conflict of interests can be of two types:

Pecuniary - an interest that a person has in a matter because of a reasonable likelihood or expectation of appreciable financial gain or loss to the person or another person with whom the person is associated.

Non-pecuniary – a private or personal interest that a Council official has that does not amount to a pecuniary interest as defined in the Code of Conduct for Councillors (eg. A friendship, membership of an association, society or trade union or involvement or interest in an activity and may include an interest of a financial nature).

Remoteness – a person does not have a pecuniary interest in a matter if the interest is so remote or insignificant that it could not reasonably be regarded as likely to influence any decision the person might make in relation to a matter or if the interest is of a kind specified in the Code of Conduct for Councillors.

Who has a Pecuniary Interest? - a person has a pecuniary interest in a matter if the pecuniary interest is the interest of the person, or another person with whom the person is associated (see below).

Relatives, Partners - a person is taken to have a pecuniary interest in a matter if:

§ The person’s spouse or de facto partner or a relative of the person has a pecuniary interest in the matter, or

§ The person, or a nominee, partners or employer of the person, is a member of a company or other body that has a pecuniary interest in the matter.

N.B. “Relative”, in relation to a person means any of the following:

(a) the parent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, lineal descends or adopted child of the person or of the person’s spouse;

(b) the spouse or de facto partners of the person or of a person referred to in paragraph (a)

No Interest in the Matter - however, a person is not taken to have a pecuniary interest in a matter:

§ If the person is unaware of the relevant pecuniary interest of the spouse, de facto partner, relative or company or other body, or

§ Just because the person is a member of, or is employed by, the Council.

§ Just because the person is a member of, or a delegate of the Council to, a company or other body that has a pecuniary interest in the matter provided that the person has no beneficial interest in any shares of the company or body.

Disclosure and participation in meetings

§ A Councillor or a member of a Council Committee who has a pecuniary interest in any matter with which the Council is concerned and who is present at a meeting of the Council or Committee at which the matter is being considered must disclose the nature of the interest to the meeting as soon as practicable.

§ The Councillor or member must not be present at, or in sight of, the meeting of the Council or Committee:

(a) at any time during which the matter is being considered or discussed by the Council or Committee, or

(b) at any time during which the Council or Committee is voting on any question in relation to the matter.

No Knowledge - a person does not breach this Clause if the person did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that the matter under consideration at the meeting was a matter in which he or she had a pecuniary interest.

Non-pecuniary Interests - Must be disclosed in meetings.

There are a broad range of options available for managing conflicts & the option chosen will depend on an assessment of the circumstances of the matter, the nature of the interest and the significance of the issue being dealt with. Non-pecuniary conflicts of interests must be dealt with in at least one of the following ways:

§ It may be appropriate that no action be taken where the potential for conflict is minimal. However, Councillors should consider providing an explanation of why they consider a conflict does not exist.

§ Limit involvement if practical (eg. Participate in discussion but not in decision making or vice-versa). Care needs to be taken when exercising this option.

§ Remove the source of the conflict (eg. Relinquishing or divesting the personal interest that creates the conflict)

§ Have no involvement by absenting yourself from and not taking part in any debate or voting on the issue as of the provisions in the Code of Conduct (particularly if you have a significant non-pecuniary interest)

RECORDING OF VOTING ON PLANNING MATTERS

Clause 375A of the Local Government Act 1993 – Recording of voting on planning matters

(1) In this section, planning decision means a decision made in the exercise of a function of a council under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979:

(a) including a decision relating to a development application, an environmental planning instrument, a development control plan or a development contribution plan under that Act, but

(b) not including the making of an order under that Act.

(2) The general manager is required to keep a register containing, for each planning decision made at a meeting of the council or a council committee, the names of the councillors who supported the decision and the names of any councillors who opposed (or are taken to have opposed) the decision.

(3) For the purpose of maintaining the register, a division is required to be called whenever a motion for a planning decision is put at a meeting of the council or a council committee.

(4) Each decision recorded in the register is to be described in the register or identified in a manner that enables the description to be obtained from another publicly available document, and is to include the information required by the regulations.

(5) This section extends to a meeting that is closed to the public.

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Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy 4.1

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.1 Climate Emergency Response Update on Res 20-351

Directorate: Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report Author: Rachel Thatcher, Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Officer

File No: I2020/1455

Summary:

Council resolved (20-351) at the 25 June 2020 Ordinary Meeting to progress the finalisation of a Climate Change Adaptation Plan and to explore the development of a resilience framework for Byron Shire by investigating where Council already has resilience measures in place and identifying where there may be gaps or areas to pursue.

Council also resolved to make contact with City of Sydney to discuss their Resilient Sydney Strategy, and with Resilience NSW to discuss what upcoming opportunities may be available for Byron Shire.

In addition to these recommendations, City of Melbourne was also contacted to discuss their Resilient Melbourne Strategy. Both Strategies from Sydney and Melbourne were evaluated as potential models for a Byron Shire resilience framework.

This report summarises the findings from each of these avenues and evaluates Council’s current position on climate resilience.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Sustainability and Advisory Committee note this report as an update on Resolution 20-351.

Attachments:

1 Pages 59 - Resilient Melbourne Strategy, E2020/77193 , page 15 ⇩

REPORT

Background

At the 25 June 2020 meeting Council resolved, (Resolution 20-351):

1. Request staff to progress the finalisation of a draft Climate Change Adaptation Plan which:

a. Considers the:

i. Identified areas of concern determined at the 6 September 2019 Councillor workshop;

ii. Council researched gap analysis conducted and presented to Council 12 December 2019; and

iii. Contemporary and current science as it relates to Local Government best practice for Climate Adaptation within Australia.

b. Is peer reviewed where possible by the previously confirmed workshop participants; and

c. Undergoes a Councillor and community engagement process before reporting to Council for consideration for adoption.

2. Agree to explore the development of a resilience framework and plan for Byron Shire.

3. Make contact with Resilience NSW to discuss the potential preparation of a Resilience Plan and how Council may partner in the early preparation of such a plan for Byron Shire.

4. Make contact with the City of Sydney to discuss their Resilience Plan framework and how it might be applied to Byron Shire.

5. Request staff to undertake a gap analysis of Council’s current plans against a resilience framework such as the City of Sydney.

6. Request staff to present the findings of items 3-5 at a Strategic Planning Workshop and report to Council.

To date, the following work has been done to progress this resolution.

1. Progress the finalisation of a Climate Change Adaptation Plan

As part of reducing Council’s risk under our current insurance policy, key staff from all Council directorates recently participated in a series of climate change risk assessment workshops. The findings from these workshops are currently being compiled into a climate change risk report for Council operations. Major climate risks identified as being high to extreme will be used to further develop the Climate Change Adaptation Plan.

2. Explore the development of a resilience framework for Byron Shire

Byron Shire Council is relatively progressive in terms of its existing declarations, Strategies and Polices on Climate Change. To date, a large amount of work has already been completed to address climate mitigation and adaptation, both of which will inform and contribute to the overall resilience of Byron Shire.

In addition, recent funding from Federal and State Governments to address the recent bushfire disaster has also lead to a significant amount of project planning being done by Council to improve resilience in Byron Shire. A report on this disaster resilience project is expected to be tabled at the December Council meeting.

The following information will discuss where Council’s existing work sits in relation to the development of a resilience strategy like Cities of Sydney and Melbourne.

3. Resilience NSW

Resilience NSW (formerly Office of Emergency Management) is a state government agency which oversees and coordinates emergency management policy, service delivery and all aspects of disaster recovery.

Contact was made with the available representatives from Resilience NSW to discuss opportunities for Byron Shire, however it was not indicated that there was anything for Byron to pilot at this stage. Contact will be maintained with Resilience NSW to keep up to date with any opportunities to collaborate, and any changes will be included in the SPW update as per item 6 of resolution 20-351.

4. City of Sydney

City of Sydney’s Resilient Sydney Strategy is broken down into five ‘Directions’. Each addresses different resilience challenges with corresponding actions, requiring various levels of government, community, and agency involvement. They also link to the UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Feedback from Resilient Sydney Office –

City of Sydney’s Resilient Sydney Officer, offered several key points to consider for the development of a resilience framework for Byron Shire:

· The foundation of the Resilient Sydney Strategy, including the five key ‘Directions’ which guide the document, emerged out of extensive community consultation and engagement workshops which identified key challenges, vulnerabilities, strengths, and suggestions.

· The core focus of the Strategy is predominantly on community-identified shocks and stressors, for example, the scale and impact of climatic events is amplified as community stressors increase, therefore incorporating community-identified vulnerabilities is key.

· Resilient Sydney is currently developing training resources and workshops to assist other regional NSW Councils to develop their own resilience framework.

· The collaboration is in its developmental stages, but is likely to involve a training workshop which will address the ‘backbone’ methodology and how to apply this to individual LGA’s.

· It was indicated that training may be finalised for delivery in early 2021.

In relation to the last 3 dot points above staff are having ongoing conversations with City of Sydney about Council’s early participation in such a program.

City of Melbourne

City of Melbourne’s Resilient Melbourne Strategy was also examined alongside City of Sydney. Although the same methodology was applied, it has a slightly different structure. Four community resilience objectives are identified, each with a range of corresponding actions that are grouped into themes, Adapt, Survive, Thrive, and Embed. The Strategy is best summarised visually using the table on page 59 of the document itself (Attachment 1).

City of Melbourne’s Resilient Melbourne Officer, offered similar advice to City of Sydney regarding a resilience framework for Byron Shire:

· Resilience means different things to different stakeholders, therefore it is essential that community engagement is used to define resilience for your community (community stressors undermine ability for community to respond to shock events).

· A preliminary resilience assessment used by City of Melbourne was provided as an example.

· City of Melbourne hosts resilience training for local and state government professionals, corporate organisations and professionals.

5. Undertake resilience gap analysis for Byron Shire

The preliminary stages of a gap analysis identified Council has a substantial amount of existing work in place to inform resilience. Council staff aim to present the full gap analysis at the December SPW as per item 6 of the above resolution. A summary of current preliminary research is outlined below:

Byron Shire Disaster Resilience Project (BSDRP)

Following the recent bushfire disaster, Byron Shire Council received funding from the Federal and State Governments to help mitigate the impact to the Shire and investigate future disaster resilience action. A program of works is being developed by the BSDRP (Res 20-117) to address three key resilience elements:

1. Active Planning and Preparation

2. Knowledge of, and involvement in, disaster management arrangements

3. Building community cohesion

Existing climate actions, Strategies, and Policies

There are several existing Council Strategies and Policies which were recently evaluated in terms of climate mitigation and adaptation. Many can be likened to actions within the City of Sydney and Melbourne Resilience Strategies. These include:

· Recycled Water Management Strategy

· Draft Water Sensitive Urban Design Policy and Strategy

· Climate Change Strategic Planning Policy

· DCP Chapter C2 Areas affected by flood

· Draft Byron Shire Bike Plan

· Draft Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan

· Strategic Transport Policy

· Car Share Policy

· Net Zero Emissions Strategy for Council Operations 2025

Note – the Climate Change Adaptation Plan will also contribute to this list once developed.

Resilience within planning

Town and land-use planning also play a role in building resilience. Consultation with Council’s planning team identified that there are several actions similar to those within the Resilient Sydney Strategy, that are currently either underway or in progress that could also contribute to a resilience framework for Byron Shire:

· Heat mapping in Byron Town Centre Masterplan to inform landscape design and increase urban greening

· Investigation into bioswale to alleviate pressure on sewer system after flooding and increase urban greening

· Community leasing of Old Byron Hospital as a community-led neighbourhood renewal project

· Lot 22, Mullumbimby and State Environment Planning Policy (SEPP) no. 70 - Affordable Housing to address affordable housing

One key area that was identified within ‘flagship’ actions in both Resilience Strategies by Cities of Sydney and Melbourne was the concept of urban forestry and cooling streets and homes:

· Melbourne – Metropolitan Urban Forest Strategy (p63 Resilient Melbourne Strategy)

· Sydney – Cool Suburbs Strategy (p77 – Resilient Sydney Strategy)

The planning team have identified that this is a potential gap that could be investigated further to address resilience against heat waves, flooding, and to support mental wellbeing in Byron Shire. An example of an existing application within Byron Shire is the use of heat mapping to inform landscape design and tree planting, used in the development of the Draft Byron Town Centre Masterplan. The Stuart St Greenspine project is a similar action is mentioned in the Draft Mullumbimby Masterplan.

Next steps

Council staff will continue to finalise the climate change risk report over the coming weeks which will be used to inform the Climate Change Adaptation Plan.

Council staff will continue to liaise with City of Sydney to stay updated on any opportunities as they become available.

A further Council report and a Strategic Planning Workshop on the outcome of these investigations is scheduled for December as per item 6 of resolution 20-351.

STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS

Community Strategic Plan and Operational Plan

	CSP Objective	L2	CSP Strategy	L3	DP Action	L4	OP Activity
Community Objective 3: We protect and enhance our natural environment		3.2	Strive to become a sustainable community	3.2.1	Work towards Council's zero-emissions target	3.2.1.9		Develop and implement a Climate Adaptation Plan

Financial Considerations

Funds are available in the budget to deliver the Climate Change Adaptation Plan.

Council has received funding from Federal and State Government to invest in building community resilience; $1,200,000 from the Commonwealth and $100,000 from the NSW State government.

Consultation and Engagement

External:

Resilient Sydney Office

Resilient Melbourne Office

Resilient NSW

Internal:

Director, CACS

Community and Cultural Development Coordinator

Place Activation Coordinator

Planners

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy 4.2

Report No. 4.2 Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Projects - Update Report

Directorate: Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report Author: Julia Curry, Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Officer

Hayley Briggs, Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Officer

Rachel Thatcher, Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Officer

File No: I2020/1557

Summary:

This report provides a short update on the key sustainability and emissions reduction projects across Council. Project managers will speak to their items.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee note the report on key projects.

2. That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee recommend Council enter into a one year trial partnership with ClimateClever.

Attachments:

1 DRAFT Byron Shire Council Net Zero Emissions Action Plan for Council Operations 2025, E2020/39998 , page 21 ⇩

REPORT

Utilities Key Projects

Dingo Lane, Myocum Solar Farm Project Updates

Project Progress

· Council meeting on 22^nd of October – Owners Consent to submit DA

o Photo-montages and site layouts are available on Council’s project page - https://www.yoursaybyronshire.com.au/dingo-lane-solar-farm1

· Updated Business Case expected to be reported by February 2021

Business Case Key Issues

· While Council received broad interest from the market, respondents provided generally little information to support the project or to confirm their valuation of the project in terms of a potential price for energy per kW

· Project Team is continuing to work with energy providers to progress this, but it is possible that even the updated business case (Feb 2020) will contain some degree of untested assumptions about the anticipated revenue

· To progress the project (assuming the Business Case is still positive) then Council would need to enter into a firm contract with an energy provider before committing to the construction phase (this is standard practice). This firm contract would set the maximum allowable construction price to achieve the required payback period.

· One alternative is to “sell” the project, i.e. lease the land or some other similar mechanism. It should be noted that this is not necessary to meet Council’s Net Zero Emissions and Renewable Energy Targets (these can be met independently via Green Power contracts for example)

· If Council made the decision to ‘sell’ the project in exchange for the renewable energy certificates (LGCs) this could open up other areas of risk. For example if Council chose to later source its power from a renewable energy provider then the LGCs would have no value for Council. It will also be necessary to determine if the provision of land for a solar farm development is of equivalent value to LGC certificates provided by the lease / developer. And if not, then what the minimum allowable / expected rental rate could or should be. If the primary financial beneficiary of the project becomes a private, non-local operator then Council would need to consider the project rationale, given that some of the policy objectives can be met through other means.

Byron Bay Sewage Treatment Plant Bioenergy Facility Project Updates

· ARENA regarded highly the technical premise and the team assembled for delivery of the Bioenergy Facility project

· Council is preparing the first EOI stage of the 3-step application for an ARENA Capital Deployment Grant

· Procurement is underway for the Environmental Impact Statement and the commercial business case, governance advisory and financial modelling services

· Council conducted the media launch for the Bioenergy Facility on October 29, as a major step forward in the community consultation

Brunswick Valley Sustainability Centre

· Council has engaged an electrical engineer to conduct a high-level feasibility analysis for the technical and financial potential of placing the 5 MW community solar adjacent to the Brunswick Valley STP; work is underway.

· A Councillor filed a Notice of Motion to contemplate natural burial at the Vallances Road property; Infrastructure Services will digitally map land-use constraints to contemplate this potential use.

· Council has begun a multi-stakeholder internal engagement to craft an Expression of interest for the broad uses of the nursery

· Council has engaged a consultant to conduct pre-feasibility analysis of potential business cases for the potential education and information centre; work is underway

· Council personnel have substantively advanced the grant application package (planned for January 2021 submission) to seek funds for bank stabilisation and riparian zone rehabilitation, in support of the ‘Bringing Back the Bruns’ efforts.

Sustainability Team Key Projects

Net Zero Emissions Strategy – Action Plan

· The Net Zero Emissions Action Plan for Council Operations 2025 has finished public exhibition and received four public submissions. A report on these submissions and the final Action Plan is being presented to Council at the November meeting. There are no changes to the Action Plan (Attachment 1 – E2020/39998).

Annual Emissions Report

· The sustainability team is in the process of compiling Council’s annual operational emissions data – a report will be presented to Council in December, as well as at the December Strategic Planning Workshop.

ClimateClever

· ClimateClever is a social enterprise that was developed in collaboration between City of Fremantle, Curtin University and the CRC for Low Carbon living (LCL) in WA. It aims to inspire action on climate change - https://www.climateclever.org/.

· The tried and tested program is delivered as an application for schools and households (businesses coming soon), and does three things:

o Measure – calculate your carbon footprint, track your emissions annually and compare your results with others across the country.

o Audit – understand how buildings and facilities consume resources and how they impact your overall carbon footprint. Compare appliances with other users.

o Action – learn how to systematically reduce your carbon footprint. Assign tasks, set deadlines, implement initiatives, monitor progress and share experiences.

· Council’s purpose –

o Council has the opportunity to sign up as a partner with ClimateClever and pass on a 50% discount on all Apps for our community. Becoming a partner would also give Council access to our community’s de-identified sustainability data including carbon emissions, costs, and actions. This could enable Council to begin tracking progress with community emissions. See here for more details - https://www.climateclever.org/partners

· Cost – it would cost $850/year + GST. This cost includes a social media and promotional kit, but ClimateClever would still be responsible for all administrative work. The partnership would enable Council to encourage and promote community emissions reduction activities.

o Cost for community – with a 50% discount, residential households could pay as little as $15/year and costs for schools start at $500 + GST.

· The sustainability team believes this could be a great first step towards developing a strategy for Byron Shire’s community emissions and supporting Zero Emissions Byron’s goals.

· Initial contact has been made with a few local schools and they have expressed interest and enthusiasm.

· It is recommended Council enter into a one year trial partnership with ClimateClever, using funds from the sustainability programs budget. A progress report will be provided to SERAC at the end of the trial period.

Climate Change Risk Assessment

· Council, as a member of the Statewide Mutual Liability Scheme (Statewide Mutual) selected to participate in the Climate Change Risk Assessment program offered to member Councils as part of its series of funded initiatives.

· The sustainability team ran a series of workshops with representatives from all Council directorates.

· A total of 71 risks were identified, with ratings ranging from Low to Extreme. The final report is currently being finalised. It will be presented to Council at a Strategic Planning Workshop later in 2020.

· The risks with ratings of High and Extreme require adaptation plans or initiatives to be developed for future implementation. These will inform Council’s Climate Adaptation Plan, currently in development.

Sustainability E-Newsletter

· After consultation with the waste and media and communications teams, it was suggested that the Sustainability E-newsletter be restarted to encompass all aspects of sustainability and waste education for the community.

· Community feedback often mentions that Council does not talk enough about what they do in this space, and so the newsletter will be a great way to keep people informed about sustainability news and initiatives, upcoming events such as beach clean ups, community groups such as ZEB, and other education resources.

· The E-newsletter will be sent out quarterly to community recipients with the first one to be sent out at the end of this year.

PopCar

· A recent report to the Executive Team presented a cost benefit analysis of staff using Council pool cars versus staff using share cars.

· The analysis found that cost per kilometre of using a Council pool car is $0.64/km, and the cost per kilometre of using a share car is $0.65/km. The Executive Team resolved that share cars should only be used in the instance that pool cars are not available.

· Staff are currently setting up a system so that all staff will have access to share cars, should pool cars not be available. (Currently only 5 Council staff officially have accounts with PopCar.) It is expected that the all staff usage will be available and promoted to staff in early November.

Climate Wise Communities Website

· As part of Council’s Disaster Resilience Project, Council has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Ku-ring-gai Council to reproduce a localised version of their Climate Wise Communities program.

· The Byron Shire version of Climate Wise Communities is currently under development and is due to be launched at the end of November, alongside the Disaster Dashboard, in time for storm season.

STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS

Community Strategic Plan and Operational Plan

CSP Objective		L2	CSP Strategy		L3		DP Action		L4	OP Activity
Community Objective 1: We have infrastructure, transport and services which meet our expectations	1.5			Provide continuous urban water and sewerage services within the Shire		1.5.1		Increase the energy efficiency of Sewerage treatment Plants	1.5.1.1	Expand solar farms at Bangalow; Byron and Brunswick Valley Sewage Treatment plants
Community Objective 3: We protect and enhance our natural environment	3.2			Strive to become a sustainable community		3.2.1		Work towards Council's zero-emissions target	3.2.1.1	Prepare Emissions Reduction Strategy
Community Objective 3: We protect and enhance our natural environment	3.2			Strive to become a sustainable community		3.2.1		Work towards Council's zero-emissions target	3.2.1.2	Prepare Bioenergy Project Plan
Community Objective 3: We protect and enhance our natural environment	3.2			Strive to become a sustainable community		3.2.1		Work towards Council's zero-emissions target	3.2.1.3	Build community Solar Farms at Brunswick Valley STP
Community Objective 3: We protect and enhance our natural environment	3.2			Strive to become a sustainable community		3.2.1		Work towards Council's zero-emissions target	3.2.1.4	Implement actions to achieve zero emissions by 2025
Community Objective 3: We protect and enhance our natural environment	3.2			Strive to become a sustainable community		3.2.2		Support community environmental and sustainability projects	3.2.2.1	Provide environmental and sustainability information

Legal/Statutory/Policy Considerations

Net Zero Emissions Strategy for Council Operations 2025

Financial Considerations

This is a project update report only. Financial considerations for individual projects have been or will be considered on a case by case basis. Sustainability and emissions reduction projects have the potential to either cost or save Council money.

Consultation and Engagement

Manager Utilities, Infrastructure Services

Process Consultant, Infrastructure Services

Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Services

Senior Project Manager Dingo Lane Solar Farm, Infrastructure Services

Manager Works, Infrastructure Services

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy 4.3

Report No. 4.3 Updates from Zero Emissions Byron and COREM

Directorate: Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report Author: Kimberley Rogers, Environment Support Officer

File No: I2020/1719

Theme: Sustainable Environment and Economy

Planning Policy and Natural Environment

Summary:

At this Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee (SERAC) meeting, representatives from Zero Emissions Byron and COREM will provide an update to SERAC from their organisations.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Advisory Committee note the updates from Zero Emissions Byron and COREM.

Report

Representatives from the groups outlined below will provide verbal updates to the committee from their respective organisations.

1. Zero Emissions Byron; and

2. COREM

STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS

Community Strategic Plan and Operational Plan

CSP Objective		L2	CSP Strategy		L3		DP Action		L4	OP Activity
Community Objective 3: We protect and enhance our natural environment	3.2			Strive to become a sustainable community		3.2.2		Support community environmental and sustainability projects	3.2.2.2	Encourage and support environmental and sustainable community activities and groups

Legal/Statutory/Policy Considerations

Nil

Financial Considerations

Nil

Consultation and Engagement

N/A

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 12 November 2020
Time	9.00am