Minutes of Coastal and ICOLL Advisory Committee Meeting

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Coastal and ICOLL Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 30 June 2022

Minutes of the Coastal and ICOLL Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 30 June 2022

File No: I2022/758

PRESENT: Cr Duncan Dey,

Staff: Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

Sharyn French (Manager Environmental & Economic Planning)

Chloe Dowsett (Coastal & Biodiversity Coordinator)

Orla Seccull (Coastal & Estuary Officer)

Community Representatives:

Dailan Pugh

Dane Marx

Jan Olley

Dylan Laicher

Agency Representatives

Andrew Page (Cape Byron Marine Parks)

Malcolm Robertson (Crown Lands)

Cr Dey (Chair) opened the meeting at 11.44am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Cr Cate Coorey, Cr Sarah Ndiaye, Paul Copeland (SES)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Procedural Motion

Committee Recommendation:

That Council change the order of business to deal with Report 3.4 next on the Agenda.

(Dey/Olley)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.4 Review Constitution of Coastal and ICOLL Advisory Committee

File No: I2022/682

Committee Recommendation:

1. That the Coastal and ICOLL Advisory Committee recommends to Council to adopt the constitution at Attachment 1 (E2022/11708) with the following changes:

a) Amend the name of the committee to Coast and ICOLL Advisory Committee.

b) Amend 2a. Purpose to:

Advise Council in the development of Coastal Management Programs for the Shire’s coast, estuary and ICOLLs

c) Amend 2b. Purpose to:

Advise on projects, plans and strategies related to the coast, estuary and ICOLLs.

d) Update 5. Membership to:

Membership is to include:

· 2 Councillors

· 6 relevantly qualified community representatives

Representatives from:

· Department of Planning and Environment

· DPI Fisheries - Cape Byron Marine Park

· National Parks and Wildlife Service

· Crown Lands

· State Emergency Services

· Transport for NSW

· Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corporation (Arakwal)

· Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council

· Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council

· Byron Shire Council General Manager (or staff member delegate)

Note: Staff members and state agency representatives participating on the Committee do not have any voting entitlements.

e) Amend 7. Quorum to:

A quorum is to constitute at least half the number of community members and Councillors plus one (resulting half numbers go down), one of which is to be a Councillor.

The General Manager or delegate, who must be a member of staff, is to attend the committee meeting and is not counted in the quorum for the meeting.

State government and indigenous organisation representatives do not form part of the quorum.

f) Amend 10a. Voting to:

Each member of the Committee (with the exception of Council staff and state government agency representatives) is to have one vote, with the Chairperson to have the casting vote in addition to a deliberate vote.

g) Amend 10 Voting to include:

Representatives of Bundjalung of Byron Bay Aboriginal Corporation (Arakwal), Jali Local Aboriginal Land Council and Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council can elect to have voting rights.

(Dey/Pugh)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.1 Update on the development of Coastal Management Programs (CMPs) for the Byron Shire Coastline

File No: I2022/61

Committee Recommendation:

That the Coastal and ICOLL Advisory Committee:

1. notes the legislated process and associated extended timeframes associated with preparing Coastal Management Program(s) under the NSW Coastal Management Framework.

2. advise Council that a particular hazard at Belongil namely end of wall effect on estuary opening needs consideration in the stage 2 Coastal Hazard Assessment Study.

3. advise Council that there is a need to recognise coastal squeeze as a threat on both the coast and in the estuaries.

4. advise Council that there is a need to recognise the important shorebird breeding, feeding and roosting area at Belongil and Marshalls Creek.

(Dey/Olley)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.2 De-Brief on the 29th Annual NSW Coastal Conference

File No: I2022/286

Committee Recommendation:

That the Coast and ICOLL Advisory Committee notes a de-brief on the Conference.

(Pugh/Laicher)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.3 Main and Clarkes Beach Dune Recovery Project

File No: I2022/426

Committee Recommendation:

That the Coastal and ICOLL Advisory Committee notes the presentation on the ‘Main and Clarkes Beach Dune Recovery Project’.

(Dey/Laicher)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried..

Report No. 3.5 Consideration of Dredging of Capricornia Canal and Marshalls Creek and the Removal of the Marshalls Creek Training Walls

File No: I2022/699

Committee Recommendation:

That the Coast and ICOLL Advisory Committee:

1 notes the report and outline of the issue.

2. notes that the Floodplain Advisory Committee will be receiving a further report with a proposed scope that includes recommendations received from the committee.

3. advises Council as part of the review of the 2022 floods, again consider options of (i) dredging Capricornia Canal and Marshalls Creek, and (ii) removing rockwalls at the south end of Readings Bay, as to:

a) what benefit would have resulted for the 2022 flood (lower flood levels),

b) what costs may be incurred (financial, environmental, social),

c) what prohibitions may be in place (eg disturbing seagrass in a Marine Park), and

d) what approvals would need to be sought, and

e) that the findings be shared with the public including visually by way of representative creek cross sections for the dredging option.

(Olley/Laicher)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried..

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 1.45pm.

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 30 June 2022
Time	11.30am