Minutes of Meeting

Business and Industry Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 30 March 2023
Time	11.30am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Business and Industry Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 30 March 2023

Minutes of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 30 March 2023

File No: I2023/409

PRESENT: Cr M Lyon (Mayor), Cr A Hunter, Cr A Pugh

Staff: 

            Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and Economic Planning)

Lisa Richards (Business and Visitor Economy Officer)

            Jess Gilmore (Events and Economy Team Leader)

            Michelle Wilde (Minute Taker)

Cr M Lyon (Chair) opened the meeting at 11:32am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK:

Apologies:

Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

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

Report No. 3.1           Confirmation of Minutes from 30 June 2022 meeting  and status of nominations for business members

File No:                       I2022/1200

Committee Recommendation:

1.    That the minutes of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee Meeting held on 30 June 2022 be confirmed.

2.    That the Business and Industry Advisory Committee continue to invite representatives of business organisations as outlined in this report to participate in workshops on the development of the Business, Industry and Visitor Economy Strategy, and that the inclusion of four business representatives on the Committee be reconsidered after the BIVE is developed.

3.    That the Constitution of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee be amended accordingly.

(Lyon/Hunter)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.2           Meeting Schedule for 2023 Business and Industry Advisory Committee

File No:                       I2023/83

Committee Recommendation:

1.      That the Business and Industry Advisory Committee notes the scheduled meeting dates and times for 2023.

2.      That the Business and Industry Advisory Committee advise of any agenda items for future meetings.

(Lyon/Hunter)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.3           Projects Update

File No:                       I2023/383

Committee Recommendation:

That the Committee notes the Projects Update report.

(Lyon/Pugh)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.4           Business, Industry and Visitor Economy Strategy

File No:                       I2023/26

Committee Recommendation:

That the Business and Industry Advisory Committee notes the report.

(Lyon/Pugh)

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

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 12:03pm.

At this stage invited business representatives joined the committee to participate in a workshop to discuss the Business, Industry and Visitor Economy Strategy.