Minutes of Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 18 May 2023

Minutes of the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 18 May 2023

File No: I2023/739

PRESENT: Cr Sarah Ndiaye (arrived at 4:50pm), Cr Asren Pugh, Cr Duncan Dey

Staff: Julia Adams (Sustainability Team Leader)

Danielle Hanigan (Manager Resource Recovery)

Sarah Child (Resource Recovery Strategy and Engagement Officer)

Hayley Briggs (Sustainability Officer)

Michelle Wilde (Minute Taker)

Community: Luke McConell (left at 6:07pm)

Bronwyn Elliott (arrived 5:01pm)

Madeleine Green

Sasha Mainsbridge (left at 5:34pm)

Cr Pugh (Chair) opened the meeting at 4:43pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK:

Cr Duncan Dey, Cr Asren Pugh, Bronwyn Elliott

Apologies:

Cr Mark Swivel, Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy), Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and Economic Planning), Fleur Brown, John Taberner (Enova Community Energy Ltd), Daniel McCoy (Sustainability Officer, Utilities), Jean Renouf (Resilient Byron), Katrina Shields (ZEB representative)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

Madeleine Green declared a non-pecuniary interest. The nature of the interest being that Madeleine lives 2kms from the Resource Recovery Centre.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1 Confirmation of minutes from 16 March 2023 meeting

File No: I2023/404

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting held on 16 March 2023 be confirmed.

(Mainsbridge/Ndiaye)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 16 March 2023 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 27 April 2023.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.1 Future Discussion Items for Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee

File No: I2023/613

Committee Recommendation:

1. That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee notes the report.

2. That a potential demonstration house at Bangalow Heritage House be discussed at a future meeting.

3. Mullum Care is embarking on a collaboration with Global Ripple Op Shop to be discussed at a future meeting.

(Ndiaye/Green)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2 Net Zero target and Carbon Offsets

File No: I2023/418

Committee Recommendation:

That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee:

1. Note the proposed revised net zero target date to 2030.

2. Note the principles of the draft Carbon Offset Procurement Policy.

3. Note the pathway and steps to achieving carbon neutrality using the Climate Active Standard.

(Green/McConell)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.3 Update on Resource Recovery and Waste Streams

File No: I2023/548

Committee Recommendation:

That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee note the report.

(Green/Ndiaye)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.4 Regional Waste Strategy and Waste to Energy

File No: I2023/550

Committee Recommendation:

That the Committee note the report and discusses further at the next meeting.

(McConell/Ndiaye)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 6:11pm.

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 18 May 2023
Time	4.30pm