Minutes of Meeting

Moving Byron Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 15 June 2023
Time	2.00pm

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Moving Byron Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes            15 June 2023

Minutes of the Moving Byron Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 15 June 2023

File No: I2023/934

PRESENT: Cr Cate Coorey, Cr Duncan Dey

Staff:  Phil Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

            Judd Cornwall

            James Flockton

            Kimberley van Soest (Minute Taker)

Community Representatives:    Jack Dods, Geoffrey Meers, Ian Pickles, Margaret Robertson, Annie Villeseche                             

Cr Coorey (Chair) opened the meeting at 2:06pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK:

Samuel Frampui (Manager Works)

Cr Peter Westheimer

Apologies:

Basil Cameron, Cr Mark Swivel

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1           Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meeting

File No:                       I2023/799

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Moving Byron Advisory Committee Meeting held on 30 March 2023 be confirmed.                                                                                                                      (Robertson/Meers)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1           Bike Plan and Pedestrian Access and Movement Plan Progress Update

File No:                       I2023/629

Committee Recommendation:

1.    That the Moving Byron Advisory Committee notes the ongoing work by Council staff in reviewing the Bike Plan and Pedestrian Access and Movement Plan and the development of a combined Active Travel Plan

2.    That the review considers the following:-

a)    Inclusion of all types of trips, not just trips to work;

b)    Impacts of E-Bikes and mobility devices;

c)    Connecting Byron to Brunswick (IT005) and Ocean Shores to Pottsville; and

d)    Connections to proposed land release areas (Coorey/Villeseche)

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

Report No. 4.2           Transport for New South Wales - Local Transport Update, South East Queensland, Strategic Transport Model Shire Integration

File No:                       I2023/902

Committee Recommendation:

That the Moving Byron Advisory Committee note the information regarding the SEQSTM expansion (TfNSW update). (Coorey/Dods)

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

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 3:54pm.