Minutes of Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 17 August 2023

Minutes of the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 17 August 2023

File No: I2023/1205

PRESENT: Cr M Lyon, Cr S Ndiaye, Cr D Dey, Cr C Coorey

Staff: Phil Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)

Cameron Clark (Manager Utilities)

Kimberley van Soest (Minute Taker)

Community: Ben Fawcett, David Fligelman, Elia Hauge, Bruce Clarke

Guest member: Robyn Campbell (Hydrosphere Consulting)

Cr Lyon (Chair) opened the meeting at 4:38pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK:

Cr C Coorey

Apologies:

There were no apologies.

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

Committee member Ben Fawcett declared a possible non-pecuniary interest in Report 4.1. The nature of the interest being that his residence is in close proximity to Laverty’s Gap and the WTP.

Committee member David Fligelman declared a possible non-pecuniary interest in Report 4.1. The nature of the interest being that his consulting company, TYR Group is currently engaged in development of a potable reuse investigation study for Rous County Council

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1 Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meeting

File No: I2023/1168

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on 15 June 2023 be confirmed. (Clarke/Dey)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried unanimously

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1 Integrated Water Cycle Management and Strategic Business Plan

File No: I2023/1179

Committee Recommendation:

That Council:

1. Notes that updating its Integrated Water Cycle Management Strategy is no longer required by DPE;

2. Notes that it can opt-in now or later, to the newly adopted (2022) DPE regulatory and assurance framework in order to seek state funding (of which there is none currently available); and

3. Notes the work in progress in assessment of the gaps between Council’s current strategic planning status and the requirements of the new framework, and receive an update on the outcomes when they become available.

(Hauge/Fligelman)

Cr Ndiaye entered meeting at 4:52pm and regained Chair.

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried unanimously

Guest Robyn Campbell left meeting at 5:58pm.

Report No. 4.2 Utilities Operational Plan Report

File No: I2023/1189

Committee Recommendation:

That the Committee notes the Utilities Operational Plan Report. (Lyon/Fawcett)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 6:28pm.

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 17 August 2023
Time	4.30pm