Minutes of Meeting

Housing and Affordability Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Council Chambers, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 16 November 2023
Time	2.00pm

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Housing and Affordability Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes        16 November 2023

Minutes of the Housing and Affordability Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 16 November 2023

File No: I2023/1814

PRESENT:

Councillors:	Cr S Balson	Present
	Cr D Dey	Present
	Cr S Ndiaye	Apology
	Cr M Lyon	Present
Staff:	Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)	Apology
	Sharyn French (Manager Environmental & Economic Planning)	Present
	Ari McElroy (Project Support Officer)	Present
	Sharyn French (Minute taker)
Community Representatives:	Jack Dods	Present
	Phil Hoffman	Present
	Stephanie Smith	Present
	Joe Vescio	Present
	Craig Brennan	Absent
	Sue Franklin	Apology

Cr Balson (Chair) opened the meeting at 2.08pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Cr S Ndiaye, Sue Franklin, Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy).

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1           Confirmation of minutes from the 21 September meeting

File No:                       I2023/1763

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Housing and Affordability Advisory Committee Meeting held on 21 September 2023 be confirmed.

(Dods/Hoffman)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 21 September 2023 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council,at the Ordinary Meeting held on 28 September 2023.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.1           Outcomes - Enquiry By Design Workshop Former Mullumbimby Hospital Site

File No:                       I2023/1725

Committee Recommendation:

That the Housing and Affordability Advisory Committee:

    1. Thanks the community for their active participation in the design process.

          2. Thanks Hip v Hype for the presentation on the outcomes Enquiry by Design      workshop held for the Former Mullumbimby Hospital site.

    3. Notes that staff will continue to progress the project work in accordance with Resolution 23-298.

(Hoffman/Dods)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2           Discussion Items for Housing and Affordability Advisory
Committee as per Resolutions 23-472 & 23-429

File No:                       I2023/1724

Committee Recommendation:

That the Housing and Affordability Advisory Committee:

1.      Discuss the items as per Resolutions 23-472 and 23-429 and request the following items be brought to a future meeting:

· Information and discussion on Government schemes including: Shared Equity, Regional First Home Buyers, Family Home Guarantee, and Rent to Buy/Rent to Own together with Dr Michael Kleins presentation

· Modular housing (tiny homes, portable, demountable homes)

· Update on Housing Options Paper and community feedback

· Staff update from the Northern Coast Roundtable initiatives 7. Accelerated rezonings 8. Land banking and 9. Contribution Framework

2.      Notes the House You Village meeting on the weekend.

(Balson/Dey)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 4.08pm.