Minutes of Meeting

Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 30 May 2024
Time	11.30am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes      30 May 2024

Minutes of the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 30 May 2024

File No: I2024/863

PRESENT:

Councillors:	Cr Cate Coorey	Apology
	Cr Michael Lyon	Present
	Cr Sarah Ndiaye (Chair)	Present
	Cr Duncan Dey	Present
Staff:	Phil Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)	Present
	Cameron Clark (Manager Utilities)	Present
	Peter Trute (Communications Consultant)	Present
	Chloe Woods (Minute taker)	Present
Community:	Elia Hauge	Apology
	David Fligelman	Present
	Ben Fawcett	Present
	Bruce Clarke	Present

Cr Sarah Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 11:38am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK:

There were no attendances via audio visual link

Apologies:

Apologies were received from Cr Cate Coorey and Elia Hauge.

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:                       I2024/752

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee Meeting held on 21 March 2024 be confirmed. (Fawcett/Clarke)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 21 March 2024 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 18 April 2024.

OTHER Business

The Water and Sewer Advisory Committee are seeking to hold an Extraordinary meeting on 19 July 2024 from 10am to 1pm with all Councillors to be invited to review the Consultation Report on the Mullumbimby water supply.  Mayor Michael Lyon will write to the General Manager to request the Extraordinary meeting in accordance with the Committee’s Constitution.

David Fligelman joined the meeting at 11:43am.

Peter Trute joined the meeting at 11:52am, left the meeting at 12:31pm and did not return.

The meeting adjourned at 12:31pm for a short break and reconvened at 12:36pm.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1           Infrastructure Services Utilities Monthly status Report - February - April 2024

File No:                       I2024/750

Committee Recommendation:

1.      That the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee notes the report.

2.      That Council writes to the Federal Minister for Communications and Minister for Emergency Management, with a copy to the Australian Local Government Association, asking for changes in federal legislation to reduce the stranglehold that Telcos have on Council’s infrastructure such as critical water supply reservoirs.           (Dey/Fligelman)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2           Incident Response Plan and Information Update

File No:                       I2024/763

Committee Recommendation:

1.      That the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee notes the report.

2.      The Water and Sewer Advisory Committee thank staff for detailed reporting. (Dey/Lyon)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

For Information Only

Report No. 6.1           Development Assessment

File No:                       I2024/746

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 1:31pm.