Minutes of Meeting

Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Cavanbah Centre, Ewingsdale Road, Byron Bay
Date	Thursday, 17 November 2022
Time	9.00am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes  17 November 2022

Minutes of the Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 17 November 2022

File No: I2022/1663

PRESENT:            Cr S Ndiaye, Cr P Westheimer, Cr S Balson, Cr M Lyon

Staff:  Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

            Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and Economic Planning)

            Andrew Cameron (Agricultural Extension Officer)

            Caitlin Weatherstone (Project Officer-Koala)

Claudia Caliari (Biodiversity Projects Officer)

            Sarah Nagel (Manager Public and Environmental Services)

Community:

            Dave Rawlins (Brunswick Valley Landcare)

            David Milledge

            Leonard Cronin 

            Lindsay Murray

            James Jackson

            Stephen Millard

Cr Westheimer (Chair) opened the meeting at 9.04am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK:

Cr S Balson

Liz Caddick (Biodiversity Team Leader)

Apologies:             Liana Joseph, Chloe Dowsett (Coast & Biodiversity Coordinator)

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 of Biodiversity Advisory Committee meeting held 15 September 2022

File No:                       I2022/1660

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting held on 15 September 2022 be confirmed.

(Balson/Westheimer)

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 - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Procedural Motion

Committee Recommendation:

That Biodiversity Advisory Committee change the order of business to deal with Report 4.3 next on the Agenda.

(Ndiaye/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.3           Biodiversity and Agriculture Projects Update

File No:                       I2022/1472

Committee Recommendation:

1.      That the  Biodiversity Advisory Committee notes the update on current projects and programmes being undertaken by Council staff.

2.      That the  Biodiversity Advisory Committee requests staff to prepare a report on best practice management of camphor laurel on rural land including clarification of inherent biodiversity values, removal pathways and communications to public on same.

3.      That the  Biodiversity Advisory Committee requests staff to prepare a report on carbon sequestration and incentive schemes to the next meeting.

(Cronin/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.1           Update of constitution following new members

File No:                       I2022/1181

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee note the updated constitution.

(Ndiaye/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2           Brunswick Valley Landcare Support Officer quarterly report April to June 2022

File No:                       I2022/1293

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee note the report.

(Westheimer/Rawlins)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 10.30am.