Minutes

Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting

 

Venue

Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby

Date

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Time

9.00am

 

 

 

Shannon Burt

Director Sustainable Environment & Economy

I2022/545

                                                                                                                                                                

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BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes                  19 May 2022

Minutes of the Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 19 May 2022

File No: I2022/545

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

Staff:  Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)

            Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and Economic Planning)

            Liz Caddick (Biodiversity Team Leader)

            Sharyn French (Minute Taker)

Community: Dave Rawlins (Brunswick Valley Landcare)

 Liana Joseph

James Jackson

 Stephen Millard

Cr S Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 9.06am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

Lindsay Murray, Caitlin Weatherstone (Project Officer – Koala)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

 

 

 

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1           Report of Minutes of previous Biodiversity Advisory Committee meeting held 9 September 2021

File No:                       I2022/499

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Biodiversity Advisory Committee Meeting held on 9 September 2021 be noted.  

(Ndiaye/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 - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 4.1           Delivery Program - Workshop Session

File No:                       I2022/516

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee provide input into the development of the draft Delivery Program 2022-26 (Attachment 1 E2022/19411). (Westheimer/Balson)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

 

Staff Reports - Sustainable Environment and Economy

Report No. 4.2           Review Constitution of Biodiversity Advisory Committee

File No:                       I2022/471

 

Committee Recommendation:

1.      That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee recommends to Council to adopt the constitution at Attachment 1 (E2021/147945) with an amendment to the number of community members of up to 5.

2.      That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee elects Cr Sarah Ndiaye as Chair.

(Balson/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.3           Regenerative Agriculture

File No:                       I2022/189

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee notes this report and that regenerative agriculture principles will continue to be encouraged and promoted in line with Council’s Agriculture Action Plan, Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and other land management plans and strategies.

(Ndiaye/Balson)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.4           Brunswick Valley Landcare Support Officer quarterly reports June to December 2021

File No:                       I2021/1757

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee notes the report.

(Ndiaye/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.5           Biodiversity and Agriculture Projects and Operations Update

File No:                       I2022/392

 

Committee Recommendation:

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

(Ndiaye/Balson)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.6           Byron Wetlands and Vallances Road Avifauna Survey 2021

File No:                       I2022/415

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee defer this report to the next meeting, 15 September 2022.

 

(Ndiaye/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

 

Report No. 4.7           Renewal of MOU with Brunswick Valley Landcare

File No:                       I2022/485

 

Committee Recommendation:

That the Biodiversity Advisory Committee recommends to Council that the Memorandum of Understanding between Brunswick Valley Landcare and Byron Shire Council (Attachment 1 – E2021/121393) be endorsed.

(Westheimer/Balson)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

 

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 11.03am.