Minutes of Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 21 September 2023

Minutes of the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 21 September 2023

File No: I2023/1398

PRESENT: Cr Sarah Ndiaye, Cr Mark Swivel, Cr Duncan Dey

Staff: Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy) – joined at 2:45pm

Sharyn French (Manager Environmental and Economic Planning)

Hayley Briggs (Sustainability Officer)

Danielle Hanigan (Manager Resource Recovery)

Zoe White (Resource Recovery Education and Compliance Officer)

Michelle Wilde (Minute Taker)

Community: Madeleine Green

Christobel Munson (ZEB representative)

Elizabeth Gray

Bronwyn Elliott

Cr Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 2:09pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK: Bronwyn Elliott

Apologies:

Cr Asren Pugh, Fleur Brown, Sasha Mainsbridge, Jean Renouf (Plan C Byron), Sarah Child (Resource Recovery Strategy and Engagement Officer)

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

Madeleine Green declared a non-pecuniary interest. The nature of the interest being that Madeleine lives 2kms from the Resource Recovery Centre.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1 Confirmation of minutes from the 29 June meeting

File No: I2023/1329

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting held on 29 June 2023 be confirmed.

(Green/Dey)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 29 June 2023 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Planning Meeting held on 14 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 Investigating Bangalow Heritage House as an eco-house demonstration site

File No: I2023/1122

Committee Recommendation:

That Council keep Zero Emissions Byron informed of planning for future usage of Heritage House in Bangalow and collaborate with ZEB on any potential options for fitting and retro-fitting the building or part of it, as a demonstration and information centre for sustainable living.

(Swivel/Green)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.2 Development of Litter and Illegal Dumping Strategic Plan

File No: I2023/1069

Committee Recommendation:

That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Committee notes the report on the development of the Litter and Illegal Dumping Strategic Plan.

(Swivel/Ndiaye)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 4.3 Future Discussion Items for Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee

File No: I2023/729

Committee Recommendation:

That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee:

1. Notes the report on future discussion items for the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee.

2. Requests staff to provide a brief update on the adopted Climate Change Adaptation Plan at the next available meeting, with a particular focus on planning provisions.

(Gray/Ndiaye)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 3:13pm

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 21 September 2023
Time	2.00pm