ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee
Agenda
1 May 2018
Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993 that a Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee meeting of ORANGE CITY COUNCIL will be held in the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange on Tuesday, 1 May 2018.
Garry Styles
General Manager
For apologies please contact Michelle Catlin on 6393 8246.
Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee 1 May 2018
2.1 Minutes of the Tidy Towns Community Committee - 19 February 2018 and 19 March 2018
Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee 1 May 2018
The provisions of Chapter 14 of the Local Government Act, 1993 (the Act) regulate the way in which Councillors and designated staff of Council conduct themselves to ensure that there is no conflict between their private interests and their public role.
The Act prescribes that where a member of Council (or a Committee of Council) has a direct or indirect financial (pecuniary) interest in a matter to be considered at a meeting of the Council (or Committee), that interest must be disclosed as soon as practicable after the start of the meeting and the reasons given for declaring such interest.
As members are aware, the provisions of the Local Government Act restrict any member who has declared a pecuniary interest in any matter from participating in the discussion or voting on that matter, and requires that member to vacate the Chamber.
Council’s Code of Conduct provides that if members have a non-pecuniary conflict of interest, the nature of the conflict must be disclosed. The Code of Conduct also provides for a number of ways in which a member may manage non pecuniary conflicts of interest.
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Recommendation It is recommended that Committee Members now disclose any conflicts of interest in matters under consideration by the Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee at this meeting. |
RECORD NUMBER: 2018/1005
AUTHOR: David Waddell, Director Development Services
EXECUTIVE Summary
The Tidy Towns Community Committee met on 19 February 2018 and 19 March 2018, and the minutes of these meetings are provided to the Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee for adoption.
There are no recommendations for action or funding arising from this meeting.
Link To Delivery/OPerational Plan
The recommendation in this report relates to the Delivery/Operational Plan strategy “13.3 Our Environment – Identify changing community aspirations and undertake community engagement to inform planning and advocacy of plans and policies for waste management and resource recovery”.
Financial Implications
Nil
Policy and Governance Implications
Nil
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1 That Council acknowledge the reports presented to the Tidy Towns Community Committee at its meetings of 19 February 2018 and 19 March 2018. 2 That the minutes of the Tidy Towns Community Committee meetings of 19 February 2018 and 19 March 2018 be adopted.
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further considerations
Consideration has been given to the recommendation’s impact on Council’s service delivery; image and reputation; political; environmental; health and safety; employees; stakeholders and project management; and no further implications or risks have been identified.
Attachments
1 Minutes of the Meeting of the Tidy Towns Community Committee held on 19 February 2018
2 Minutes of the Meeting of the Tidy Towns Community Committee held on ⇩19 March 2018
3 Tidy Towns Community Committee - 19 March 2018 - Agenda, D18/20201⇩
ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE
Tidy Towns Community Committee
HELD IN Councillors Workroom, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 19 February 2018
COMMENCING AT 10.00am
1 Introduction
Attendance
Cr K Duffy (Chairperson), Cr J McRae (Deputy Mayor), Mr C Gryllis, Mr R Gander, Mr T Smith, Ms W Fisher, Mr A Rodd, Natural Resources Coordinator
1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence
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RESOLVED Cr J McRae/Mr C Gryllis That the apologies be accepted from Mr F Maw and Ms A Banks for the Tidy Towns Community Committee meeting on 19 February 2018. |
1.2 Acknowledgement of Country
1.3 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
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TRIM Reference: 2018/300 |
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Cr Duffy formally welcomed everyone to the meeting and invited all attendees to briefly introduce themselves. |
4 General Reports
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TRIM Reference: 2018/308 |
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RECOMMENDATION Mr R Gander/Mr C Gryllis That the Charter for the Tidy Towns Community Committee be adopted. |
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TRIM Reference: 2018/309 |
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RECOMMENDATION Ms W Fisher/Mr T Smith That the Action Plan items be acknowledged. |
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TRIM Reference: 2018/310 |
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RECOMMENDATION Cr J McRae/Mr C Gryllis That the next meeting of the Committee be scheduled for Monday 19 March 2018 at 12.30pm at the Civic Centre. |
The Meeting Closed at 10.35AM.
Tidy Towns Community Committee 1 May 2018
2.1 Minutes of the Tidy Towns Community Committee - 19 February 2018 and 19 March 2018
Attachment 1 TTCC 19 March 2018 Minutes
ORANGE CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE
Tidy Towns Community Committee
HELD IN Councillors Workroom, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange
ON 19 March 2018
COMMENCING AT 12.30pm
1 Introduction
Attendance
Cr K Duffy (Chairperson), Cr J McRae (Deputy Mayor), Ms A Banks (OAM), Mr C Gryllis, Mr F Maw, Mr R Gander, Mr T Rodd, Mr T Smith, Ms W Fisher, Natural Resources Coordinator
1.1 Apologies and Leave of Absence
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RESOLVED Ms W Fisher/Mr R Gander That the apologies be accepted from Director Development Services for the Tidy Towns Community Committee meeting of 19 March 2018. |
1.2 Acknowledgement of Country
1.3 Declaration of pecuniary interests, significant non-pecuniary interests and less than significant non-pecuniary interests
2 Previous Minutes
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RESOLVED Ms W Fisher/Mr T Smith That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Tidy Towns Community Committee held on 19 February 2018 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate record of the proceedings of the Tidy Towns Community Committee meeting held on 19 February 2018. |
3 General Reports
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3.1 Review of the National Tidy Towns Assessment TRIM Reference: 2018/628 |
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Chris Gryllis gave a verbal report in regard to the selection of shirts for both the National Awards and the regional awards for Tidy Town members. Mr Gryllis has also been working with Orange City Council design staff for the Council logo which will also be used for the various signs around the City promoting the recent wins in the regional awards. It was mentioned that the letter/comment written by Bob Holland in Orange City Life regarding the focus of Tidy Towns was unreasonable. It was suggested that the Committee write to Mr Holland asking him to join the Tidy Towns Committee. |
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Recommendation Mr C Gryllis/Cr J McRae That the report by the Natural Resources Coordinator on the review of the National Tidy Towns Assessment be acknowledged.
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3.2 National Tidy Towns Awards TRIM Reference: 2018/629 |
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Recommendation Mr C Gryllis/Cr J McRae That the report by the Natural Resources Coordinator on the National Tidy Towns Awards be acknowledged.
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3.3 Meeting between Keep NSW Beautiful and Tidy Towns Committee Representatives TRIM Reference: 2018/631 |
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The meeting was attended by Kevin Duffy, Chris Gryllis and Roger Smith. The Keep NSW Beautiful representative, Val Southam, was shown the various venues for each function, being the Botanic Gardens Function Centre for the Friday night meet-and-greet, the Civic Centre Councillors’ Workroom for the Saturday project sessions; the Ex-Services Club for the Saturday night awards dinner, and the museum forecourt for the Sunday farewell breakfast. Local sponsorship is still being sought. |
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Recommendation Cr J McRae/Ms W Fisher That the report by the Natural Resources Coordinator on the meeting between Keep NSW Beautiful and Tidy Towns Committee representatives be acknowledged.
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3.4 Review of the 2018 Clean Up Australia Day Events TRIM Reference: 2018/632 |
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Certificates of Appreciation for members of the local scout group who participated in Clean Up Australia Day activities have been signed by the Mayor with the view to handing them out at a Scout’s meeting night. Tony Smith did hand out others from Clean Up Australia Day on the actual day. Councillor McRae acknowledged that many community members did their own thing on the day. |
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Recommendation Mr F Maw/Cr J McRae That the report by the Natural Resources Coordinator on the review of the 2018 Clean Up Australia Day Events be acknowledged.
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MATTERS ARISING
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It was decided to have a briefing on Monday 9 April 2018 to discuss the result of the National Awards and where to from here. |
The Meeting Closed at 1.10pm.
2.1 Minutes of the Tidy Towns Community Committee - 19 February 2018 and 19 March 2018
Attachment 2 Tidy Towns Community Committee - 19 March 2018 - Agenda
RECORD NUMBER: 2018/1019
AUTHOR: Roger Smith, Natural Resources Coordinator
EXECUTIVE Summary
The 2018 National Tidy Towns Awards were held in Barmera, South Australia, on 6 and 7 April 2018. A delegation from Orange attended the awards. The delegation included the Deputy Mayor, Cr Joanne McRae, Tidy Towns Committee members - Chris Gryllis and Wendy Fisher and Council’s Tidy Towns Coordinator Roger Smith.
Other State winners who attended the awards included Kalgoorlie from Western Australia, Kimba in South Australia, Smithton in Tasmania, Beechworth in Victoria and Finke from the Northern Territory. Queensland was not represented. His Excellency, the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia, also attended the awards.
Orange won the Dame Phyllis Frost Litter Prevention, Waste Management and Resource Recovery Award and was a joint winner in the Environmental Sustainability Award. Orange’s Bailey Dickinson-Bubb also won a Highly Commended award for the Young Legend’s category.
Unfortunately Orange missed out on the overall award which was won by Smithton in Tasmania.
The focus now will turn to the 2019 NSW Tidy Towns Awards to be held in Orange on 9, 10 and 11 November 2018. The Awards will be held in conjunction with Keep NSW Beautiful.
Link To Delivery/OPerational Plan
The recommendation in this report relates to the Delivery/Operational Plan strategy “4.1 Our City – Continue to deliver a leadership role as a major entity in the region and actively contribute to the future direction of local, regional and national initiatives to support and facilitate improved outcomes for the community”.
Financial Implications
Nil
Policy and Governance Implications
Nil
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1 That Council acknowledge the receipt of the Dame Phyllis Frost Litter Prevention, Waste Management and Resource Recovery Award and the Environmental Sustainability Award. 2 That Council acknowledge the award presented to Bailey Dickinson-Bubb who received a highly commended award for the Young Legend’s category. |
further considerations
Consideration has been given to the recommendation’s impact on Council’s service delivery; image and reputation; political; environmental; health and safety; employees; stakeholders and project management; and no further implications or risks have been identified.
