MINUTES OF THE
Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee
HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange with an option of online conferencing platform ZOOM due to COVID-19 requirements
ON 2 February 2021
COMMENCING AT 8.30pm
Attendance
Cr S Nugent (Chairperson), Cr R Kidd (Mayor), Cr G Taylor (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr J Hamling, Cr T Mileto, Cr J McRae (Zoom), Cr S Munro, Cr S Romano (Zoom), Cr R Turner, Cr J Whitton
Chief Executive Officer, Acting Director Corporate and Commercial Services (Redmond), Director Development Services, Director Community, Recreation and Cultural Services, Director Technical Services, Acting Manager Corporate Governance (Constantine), Chief Financial Officer, Executive Support Manager, Manager Development Assessment, Manager Building & Environment
APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1.1 DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS, SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS
Nil
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TRIM Reference: 2021/12 |
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RESOLVED - 21/017 Cr J Hamling/Cr T Mileto 1 That Council acknowledge the reports presented to the Environmental Sustainability Community Committee at its meeting held on 16 October 2020. 2 That Council determine recommendations {3.2, 3.3, 3.4.1 & 3.7} from the minutes of the Environmental Sustainability Community Committee meeting of 16 October 2020. |
Resolution continued over page
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3.2 - Stormwater harvesting - Wayne Beatty I. That the project conceptual design be forwarded to the committee II. That a project works outline in map view be forwarded to the committee III. That the verbal report from Council’s Water and Sewerage Strategic Manager be acknowledged. 3.3 - Water Sensitive Cities report - Progress update I. That the Environmental Sustainable Community Committee Water sub-group meet with relevant Council staff and communications team to produce a short summary of ‘What a water sensitive city is and the related benefits’. II. That Environmental Sustainable Community Committee Water sub-group meet with relevant Council staff and communications team to refine the report to be presented to Councils Environmental Sustainable Policy Committee for consideration. III. That a map of Councils ‘purple’ pipeline be provided to the Environmental Sustainable Community Committee. IV. An updated info graph of Councils water supply system be provided to the Environmental Sustainable Community Committee. V. That Council staff investigate information sharing and promotion of water saving technology for residents in Orange. 3.4 - Great Southern Bioblitz Orange 2020 I. That the Great Southern Bioblitz be run again next year. 3.7 - Draft Climate Change Policy and Management Plan I. Item 3.7 be deferred for discussion at a specific workshop in 2 weeks - 30 October 2020. II. Provide ESCC a workshop agenda. III. ESCC members familiarise themselves with both the Draft Climate Change Strategic Policy and Draft Climate Change Management Plan and prepare questions/comments for the workshop. IV. That Council provide ESCC a mechanism to discuss/comment on both documents as a group in preparation of the workshop. 3 That the remainder of the minutes of the Environmental Sustainability Community Committee meeting held on 16 October 2020 be adopted. |
For: Cr Kidd, Cr Duffy, Cr Hamling, Cr McRae, Cr Mileto, Cr Munro, Cr Nugent, Cr Taylor, Cr Turner, Cr Whitton
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr Romano
Cr Hamling thanked the residents of Orange who collect rubbish and look after parks and road reserves around town. He made mention of his neighbour who regularly mows Beverly Park and collects fallen limbs. Cr Nugent mentioned Nancy Rosser who does this also and regularly collects rubbish.
Cr Mileto spoke about the amount of rubbish on the side of the Northern Distributor Road.
The Chief Executive Officer advised Councillors that it cost $11,000 to pick up this rubbish last year and Council has an EPA grant to repeat the process. Wangarang Industries will be undertaking this and a portion will be going toward education.
Cr Hamling spoke about the rubbish on the road toward the Orange Waste Recovery Centre on Ophir Road.
Cr Turner advised that at least once a week Wangarang Industries walk from the Northern Distributor Road to the Resources Recovery Centre collecting roadside rubbish.
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Cr Kidd asked whether Council could investigate the use of a mobile camera in these areas to catch the litterers. |
Cr McRae spoke about a Local Government Area (possibly Wollondilly) who worked in conjunction with local fast food restaurants by collecting the littered dockets and connected the timestamped docket with CCTV footage from the restaurants drive-thru footage. It led to a significant change in behaviour.
The Chief Executive Officer advised he would take this on board.
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Cr Duffy asked if Council staff could look at the rubbish and blackberries behind the embankments on the Northern Distributor Road. |
3 General Reports
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TRIM Reference: 2020/2642 |
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RESOLVED - 21/018 Cr R Turner/Cr J Hamling That the information provided in the report on Annual Waste Diversion and Education Strategy Implementation – 2019/2020 be acknowledged. |
For: Cr Kidd, Cr Duffy, Cr Hamling, Cr McRae, Cr Mileto, Cr Munro, Cr Nugent, Cr Taylor, Cr Turner, Cr Whitton
Against: Nil
Absent: Cr Romano
Cr Whitton sought clarification on the recommendation on page 135, point 3 of the report, regarding whether the Chief Executive Officer has the power to reduce the collection of the red bin from weekly to fortnightly.
The Director Technical Service advised the report was acknowledging the previous resolution of Council, as well as advising that Council has entered a 5 year program and showing how we plan to achieve the waste diversion rates. This is a status report and does not give staff authority to change anything that Council is currently doing now.
The Chief Executive Officer advised Council would be briefed prior to entering a new contract.
The Director Technical Services advised the contract is 10 years and we are approximately 5 years in to the contract.
Cr Munro asked whether the JR Richards trucks, who are based in Orange but service other Local Government Areas, return with the rubbish to Orange or dispose of it in the individual areas.
The Director Technical Services advised they do both. Orange acts as the central receival station for all mixed recyclables. These are then bulked up and transported to Visy in Sydney. The general waste is taken to the respective Local Government Area’s waste facility.
The Meeting Closed at 8.46PM.