ORANGE CITY COUNCIL

 

MINUTES OF THE

Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee

HELD IN Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Byng Street, Orange

ON 1 June 2021

COMMENCING AT 8.02pm

 1      Introduction

Attendance

Cr S Nugent (Chairperson), Cr R Kidd (Mayor), Cr G Taylor (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy (Zoom), Cr J Hamling, Cr J McRae, Cr T Mileto (Zoom), Cr S Munro, Cr R Turner

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, Executive Support Officer.

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

 

RESOLVED - 21/158                                                                           Cr S Munro/Cr J Hamling

That Council permit Cr Duffy and Cr Mileto to attend Council meeting of Orange City Council on 1 June 2021 by remote video link.

 

 

RESOLVED - 21/159                                                                            Cr S Munro/Cr S Nugent

That the apologies be accepted from <names> for the Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee of Orange City Council on 1 June 2021.

 

1.1     DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS, SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS AND LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT NON-PECUNIARY INTERESTS

Nil

2       General Reports

2.1     Electricity Procurement

TRIM Reference:        2021/1039

RESOLVED - 21/160                                                                                Cr R Kidd/Cr S Munro

That Council resolves:

1   That Council note the Report on Council Electricity Procurement;

2   That Council note the alignment between the advice in this report and Council’s renewable energy plan, energy targets and the NSW Government’s aspirations for Net Zero;

3   That Council contribute a minimum of 50% of Council’s electricity load to a renewable energy power purchase agreement where the pricing is lower than the existing contracted price; and

4   That staff advise Central NSW Joint Organisation of Council’s decision.

For: Cr Kidd, Cr Duffy, Cr Hamling, Cr McRae, Cr Mileto, Cr Munro, Cr Nugent, Cr Taylor, Cr Turner

Against: Nil

Absent: Cr Romano, Cr Whitton

 

2.2     Single-use Plastics Policy

TRIM Reference:        2021/1053

RESOLVED - 21/161                                                                           Cr J Hamling/Cr R Turner

That Council resolves:

1   To place Strategic Policy – ST149 – Single Use Plastics on public exhibition for a period of 28 days.

2   That Council acknowledge the Single Use Plastics Implementation Plan.

For: Cr Kidd, Cr Duffy, Cr Hamling, Cr McRae, Cr Mileto, Cr Munro, Cr Nugent, Cr Taylor, Cr Turner

Against: Nil

Absent: Cr Romano, Cr Whitton

 

The Meeting Closed at 8.04pm.