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Ki Natural Resources Management Board Agenda KI NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT BOARD AGENDA MEETING 155 to be held Friday 19 July 2019, Boardroom, 35 Dauncey St, Kingscote Verbal Report Paper 1:00 pm start CS Consent Schedule Time # Agenda Item 1:00 1 Meeting Preliminaries (15 mins) 1.1 Welcome 1.2 Apologies 1.3 Presiding Member D Miley 1 1.4 Declaration of interest by members 1.5 Acceptance of agenda and consent schedule Decision 1 1:15 2 Minutes of Previous Meeting (45 mins) 2.1 Acceptance of previous minutes Presiding Member Decision 1 2.2 Business arising from previous minutes D Miley Noting 18 2:00 3 Board Matters: for decision or discussion (90 mins) 3.1 Financial Reports J Hughes Decision 20 3.2 Risk Management J Hughes Decision 27 3.3 Legislative Compliance Review S Gullickson Decision 35 3.4 New and emerging introduced animals L Andrews Discussion 57 3.5 Retaining shacks D Miley Discussion 94 3.6 Financial Compliance Management Program J Hughes Discussion 130 3.7 Biosecurity Advisory Committee A Triggs Discussion 135 3.8 Regional Director’s report D Miley Discussion 139 3.9 Board member reports Discussion 144 4 Board Matters: Consent Schedule 4.1 Correspondence register CS Noting 145 4.2 Out-of-session approvals: D Miley CS Noting 157 CRC submission Service Level Agreement 3:30 5 Any Other Business (15 mins) 6 Board Communique 7 Next Meeting Friday 23 August at 9:30 am (TBC) 4:00 8 Closure Kangaroo Island NRM Board Meeting 1. Meeting Preliminaries Number 155 – 19 July 2019 1.3 PRESIDING MEMBER Priority For Decision RECOMMENDATIONS That the Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board: 1. Nominate a Presiding Member for this meeting as per Natural Resources Management Act 2004 schedule 1, 2(2), “if the Presiding member is absent from a meeting a member chosen by the members present will preside at the meeting”. Motion 1.3 Moved Seconded That this recommendation be adopted. Kangaroo Island NRM Board Meeting 1. Meeting Preliminaries Number 155 – 19 July 2019 1.5 ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA AND CONSENT SCHEDULE Priority For Decision RECOMMENDATIONS That the Board: 1. Approves the agenda as presented. 2. Approves all items remaining on the consent schedule. BACKGROUND Board members may seek approval for additional items to be included for discussion prior to the board approving the meeting agenda. The consent schedule lists all items likely to be agreed without discussion. Any board member can remove from or add an agenda item to the consent schedule. In requesting the item to be removed from the consent schedule, board members are asked to cite the issues they wish to discuss. Agenda Topic Motion Item 5.1 Correspondence Register That the recommendation be accepted 5.2 Out of session decisions ratified That the recommendation be accepted Motion 1.5 Moved Seconded That this recommendation be adopted. Kangaroo Island NRM Board meeting agenda - July 2019 1 Kangaroo Island NRM Board 2. Minutes of Previous Meeting Meeting 155 – 19 July 2019 2.1 MINUTES OF MEETING HELD 24 MAY 2019 Priority For Decision RECOMMENDATION That the minutes from the KI NRM Board Meeting held on 24 May 2019 be accepted. Motion 2.1 Moved Seconded That this recommendation be adopted. Attachments: 1. Draft minutes of meeting held 24 May 2019 Kangaroo Island NRM Board meeting agenda - July 2019 2 Draft Minutes of Meeting held at 9:30 am on 24 May 2019 Board Room, 35 Dauncey Street, Kingscote Meeting 154 1. Meeting Preliminaries 1.1 WELCOME Present P Clements, A Florance, J Stanton, J Taylor and D Welford In Attendance L Dohle (PIRSA), D Miley (Regional Director), M Greig (Manager Sustainable Development), P Holden (Manager Strategy and Engagement), S Gullickson (Executive Assistant) The Board noted that Peter Clements has submitted his resignation as a member of the Board, effective 25 May 2019. 1.2 APOLOGIES N Putland (KI Council), R Ellis (Manager Parks and Sustainable Landscapes), J Hughes (Manager Business Support) 1.3 PRESIDING MEMBER Motion 1.3 Moved Jenny Stanton Seconded Annette Florance That the Kangaroo Island Natural Resources Management Board: 1. Nominate Peter Clements as Presiding Member for this meeting as per Natural Resources Management Act 2004 schedule 1, 2(2), “if the Presiding member is absent from a meeting a member chosen by the members present will preside at the meeting”. Carried L Dohle informed the Board that, due to the revoking of authorised representatives, she will only attend the meeting for items of relevance to PIRSA and her role on Kangaroo Island. 1.4 DECLARATION OF INTEREST Jenny Stanton declared an interest in Agriculture KI (AgKI) as she is contracted to deliver services on behalf of AgKI. 1.5 ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA AND CONSENT SCHEDULE The Board accepted the addition of two late papers: Smith Bay EIS and Smart Farming Partnerships: Round 2 projects for discussion. Members requested that AgKI Sponsorship and recent media regarding the status of Koalas be discussed in other business. Consent Schedule Agenda Topic Motion Item Kangaroo Island NRM Board meeting agenda - July 2019 3 5.1 Correspondence Register That this recommendation be adopted 5.2 Governance Schedule That this recommendation be adopted Motion 1.5 Moved D Welford Seconded J Taylor That the Board That the Board: 1. Approves the agenda with addition of 6.1 Smart Farming Partnership Round 2 6.2 Smith Bay EIS 6.3 AgKI Sponsorship 6.4 Koalas in the media. 2. Approves all items remaining on the consent schedule. Carried 2. Presentations 2.1 FUTURE PROOFING AGRICULTURE: CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLAN Mark Stanley, Peter Day and Richard Eckhard were engaged to deliver a component of the Future Proofing Agriculture project and Peter welcomed the opportunity to present to the board on the Ag- Adaption Plan – an agricultural climate change adaptation action plan for Kangaroo Island. The aim of the project is to increase primary producer’s capacity for adaptation to climate change and the key partners include AgKI and PIRSA. Several workshops were held prior to presentation of the final Ag-Adaptation Plan. Climate Change predictions are for a drier and warmer climate on Kangaroo Island and this will impact farming systems particularly as water resources are already under stress in some catchments. This will impact Kangaroo Island’s economy and environment. Kangaroo Island NRM Board meeting agenda - July 2019 4 Climate model projections for Kangaroo Island: Hotter and drier seasons o Especially in winter and spring, with greater variability o Shorter growing seasons o Increased fire risk, largely due to drier climate More frequent extreme events such as: o Dry spells and heatwaves (drought) o Storms (with wind and water erosion risks) More flood events, but a reduction in overall surface run-off Prediction that run-off will decrease by more than rainfall with inflows to Middle River to decline by 26-31% by 2070. Producer workshops identified risks for agriculture: Productions: o Reduced and more variable productivity o Impacting both quantity and quality of produce. Water: o Reduced access to surface water o Less ground-water recharge. (with potentially less dryland salinity) Increased risk of o Fire o Erosion Mitigating actions and solutions were discussed such as: Production alignment. o Landscape (soil etc), enterprise mix, & climate - within flexible production systems. Kangaroo Island NRM Board meeting agenda - July 2019 5 Right Mix of crops, stock & pastures for a hotter, drier climate – complimented with ‘state- of-art’ technologies. Resilient Landscapes. o Soil and vegetation management – risk management & enhancement > diversity and agility. Wise-Water Management including sustainable & equitable sharing, and efficient use. Adaptive Communities. o Communication, information sharing, and coordination. From the workshops, an operations plan was developed around four focal points: 1. Climate-ready enterprises Risks and Opportunities o Land capability under alternative climates o On-farm vulnerability assessment Enterprise Planning and Implementation Assistance o Response planning program 2. Advice and access to incentives and assistance (equipment and services) Climate-ready Production Systems Research Development and Extension (RD&E) Infrastructure o RD&E Prospectus and inter-regional networks o Focus farms and networked trial sites – KI producers keen to see on-farm trials, demonstrations, field days and promotions so that can link with Southern Australian Programs Farming Systems Research o Evaluating different crop, stock and pasture combinations o Fodder conservation options, including alternative business models o Confinement feeding options o Optimising the benefits of vegetation On-Farm Trials, Demonstrations, Field Days and Promotions o Climate-ready crops, stock and pasture trials o Producing better soils o Technical Innovations o Seasonal climate forecasting o Water management and efficient use 3. Adaptive Communities Communication and Knowledge o Communications and Knowledge Plans1-2 page plans focusing on what can be achieved. o Community of Interest for information and conversations o Study tours, both inter and intra-regional, Field Day and biennial climate adaptation forum. o Enable debate and advocacy egg Genetic Modification (GM), vegetation, adaptation. Planning, Coordination and Evaluation o Steering and Reference Groups (regional) o Stakeholder Engagement including banks, suppliers, researchers, advisers o Monitoring and Evaluation o Coordination Kangaroo Island NRM Board meeting agenda - July 2019 6 4. Climate-ready Policies and Regulations Wise Water Use: Sustainable, equitable sharing of water o Future water availability and need assessment – Kangaroo Island very vulnerable to a drier climate scenario as dependent on surface water. o Water sharing regulations and policies o Dam siting, construction and operating guidelines Integrated Vegetation Management o Information sharing – vegetation and fire management o Explore management options for a changed climate o Case studies on any agreed policies or guidelines o Land capability and options for farms – responses will enable access to assistance. o Request for practical trials and R&D and how to package this to attract off-island investors.
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