MINUTES TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING 12 October 2017, City of Sydney Contents Administrative Matters ................................................................................................................... 1 Update on SCCG Activities and Projects ........................................................................................ 3 Member Council Roundtable ........................................................................................................... 5 General Business............................................................................................................................ 8 Presentations ................................................................................................................................. 9 Site Visit …………………………………………………………………………………………………….10 1. Administrative Matters 1.1 Opening BA welcomed Technical Committee delegates to the meeting. 1.2 Attendance and Apologies Attendance and apologies are listed in the table on page 2. 1.3 Confirmation of Minutes Minutes of the Technical Committee meeting held on 20 July 2017 were distributed in electronic form to TC delegates. The Minutes were confirmed at the meeting. 1.4 Business Arising BA directed TC delegates to the update on actions for the Business Arising from the 20 July 2017 meeting, provided in the ‘Summary of Resolutions, Actions, and Outcomes Table’ in the 12 October 2017 Technical Committee Meeting Agenda. BA provided an update on three actions: i) the letter to Fisheries re: spearfishing – BA advised that a letter had been sent to Fisheries and an initial response had been received noting the SCCG correspondence; ii) signage and caselaw regarding legal implications of signage – SCCG has been in contact with Statewide Mutual, LGNSW and EDO NSW. It was noted that the Water Safety Signage Practice Note 15 will soon be reissued by the DLG. Statewide’s Sydney Manager is available to work with Councils to conduct a risk assessment/management process. Contact: Robert Humphries on 0408286075 or [email protected] SCCG is awaiting information from LGNSW and on receipt will develop a further legal query for EDO to pursue, as required. iii) Urban heat mapping – it was noted that SCCG was unable to access the mapping in its current format in order to pdf specific LGA maps. SMc (Waverley) advised that 202020 Vision has produced a map by LGA which is better quality data. This report/data should have been sent to all councils a few weeks ago. SMc to send a link to the 202020 report. 1.5 Next Meeting The next Technical Committee Meeting will be held on 7 December 2017, host Council to be determined. Page 1 of 10 Attendance and Apologies List Representative Council Attended Apology Mr Josh Ford (JF) Bayside Council Ms Judith Betts (JB) Bayside Council Mr Mohammed Sikder (MS) Inner West Council Ms Victoria Adair (VA) Northern Beaches Council Ms Ruby Ardren (RA) Northern Beaches Council Ms Jodie Crawford (JC) Northern Beaches Council Ms Amy Croucher (AC) Mosman Council Ms Niki Carey (NC) North Sydney Council Ms Bronwyn Englaro (BE) Randwick Council Ms Beth Noel (BN) Sutherland Shire Council Mr Nathan Varley (NV) Sutherland Shire Council Mr David Eckstein (DE) City of Sydney Mr Sam McGuinness (SMc) Waverley Council Mr David Roberts (DR) Willoughby Council Mr Chris Munro (CM) Woollahra Council Beck Dawson (BD) (Presenter) Sydney Resilience Officer Mr Geoff Withycombe (GW) SCCG Ms Belinda Atkins (BA) SCCG Ms Molly O’Halloran (MO) SCCG Page 2 of 10 Summary of Actions from the Technical Committee Meeting – 12 October Due Lead Actions date Administrative Matters Attendance and Apologies - - Attendance and apologies were received and noted. Confirmation of Minutes - - Minutes of Technical Committee meeting held 20 July 17 were confirmed. Administration SEC 13 Oct • Thank you letters to be sent to the Presenters SMc 19 Oct • SMc to send the link to the 202020 Vision report SEC 30 • SCCG to develop a legal query for EDO NSW Nov Next meetings 2 Nov • The next TC meeting to be held on 7 December 2017 – Christmas activity SEC included. BA to follow up with BE (Randwick) and then SMc (Waverley) as potential host Councils. • Delegates suggest agenda items for the next meeting All • Delegates remind council staff of TC meeting dates and share the minutes Update on SCCG Activities and Projects Collaboration: • BA to send SPLASH prospectus to TC delegates (FYI) BA 18 Oct • BA to provide an updated report on SPLASH at the December TC meeting BA 7 Dec • Member Council staff to register for the Flying fox forum on 26 October 2017 All 20 Oct • Randwick and Waverley Councils to notify SCCG if they are participating in the BE, 20 Oct Get the Site Right Campaign. SMc Presentations • SCCG to provide mapping data and case study material to Beck Dawson for SEC 20 Oct Resilient Sydney 2. Update on SCCG Activities and Projects 2.1 Collaboration 2.1.1 Splash BA provided an update on Splash noting that the prospectus has been released with three financial levels of membership, financial partner ($50k), member investor ($5-50K) and member/participant (no cost). To become a bronze member SCCG would need to pay an annual fee of $5k. As it stands under the draft document a member/participant cannot sit on the steering committee, and would have to become a bronze member minimum to do so. This caveat under the prospectus will be discussed at the next SPLASH meeting. Individual councils can become members of SPLASH, however SCCG membership will provide access to SPLASH for SCCG member councils. BA will report back to the Technical Committee at the 7th December meeting. Page 3 of 10 2.1.2 Regional Flying Fox Approach BA provided an update on the Regional Flying Fox Approach. LGNSW are hosting a Flying-fox forum on 26 October, following the National Flying-fox Forum on 25 October. SCCG and OEH will be in attendance at the Flying-fox forum on 26 October to workshop a regional approach. BA encouraged delegates and staff from member councils to register for the event. Click here OEH has set up an internal Committee to discuss flying fox issues, and have noted that further resources are required on a state level. 2.1.3 Get the Site Right Initiative BA provided a summary on the progress of this project, noting that all councils apart from Waverley and Randwick had signed up to participate in the Get the Site Right Campaign. BE and SMc to follow up with their councils regarding participation. It was noted that councils would undertake compliance during November and would take part in the November Blitz day. Two training days are being held for officers on sediment and erosion control on 26 October and 1st November. The SCCG and catchment groups will also host a stand at the Home show from 27-29 October. 2.2 Capacity Building 2.2.1 Adapting Priority Coastal Recreational Infrastructure for Climate Change GW provided an update on this project. Majority of our councils completed the survey on priority infrastructure. The outcomes of the survey will be reported to councils once collated. The next stage will be to nominate councils as case studies. 2.3 Advocacy 2.3.1 SCCG Submissions BA provided an update on the SCCG submissions including the EIA Improvement Project guidelines and the Crown Lands Management Regulation 2017. Both submissions can be viewed on the SCCG website. 2.3.2 Reform Updates GW gave an update on the coastal reforms, noting that the announcement on the gazettal of the reforms is imminent. It has been advised that Councils will receive notice of the gazettal of the SEPP in order to put information on the 149 certificates. It is understood that there will not be a vulnerability layer on the map within the SEPP – this will revert to individual councils mapping in existing LEP/DCP. It was noted that the Coastal Council has been appointed and will be announced shortly. SCCG will be hosting a workshop with OEH, DPE, Kirsten Geraty (Solicitor) etc for member councils including what councils are required to do under reforms/CMP, and what SCCG can do to support member council needs. GW advised that SCCG is working with consultants Aither and BMT WBM to develop implementation guidelines for councils (moving beyond cost benefit analysis). GW will pitch this project proposal to OEH for funding. Page 4 of 10 It was noted that Woollahra have used the grant money to shift from CZMP to CMP. It was suggested that Woollahra contact Phil Watson (OEH) to assist in talking to the community during the consultation period. Northern Beaches council are currently working on a CMP for Pittwater – and will need to redo the community consultation component. It was mentioned that Dr Peter Freewater is now working at OEH and is the NSW council contact person. 2.4 Research GW provided a brief update on two SCCG partner projects; the community adaptation to coastal inundation project with UNSW and the Estimating coastal values project with CSIRO, OEH, DPI and Eurobodalla Shire Council. 3.Member Councils Roundtable Delegates discussed their updates at the meeting and discussed issues/needs where relevant. PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES REPORT Bayside • 230k grant put forward by Orica for infrastructure works at two reserves. • Structure has been finalised with directors, managers and coordinators appointed Council across the board. • The section of Lady Robinson’s Beach between Solander Street and President Avenue Monterey has dropped approximately 1m since December 2016 and is now eating into the Cook Park embankment exposing large boulders and rubble. Council’s City Infrastructure department will write to the Minister for Roads and Maritime Services advising of this problem and seeking their urgent action, as Council signed an Agreement in 2001 with the then Waterways Authority requiring Council to undertake minor beach maintenance works, with major beach nourishment and rock groyne repairs to be the responsibility of the then Waterways Authority (now RMS). • Council has a $75,000 grant from the Office of Environment & Heritage under the 2017 Coastal Management Program (Total Cost - $300,000) to undertake the restoration of a 700m long x 5m wide section of Cook Park between Bestic Street and Bruce Street Brighton.