Meeting Name

Environmental Advisory Committee

 

Date

13 April 2023

Time 5:30PM

Venue

Rydalmere Operations Centre (ROC)

316 Victoria Road, Rydalmere or Microsoft Teams

 

Attendees

Chair: Lord Mayor Cr Donna Davis

Deputy Chair: Julia (Julz) Strykowski

 

Councillors: Cr Bradley, Cr Darley, Cr Garrard

 

Community members:

Melissa Brooks, Crystal Fleming, Adriana Genova, Alexi Gilchrist, Marina Gilmore, Mark Green, Annie Nielsen, Murray Sayle

 

Staff Committee Members:

Angelina Gu- Project Officer, Anthony Collins – Manager Sustainability & Environment, Hugh Johnston – Senior Project Officer, James Smallson – Group Manager Sustainability, Karen Jones – Convenor, , Luke Wolstencroft – Strategy Manager City Strategy, Nicole Carnegie – Director City Strategy

 

Apologies / Leave of Absence

 

 

Secretariat

Marvi Gordon

 

HPRM Reference

F2022/01409

 

 

 

 

 

No.

Item

Lead

Time Allocation

1.       

Acknowledgement of Country

 

The City of Parramatta Council acknowledges the Burramattagal Clan of The Dharug, the traditional owners of land of Parramatta and pays its respects to the elders past, present and emerging.

 

Lord Mayor Cr Donna Davis

1min

2.      

Apologies

 

Lord Mayor Cr Donna Davis

1 min

3.      

Disclosure of Interests

 

Lord Mayor Cr Donna Davis

1min

4.      

Confirmation of Minutes from 9 February 2023

 

Lord Mayor Cr Donna Davis

5min

 

5.      

Draft ESS Refresh (confidential)

Presentation & discussion covering:

·       Progress since 9 February 23

·       Reviewing draft priorities and actions, indicators and target setting

·       Next steps – EAC involvement during public exhibition

 

Luke Wolstencroft, Karen Jones

45 min

6.      

Tree Canopy update (confidential):

·       Context

·       Canopy cover baseline assessment

·       Canopy cover study

 

Hugh Johnston

(10m + 10min discussion)

 

20 min

 

 

7.      

Standing agenda item: Emerging environmental and sustainability topics

 

Lord Mayor Cr Donna Davis

5min

8.      

General Business

·       ESS Refresh: Profiles of Parramatta

·       Pool to Pond conversions

·       Other business

·       Upcoming EAC meetings

 

Karen Jones (items 1-2)

Lord Mayor Cr Donna Davis

 

10min

 

9.      

Close

Next Meeting Date: Thursday 8th June 2023. Venue TBC

 

Lord Mayor Cr Donna Davis

2min

10.    

Optional:

Sustainability tour of ROC

Anthony Collins

20min