Dams Safety NSW Board Meeting No 12 - 27 October 2020
Location: Remote via Microsoft Teams
Time 9.30am to 1.00pm
Invitees - Ross Carter (Chair), Alex Fisher (Deputy Chair) Shane McGrath, Rob O'Neill, John Stacpoole, Chris Salkovic (CEO Dams Safety NSW), Peter Skehan (Secretariat), Jacqui Page (Secretariat Support)
Dam Safety NSW staff attendees - Margaret Hynes (Capability Manager), Peter Boyd (Governance & Assurance Manager), Asim Chohan (Operations Manager), Jason Porter (Principal Dams Safety Engineer), Michelle May (Senior Project Officer)
Minutes: Peter Skehan
Apologies: Nil
Approved: 24 November 2020
| Item | Decision and Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Conflicts of Interest N/A Previous minutes and actions Minutes and actions were accepted with minor edits recommended. Action -20202710-01: Secretariat to update September minutes as per recommendations |
| 2 | Strategy/Stakeholder 2.0 Strategy Execution Action -20202710-02: CEO to send a copy of ‘Strategy Execution’ presentation to Chair and Members. Action -20202710-03: DSNSW - prioritise schedule for dam risk reports. Matters for decision 2.1 Annual Report Action -20202710-04: Annual Report to be updated as per Member’s recommendations and sent for approval out of session. Action -20202710-05: Declared dams number to be consistent for annual report. Matters for discussion 2.2 Quarterly update – dams above safety threshold Action -20202710-06: Operations team to follow up on Hume Dam regarding risk assessment status. Matters for Noting 2.3 Levy update 2.4 Strategic Deep Dive – Progress update – Emergency Management Risk Action -20202710-07: DSNSW to investigate undertaking an emergency management exercise 2.5 Key Performance Indicators and Projects Action -20202710-08: Key performance indicators to include elements of Operations report. |
| 3 | Governance Matters for decision 3.1 O&M Plan guideline publication O&M plan guideline approved for publication |
| 4 | Operations Matters for decision 4.1 Declaration and De-declaration of dams Declarations and De-declarations approved by Members. Action -20202710-09: Operations team to check risk status of Oakey dam. 4.2 Taralga Dam update and declaration Declaration of Taralga Dam and its categorisation as a high B consequence category dam approved by Members. Action -20202710-10: DSNSW to develop document of key points regarding Taralga dam. Matters for Noting 4.3 CEO Report Action -20202710-11: ADKAR scores for CC of dam to be considered in future CEO report. Action -20202710-12: CEO to re-insert actuals in Finance summary as well as a nominal indication for projects. Action -20202710-13: For delegations: Significant changes to include a small summary in future meetings. 4.4 Support for regional town water infrastructur |
| 5 | General Business 5.1 November meeting (23-24) Members agreed to postpone the face to face November meeting until Covid19 restrictions have eased |
| 6 | Meeting Finalisation Members reviewed the actions taken and commended management on the success of the meeting. Meeting closed @ 1.00pm Next meeting: 24/11/2020. Remote |