City
of hobart
MINUTES
Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting
Open Portion
Thursday, 1 December 2016
City
of hobart
MINUTES
Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting
Open Portion
Thursday, 1 December 2016
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Minutes (Open Portion) Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting |
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APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1. Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy
3. Consideration of Supplementary Items
4. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest.
6.1 Potential Relationships Between the City of Hobart and Cities in the Asia Pacific Region
6.2 City Centre Support and Activation Arrangements
7. Committee Action Status Report
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report
9. Closed Portion of the Meeting
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Minutes (Open Portion) Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting |
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Minutes of the Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 1 December 2016 at 5:00 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS Deputy Lord Mayor Christie (Chairman) Zucco Ruzicka Thomas Denison
APOLOGIES: Nil
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil
PRESENT: The Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie (Chairman), Aldermen M Zucco, E R Ruzicka, D C Thomas, T M Denison, The Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey, Aldermen H C Burnet and W F Harvey.
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ALDERMEN Lord Mayor Hickey Briscoe Sexton Burnet Cocker Reynolds Harvey
Alderman Denison arrived at the meeting at 5.27 pm and was present for items 6.3 to 9.
Alderman Burnet was co-opted to the committee for items 2 to 6.2.
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RUZICKA
That Alderman Burnet be co-opted to the committee.
MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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Deputy Lord Mayor Christie |
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Zucco |
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Ruzicka |
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Thomas |
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That the minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development and Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 22 September 2016, be confirmed as an accurate record.
MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
The minutes were signed. |
Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(6) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
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That the Committee resolve to deal with any supplementary items not appearing on the agenda, as reported by the General Manager.
No supplementary items were received.
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Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(7) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
Aldermen are requested to indicate where they may have any pecuniary or conflicts of interest in respect to any matter appearing on the agenda, or any supplementary item to the agenda, which the committee has resolved to deal with.
No interest was indicated.
Regulation 15 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
A committee may close a part of a meeting to the public where a matter to be discussed falls within 15(2) of the above regulations.
In the event that the committee transfer an item to the closed portion, the reasons for doing so should be stated.
Are there any items which should be transferred from this agenda to the closed portion of the agenda, or from the closed to the open portion of the agenda?
No items were transferred.
Delegation: Council
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6.2 City Centre Support and Activation Arrangements File Ref: F16/113743; 16/135 |
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THOMAS That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager City Marketing and the Director Community Development of 25 November 2016, be adopted.
MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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That: 1. A Super Sidewalk Saturday event be held in the Hobart city centre in August 2017 and 2018 replicating the format of the 2016 event. 2. The events be funded in the first instance by additional allocations as follows: (a) $76,000 be listed for consideration in the City Marketing Function as part of the preparation of the 2017/2018 budget; (b) An estimated $12,000 through income foregone in the Off Street Parking Function as a result of waiving parking fees in the Council’s multi-storey car parks for the day of the event, namely, Argyle Street, Hobart Central and Centrepoint car parks. 3. An annual evaluation be conducted to ensure that the event continues to deliver value for city centre retailers, and that the entertainment and format remains an effective drawcard for consumers.
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Delegation: Council
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6.3 Review of the Inaugural Antarctic Festival 2016 and the Annual Opening of the Antarctic Season Reception File Ref: F16/131362 |
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THOMAS That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer and the Group Manager Executive & Economic Development of 25 November 2016, be adopted. MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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That: 1. The organisers of subsequent Antarctic Festivals be advised that in line with Council policy titled Applications for Grants – Community Development, funding for future festivals must be sought through either the City of Hobart Events Grants or the Event Partnership Programs. 2. Council continue to support the staging of the annual Opening of the Antarctic Season Reception for 150 attendees, and 10 international marine science students, at a cost of approximately $7,500 to be funded from the Economic Development Function in the 2016/2017 Annual Plan.
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Delegation: Council
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7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report File Ref: F16/132222; 16/120 |
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RUZICKA That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director Community Development of 25 November 2016, be adopted. MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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That the information be received and noted.
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Delegation: Committee
Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10
No questions were asked at the meeting.
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The following items were discussed: -
Item No. 1 Minutes of the last meeting of the Closed Portion of the Council Meeting Item No. 2 Consideration of supplementary items to the agenda Item No. 3 Indications of pecuniary and conflicts of interest Item No. 4 Committee Action Status Report Item No. 4.1 Committee Actions - Status Report LG(MP)R 15(2)(g) Item No. 5 Questions Without Notice – File Ref: 13-1-10
RUZICKA
That the items be noted.
MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5.46 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.
The meeting was reconvened at 5.47 pm.
Item 9 was then taken.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.48 pm.
TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD
THIS
24th DAY OF January 2017.
CHAIRMAN