Minutes of City Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

City Infrastructure Committee Meeting

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25/01/2017

Minutes of the City Infrastructure Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Wednesday, 25 January 2017 at 5.00 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Burnet (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Reynolds

Denison

Harvey

PRESENT: Alderman H C Burnet (Chairman), the Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie, Aldermen
T M Denison, W F Harvey and E R Ruzicka.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman A M Reynolds

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Zucco

Briscoe

Ruzicka

Sexton

Cocker

Thomas

Alderman Denison arrived at the meeting at 5:09 pm during discussion of item 6.1 and was present for items 6.1 to 10.

Alderman Ruzicka was co-opted to the Committee.

1. Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR

That Alderman Ruzicka be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Harvey

2. Confirmation of Minutes

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR

That the minutes of the Open Portion of the City Infrastructure Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 30 November 2016, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Harvey
Ruzicka

The minutes were signed.

3. Consideration of Supplementary Items

Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(6) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

Recommendation

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.

4. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest

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.

5. Transfer of Agenda Items

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.

6 Reports

6.1 ICAP AP14 - Salamanca Place between Montpelier Retreat and Gladstone Street - Pedestrian and Outdoor Dining Furniture

File Ref: F17/3967; R0817

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director City Infrastructure and the Director City Planning of 20 January 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet	Ruzicka
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The alignment of pedestrian zones and areas for outdoor dining on footpaths reconstructed and widened as part of the Salamanca Pedestrian Works Project, be implemented generally as shown on the plan titled ‘Salamanca Place Footpath Widening Concept Plan’, marked as Attachment E to item 6.1 of the Open City Infrastructure Committee agenda of 25 January 2017, with a pedestrian path adjacent to the building line, to the satisfaction of the General Manager.

2. Stakeholders who have provided comment on the proposed usage of the widened footpath be so advised.

3. A further report be provided on options for the future treatment of the section of footpath on the southern side of Salamanca Place between Kennedy Lane and Wooby’s Lane, including the option of locating the pedestrian path along the building line.

Delegation: Council

6.2 Site Visit Tour of Melbourne - 17 February 2017

File Ref: F17/3132

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director City Infrastructure of 20 January 2017, be adopted, as amended by the following:

1. That the words City Infrastructure Committee members in Clause 1 be substituted with Alderman Burnet .

2. The inclusion of the following Clause:

“4. Aldermanic representatives participating in the tour undertake a presentation of the outcomes of the site visit upon their return, for the benefit of Council officers and the public.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Denison
Harvey
Ruzicka

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council endorse the participation of Alderman Burnet and any other interested Aldermen, appropriate Council staff and a representative of the Hobart Bicycle Advisory Committee, to attend a tour of Melbourne to inspect pedestrian facilities in the Cities of Port Philip, Stonnington and Yarra on Friday 17 February 2017.

2. The costs associated with Aldermanic participation in the site tour, estimated at approximately $500 per person, be funded from the Aldermanic Training and Development allocation in the City Government Function of the 2016/2017 Annual Plan.

3. The costs associated with officer representation and the representative of the Hobart Bicycle Advisory Committee, estimated at approximately $500 per person, be funded from the Traffic Engineering Function of the 2016/2017 Annual Plan.

4. Aldermanic representatives participating in the tour undertake a presentation of the outcomes of the site visit upon their return, for the benefit of Council officers and the public.

Delegation: Council

6.3 Local Government (Highways) Act 1982 - Officer Delegations

File Ref: F17/204; 10-4-1

RUZICKA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Group Manager Infrastructure Planning and the Director City Infrastructure of 20 January 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Denison
Harvey
Ruzicka

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That pursuant to Section 124 of the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982, the delegation of powers to Council officers, marked as Attachment B to item 6.3 of the Open City Infrastructure Committee agenda of 25 January 2017, be approved.

Delegation: Council

6.4 WMAA National Energy from Waste 2016 Conference - October 2016

File Ref: F16/143465; F16/214967

DENISON

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager Cleansing and Solid Waste and the Director Parks and City Amenity of 20 January 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Denison
Harvey
Ruzicka

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information contained in the memorandum of the Manager Cleansing and Solid Waste and the Director Parks and City Amenity of 20 January 2017 titled “WMAA National Energy from Waster 2016 Conference – October 2016” be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

6.5 Cycling South Meeting Minutes - 23 November 2016

File Ref: F16/141793; 37-1-4

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director City Infrastructure of 20 January 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Denison
Harvey
Ruzicka

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information contained in the memorandum of the Director City Infrastructure Services in relation to the Cycling South Annual General Meeting Minutes of 23 November 2017, be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

7 Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F17/3130; 16/116

RUZICKA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director City Infrastructure of 17 January 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Denison
Harvey
Ruzicka

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

8. Responses to Questions without Notice

Regulation 29(3) Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10

8.1 40km/h Speed Limits on Hobart Streets

File Ref: F16/131550; 13-1-10

8.2 Installation of a Left Hand Turning Signal on Macquarie Street, at the Intersection of Molle Street, Hobart

File Ref: F16/140226; 13-1-10

8.3 Death of Pedestrian on Corner of Macquarie and Campbell Streets, Hobart - Inquest

File Ref: F16/140227; 13-1-10

8.4 Authority to Tow Cars Parked in Clearways

File Ref: F16/140230; 13-1-10

8.5 Extra Traffic Lanes in Macquarie and Davey Streets at Peak Times

File Ref: F16/140232; 13-1-10

RUZICKA

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Denison
Harvey
Ruzicka

9. Questions without Notice

Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

File Ref: 13-1-10

9.1 Alderman Denison - Graffiti Tagging in Harrington Lane, Hobart

File Ref: 13-1-10

DENISON

Question: Could Council officers advise of the viability of installing CCTV and/or other possible management strategies to help reduce the proliferation of graffiti tagging in Harrington Lane?

Answer: The Director Parks and City Amenity took the question on notice.

9.2 Alderman Harvey - Link Road - Brushy Creek Road and Pottery Road, Lenah Valley

File Ref: 13-1-10

HARVEY

Question: Could the Acting Director please advise whether there are any plans for a link road between Brushy Creek Road and Pottery Road, Lenah Valley?

Answer: The Acting Director City Infrastructure took the question on notice.

10. Closed Portion of the Meeting

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 Reports

Item No. 4.1 Hobart Bicycle Advisory Committee - Nominations for Community Representative and Terms of Reference Amendments

LG(MP)R 15(2)(g)

Item No. 5 Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 5.1 Committee Actions - Status Report Closed

LG(MP)R 15(2)(g)

Item No. 6 Questions without notice

RUZICKA That the items be noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Burnet
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Denison
Harvey
Ruzicka

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5:42 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.

The meeting reconvened at 5:55 pm.

Item 10 was then taken.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 5:55 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
22^nd DAY OF february 2017.

CHAIRMAN