SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES

Open Portion

Tuesday, 14 March 2017

AT 5.15 pm

Council Chamber, Town Hall


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Council Meeting

Page 2

 

14/3/2017

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

PRESENT, APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

1.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 3

Reports of Committees. 4

Governance Committee

2          TasWater Ownership and Governance Issues Update. 4

3          Cities 4.0 Summit, Melbourne - 21 to 23 March 2017 - Aldermanic Nominations  7

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Council Meeting

Page 3

 

14/3/2017

 

 

PRESENT:

 

The Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey,

The Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie,

Aldermen M Zucco, J R Briscoe, E R Ruzicka, P T Sexton, H C Burnet,
P S Cocker, D C Thomas, A M Reynolds, T M Denison and W F Harvey

 

Alderman Thomas left the meeting at 5.45 and was not present for item 2.

 

APOLOGIES:

 

Nil

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

 

Nil

1.       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.

 

 

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR CHRISTIE

Ruzicka

That items 3 and 2 be taken.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Lord Mayor Hickey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Zucco

 

Briscoe

 

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

Burnet

 

Cocker

 

Thomas

 

Reynolds

 

Denison

 

Harvey

 


Item 3 was then taken.

 

 

OR

     

Reports of Committees

 

Governance Committee

 

 

2.         TasWater Ownership and Governance Issues Update

            File Ref: F17/24743

Ref:    Special Open GC 3.1, 14/3/2017

 

 

That the Council:

 

             1.    Reject the State Government taking over water and sewerage systems across the State, in the interests of the ratepayers of Hobart.

 

2.   Seek a meeting with the Treasurer and Taswater representatives to discuss the issue of Taswater ownership and governance issues further.

 

3.   Seek to engage with the Upper House, other political parties and its communities to explore the potential value of these assets in the long term, and recommend to the Upper House that the legislation be referred to committee.

 

4.   Issue a media release stating its position on this issue.

 

5.   Reaffirm the importance of the financial asset represented by the water and sewerage assets and the need to preserve these assets in any developing agenda.

 

6.   Communicate its decision to the Local Government Association of Tasmania and the owner representatives and invite them to participate in the briefing with the Treasurer and Taswater representatives.

 

 

Ruzicka

Thomas                                                    That the recommendation be adopted.

 

 

Amendment

 

Briscoe

Denison

 

That:   1.      The following words be inserted at the commencement of
Clause 1:

 

“Subject to the meeting referenced in Clause 2, should the Council determine that a State Government takeover is not in the interests of Hobart ratepayers, The Council.”

 

2.      The words “in the interests of the ratepayers of Hobart” be deleted from Clause 1.                                                                                                                

 

 

AMENDMENT LOST

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Lord Mayor Hickey

Briscoe

Zucco

Denison

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

Burnet

 

Cocker

 

Reynolds

 

Harvey

 

 

Amendment

 

Burnet
zucco

 

That Clauses 4 and 6 be reversed.

 

 

AMENDMENT CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Lord Mayor Hickey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Zucco

 

Briscoe

 

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

Burnet

 

Cocker

 

Reynolds

 

Denison

 

Harvey

 

 

SUBSTANTIVE MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Lord Mayor Hickey

Zucco

Briscoe

Ruzicka

Denison

Sexton

 

Burnet

 

Cocker

 

Reynolds

 

Harvey

 

 

 

COUNCIL RESOLUTION:

 

 

That the Council:

 

             1.    Reject the State Government taking over water and sewerage systems across the State, in the interests of the ratepayers of Hobart.

 

2.   Seek a meeting with the Treasurer and Taswater representatives to discuss the issue of Taswater ownership and governance issues further.

 

3.   Seek to engage with the Upper House, other political parties and its communities to explore the potential value of these assets in the long term, and recommend to the Upper House that the legislation be referred to committee.

 

4.   Communicate its decision to the Local Government Association of Tasmania and the owner representatives and invite them to participate in the briefing with the Treasurer and Taswater representatives.

 

5.   Reaffirm the importance of the financial asset represented by the water and sewerage assets and the need to preserve these assets in any developing agenda.

 

6.   Issue a media release stating its position on this issue.

 

Delegation:  Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.         Cities 4.0 Summit, Melbourne - 21 to 23 March 2017 - Aldermanic Nominations

            File Ref: F17/25114

Ref:    Special Open GC 3.2, 14/3/2017

 

That:   1.    The Council invite nominations for Aldermanic representation of the Council at the Cities 4.0 Summit, to be held in Melbourne, Victoria from 21 to 23 March 2017.

2.    The cost of attendance estimated at $3,650 per person, be attributed to the general Aldermanic conference allocation within the City Government Function of the 2016/2017 Annual Plan.

 

 

Ruzicka

Briscoe                                              That the recommendation be adopted, noting that no nominations were received.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Lord Mayor Hickey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

 

Zucco

 

Briscoe

 

Ruzicka

 

Sexton

 

Burnet

 

Cocker

 

Thomas

 

Reynolds

 

Denison

 

Harvey

 

 

Item 2 was then taken.    

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5.18 pm for a comfort break.

 

The meeting was reconvened at 5.25 pm.

 

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5.50 pm to open the City Planning Committee meeting.

 

The meeting was reconvened at 5.52 pm.

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 6.12 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
20th DAY OF march 2017.

CHAIRMAN