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City of hobart

MINUTES

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 9 March 2017 at 5:00 pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

Page 2

 

9/3/2017

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

1.        Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy  3

2.        Confirmation of Minutes. 3

3.        Consideration of Supplementary Items. 4

4.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 4

5.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 4

6          Reports. 5

6.1     Parks, Recreation and Natural Areas By-Law, By-Law 5 of 2008 - Council Delegation to the General Manager 5

7          Committee Action Status Report. 5

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 5

8.        Questions without Notice. 6

9.        Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 6

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

Page 3

 

9/3/2017

 

 

Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 9 March 2017 at 5.00 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Reynolds (Chairman)

Briscoe

Ruzicka

Sexton

Harvey

 

PRESENT: Alderman A M Reynolds (Chairman), Aldermen J R Briscoe, E R Ruzicka and W F Harvey

 

APOLOGIES: Nil

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman P T Sexton

 

 

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Zucco

Burnet

Cocker

Thomas

Denison

 

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

 

No Aldermen were co-opted to the Committee.

 

 

2.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

RUZICKA

That the minutes of the Open Portion of the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting held on Thursday, 9 February 2017, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

                        MOTION CARRIED

                        VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Reynolds

 

Briscoe

 

Ruzicka

 

Harvey

 

 

 

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.

OR

 

 

 

 

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      Parks, Recreation and Natural Areas By-Law, By-Law 5 of 2008 - Council Delegation to the General Manager

            File Ref: F17/18407

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Executive Officer Parks and City Amenity and the Director Parks and City Amenity of 3 March 2017, be adopted.

                        MOTION CARRIED

                        VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Reynolds

 

Briscoe

 

Ruzicka

 

Harvey

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the General Manager’s Instrument of Council Delegation, pertaining to Part 4 “Permits and Licences” of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Areas By-Law, By-Law 5 of 2008, be amended as shown at Attachment A to item 6.1 of the Open Parks and Recreation Committee agenda of 9 March 2017.

 

Delegation:     Council

7        Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F17/20012; 16/100

RUZICKA

That the information be received and noted.

 

                        MOTION CARRIED

                        VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Reynolds

 

Briscoe

 

Ruzicka

 

Harvey

 

 

Delegation:       Committee

 

8.       Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

8.1      Alderman Briscoe - Tenders for the Bridge from the Domain to Bathurst Street, Hobart

            File Ref: 13-1-10

 

BRISCOE

Question:  Could the Director please advise when the tenders close with respect to the bridge from the Domain to Bathurst Street, Hobart?

Answer:    The Director Parks and City Amenity took the question on notice and advised that the Director City Planning will provide the information.

 

 

9.       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       Expressions of Interest - Outcome

LG(MP)R 15(2)(d)

Item No. 5          Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 5.1       Committee Actions - Status Report

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

Item No. 6          Questions Without Notice



RUZICKA                                                                    That the items be noted.

 

                        MOTION CARRIED

 

 

 

                        VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Reynolds

 

Briscoe

 

Ruzicka

 

Harvey

 

 

 

 

   

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5:02 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.

 

The meeting reconvened at 5:31 pm.

 

Item 9 was then taken.

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 5:31 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
6th DAY OF april 2017.

CHAIRMAN