Minutes of Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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19/06/2017

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 19 June 2017 at 4.55 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie (Chairman)

Zucco

Ruzicka

Thomas

Denison

PRESENT: Alderman T M Denison (Acting Chairman), Aldermen M Zucco, E R Ruzicka, D T Thomas, the Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey, Aldermen J R Briscoe, P T Sexton, H C Burnet, P S Cocker, A M Reynolds and W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Deputy Lord Mayor R G Christie.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Briscoe

Sexton

Burnet

Cocker

Reynolds

Harvey

Alderman Denison chaired the meeting.

The Lord Mayor was co-opted to the Committee.

RUZICKA

That Alderman Denison chair the meeting.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Zucco
Ruzicka
Thomas
Denison

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

RUZICKA

That the Lord Mayor be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Denison

Zucco

Ruzicka

Thomas

2. 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.

3. 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?

4 Reports

4.1 Christmas Tree Options

File Ref: F17/64113; 17/132

RUZICKA

That: 1. The Council approve the installation of a signature Christmas tree in Mawson Place, marked as Attachment B to item 4.1 of the Special Open Economic Development & Communications Committee agenda of 19 June 2017.

(i) In addition, a purpose built display of five Thuja Occidentalis 'Smaragd' conifer trees be installed in Elizabeth Mall.

(ii) Officers attempt to source three additional Thuja Occidentalis 'Smaragd' conifer trees for display in Wellington Court. If these three additional trees are unable to be sourced, the current artificial tree will be utilised within Wellington Court for the final time during the 2017 Christmas period.

2. A range of trees be purchased to be grown at the City's nursery to ascertain their suitability for future placement around the city centre, and themed topiary plantings be explored for use in future years.

3. The General Manager be authorised to apply appropriate measures to ensure public safety and protect the City's Christmas decoration assets based on a risk assessment. The General Manager to provide advice to the Council on the appropriate security measures once determined.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Denison
Zucco
Ruzicka
Thomas
Lord Mayor Hickey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

(i) In addition, a purpose built display of five Thuja Occidentalis 'Smaragd' conifer trees be installed in Elizabeth Mall.

Delegation: Council

There being no further business the meeting closed at 5:14 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
26^th DAY OF JULY 2017.

CHAIRMAN