Minutes of Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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22/06/2017

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 22 June 2017 at 5.00 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 and D C Thomas

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.

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

No Aldermen were co-opted to the Committee.

2. Confirmation of Minutes

RUZICKA

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 27 April 2017, the Special Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 1 June 2017 be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Denison
Zucco
Ruzicka
Thomas

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 Opportunity for Local Media Companies From the Hobart Xi'an Friendship City Relationship

File Ref: F17/63902

RUZICKA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer and the Group Manager Executive & Economic Development of 16 June 2017, be adopted, amended by the following:

1. Clause 2 to be amended to read as follows:

“2. Council considers funding the attendance of one Alderman and one council officer nominated by the General Manager representing the City of Hobart to the launch of the Belt and Road Media Union on July 10 in Xi’an. This cost to be attributed to the Economic Development Function of the 2017/18 Annual Plan”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Denison
Zucco
Ruzicka
Thomas

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. Council endorses the General Manager to hold discussions with local television broadcasters regarding joining the ‘Belt and Road Media Union’, as invited by Hobart’s friendship city Xi’an.

2. Council considers funding the attendance of one Alderman and one council officer nominated by the General Manager representing the City of Hobart to the launch of the Belt and Road Media Union on July 10 in Xi’an. This cost to be attributed to the Economic Development Function of the 2017/18 Annual Plan

3. Following the launch of the media union on 10 July 2017, Council explores potential opportunities arising from the Belt and Road Media Union with media producers and production companies throughout Tasmania, by sponsoring a roundtable event.

Delegation: Council

7 Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F17/64134; 16/120

RUZICKA

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Denison
Zucco
Ruzicka
Thomas

Delegation: Committee

8. Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

No questions were asked at the meeting.

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 Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 4.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

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

Item No. 5 Responses to Questions Without Notice

Item No. 5.1 Xi'an Friendship/Sister City Relationships

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

Item No. 5.2 Expansion of Economic Development Opportunities with Sister Cities/Friendship Cities

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

Item No. 6 Questions Without Notice

RUZICKA That the items be noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Denison
Zucco
Ruzicka
Thomas

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5:30 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
27^th DAY OF July 2017.

CHAIRMAN