Minutes of Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

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10/08/2017

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 10 August 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 E R Ruzicka, H C Burnet and D C Thomas.

APOLOGIES:

Alderman P T Sexton.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman J R Briscoe.

Alderman W F Harvey.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Zucco

Burnet

Cocker

Thomas

Denison

Alderman Burnet was an ex-officio member of the Committee.

Alderman Thomas was co-opted to the Committee.

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

RUZICKA

That Alderman Thomas be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Reynolds
Ruzicka
Burnet

2. Confirmation of Minutes

RUZICKA

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting held on Thursday, 13 July 2017, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Reynolds
Ruzicka
Burnet
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.

RUZICKA

That the Closed Portion of the meeting be now taken.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Reynolds
Ruzicka
Burnet
Thomas

6 Reports

6.1 Bushfire Management 2017/2018

File Ref: F17/93823

RUZICKA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the (Acting) Team Leader Fire and Biodiversity and the (Acting) Director Parks and City Amenity of 4 August 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Reynolds
Ruzicka
Burnet
Thomas

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. A formal review of the City’s existing bushfire management strategic framework, including the City of Hobart Fire Management Strategy and all reserve bushfire management plans be undertaken in 2018/2019, overseen by an inter-divisional steering group.

(i) The new strategic fire management policy would be supported and operationalised by the development of map-based annual bushfire management operating plans which would prescribe annual fire management works programs, including fire trail and fuel break construction and maintenance, and planned burning.

(ii) The current draft Knocklofty, McRobies, Ridgeway and Waterworks Reserves Bushfire Management Plan not be separately finalised but be incorporated within the proposed new framework documents.

2. The State Government’s new Fuel Break Guidelines (2016) and on-line calculator be adopted as the City’s standard for the design and construction of fuel breaks along the bushland-urban interface, except for new development sites where AS3959-2009 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas would apply.

3. A fuel break improvement program be commenced in 2017/2018 to rectify deficiencies in the existing City bushland estate fuel break network in dry forest areas, identified by recent assessment using the new State Government guidelines and on-line calculator.

(i) Community engagement be undertaken with owners of neighbouring properties to negotiate cooperative treatment of private property to complement fuel break improvement works undertaken on adjoining City bushland estate.

4. City Officers consider further the application of the Fuel Break Guidelines in wet forest areas, which includes Fern Tree, including undertaking community engagement on the potential implementation of the guidelines, legal and risk implications for the City and the treatment of fuels on private land.

5. The upgrade to the City’s Fire Trail Network continue through 2017/2018.

6. The completed 2016/2017 and planned 2017/2018 bushfire hazard reduction programs, summarised in the attachments marked as Attachments D-G to item 6.1 of the Open Parks and Recreation Committee agenda of 10 August 2017, be noted.

Delegation: Council

7 Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F17/95691

RUZICKA

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Reynolds
Ruzicka
Burnet
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 Reports

Item No. 4.1 Franklin Square, Hobart - Street Eats @ Franko (Friday Night Market) - Request to Amend Licence Agreement

LG(MP)R 15(2)(c)(iii)

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
Ruzicka
Burnet
Thomas

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

The meeting reconvened at 5:22 pm.

Item 6.1 was then taken.

There being no further business the meeting closed at 5:38 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
14^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2017.

CHAIRMAN