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City of hobart

MINUTES

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 24 January 2019 at 5:02 pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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24/1/2019

 

 

 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     kunanyi/Hobart Visitation Policy and Strategy. 5

6.2     Summary: Friendship City Visit (Fuzhou, China) 5

6.3     Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015 - Review of Meeting Times. 6

7.        Committee Action Status Report. 7

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 7

8.        Questions without Notice. 7

9.        Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 7

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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24/01/2019

 

 

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 24 January 2019 at 5:02 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Thomas (Chairman)

Zucco

Sexton

Dutta

Ewin

 

 

 

PRESENT: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman), Alderman M Zucco, Councillors M Dutta and W F Harvey.

 

APOLOGIES: Alderman Dr P T Sexton.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Briscoe

Denison

Harvey

Behrakis

Sherlock

 

 

 

 

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

 

ZUCCO

 

That Councillor Harvey be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

 

2.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

ZUCCO

 

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 22 November 2018 and the Special Open Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Monday, 3 December 2018 are submitted for confirming as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

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.

 

Members of the Committee 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      kunanyi/Hobart Visitation Policy and Strategy

            File Ref: F18/137624

 

HARVEY

 

That:   1.    The Council agree in principle to develop a tourism strategy for the City of Hobart subject to consultation with the State Government and appropriate tourism stakeholder groups.

            2.    The scope of the strategy be reported back to the Council.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Harvey

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    The Council agree in principle to develop a tourism strategy for the City of Hobart subject to consultation with the State Government and appropriate tourism stakeholder groups.

            2.    The scope of the strategy be reported back to the Council.

 

Delegation:     Council

 

 

 

 

Ms Lucy Knott - Economic Development Project Officer addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.2.

 

6.2      Summary: Friendship City Visit (Fuzhou, China)

            File Ref: F18/153142

ZUCCO

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer of 16 January 2019, be adopted, amended by the inclusion of a new part 2.

“2.       That a report be referred back to the committee on the potential for a Council delegation to Fuzhou and Xi’an at the appropriate time.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Harvey

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:  1.     The summary report and presentation of the Economic Development Project Officer’s recent visit to Fuzhou be received.

           2.     A report be referred back to the Committee on the potential for a Council delegation to Fuzhou and Xi’an at the appropriate time.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

6.3      Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015 - Review of Meeting Times

            File Ref: F18/140999; 13-1-2

PROCEDURAL MOTION

 

HARVEY

 

That due to the absence of Committee members the matter be deferred to the next meeting on the 21 February 2019.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Harvey

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That due to the absence of committee members the matter be deferred to the next meeting on the 21 February 2019.

 

Delegation:     Committee

7.       Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F19/5765

 

DUTTA

 

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Harvey

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

8.       Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

8.1      Councillor Dutta - Sister City Relationship - India

            File Ref: 13-1-10

 

Question:    The Sister City relationship with China has positively impacted the Hobart community.  I don’t see a sister city relationship at present with India.  What is the requirement to consider India in this role?

Answer:       The General Manager took the question on notice.

 

 

9.       Closed Portion of the Meeting

 

ZUCCO

That the Committee resolve by majority that the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to regulation 15(1) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015 because the items included on the closed agenda contain the following matters:  

 

·         commercial information of a confidential nature that if disclosed is likely to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it;

 

·         information provided to the Council on the basis that it be kept confidential.

 

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          Questions Without Notice

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Harvey

 

 

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

  

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5:46 pm.

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
21st DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019.

CHAIRMAN