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City of hobart

MINUTES

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 4 April 2019 at 5:15 pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

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4/4/2019

 

 

 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     Request for Memorial Plaque - Battle of the Coral Sea - Cenotaph Memorial 5

6.2     Hobart Rivulet Park at 60 Anglesea Street, South Hobart - TasNetworks Easement 5

7.        Motions of which Notice has been Given. 6

7.1     Sanitary Product Vending Machines in Council Bathrooms. 6

8.        Committee Action Status Report. 7

8.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 7

9.        Responses to Questions without Notice. 8

10.     Questions without Notice. 8

11.     Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 8

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

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4/04/2019

 

 

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 4 April 2019 at 5:15 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Briscoe (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Thomas

Ewin

Sherlock

 

 

 

PRESENT: Alderman J R Briscoe (Chairman), the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet and Councillor H Ewin.

 

APOLOGIES:

Alderman D T Thomas.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Councillor Z Sherlock.

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Zucco

Sexton

Denison

Harvey

Behrakis

Dutta

 

 

 

 

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

 

No Elected Members were co-opted to the Committee.

 

 

2.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

EWIN

 

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting held on Thursday, 7 March 2019, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Ewin

 

 

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 Acting 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.

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      Request for Memorial Plaque - Battle of the Coral Sea - Cenotaph Memorial

            File Ref: F19/32916

EWIN

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager Parks and Recreation and the Director City Amenity of 28 March 2019, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Ewin

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    The request from the Australian American Association, Hobart Division for a memorial plaque to be installed within the Cenotaph memorial in memory of America’s involvement in the battle of the Coral Sea, be approved.

2.    In accordance with the ‘Memorial Plaques and Tree Plantings in Parks, Bushland and Reserves’ policy, the final location of the plaque be to the satisfaction of the Director City Amenity.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

 

 

6.2      Hobart Rivulet Park at 60 Anglesea Street, South Hobart - TasNetworks Easement

            File Ref: F19/32977; 3069222L

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Parks Planner, the Manager Parks and Recreation and the Director City Amenity of 28 March 2019, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Ewin

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    Approval be granted to TasNetworks for an easement over the City’s land in Hobart Rivulet Park at 90 Anglesea Street in accordance with TasNetworks easement folio reference 158319/1 & 2.

            2.    The General Manager be authorised to negotiate the terms and conditions of the easement.

            3.    TasNetworks will be notified of the Council’s resolution with conditional consent.

 

Delegation:     Council

 

 

 

 

7.       Motions of which Notice has been Given

 

7.1      Sanitary Product Vending Machines in Council Bathrooms

            File Ref: F19/32123; 13-1-9

EWIN

That in accordance with Council’s policy, the following Notice of Motion which was adopted by the Parks and Recreation Committee at its meeting of 4 April 2019, be considered by the Council.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Ewin

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

Motion:

“That the officers produce a report into the provision of sanitary product vending machines in Council maintained bathrooms.

 

(i).   Report is to include a strategy for a trial, which will be implemented as soon as practicable.”

 

 

 

 

Rationale:

 

“Recently the US passed a law requiring all public outlets to provide free sanitary products, including in schools. To my knowledge, no level of government in Australia provides or subsidises any products at all, and GST has only very recently been removed from sanitary products.

 

The only current free vending machines within Australia are from a charity organisation called Share the Dignity, which distribute period packs through Pinkbox vending machines- however, there is only one located in Hobart (at Colony 47). It is unreasonable to put the onus onto charities to provide vital services that half the population regularly require.

 

Women’s bodies should not be viewed and treated as abnormal or burdensome. Our City Vision says we are committed to inclusivity, accessibility and diversity. City of Hobart provides other necessities in bathrooms, like soap and toilet paper; sanitary products should be no different.”

 

The General Manager reports:

 

“In line with the Council’s policy in relation to Notices of Motion, I advise that the matter is considered to be within the jurisdiction of the Hobart City Council as it relates to the operation of the Council’s public toilet facilities.”

 

 

 

 

 

8.       Committee Action Status Report

 

8.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F19/33822

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the information be received and noted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Ewin

 

  

 

9.       Responses to Questions without Notice

Regulation 29(3) Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10

 

9.1    Tasmanian Hockey Centre Pitch

          File Ref: F19/31859; 13-1-10

Memorandum of the Director City Amenity of 28 March 2019.

 

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the information be received and noted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Ewin

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

 

10.     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.

 

 

 

 

11.     Closed Portion of the Meeting

 

EWIN

 

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:  

 

·         Information of a commercial and confidential nature.

 

The following items were discussed: -

 

Item No. 1          Minutes of the last meeting of the Closed Portion of the Committee 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       Proposal - Ropes Course on City Land

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

Item No. 4.2       Sandy Bay Bathing Pavilion - Lease and Cafe Proposal

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

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

Supplementary Items -

Item No. 7          Lot 104, Wilmslow Avenue & 74 Risdon Road, New Town - Update

LG(MP)R 15(2)(f)

Item No. 8          Hobart Regatta Grounds - Music Event Proposal

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

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Ewin

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

   

 

 

There being no further business the open portion of the meeting closed at 5:28 pm.

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
9th DAY OF MAY 2019.

CHAIRMAN