City of hobart

MINUTES

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 30 January 2020 at 4:32pm

 

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APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

1.        Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy  3

2.        Confirmation of Minutes. 4

3.        Consideration of Supplementary Items. 4

4.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 5

5.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 5

6.        Reports. 5

6.1     T21 - 2030 Visitor Economy Strategy. 5

6.2     Conference Reporting - Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference - Cairns - 2 - 4 December 2019. 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.. 8

 

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Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 30 January 2020 at 4:32 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS Thomas (Chairman) Zucco Sexton Dutta Ewin       PRESENT: Alderman Dr P T Sexton (Acting Chairman), Aldermen M Zucco, Councillor H Ewin, the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet and Councillor W F Harvey.   APOLOGIES: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman).   LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Councillor M Dutta.

NON-MEMBERS Lord Mayor Reynolds Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet Briscoe Harvey Behrakis Sherlock Coats   Alderman Sexton Chaired the meeting in the absence of the Chairman.   The Deputy Lord Mayor and Councillor Harvey were co-opted to the Committee.

 

ZUCCO

 

That Alderman Sexton Chair the meeting in the absence of the Chairman.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

 

Alderman Sexton took the Chair.

 

 

EWIN

 

That the Deputy Lord Mayor and Councillor Harvey be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

 

 

 

 

EWIN

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 21 November 2019, and the Special Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Monday, 2 December 2019, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Sexton   Zucco   Ewin   Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet   Harvey

The minutes were signed.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Mr John Fitzgerald CEO Tourism Tasmania and Ms Anne Greentree Director Visitor Economy Strategy addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.1

 

6.1      T21 - 2030 Visitor Economy Strategy             File Ref: F20/8469

ZUCCO

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager Activation Programs and Tourism and the Acting Director Community Life of 23 January 2020, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED     VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Sexton   Zucco   Ewin   Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet   Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

 

6.2      Conference Reporting - Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference - Cairns - 2 - 4 December 2019             File Ref: F19/161212

ZUCCO

That the recommendation contained in the report of the General Manager of 18 December 2019, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Sexton   Zucco   Ewin   Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet   Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report             File Ref: F20/8434; 16/118

ZUCCO

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Sexton   Zucco   Ewin   Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet   Harvey

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

8.1      Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet - Central Business District - Businesses / Shopfronts             File Ref: 13-1-10
	Question:    Given the media reports earlier this week, can the Director please provide advice on the number of closures of businesses / shopfronts in the CBD, and how that compares to trends in other years?                        What work is being undertaken by Hello Hobart to activate the city for business? Answer:       The Director Community Life took the question on notice.

 

 

 

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:     ·         Confirm the minutes of the Closed portion of the meeting ·         Questions without notice in the Closed portion   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          Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Sexton   Zucco   Ewin   Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet   Harvey

 

Delegation:     Committee

  

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.23pm.

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
27^th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020.