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City of hobart

MINUTES

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 30 July 2020 at 5:30pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

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30/7/2020

 

 

 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. 4

3.        Consideration of Supplementary Items. 4

4.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 4

5.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 5

6.        Reports. 5

6.1     2020 Myer Hobart Christmas Pageant 5

6.2     Housing with Dignity Reference Group - Review. 6

6.3     COVID-19 Resilient Hobart Grants Summary. 7

6.4     Applications Approved Under the Delegated Authority of the Director Community Life for Quick Response Grants. 8

6.5     Conference Reporting - Change the Story Workshop - Hobart - 13 September 2019. 8

7.        Committee Action Status Report. 9

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 9

8.        Questions without Notice. 9

9.        Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 9

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

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30/07/2020

 

 

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 30 July 2020 at 5:30 pm.

 

This meeting of the Community Culture and Events Committee is held in accordance with a Notice issued by the Premier on 3 April 2020 under section 18 of the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Sherlock (Chairman)

Sexton

Harvey

Dutta

Ewin

 

 

 

PRESENT: Councillor Z Sherlock (Chairman), Alderman Dr P T Sexton, Councillors W F Harvey, M Dutta, the Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds and Councillor W Coats.

 

APOLOGIES: Councillor J Ewin.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

 

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Zucco

Briscoe

Thomas

Behrakis

Coats

 

The Lord Mayor was co-opted to the Committee.

 

 

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

 

SEXTON

 

That the Lord Mayor be co-opted to the Committee.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

 

 

2.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

 

HARVEY

 

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Community, Culture and Events Committee meeting held on Thursday, 27 February 2020 and the Special Community, Culture and Events Committee meeting held on Monday, 22 June 2020, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

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      2020 Myer Hobart Christmas Pageant

            File Ref: F20/63352; 18/256-004

 

DUTTA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Community Activation and Grants Coordinator, the Manager Activation Programs and Tourism and the Director Community Life of 22 July 2020, be adopted as amended by the inclusion of a new clause 4 to read as follows:

“4.   Any unexpended funds as noted in clause 2 be allocated to enable further block party activations to continue throughout the 2020-21 summer period.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    In response to restrictions related to COVID-19, the 2020 Myer Hobart Christmas Pageant be cancelled and the 40th pageant anniversary celebration that was due to be held in 2020, be postponed until November 2021.

            2.    In order to further support economic and social recovery as part of the City of Hobart Christmas seasonal program, the following funds originally allocated to the 2020 Myer Hobart Christmas Pageant in the 2020-21 financial year be redirected to two new programs:

(i)    $70,000 for Block Parties, and

(ii)    $30,000 for city centre entertainment.

            3.    The $69,000 unallocated funds from the 2020 Myer Hobart Christmas Pageant be noted as savings in the 2020-21 financial year budget.

            4.    Any unexpended funds as noted in clause 2 be allocated to enable further block party activations to continue throughout the 2020-21 summer period.

 

Delegation:     Council

 

 

 

6.2      Housing with Dignity Reference Group - Review

            File Ref: F20/71548; 17/239

 

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager Community and Culture and the Director Community Life of 23 July 2020, be adopted as amended by a revised clause 3 to read as follows:

“3.   Councillor Dutta be nominated to the Housing with Dignity Reference Group and a further nomination be called from Elected Members.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    The Council approve the ongoing support and development of the Housing with Dignity Reference Group comprising of community members with a lived experience of homelessness or severe housing stress.

 

            2.    The group meet formally four times a year, and continue to have a representative from this group on the Greater Hobart Homelessness Alliance.

            3.    Councillor Dutta be nominated to the Housing with Dignity Reference Group and a further nomination be called from Elected Members.

 

Delegation:     Council

 

 

 

 

6.3      COVID-19 Resilient Hobart Grants Summary

            File Ref: F20/71917; 20/33

 

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Community Activation and Grants Coordinator, the Manager Activation Programs and Tourism and the Director Community Life of 22 July 2020, be adopted as amended by the inclusion of a new clause 3 to read as follows:

“3.   An appropriate joint media release be prepared by the Chairman and the Lord Mayor highlighting the achievements of the program.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    The successful and unsuccessful grant applications from the Resilient Hobart Grant and the Resilient Hobart Quick Response Grant as detailed in Attachments A and B to item 6.3 of the Open Community, Culture and Events agenda of 30 July 2020, be noted.

2.    All awarded grants be recorded in the ‘Grants, Assistance and Benefits Provided’ section of the City of Hobart Annual Report.

3.    An appropriate joint media release be prepared by the Chairman and the Lord Mayor highlighting the achievements of the program.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

6.4      Applications Approved Under the Delegated Authority of the Director Community Life for Quick Response Grants

            File Ref: F20/28337; 19/81

 

SEXTON

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director Community Life of 22 July 2020, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

6.5      Conference Reporting - Change the Story Workshop - Hobart - 13 September 2019

            File Ref: F20/76018

 

SEXTON

That the recommendation contained in the report of the General Manager of 23 July 2020, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the verbal presentation provided by Councillor Sherlock be received and noted.

 

Delegation:     Committee

7.       Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F20/28340; 16/118

 

DUTTA

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

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

 

 

SEXTON

 

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.

·         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

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

  

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 6.01pm.

 

 

 

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

CHAIRMAN