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City of hobart

MINUTES

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 27 May 2021 at 5:37 pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

Page 2

 

27/5/2021

 

 

 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     Busking and Street Performance 6-Month Trial 5

6.2     Safer Nights Partnership Project Trial - Evaluation Report 5

6.3     Applications Approved Under the Delegated Authority of the Director Community Life for Quick Response Grants. 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)

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

Page 3

 

27/05/2021

 

 

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 27 May 2021 at 5:37 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.

 

The title Chief Executive Officer is a term of reference for the General Manager as appointed by Council pursuant s.61 of the Local Government Act 1993 (Tas).

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Sherlock (Chairman)

Sexton

Harvey

Dutta

Ewin

 

 

 

PRESENT: Councillor Dr Z Sherlock (Chairman), Councillor W F Harvey and the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet.

 

APOLOGIES: Nil.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Councillor M Dutta.

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Zucco

Briscoe

Thomas

Behrakis

Coats

 

The Deputy Lord Mayor was an ex-officio member of the Committee.

 

 

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

 

HARVEY

 

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Community, Culture and Events Committee meeting held on Thursday, 29 April 2021 and the Special Community, Culture and Events Committee meeting held on Monday, 24 May 2021, be confirmed as an accurate record. 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Harvey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

 

 

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 Chief Executive Officer.

 

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      Busking and Street Performance 6-Month Trial

            File Ref: F21/24134

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Activation and Christmas Programs Officer, the Community Activation & Grants Coordinator, Manager Activation Programs and Tourism and the Director Community Life of 20 May 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Harvey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    The Council approve an expanded Busking and Street Performance Program for the City of Hobart.

2.    Based on the findings of the Busking and Street Performance trial of 1 October 2020 to 30 March 2021, the Chief Executive Officer finalise the terms and conditions for delivery of the expanded program to commence by August 2021.

Delegation:     Council

 

 

 

 

6.2      Safer Nights Partnership Project Trial - Evaluation Report

            File Ref: F21/44708

DEPUTY LORD MAY BURNET

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the Senior Advisor Safety and Resilience, the Manager Community and Culture and the Director Community Life of 20 May 2021, be adopted, as amended by the addition of a further clause to read as follows:

2.    The recommendations from the external evaluation report be the subject of a further report to the Council which will include options to further the trial.

MOTION CARRIED

 

 

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Harvey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    The Safer Nights Partnership Project Trial Memorandum be received and noted.

            2.    The recommendations from the external evaluation report be the subject of a further report to the Council which will include options to further the trial.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

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

            File Ref: F21/44536; 20/74

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the Director Community Life of 19 May 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Harvey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

 

Delegation:     Committee


 

7.       Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F21/44537; 16/118

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Harvey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

8.       Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

8.1      Councillor Harvey - Cleaning Costs of Salamanca Area

 

Question:    Could the Director advise the cost of cleaning services that are required in the Salamanca area on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Answer:       The Director Community Life took the question on notice.

 

 

 

 

9.       Closed Portion of the Meeting

 

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

 

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:  

 

·         Community Awards.

 

 

 

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       Review of Awards Bestowed by the Council

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

Item No. 5          Questions Without Notice

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Harvey

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5:52 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
24th DAY OF JUNE 2021.

CHAIRMAN