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City of hobart

MINUTES

Special Finance and Governance Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Monday, 16 May 2022 at 4.30pm
Council Chamber, Town Hall

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Finance and Governance Committee Meeting

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16/5/2022

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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

2.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 4

3.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 4

4.        Reports. 4

4.1     Response to Petition - Reduction to On-Street Parking Fees. 4

4.2     Future of Local Government Review - Phase 1 Submission. 6

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Finance and Governance Committee Meeting

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16/05/2022

 

 

Special Finance and Governance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 16 May 2022 at 4:30pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

 

This meeting of the Finance and Governance 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

Alderman M Zucco (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet

Alderman Dr P T Sexton

Alderman D C Thomas

Councillor W Coats

 

 

 

PRESENT: Alderman M Zucco (Chairman), Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet, Alderman D C Thomas, Lord Mayor A M Reynolds, Alderman J Briscoe, Councillor W Harvey, Alderman S Behrakis and Councillor M Dutta.

 

APOLOGIES: Nil.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman Dr P T Sexton

Councillor W N S Coats

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds

Alderman J R Briscoe

Councillor W Harvey

Alderman S Behrakis

Councillor M Dutta

Councillor J Fox

Councillor Dr Z Sherlock

Lord Mayor Reynolds arrived at the meeting at 4.31pm.

Alderman Behrakis arrived at the meeting at 4.35pm.

Councillor Dutta arrived at the meeting at 4.45pm.

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet left the meeting at 4.50pm, returning at 4.52pm.

Alderman Briscoe arrived at the meeting at 4.55pm.

 

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

 

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

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

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Zucco

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Thomas

 

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds and Councillor Harvey were co-opted to the Committee.

 

2.       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.

 

 

3.       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?

 

4.       Reports

 

Mr Edwin Johnstone, Lead Petitioner, addressed the Committee in relation to item 4.1 of the agenda.

 

4.1      Response to Petition - Reduction to On-Street Parking Fees

            File Ref: F22/34444

THOMAS

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director Connected City and the Chief Executive Officer of 13 May 2022, be adopted as amended by the addition of the following clauses:

“6.   An urgent report be forthcoming on a “shop and save” parking discount system comparable to Victoria Gardens or similar programs for both on and off street metered parking where paid parking is provided. The report consider a phasing in program including best times of day week for use of a “shop and save” discount parking system including which businesses partake in such a program and in particular financial implications.

7.    That the petitioners be notified of the Council resolution.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Zucco

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Thomas

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

Harvey

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    The petition titled Reduction to On-street Parking Fees, be received and noted.

2.    The request for permanent price decreases, proposed in the petition titled Reduction to On-Street Parking Fees, be rejected.

3.    The request for further and more detailed analysis of the impact of parking costs on businesses and visitor numbers, proposed in the petition titled Reduction to On-Street Parking Fees, be undertaken and the results be published.

4.    The City continues to plan for time limited parking campaigns and related promotional activity targeted to support retailers in specific areas and the effect of these campaigns be used as data for more detailed analysis of parking in the City.

5.    The detailed analysis also considers provision of affordable parking for those members of the community with mobility issues who visit the CBD.

6.    An urgent report be forthcoming on a “shop and save” parking discount system comparable to Victoria Gardens or similar programs for both on and off street metered parking where paid parking is provided. The report consider a phasing in program including best times of day week for use of a “shop and save” discount parking system including which businesses partake in such a program and in particular financial implications.

7.    The petitioners by notified of the Council resolution.

 

Delegation:       Council

 

 

 

 

 

4.2      Future of Local Government Review - Phase 1 Submission

            File Ref: F22/45033

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR

That the item be withdrawn.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Zucco

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Thomas

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

Harvey

 

 

 

Delegation:       Council.

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.00pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
24th DAY OF May 2022.

CHAIRMAN