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City of hobart

MINUTES

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at 4.55pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Page 2

 

14/6/2022

 

 

 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. 3

3.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 4

4.        Reports. 4

4.1     Waived Outdoor Dining Fees. 4

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Page 5

 

14/06/2022

 

 

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at 4.55pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

 

This meeting of the Special Economic Development & Communications Committee is held in accordance with a Notice issued by the Premier on 31 March 2022 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 D C Thomas (Chairman)

Alderman M Zucco

Alderman Dr P T Sexton

Councillor M Dutta

Councillor J Fox

 

PRESENT: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman), Aldermen M Zucco, Dr P T Sexton, Councillor M Dutta, the Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds, Alderman J R Briscoe. Councillor W F Harvey, Alderman S Behrakis, Councillors Dr Z Sherlock and W Coats.

 

APOLOGIES: Nil.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

 

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet

Alderman J R Briscoe

Councillor W F Harvey

Alderman S Behrakis

Councillor Dr Z Sherlock

Councillor W Coats

 

 

 

 

DUTTA

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

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Sexton

 

Dutta

 

 

 

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

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

 

4.1      Waived Outdoor Dining Fees

            File Ref: F22/55152

 

DUTTA

 

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Project Manager Economic Development, Director Connected City and the Director City Life of 9 June 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Sexton

 

Dutta

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

 

That the Economic Development and Communications Committee note that in accordance with the delegation provided to the Chief Executive Officer by the Council on 20 January 2022, the Chief Executive Officer will cease the waiving of outdoor dining fees from 31 March 2022 in line with the State Government’s removal of COVID-19 related restrictions.

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 4.57pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
30th DAY OF JUNE 2022.

CHAIRMAN