Minutes of Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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30/06/2022

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 30 June 2022 at 4:30 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

This meeting of the 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), Alderman M Zucco, Councillors M Dutta and W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman Dr P T Sexton

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

Alderman Zucco arrived at the meeting at 4.41pm during the discussion of item 6.1.

Councillor Harvey was an ex-officio member of the Committee for the purpose of attaining a quorum.

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

DUTTA

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 2 June 2022 and the Special Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Harvey

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.

The following interest was indicated:

1. Alderman Thomas - item 6.4

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

Ms Marnie Craig (Chief Executive Office Business Events Tasmania) addressed the meeting in relation to item 6.1.

6.1 Business Events Tasmania Annual Funding Submission and MOU

File Ref: F22/41466

DUTTA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager City Economy and the Director Connected City of 23 June 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council provide funding of $114,932 to Business Events Tasmania which has been included in the Economic Development Budget Function of the 2022-23 Annual Plan.

2. The total funding provision be recorded in the ‘Grants, Assistance and Benefits provided’ section of the City of Hobart’s Annual Report.

3. The Council endorses the City of Hobart / Business Events Tasmania Funding Agreement 2022 – 2023 marked as Attachment B to item 6.1 of the Open Economic Development and Communications Committee agenda of 30 June 2022.

Attachments

a Business Events Tasmania - Presentation - Supporting Information ⇨

Delegation: Council

6.2 World Cities Summit

File Ref: F22/55553

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Chief Executive Officer of 24 June 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the Council endorse the attendance of the Chief Executive Officer and the Director Connected City at the World Cities Summit in Singapore from 31 July to 3 August 2022 as detailed in the report marked as item 6.2 of the Open Economic Development and Communications Committee agenda of 30 June 2022.

Delegation: Council

6.3 City of Hobart Economic Development Strategy Update

File Ref: F22/59516; F16/120

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager City Economy and the Director Connected City of 22 June 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the proposed Project Plan for the development of a City of Hobart Economic Development Strategy, be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

Alderman Thomas declared an interest in item 6.4 and left the meeting at 5.11pm.

HARVEY

That Councillor Dutta Chair the meeting for item 6.4

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Zucco
Dutta
Harvey

Councillor Dutta assumed the Chair.

6.4 Committee for Hobart

File Ref: F22/60066

ZUCCO

That the item be transferred to the Closed portion of the meeting and be taken as item 5.1, as debate on the item may involve discussion on Council Officers and their possible inclusion on the proposed Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Dutta
Zucco
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

Delegation: Committee

Alderman Thomas resumed the Chair.

7. Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F22/62288

ZUCCO

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Harvey

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

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:

· Minutes of a Closed Committee meeting

· Closed questions without notice

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
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Harvey

Delegation: Committee

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.20pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
4^th DAY OF AUGUST 2022.

CHAIRMAN