Agenda of Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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AGENDA

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Open Portion

Thursday, 1 September 2022

at 4:30 pm

Council Chamber, Town Hall

THE MISSION

Working together to make Hobart a better place for the community.

THE VALUES

The Council is:

People	We care about people – our community, our customers and colleagues.
Teamwork	We collaborate both within the organisation and with external stakeholders drawing on skills and expertise for the benefit of our community.
Focus and Direction	We have clear goals and plans to achieve sustainable social, environmental and economic outcomes for the Hobart community.
Creativity and Innovation	We embrace new approaches and continuously improve to achieve better outcomes for our community.
Accountability	We are transparent, work to high ethical and professional standards and are accountable for delivering outcomes for our community.

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Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held Thursday, 1 September 2022 at 4:30 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

This meeting of the Economic Develpoment & Communications 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 D C Thomas (Chairman)

Alderman M Zucco

Alderman Dr P T Sexton

Councillor M Dutta

Councillor J Fox

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 Z Sherlock

Councillor W Coats

Apologies:

Leave of Absence: Nil

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

2. Confirmation of Minutes

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 30 June 2022, are submitted for confirming as an accurate record.

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.

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 conflict 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.

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?

Item No. 6.1

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Memorandum: Economic Development & Communications Committee

World Cities Summit Singapore

The Chief Executive Officer will table a report outlining the outcomes of officer attendance at the World Cities Summit in Singapore from 31 July to 3 August 2022 as well as other meetings held to support trade, investment and international education objectives of the City.

REcommendation

That the Council note the outcomes report tabled by the Chief Executive Officer in respect the World Cities Summit in Singapore from 31 July to 3 August 2022 as well as other meetings held to support trade, investment and international education objectives of the City.

As signatory to this report, I certify that, pursuant to Section 55(1) of the Local Government Act 1993, I hold no interest, as referred to in Section 49 of the Local Government Act 1993, in matters contained in this report.

Kelly Grigsby

Chief Executive Officer

Date: 25 August 2022

File Reference: F22/85246

Item No. 6.2

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Memorandum: Economic Development & Communications Committee

Invest Hobart - Investment Prospectus

In March 2022, work began on the development of a new City of Hobart Investment Prospectus. The aim of this document is to showcase the Hobart LGA’s unique position as an Island State Capital City, by championing our geographic strengths, our resourcefulness and the inherent strengths of our city’s economy as a gateway to the rest of Tasmania and to the Antarctic.

A working draft Investment Prospectus was presented to Committee on 1 August 2022, with the intent of presenting a draft to key stakeholders during the CEO and Director Connected City attendance to the World Cities Summit held in Singapore in early August 2022.

Since this time, additional feedback has been collated, with several new images procured to diversify the presentation of our Cultural and Creative Industries as a driver to city activation and in recognition of its importance to our lifestyle, and to raise the importance of our sustainability credentials and initiatives as a key tenet of future growth and investment opportunities in Hobart.

The current version of Invest Hobart (Attachment A) is presented to Council as a framework of the document, which will maintained as a live document with regular updates to ensure its content, including data and images, remains current. The document is presented to Council as a printed document however it is intended that a web based version will also be developed to ensure greater accessibility to a diverse audience.

REcommendation

That:

1. The Council approve the document titled ‘Invest Hobart’, marked as attachment A to this report, as the current version of the City’s investment prospectus, and that the document be made publicly available at the appropriate time.

2. The Chief Executive Officer be delegated the authority to approve future amendments of the document titled ‘Invest Hobart’.

3. Six-monthly updates be provided to the Council outlining key amendments to the document titled ‘Invest Hobart’.

Nick Andrew

Manager City Economy

Jacqui Allen

Director Connected City

Date: 26 August 2022

File Reference: F22/85182; 16/120

Attachment a: Invest Hobart ⇩

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ATTACHMENT a

Item No. 7.1

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7. Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report - Open

A report indicating the status of current decisions is attached for the information of Elected Members.

REcommendation

That the information be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

Attachment a: EDCC - Open - Status Report - 1 September 2022

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8. Questions Without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

An Elected Member may ask a question without notice of the Chairman, another Elected Member, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Executive Officer’s representative, in line with the following procedures:

1. The Chairman will refuse to accept a question without notice if it does not relate to the Terms of Reference of the Council committee at which it is asked.

2. In putting a question without notice, an Elected Member must not:

(i) offer an argument or opinion; or

(ii) draw any inferences or make any imputations – except so far as may be necessary to explain the question.

3. The Chairman must not permit any debate of a question without notice or its answer.

4. The Chairman, Elected Members, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Executive Officer’s representative who is asked a question may decline to answer the question, if in the opinion of the respondent it is considered inappropriate due to its being unclear, insulting or improper.

5. The Chairman may require a question to be put in writing.

6. Where a question without notice is asked and answered at a meeting, both the question and the response will be recorded in the minutes of that meeting.

7. Where a response is not able to be provided at the meeting, the question will be taken on notice and

(i) the minutes of the meeting at which the question is asked will record the question and the fact that it has been taken on notice.

(ii) a written response will be provided to all Elected Members, at the appropriate time.

(iii) upon the answer to the question being circulated to Elected Members, both the question and the answer will be listed on the agenda for the next available ordinary meeting of the committee at which it was asked, where it will be listed for noting purposes only.

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9. Closed Portion Of The Meeting

RECOMMENDATION

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 of the meeting

· Questions without notice in the Closed portion

The following items are listed for discussion:-

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 Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 4.1 Committee Actions - Status Report - Closed

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

Item No. 5 Questions Without Notice