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City of hobart

MINUTES

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 29 September 2022 at 4:30pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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29/9/2022

 

 

 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     City Activation Campaign - Update. 5

6.2     Cruise Ships 2022-23 Season. 5

7.        Committee Action Status Report. 6

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report - Open. 6

8.        Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 6

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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29/09/2022

 

 

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 29 September 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 J Fox.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

ZUCCO

 

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 1 September 2022, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Fox

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

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      City Activation Campaign - Update

            File Ref: F22/94424; 16/120

 

ZUCCO

 

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager City Economy and the Director Connected City of 19 September 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Fox

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the report titled Update – City Activation Campaign be received and noted.

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

6.2      Cruise Ships 2022-23 Season

            File Ref: F22/94461; 16/120

 

FOX

 

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Project Manager City Economy & Visitor Experience and the Director Connected City of 19 September 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Fox

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the report titled Cruise Ships 2022-23 Season be received and noted.

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

7.       Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report - Open

            File Ref: F22/95478; 16/120

ZUCCO

That the information be received and noted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Fox

 

 

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

8.       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:  

 

·         Confirm the minutes of the Closed portion of the meeting

 

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          Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 4.1       Committee Actions - Status Report - Closed

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

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Fox

 

 

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 4.59pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
20th DAY OF February 2023.

CHAIRMAN