City
of hobart
MINUTES
Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting
Open Portion
Thursday, 23 February 2017
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APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1. Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy
3. Consideration of Supplementary Items
4. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest
6.1 Lighting up Council Facilities - National Road Safety Week 2017.
6.2 City of Hobart Facebook Page
6.3 City of Hobart delegation to China January 2017
7 Committee Action Status Report
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report
9. Closed Portion of the Meeting
10 Revitalised Elizabeth Mall Information Booth
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Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 23 February 2017 at 5.00 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Deputy Lord Mayor Christie (Chairman) Zucco Ruzicka Thomas Denison
APOLOGIES:
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Alderman Denison
PRESENT: The Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie, Aldermen M Zucco, E R Ruzicka, D C Thomas and |
ALDERMEN Lord Mayor Hickey Briscoe Sexton Burnet Cocker Reynolds Harvey
The Lord Mayor was co-opted to the Committee. |
RUZICKA
That the Lord Mayor be co-opted to the committee.
MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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Deputy Lord Mayor Christie |
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Zucco |
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Ruzicka |
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Thomas |
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The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 24 January 2017, be confirmed as an accurate record.
MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
The minutes were signed.
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Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(6) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
That the Committee resolve to deal with any supplementary items not appearing on the agenda, as reported by the General Manager.
MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(7) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
Aldermen 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.
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.
Delegation: Council
6.2 City of Hobart Facebook Page File Ref: F17/13919 |
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Procedural Motion LORD MAYOR HICKEY That the matter be deferred until the strategic corporate communications review commissioned by the City has been completed. MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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That the matter be deferred until the strategic corporate communications review commissioned by the City has been completed. |
Delegation: Committee
6.3 City of Hobart delegation to China January 2017 File Ref: F17/14672 |
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THOMAS That the recommendation contained in the report of the Group Manager Executive & Economic Development of 17 February 2017, be adopted, with the addition of the following new clause 4: 4. A report be provided regarding the development of guidelines for the City of Hobart to measure the qualitative and quantitative values of friendship and sister city relationships. MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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That: 1. The Council note that the friendship city agreement with Fuzhou is now signed. 2. The Council seek to develop opportunities for the Hobart community arising from the agreement and further seek to engage the State Government in exploring these opportunities given the Tasmania Fujian relationship. 3. As part of the regular reporting on the International Relations Action Plan, updates on the relationship with Fuzhou be provided. 4. A report be provided regarding the development of guidelines for the City of Hobart to measure the qualitative and quantitative values of friendship and sister city relationships.
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Delegation: Council
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report File Ref: F17/15591 |
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THOMAS That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director Community Development of 16 February 2017, be adopted. MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That the information be received and noted.
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Delegation: Committee
Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10
An Alderman may ask a question without notice of the Chairman, another Alderman, the General Manager or the General Manager’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 Alderman 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, Aldermen, General Manager or General Manager’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 Aldermen, at the appropriate time.
(iii) upon the answer to the question being circulated to Aldermen, 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.
No questions were asked at the meeting.
Supplementary item 10 was then taken.
The following items were discussed: -
Item No. 1 Minutes of the last meeting of the Closed Portion of the Council 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 LG(MP)R 15(2)(g) Item No. 5 Questions without notice – File Ref: 13-1-10
THOMAS
That the items be noted.
MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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10 Revitalised Elizabeth Mall Information Booth File Ref: F17/8511 |
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THOMAS That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager City Marketing and Director Community Development of 21 February 2017, be adopted. MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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That: 1. The design for the upgraded information booth in the Elizabeth Mall, marked as Attachment A to supplementary item 10 of the Open Economic Development & Communications Committee agenda of 23 February 2017, be approved for construction and installation in Elizabeth Mall, at a budgeted cost of $100,000, to be funded from the City Marketing Function within the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 Annual Plans. 2. The General Manager be authorised, in accordance with Section 52 of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, to lodge a planning application for the digital screens to be used in the upgraded information booth. |
Delegation: Council
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5.49 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.
The meeting reconvened at 5.49 pm.
Item 9 was then taken.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 5.50 pm.
TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD
THIS
30th DAY OF March 2017.
CHAIRMAN