SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
Open Portion
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
AT 5.15 pm
Council Chamber, Town Hall
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PRESENT, APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest
2 TasWater Ownership and Governance Issues Update
3 Cities 4.0 Summit, Melbourne - 21 to 23 March 2017 - Aldermanic Nominations
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PRESENT:
The Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey,
The Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie,
Aldermen M Zucco, J R Briscoe, E
R Ruzicka, P T Sexton, H C Burnet,
P S Cocker, D C Thomas, A M Reynolds, T M Denison and W F Harvey
Alderman Thomas left the meeting at 5.45 and was not present for item 2.
APOLOGIES:
Nil
LEAVE OF ABSENCE:
Nil
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.
2. TasWater Ownership and Governance Issues Update File Ref: F17/24743 Ref: Special Open GC 3.1, 14/3/2017 |
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That the Council:
1. Reject the State Government taking over water and sewerage systems across the State, in the interests of the ratepayers of Hobart.
2. Seek a meeting with the Treasurer and Taswater representatives to discuss the issue of Taswater ownership and governance issues further.
3. Seek to engage with the Upper House, other political parties and its communities to explore the potential value of these assets in the long term, and recommend to the Upper House that the legislation be referred to committee.
4. Issue a media release stating its position on this issue.
5. Reaffirm the importance of the financial asset represented by the water and sewerage assets and the need to preserve these assets in any developing agenda.
6. Communicate its decision to the Local Government Association of Tasmania and the owner representatives and invite them to participate in the briefing with the Treasurer and Taswater representatives.
Ruzicka Thomas That the recommendation be adopted.
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Amendment
Denison
That: 1. The following words
be inserted at the commencement of
“Subject to the meeting referenced in Clause 2, should the Council determine that a State Government takeover is not in the interests of Hobart ratepayers, The Council.”
2. The words “in the interests of the ratepayers of Hobart” be deleted from Clause 1.
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AMENDMENT LOST VOTING RECORD
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Amendment
Burnet
That Clauses 4 and 6 be reversed.
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AMENDMENT CARRIED VOTING RECORD
SUBSTANTIVE MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COUNCIL RESOLUTION: |
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That the Council:
1. Reject the State Government taking over water and sewerage systems across the State, in the interests of the ratepayers of Hobart.
2. Seek a meeting with the Treasurer and Taswater representatives to discuss the issue of Taswater ownership and governance issues further.
3. Seek to engage with the Upper House, other political parties and its communities to explore the potential value of these assets in the long term, and recommend to the Upper House that the legislation be referred to committee.
4. Communicate its decision to the Local Government Association of Tasmania and the owner representatives and invite them to participate in the briefing with the Treasurer and Taswater representatives.
5. Reaffirm the importance of the financial asset represented by the water and sewerage assets and the need to preserve these assets in any developing agenda.
6. Issue a media release stating its position on this issue.
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Delegation: Council
3. Cities 4.0 Summit, Melbourne - 21 to 23 March 2017 - Aldermanic Nominations File Ref: F17/25114 Ref: Special Open GC 3.2, 14/3/2017 |
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That: 1. The Council invite nominations for Aldermanic representation of the Council at the Cities 4.0 Summit, to be held in Melbourne, Victoria from 21 to 23 March 2017. 2. The cost of attendance estimated at $3,650 per person, be attributed to the general Aldermanic conference allocation within the City Government Function of the 2016/2017 Annual Plan.
Briscoe That the recommendation be adopted, noting that no nominations were received. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
Item 2 was then taken.
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The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5.18 pm for a comfort break.
The meeting was reconvened at 5.25 pm.
The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5.50 pm to open the City Planning Committee meeting.
The meeting was reconvened at 5.52 pm.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 6.12 pm.
TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD
THIS
20th DAY OF march 2017.
CHAIRMAN