City
of hobart
MINUTES
Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting
Open Portion
Thursday, 23 November 2017 at 5:00 pm.
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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 Yaizu 40 Year Anniversary Delegation August 2017
6.2 Summary of September Visit to Xi'an
6.3 Timor-Leste Relationship Update
6.4 Draft Economic Development Strategy Progress Report
7 Committee Action Status Report
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report
9. Closed Portion of the Meeting
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Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 23 November 2017 at 5.00 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Cocker (Chairman) Zucco Ruzicka Thomas Denison
PRESENT: Alderman P S Cocker (Chairman), Aldermen E R Ruzicka, D C Thomas, H C Burnet and W F Harvey.
APOLOGIES: Alderman M Zucco.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Alderman T M Denison.
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ALDERMEN Lord Mayor Hickey Deputy Lord Mayor Christie Briscoe Sexton Burnet Reynolds Harvey
Alderman Burnet and Alderman Harvey were co-opted to the Committee. |
RUZICKA
That Alderman Burnet and Alderman Harvey be co-opted to the Committee.
MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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Ruzicka |
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Thomas |
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THOMAS |
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The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 21 September 2017 and the Special Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Monday, 23 October 2017, be confirmed as an accurate record.
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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The minutes were signed.
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.
No supplementary items were received.
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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.
Ms Rachel Stivicic, student, and Ms Julie Marsabanz, Community Member Representative with Soroptomist International Hobart, addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.1
Delegation: Council
RUZICKA That: 1. Council note the update on the recent visit to Xi’an. 2. Council endorse, in principle, the project proposed by Alderman Thomas to generate a robust framework measuring of the value of international relationships, derived from an extensive survey of international cities. (i) A further report be provided to Council to further scope the project and to provide detailed costings 3. Council endorse Alderman Thomas’ attendance of the Sister Cities Australia AGM and forum on 8 December 2017 to promote the project to the network and seek research and resource opportunities. (i) The estimate cost of $660 be attributed to the Aldermanic Travel in the 2017-18 Annual Plan. |
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That: 1. Council note the update on the recent visit to Xi’an. 2. Council endorse, in principle, the project proposed by Alderman Thomas to generate a robust framework measuring of the value of international relationships, derived from an extensive survey of international cities. (i) A further report be provided to Council to further scope the project and to provide detailed costings 3. Council endorse Alderman Thomas’ attendance of the Sister Cities Australia AGM and forum on 8 December 2017 to promote the project to the network and seek research and resource opportunities. (i) The estimate cost of $660 be attributed to the Aldermanic Travel in the 2017-18 Annual Plan. |
Delegation: Council
RUZICKA That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer and the Group Manager Executive & Economic Development of 17 November 2017, be adopted, amended by the following: 1 That Clause 1 be amended to read as follows: “1. The Council support a small delegation, with the Committee nominating Alderman Burnet and Alderman Harvey, and two officers, to visit Timor-Leste, and specifically Balibó, to investigate the potential of a relationship and a collaborative waste and recycling project.” |
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That 1. The Council support a small delegation, with the Committee nominating Alderman Burnet and Alderman Harvey, and two officers, to visit Timor-Leste, and specifically Balibó, to investigate the potential of a relationship and a collaborative waste and recycling project. 2. This small delegation will visit Timor-Leste with Dr Nitin Verma, Honorary Consul to the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste in Tasmania at the end of January 2018. 3. The General Manager is authorised to select appropriate officers to accompany the delegation. 4. The costs associated with this visit to be attributed to the Economic Development Function of the 2017/2018 Annual Plan.
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Delegation: Council
RUZICKA That 1. The report of the Economic Development Project Officer and the Group Manager Executive & Economic Development of 17 November 2017 be received and noted. 2. A further report be prepared on a set of broad policy guiding principles after the conclusion of the Vision Project forum. 3. Outcomes form the Vision Project forum be noted and assessed for any further guidance. |
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That 1. The report of the Economic Development Project Officer and the Group Manager Executive & Economic Development of 17 November 2017 be received and noted. 2. A further report be prepared on a set of broad policy guiding principles after the conclusion of the Vision Project forum. 3. Outcomes form the Vision Project forum be noted and assessed for any further guidance. |
Delegation: Committee
RUZICKA |
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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
No questions were asked at the meeting.
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
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THOMAS That the items be noted. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 6:09 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.
The meeting reconvened at 6:10 pm.
Item 9 was then taken.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 6:11pm
TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD
THIS
22nd DAY OF MARCH 2018.
CHAIRMAN