City
of hobart
MINUTES
Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting
Open Portion
Thursday, 24 January 2019 at 5:02 pm
City
of hobart
MINUTES
Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting
Open Portion
Thursday, 24 January 2019 at 5:02 pm
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Minutes (Open Portion) Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting |
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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 kunanyi/Hobart Visitation Policy and Strategy
6.2 Summary: Friendship City Visit (Fuzhou, China)
6.3 Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015 - Review of Meeting Times
7. Committee Action Status Report
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report
9. Closed Portion of the Meeting
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Minutes (Open Portion) Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting |
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Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 24 January 2019 at 5:02 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS Thomas (Chairman) Zucco Sexton Dutta Ewin
PRESENT: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman), Alderman M Zucco, Councillors M Dutta and W F Harvey.
APOLOGIES: Alderman Dr P T Sexton.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.
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NON-MEMBERS Lord Mayor Reynolds Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet Briscoe Denison Harvey Behrakis Sherlock
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ZUCCO
That Councillor Harvey be co-opted to the Committee.
MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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Zucco |
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Dutta |
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ZUCCO
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The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 22 November 2018 and the Special Open Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Monday, 3 December 2018 are submitted for confirming 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.
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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.
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.
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
Ms Lucy Knott - Economic Development Project Officer addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.2.
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That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer of 16 January 2019, be adopted, amended by the inclusion of a new part 2. “2. That a report be referred back to the committee on the potential for a Council delegation to Fuzhou and Xi’an at the appropriate time.” |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That: 1. The summary report and presentation of the Economic Development Project Officer’s recent visit to Fuzhou be received. 2. A report be referred back to the Committee on the potential for a Council delegation to Fuzhou and Xi’an at the appropriate time.
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Delegation: Committee
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6.3 Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015 - Review of Meeting Times |
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PROCEDURAL MOTION
HARVEY
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That due to the absence of Committee members the matter be deferred to the next meeting on the 21 February 2019. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That due to the absence of committee members the matter be deferred to the next meeting on the 21 February 2019.
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Delegation: Committee
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DUTTA
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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Delegation: Committee
Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10
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8.1 Councillor Dutta - Sister City Relationship - India File Ref: 13-1-10 |
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Question: The Sister City relationship with China has positively impacted the Hobart community. I don’t see a sister city relationship at present with India. What is the requirement to consider India in this role? Answer: The General Manager took the question on notice. |
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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:
· commercial information of a confidential nature that if disclosed is likely to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied it;
· information provided to the Council on the basis that it be kept confidential.
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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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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Delegation: Committee
There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5:46 pm.
TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD
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21st DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019.
CHAIRMAN