Minutes of Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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26/09/2019

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 26 September 2019 at 5:01 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Thomas (Chairman)

Zucco

Sexton

Dutta

Ewin

PRESENT: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman), Alderman Dr P T Sexton, Councillors M Dutta and H Ewin.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman M Zucco.

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Briscoe

Denison

Harvey

Behrakis

Sherlock

Councillor Ewin arrived at the meeting at 5:04 pm and was not present for items 1 to 5.

Alderman Sexton declared an interest in item 6.2 and retired from the meeting at 5:39 pm

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

SEXTON

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 22 August 2019, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Sexton
Dutta

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 General Manager.

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.

1. Alderman Sexton – Item 6.2.

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

Mr Matthew Tadd – Under 13 Head Academy Coach and Ms Tania Chung – Team Manager addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.1.

6.1 Fuzhou Sister City Soccer Tournament - Presentation from Participants - South Hobart Football Club

File Ref: F19/124736

DUTTA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer and the Director Community Life of 19 September 2019, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Sexton
Dutta
Ewin

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

EWIN

That item 6.2 be taken after item 6.4.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Sexton
Dutta
Ewin

Item 6.3 was then taken.

Alderman Sexton declared an interest in item 6.2 and retired from the meeting at 5:39 pm.

6.2 Hobart Hurricanes Goodwill Agreement

File Ref: F19/34366

EWIN

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Advisor City Marketing and Sponsorships, the Manager Economic Development, Engagement and Strategy and the Director Community Life of 19 September 2019, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the review of the three-year Goodwill Agreement between the City of Hobart and the Hobart Hurricanes, due to expire at the end of October 2019, be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

Item 7.1 was then taken.

6.3 SKAL/IIPT Global Peace Park Initiative

File Ref: F19/121937; 17/204

EWIN

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Community Participation Coordinator, the Manager Activation Programs and Tourism and the Director Community Life of 18 September 2019, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Sexton
Dutta
Ewin

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council name Hobart as a Skål/IIPT Global City of Peace at an annual membership cost of $440 for four years through to 2022-23.

(i) That $440 be attributed to the Tourism Budget Function in the 2019-20 Annual Plan.

(ii) That the allocation of $440 per year be included in the budget preparations for 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.

2. The one-off cost of $4330 to sponsor two trees for inclusion in the Peace Promenade be recorded in the ‘Grants, Assistance and Benefits provided’ section of the City of Hobart’s Annual Report.

Delegation: Council

6.4 Measurement System Update - International Relationships

File Ref: F19/124827

SEXTON

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer and the Director Community Life of 19 September 2019, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Sexton
Dutta
Ewin

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council notes that RMIT and ACELG (now ALGA) are not contributing academic work to analyse the qualitative and quantitative value of Australian local government international city to city relationships.

2. The Council authorises the engagement of Professor Peter Frappell to develop a robust system to measure the value of the City’s current and future international relationships.

3. The cost of the measurement system be no more than $21,000 excluding GST, to be attributed to the Economic Development Budget Function in the 2019–20 Annual Plan.

Delegation: Council

Item 6.2 was then taken.

7. Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F19/124867; 16/118

DUTTA

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin

Delegation: Committee

8. Questions without Notice

Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

File Ref: 13-1-10

No questions were asked at the meeting.

9. Closed Portion of the Meeting

EWIN

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; and

· Questions Without Notice in the closed portion.

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 Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin

Delegation: Committee

There being no further business the open portion of the meeting closed at 5.40 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
31^st DAY OF october 2019.

CHAIRMAN