City
of hobart
MINUTES
Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting
Open Portion
Thursday, 21 November 2019 at 5:00pm
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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 International Relations - Review of Current Relationships
6.2 International Relations - Potential New Relationships
6.3 International Relations - Timor-Leste Balibo Project Update
6.4 SKAL/IIPT Global Peace Park Initiative
6.5 Proposed 2020 Council and Committee Meeting Schedule
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, 21 November 2019 at 5:00 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Thomas (Chairman) Zucco Sexton Dutta Ewin
PRESENT: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman), Aldermen M Zucco, Dr P T Sexton, Councillor M Dutta, the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet, Councillor W F Harvey, Alderman S Behrakis and Councillor Z Sherlock.
APOLOGIES: Councillor H Ewin.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.
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NON-MEMBERS Lord Mayor Reynolds Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet Briscoe Denison Harvey Behrakis Sherlock
Alderman Thomas arrived at the meeting at 5.30pm during the discussion of item 6.2 and was not present for items 1 to 6.1.
Alderman Zucco retired from the meeting at 6.03 pm and was not present for items 8 and 9.
Alderman Sexton chaired the meeting in the absence of the Chairman for items 1 to 6.2.
The Deputy Lord Mayor was co-opted to the Committee and was present for items 1 to 6.2 retiring from the meeting at 5.41pm during the discussion of item 6.3.
Councillor Harvey was co-opted to the Committee and was present for items 1 to 6.3, retiring from the meeting at 5.56pm.
Alderman Behrakis was present and was co-opted to the Committee for item 6.4 to 9.
Councillor Sherlock was present for items 1 to 6.5 retiring from the meeting at 6.02pm. |
DUTTA
That Alderman Sexton chair the meeting in the absence of the Chairman.
MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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Zucco |
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Sexton |
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Dutta |
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Alderman Sexton assumed the Chair.
DUTTA
That the Deputy Lord Mayor and Councillor Harvey be co-opted to the Committee.
MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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Sexton |
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Zucco |
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Dutta |
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HARVEY
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The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 26 September 2019, 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.
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
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That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer and the Director Community Life of 14 November 2019, be adopted. |
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MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That: 1. The Council endorses the shortlisted cities of Incheon (South Korea), Kochi (India), Southampton (UK) and Jiri (Nepal) to be explored further for formal relationships. 2. Following further consideration, a report is brought back to the Council detailing findings.
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Delegation: Council
The Acting Chairman Alderman Sexton vacated the Chair and the Chairman Alderman Thomas assumed the Chair.
6.3 International Relations - Timor-Leste Balibo Project Update |
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PROCEDURAL MOTION
ZUCCO |
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That the matter be deferred to a special meeting before the Council meeting on 2 December 2019 in order to provide further clarification on the costings associated with the proposal. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That the matter be deferred to a special meeting before the Council meeting on 2 December 2019 in order to provide further clarification on the costings associated with the proposal. |
Delegation: Committee
ZUCCO
That Alderman Behrakis be co-opted to the Committee
MOTION CARRIED
VOTING RECORD
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Thomas |
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Zucco |
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Sexton |
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Dutta |
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ZUCCO |
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That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager Activation Programs and Tourism and the Director Community Life of 14 November 2019, be adopted. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That: 1. The one-off cost of $4330 to sponsor two trees for inclusion in the Peace Promenade be attributed to the Tourism Budget Function in the 2019-20 Annual Plan. 2. The $4330 be recorded in the ‘Grants, Assistance and Benefits provided’ section of the City of Hobart’s Annual Report.
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Delegation: Council
SEXTON
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That clauses 1 and 2 of the recommendation contained in the report of the Deputy General Manager of 30 October 2019, be adopted. |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That: 1. The Council adopt Option B, marked as Attachment B to item 6.3 of the Open Finance and Governance Committee agenda of 15 October 2019, for a 2020 Council and Council Committee meeting schedule with the Economic Development and Communications Committee to precede the Community Culture and Events Committee. 2. The Economic Development and Communications Committee commence at 4.30pm and the Community Culture and Events Committee commence at 5.30pm.
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Delegation: Council
SEXTON
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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
No questions were asked at the meeting.
SEXTON
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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
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 Reports Item No. 4.1 Sponsorships 2019 LG(MP)R 15(2)(c)(i) Item No. 5 Questions Without Notice |
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MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 6.03 pm.
TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
30th DAY OF january 2020.
CHAIRMAN