Minutes of Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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27/08/2020

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 27 August 2020 at 4:30 pm.

This meeting of the Economic Development and Communications Committee is held in accordance with a Notice issued by the Premier on 3 April 2020 under section 18 of the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Thomas (Chairman)

Zucco

Sexton

Dutta

Ewin

PRESENT: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman), Councillors M Dutta, J Ewin and W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Alderman Dr P T Sexton.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Briscoe

Harvey

Behrakis

Sherlock

Coats

Councillor Harvey was co-opted to the Committee.

1. Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy

DUTTA

That Councillor Harvey be co-opted to the Committee

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin

2. Confirmation of Minutes

EWIN

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 30 July 2020, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin
Harvey

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.

No interest was indicated.

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.

EWIN

That item 6.2 be now taken.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin
Harvey

Item 6.2 was then taken

6. Reports

Professor Peter Frappell addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.1.

6.1 International Measurement System Demonstration

File Ref: F20/26977

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Advisor Economic Development, the Manager Economic Development Engagement & Strategy and the Director Community Life of 20 August 2020, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

Attachment

a. Professor Peter Frappell - Presentation ⇨

Delegation: Committee

Item 7.1 was then taken.

6.2 International Relations Review

File Ref: F20/40406

EWIN

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council receives the progress report marked as item 6.2 of the Open Economic Development and Communications Committee agenda of 27 August 2020, against the current International Relations Action Plan 2018.

2. Strategic decisions relating to existing and new international relationships are deferred, to be considered in March 2021.

3. Major operational activities relating to existing and potential new international relationships are paused until March 2021.

4. The Lord Mayor contacts the cities of Yaizu (Japan), L’Aquila (Italy), Xi’an (China), Fuzhou (China), Balibó (Timor-Leste), Incheon (South-Korea), Jiri (Nepal) and Kochi (India) to advise them of the Council’s pause in activity.

5. The Council notes the Economic Development Unit’s current focus on supporting local businesses through COVID-19 crisis and recovery phases.

Delegation: Council

6.3 Business Grants Update

File Ref: F20/90850; 19/95

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Marketing and Business Engagement Officer, the Manager Economic Development Engagement & Strategy and the Director Community Life of 20 August 2020, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council endorse the proposed Business Adaptation and Assistance Grant for the 2020–21 financial year.

2. A total budget of $200,000 be allocated to the program from existing funding in the events and business grants streams, specifically:

(i) $48,000 from the existing business grants stream, and

(ii) $152,000 from the events grants stream.

Delegation: Council

6.4 Professional Development Reporting - Alderman Thomas - Digital Artificial Intelligence Summit - Melbourne - 27 August 2019

File Ref: F20/88523

DUTTA

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the General Manager of 12 August 2020, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

Item 6.1 was then taken.

7. Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F20/89474; 16/120

DUTTA

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin
Harvey

Delegation: Committee

8. Responses to Questions without Notice

Regulation 29(3) Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10

8.1 Taste of Tasmania - Sydney to Hobart - Melbourne to Hobart - Yacht Races

File Ref: F20/90197; 13-1-10

Memorandum of the Director Community Life of 19 August 2020.

DUTTA

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Ewin
Harvey

Delegation: Committee

9. 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.

10. Closed Portion of the Meeting

HARVEY

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 and questions without notice in the closed portion of the meeting.

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
Harvey

Delegation: Committee

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.02pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
24^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020.

CHAIRMAN