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MINUTES

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 29 October 2020 at 4:30 pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Page 2

 

29/10/2020

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

1.        Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy  3

2.        Confirmation of Minutes. 3

3.        Consideration of Supplementary Items. 4

4.        Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest. 4

5.        Transfer of Agenda Items. 4

6.        Reports. 5

6.1     Summer Marketing Campaign 2020-21. 5

7.        Committee Action Status Report. 6

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 6

8.        Questions without Notice. 6

9.        Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 6

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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29/10/2020

 

 

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 29 October 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), Aldermen M Zucco, Councillors M Dutta, J Ewin, W F Harvey and W Coats.

 

APOLOGIES: Nil.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman Dr P T Sexton.

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Briscoe

Harvey

Behrakis

Sherlock

Coats

 

Councillor Ewin left the meeting at 4.43pm, returning at 4.44 pm.

 

Councillor Harvey joined the meeting at 4.31 pm and retired from the meeting at 4.32 pm.

 

Councillor Coats joined the meeting at 4.37 pm and was co-opted for items 7 to 9.

 

 

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

 

 

DUTTA

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 27 August 2020, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

 

 

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Ewin

 

 

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 Acting 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.

6.       Reports

 

6.1      Summer Marketing Campaign 2020-21

            File Ref: F20/107753

PROCEDURAL MOTION

ZUCCO

That the item be deferred to a special meeting prior to the Council meeting on the 9 November 2020 to allow consultation to take place with relevant industry bodies and options to be explored for those who do not have access to a device to download the required application.

PROCEDURAL MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Ewin

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the item be deferred to a special meeting prior to the Council meeting on the 9 November 2020 to allow consultation to take place with relevant industry bodies and options to be explored for those who do not have access to a device to download the required application.

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

ZUCCO

 

That Councillor Coats be co-opted to the Committee.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Ewin

 

 

 


 

7.       Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F20/112386; 16/120

ZUCCO

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Ewin

 

Coats

 

 

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

 

ZUCCO

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

 

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       Corporate Sponsorships 2019-20

LG(MP)R 15(2)(c)(i)

Item No. 5          Questions Without Notice

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Zucco

 

Dutta

 

Ewin

 

Coats

 

 

 

 

Delegation:       Committee

 

 

 

There being no further business the meeting closed at 4.52 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
26th DAY OF November 2020.

CHAIRMAN