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MINUTES

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 29 July 2021 at 4:31pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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29/7/2021

 

 

 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     Economic Development Issues Paper Presentation. 5

6.2     2021-22 Fees and Charges Adjustment - Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre - Community Life. 6

7.        Committee Action Status Report. 6

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 6

8.        Questions without Notice. 7

9.        Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 7

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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29/07/2021

 

 

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 29 July 2021 at 4:31 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

 

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.

 

The title Chief Executive Officer is a term of reference for the General Manager as appointed by Council pursuant s.61 of the Local Government Act 1993 (Tas).

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Thomas (Chairman)

Zucco

Sexton

Dutta

Ewin

 

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

 

APOLOGIES: Councillor J Ewin

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

 

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Briscoe

Harvey

Behrakis

Sherlock

Coats

 

 

 

 

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, 24 June 2021, 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 Chief Executive Officer.

 

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

 

Mr Will Dobson, Ms Fleur Mealor and Ms Kim Nguyen addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.1

 

6.1      Economic Development Issues Paper Presentation

            File Ref: F21/71677

 

SEXTON

 

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Advisor Research and Policy and the Director Community Life of 22 July 2021, be adopted, as amended by the inclusion of the following clause:

“(i) Officers also consider more recent developments particularly related to COVID 19 that may have a future impact on the economic development of the city.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Sexton

 

Dutta

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    The report be used as an input by officers in the creation of a new economic development strategy.

(i)     Officers also consider more recent developments particularly related to COVID 19 that may have a future impact on the economic development of the city.

 

Attachments

a    Economic Development Issues - Deputation Presentation  

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2      2021-22 Fees and Charges Adjustment - Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre - Community Life

            File Ref: F21/70139

 

SEXTON

 

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager Activation Programs and Tourism and the Director Community Life of 22 July 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Sexton

 

Dutta

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the schedule of fees and charges for the Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre, Community Life Division, marked as Attachment A to item 6.2, be adopted for the 2021-22 financial year.

 

 

Delegation:     Council

7.       Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F21/71065; 16/120

 

SEXTON

 

That the information be received and noted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Thomas

 

Sexton

 

Dutta

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

SEXTON

 

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

·         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

 

Sexton

 

Dutta

 

 

 

 

Delegation:  Committee

 

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.11pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
26th DAY OF AUGUST 2021.

CHAIRMAN