Minutes of Special Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

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8/11/2021

Special Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 8 November 2021 at 4.46pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

This special meeting of the Parks and Recreation 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

Briscoe (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Thomas

Fox

Sherlock

PRESENT: Alderman J R Briscoe (Chairman), the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet, Alderman D Thomas and Councillor W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Zucco

Sexton

Harvey

Behrakis

Dutta

Coats

Councillor Harvey was co-opted to the Committee

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

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That Councillor Harvey be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Briscoe
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Thomas

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Report

4.1 Petition - Domain Tennis Centre - Installation of a Tree Root Barrier

File Ref: F21/106890

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Acting Director City Amenity of 4 November 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Briscoe
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Thomas
Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The offer to fund the installation of a root barrier adjacent to court 17 at the Domain Tennis Centre at the quoted price of $3,630 exc GST be confirmed.

2. The City will continue to provide support and assistance to the Domain Tennis Centre in securing future external grant funding.

3. The condition of the annual grant provided to the Domain Tennis Centre that the funding be spent on the maintenance of capital assets where it is demonstrated that the work undertaken will extend the life of that asset be noted.

Delegation: Council

5. Closed Portion of the Meeting

THOMAS

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:

· Information provided to the Council on the condition it is kept confidential

The following items were discussed: -

Item No. 1 Indications of pecuniary and conflicts of interest

Item No. 2 Reports

Item No. 2.1 Wellington Park Management Trust - Draft Visitor and Recreation Strategy

LG(MP)R 15(2)(g)

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Briscoe
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Thomas
Harvey

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 4.49 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
11^th DAY OF November 2021.

CHAIRMAN