Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Council Meeting

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20/1/2022

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Council Meeting

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20/01/2022

2.         COVID-19 - Business Support and Engagement Package

Thomas

Burnet

That the recommendation contained within the Special Report of the Chief Executive Officer, marked as item 2 of the Special Open Council Agenda of 20 January 2022, be adopted with the inclusion of an additional clause that reads:

3.         The Council note that the delegated actions referred to in clause 2, will be funded from within current allocations of the 2021/22 budget and that any additional funding requirements will be the subject of a further report to the Finance and Governance Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

COUNCIL RESOLUTION:

That:

1.      The Council note the progress to date in implementing the City of Hobart’s COVID-19 Economic Support Package.

2.      The Council delegate the Chief Executive Officer to:

(i)      Prepare an Outdoor Dining Program across the City in consultation with local traders, including a ‘pop up’ night time economy program that facilitates restaurateurs to provide dinner service during summer on footpaths, road reserves and local parks in accordance with appropriate safety standards.

(ii)     Work with the arts and events industry to facilitate access to Federal, State and Local Government funding to support those events that have been / will be impacted by COVID -19 as a result of the most recent wave of infections across the State

(iii)     Scale up a ‘Check In and Chat’ service to enable vulnerable and isolated members of the community to register to receive a regular call from a Council Officer to ‘check in and chat’.

(iv)    Continue to offer parking incentives and CBD retail promotions to encourage retail spend in the CBD and Salamanca Market.

(v)     Extend the waiving of fees for Outdoor Dining, Food Licenses, Occupation Licenses (for authorised trading purposes by the CEO).

(vi)    Continue to undertake a comprehensive Hello Hobart Marketing campaign to profile local businesses and services across the city.

(vii)    Review Council’s Grants Programs to ensure it’s directed to those most affected areas in our arts / events and business community and provide a subsequent report to Council.

(viii)   Seek funding support from other levels of government to ensure Hobart receives appropriate levels of support for these and other related COVID-19 related economic interventions as has been the case in other capital cities across the country.

3.    The Council note that the delegated actions referred to in clause 2, will be funded from within current allocations of the 2021/22 budget and that any additional funding requirements will be the subject of a further report to the Finance and Governance Committee.