City of hobart

MINUTES

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 3 February 2022 at 4:33pm

 

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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     COVID-19 Business Support and Engagement Update. 5

6.2     City of Hobart Community and Industry Roundtables. 5

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

 

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Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 3 February 2022 at 4.33 pm via Zoom.

 

This meeting of the Economic Development & 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 Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman) Alderman M Zucco Alderman Dr P T Sexton Councillor M Dutta Councillor J Fox   PRESENT: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman), Councillors M Dutta and W F Harvey.   APOLOGIES: Alderman Dr P T Sexton Councillor J Fox   LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

NON-MEMBERS Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet Alderman J R Briscoe Councillor W F Harvey Alderman S Behrakis Councillor Dr Z Sherlock Councillor W Coats     Councillor Harvey was an ex-officio member of the Committee for the purpose of attaining a quorum.

 

 

No Elected Members were co-opted to the Committee

 

DUTTA

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 25 November 2021, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Thomas   Dutta   Harvey

 

The minutes were signed.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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?

 

DUTTA

 

That item 6.2 be taken first

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Dutta
Harvey

 

Item 6.2 was then taken

 

6.1      COVID-19 Business Support and Engagement Update             File Ref: F22/7095

DUTTA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Advisor Economic Development, Manager Economic Development Engagement and Strategy and the Director Community Life of 28 January 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Thomas   Dutta   Harvey

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the Council note the update provided in respect of the COVID-19 Business Support and Engagement, marked as item 6.1 to the Open Economic Development and Communications Committee agenda of 3 February 2022.

 

Delegation:     Council

 

 

6.2      City of Hobart Community and Industry Roundtables             File Ref: F22/7827

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the Chief Executive Officer of 27 January 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Thomas   Dutta   Fox

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the Council note the update provided in respect of the City of Hobart Community and Industry Roundtables, marked as item 6.2 to the Open Economic Development and Communications Committee agenda of 3 February 2022.

Attachments a    Chief Executive Officer - Supporting Information ⇨ b    Councillor Harvey - Supporting Information ⇨

 

Delegation:     Council

 

Item 6.1 was then taken

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report             File Ref: F22/7531; 16/120

HARVEY

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Thomas   Dutta   Harvey

 

Delegation:     Committee

Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

No questions were asked at the meeting.

 

DUTTA

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 Open 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   Dutta   Harvey

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.07pm.

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
3^rd DAY OF MARCH 2022.