Minutes of City Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

City Infrastructure Committee Meeting

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29/06/2022

City Infrastructure Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Wednesday, 29 June 2022 at 5:16 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

This meeting of the City Infrastructure Committee was held in accordance with a Notice issued by the Premier on 31 March 2022 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

Councillor W F Harvey (Chairman)

Lord Mayor A M Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor H Burnet

Alderman S Behrakis

Councillor J Fox

PRESENT: Councillor W F Harvey (Chairman), Lord Mayor A M Reynolds, Deputy Lord Mayor H Burnet, Alderman S Behrakis, and Councillor J Fox.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

NON-MEMBERS

Alderman M Zucco

Alderman J R Briscoe

Alderman Dr P T Sexton

Alderman D C Thomas

Councillor M S C Dutta

Councillor Dr Z E Sherlock

Councillor W N S 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

BEHRAKIS

The minutes of the Open Portion of the City Infrastructure Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 1 June 2022, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Fox

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?

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That item 5.1 of the Closed agenda be transferred to the Open portion of the meeting and be taken as item 8.2.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Fox

Ms Gemma Kitsos (Lead Petitioner) and Ms Anna Blake addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.1.

6. Reports

6.1 Response to Petition - Pedestrian Crossing - McRobies Road, South Hobart

File Ref: F22/55984; R0659

BEHRAKIS

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Engineer - Roads and Traffic and the Director City Futures of 20 June 2022, be adopted as amended by the addition of the following two clauses:

“That:

2. Further consultation and investigations be undertaken in respect to joining the proposed 40km/hr zone (as outlined in Clause 1) with the previously Council-endorsed proposal for the 40km/hr zone in the South Hobart Shopping Precinct between Excel Lane and the Southern Outlet.

3. Officers to investigate and upgrade the road signage on McRobies Road on approach to the Hobart Rivulet crossing.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Fox

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. An application be made to the Transport Commission requesting a change to the speed limit on McRobies Road between Cascade Road and Syme Street, Syme Street between Cascade Road and Degraves Street, and Nevin Street in South Hobart from the current default urban speed limit of 50 km/h to 40 km/h.

3. Officers to investigate and upgrade the road signage on McRobies Road on approach to the Hobart Rivulet crossing.

4. The petitioners be so advised.

Delegation: Council

6.2 Hobart Active Travel Committee - Meeting Minutes

File Ref: F22/55230; 21/31

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the Director City Futures of 17 June 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Fox

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the minutes of the Hobart Active Travel Committee meeting of 5 April 2022 be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

7. Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F22/59841; 11/116

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Fox

Delegation: Committee

8. Responses to Questions without Notice

Regulation 29(3) Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10

8.1 Lenah Valley Local Area Mobility Plan (LAMP)

File Ref: F22/55575; 13-1-10

Memorandum of the Director City Futures of 17 June 2022.

8.2 Effluent Spill File Ref: F22/49254; 13-1-10
	Memorandum of the Manager Environmental Health and the Director Connected City of 17 June 2022.

BEHRAKIS

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Fox

Attachment

a Response to Question Without Notice - Effluent Spill ⇨

Delegation: Committee

9. Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

9.1 Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet - Bryn Estyn Upgrade

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: In relation to the upgrades at the Bryn Estyn Treatment plant, can the Director advise the overall cost of the project and who will be paying for the upgrade?
If the upgrade is being paid for by TasWater, can the Director advise what sort of burden will be passed onto the ratepayers of Hobart as a co-owner of TasWater?

Answer: The Director Connected City took the question on notice.

9.2 Alderman Behrakis - Mt Nelson Bike Tracks

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: Can the Director advise if the Council are creating bike tracks by replicating previously unsanctioned bike tracks in Mt Nelson that may or may not be on private land?

Answer: The Director Connected City took the question on notice on behalf of the Director City Life.

9.3 Lord Mayor Reynolds - Bike Parking

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: Can the Director provide an overview of what new bike parking facilities have been established during the life of this Council?

Answer: The Director Connected City took the question on notice on behalf of the Director City Futures.

9.4 Lord Mayor Reynolds - Tree Root Damage to Roads

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: Can the Director advise how current street tree planting practices have the ability to prevent tree roots from raising and damaging roads? Is the new treatment 100% effective or will there still be some damage?

Answer: The Director Connected City took the question on notice on behalf of the Director City Life.

10. Closed Portion of the Meeting

BEHRAKIS

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:

· Minutes of a Closed Committee Meeting

· Responses to Closed Questions Without Notice

· Closed Questions Without Notice

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 Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 4.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

LG(MP)R 15(2)(c)(i), (d), (f) and (g)

Item No. 5 Responses to Questions Without Notice

Item No. 5.1 Effluent Spill

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

Item No. 6 Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Fox

Delegation: Committee

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.58pm.

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

CHAIRMAN