Minutes of Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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1/09/2022

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 1 September 2022 at 4:30 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

This meeting of the Economic Development & Communications Committee is 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

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), Alderman M Zucco, Councillor M Dutta, the Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds, the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet and Councillor W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

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 arrived at the meeting at 5.21pm.

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

ZUCCO

That the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor be co-opted to the Committee

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta

2. Confirmation of Minutes

ZUCCO

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 30 June 2022, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

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

6.1 World Cities Summit Singapore

File Ref: F22/85246

ZUCCO

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the Chief Executive Officer of 25 August 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the Council note the outcomes report tabled by the Chief Executive Officer in respect the World Cities Summit in Singapore from 31 July to 3 August 2022 as well as other meetings held to support trade, investment and international education objectives of the City.

Delegation: Committee

6.2 Invest Hobart - Investment Prospectus

File Ref: F22/85182; 16/120

AMENDMENT

ZUCCO

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager City Economy and the Director Connected City of 26 August 2022, be adopted as amended by a revised clause 2 to read as follows:

“2. The Council approve any future amendments to the document other than any data updates.”

AMENDMENT CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas	Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Zucco
Dutta
Lord Mayor Reynolds

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council approve the document titled ‘Invest Hobart’, marked as attachment A to item 6.2 of the Open Economic Development and Communications Committee agenda of 1 September 2022, as the current version of the City’s investment prospectus, and that the document be made publicly available at the appropriate time.

2. The Council approve any future amendments to the document other than any data updates .

3. Six-monthly updates be provided to the Council outlining key amendments to the document titled ‘Invest Hobart’.

Delegation: Council

7. Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report - Open

File Ref: F22/85626

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

8. Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

8.1 Lord Mayor Reynolds - Outdoor Dining

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: Can the Director provide a summary of the current work that is being done to encourage and assist outdoor dining within the City and are there any future plans that are part of existing strategies or programs?

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

9. Closed Portion of the Meeting

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

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 Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 4.1 Committee Actions - Status Report - Closed

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

Item No. 5 Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Thomas
Zucco
Dutta
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.24pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
29^th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022.

CHAIRMAN