Minutes

Annual General Meeting

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City of hobart

MINUTES

Annual General Meeting

 

Wednesday, 13 December 2023

AT 6.00pm

VENUE: Town Hall Ballroom, Town Hall

 

 

PRESENT

The Lord Mayor A M Reynolds, the Deputy Lord Mayor H Burnet, Councillor W F Harvey, Councillor M S C Dutta, Councillor Dr Z E Sherlock, Councillor J L Kelly, Alderman L A Bloomfield, Councillor R J Posselt and Councillor W N S Coats.

 

Gavin Quek, Young Citizen of the Year 2023

Phillip Chung, Chinese Community Association of Tasmania Inc.

Alan Clark, COTA Tasmania

Jenny Branch-Allen, COTA Tasmania

Rebecca Johnson, Fern Tree Community Association

Betty Shanks, Friends of the Theatre Royal

Christine Bailey, Hobart Jazz Club

Paul Kim, Korean Community Volunteer Association of Tasmania

Dr Clark Eom, Korean Community Volunteer Association of Tasmania

Margaret Neilson, President, New Town Community Association Inc

Margaret Gibbs, Secretary, New Town Community Association Inc

Tom Crawford, Resource Work Cooperative

Nadia Tanase, Vice President, Salamanca Market Stallholders’ Association Inc (SMSA)

Qing Pan, Committee Member, Salamanca Market Stallholders’ Association Inc (SMSA)

Edwin Johnstone, City Economy

Zephyr West, City Economy

Sherrie-lee Evans, City Heritage

Brendan Lennard, City Heritage

Warwick Oakman, City Heritage

Margaret Taylor, City Water

Don Thompson, City Water

Hassan Ali, Climate Futures

Angela Esquivel, Creative City

Kate Owen, Creative City

Sanaullah Sanaullah, Creative City

Jeff Kraftt, Future Hobart

Nathan Volf, Future Hobart

Emily Flies, Healthy Hobart

Lauren Foreman, Welcoming and Inclusive City

Al Fry, Welcoming and Inclusive City

Neil Noye, A/CEO, City of Hobart

Kat Panjari, Director Thriving Capital, City of Hobart

Michael Reynolds, Director of City Enablers, City of Hobart

Karen Abey, A/Director of City Life, City of Hobart

Felicity Edward, A/Director Connected City, City of Hobart

Lara MacDonell, Manager Rates, Procurement and Risk, City of Hobart

Michelle Wickham, Chief Financial Officer, City of Hobart

Philip Holliday, A/Director of City Futures, City of Hobart

Geoff Tongs, Assistant Auditor - General for Financial Services, City of Hobart

Erin Jacobi McCarthy, Manager Waterways, City of Hobart

Wes Young, Manager Legal and Corporate Governance, City of Hobart

Chris Merridew

Jill Turner

Peter Turner

Ralph Teirney

Karen Tantari

Roslyn Teirney

 

APOLOGIES

Councillor L M Elliott

Brad Upton, City Economy

Suzy Cooper, City Mobility

Andrea Persico, City Mobility

Joss Fenton, Creative City

Jordanna Elder, Future Hobart

Emma Little, Future Hobart

Kate White, Healthy Hobart

Pattie Chugg, Housing and Homelessness

Jason Byrne, Sustainability in Infrastructure

Ariane Moore, Welcoming and Inclusive City

Chris Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Anglicare Tasmania Inc

Jackie Slyp, The Executive Officer, Arthritis & Osteoporosis Tasmania

Sir Guy Green AC, KBE, CVO, Australia China Business Council (Tasmania Branch)

Charles Morgan, Battery Point Community Association Inc

Noel Sargent, President, Buckingham Bowls Club

Alex Heroys, Destination Southern Tasmania

Jo Legosz, The Principal, Guilford young College

Mr Jock & Mrs Lyn Barclay, Hobart Older Persons Reference Group

Sue Chapple, The Secretary, Hobart Walking Club Inc

Tony Westbrook, The Secretary, Lenah Valley RSL Sub Branch & Community Club

Prof Tracey Dickson, Representative from Menzies Research Institute Tasmania

The Secretary of Neighbourhood Watch Tasmania Inc

A Representative of St Giles

Tony Van Den Enden, The Chief Executive Officer, Surf Life Saving Tasmania

Mary Mulcahy, Director, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Nelson File, The Principal, The Friends School

Angela Waite, The Link Youth Health Service

Prof Rufus Black, Vice Chancellor and President, University of Tasmania

Tania Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, Youth Network of Tasmania

 

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE

 

Councillor B Lohberger

Alderman M Zucco


 

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 1.      WELCOME COUNTRY

 

            The Lord Mayor opened the meeting at 6:00pm, welcomed those in attendance and introduced a proud member of the Tasmanian Aboriginal community, Trish Hodge who provided a Welcome to Country.

 

            The Lord Mayor then provided an acknowledgment of Country.

2.       Minutes of the AGM conducted on 28 Nov 2022

 

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Monday, 28 November 2022, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

COUNCILLOR HARVEY

COUNCILLOR POSSELT

 

That the recommendation be adopted.

 

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

The minutes were signed.

 

3.       Meeting Procedures

 

The Lord Mayor noted the procedures for the conduct of the meeting were attached to the agenda and provided an overview of how questions from the floor would be taken.

4.       Lord Mayor’s address

 

4.1      Lord Mayor's Address

 

The Lord Mayor addressed the meeting in relation to the City’s achievements for the 2022-2023 year in review and the Annual Report.

 

 

Attachments

a    The Lord Mayor's Address   

 

 

 

 

 

4.2      The 2023 Children's Mayor presentation of manifesto

 

Children’s Mayor, Olive Nielsen, Princes Street Primary School and Children’s Deputy Mayor, Bella Child, St Mary’s College, presented their manifesto’s to the meeting.

 

5.       CITY OF HOBART ANNUAL REPORT

 

5.1      Acknowledgement of written submissions from electors of the City of Hobart in relation to the 2022-23 Annual Report

 

The Lord Mayor noted the receipt of one formal submission in relation to the 2022-2023 Annual Report, provided as an attachment to the agenda.

The Lord Mayor invited comment from the floor.

The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Neil Noye commented on the submission.

 

5.2      The Lord Mayor will invite questions from the community in relation to the 2022-23 Annual Report and the Lord Mayor’s Address.

 

Present members of the community were invited to ask questions relating to the 2022-23 Annual Report and the Lord Mayor’s address.

 

Questions were asked with responses provided by the relevant senior member of staff. A recording of the meeting can be viewed on the City of Hobart YouTube Page.

 

 

 

           

5.3      The Lord Mayor will call for a motion to adopt the 2022-23 City of Hobart Annual Report.

 

 

COUNCILLOR HARVEY

COUNCILLOR POSSELT

 

That the City of Hobart Annual Report for 2022-23 be adopted.

 

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

 

 

 

6.       Closure of Meeting

 

There being no further business, the Lord Mayor closed the meeting at 7:00pm.

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS 5th DAY OF DECEMBER 2024.

CHAIRPERSON