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MINUTES

The Hobart Workshop Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Monday, 21 July 2025 at 4:00pm

 

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Minutes (Open Portion)

The Hobart Workshop Committee Meeting

Page 1

 

21/7/2025

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

1.      Acknowledgement of country. 3

2.      Confirmation of Minutes. 4

3.      Consideration of Supplementary Items. 4

4.      Indications of Conflicts of Interest. 4

5.      Transfer of Agenda Items. 5

6.      officer Reports. 6

6.1    2024-25 Annual Plan - Final Report for the Financial Year 6

6.2    Elizabeth Mall Booth. 7

7.      Items for workshopping.. 8

7.1    City for All Implementation Framework. 8

7.2    Stormwater and Waterways Briefing. 9

7.3    'Park My Ride' - Hobart's Parking Availability App Presentation. 9

8.      Questions without Notice. 10

9.      Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 12

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

The Hobart Workshop Committee Meeting

Page 1

 

21/07/2025

 

 

The Hobart Workshop Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 21 July 2025 at 4.00pm in the Lady Osborne Room.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Councillor J L Kelly (Chairperson)
Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Dr Z E Sherlock Councillor L M Elliot

Alderman L A Bloomfield
Councillor R J Posselt
Councillor B Lohberger
Councillor G H Kitsos


NOMINEE MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds Alderman M Zucco

Councillor M S C Dutta

Councillor W F Harvey

Councillor W N S Coats

 

 

PRESENT:

Councillor J L Kelly (Chairperson)

Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds Alderman M Zucco

Councillor W F Harvey

Councillor M S C Dutta

Councillor L M Elliot

Alderman L A Bloomfield

Councillor B Lohberger

Councillor R J Posselt

Councillor G H Kitsos

 

APOLOGIES: Nil.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

 

 

Apologies:

Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor

Dr Z E Sherlock

 

Leave of Absence: Nil

 

 

In accordance with clause 5.3 of the Terms of Reference, the Chief Executive Officer appointed the Lord Mayor Councillor Reynolds, Alderman Zucco, Councillor Harvey and Councillor Dutta as appointed members of the Committee.

 

Lord Mayor Councillor Reynolds joined the meeting at 4.07pm and was not present for items 1 to 5 inclusive.

 

Councillor Posselt left the meeting at 4.45pm, returning at 4.47pm during item 7.1.

 

Councillor Elliot left the meeting at 5.12pm, returning at 5.13pm during item 7.3.

1.       Acknowledgement of country

 

            The Chairperson opened the meeting and provided an acknowledgement of country.

2.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

Elliot.

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Hobart Workshop Committee meeting held on Monday, 14 July 2025, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Kelly

 

Zucco

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Elliot

 

Bloomfield

 

Posselt

 

Lohberger

 

Kitsos

 

 

Committee Resolution:

 

The minutes were signed.

 

 

 

3.       Consideration of Supplementary Items

Ref: Part 2, Regulation 10(7) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025.

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 Conflicts of Interest

Ref: Part 2, Regulation 10(8) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025.

 

Elected Members are requested to indicate where they may have, or are likely to have, an interest in the agenda.

 

No interest was indicated.

 

5.       Transfer of Agenda Items

Regulation 17 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025.

 

A Committee may close a part of a meeting to the public where a matter to be discussed falls within 17(2) of the above regulations.

 

In the event that the Committee transfers 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.

 

 

 

The Chief Executive Officer advised that Agenda item 7.2 be withdrawn due to staff illness.

 

Posselt

That in accordance with the Regulation 10(5) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025, item 7.2 be withdrawn from the agenda.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Kelly

 

Zucco

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Elliot

 

Bloomfield

 

Posselt

 

Lohberger

 

Kitsos

 

 

Committee Resolution:

 

That item 7.2 be with withdrawn from the agenda.

 

 

6.       officer Reports

 

6.1      2024-25 Annual Plan - Final Report for the Financial Year

            File Ref: F25/41320

Bloomfield

That the recommendation contained within the officer report, marked as item 6.1 of the Open Hobart Workshop Committee Agenda of 21 July 2025, be adopted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Kelly

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

Zucco

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Elliot

 

Bloomfield

 

Posselt

 

Lohberger

 

Kitsos

 

 

Committee Resolution:

 

That the Hobart Workshop Committee receive and note the Hobart 2024-25 Annual Plan Final Report (marked as Attachment A) and endorse its release for publication available to the City of Hobart website.

 

            Delegation: Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

6.2      Elizabeth Mall Booth

            File Ref: F24/90791

Lohberger

That the recommendation contained within the officer report, marked as item 6.2 of the Open Hobart Workshop Committee Agenda of 21 July 2025, be adopted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Kelly

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

Zucco

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Elliot

 

Bloomfield

 

Posselt

 

Lohberger

 

Kitsos

 

 

Committee Resolution:

 

That:

1.      The Hobart Workshop Committee review the listed options and approve Option 5, the commencement of a two-stage Expression of Interest process to invite external organisations to apply to use the City of Hobart owned Elizabeth Mall Booth.

2.      Following the completion of the two-stage Expression of Interest process for the Elizabeth Mall Booth, officers prepare a report of the EOI outcomes for consideration by the Hobart Workshop Committee.

3.      Until the EOI process has concluded, the Hobart Workshop Committee endorse the interim use of the Elizabeth Mall Booth for the promotion of City of Hobart campaigns and events, subject to relevant approvals.

4.      Should no organisation be secured through the EOI process, the Hobart Workshop Committee approve the preparation of a report to progress the decommissioning of the Elizabeth Mall Booth, including timeframes, preliminary costings and return of the space to the public Elizabeth Mall.

 

Delegation: Committee

7.       Items for workshopping

 

The City of Hobart utilises the workshop forum as allowed under Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulation 2025 as a mechanism to receive information in relation to specific matters.

 

In accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Committee, any matter that is listed on the agenda for workshopping may not be subject to a Committee decision, other than a resolutions that the item be noted.

 

 

7.1      City for All Implementation Framework

            File Ref: F25/42479

The Manager Community Programs presented the City for All Implementation Framework (CFAIF) which details the actions to be delivered to implement the overarching Hobart: City for All – Community Inclusion and Equity Framework (City for All).

This framework replaces the 2021-23 community commitments detailing actions relating to the following program areas: Equal Access; Youth; Positive Ageing; Community Safety; LGBTIQA+; Multicultural; and Affordable Housing and Homelessness.

 

The Manager Community Programs summarised the key features of the framework which included:

·         Seven separate commitments to be brought under the one framework, which is more streamlined and has less repetition of information than previously.

·         The actions that have been determined and agreed to by a number of reference committees.

·         Key priority areas to allow the City to work towards inclusion and equity for all.

Committee members discussed:

·         The Hobart Welcomes All program, the multi-cultural space and accreditation.

·         Methods to further collaborate on the commitments in the framework  across the Greater Hobart Area, the possibility of formalising this approach and strengthening partnerships with neighbouring Councils.

·         The size of the CFAIF, the practicality of information flow from such a complex series of plans, how it will be reported to elected members and the role of the Place and Wellbeing committee.

·         The effectiveness of the reference groups.

·         The late night presence of street safety teams, difficulties in recruiting volunteers and reporting received from other entities such as Tas Police, St Johns Ambulance on what they are seeing.

·         The budget and costs of the activities in the framework ($2m in 2024-25 & $2.2m in 2025-26.)

·         The inclusion of the following in the framework: emergency planning, Country, Culture People strategy and the Venue Hire Policy (particularly if used by people with different political beliefs).

Members noted that the next step in relation to this framework is Community Engagement.   

 

 

 

 

7.2      Stormwater and Waterways Briefing

            File Ref: F25/50332

In accordance with the Regulation 10(5) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025, item 7.2 was withdrawn from the agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

7.3      'Park My Ride' - Hobart's Parking Availability App Presentation

            File Ref: F25/52068

The Director Strategic and Regulatory Services Network and the Manager City Transport demonstrated the City’s new parking app; “Park my Ride”.

Committee members noted that the purpose of the parking app is to show parking availability of every City of Hobart owned parking space with a sensor in the Hobart CBD, Salamanca and North Hobart.

The Committee discussed:

·         Accessible parking spaces in and around the City and how the app displays their availability and integrates with Google Maps.

·         Possible future innovations for the technology including booking car parking spaces and integration with Easy Park.

·         Cross promotion opportunities with the City’s ‘Park and Ride’ shuttle bus and the Derwent Ferry.

·         If the Council owns the intellectual property, the possibility of packaging / selling / sharing the app with: other commercial car park operators and to other Councils.

·         How to access the app easily – via City of Hobart Website, car play and app stores.

·         The importance of making drivers aware that parking restrictions and payment for parking in the city still applies (it’s not showing free parking).  Noting that some parking spaces have different times of operation - not all parking operates between 8.30am to 5.00pm.

·         Noted the cost of the app ($20,000), once the need to budget for advertising and how to measure the success of the app.

 

8.       Questions without Notice

Regulations 33 and 34 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025.

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

 

 

 

8.1      Councillor Lohberger - Roy Cazaly Stand Capacity

 

Question:      What is the seating capacity of the Roy Cazaly Stand at the North Hobart Oval?

 

 

Answer:        The Chief Executive Officer took this question on notice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.2      Councillor Harvey - Second Generation Rodenticides

 

Question:      Can we confirm the City does not use second generation rodenticides?

 

 

Answer:        The Chief Executive Officer took this question on notice.

 

 

 

 

 

8.3      Lord Mayor Councillor Reynolds - Car Park Incidents

 

Question:      In our multi-storey carparks:

How often do CoH carpark staff need to put out witches hats to warn users of long cars?

What is the crash history in our multi-storey carparks?

How many complaints do we receive about people not being able to get into cars because of large vehicles creating problems? 

 

Answer:        The Chief Executive Officer took this question on notice.

 


 

 

8.4      Councillor Elliot - Recording of Hobart Workshop Committee Meetings

 

Question:      Is the recording of the Hobart Workshop Committee audio only and can video recording also be considered along with the possibility of having meetings conducted and recorded in the Chamber?

 

Answer:        The Chief Executive Officer took this question on notice.

 

 

 

 

 

8.5      Councillor Kitsos - Security at Council and Committee meetings

 

Question:      Has there been any recent discussions around increasing security at meetings/should there be increased security at these meetings?

 

Answer:        The Chief Executive Officer took this question on notice.

 


 

9.       Closed Portion of the Meeting

 

Bloomfield

That the recommendation contained within the officer report, marked as item  of the Open Hobart Workshop Committee Agenda of 21 July 2025, be adopted.

That the Committee resolve by majority that the meeting be closed to the public pursuant to regulation 17(1) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025 because the items included on the closed agenda contain the following matters:  

 

          • Minutes of a closed portion of the Committee Meeting.

          • 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 conflicts of interest

Item No. 4          Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED BY MAJORITY

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Kelly

 

Lord Mayor Reynolds

 

Zucco

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

Elliot

 

Bloomfield

 

Posselt

 

Lohberger

 

Kitsos

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.39pm.

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
11th  DAY OF August 2025.

CHAIRperson