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City of hobart

MINUTES

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 25 November 2021 at 5:30pm

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

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25/11/2021

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

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     Affordable Housing and Homelessness Commitment 2021-23 - Endorsement 5

6.2     Food not Bombs Fee Waiver - Update. 5

6.3     Applications Approved Under the Delegated Authority of the Director Community Life for Quick Response Grants. 6

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

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting

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25/11/2021

 

 

Community, Culture and Events Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 25 November 2021 at 5:30 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

 

This meeting of the Community Culture and Events 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

Sherlock (Chairman)

Sexton

Harvey

Dutta

Fox

 

PRESENT: Councillor Dr Z Sherlock (Chairman), Alderman Dr P T Sexton, Councillors W F Harvey and M Dutta

 

APOLOGIES: Nil.

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

 

 

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Zucco

Briscoe

Thomas

Behrakis

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

 

 

DUTTA

 

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Community, Culture and Events Committee meeting held on Thursday, 28 October 2021, be confirmed as an accurate record.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

 

 

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      Affordable Housing and Homelessness Commitment 2021-23 - Endorsement

            File Ref: F21/86691; 17/237

 

DUTTA

 

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Community Programs Coordinator, Manager Community and Culture, Director City Planning and the Director Community Life of 18 November 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the Council endorse the City of Hobart Affordable Housing and Homelessness Commitment 2021-23, marked as Attachment A to item 6.1 of the Open Community Culture and Events Committee agenda of 25 November 2021.

 

 

Delegation:     Council

 

6.2      Food not Bombs Fee Waiver - Update

            File Ref: F21/104508; 16/118

 

SEXTON

 

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Community Programs Coordinator, Manager Community and Culture and the Director Community Life of 18 November 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.      Approval be granted to waive $4,875 in community hire fees for the use of Criterion House for the period covering October 2021 to June 2022 inclusive for the Food Not Bombs program, bringing the total annual support provided by Council to Food Not Bombs within the 2021 -2022 financial year to $5,969.

            2.      The support be ongoing with an annual review.

            3.      The value of the support be recorded in the ‘Grants, Assistance and Benefits Provided’ section of the City of Hobart Annual Report.

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

6.3      Applications Approved Under the Delegated Authority of the Director Community Life for Quick Response Grants

            File Ref: F21/116087; 21/48

 

SEXTON

 

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director Community Life of 18 November 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

7.       Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F21/116083; 16/118

 

SEXTON

 

That the information be received and noted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

 

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

8.       Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

 

No questions were asked at the meeting.

 

9.       Closed Portion of the Meeting

 

 

SEXTON

 

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 meeting

·         Information of a personal and confidential nature

 

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          Reports

Item No. 4.1       2022 Hobart Community Awards - Citizen, Young Citizen and Community Initiative or Event of the Year

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

Item No. 5          Questions Without Notice

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Sherlock

 

Sexton

 

Harvey

 

Dutta

 

 

 

 

Delegation:       Committee

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5.48pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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

CHAIRMAN