Minutes of City Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

City Infrastructure Committee Meeting

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24/02/2021

City Infrastructure Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Wednesday, 24 February 2021 at 5:15 pm.

This meeting of the City Infrastructure 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.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Harvey (Chairman)

Lord Mayor Reynolds

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

Behrakis

Ewin

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

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Councillor J Ewin.

NON-MEMBERS

Zucco

Briscoe

Sexton

Thomas

Dutta

Sherlock

Coats

Alderman Behrakis joined the meeting at 5:20 pm and was not present for items 1 to 6.3.

The Deputy Lord Mayor left the meeting at 5:22 pm, returning at 5:23 pm.

Alderman Behrakis left the meeting 5:25 pm, returning at 5:26 pm, left the meeting at 5:28 pm, returning at 5:28 pm, left the meeting at 5:28 pm, returning at 5:29 pm, left at 5:32 pm, returning at 5:33 pm.

The Lord Mayor retired from the meeting at 5:29 pm and was not present for items 6.5 to 10.

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

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

The minutes of the Open Portion of the City Infrastructure Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 25 November 2020, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
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 General Manager.

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 Request for Speed Limit Reduction 490 to 601 Huon Road South Hobart

File Ref: F21/8583

LORD MAYOR REYNOLDS

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager City Mobility and the Director City Planning of 19 February 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The report be received and noted.

2. The General Manager be authorised to make application on behalf of the City of Hobart to the Transport Commission for speed limit changes broadly in keeping with the proposed changes described in Attachment B item 6.1 of the Open City Infrastructure Committee agenda of 24 February 2021.

Delegation: Council

6.2 Naming of Private Road - TT Flynn Street, Sandy Bay

File Ref: F21/2343

LORD MAYOR REYNOLDS

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the Program Leader Road Services, the Manager Roads and Capital Works and the Director City Amenity of 19 February 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the City Infrastructure Committee, under the delegation of the Council, endorse the official naming of the private street (contained within the land within CT 176312/1 owned by the University of Tasmania) of ‘TT Flynn Street’ and accordingly advise Placenames Tasmania.

Delegation: Committee

6.3 Pura Milk Factory, Lenah Valley - Heavy Vehicle Use of Augusta Road - Status Update

File Ref: F20/135060

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager Roads and Capital Works and the Director City Amenity of 19 February 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the status update outlining the City’s actions in respect to the heavy vehicle usage of August Road, Lenah Valley in relation to operations at the Pura Milk factory, be received and noted.

Delegation: Committee

6.4 State Government Waste Announcements - Container Refund Scheme and Waste to Landfill Levy

File Ref: F21/11118; 2016-0192

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Cleansing & Solid Waste Policy Coordinator, the Manager Cleansing and Solid Waste and the Director City Amenity of 19 February 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The report on the State Government Waste Announcements - Container Refund Scheme and Waste to Landfill Levy, be received and noted.

2. The following feedback be provided to the Local Government Association of Tasmania on the proposed implementation of a Container Refund Scheme and the draft Waste and Resource Recovery Bill.

Container Refund Scheme

(i) The implementation of the Scheme is supported on the basis that:

(a) The operational model has split responsibility between the administration and finance of the Scheme and the network operator; and

(b) There be a broad range of accessible collection points for the containers to be returned.

Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Bill

(ii) The Draft Bill is supported on the basis that:

(a) The funding collected through the imposition of a Waste to Landfill Levy be fully re-invested for use in waste management and minimisation;

(b) Funding collected from the imposition of the Levy be used to reimburse regions for the loss of waste levies currently in place, and reimburse Councils who have invested in regional waste initiatives where an existing levy is not in place;

· Such reimbursements should reflect population and waste tonnage within the regions.

(c) Consideration be given to the implementation of the Levy at an initial rate of $20 per tonne, increasing annually by $10 per tonne (to a maximum of $60 per tonne) rather than a $20 increase every second year, as currently proposed; and

(d) The proposed commencement of the Levy on 1 November 2021 be noted, however kerbside collection of waste to landfill be excluded from the Levy until the 1 July 2022 (to align with Councils’ annual rates notices).

Delegation: Council

6.5 Hobart Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Annual Reports: 2018 - 2019 & 2019 - 2020

File Ref: F20/114066

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Climate Change Officer and the Manager Smart & Sustainable City of 19 February 2021, be adopted, as amended by the deletion of clause 1 and the addition of two new clauses to read as follows:

That: 1. The Committee recognises that with the publication of the attached 2019-20 report, the outcomes of the previous greenhouse gas emissions reduction program have been fulfilled and that future actions and reporting on the City's corporate emissions reductions would be managed under the Sustainable Hobart Action Plan endorsed in November 2020.

2. That methodology of the reporting as per the reports for 2010-2020 targets remains the same, energy efficiency reports and annual captured in real time as well and updates provided to the City Infrastructure Committee on an annual basis.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Committee recognises that with the publication of the 2019-20 report marked as item 6.5 of the Open City Infrastructure Committee agenda of 24 February 2021, the outcomes of the previous greenhouse gas emissions reduction program have been fulfilled and that future actions and reporting on the City's corporate emissions reductions would be managed under the Sustainable Hobart Action Plan endorsed in November 2020.

2. The methodology of the reporting as per the reports for 2010-2020 targets remains the same, energy efficiency reports and annual captured in real time as well and updates provided to the City Infrastructure Committee on an annual basis.

3. Opportunities for positive media about the City’s achievements in regard to greenhouse gas emissions and energy use be sought.

Delegation: Committee

7. Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F21/13597

BEHRAKIS

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

Delegation: Committee

8. Responses to Questions without Notice

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

8.1 City of Hobart Fleet Vehicles

File Ref: F20/95884; 13-1-10

Memorandum of the Manager Projects & Support Services and the Director City Amenity of 19 February 2021.

8.2 Tip Shop Infrastructure

File Ref: F20/131691; 13-1-10

Memorandum of the Director City Amenity of 3 February 2021.

BEHRAKIS

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

Delegation: Committee

9. Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

9.1 Alderman Behrakis - On-Street and Off-Street Parking Space Stock

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: Could the Director please advise of the parking stock of on-street and off-street parking space availability at the commencement of this term of the Council, compared to the parking stock of on-street and off-street parking space availability currently?

Answer: The Director City Amenity took the question on notice for the Director City Innovation.

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:

· Commercial information of a commercial nature; and

· Acquisition of land.

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)(iii) and (f)

Item No. 5 Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

Delegation: Committee

The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 5:32 pm during the discussion of item 6.5, due to a lack of a quorum in accordance with Regulation 11(6) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

The meeting was reconvened at 5:33 pm, once the quorum was present and discussion in relation to item 6.5 re-commenced.

There being no further business the Open Portion of the meeting closed at 5:45 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
24^th DAY OF MARCH 2021.

CHAIRMAN