Minutes of City Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

City Infrastructure Committee Meeting

Page 9

26/08/2020

City Infrastructure Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Wednesday, 26 August 2020 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, Alderman S Behrakis, Councillor J Ewin and W Coats.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

NON-MEMBERS

Zucco

Briscoe

Sexton

Thomas

Dutta

Sherlock

Coats

Councillor Coats was co-opted to the Committee for item 1.

Councillor Ewin arrived at the meeting at 5:16 pm and was not present for item 1.

Councillor Ewin left the meeting at 5:17 pm, returning at 5:21 pm, left the meeting at 5:26 pm, returning at 5:27 pm, left the meeting at 5:27 pm, returning at 5:29 pm, left the meeting at 5:38 pm, returning at 5:40 pm, left the meeting at 5:42 pm, returning at 5:43 pm, left the meeting at 5:45 pm, returning at 5:47 pm, retired from the meeting at 5:50 pm and was not present for items 6.2 to 9.

Councillor Coats left the meeting at 5:29 pm, returning at 5:57 pm and was not present for items 6.2 to 7.1.

The Deputy Lord Mayor left the meeting at 5:29 pm, returning at 5:32 pm, left the meeting at 5:33 pm, returning at 5:34 pm, left the meeting at 5:37 pm, returning at 5:38 pm, left the meeting at 5:47 pm, returning at 5:47 pm.

Alderman Behrakis left the meeting at 5:49 pm, returning at 5:49 pm and retired from the meeting at 5:59 pm.

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

BEHRAKIS

That Councillor Coats be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

2. Confirmation of Minutes

LORD MAYOR REYNOLDS

The minutes of the Open Portion of the City Infrastructure Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 29 July 2020, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Ewin

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

Mr Eric Pinkard (Head Petitioner) addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.1.

6.1 Weerona Avenue, West Hobart - Response to Petition - Stormwater Concerns

File Ref: F20/85885

BEHRAKIS

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Program Leader Stormwater Assets, the Manager Stormwater and the Director City Amenity of 21 August 2020, be adopted, as amended by an additional clause to read as follows:

2. The Council be informed of any change of status of the hydrology and/or geology of the site impacting on the overland flows from the area of Knocklofty Reserve, located upslope from Weerona Avenue, West Hobart.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis
Ewin

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. In accordance with the Urban Drainage Act 2013, as any overland flows arising from Knocklofty Reserve (located upslope from Weerona Avenue, West Hobart), are non-concentrated sheet flow originating the non-urban (natural bush catchment). Therefore the City is neither liable nor required to intervene with stormwater mitigation measures, as sought by the petition tabled to the Council at its meeting held on 21 October 2019.

2. The Council be informed of any change of status of the hydrology and/or geology of the site impacting on the overland flows from the area of Knocklofty Reserve, located upslope from Weerona Avenue, West Hobart.

3. The Petitioners be advised of the Council’s decision.

Delegation: Council

6.2 Professional Development Reporting - Lord Mayor - International Urban Design Conference - Hobart and the Road Safety Symposium - Melbourne

File Ref: F20/87889

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the recommendation contained in the memorandum of the General Manager of 11 August 2020, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

Attachment

a. Professional Development Reporting - Lord Mayor Reynolds - Road Safety Symposium - Melbourne ⇨

Delegation: Committee

7. Committee Action Status Report

7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report

File Ref: F20/91083

BEHRAKIS

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

Delegation: Committee

8. Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

8.1 Lord Mayor Reynolds - Removal of Press Buttons on Pedestrian Crossings in the CBD

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: Can we ask the State Government to permanently remove the need to press pedestrian light buttons in the CBD, which is currently a temporary measure and also extend the area to include lights along Morrison Street and the length of Elizabeth Street given its high pedestrian numbers?

Answer: The Director City Planning advised that yes we can approach the State Government with the request to permanently remove the need to press the pedestrian light buttons in the CBD and seek similar changes for traffic lights along Morrison and Elizabeth Streets.

8.2 Lord Mayor Reynolds - Large Vehicles in Urban Zones - Peak Hour

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: Is there a requirement from the City of Hobart or the State Government on large vehicles to avoid travel in urban zones during peak traffic times and how common is this traffic management tool in other States and in particular capital cities?

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

8.3 Lord Mayor Reynolds - City of Hobart Fleet Vehicles

File Ref: 13-1-10

Question: (a) What is the utilisation of the City’s car fleet and what would be considered as under-utilisation?

(b) Is there consideration of shrinking the fleet in line with budget cuts?

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

9. 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:

· Information that was provided to the Council on the basis that it be kept confidential;

· Contract for the supply of services; and

· Interest in 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), (d) and (f)

Item No. 5 Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Harvey
Lord Mayor Reynolds
Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet
Behrakis

Delegation: Committee

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5:59 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
23^rd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020.

CHAIRMAN