City of hobart

MINUTES

Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 26 August 2021 at 4:30pm

 

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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     Business Events Tasmania Annual Funding Submission. 5

7.        Committee Action Status Report. 5

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 5

8.        Questions without Notice. 6

9.        Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 6

 

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Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 26 August 2021 at 4:30 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

 

This meeting of the Economic Development and Communications 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 Thomas (Chairman) Zucco Sexton Dutta Ewin   PRESENT: Alderman D C Thomas (Chairman), Alderman M Zucco and Councillor M Dutta.   APOLOGIES: Nil.   LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Alderman Dr P T Sexton Councillor J Ewin

NON-MEMBERS Lord Mayor Reynolds Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet Briscoe Harvey Behrakis Sherlock Coats

 

 

No Elected Members were co-opted to the Committee.

 

DUTTA

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 29 July 2021, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Thomas   Zucco   Dutta

The minutes were signed.

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

Ms Marnie Craig – Business Events Tasmania addressed the Committee in relation to item 6.1.

 

6.1      Business Events Tasmania Annual Funding Submission             File Ref: F21/69951

DUTTA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Advisor Economic Development and the Director Community Life of 19 August 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Thomas   Zucco   Dutta

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:     1.    The Council provide funding of $109,355 to Business Events Tasmania which has been included in the Economic Development Budget Function of the 2021-22 Annual Plan.               2.    The total funding provision be recorded in the ‘Grants, Assistance and Benefits provided’ section of the City of Hobart’s Annual Report.

Attachments a    Ms Marnie Craig - Deputation Supporting Information - Business Events Tasmania ⇨

 

Delegation:     Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report             File Ref: F21/83027; 16/120

DUTTA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director Community Life of 19 August 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Thomas   Zucco   Dutta

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

 

Delegation:     Committee

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

 

No questions were asked at the meeting.

 

 

 

DUTTA

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:     ·         Confirm the minutes of the Closed portion of the meeting ·         Questions without notice in the Closed portion   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          Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Thomas   Zucco   Dutta

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 4.58pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
23^rd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021.