Minutes of Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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23/10/2017

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 23 October 2017 at 4:47 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Cocker (Chairman)

Zucco

Ruzicka

Thomas

Denison

PRESENT: Alderman P S Cocker (Chairman), Aldermen M Zucco, E R Ruzicka, T M Denison, the Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey, Aldermen J R Briscoe, P T Sexton, H C Burnet, A M Reynolds and W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE:

Alderman D C Thomas.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Briscoe

Sexton

Burnet

Reynolds

Harvey

The Lord Mayor was co-opted to the Committee.

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

RUZICKA

That the Lord Mayor be co-opted to the Committee.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Cocker
Zucco
Ruzicka
Denison

2. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest

Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(7) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.

Aldermen 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.

3. 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.

4 Reports

4.1 Community Development Grants Program - Recommendations Marketing Grants 2017

File Ref: F17/138216; 16/194

RUZICKA

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Manager City Marketing and the Director Community Development of 19 October 2017, be adopted, with the inclusion of an additional clause to read as follows:

“5. Before the next round of Community Development Grants, the criteria for ineligible applicants be reviewed by the Committee.”

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Cocker	Lord Mayor Hickey
Zucco
Ruzicka
Denison

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council approve the recommended level of funding to the successful applicants under the 2017-18 Community Development Grants Program under the streams of Shopfront Improvement and Local Trader Marketing, in accordance with Table 1 of Attachment A to item 4.1 of the Special Open Economic Development and Communications Committee agenda of 23 October 2017.

2. The total value of the recommended projects is $16,846.50, which comprises $11,846.50 for the Shopfront Improvement stream, and $5,000 for the Local Trader Marketing stream.

3. The funding for the grants be attributed to the City Marketing budget in the 2017-18 Annual Plan.

4. The total grant provision be recorded in the ‘Grants, Assistance and Benefits Provided’ section of the City of Hobart’s Annual Report.

5. Before the next round of Community Development Grants, the criteria for ineligible applicants be reviewed by the Committee.

Delegation: Council

There being no further business the meeting closed at 4:55pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
23^rd DAY OF NOVEMBER 2017.

CHAIRMAN