Minutes of Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting

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24/07/2017

Special Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 24 July 2017 at 4.25 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie (Chairman)

Zucco

Ruzicka

Thomas

Denison

PRESENT: The Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie (Chairman), Aldermen M Zucco, E R Ruzicka, D C Thomas, T M Denison, the Lord Mayor Alderman S L Hickey, Aldermen P S Cocker and W F Harvey.

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Briscoe

Sexton

Burnet

Cocker

Reynolds

Harvey

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

No Aldermen were co-opted to the Committee.

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 Yaizu 40th Anniversary Delegation August 2017 Update - Proposed Celebratory Dinner

File Ref: F17/84061

THOMAS

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Economic Development Project Officer and Group Manager Executive & Economic Development of 21 July 2017, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Zucco
Ruzicka
Thomas
Denison

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council consider funding a celebratory dinner for up to 40 people to mark the 40^th anniversary between Hobart and Yaizu and to showcase Tasmanian produce.

2. This estimated cost of $5,700.00 (not including staffing and venue costs) is funded from the existing budget allocated for the delegation attributed to the Economic Development Function of the 2017–18 Annual Plan.

3. The Council reconfirm the membership of the delegation to Yaizu as being:

(i) The Lord Mayor, Aldermen Zucco, Briscoe, Cocker, Denison, Harvey;

(ii) Mrs Fumiko Plaister;

(iii) Former Lord Mayor Rob Valentine, MLC;

(iv) The General Manager and two nominees;

(v) An official interpreter;

(vi) Three part funded community members;

(vii) A fourth community member to be nominated at the General Manager’s discretion that could act as an informal interpreter;

(viii) A chef as referred to in part 2 above.

Delegation: Council

There being no further business the meeting closed at 4:28 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
24^th DAY OF AUGUST 2017.

CHAIRMAN