City
of hobart
MINUTES
Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting
Open Portion
Thursday, 30 March 2017
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APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE
1. Co-Option of a Committee Member in the event of a vacancy
3. Consideration of Supplementary Items
4. Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest
6.1 2017-18 Fees and Charges - Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre
6.2 Economic Development Strategy 2017 - 2021
7 Committee Action Status Report
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report
9. Closed Portion of the Meeting
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Economic Development & Communications Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 30 March 2017 at 5.00 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Deputy Lord Mayor Christie (Chairman) Zucco Ruzicka Thomas Denison
APOLOGIES: Nil
LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil
PRESENT: The Deputy Lord Mayor Alderman R G Christie (Chairman), Aldermen M Zucco, E R Ruzicka, D C Thomas, T M Denison and W F Harvey. |
ALDERMEN Lord Mayor Hickey Briscoe Sexton Burnet Cocker Reynolds Harvey
Alderman Harvey retired from the meeting at 6.10 pm and was not present for items 7-9. |
No Aldermen were co-opted to the meeting.
The minutes of the Open Portion of the Economic Development & Communications Committee meeting held on Thursday, 23 February 2017, be confirmed as an accurate record. MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
The minutes were signed. |
Ref: Part 2, Regulation 8(6) of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
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.
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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.
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.
Delegation: Council
6.2 Economic Development Strategy 2017 - 2021 File Ref: F17/28691 |
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RUZICKA That the item be deferred to a future Economic Development and Communications Committee meeting, so that an additional working document regarding Economic Development’s goals/opportunities and guiding principles can be prepared. MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That the item be deferred to the next Economic Development and Communications Committee meeting, so that a new document regarding Economic Development’s goals/opportunities and guiding principles can be prepared. |
Delegation: Committee
7.1 Committee Actions - Status Report File Ref: F17/30462; 16/120 |
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RUZICKA That the recommendation contained in the report of the Director Community Development of 23 March 2017, be adopted. MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
COMMITTEE RESOLUTION: |
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That the information be received and noted.
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Delegation: Committee
Section 29 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10
An Alderman may ask a question without notice of the Chairman, another Alderman, the General Manager or the General Manager’s representative, in line with the following procedures:
1. The Chairman will refuse to accept a question without notice if it does not relate to the Terms of Reference of the Council committee at which it is asked.
2. In putting a question without notice, an Alderman must not:
(i) offer an argument or opinion; or
(ii) draw any inferences or make any imputations – except so far as may be necessary to explain the question.
3. The Chairman must not permit any debate of a question without notice or its answer.
4. The Chairman, Aldermen, General Manager or General Manager’s representative who is asked a question may decline to answer the question, if in the opinion of the respondent it is considered inappropriate due to its being unclear, insulting or improper.
5. The Chairman may require a question to be put in writing.
6. Where a question without notice is asked and answered at a meeting, both the question and the response will be recorded in the minutes of that meeting.
7. Where a response is not able to be provided at the meeting, the question will be taken on notice and
(i) the minutes of the meeting at which the question is asked will record the question and the fact that it has been taken on notice.
(ii) a written response will be provided to all Aldermen, at the appropriate time.
(iii) upon the answer to the question being circulated to Aldermen, both the question and the answer will be listed on the agenda for the next available ordinary meeting of the committee at which it was asked, where it will be listed for noting purposes only.
No questions were asked at the meeting.
The following items were discussed: -
Item No. 1 Minutes of the last meeting of the Closed Portion of the Council 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)(g) Item No. 5 Questions without notice – File Ref: 13-1-10
RUZICKA
That the items be noted.
MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD
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The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 6.15 pm to conduct the closed portion of the meeting.
The meeting reconvened at 6.17 pm.
Item 9 was then taken.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 6.18 pm.
TAKEN
AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
27th DAY OF April 2017.
CHAIRMAN