Minutes of Special Governance Committee Meeting

Minutes (Open Portion)

Special Governance Committee Meeting

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3/07/2017

Special Governance Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Monday, 3 July 2017 at 4.50 pm in the Lady Osborne Room, Town Hall.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Ruzicka (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Christie

Cocker

Thomas

Reynolds

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

APOLOGIES: Nil.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

ALDERMEN

Lord Mayor Hickey

Zucco

Briscoe

Sexton

Burnet

Denison

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.

Mr Brian Corr representing Hobart Not Highrise Inc, addressed the Committee in relation to item 4.1.

4 Reports

4.1 Petition - Hobart Not Highrise

File Ref: F17/83142; 15/10-001

COCKER

That the recommendation contained in the report of the General Manager of 30 June 2017, be adopted, amended by the following:

1. The words cannot agree to in Clause 4 (i) be substituted with notes the after the word Council.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES	NOES
Ruzicka
Deputy Lord Mayor Christie
Cocker
Thomas
Reynolds

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That: 1. The Council does not hold a public meeting as the requirement that the petition be signed by 1000 electors has not been satisfied;

2. The General Manager be authorised to provide a suitable venue to the petitioner or nominee to facilitate the holding of a public meeting;

3. The Council agree to waive all Council fees and charges associated with hire and use of Council facilities for any public meeting held by the petitioner or nominee;

4. The petitioner be advised that:

(i) The Council notes the actions 1-3 sought in the petition. The planning authority will assess and determine the application in accordance with its legislative responsibilities under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993. It is required to bring an open mind to consideration of the application and any apprehension of bias or perception of prejudgment of the application is grounds of review of the Council’s decision.

(ii) As the petition does not trigger the obligation for the Council to hold a public meeting, the Council will not hold a public meeting. However, the Council will make available an appropriate venue and waive all associated fees to enable the petitioner or nominee to hold a public meeting; and

5. The General Manager be delegated the power to perform the necessary tasks to implement the Council resolution.

Delegation: Council

There being no further business the meeting closed at 5:15 pm.

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
4^th DAY OF JULY 2017.

CHAIRMAN