City of hobart

MINUTES

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 8 July 2021 at 5:17 pm

 

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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.        Report. 5

6.1     221A Lenah Valley Road, Lenah Valley (Lot 307) - Proposed TasNetworks Easement 5

7.        Committee Action Status Report. 6

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 6

8.        Responses to Questions without Notice. 6

9.        Questions without Notice. 7

10.     Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 7

 

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Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 8 July 2021 at 5:17 pm via Zoom.

 

This meeting of the Parks and Recreation 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 Briscoe (Chairman) Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet Thomas Ewin Sherlock       PRESENT: Alderman J R Briscoe (Chairman), the Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet, Councillors J Ewin and Dr Z Sherlock.   APOLOGIES: Alderman D C Thomas   LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

NON-MEMBERS Lord Mayor Reynolds Zucco Sexton Harvey Behrakis Dutta Coats   The Deputy Lord Mayor arrived at the meeting at 5.19pm and was not present for items 1 to 6.1.

 

 

No Elected Members were co-opted to the Committee.

 

 

SHERLOCK   The minutes of the Open Portion of the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting held on Thursday, 10 June 2021, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Briscoe   Thomas   Ewin   Sherlock

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.

 

 

6.1      221A Lenah Valley Road, Lenah Valley (Lot 307) - Proposed TasNetworks Easement             File Ref: F21/60263

SHERLOCK That the recommendation contained in the report of the Senior Parks Planner, the Manager Bushland / Manager Parks & Recreation and the Director City Amenity of 1 July 2021, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Briscoe   Thomas   Ewin   Sherlock

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That:   1.    Approval be granted to TasNetworks for an easement over the City’s land Lot 307, 221A Lenah Valley Road in accordance with TasNetworks easement folio reference Vol 174693 Folio 307. 2.    Approval be conditional upon TasNetworks consulting with the City prior to undertaking maintenance works. 3.    The Chief Executive Officer be authorised to negotiate the terms and conditions of the easement. 4.    TasNetworks be notified of the Council’s resolution with conditional consent.

 

Delegation:     Council

 

 

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report             File Ref: F21/63199

EWIN

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Briscoe   Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet   Thomas   Ewin   Sherlock

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

Regulation 29(3) Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015.
File Ref: 13-1-10

 

8.1    Private Infrastructure on the Battery Point Foreshore

Memorandum of the Director City Planning of 2 July 2021.

8.2    Gender Parity Outdoor Workforce

Memorandum of the Manager People and Capability and the Director Community Life of 28 June 2021.

8.3    Screening of kunanyi by Joe Shemesh and Dean Stevenson for Elected Members

Memorandum of the Director City Amenity of 11 June 2021.

 

EWIN

That the information be received and noted.

MOTION CARRIED     VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Briscoe   Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet   Thomas   Ewin   Sherlock

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

 

9.1      Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet - Derwent Estuary Program             File Ref: 13-1-10
	Question:    Can the Director advise when the Council will be provided with an update by the Derwent Estuary Program ? Answer:    The Director City Amenity took the question on notice.

 

 

 

 

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET   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:   ·         An interest in land; and ·         Possible legal action that may be taken, or may involve the Council.   The following items are listed for discussion:-   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          Reports Item No. 4.1       Blinking Billy Point, Lower Sandy Bay - Expiry of Crown Lease LG(MP)R 15(2)(f) Item No. 5          Committee Action Status Report Item No. 5.1       Committee Actions - Status Report                             LG(MP)R 15(2)(d) and (f)     Item No. 6          Responses to Questions Without Notice Item No. 6.1       Cable Car (kunanyi / Mount Wellington) Facilitation Act 2017 LG(MP)R 15(4)(b) Item No. 7          Questions Without Notice

MOTION CARRIED VOTING RECORD AYES NOES Briscoe   Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet   Thomas   Ewin   Sherlock

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

 

There being no further business the Open portion of the meeting closed at 5:20 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

TAKEN AS READ AND SIGNED AS A CORRECT RECORD THIS
12^th DAY OF AUGUST 2021.