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City of hobart

MINUTES

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

 

Open Portion

 

Thursday, 17 February 2022 at 5:16pm

via Zoom

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

Page 2

 

17/2/2022

 

 

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

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. 4

6.1     Garrington Park, Lenah Valley - Proposed installation of New Barbeques Facilities update. 4

7.        Committee Action Status Report. 5

7.1     Committee Actions - Status Report 5

8.        Responses to Questions without Notice. 6

9.        Questions without Notice. 7

10.     Closed Portion of the Meeting.. 7

 


 

Minutes (Open Portion)

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting

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17/02/2022

 

 

Parks and Recreation Committee Meeting (Open Portion) held on Thursday, 17 February 2022 at 5:16 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

Alderman J Briscoe (Chairman)

Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet

Alderman D C Thomas

Councillor J Fox

Councillor Dr Z Sherlock

 

 

 

PRESENT: Alderman J Briscoe (Chairman), Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor H Burnet and Councillor W F Harvey,

 

APOLOGIES: Alderman D C Thomas, Councillors J Fox, and Dr Z Sherlock

 

LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Nil.

NON-MEMBERS

Lord Mayor Councillor A M Reynolds

Alderman M Zucco

Alderman Dr P T Sexton

Councillor W F Harvey

Alderman S Behrakis

Councillor M Dutta

Councillor W Coats

 

Councillor W F Harvey was an ex‑officio member of the Committee for the purposes of attaining a quorum.

 

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

 

2.       Confirmation of Minutes

 

HARVEY

The minutes of the Open Portion of the Parks and Recreation Committee meeting held on Thursday, 9 December 2021, be confirmed as an accurate record.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Harvey

 

 

The minutes were signed.

 

3.       Consideration of Supplementary Items

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.

 

 

4.       Indications of Pecuniary and Conflicts of Interest

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.

 

 

5.       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.

6.       Report

 

6.1      Garrington Park, Lenah Valley - Proposed installation of New Barbeques Facilities update

            File Ref: F22/8087

HARVEY

That the recommendation contained in the report of the Program Leader Parks and Reserves and the Acting Director City Amenity of 8 February 2022, be adopted.

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Harvey

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the proposal to develop BBQ and shelter facilities at Garrington Park, Lenah Valley not progress at this time.

 

Delegation:       Council

7.       Committee Action Status Report

 

7.1      Committee Actions - Status Report

            File Ref: F22/12419

DEPUTY LORD MAYOR BURNET

That the information be received and noted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Harvey

 

 

 

COMMITTEE RESOLUTION:

That the information be received and noted.

 

Delegation:       Committee

8.       Responses to Questions without Notice

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

 

 

8.1    Weeds Management

          File Ref: F21/129234; 13-1-10

Memorandum of the Acting Director City Amenity of 27 January 2022.

8.2    Street Trees

          File Ref: F21/129238; 13-1-10

Memorandum of the Acting Director City Amenity of 4 February 2022.

8.3    Protection of Bushland

          File Ref: F21/129253; 13-1-10

Memorandum of the Acting Director City Amenity of 27 January 2022.

 

 

HARVEY

That the information be received and noted.

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Harvey

 

 

Delegation:     Committee

 

 

9.       Questions without Notice

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

File Ref: 13-1-10

 

No questions were asked at the meeting.

10.     Closed Portion of the Meeting

 

HARVEY

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:  

 

·         Minutes of a Closed Committee meeting

·         Closed Questions Without Notice

 

The following items were discussed: -

 

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          Committee Action Status Report

Item No. 4.1       Committee Actions - Status Report

LG(MP)R 15(2)(b), (c)(i), (c)(ii) and  (c)(iii)

Item No. 5          Questions Without Notice

 

MOTION CARRIED

VOTING RECORD

AYES

NOES

Briscoe

 

Deputy Lord Mayor Burnet

 

Harvey

 

 

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
17th DAY OF MARCH 2022.

CHAIRMAN