Agenda July 2014
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P a g e | 1 Central Highlands Council AGENDA – ORDINARY MEETING – 15TH JULY 2014 Agenda of an Ordinary Meeting of Central Highlands Council scheduled to be held at Hamilton Council Chambers, on Tuesday 15th July 2014, commencing at 9am and be closed to the public until 11.00am. I certify under S65(2) of the Local Government Act 1993 that the matters to be discussed under this agenda have been, where necessary, the subject of advice from a suitably qualified person and that such advice has been taken into account in providing any general advice to the Council. Adam Wilson Acting General Manager 1.0 OPENING 2.0 PRESENT 3.0 APOLOGIES 4.0 PECUNIARY INTEREST DECLARATIONS In accordance with Regulation 8 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2005, the Mayor requests Councillors to indicate whether they or a close associate have, or are likely to have a pecuniary interest (any pecuniary or pecuniary detriment) in any item of the Agenda. 5.0 COMMITTEE Regulation 15 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) regulations 2005 provides that Council may consider certain sensitive matters in Closed Agenda which relate to: Personnel matters, including complaints against an employee of the Council; Industrial matters relating to a person; Contracts for the supply and purchase of goods and services; The security of property of the Council Proposals for the Council to acquire land or an interest in the land or for the disposal of land; Information provided to the Council on the condition it is kept confidential; Trade secrets of private bodies; Matters relating to actual or possible litigations taken by or involving the Council or an employee of the Council; Applications by Councillors for leave of absence; The personal affairs of any person. The decision to move in Closed Council requires an absolute majority of Council. P a g e | 2 5.1 MOTION INTO CLOSED MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT Council move into Committee to discuss confidential matters in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2005. Carried 5.2 MATTERS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED MEETING 5.3 MOTION OUT OF CLOSED MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT Council move out of Committee and resume the Ordinary Meeting. Carried OPEN MEETING TO PUBLIC The Meeting will be opened to the public at 11.00am 6.0 IN ATTENDANCE 6.1 PUBLIC QUESTION TIME 7.0 MAYORAL COMMITMENTS 17th June Council Meeting – Bothwell 18th June Information Session – Pumphouse Point Development 25th June Audit Committee Meeting Destinations Southern Tasmania Workshop 26th June State Audit Department – Information Session with GM 30th June Southern Tasmania Councils Authority Meeting 1st July Accompanied Tidy Towns Representative – Inspection for Awards 2nd July Mr Eric Hutchinson – Federal Member for Lyons Highland Lakes Road Southern Highlands Irrigation Scheme Black Spots – Mobile phone Coverage Multi-Purpose Health Service Healthy Communities Program – Extension Derwent Bridge Toilets Complex P a g e | 3 Federal Assistance Grants – No CPI increase announced by Federal Government Lions Club of Bothwell – Hand over Dinner 3rd July Central Highlands Community Health Service Meeting Central Highlands Tourism Meeting at Hamilton 8th July Independent Living Units Meeting Plant Committee Meeting 11th July Meeting with Australasian Golf Museum, Bothwell Historical Society and Bothwell Anglers Club 12th July Bothwell International Spin In Meeting Penguin Club – My Address covered “Women in Local Government” Presentation Dinner – Bothwell Anglers Club 7.1 COUNCILLORS COMMITMENTS 7.2 GENERAL MANAGER COMMITMENTS 3rd July Highlands Tasmania Tourism Committee Meeting 8th July Independent Living Units Committee Meeting Plant Committee meeting 8.0 NOTIFICATION OF COUNCIL WORKSHOPS 9.0 FUTURE WORKSHOPS 9.1 MAYORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 10.0MINUTES 10.1 RECEIVAL DRAFT MINUTES ORDINARY MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT the Draft Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 17th June 2014 be received. Carried 10.2 CONFIRMATION OF DRAFT MINUTES ORDINARY MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr P a g e | 4 THAT the Draft Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 17th June 2014 be confirmed. Carried 10.3 RECEIVAL DRAFT MINUTES AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT the Draft Minutes of Audit Committee Meeting of Council held on Thursday 25th June 2014 be received. Carried 10.4 RECEIVAL DRAFT MINUTES ILU COMMITTEE MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT the Draft Minutes of ILU Committee Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 17th June 2014 be received. Carried 10.5 RECEIVAL DRAFT MINUTES ILU COMMITTEE MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT the Draft Minutes of ILU Committee Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 8th July 2014 be received. Carried 10.6 RECEIVAL DRAFT MINUTES HIGHLANDS TASMANIA TOURISM COMMITTEE MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT the Draft Minutes of Highlands Tasmania Tourism Committee Meeting of Council held on Thursday 3rd July 2014 be received. Carried 10.7 RECEIVAL DRAFT MINUTES PLANT COMMITTEE MEETING Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT the Draft Minutes of Plant Committee Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 8th July 2014 be received. Carried 10.0 BUSINESS ARISING P a g e | 5 12.0 NRM REPORT Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT the NRM Report be received. Carried Derwent Catchment Natural Resource Management Committee Inc. PO Box 22 Hamilton Tas 7140 Phone: 6286 3211 Fax: 6286 3370 Report for Central Highlands Council 1st June to 8th July 2014 Weed Management Kathy Van Dullerman, Jason Branch and I met on Friday 4th July to discuss the weed management program for the coming year. The program includes works on Gorse, Broom, Blackberry, Spanish Heath and Orange Hawkweed control. We are currently working on preparing the formal weed management plan and I will provide more detailed information to you once this has been completed. Lifting the profile of Derwent Catchment NRM Committee I have continued to work on creating a profile DCNRMC by registering a domain name www.derwentcatchment.org.au and I have started putting together some information for the website but this task is still underway. My new email address is [email protected]. There is also a brief article in the Highland Digest on recent activities. Leveraging funding I prepared three grant applications for the Tasmanian Landcare Grant 18 round of funding. One for Mount Adelaide which was primarily around the follow up weed work that needed to be done and a plan for the future on how the site should be managed and rehabilitation should be maintained through DCNRMC, community and council activities. I also prepared a grant for the restoration of the Landcare Nursery at Hamilton Resource Centre which included an education component with Greening Australia running a seed collection and storage workshop and a third grant application for the control of Spanish Heath at Ellendale which targeted a heavy infestation at the headwaters of Monto’s creek. Funding will be announced by Landcare Tasmania in August. Bushfire Recovery Grant The NRM South Bushfire Recovery Grant covers both municipal areas. In the past month I have visited James and Phillip Downham, Bill and Fiona Hume, Will Chapman and Bob Shoobridge as part of the Bushfire Recovery Grant funding wind up. They had all undertaken the proposed works and it was a good opportunity to discuss their interests and thoughts on what NRM services were P a g e | 6 most helpful. In general, their information needs revolved around farm planning, weed management and herbicide application rates, shelterbelt planning and species selection for pasture regeneration after weed control. There have been some good successful mixed native species plantings for shelter belts. Silver wattle, blackwood, blue gum, black gum and cabbage gum were the most successful species. An important component of native shelterbelt became apparent to me during my property visits in particular the advantages of native species after fire. The shelter belts of introduced pines were dead after the fires, in contrast to the native shelter belts which were mostly regenerating after the fire and will not require replanting, which in itself is a good reason to use native species. NRM South There was a meeting to discuss reinvestment by NRM South into the position which was positive and DCNRMC is compiling a list of services which we will be able to deliver with the additional funding. DCNRMC is in the process of negotiating an agreement that includes clarity around delivery and what will be achieved for specific costs to ensure that expectations are not above the capacity to deliver on investment for all partners in the DCNRMC. Farmer Discussion Group Macquarie Franklin have continued to facilitate the Farmer Discussion Group. The 5 workshop topics to be held in April- August are: Animal nutrition (held Monday the 13th April2014) Pasture management (held 28th May 2014) Soil management (held 24th June) Rotation economics (proposed 30th July) Rotation management Dr Josie Kelman, Catchment Facilitator, Derwent Catchment NRM Committee 13.0 FINANCE REPORT Moved Clr Seconded Clr THAT the Finance Report be received. Carried P a g e | 7 13.1 CARAVAN PARK FEES Deputy Mayor A J Downie has requested this item to be placed on the Agenda. For Discussion 13.2 REMISSION UNDER DELEGATION The following remission was made under delegation by the General Manager: 03-0201-00151 $10.57 Penalty Rates, office error rates paid in full at Bothwell For Information and Noting 13.3 COUNCIL INSURANCES (SEPARATE ATTACHMENT) The Audit Committee meet on the 25 June 2014 and considered quotes for insurance renewals from JLT and OAMPS. The Audit committee in accordance with council minute 13.4 of the 17 June 2014 accepted the insurance renewal quote from OAMPS for the 2014 / 2015 financial year. Recommendation: THAT Council ratify the Audit Committee decision to accept the insurance renewal quote from OAMPS for the 2014 / 2015 financial year.