The Annual General Meeting and Ordinary Meeting of Council was held on Tuesday 14 December 2021 in Queenstown. A LIVE Stream of the meeting was available to the community. The meeting was open to the public and we had one member of the public attend in the gallery.
Cr Styles and Cr Shea were apologies for the meeting. There were no questions from the public during Public Question Time.
Council approved the Annual Report 2020-2021 at the Annual General Meeting, noting there were no public submissions received.
Cr Gerrity left the meeting at 6.40pm and Cr Ryan-Sykes left the meeting at 7.04pm.
COUNCILLOR RAISED ISSUES
Questions Without Notice
Cr Ryan-Sykes raised several Questions Without Notice. The questions will be available for viewing via the approved minutes of the meeting or by viewing the LIVE stream of the meeting available on the WCC website.
Motions Without Notice
Recommendation |
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That Council change its decision on the Event Sponsorship application of allocating $1000,00 for Cornerstone Youth Services towards the Tasmanian Rock Challenge to be held in Queenstown in April 2022 and reallocate the $2000.00 as per original request as the challenge will not go ahead without council's full support. It must also be noted that it is not just about the money but also shows that the community supports the hard work that they have put in to organise an event on the West Coast. It will also show the importance of councillor's decisions to indicating priorities to outside organisations. If council decides to change its decision that a letter also be sent to the organisers highlighting that the original decision was made in haste as it was a late item on the last agenda and the full benefits of the challenge being held on the West Coast was not appreciated. |
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Moved Cr Pitt |
Seconded Cr Stringer |
Outcome Motion Lost Pitt, Ryan-Sykes, Stringer |
Against Gerrity, Newman, Graham, Evans |
The Motion was defeated so unfortunately the event will not proceed. |
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CORRESPONDENCE
There was a variety of correspondence presented to Council at the meeting.
Correspondence Out |
Subject |
Minister Ferguson |
West Coast Roads Vital for Tasmanian Exports |
Minister Petrusma |
Creek Clearance and Flood Mitigation |
Strahan Christmas Decoration Committee |
FINK Application Outcome |
Strahan CWA |
FINK Application Outcome |
Subject |
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Minister Ferguson |
Personal Mobility Devices (PMD's) |
Keith & Maree Crosswell |
Lowana Road Strahan |
Minister Courtney |
Teacher Retention & Incentives |
Mary Robinson |
My Lyell Disaster Poem |
Late Item Correspondence In |
Subject |
TMEC |
Tasmania Mining Industry Community Development – West Coast |
Penghana Bed & Breakfast |
Vacant Shops |
Raymond Trappitt |
Vacant Shops |
Maureen Bennetts |
Vacant Shops |
REPORTS SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL
340/21 Proposed Council Meeting Dates 2022 |
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Recommendation |
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That Council endorse the attached Council Workshop and Council Meeting schedule for 2022. |
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Moved Cr Evans |
Seconded Cr Gerrity |
Outcome The Motion was PUT and Carried |
Against Cr Ryan-Sykes |
341/21 Vacant Retail Space |
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Recommendation |
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That Council: Note the outcomes of the workshop and approve the General Manager to undertake additional work to assess the feasibility of using a by-law or other regulatory means to impose financial incentives to reduce vacant retail space. |
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Moved Cr Evans |
Seconded Cr Gerrity |
Outcome The Motion was PUT and Carried |
Against Cr Stringer Cr Graham |
342/21 Strategic Planning Update |
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Recommendation |
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That Council: a) Note updates on Strategic Action Items b) Agree to close action items as described in Appendix 1 and the summary above. c) Agree to close the West Coast Cemeteries Strategy and West Coast Mountain Bike Trail Strategy as practically complete or no further action required. |
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Moved Cr Graham |
Seconded Cr Newman |
Outcome The Motion was PUT and Carried Unanimously |
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Agendas and Minutes for the Council Meetings can be accessed on the West Coast Council website www.westcoast.tas.gov.au and hard copies are available for viewing at West Coast Council Agencies as listed below:
· West Coast Council Queenstown
· Post Office Strahan
· Post Office Zeehan
· Rosebery District High School Rosebery
· Tullah Post Office
Council meetings are open for public attendance, however due to COVID-19 requirements are in place.
