SOUTH HOBART PROGRESS ASSOCIATION INC.

(Incorporating Cascades Progress Association)

Founded 1922

ABN 65 850 310 318

President: Mr. Kevin Wilson

Hon. Secretary: Mr. David Halse Rogers

Minutes of the 2004 Annual General Meeting held at the South Hobart Community Centre on Wednesday 14th July 2004 at 8.00pm

Chairman: Mr. Kevin Wilson

Present: Twelve (12) members as per Attendance Register.

Apologies: Mrs. Renate Burgess, Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Green, Mr. & Mrs. Stan Mather, Mr & Mrs. Kevin Morgan, Mrs. Shelah Quirk, Ald. Eva Ruzicka, Mrs. Hilary Wilson.

Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting: were read and confirmed.

[Moved: Ms. M. Stafford; Seconded: Mr. Malcolm Saltmarsh: Carried]

President's Report: presented by the President and taken as read. Ald. Patsy Jones clarified some information relating to the Association’s website. Paragraph added to Report at request of Malcolm Saltmarsh. [Moved: Mr. James McIldowney; Seconded: Mr. Malcolm Saltmarsh: Carried]

Treasurer's Report: Treasurers Report 2003-2004 was received.

· The Treasurer, Mr. Francis Giudici, reported that the 2004 Bonfire & Fireworks Night had made a profit of around $1,000 of which $600 was donated to the Mt. Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade and the SES.

· The South Hobart Community Centre is in the position of either making a slight profit or a $300 loss depending on how negations proceed with the Hobart City Council.

· The Newsletter income is more than covering costs but the cost of printing from our printers, Kwik Kopy, is to rise soon.

· The term investments continue to do well

· Little is spent on administrative costs.

[Moved: Mr. David Halse Rogers; Seconded: Mr. Lindsay Brinsdon: Carried]

Business arising from the Treasurer’s Report:

1. South Hobart Community Centre Sub-committee: The Committee has been holding on-going discussions with the Hobart City Council, the owner of the Community Centre, for nearly eighteen months in an attempt to come to a compromise with the Council’s demand that the Association pay rates as well as annual rental on the site. The HCC has effectively demanded a 5,000% increase in rent on the site. The HCC wants the SHPA Inc. to enter into a five (5) year lease (backdated to January 2003). The sub-committee is concerned that the financial pressures caused by the HCC’s insistence on recovering “rates” on the site may well mean that the Association will be left with a loss-making venture (See Treasurer’s notes above). It was pointed out to the meeting that the rates notice levied on the South Hobart Community Centre assumed that the annual return on the site would yield a rental of about $700 per week. Such creative accounting raised concerns as to whether the HCC was attempting to retrieve rental for the entire D’Arcy Street site, including the tennis courts and the childminding facilities. [As it stands, the SHPA Inc. pays for the electricity used by everyone using the HCC provided electric BBQs.]

2. A motion was put: “That this meeting favour a shorter lease arrangement for The South Hobart Community Centre with the Hobart City Council owing to doubts over projected income over the ensuing period” [Moved: Mr. James McIldowney; Seconded: Mr. Erik Paris; Passed: unanimously.]

3. John Burgess suggested that the Association ascertain just who was making policy decisions regarding community assets that led to such “economic rationalist” outcomes. These policy decisions should be made at aldermanic, not at officer, level.

4. Donations by SHPA Inc: This matter has been raised at other meetings. In principle agreement to limit annual donations to amount of interest accrued by term deposits. A discussion ensued regarding whether donations should only be made to South Hobart charities/interests or to a wider Hobart cross-section of good causes.

Election of officer bearers: The following officers were elected:

President: Mr. Kevin Wilson

[Moved: Mrs. Ros Saltmarsh; Seconded: Mr. David Halse Rogers: Carried]

Senior Vice President: Mr. Stan Mather

[Moved: Mr. Francis Giudici; Seconded: Ms. Margaret Stafford: Carried]

Junior Vice President: Mrs. Roslyn Saltmarsh

[Moved: Mr. John Burgess; Seconded: Mr. Francis Giudici: Carried]

Hon Secretary: Mr. David Halse Rogers

[Moved: Ms. M. Stafford; Seconded: Mr. James McIldowney: Carried]

Hon Treasurer: Mr. Francis Giudici (Bookkeeping: E. Ruzicka.)

[Moved: Mr. David Halse Rogers; Seconded: Mrs. Ros Saltmarsh: Carried]

Auditor: Mr. Paul Hills

[Moved: Mr. Lindsay Brinsdon; Seconded: Mr. Malcolm Saltmarsh: Carried]

Public Officer: Mr. Kevin Wilson

[Moved: Mr. Malcolm Saltmarsh; Seconded: Ms. M. Stafford: Carried]

Election of Committee members: The following committee members were re-elected or appointed:

Newsletter Committee: Mr Lindsay Brinsdon, Mr Kevin Green, Mr David Halse Rogers, Mr Kevin Wilson.

Centre Management: Existing committee reappointed. (Comprising Centre Manager, P. Hoysted, Ald E. Ruzicka for HCC, Users Group; Playgroup; SHPA reps: L.B., K.W. & S.M.) Elect five (5) groups, plus power to co-opt other users groups (e.g: Spinners)

Council of Hobart Progress Association delegates: Mr Stan Mather (life member), Mr Malcolm Saltmarsh, Dr. Rosemary Sandford, Mr Kevin Wilson.

Executive Committee of the Association: Mr David Halse Rogers, Mr Stan Mather, Mr Kevin Wilson.

Planning Committee: Mr. John Burgess, Mr David Halse Rogers, Mr Kevin Wilson, Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm & Roslyn Saltmarsh, and Mr. James McIldowney.

Local History Committee: Kevin Wilson, David Halse Rogers, Kevin Green (convenor), Valentina Pavlovic.

Bonfire Committee: Mr Francis Giudici, Mr David Halse Rogers, Mr Stan Mather, Dr. Rosemary Sandford.

Traffic Committee: Ald. Eva Ruzicka (HCC rep), Mr Kevin Green, David Halse Rogers, Mr Kevin Morgan (Business Community rep), Ms Margaret Stafford, Mr Kevin Wilson.

Membership subscription to the Council of Hobart Progress Association: Motion: That the subscription of ten (10) dollars be paid. [Moved: Mr. Malcolm Saltmarsh; Seconded: Mr Lindsay Brinsdon.]

Membership subscription to the South Hobart Progress Association: Motion: That the membership remains at $2 for the 2002/03 year. [Moved: Mr. David Halse Rogers; Seconded: Mr. Malcolm Saltmarsh.]

Other business:

1. Mt. Wellington Cable Car: Ten year cycle.

2. Marieville Esplanade Residents Association Fund: Appeal against Royal Hobart Yacht Club’s expansion proposals. A Motion was put to the meeting: “That this Association donate the sum of $200 to support the Marieville Esplanade Residents’ Appeal Fund given that this beach is the closest to South Hobart for walking and exercising dogs and, therefore, of genuine interest to the SHPA as per the Constitution.”

3. Change to Constitution foreshadowed: John Burgess foreshadowed a motion to amend the Constitution so that the SHPA has interest in issues of concern to the wider community.

4. Change to Constitution foreshadowed: That the Annual General Meeting is held in September each year to allow for proper auditing of the Association’s books.

5. Local History Group: Negotiations are continuing with Cascade Brewery over the opportunity to have a dedicated room allocated to the History Group in the renovated Woodstock complex.

The Annual General Meeting closed at 9.52 pm.

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