Hobart Workshop Committee - 10 Feb 2026 4.00pm

Key decisions

• Council meeting time changed
  The Council meeting scheduled for Monday, 23 February 2026 was moved from 4.00pm to 5.15pm on the same day.
  Residents planning to attend or follow that Council meeting need to note the later start time.
• Submission endorsed on Short Stay Levy Bill 2025
  The committee endorsed a draft submission to the Tasmanian Government on the draft Short Stay Levy Bill 2025, authorised the CEO to finalise and lodge it, directed the Lord Mayor to write to the Treasurer and Minister for Housing, and required the submission to be published on the City’s website after lodgement.
  This may affect future regulation and costs relating to short-stay accommodation and shows the City’s position on the proposed state levy.
• Agenda order changed to workshop Safer Hobart Program earlier
  Item 7.1 was brought forward and taken before report item 6.1.
  This was a procedural change only, but confirms the Safer Hobart Program was a priority discussion item at the meeting.
• Closed session approved for confidential items
  The committee resolved to close part of the meeting to the public under the meeting procedures regulations. Closed items included minutes, confidential information, closed questions without notice, and the Dark Mofo 2026-2028 City Partnership Proposal.
  Residents should know that discussion of the Dark Mofo partnership proposal occurred in closed session, so details were not publicly reported in these minutes.

Important topics

• Safer Hobart Program
  This program was listed as a workshop item and was brought forward in the meeting order.
  It indicates ongoing committee discussion about public safety-related city work, though no public decision was recorded here.
• Mount Nelson Local Area Mobility Plan
  This was listed as a workshop item in the open agenda.
  Residents in Mount Nelson may be affected by future transport, access, and mobility planning outcomes.
• Dark Mofo 2026-2028 City Partnership Proposal
  This proposal was discussed in the closed portion of the meeting.
  The proposal may affect city events, partnerships, and funding, but no public-facing decision details were available in the extracted text.

Resident impacts

• The 23 February 2026 Hobart Council meeting will start later, at 5.15pm instead of 4.00pm.
• The City will lodge and publish its submission on the draft Short Stay Levy Bill 2025.
• Mount Nelson residents may see future mobility planning changes stemming from workshop discussions.
• Public details on the Dark Mofo partnership proposal were limited because it was discussed in closed session.

Places affected

• Hobart (city)
  City governance matters, council meeting scheduling, and city programs discussed by the committee.
• Mount Nelson (suburb)
  Referenced in the Mount Nelson Local Area Mobility Plan workshop item.
• Lady Osborne Room (facility)
  Location where the open portion of the meeting was held.

Next steps

• Update public notice and scheduling information for the 23 February 2026 Council meeting to reflect the 5.15pm start time.
  Before 23 February 2026
• CEO to finalise and lodge the City’s submission on the draft Short Stay Levy Bill 2025.
  After endorsement, before the state consultation deadline
• Lord Mayor to write to the Treasurer and Minister for Housing enclosing the endorsed submission.
  After submission endorsement
• Publish the submission on the City of Hobart website upon lodgement.
  Upon lodgement of the submission

Extracted minutes text

CITY OF HOBART MINUTES THE HOBART WORKSHOP COMMITTEE MEETING OPEN PORTION TUESDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 2026 Minutes (Open Portion) The Hobart Workshop Committee Meeting 10/2/2026 ORDER OF BUSINESS APOLOGIES AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE 1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY ................................................... 4 2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES ................................................................ 4 3. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY ITEMS ................................. 4 4. INDICATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ....................................... 5 5. TRANSFER OF AGENDA ITEMS ............................................................. 5 6. REPORTS ...........................................