PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

Arts, Culture & Heritage

Advisory Committee Minutes

City of Peterborough

September 14, 2017

 

 

Minutes of a Meeting of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee held on September 14, 2017 in the Auditorium, Community Services Office, 210 Wolfe Street.

 

The meeting of the Arts, Culture & Heritage Advisory Committee was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Dennis Carter-Edwards, Chair in the Auditorium, Community Services Office.

 

Present:

Bruce Stonehouse

Dennis Carter-Edwards, Chair

Dirk Verhulst

Bill Kimball

Councillor Pappas

Councillor Parnell (arrived at 7:10 p.m.)

Peer Christensen

 

Regrets:

Andy Cragg

Bill Templeman

 

Staff:

Ken Doherty, Director of Community Services

Becky Rogers, Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division

Erik Hanson, Heritage Resources Coordinator

Victoria Hamilton, Community Development Analyst

Kendra Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator

 

 

Minutes – June 8 and August 10, 2017

 

Moved by Bruce Stonehouse

 

That the minutes of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee meetings held on June 8 and August 10, 2017 be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest.

 

Consent Agenda

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That items 5, 6 and 7 be approved as part of the Consent Agenda.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Manager, Arts, Culture and Heritage Division

Report ACHAC17-042

Public Art Report

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That the ACHAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-042, dated September 14, 2017 of the Manager, Arts, Culture and Heritage Division, as follows:

 

That the update on the activities of the Public Art Advisory Committee be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Manager, Arts, Culture and Heritage Division

Report ACHAC17-043

Arts, Culture and Heritage Division Manager’s Report

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That the ACHAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-043, dated September 14, 2017 of the Manager of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Division, as follows:

 

That the report with respect to the activities of the Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division for June to August 2017 be received for Information.

 

“CARRIED”

Heritage Resources Coordinator

Report ACHAC17-044

September Heritage Preservation Office Report

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-044, dated September 14, 2017 of the Heritage Resources Coordinator, as follows:

 

That the report with respect to the activities of the Heritage Preservation Office for June, July, and August, 2017 be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division

Report ACHAC17-040

Downtown Parking Management Study

 

Kevin Jones, Transportation Manager, provided a presentation to Report ACHAC17-040.

 

Moved by Bruce Stonehouse

 

That the Arts Culture & Heritage Advisory Committee (ACHAC) approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-040 dated September 14, 2017 of the Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division as follows:

 

That the update by Kevin Jones, Transportation Manager on the Downtown Parking Management Study be received for information and discussion.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division

Report ACHAC17-041

Poet Laureate Pilot Project

                 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That the ACHAC endorse the recommendations outlined in Report ACHAC17-041 dated September 14, of the Manager, Arts, Culture and Heritage Division, as follows:

 

a)         That the Report from the Manager, Arts, Culture and Heritage Division be received by ACHAC for information and discussion;

 

b)        That a Poet Laureate Program for the City be introduced as a one-year pilot project pending fundraising of $2,000 for the position; and,

 

c)         That the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee administer the selection of the Poet Laureate, monitoring and the evaluation of the project, and prepare an evaluation report on the project for Council at the end of the pilot project.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Other Business  

 

The Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) currently has a vacancy.  An advertisement was published in the local papers, as well as the City’s website.  The PAAC Chair, indicated that volunteers from the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee are needed to sit on the selection Committee.  Councillor Pappas, Dennis Carter-Edwards and Bruce Stonehouse volunteered to sit on the PAAC selection Committee.

 

Next Meeting

 

The Chair indicated the next scheduled meeting is October 12, 2017.

 

 


Adjournment

 

Moved by Peer Christensen

 

That this meeting of Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee adjourn at 8:15 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

Kendra Sedgwick

Committee Coordinator

 

 

Dennis Carter-Edwards

Chair

 

 

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