PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

Arts, Culture & Heritage

Advisory Committee Minutes

City of Peterborough

June 8, 2017

 

 

Minutes of a Meeting of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee held on June 8, 2017 in the Auditorium, Community Services Office, 210 Wolfe Street.

 

The meeting of the Arts, Culture & Heritage Advisory Committee was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Dennis Carter-Edwards, Chair in the Auditorium, Community Services Office.

 

Present:

Bruce Stonehouse

Dennis Carter-Edwards, Chair

Bill Templeman (arrived at 7:08 p.m.)

Dirk Verhulst

Bill Kimball (arrived at 7:10 p.m.)

Councillor Pappas

Councillor Parnell

 

Regrets:

Andy Cragg

Peer Christensen

 

Staff:

Becky Rogers, Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division

Erik Hanson, Heritage Resources Coordinator

Kendra Sedgwick, Committee Coordinator

 

 

Minutes – May 11, 2017

 

Moved by Bruce Stonehouse

 

That the minutes of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee meeting held on May 11, 2017 be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

Councillor Pappas declared an interest in Item 6, Report ACHAC17-035 – Public Art Report, as he has applied for a mural project.

 

Councillor Parnell declared an interest in Item 7, Report ACHAC17-037 – Arts, Culture and Heritage Division Manager’s Report, as her husband is involved with the Rotary fireworks. 

 

 

Consent Agenda

 

No items were passed as part of the Consent Agenda.

 

 

Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division

Report ACHAC17-032

Poet Laureate Report

 

Jon Hedderwick, Wes Ryan and Elisabeth Jenkins, The Peterborough Poetry Collective, provided an overview to Report ACHAC17-032.

 

Moved by Councillor Pappas

 

That the ACHAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-032, dated June 8, 2017 of the Manager, Arts, Culture and Heritage Division, as follows:

 

a)            That the presentation from the Peterborough Poetry Slam Collective be received for information and discussion.

 

b)           That staff prepare a report that outlines the processes, duties and responsibilities to begin a pilot project to establish a Poet Laureate for the City of Peterborough, which will be presented to the Committee at their September meeting.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division

Report ACHAC17-026

City Branding Project

                 

Moved by Bruce Stonehouse

 

That the ACHAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-026 dated June 8, 2017 of the Manager, Arts, Culture & Heritage Division as follows:

 

That the ACHAC receive a presentation and provide comment on the City branding project.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

The Chair indicated that Item 6 would be dealt with prior to Item 5.

 

Manager, Arts, Culture and Heritage Division

Report ACHAC17-035

Public Art Report

 

Councillor Pappas, due to his previously declared interest, did not discuss or vote on the matter.

 

Moved by Bruce Stonehouse

 

That the ACHAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-035, dated June 8, 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.

 

At the meeting of June 8, 2017, Committee added the following:

 

That the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee strongly support the Public Art Advisory Committee’s choice for the award of Public Art Monument Commission to Studio F Minus for the UN Peacekeeper’s Monument in the City’s new urban park.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 


Heritage Resources Coordinator

Report ACHAC17-034

Heritage Preservation

 

Moved by Councillor Parnell

 

That the ACHAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-034, dated June 8, 2017 of the Heritage Resources Coordinator, as follows:

 

That the presentation from the Heritage Resources Coordinator, on the value and process of heritage preservation in Peterborough, be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Manager, Arts, Culture and Heritage Division

Report ACHAC17-037

Arts, Culture and Heritage Division Manager’s Report

 

Due to her previously declared interest, Councillor Parnell did not discuss or vote on the matter.

 

Moved by Bruce Stonehouse

 

That the ACHAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-037, dated June 8, 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 May 2017 be received for Information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Councillor Pappas left the meeting at 8:50 p.m.

 


Heritage Resources Coordinator

Report ACHAC17-036

Heritage Preservation Office Report

 

Moved by Bruce Stonehouse

 

That the ACHAC approve the recommendation outlined in Report ACHAC17-036, dated June 8, 2017 of the Heritage Resources Coordinator, as follows:

 

That the report with respect to the activities of the Heritage Preservation Office for May, 2017 be received for information.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Bill Kimball left the meeting at 9:31 p.m.

 

Other Business  

 

The Chair updated the Committee on the letter received from the Canada 150 Committee, regarding their Time Capsule request.  The Chair will respond to the request by advising that ACHAC does not have the resources to take on the time capsule project.

 

Bruce Stonehouse, PAAC Chair, indicated that there are three Public Art projects that need to be endorsed by ACHAC before September.  Special meetings will be called to deal with approval of the Commissionings.

 

 

Next Meeting

 

The Chair indicated the next scheduled meeting is September 14, 2017.

 

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Dirk Verhulst

 

That this meeting of Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee adjourn at 9:54 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"

 

 

Kendra Sedgwick

Committee Coordinator

 

 

Dennis Carter-Edwards

Chair

 

 

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