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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 17 Page 1 of 3 Minutes/Meeting Summary Cultural Advisory Committee Tuesday, May 17, 2016 7:00 pm City Hall – Main Committee Room Attendees: Charlene Hunt, Cultural Advisory Committee Member Sunjay Mathuria, Cultural Advisory Committee Member Aline L.M. Revoy, Cultural Advisory Committee Member Cathy Schnippering, Cultural Stakeholder, Pine Ridge Arts Council Alma Sandoval Betancourth, Cultural Stakeholder, Alma Latina Magazine John Sabean, Cultural Stakeholder, Pickering Historical Society Shashi Bhatia, Cultural Stakeholder, Indo-Canadian Cultural Association of Durham Tanya Ryce, Supervisor, Cultural Services T. Higgins, Accessibility Coordinator Joan De Gennaro, Clerk/Typist (recording secretary) Regrets: Jesse St. Amant, Coordinator, Cultural Services Sumaira Munir, Cultural Advisory Committee Member Kathy McKay, Cultural Stakeholder, Ajax - Pickering Board of Trade Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Welcome T. Ryce started the meeting at 7:00 pm by welcomed those in attendance and provide regrets from J. St. Amant, S. Munir, and K. McKay. 2. Approval of May 17 Agenda and April 19th Minutes Motion: to approve the agenda as written Moved: S. Bhatia Seconded: A. Revoy Carried Motion: to approve the minutes of the April 19th meeting as written. Moved: A. Revoy Seconded: C. Schnippering Carried Page 2 of 3 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 3. Clerks – Board & Committee Training L. Harker provided direction that T. Ryce had reviewed the training with the committee at the previous meeting. Any questions can be forwarded to L. Harker in the Clerk’s office. 4. Accessibility Training T. Higgins completed the Accessibility Training with the members present. J. Sabean would like to discuss at a later date Accessibility regarding Heritage Buildings. Committee Members not in attendance to arrange Accessibility training with T. Ryce 5. Public Art Policy Ideas for Public Art were briefly discussed by members.  Outdoor work out area in parks for seniors/adults  Have bell boxes painted  Adopt a road – idea will be forwarded to Sustainability team  Larger Arts projects outlined by the Waterfront Task Force grant in 1999  Lishman Proposal – sculpture of Peter Mathews plowing  Public Sculpture in the Altona and Brougham to represent the heritage of those communities  Horses on the land in front of Museum  Woodcarvers – working on wood from piers found in Frenchman’s Bay depicting figures from the 19 Century  Mural Roots – depicting longstanding business of Pickering History along Hwy 2 corridor  Arts Centre art installation – Curtain Call – lit structure forming an informal stage outside the entrance of new Performance Art Centre  To have a play written to depict how war letters sent back home to the women, the lives of the bomb girls & women on the home front  Historical recognition  Cultural Recognition  Gateways for City and Neighbourhoods T.Ryce provided public art tool kit to committee members for review. Staff to search City archives for the Millennial grant that planned art along waterfront Page 3 of 3 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 6. Review of Work Plan T. Ryce distributed and reviewed the memo to Council regarding the work plan Motion: to approve the work plan as amended Moved: C. Hunt Seconded: A. Revoy Carried T. Ryce to forward the Creative City’s newsletter. 7. Other Business and Adjournment Motion: to adjourn the meeting Moved: S. Bhatia Seconded: A. Revoy Carried Meeting Adjourned: 9:05 pm Copy: Director, Culture & Recreation Clerks