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ARTS ANDCULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES
APRIL 29, 2014CITY OF KITCHENER
PRESENT:Mark Derro
Councillor Kelly Galloway-Sealock
Earl McCluskie
Danielle Deveau
Allan Hoch
D. Morton
Sean Puckett
REGRETS:Helena Ball
Caroline Hissa
STAFF:Silvia DiDonato, Manager, Arts/Culture
Emily Robson, Coordinator, Arts/Culture
Carrie Kozlowski, Recording Secretary
GUEST:Shelley Adams, Director, Creative Enterprise Initiative (CEI)
CALL TO ORDER: Earl McCluskie, Chair
1.0Acceptance of Agenda
Item two (Cultural Mapping Project Update) moved to agenda of May 15, 2014 Joint
Municipal Arts/Culture Advisory Committee meeting.
Item three (Downtown Kitchener Report) postponed to May ACAC meeting.
Agenda accepted as amended.
DELEGATIONS:
2.0Cultural Mapping Project Update: CEI/Wilfrid Laurier University: S. Adams
Moved to joint advisory committee meeting agenda.
3.0Downtown Kitchener Report: Hilary Abel
Postponed to May ACAC meeting.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.0Joint Regional Arts and Culture Advisory Committee meeting planning
Takes place Thursday, May 15, 5-7pm at Cambridge city hall(50 Dickson St. Bowman room,
main floor). Waterloo, Cambridge and Kitchener participating.
Agenda:
Creative Enterprise Initiative (CEI) to give a ‘Smart Region’ update.
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Each city to provide an overview and rationale behind its approach to funding
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Arts/Culture initiatives(the ‘how’, the ‘why’ and the ‘outcome’).
Group to discuss these approaches.
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Group to consider broad questions about regional fundingand investment in arts and
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culture while providing examples of what works/what doesn’t work’ work(helpful
approach to understand gaps). Question of benefits of funding larger versus smaller arts
groups can fit here, which addresses the regional issue of sustainability funding without
alienating Cambridge.
Comments:
Questions specifically about sustainability funding are not as relevant to Cambridge,
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although funding is an important and timely topic in all of the municipalities.
Kitchener’s arts/culture community is concerned that Kitchener does not have a current
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culture plan.
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Culture Planning is an important topic to discuss at a future joint committee meeting;
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will help to ensure plans and approaches across the region are complementary.
ACAC should voice opinions on what sort of culture plan Kitchener should undertake
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through commenting on the City of Kitchener’s strategic planning process, which is now
open for public comment.
In the region, each city’s culture plan should complement the other city’s plans.
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A future informal, social gathering might be a pleasant way for regional advisory
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committees to share information, rather than a formal meeting with an agenda.
INFORMATION ITEMS
5.0Working Group Updates
Music working group: Conestoga College is offering a Modern Audio Artsrecording
curriculum atthe Kitchener Studio project, which overlapswith the Music Worksinitiative.
The CEI received a provincial grant for a creative accelerator program which will begin with
Kitchener music workshops and expand to performing arts in the region.KOI music festival
exploring if local acts can be part of BIG Music Festival.
ACTION: Staff to inquire with Special Events department regarding opportunities for local acts at
BIG Music Festival.
Arts/culture strategy development and culture planning: no update
6.0Public Art Working Group report:Sean Puckett
PAWG did not meet in April.
Public Art project, ‘Flux’, now installed at Kitchener Public Library. KPL will reopen to the
public at the end of May, 2014.
7.0Downtown Advisory Committee update: DMorton
No update.
8.0Economic Development Advisory Committee update: Mark Derro
Development charges (charge paid by developers which is used to pay for the majority of the
cost of new capital projects required as a result of growth) were on the agenda. These
charges can influence a company’s decision to locate or expand in a community.
A very positive Downtown Annual Reportwas presented.
9.0Council report: Councillor Kelly Galloway-Sealock
Committee supported the city’s contribution to refurbishing and reinstalling the glockenspiel
in its former location at King and Frederick streets for 2014 Oktoberfest.
Kitchener now developing its 2015-2018 Strategic Plan. An Environicssurvey has been
completed, now the public can comment.
Food trucksand their licensing wereconsidered. Council aims to keep fees under $1,000,
and not require additional fees to participate in city events.
Development charges were reviewed. Considering what projects these monies should fund.
Gas ratesalso under consideration—variable vs fixed.
Big music fest: public meeting have been held. Noise and parking are concerns of residents.
Concerts will end at 10:55pm.
10.0Members’ news
MarkDerro:the facility for Conestoga College’s design programs will be renovated and
expanded. To be completed for the first week of September, 2014. Activities taking place
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at Kitchener Studio Project. CAFKA had an installation. There was an art show, Students to
be on site 5 days a week. Programs at no charge for the public will be offered regularly.
The Modern Audio Arts programis offering new courses. A pilot project will launch, offering
an artist performanceand live streaming,by invitation.
D: Morton:Modus Vivendi Village Players (theatre group) to mount a play in September at
The Registry. Auditions take place at KW Little Theatre the week of May 5. Rainbow Reels
Queer Film Festival upcoming May 9-10, 2014. D’s film, “Cost of Gender Nonconformity”
will be screened at the Princess Twin.
ADJOURNMENT
The chair adjourned the formal portion of the meeting at 5:10pm.
NEXT MEETING
Date: May 20,4:00 p.m., Conestoga Room, ground floor.
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