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ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES
OCTOBER 15, 2019CITY OF KITCHENER
The Arts and Culture Advisory Committee met on October 15, 2019, commencing at 4:00 p.m.
PRESENT:All members present, except M. Blunt, P. Downey and M. Morales
STAFF:E. Robson, Manager
E. Rumble, Coordinator
K.Varin, Program Assistant
K.Cooper, Manager, Strategic and Business Planning, Office of the Chief Administrator
1.Acceptance of agenda
Items number four and five switched.
2.Declaration of conflict of interest
None
3.Delegation
none
DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.Review of suggested structural changes for ACAC meetings: E. Robson
As new members will be joining the committee shortly, staff felt it was a good time to
rethinkthe structure of the meetings to encourage member input. Staff would like to hear
from committee membersabout what their topics of interest for discussion are and what
groups they would like to invitefor presentations. This would form one component of the
committee’s workplan. Staff suggested that once topics are presented, members would
form smaller sub groups to discuss and present theconclusions.Member were receptive to
the suggestions.
ACTION: Members to start bringing ideas to the November meeting
5.Acquisition of Autolampby artist Kim Adams: E. Rumble
E. Rumble summarized the path towards the proposal for acquiring the public artwork
entitled Autolampby internationally known Canadian artist Kim Adams.Arts & Creative
Industries staff have been working with the Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery and the artist to
develop this proposal for purchasing the artwork from the 1 percent public art fund, tobe
locatedin the Civic District Park. E. Rumble presented the rationaleforpursuing the
acquisition,insights into installation and maintenance processes. Staff is looking for
ACAC’s feedback and recommendation for purchase. The recommendation will be put forth
to the committee to vote on during the November meeting.
INFORMATION ITEMS
6.City updates:staff
E. Rumble updated the members that the Kitchener Marketmuralis now completed. It is
located on the piazza in front of the front entrance designed and executed by local artists
Melika Hashemi and Meg Harder, with the assistance of volunteers.In other public art
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ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ACAC) MINUTES
OCTOBER 15, 2019CITY OF KITCHENER
news, the KW Homelessness Memorial has received supportfrom staff and it will be
included in the tender for Vogelsang Greenand Queen Street renovation. The group who
brought the proposal has received an extension for installation from their main funding
organization and the install is slated for summer or fall of 2021.
ACTION: possibility of presentation to ACAC oncethe Vogelsang redesign goesto tender
7.Downtown Action and Advisory Committee Update: M. Morales
Not present.
8.Economic Development Advisory Committee Update: S.Madill
The meeting concentrated around the Make It Kitchener 2.0 Economic Development
Strategy. During the community consultation event, Ideas of the Brave, cultural production
and the importance of arts and culture featured heavily and came up in a variety of ways.
9.Public Art Working Group: K. Varin in lieu ofS. Juhn
The October meeting has been postponed to October 21 due to the fact that the regular
meeting fell on Thanksgiving Monday.
10.Council Report: D. Schnider
CouncilorD. Schnider visited the Kitchener Waterloo Musical Productions space. It is not
designated as a performance space under the tax code. This raises questions on how
properties used by cultural producers can be assessed to benefit from lower taxes.
Councilor D. Schnider raised the question of how this may become a discussion in the
region towards the possibility of a formation of a new property tax class.
11.2019-2022 Corporate Strategic Plan Overview:K.Cooper
K. Cooper gave an overview of the corporate strategic plan underlining the role of arts and
culture. After a number of public and staff consultations, the plan was launched in
September identifyingfive key goals:people friendly transportation, environmental
leadership, vibranteconomy, caring community and great customer service. Within the five
goals, 25 action statements were outlined. The action statements directly referring to arts
and culturecan be found under the vibrant economy and caring community goals. Moving
forward, staff is looking for the committee’s input and support on realizing the action
statements. On November 6, the Compass meeting –an all committees meeting –will be
held, where members can speak to how the committee’s work can support the plan.
ACTION: staff to email link to the strategic plan on the city’s website
The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m.
NEXT MEETING: TuesdayNovember 19, 2019, 4:00 p.m., Conestoga Room, City Hall
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