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ARTS AND CULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 – 4:00 p.m. CITY OF KITCHENER
PRESENT: Jennifer Breithaupt (Chair), Alison Burkett, Len Carter, Paul Eichhorn, John McGuire,
Lawrence McNaught, Sherryl Petricevic, Bill Poole, Suzanne Ronald, Fitzroy Vanderpool,
Jamie Vasey, Councillor Kelly Galloway, Cheryl York, Linda Pretty
REGRETS: N/A
DELEGATION: Ryan Mounsey, City of Kitchener Senior Planner; Amanda Johnson, University of
Waterloo
GUEST: Councillor John Gazzola
1.0 DISCUSSION ITEMS
1.1 Approval of Agenda
A motion was made by Jamie Vasey, seconded by Len Carter to accept the agenda as
presented. All were in favour; carried.
As the expected delegations were not yet present, the Co-Chairs decided to proceed with the
agenda out of order.
1.2 Committee Membership (Additional Members) – K. Galloway
Councillor Galloway had a request from Theatre and Company to have a representative of
theirs sit on ACAC. During the discussion that followed, the subsequent points were noted:
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Should Theatre and Company be given a seat at this committee, consideration may have to
be given to other arts groups (e.g., KWAG). If all the major arts organizations were
members of the committee, it would be greatly enlarged.
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The committee is now at its full complement, stated in the current Terms of Reference.
The Terms of Reference would have to be changed to reflect the addition.
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Applications for membership to the committee are advertised in the Record. Applications
are reviewed by Council and appointments made. Not all applicants are accepted.
Therefore, an individual request from the community such as the one from Theatre and
Company, outside of the application process, would not be considered reasonable nor fair
to those who have applied.
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The committee felt that as these are public meetings, arts organizations and arts
supporters should be encouraged to attend. ACAC would benefit from a public relations
initiative such as sending a letter to the CPII mailing list and to the Volunteer Action Centre
to advise the public of ACAC’s mandate and to welcome people to the meetings. A motion
was made by Len Carter, seconded by Jamie Vasey, to send a letter to both the CPII mailing
list and to the Volunteer Action Centre. All were in favour; carried.
ACTION: Staff will prepare a letter for the Co-Chairs to review and sign.
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Discussion of committee membership continued with Councillor Gazzola expressing his wish
to rejoin ACAC as a voting member. It was noted that some City committees have two
Council representatives. Staff reported advice from the City Clerk that Councillor Gazzola
should make his request known to Council as a first step. After further discussion in favour
of Councillor Gazzola’s membership, a motion was made by Jamie Vasey, seconded by Bill
Poole, recommending that a second Councillor be added to ACAC and that Councillor
Gazzola be appointed. All were in favour; carried.
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2.0 BUSINESS ARISING
2.1 Downtown Advisory Committee Report – S. Ronald
Suzanne Ronald reported that she did not receive notification of the last DAC meeting. Staff
said that there had been an oversight in not adding Suzanne’s name to the mailing list, but that
has been corrected.
2.2 Artist-in-Residence 2007 – S. Ronald
Suzanne Ronald, reporting on behalf of PAWG, described the proposal by Paul Roorda for
residency in 2007 at City Hall. PAWG, at its March 13 meeting, supported the appointment of
Paul Roorda as 2007 Artist-in-Residence, and sent their recommendation forward to ACAC.
There was general discussion about the amount of the honorarium paid to the Artist-in-
Residence. It was decided to refer this item to PAWG as part of their mandate for review and
recommendations.
A motion was made by Suzanne, seconded by Paul Eichhorn, that ACAC also support Paul
Roorda’s appointment by Council. All were in favour; carried.
ACTION: Staff will prepare a report for Council regarding the AIR 2007 appointment.
2.3 Neighbourhood Design Brief for Suburban Development – R. Mounsey
Ryan circulated and reviewed a summary of a PowerPoint Presentation. Design Guidelines are
a way to implement the Official Plan. Ryan has already made presentations to PAWG and to
heritage groups. He welcomed ACAC support for the draft document.
After general discussion, a motion was made by Alison Burkett, seconded by Bill Poole
that, the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee supports, in principle, the draft document
“Neighbourhood Design – A Committed Approach to Healthy Communities Design”;
that the draft “Neighbourhood Design – A Committed Approach to Healthy Communities
Design” brief, Primary Design Objectives, #7 Livability (p. 3) be revised to include an
acknowledgement of arts and culture opportunities as necessary elements of a livable
neighbourhood;
that the incorporation of visual (temporary and permanent) and performing arts in
neighbourhood development be included in design guidelines;
and, that CulturePlan II be noted in the design guidelines as a reference document.
All were in favour; carried.
ACTION: Staff to send ACAC minutes to Ryan Mouncey. Ryan will come back to ACAC with
updates.
2.4 U of W Research Project Presentation – A. Johnson
The research project requires gathering public opinions and views of downtown landscapes
through photo documentation. Citizens are invited to take pictures with their own cameras or
cameras supplied by the project. This is a socio-psychological approach to planning. The
downtown area concerned is Victoria to Ottawa, and Charles to Weber. Amanda circulated a
sign-up/contact sheet for those wishing to participate.
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2.5 Grants Sub-Committee
Jamie Vasey presented a report from the Grants Sub-Committee held on March 5, 2007. Two
applications for grants were received and reviewed at that meeting.
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The Grant Sub-Committee did not support the request by Lion’s Teeth Productions for a
Provisional Grant as the event is taking place in Cambridge.
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The Grant Sub-Committee recommends that the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
support the request by Flush Ink Productions for a Provisional Grant based on the cultural
benefits of Flush Ink Productions’ program. Flush Ink provides a fresh, creative approach to
theatre in downtown Kitchener and furthers downtown strategies that generate activity,
liveliness and mitigate negative stereotypes of the Downtown as unsafe. A motion to that
effect was made by Jamie Vasey and seconded by Alison Burkett. All were in favour;
carried.
3.0 OTHER BUSINESS
3.1 Approval of the Minutes of February 13, 2007
A motion was made by Jamie Vasey, seconded by Kelly Galloway, that the minutes of the
February meeting be approved. All were in favour; carried.
3.2ACAC Work Plan
Jennifer Breithaupt proposed that members submit, by e-mail to Cheryl before the next
ACAC meeting, any recommendations for inclusion in the 2007 Workplan.
3.3 Members updates are welcome and will be added as an item to the agenda. Bill Poole will
bring Cultural Development Committee reports from Waterloo.
4.0 ADJOURNMENT/NEXT MEETING
A motion was made by Sherryl, seconded by Paul, that the March meeting be adjourned. All
were in favour; carried. The meeting was adjourned at 6:27 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on April 10 in the Schmalz Room, Kitchener City Hall, starting at
4:00 p.m.
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