Minutes of Meeting

Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 30 June 2022
Time	2.00pm

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

30 June 2022

Minutes of the Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 30 June 2022

File No: I2022/759

PRESENT: Cr Ndiaye, Cr Balson, Cr Westheimer (Virtual)

Staff:  Melitta Firth (Arts & Culture Officer)
Emily Fajerman (A/Manager Social & Cultural Planning)

            Esmeralda Davis (A/Acting Director Corporate & Community Services)

            Sharyn French (Manager Environmental & Economic Planning)

            Jess Gilmore (Events & Economy Team Leader) (Virtual)

            Claire McGarry (Place Manager)

Invited Members:                                           Jane Fuller (Arts Northern Rivers)

Community Representatives:     Samantha Moss, Jack Dods, Denise Napier, Gwenyth Broug, Laurel Cohn, and Lisa Cowan

Cr Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 2.18pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

There were apologies received from Cr C Coorey, Shannon Burt and Lou Hodgson.

No. 1         Election of Chair

Committee Recommendation: that Council note that Cr Ndiaye has been appointed as chairperson for the Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee for a period of 12 months.                                                                                                                              Westheimer/Balson

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - General Manager

Report No. 3.1           Sandhills skate park and recreation precinct - art and cultural features

File No:                       I2022/728

Committee Recommendation:

That the committee note the arts and cultural features which have been commissioned for the Byron skate park and recreation precinct.                                                                 Cohn/Napier

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 3.2           Review Constitution of Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee

File No:                       I2022/581

Committee Recommendation:

That the Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee recommends to Council to adopt the Constitution at Attachment 1 E2021/150507.                                               Westheimer/Balson

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Report No. 3.3           Arts and Culture Overview

File No:                       I2022/582

Committee Recommendation:

1.      That the Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee notes the report.

2.      That the Summit aims to occur prior to the end of October 2022.

                                                                                                                         Ndiaye/Westheimer

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 4.07pm.