Minutes of Meeting

Public Art Panel Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 19 August 2021
Time	4.30pm

I2021/1245

                                                                                                                             Distributed 12/08/21

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Public Art Panel Meeting Minutes                                              19 August 2021

Minutes of the Public Art Panel Meeting held on Thursday, 19 August 2021

File No: I2021/1245

PRESENT: Cr J Hackett, Cr S Ndiaye

Staff:  Melitta Firth (Arts & Culture Officer), Deb Stafford (Manager Social and Cultural Planning)

Invited Members:                                           Jane Fuller (Arts Northern Rivers)

Community Representatives: Rick Molloy, Julie Lipsett, Denise Napier,

                                                    Lisa Hochhauser, Jack Dods

Special Guests:  Rebecca Townsend (Creative Road) - Item 4.1,

                            Claire McGarry (Byron Shire Council Place Manager) – Business Arising

Cr Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 4:38pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Apologies:

There were no apologies.

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

There were no declarations of interest.

Adoption of Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1           Adoption of Minutes from 29 April 2021 Public Art Panel Meeting

File No:                       I2021/970

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Public Art Panel Meeting held on 29 April 2021 be confirmed.

(Hackett/Molloy)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 29 April 2021 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 24 June 2021.

Report No. 4.1           PAP Referral 156 Jonson Street, Public Art Plan DA10.2021.348.1

File No:                       I2021/1214

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Arts and Culture Officer provides feedback to planning staff.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

An update on the Memento Aestates public art installation was provided.

An update on the Byron Bay visitor centre flow path replacement (Sean Kay artwork) was provided.

Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 4.2           Tennyson Street Utility Shed, BYS Mural proposal

File No:                       I2021/1215

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Arts and Culture Officer requests final design from project lead for circulation to and approval by the Public Art Panel prior to progressing with design implementation.

Report No. 4.3           Creative Public Spaces Grant Round

File No:                       I2021/1226

RECOMMENDATION:

The Creative Public Spaces Grant Round item will be deferred to the next Public Art Panel meeting.

Report No. 4.4           PAP Referral 144 Jonson Street DA 10.2021.441.1

File No:                       I2021/1232

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Arts and Culture Officer provides feedback to planning staff.

Report No. 4.5           PAP Referral 116 118 Jonson Street Voluntary Planning Agreement  10.2021.291.1

File No:                       I2021/1233

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Arts and Culture Officer:

1.  Provides feedback to planning staff

2.  Works with planning staff regarding DCP amendment to increase VPA minimum amount

Business Arising from Previous Minutes Continued

An update of the Brunswick Heads Sculpture Walk was provided. 

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 6:29pm.