Minutes of Meeting

Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee Meeting

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 29 June 2023
Time	9:00am

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

29 June 2023

Minutes of the Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 29 June 2023

File No: I2023/973

PRESENT: Cr P Westheimer, Cr C Coorey

Staff:  Melitta Firth (Arts & Culture Officer)
Geeta Cheema (Manager Social and Cultural Planning)

            Esmeralda Davis (Director Corporate and Community Services)

            Pamela Durkin (Minute Taker)

Invited Members:             Jane Fuller (Arts Northern Rivers) (arrived 9:52am)

Community Representatives:     Samantha Moss, Denise Napier, Lou Hodgson, Gwenyth Broug and Jack Dods (arrived 10:33am)

Cr Westheimer (Chair) opened the meeting at 9:09am and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK:

Lou Hodgson, Gwenyth Broug, Jane Fuller and Jack Dods attended via Audio-visual link.

Apologies:

Apologies were received from Cr Ndiaye, Cr Balson, Laurel Cohn and Bronwyn Bancroft.

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 of the Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee Meeting held 16 March 2023

File No:                       I2023/414

Moved:

That the Minutes of the Arts and Creative Industries Advisory Committee Meeting held on 16 March 2023 be confirmed. (Westheimer/Napier)

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 16 March 2023 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 27 April 2023.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Corporate and Community Services

Report No. 4.1           Basketball Court Art Project Proposal received from Laith McGregor & Art Courts Australia

File No:                       I2022/1901

Committee Recommendation:

1.      That the Committee supports the proposal progressing including consultation with relevant stakeholders.

2.      That the Committee recommends consideration of a broader review of the basketball and netball court areas for inclusion into an integrated activation plan. (Westheimer/Coorey)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Jane Fuller joined the meeting at 9:52am

Report No. 4.2           Jonson and Lawson Street Roundabout Mosaic Artworks

File No:                       I2023/557

Committee Recommendation:

1.      That the Committee acknowledges that the location of the artwork no longer complies with road safety standards and the cost/benefit of repairing the work is prohibitive.

2.      That the Committee recommends examining the possibility of salvaging some of the existing artwork.

3.      That the Committee recommends commissioning a new artwork in a more suitable location. (Napier/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Jack Dods joined the meeting at 10:33am.

Report No. 4.3           Draft Arts and Culture Action Plan

File No:                       I2023/897

Committee Recommendation:

1. That the Committee notes the draft Arts and Culture Action Plan.

2. That the Committee invites the Aboriginal Project Officer to provide an update on the proposed Arakwal Cultural Centre. (Fuller/Westheimer)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 10:52am.