Arts and Culture Subcommittee
28
June 2019
Order
Paper for the meeting to be held in the
Council
Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt,
on:
Wednesday 3
July 2019 commencing at 6.00pm
Membership
Cr M
Lulich (Chair)
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Deputy Mayor D Bassett
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Cr T Lewis (Deputy Chair)
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Mayor WR Wallace
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Community Representatives:
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Christine Fagan
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Iwi Representative
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Pam Hindmarsh
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Stage and Event Manager
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Anita Mansell
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Hutt Multicultural Council
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Johannes Mueller-Welschof
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Hutt Art Society
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Desiree Mulligan
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Heritage and local history expert
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Noel Woods
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Atiawa FM, Event organiser, musician
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For
the dates and times of Council Meetings please visit www.huttcity.govt.nz
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ARTS AND CULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE
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Membership:
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10 (4
elected members, 1 iwi representative and 5 community representatives)
To be chaired by a Councillor.
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Quorum:
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3
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Meeting Cycle:
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Meets on a quarterly basis, as
required or at the requisition of the Chair
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Reports to:
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Community Services Committee
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PURPOSE
To advise Council regarding a strategic
direction for community arts and culture in Hutt City that aligns with the
principles of Council’s Arts and Culture Policy 2016-2021.
Determine and monitor:
• To ensure
that outcomes outlined in the Council’s Arts and Culture Policy 2016-2021
are achieved
• To ensure
the strategic direction for arts and culture supports tangata whenua and Lower
Hutt’s many diverse communities.
• To receive
reports on grants in the following area: Community Arts and Culture Fund.
• To monitor
fulfilment of Council’s obligations towards Creative Communities funding.
• To foster
communication between Council and the Lower Hutt arts sector
Consider and make recommendations to
Council on:
• Developments
that support Council in achieving an increased focus on arts and culture in the
city
• Opportunities
to strengthen the arts sector.
General:
Approval and forwarding of submissions on
matters to other consent authorities on matters relevant to the Subcommittee’s
area of responsibility.
Delegated Authority:
The Arts and Culture Subcommittee will have
delegated authority to carry out activities within its terms of reference.
Arts and Culture Subcommittee
Meeting
to be held in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road, Lower Hutt on
Wednesday
3 July 2019 commencing at 6.00pm.
ORDER
PAPER
Public Business
1. APOLOGIES
No
apologies have been received.
2. PUBLIC
COMMENT
Generally up to
30 minutes is set aside for public comment (three minutes per speaker on items appearing on the agenda). Speakers may be
asked questions on the matters they raise.
3. Presentations
a) Hutt
Multicultural Council (19/466)
A verbal update by Mr T Shrestha, President of the Hutt Multicultural
Council
b) Lower
Hutt Waiata to Support Te Reo Policy (19/767)
A verbal update by Mr N Woods
c) Arts
and Culture Strategy and Implementation of a Public Art Policy (19/856)
A verbal update by the Museums Director
CHAIR’S RECOMMENDATION:
“That the officer’s
recommendation be noted and discussed following the presentation.”
4. CONFLICT
OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS
5. Minutes
Meeting minutes Arts and Culture Subcommittee, 17 April
2019 5
6. Information Item
Light Boxes (19/830)
A verbal update by Ms D Mulligan
7. QUESTIONS
With reference to section 32 of
Standing Orders, before putting a question a member shall endeavour to obtain
the information. Questions shall be concise and in writing and handed to the
Chair prior to the commencement of the meeting.
Judy Randall
COMMITTEE ADVISOR
HUTT CITY COUNCIL
Arts and Culture Subcommittee
Minutes of a meeting
held in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 30 Laings Road
Lower Hutt on
Wednesday
17 April 2019 commencing at 6.00pm
PRESENT: Cr M Lulich (Chair)
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Cr T Lewis (Deputy Chair)
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Community Representatives:
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Pam Hindmarsh
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Stage and Event Manager
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Anita Mansell
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Hutt Multicultural Council
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Johannes Mueller-Welschof
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Hutt Art Society
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APOLOGIES: Deputy Mayor D Bassett, Mayor WR Wallace, Ms C Fagan, Mr N Woods and
Ms D Mulligan.
IN ATTENDANCE: Ms
P Sanderson, Community Arts Advisor
Ms J Randall, Committee Advisor
PUBLIC
BUSINESS
1. APOLOGIES
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Resolved: (Cr
Lulich/Mr Mueller-Welschof) Minute
No. ART 19201
“That the apologies
received from Deputy Mayor Bassett, Mayor Wallace, Ms Fagan, Mr Woods and Ms
Mulligan be accepted and leave of absence be granted.”
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2. PUBLIC
COMMENT
Comments are recorded under the
item to which they relate.
3. Presentations
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a)
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Mosaic Art Work at Waiwhetu Stream (19/457)
Ms R Silver, a long time mosaics artist, provided an
update on a mosaic art work she had recently completed at the Waiwhetu
Stream. She presented photos of the art work along with photos of other works
created for restaurants, community centres, parks and schools. She described
herself as an advocate for participatory art, working with local people,
children and those with disabilities to create public art. She considered
that public art could reduce crime by helping transform public areas.
Ms Silver described the local fauna and flora she had
incorporated in the Waiwhetu Stream art work, and explained the process
involved in its creation. She had engaged friends to help with the project
and said creating art was an ideal way to connect a community. She noted
getting children involved was educational, teaching them about protecting
wild life. She added children took ownership of art if they were involved in
its creation and would look after it.
In response to a question from a member, Ms Silver
said the Waiwhetu Stream art work had taken two to three months of
intermittent work to create.
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b)
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Proposed Boutique
Multi-Performance Space (19/458)
Ms G Brophy, a local resident,
actress, director and playwright, referred to a proposal to use the WELTEC
owned Petone Courthouse as a boutique performance space for theatre. She explained
there had originally been several designs mooted for the space but proposals
had stalled due to increasing costs from earthquake strengthening
requirements. She noted the Court House was now in a state of neglect.
Ms Brophy considered buildings
like the Petone Courthouse deserved preservation. She noted the Petone
Courthouse contained some unique historic features. She added it had the
potential to be a niche space, accessible to individuals and groups with
small budgets. She advised Lower Hutt had a deficit of cultural centres for
performance. She concluded that creating performance spaces could
benefit the city financially. She offered her services as a consultant to
look into possibilities for the building. She suggested a philanthropic
source could be found to help fund the project.
In response to a question from
a member, Ms Brophy advised that applying a business case model to the
project would be likely to show a negative benefit. She considered a
different value system was needed for arts projects.
The Chair advised he was in
discussion with the Chief Executive of WELTEC regarding the Petone Courthouse.
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c)
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Bilingual Music (19/459)
An update by Mr N Woods on a
bilingual music project was deferred to the next meeting of the Subcommittee to
be held on 3 July 2019.
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d)
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Wellington Regional
Amenities Fund – Update (19/467)
Members noted the memorandum
from Mayor Wallace.
The Chair advised Mayor
Wallace had been working with the Wellington Regional Amenities Fund Joint
Committee to negotiate more benefit from the fund for Lower Hutt and other
regional centres. He said a combined regional workshop would be held to discuss
the matter further. He added Arts and Culture Subcommittee members would be
notified and invited to attend.
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4. CONFLICT
OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS
There were no
conflict of interest declarations.
5. Minutes
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Resolved: (Cr
Lulich/Ms Mansell) Minute
No. ART 19202
“That the minutes of the meeting of the Arts
and Culture Subcommittee held on Wednesday, 27 February 2019, be confirmed as
a true and correct record.”
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6. QUESTIONS
There were no
questions.
There being no further business
the Chair declared the meeting closed at 6.42 pm.
Cr M Lulich
CHAIR
CONFIRMED as a true and correct record
Dated this 3rd day of July 2019
