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District of Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE PUBLIC ART STEERING COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Maple Ridge Public Art Steering Committee (MRPASC),
held in the Blaney Room, Maple Ridge City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British Columbia,
on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 3:00 pm.
COMMITTEE PRESENT:
Susan Hayes, Chair
Barbara Duncan
Kristin Krimmel
Pat Shiratti
Artist
Curator, Maple Ridge Art Gallery
Artist
Committee Clerk
DISTRICT OF MAPLE RIDGE STAFF PRESENT:
Yvonne Chui
REGRETS:
Judy Dueck
Wayne Bissky
Craig Redmond (on leave)
Gabriella Morrison
1. Call to Order
Manager, Arts & Community Connections
Councillor, District of Maple Ridge Liaison
Architect, Bissky Architecture Inc.
Developer, Norond Group
Community Member
There being quorum present, Ms. Hayes called the meeting to order at 3:07 pm.
2. Approval of July 16, 2014 Agenda
R14-009 It was moved and seconded.
That the Agenda dated July 16, 2014 be adopted as presented.
Barbara/Kristin
3. Approval of the June 25, 2014 Meeting Minutes
R14-010 It was moved and seconded with amendment.
CARRIED
That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 25, 2014 be adopted as presented.
CARRIED
Kristin/Barbara
4. Unfinished & New Business
4.1 Community Public Art Application Draft
Ms. Chui shared the draft Community Public Art Guidelines and Application. The Committee
reviewed and provided comments for suggested changes. Once the changes have been made
this formalized application template shall be implemented this fall. The deadline for intake will
be Oct. 15.
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R14-011
R14-012
She clarified that it is the applicant's responsibility to report any significant changes to their
project which will need to be reviewed by the staff representative on behalf of the Committee.
In addition applicants will receive the final 50% of the grant once the final report has been
submitted.
It was moved and seconded.
That the "Community Public Art Guidelines & Application" form be approved as
amended.
Barbara/Kristin
4.2 Maple Ridge 140th Anniversary Community Public Art Proposal.
CARRIED
Ms. Chui presented information on the sidewalk poetry project in commemoration of Maple
Ridge's 140th Birthday. The 140th Committee, Holy Wow Poets and Golden Ears Writers are all
interested. This project will be a temporary installation using a vinyl overlaminate product that's
used for road marking and gauge interest from the public and artists. It's an opportunity for
poets to creatively express themselves on the theme of what Maple Ridge means to them and
have the selected winning submissions displayed on sidewalks around the Town Centre. She
has discussed technical issues with Engineering and Operations and received support for this
pilot project.
It was moved and seconded.
That $1500 from the budget be allocated to the Sidewalk Poetry project as community public
art in commemoration of Maple Ridge's 140th Birthday.
CARRIED
Barbara/Kristin
ACTION: Ms. Chui to provide Committee with update on sidewalk sites/locations and
colour at the next meeting.
Note that Ms. Duncan left the meeting at 4pm.
4.3 Donation/Gifts Procedures Draft
Ms. Chui shared the first draft of the Donation/Gifts Procedures document and
Committee members provided edits and comments. A follow up discussion will take
place at the September meeting to address further changes and thoughts.
ACTION: Ms. Chui to make revisions to "Donation or Gift of Public Art" document and
send out revised to the committee prior to the next meeting.
4.4 Committee Call for Members
Ms. Gabriella Morrison and Mr. Craig Redmond are no longer on the MRPAC which
means there are two vacant committee positions that need to be filled, specifically for the term
that would start Sept. 2014 and end Dec. 2017. Looking for a developer and a community
member as per policy and guidelines procedures.
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ACTION: Ms. Chui and Ms. Hayes to work on creating a call and taking out ads in local
papers as needed in late August.
4.5 Miscellaneous
The Five Year Public Art Plan framework will be circulated to MR Council as an
information item in August as no presentation was required. Once Council has a chance
to reviewe it, this document will then be uploaded on to the DMR website for the public
to access.
5. Next Meeting:
Meeting date has been changed from Wednesday, September 17th
to Wednesday. September 24. 2014 -3pm to 5pm
Location: Blaney Room
6. Adjournment:
R14-013 It was moved and seconded.
That the meeting be adjourned at 4:45pm.
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CARRIED
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