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PUBLIC ART STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Public Art Steering Committee, held in the Coho
Room, at Maple Ridge City Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, on Tuesday,
September 29, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Susan Hayes, Chair
Barbara Duncan
Councillor Duncan
Leanne Koehn
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Sunny Schiller
Yvonne Chui
REGRETS/ABSENTS
Wayne Bissky
Kristin Krimmel
Artist
Curator, Maple Ridge Art Gallery
City of Maple Ridge
Community at Large Member
Committee Clerk
Manager, Arts and Community Connections
Architect
Artist
1. CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS
There being a quorum present, the Chair called the meeting to order at 3:09 p.m.
2. AGENDA ADOPTION
R15-019
It was moved and seconded
That the Agenda be adopted.
3. MINUTE ADOPTION
R15-020
It was moved and seconded
That the Minutes of July 22, 2015 be adopted.
CARRIED
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4. QUESTION PERIOD -Nil
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5.1 Business Plan 2016 Draft
The PASC 2016 Business Plan was reviewed. It was suggested that the importance
of celebrating the local character of neighbourhoods be highlighted in the business
plan.
Accomplishments during 2015 included the establishment of guidelines for
donations and new public art, meetings with external and internal partners to
identify opportunities for public art, the creation of a template for commissioning
calls, and the introduction of the artist in residence program.
5.2 New member recruitment for 2017
Plans for committee recruitment were discussed.
5.3 Meeting Date Selection
It was confirmed that the regular meetings of PASC will be held on the final Tuesday
of each month from 3:00 -5:00 pm.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Community Public Art Grant
The Staff Liaison provided an update on the Community Public Art Grant program.
Feedback regarding the application process has been positive.
6.2 Artist Agreement Template Review and Revision
The Staff Liaison provided an update on the Artist Agreement template. The first
agreement using this template is currently awaiting artist acceptance.
Councillor Duncan entered the meeting at 3:40 pm.
6.3 Sidewalk Poetry Phase 2
The Staff Lia ison has gathered useful feedback from Cambridge, MA that has used
the sidewalk stamping process and is working to find a local supplier of the materials
required to carry out Phase 2, permanent installation of the project. To begin, two
poems will be done as a test at a proposed downtown street slated for renovation.
Staff are working with the Municipal Advisory Committee on Accessibility Issues and
Engineering in regards to the installation. The installation timeline will be adjusted
based on availability of the contractors and other project requirements.
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7. ROUNDTABLE
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The Staff Liaison provided updates on a number of public art projects including the public
launch for the Collobor8 project at Whonnock Lake (planned to coincide with the re-opening
of the park area during October 2015) and starting work on the call for the Hammond Public
Art project (October 2015).
Councillor Duncan reported that Lino Siracusa has been hired as the Economic Development
Manager.
Barbara Duncan asked about the Collabor8 project. The Staff Liaison reported that with the
assistance of Sylvia Pendl, Park Planning Technician, an arborist has been found to work with
Collabor8 and a stand of three trees has been identified for the installation. Finalized
drawings are expected in November and a production timeline will be developed once the
drawings are received.
The Staff Liaison shared a video with the committee of project Green Bloc in Vancouver. This
project involved a street mural. The Staff Liaison suggested the committee consider doing a
similar project for a local neighbourhood in the future.
Leanne Koehn reported that Culture Days went well. The goal of this event is to bring
partners together to talk about culture and opportunities. The Staff Liaison will be gathering
feedback from the participants. Plans for the next Culture Days were discussed.
ADJOURNMENT