Minutes of Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee

Palmerston North City Council

Minutes of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee Meeting Part I Public, held in the Council Chamber, First Floor, Civic Administration Building, 32 The Square, Palmerston North on 12 February 2018, commencing at 9.00am

Members

Present:

Councillor Rachel Bowen (in the Chair), The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Adrian Broad, Gabrielle Bundy-Cooke, Vaughan Dennison, Jim Jefferies, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas and Tangi Utikere.

Non Members:

Councillors Lew Findlay QSM, Leonie Hapeta, Lorna Johnson, Duncan McCann and Aleisha Rutherford.

Apologies:

The Mayor (Grant Smith) (for early departure) and Councillor Duncan McCann (for early departure on Council business).

The Mayor (Grant Smith) left the meeting at 11.45am during consideration of clause 5. He was not present for clauses 5 and 6.

The meeting adjourned at 9.01am.

The meeting resumed at 10.45am.

1-18

Apologies

Moved Susan Baty, seconded Rachel Bowen.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1. That the Committee receive the apologies.

Clause 1-18 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

The Mayor (Grant Smith) and Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Adrian Broad, Gabrielle Bundy-Cooke, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay QSM, Leonie Hapeta, Jim Jefferies, Lorna Johnson, Duncan McCann, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

2-18

Presentation - Creative Sounds

Harry Lilley, Manager of Creative Sounds, made a presentation to the Committee regarding highlights and challenges for 2017 and future opportunities.

Mr Lilley spoke about celebrating 30 years of operation this year and what an achievement it had been. He mentioned their focus on engagement with the local community and how they had been working with young people and mentoring them. Mr Lilley invited all Councillors to visit The Stomach at some point to see what they had achieved.

Moved Aleisha Rutherford, seconded Lorna Johnson.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1. That the Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee receive the presentation for information.

Clause 2-18 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

3-18

Presentation - Centrepoint Theatre

Martin Carr, Financial Administrator of Centrepoint Theatre made a presentation to the Committee about their programme for 2018.

Mr Carr spoke about how Dan Pengelly, Creative Director of Centrepoint Theatre, had been concentrating on visiting groups and talking to them about the Theatre and asking them for any feedback. The feedback given was really good and useful and has been used to shape the programme for 2018.

Moved Leonie Hapeta, seconded Tangi Utikere.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1. That the Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee receive the presentation for information.

Clause 3-18 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

4-18

Confirmation of Minutes

Moved Lorna Johnson, seconded Leonie Hapeta.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1. That the minutes of the Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee meeting of 13 November 2017 Part I Public be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Clause 4-18 above was carried 16 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

5-18	Tourist Signs - Caccia Birch Memorandum, dated 6 December 2017 from the Senior Transportation Engineer, Glenn Connelly. The Mayor (Grant Smith) left the meeting at 11.45am. In discussion it was agreed that they did not want to see a delay for the signage for Caccia Birch House.
	The COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS Moved Rachel Bowen, seconded Lorna Johnson. 1. That Council Officers investigate and provide comprehensive review of information signs and facilities to be sign posted and report back to the Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee in June 2018.
	Moved Leonie Hapeta, seconded Chairperson Rachel Bowen. 2. That modest direction signs be installed to indicate the presence of Caccia Birch House.
	Clause 5-18 above was carried 15 votes to 0, the voting being as follows: For: Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Adrian Broad, Gabrielle Bundy-Cooke, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay QSM, Leonie Hapeta, Jim Jefferies, Lorna Johnson, Duncan McCann, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

6-18

Committee Work Schedule

Moved Rachel Bowen, seconded Lorna Johnson.

The COMMITTEE RESOLVED

1. That the Arts, Culture and Heritage Committee receive its Work Schedule dated February 2018.

Clause 6-18 above was carried 15 votes to 0, the voting being as follows:

For:

Councillors Brent Barrett, Susan Baty, Rachel Bowen, Adrian Broad, Gabrielle Bundy-Cooke, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay QSM, Leonie Hapeta, Jim Jefferies, Lorna Johnson, Duncan McCann, Karen Naylor, Bruno Petrenas, Aleisha Rutherford and Tangi Utikere.

The meeting finished at 12.11pm

Confirmed 16 April 2018

Chairperson