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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC ART SUB-COMMITTEE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2005 AT 10:08 AM
PRESENT: Councillors: Christine Caughey [Chairperson]
Linda Leighton
Toni Millar, JP
ALSO PRESENT: Councillor: Penny Sefuiva

  1. Top APOLOGIES

    There were no apologies.

  2. Top CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

    That the minutes of the Public Art Sub-Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 26 October 2005 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

    CARRIED

  3. Top EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

    There was no extraordinary business.

  4. Top PUBLIC FORUM

    There were no requests to speak in public forum.

  5. Top TERRY STRINGER SCULPTURE BROADWAY, NEWMARKET

    1. That the site for the Terry Stringer sculpture for the Broadway, Newmarket be approved.
    2. That the Bailment Agreement between Council and the Newmarket Arts Trust for the Terry Stringer sculpture be approved, with the amendment that section 7.2, in relation to the decommissioning or varying of the public artwork, be in accordance with Council policy.
    3. That it be a recommendation to the Finance and Corporate Business Committee that budget preparations recognise the city's growing asset base and need to increase operations budgets as a consequence, particularly with regard to public artworks.

    CARRIED

    Secretarial note:

    That the Terry Stringer sculpture installation is coordinated with any future streetscape upgrade of the Broadway, Newmarket.

  6. Top QUEEN STREET UPGRADE

    1. That the concept design for the in-ground Civic streetscape feature be approved and that upon completion of detailed design be referred back to the Public Art Subcommittee.
    2. That the Wakefield Street corner sculpture be approved with regards to the site and process for commissioning an artist in collaboration with the Auckland City Sculpture Trust.
    3. That the resolutions and the report be forwarded to the Hobson Community Board for its information.
    4. That the Public Art Subcommittee endorses the collaborative approach being taken between the Auckland City Council and the Auckland City Sculpture Trust in the development of the concept design process for the Wakefield Plaza.

    CARRIED

  7. Top LORNE STREET UPGRADE

    The Chairman moved:

    1. That the text for the 'Text on Seating Elements' forming part of the Streetscape upgrade be approved.
    2. That the resolutions and the report be forwarded to the Hobson Community Board for its information.

    Councillor Millar moved the following amendment:

    1. That the Public Arts Subcommittee recommend to the Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee that the Lorne Street text in seating elements be progressed to the production of a prototype and subsequently the manufacture of ten seats.

    CARRIED

    The following substantive motion was put:

    1. That the text for the 'Text on Seating Elements' forming part of the Streetscape upgrade be approved.
    2. That the resolutions and the report be forwarded to the Hobson Community Board for its information.
    3. That the Public Arts Subcommittee recommend to the Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee that the Lorne Street text in seating elements be progressed to the production of a prototype and subsequently the manufacture of ten seats.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 11.45am