MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC ART SUB-COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY, 25 JULY 2006 AT 3:35 PM

1. APOLOGIES

   That the apology from Councillor Sefuiva for non attendance and Councillor Millar for lateness be accepted.

   CARRIED

2. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   That the minutes of the Public Art Sub-Committee meeting held on Monday, 20 March 2006 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

   CARRIED

3. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   There was no extraordinary business.

4. PUBLIC FORUM

   There were no requests to speak in public forum.

5. REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

   That the Reports Requested/Pending report of the Committee Services Manager dated 25 July 2006 be amended as follows:

   Row	Date Requested	Report Title	Reason for Change
   1	Ongoing	Arena artworks	Target date updated from TBA to ongoing as they will be progressively reported on as the Arena project develops.

   CARRIED

6. QUEEN AND LORNE STREETS UPGRADE - ARTWORKS

   1. That the Queen Street/Karangahape Road gateway (Stage 4 Mayoral to Karangahape), a neon light feature proposed by Paul Hartigan, be further investigated, including the resolution of transport safety issues, for example priority route, urban design, view shaft and the impact of neon light levels, and that the final detailed concept design and location be reported back to this subcommittee for approval prior to the commissioning of the artwork.
   2. That the historic foreshore sculpture as proposed by Fred Graham be progressed to detailed concept design (including the integration of the sculpture within the Swanson Street and Queen Street upgrades and including manufacture of prototype), and that the anchor stone concept be endorsed in principle, with both artworks reported back to the subcommittee for approval following urban design assessments.
   3. That the Lorne St phone booth artwork concept design be progressed to detailed design, with final artwork selection reported back to this subcommittee for their approval, and that officers be requested to explore with Telecom the opportunity to include the artwork on all sides of the phone booth, and that Auckland City's contribution be acknowledged on the phone booth.
   4. That the resolutions and the report be forwarded to the Hobson Community Board for their information.
   5. That the Public Art Subcommittee requests presentation of artworks for consideration be of a high visual standard following the detailed design stage.

   CARRIED

7. CITYWIDE ARTWORKS FUND 2006-2007

   1. That the Public Art Subcommittee endorse the proposed CAPEX Citywide Artworks Fund budget for 2006-2007.
   2. That the Eastern Bays Community Board be consulted on proposed locations for public artwork sites on Tamaki Drive.

   CARRIED

   There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 4.47pm.