MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC ART SUB-COMMITTEE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2007 AT 10:19 AM

1. ELECTION OF A CHAIRPERSON FOR THIS MEETING

   Moved: Millar

   That Councillor Sefuiva be elected as chairperson for this meeting.

   CARRIED

2. APOLOGIES

   That the apologies from Councillors Caughey and Leighton for non-attendance, and from Councillor Millar for lateness be accepted.

   CARRIED

3. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

   That the minutes of the Public Art Sub-Committee meeting held on Wednesday, 25 July 2007 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

   CARRIED

4. EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

   4.1	WINDTREE SCULPTURE UPDATE
   	That an update on the Windtree Sculpture be discussed as an extraordinary item as item 12. CARRIED

5. PUBLIC FORUM

   There were no requests to speak in public forum.

6. REPORTS REQUESTED/PENDING

   That the Reports Requested/Pending report of the Democracy Advisor, dated 19 September 2007, be updated as follows:

   Row	Target Date	Report Title	Reason for Changing Target Date
   2	From August 07 to April 08	MOU for Kingsland Railway artworks	Negotiations with ARTA are continuing.
   6	From TBA now April 08	Carousel	Further investigations are required.

   CARRIED

7. AUCKLAND DOMAIN – RAF BOMBER COMMAND MEMORIAL

   1. That the memorandum of the Senior Landscape Architect, dated 6 August 2007, be received, noting that the RAF Bomber Command is working with the Auckland War Memorial Museum to develop a memorial inside the Museum as a result of consultation.
   2. That the Public Art Subcommittee notes the availability of the original Auckland War Memorial Museum Development Plan and the 1993 Conservation Plan.
   3. That the Public Art Subcommittee request officers utilise the services of artist Stanley Palmer, due to his background with the Museum, and an experienced architect (such as Nicholas Stevens or Peter Bosley), to assist with the design for the consecrated area of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
   4. That redevelopment of the consecrated area of the Auckland War Memorial Museum should aim for a quality long-term outcome that preserves the simplicity of the space and the symmetry of the original Auckland War Memorial Museum Development Plan.
   5. That these resolutions be forwarded to the appropriate committee in February 2008, the General Manager, Arts, Community and Recreation, the Group Manager, Arts, Community and Recreation Policy and the Hobson Community Board.

   CARRIED

8. CITYWIDE ARTWORKS FUND 2007/2008

   1. That the Public Art Subcommittee endorses the proposed CAPEX Citywide Artworks Fund budget for 2007/2008, excluding the Fanshawe Street/Beaumont Street, Victoria Quarter, and Carousel projects, with the funds allocated to these projects being added to the contingency allocation for 2007/2008.
   2. That the Public Art Subcommittee request further dialogue with Heart of the City and the Carousel Trust regarding funding and timing possibilities for the Carousel CBD project.

   CARRIED

9. DAVID LANGE MEMORIAL ARTWORK

   1. That the Public Art Subcommittee endorse the proposal to fund $80,000 landscaping costs of the David Lange Memorial artwork over two years, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009, from the Citywide Artworks Fund.
   2. That officers continue working with the David Lange Memorial Trust project manager, Deborah White, and the artist, Virginia King, to integrate the David Lange Memorial Artwork into stage two of the Otahuhu Recreation Precinct development project.
   3. That the report by the Senior Arts Planner and these resolutions be forwarded to the Tamaki Community Board, the Arts, Culture and Recreation Committee and the David Lange Memorial Trust.

   CARRIED

10. REQUEST FOR REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF PUBLIC ARTWORKS, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY

    1. That Double L Excentric Gyratory by George Rickey be removed, stored and re-sited near its current location as part of the redevelopment of the Auckland Art Gallery.
    2. That Opened Stone by Hiroaki Ueda and Sappho by Aleko Kyriakos be removed and stored pending the Auckland Art Gallery construction works commencing in December 2007, and that the re-siting and removal review process be progressed and completed and the outcomes reported back to the appropriate committee in 2008.
    3. That these resolutions and the report of the Artworks Coordinator, dated 10 September 2007, be forwarded to the Hobson Community Board and the Art Gallery Enterprise Board for their information.

    CARRIED

11. ISSUE OF COPYRIGHT FOR PUBLIC ARTWORKS

    That the memorandum of the Arts Planner, dated 12 September 2007, be received.

    CARRIED

12. WINDTREE SCULPTURE UPDATE

    That the verbal update of the Artworks Coordinator regarding the Windtree Sculpture be received, noting that a report will be provided to the appropriate committee in April 2008.

    CARRIED

    There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 11:14 am.