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City Council Item J1 for August 6, 2014 J1-1 Minutes Heritage, Arts, Culture and Entertainment (HACE) Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table The Corporation of the City of Brampton BRAMPTON CITY COUNCIL DATE: August 6, 2014 June 10, 2014 Members Present: Rob Filkin, Treasurer, Brampton Arts Council (Co-Chair) Regional Councilor Elaine Moore – Wards 1 and 5 Regional Councillor Gael Miles – Wards 7 and 8 Marnie Richards, Executive Director, Brampton Arts Council Peter VanSickle, President, Brampton Downtown Development Corporation Rebecca Raven, Chief Executive Officer, Brampton Library Alex Taranu, Manager Architectural Design Services, Planning and Infrastructure Services (designate for Chief Ball) Sohail Saeed, Director, Economic Development and Tourism, Office of the Chief Operating Officer (designate for Chief Cutajar) Bernice Morrison, Manager, Arts, Culture and Theatre, Public Services (designate for Chief Patteson) Meredith Allen, Special Advisor, CAO’s Office Members Absent: Regional Councillor Sandra Hames (Co-Chair) (vacation) Regional Councilor John Sanderson – Wards 3 and 4 (other municipal business) Marty Brent, Acting Manager, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (regrets) Marilyn Ball, Chief Planning and Infrastructure Services Officer (Alex Taranu acted as designate) Dennis Cutajar, Chief Operating Officer (Sohail Saeed acted as designate) Julian Patteson, Chief Public Services Officer (Bernice Morrison acted as designate) Donna-Lynn Rosa, Director, Recreation and Culture, Public Services Michael Halls, Executive Assistant to the Mayor (regrets) Staff Present: Kelly Stahl, Senior Advisor, HACE Creative Economy, Office of the Chief Operating Officer Terri Brenton, Legislative Coordinator, Corporate Services J1-2 Minutes HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table The meeting was called to order at 9:28 a.m. and adjourned at 11:55 a.m. After due consideration of the matters placed before this Committee, the members beg leave to present its report as follows: Item Recommendation A. HA009-2014 Approval of the Agenda B. Conflicts of Interest C 1. Minutes – HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table – March 4, 2014 D 1. HA010-2014 City of Kitchener – Cluster Development in the Arts (File G25HACE) D 2. HA011-2014 Brampton Library’s Contribution to the Creative Economy (File G25HACE) D 3. HA012-2014 Public Art Update (File G25HACE) D 4. HA013-2014 2014 HACE Work Plan – Mid-Year Update (File G25HACE) E. Reports F 1. HA014-2014 Year-Round Indoor Creative Economy Marketplace (File G25HACE) G. Correspondence H. Minutes – HACE Creative Economy Teams I 1. Minutes – Flower City Committee – April 28, 2014 I 2. Business of the Arts J. Question Period K. Public Question Period L. HA015-2014 Adjournment _______________________________________ Co-Chair – Rob Filkin, Brampton Arts Council 2014 06 10 Page 2 of 9 J1-3 Minutes HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table A. Approval of Agenda The following motion was considered. HA009-2014 That the agenda for the HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table Meeting of June 10, 2014 be approved as amended as follows: To add: F 1. Discussion at the request of Regional Councillor Miles, re: Year-Round Indoor Farmer’s Market (File G25HACE). Carried Note: Later in the meeting, on a two-thirds majority vote to reopen the question, the Approval of the Agenda was reopened and Item F 1 was added. B. Conflicts of Interest – nil C. Minutes C 1. Minutes – HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table – March 4, 2014 The recommendations in the subject minutes were approved by Council on April 9, 2014. The minutes were provided for the Round Table’s information. D. Delegations/Presentations D 1. Delegation: Silvia Di Donato, Manager of Arts & Culture, City of Kitchener, re: Cluster Development in the Arts (File G25HACE). Silvia Di Donato, Manager of Arts & Culture, City of Kitchener, delegated the Round Table with respect to Kitchener’s Cluster Development in the Arts, and provided information on the following: • Changing Economy • Cluster Approach • Collaboration 2014 06 10 Page 3 of 9 J1-4 Minutes HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table Ms. Di Donato provided copies of the following City of Kitchener publications: • Kitchener’s new approach to Economic Development • The Start of Awesome …a look back at Downtown Kitchener in 2013 • Extraordinary Spaces – Discover Public Art in Waterloo Region In response to questions from the Round Table, Ms. Di Donato provided information on the following related to Kitchener’s downtown: • Development of the creative economy through the cluster approach • Importance of urban living, transit and bicycle accesses, public amenities, heritage, etc. • Collaborative efforts with Kitchener’s various municipal departments • Public and private investment in buildings • Municipal support for start-up businesses • Technical amenities (i.e. superior fibre optic cable, etc.) The following motion was considered. HA010-2014 That the delegation of Silvia Di Donato, Manager of Arts & Culture, City of Kitchener, to the HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table Meeting of June 10, 2014, re: Cluster Development in the Arts (File G25HACE) be received. Carried D 2. Presentation: Rebecca Raven, Chief Executive Officer, Brampton Library, re: Brampton Library’s Contribution to the Creative Economy (File G25HACE). Rebecca Raven, Chief Executive Officer, Brampton Library, provided a presentation entitled “Brampton Library – Downtown Cultural Contributions”, which included information on the following: • The Economic Value of Libraries • Martin Prosperity Institute Report on the Economic Impact of the Toronto Public Library on the City of Toronto • Brampton Library Downtown Branch • Wi-Fi Access in Libraries • Brampton Library Programs • Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives • Institute for Canadian Citizenship Cultural Access Pass / Culture Days • Brampton Library and the City of Brampton Strategic Plan 2014 06 10 Page 4 of 9 J1-5 Minutes HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table In response to questions from the Round Table, Ms. Raven provided information on the following: • Partnership/collaboration between the Library and the creative economy • Adapting library services to accommodate the community’s evolving technical needs • Development of a main central area library branch The following motion was considered. HA011-2014 That the presentation by Rebecca Raven, Chief Executive Officer, Brampton Library, to the HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table Meeting of June 10, 2014, re: Brampton Library’s Contribution to the Creative Economy (File G25HACE) be received. Carried D 3. Presentation: Marnie Richards, Executive Director, Brampton Arts Council, re: Public Art Update (File G25HACE). Marnie Richards, Executive Director, Brampton Arts Council, provided a presentation entitled “City of Brampton’s Public Art Program”, which included information on the following: • Purpose • Objective • Program Goals • Public Art Task Force (PATF) • PATF Membership and Roles • Recent Accomplishments • Public Art Projects in 2012-2013 • Public Art and Corporate Realignment • Projects – 2014-16 Context • Cyclepath Mural Project • Downtown Brampton Underpasses • Commemorative Plaque • Churchville’s 200th Anniversary Installation • Alderlea Installation • Tree Sculptures • Community Proposed Installations • Temporary Art Installations/Displays 2014 06 10 Page 5 of 9 J1-6 Minutes HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table Round Table consideration of this matter included: • Replacement of the plaque at Church Street and Scott Street commemorating Hurricane Hazel • Potential opportunity for additional sculptures from trees lost during the December 2013 ice storm, and potential artistic uses for the tree stumps • Availability of information on the descriptions and locations of the City’s public art • Agreement with CN Rail relating to the underpasses The following motion was considered. HA012-2014 That the presentation by Marnie Richards, Executive Director, Brampton Arts Council, to the HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Meeting of June 10, 2014, re: Public Art Update (File G25HACE) be received. Carried D 4. Presentation: Sohail Saeed, Director, Economic Development and Tourism, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, re: 2014 HACE Work Plan – Mid-Year Update (File G25HACE). Sohail Saeed, Director, Economic Development and Tourism, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, provided a presentation entitled “2014 HACE Work Plan Mid-Year Update”, which included information on the following: • Round Table Vision Statement: “Downtown Brampton is the Creative Cultural Centre of the City” • Goals • Brampton Strategic Plan • 2014 Work Plan Tactics and Costs • Tactics: o 2014 HACE Events Development of a Collaborative Workspace o TM o HACE Business of the Arts Workshops Weekend o 2014 Culture Days o Creative Economy Research and Marketing o Sponsorship of Community Outreach Events o 2014 HACE Web Forum Series o HACE Youth Development Fund o Administration – HACE Program and Staff Development • Staff Recommendations 2014 06 10 Page 6 of 9 J1-7 Minutes HACE Downtown Brampton Creative Economy Round Table Round Table consideration of this matter included: • Importance of networking in the development of the City’s creative economy • Development and implementation of ideas learned through networking opportunities • Suggestion relating to the development of Carnegie Library as a creative economy business incubator/launch pad • Initiatives to attract more youth
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