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File #: CM-18-074    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Council Motion Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/17/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/26/2018 Final action:
Title: Public Art Committee Notice given by: Councillor Joly
Attachments: 1. Administrative Backgrounder, 2. Summary of Proposed Changes in Comparison with Existing Policy Attachment 1, 3. Attachment 2 Public Art Policy C-CS-04, 4. Attachment 3 C-FS-01_Financial-Reserves
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Public Art Committee
Notice given by: Councillor Joly

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PURPOSE OF REPORT

On October 17, 2018 Councillor Joly provided notice in accordance with Section 23 of Procedure Bylaw 3/2018 that she intended to bring forward the proposed motion below.

In order for Council to debate the motion, the motion must be formally moved.

PROPOSED MOTION(S):
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That Administration bring forward for consideration at the GPFC meeting on January 14, 2019, a Bylaw to create a new Council Committee to be called the Public Art Committee, together with any required consequential amendments to or repeal of Council Policy C-CS-04 the Public Art Policy, in order to accomplish the following:
Create a Public Art Committee appointed by resolution of Council, consisting of five to nine members who reside in St. Albert including one Council member and at least four Committee members having experience or expertise in one of the following: artist, art educator or administrator, art historian, architect or landscape architect, graphic designer;

Make clear that Administration is not to be a member of the Committee, but rather serve as a resource to and in an advisory capacity to the Committee;

Establish a definition of “Public Art” which includes: integration of art into the urban fabric; works, exhibits or performances produced through involvement of the community; location-specific works of art; collaboration between artists and other professionals whose concern is the quality of life in our urban environment such as planners, architects and engineers; and the concept that public art should “challenge or delight” those who experience it

A Committee mandate that includes:

making recommendations to Administration on the content of a municipal Public Art Program including: objectives for the stewardship of Public Art, artwork display and access in the Public Art collection, municipally owned properties that would benefit from inclusion of Public Art, strategi...

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