Minutes of Social & Cultural Development Committee Meeting

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HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE Social & Cultural Development Committee HELD IN THE Council Chamber, Ground Floor, Civic Administration Building, Lyndon Road East, Hastings ON

Tuesday, 12 December 2017 AT 1.00pm

Present: Chair: Councillor Dixon

Mayor Hazlehurst

Councillors Barber, Harvey, Heaps, Kerr, Lyons, Nixon, O’Keefe, Poulain, Redstone, Schollum, Travers and Watkins

ALSO Present: Group Manager: Community Facilities and Programmes (Mrs A Banks)

Acting Manager Social and Youth (Ms L Stettner)

Community Grants & Projects Advisor (Ms V Berkahn)

Hastings City Art Gallery Director (Ms T Mackinnon)

Committee Secretary (Mrs C Hunt)

AS REQUIRED: Mr Pitsch Leiser, Arts Inc. Heretaunga

Mr Daniel Betty

Ambassadors of Art: Max Sharp, Cameron Young and Connor Hirst

1. Apologies

Councillor Travers/Councillor Dixon

That an apology for lateness from Mayor Hazlehurst be accepted.

CARRIED

Leave of Absence

Councillor Travers/Councillor Dixon

That leave of absence be granted as follows:

Councillor Watkins 22 December 2017

Councillor Lyons 12-18 February 2018

Councillor Schollum 18-30 April 2018

CARRIED

Mayor Hazlehurst joined the meeting at 1.10pm.

2. Conflicts of Interest

Councillor Dixon declared a conflict of interest in “Item 6 – Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival – 2017 Update” and Mayor Hazlehurst would Chair the meeting for that item.

3. Confirmation of Minutes

Councillor Watkins/Councillor Lyons

That the minutes of the Social & Cultural Development Committee Meeting held Tuesday 31 October 2017 be confirmed as a true and correct record and be adopted.

CARRIED

Update on Phase One of Draft Hastings District Arts & Culture Strategy 2018 – 2021

(Document 17/1098)

Councillor Lyons/Councillor Redstone

A) That the report of the Community Grants and Projects Advisor titled “Update on Phase One of Draft Hastings District Arts & Culture Strategy 2018-2021” dated 12 December 2017 be received.

CARRIED

With the agreement of the meeting Item 6 was taken out of order. Councillor Dixon having previously declared an interest withdrew from the meeting table and Mayor Hazlehurst assumed the role of Chair.
6.	Hawke's Bay Arts Festival - 2017 Update (Document 17/1238)
	Mr Leiser displayed a powerpoint presentation (CG-14-7-00032) providing a brief overview of the Community Arts Projects in 2017. Three members of the Education and Ambassador Programme spoke to the meeting on how the programme had benefited them.
	Councillor Heaps/Councillor Kerr A) That the report of the Group Manager: Community Facilities & Programmes titled “Hawke's Bay Arts Festival - 2017 Update dated 12/12/2017 be received. B) That the update from Arts Inc. Heretaunga on the 2017 Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival be received. C) That ongoing funding options for the Hawke’s Bay Arts Festivals beyond 2017 be presented to Council in early 2018 and considered for inclusion in the Draft Long Term Plan. With the reasons for this decision being that the objective of the decision will contribute to meeting the current and future needs of communities for good quality local public services in a way that is most cost-effective. CARRIED
Councillor Dixon reassumed the role of Chair.

Joint Alcohol Strategy 2017

(Document 17/1209)

The Team Leader Strategy and Projects, Ms Stettner displayed a powerpoint presentation (COP-03-06-03-17-226) providing an overview of the background to the Joint Alcohol Strategy 2017.

Councillor Kerr/Mayor Hazlehurst

A) That the report of the Team Leader Strategy & Projects titled “Joint Alcohol Strategy 2017” dated 12/12/2017 be received.

B) That the Joint Alcohol Strategy 2017 (COP-03-06-03-17-225) be adopted.

C) That the Chief Executive report back to Council on opportunities for Council to lobby local MPs, Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) and Central Government with the goal being to reduce alcohol harm in the community.

With the reasons for this decision being that the objective of the decision will contribute to meeting the current and future needs of communities for local public services in a way that is most cost-effective for households and business by providing an evidence based Strategy to reduce alcohol related harm in the Hastings District.

CARRIED

Multicultural Strategy

(Document 17/1273)

Following discussion in regard to a Multicultural Strategy, relating to Council’s Treaty framework, policies, strategies and Maori, the Chief Executive undertook to prepare a report for Council’s consideration.

Councillor Harvey/Councillor Schollum

A) That the report of the Team Leader Strategy & Projects titled “Multicultural Strategy” dated 12/12/2017 be received.

B) That a Multicultural Strategy Working Group comprised of community representatives and leaders be created to develop key aspects of the Hastings Multicultural Strategy.

C) That officers report back to the Committee on the membership and Terms of Reference of the Multicultural Working Group in 2018.

With the reasons for this decision being that the objective of the decision will contribute to meeting the current and future needs of communities for good quality local public services in a way that is most cost-effective for households and business by developing a Strategy that enables Council to better engage with and understand the needs of different cultural communities in Hastings.

A hand vote was taken with 8 FOR and 6 AGAINST

The Motion Was CARRIED

Councillors Heaps and Poulain requested their votes AGAINST the Motion be recorded.

8. Additional Business Items

There were no additional business items.

9. Extraordinary Business Items

There were no extraordinary business items.

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The meeting closed at 2.35pm

Confirmed:

Chairman:

Date:

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