Subcommittee of Council - Arts and Culture and Festival Groups

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Date:
Time:
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Location:
Online Video Conference
Members
  • Mayor Carolyn Parrish, (ex-officio)
  • Councillor Stephen Dasko, Ward 1
  • Councillor Chris Fonseca, Ward 3
  • Councillor John Kovac, Ward 4
  • Councillor Natalie Hart, Ward 5
  • Councillor Joe Horneck, Ward 6
  • Councillor Dipika Damerla , Ward 7
  • Councillor Matt Mahoney, Ward 8
  • Councillor Martin Reid, Ward 9
  • Councillor Sue McFadden, Ward 10
  • Councillor Brad Butt, Ward 11
Staff Present
  • Eglantina Gondia
  • Angie Melo
  • Allyson D'Ovidio

Staff Present

Jodi Robillos, Commissioner of Community Services  
Kristina Zietsma, Director, Recreation & Culture
Matthew Maclaren, Manager, Sport & Community Development
Kelly Reichheld, Manager, Culture & Events
Nicole Carey, Manager, Event Development
Jennifer Cowie Bonne, Manager, Community & Neighbourhood Development
Melissa Agius, Manager, Venue & Event Services
Gregory Peddie, Supervisor, Outdoor Events
Sean Robertson-Palmer, Community Development Coordinator
Diana Rusnov, Director, Legislative Services and City Clerk 
Sacha Smith, Manager/Deputy Clerk, Secretariat and Access & Privacy
Stephanie Smith, Supervisor, Legislative Services
Eglantina Bacaj-Gondia, Legislative Coordinator

1.
CALL TO ORDER

 

Councillor Brad Butt, Chair called the meeting to order at 9:31AM.

2.
INDIGENOUS LAND STATEMENT

 

Councillor Brad Butt, Chair recited the Indigenous Land Statement.

3.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA

 

That the July 18, 2024 Subcommittee of Council - Arts, Culture, Festival Groups Agenda be approved, as presented.

Approved (Councillor C. Fonseca)

4.
DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST - Nil

 

5.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING - Nil

 

6.
PRESENTATIONS - Nil

 

7.
DEPUTATIONS

 

7.1
Kristina Zietsma, Director, Recreation and Culture and Sean Robertson-Palmer, Community Development Coordinator regarding the Current State Process for Arts & Culture Grants

This item has attachments. 
1.Grants Current State Presentation.pdf

Sean Roberston-Palmer, Community Development Coordinator spoke to the subject matter outlining the grants process.

Members of Council engaged in discussion on the following topics:

  • Tracking profits related to events of grant recipients
  • Grant application review process 
  • Feedback process from grant applicants
  • Alignment with other funding sources
  • Arts reserve budget
  • Benchmarking per capita investments 
  • Survey feedback from community groups

Direction was given to Recreation and Culture staff to report back on the City of Toronto per capita investment in Arts and Culture Groups, and rationale for selecting the specific cities for benchmarking per capita investments.

  • RECOMMENDATIONSCACFG-0001-2024
    Moved ByCouncillor J. Kovac

    That the deputation and associated presentation from Kristina Zietsma, Director, Recreation and Culture and Sean Robertson-Palmer, Community Development Coordinator regarding the Culture Grant Programs: Review of Current State, be received.

    Received

7.2
Kristina Zietsma, Director, Recreation and Culture and Nicole Carey, Manager, Event Development regarding the Current State Process for Mississauga Celebration Square Festivals

This item has attachments. 
1.MCS Festival Allocation.pdf

Nicole Carey, Manager, Event Development spoke to the subject matter highlighting the intake process, application parameters, large event applications, challenges related to high demand, and evaluation criteria.

Members of Council engaged in discussion on the following topics:

  • Resource allocation, centralization of services, and customer service experience
  • Secondary location for large-scale events
  • Outfit and build assets in other parks
  • Application and funding timelines 
  • Equity-deserving groups
  • Single day events

Direction was provided to Recreation and Culture staff to report back with cost estimates related to staffing and services for two-day large-scale events.

  • RECOMMENDATIONSCACFG-0002-2024
    Moved ByCouncillor Natalie Hart

    That the deputation and associated presentation from Kristina Zietsma, Director, Recreation and Culture and Nicole Carey, Manager, Event Development regarding the Current State: Process for Mississauga Celebration Square Outdoor Events in the Civic District (Policy 05-03-03), be received.

    Received

8.
PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD - 15 Minute Limit - Nil

 

9.
CONSENT AGENDA - Nil

 

10.
MATTERS CONSIDERED

 

10.1
Members of the Subcommittee of Council to discuss what items they would like to discuss at upcoming meetings

 

Members of Council engaged in discussion around the Subcommittee of Council - Arts, Culture, Festival Groups mandate, timeline, and frequency of meetings.

Direction was given to Recreation and Culture staff to provide a layout of financing and ranking of the City of Mississauga's per capita investment in relation to other comparable cities, and include sources of funding maintained in the reserves from the MAT tax including amounts and allocations, and general financing information for the next Subcommittee of Council - Arts, Culture, Festival Groups meeting.

11.
OTHER BUSINESS - Nil

 

12.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING - August 13, 2024

 

The meeting start time for August 13, 2024 was amended to 10:00AM.

13.
ADJOURNMENT

 

11:02AM (Councillor J. Horneck)

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