MINUTES OF Central Otago District Council
Assessment Committee
HELD IN Whare Tūhono, William Fraser Building, 1 Dunorling Street, Alexandra
ON Tuesday, 21 March 2023 AT 10.00 am

PRESENT:              Cr T Alley (Chairperson), Cr S Browne, R de Jong, R Kinney, K Moore, T Riwi

IN ATTENDANCE: J Whyte (Administrator)

1                 Apologies

Apology

Committee Resolution 

Moved:               Alley

Seconded:          Browne

That the apologies received from S Bain and M Huffadine be accepted.

Carried

2                 Confirmation of Minutes

Committee Resolution 

Moved:               Kinney

Seconded:          Moore

That the public minutes of the Assessment Committee Meeting held on 20 September 2022 be confirmed as a true and correct record.

Carried

3                 Declaration of Interest

Members were reminded of their obligations in respect of declaring any interests. There were no further declarations of interest.

4                 Reports

23.1.1         Overview of 2023/24 Financial Year

To consider the overview of the 2023/24 Financial Year.

Committee Resolution 

Moved:               Kinney

Seconded:          De Jong

That the report be received and noted that the Raku display has been postponed until September 2023.

Carried

23.1.2         2023 CCS Annual Funding Report

To allocate Creative Communities New Zealand (CCNZ) funds to worthy applications received from groups, organisations, and individuals within the Central Otago District, relating to arts and cultural activities.

Committee Resolution 

Moved:               Kinney

Seconded:          De Jong

That the Assessment Committee

A.      Receives the report and accepts the level of significance.

Carried

Committee Resolution 

Moved:               Alley

Seconded:          Browne

B.      Agrees that $12,541.65 be allocated to applications listed in the attached table in a manner befitting Creative New Zealand guidelines and eligibility criteria.

Marc Blake	Marc Blake Solo exhibition & art talks at Central Stories	$1,479.50
Cathy Irons	Dounce Ambiance – violin jazz concert.	$924.00
Central Otago Regional Orchestra	The Phoenix Concert – classic musical concert in Roxburgh.	$950.00
Central Otago Arts Trust	Multicultural Mural Project – to commission a professional Street Artist.	$2,500.00
The Caninspire Charitable Trust	CanBead Workshops – Creative therapy workshops in Alexandra for people experiencing illness, trauma or loss.	Does not meet criteria
Cromwell & District Promotions Group	Light up Winter Craft Cave workshops.	$1,250.00
Cromwell Art Group	Cromwell Art Group workshop – a painting workshop.	$500.00
Cromwell & Districts Community Arts Council	Arts Exhibition 2023 – A showcase of visual arts.	$2,000.00
How We Survive Poetry	Hysterical	$550.00
Waiata Theatre Productions	Les Misérables the musical	$2,388.15
Alexandra and District Youth Trust	Puna Rangatahi mentoring Service – to fill their arts supply cupboard.	Does not meet criteria.

Carried

The meeting closed at 11.06 am.

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