That with respect to Report CPS2018-0359, the following be approved, as amended:
That Council direct Administration to:
1. Pool the per cent for public art from all eligible capital projects and create a capital program for public art to enable flexibility and improved reporting;
2. Develop a parallel procurement strategy better suited to encourage applications from local, national and international artists;
3. As relates to the public art board:
• engage the external consultant to work with the board on reviewing its mandate, membership, and terms of reference to reflect best practices in other cities and to return to Council prior to the 2018 Organizational Meeting.
4. Form a temporary Public Art Administration Committee inviting representative stakeholders like: artists, Members of Council, CADA and Public Art Advisory Committee to develop a Public Art Strategy, governance model and four-year Action Plan that ties to the Infrastructure Calgary’s priorities.
5. Implement a suite of engagement strategies to enable public engagement throughout all stages of public art projects;
6. Dedicate communications and engagement resources to maintain to ensure ongoing, timely, information for the public;
7. Direct Administration to work with the external consultant to engage with members of Calgary’s arts community, including but not limited to, members of the Calgary Public Arts Alliance and Calgary Arts Development Authority.
8. Investigate placement, ownership, and funding approaches to partner with nongovernment sectors as a means to increase value-for-dollar and accessibility; and
9. Report back to Council with refinements based on further engagement and an update on progress toward implementation no later than Q1 2019, at which time if progress is satisfactory, the suspension of the Public Art Policy should be lifted.
Against: Councillor Keating