Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee

That the agenda of the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee Meeting 02- 2021, be approved.

That the minutes of the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee Meeting 01- 2021, held on Thursday, December 2, 2020, be approved.

That the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee recommend to Council the following: That the by-law attached as Exhibit A to Report Number ARCP-21-007, “A By-Law Respecting the Kingston Public Market”, be presented to Council for all three readings to repeal By-Law Number 2006-118, as amended, in its entirety; That Council direct staff to assign required resources to support the Kingston Public Market Vendors Association to develop a self-governing not-for-profit corporation with the intent to establish a different operating model for 2022; and That Council endorse waiving fees for the Kingston Memorial Centre Farmers’ Market as well as the West Kingston Market, should it be operating on City owned property in 2021; and That Council endorse an option for a 50% reduction in fees for producers at the Kingston Public Market, as described in Report Number ARCP-21-007; and That a by-law be presented to Council for all three readings to amend By-law Number 2005-10, “A By-Law to Establish Fees and Charges to be Collected by The Corporation of the City of Kingston”, as amended, attached as Exhibit B to Report Number ARCP-21-007, in order to remove the $142.50 Sabbatical Leave and Leave of Absence Fee for the Kingston Public Market and reduce the Casual Produce fee from $48.76 to $30 per day; and That Council endorse the proposed short-term changes to all markets and direct staff to pursue long-term changes as described in Report Number ARCP-21-007.

That the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee recommend to Council the following: That the Terms of Reference for the Art in Public Places Working Group as described in Exhibit A attached to Report Number ARCP-21-005 be approved; and That the updated Terms of Reference for the Art in Public Places Working Group be appended to the Public Art Policy; and That a by-law be presented to Council to amend By-Law 2010-205 “A By-Law to Define the Mandate and Meeting Procedures for Committees Established by the Corporation of the City of Kingston”, as amended, as per Exhibit B attached to Report Number ARCP-21-005, to formalize the Terms of Reference for the Art in Public Places Working Group in the “Working Groups” section of the Arts Advisory Committee mandate; and That a by-law be presented to Council to amend By-Law 2010-205 “A By-Law to Define the Mandate and Meeting Procedures for Committees Established by the Corporation of the City of Kingston”, as amended, as per Exhibit C attached to Report Number ARCP-21-005, to remove the Terms of Reference for the Professional Development Working Group in the “Working Groups” section of the Arts Advisory Committee mandate.

That the Arts, Recreation & Community Policies Committee recommend to Council the following: That the by-law, being “A By-law to Regulate the Setting and Maintaining of Open Air Fires in the City of Kingston”, as per Exhibit A attached to Report Number ARCP-21-002 (Draft By-law to Regulate the Setting and Maintaining of Open Air Fires in the City of Kingston; be approved; and That upon Council approval of the proposed By-law, “A By-law to Regulate the Setting and Maintaining of Open Air Fires in the City of Kingston”, attached as Exhibit A attached to Report Number ARCP-21-002, staff be directed to submit the required set fine application for approval of set fines in the amounts set out in Exhibit B to Report Number ARCP-21-002.

That the meeting of the Arts, Recreation and Community Policies Committee adjourn at 7:46 p.m.