Cultural Advisory Committees

Advisory Committees

• Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
• Heritage Advisory Committee
  (combines the Port Dalhousie Heritage District Advisory Committee and the St. Catharines Heritage Committee)
• Heritage Permit Advisory Committee (new committee)
• Public Art Advisory Committee
• St. Catharines Museum Advisory Committee

Statement of Purpose

The Cultural Sustainability Committee is an advisory committee comprised of members of Council and citizen members, and is established to:

• Review and approve the work plans of advisory committees assigned to their sustainability pillar to ensure that advisory committees are aligned with term of Council strategic priorities and the City Sustainability Strategy ("Tending the Garden City").
• Ensure that advisory committee work plans do not overlap or conflict with the work plans or terms of reference of other advisory committees.
• Identify opportunities for advisory committees to collaborate, coordinate or consult when terms of reference or work plans involve related matters.
• Recommend to Council changes to advisory committee terms of reference, composition or continuance as required. 
• Coordinate advisory committees' presentations/reports to Council.

Advisory Committees assigned to the Cultural Sustainability Advisory Committee will report to that Committee and not directly to Council, except as determined by the Cultural Sustainability Advisory Committee.

Composition

 The committee shall be as follows:

• Up to 3 members of Council;
• Each Chair of those advisory committees that report to the Cultural Sustainability Advisory Committee; and
• 2 members of City Staff appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer.

Council members of the Cultural Sustainability Committee shall be ex officio members of all advisory committees, but shall be non-voting and are not included in the quorum of advisory committees.

Term of Appointment

Reporting Structure

The Cultural Sustainability Advisory Committee reports to City Council.

Administrative support to the Cultural Sustainability Advisory Committee shall be provided by the Mayor's Office, which shall assign a Secretary to the Committee.

Additional staff resources as required from time to time will be provided by the applicable departments.

Schedule of Meetings

Membership List

Councillor Carlos Garcia, Chair

Councillor Bruce Williamson, Vice Chair

Councillor Joe Kushner

Jeanette Pillitteri, Director of Corporate Support Services

Nicole Auty, Director of Legal Services

Jennifer Wallace, Chair - Arts and Culture Committee

Brian Narhi, Co Chair - Heritage Advisory Committee

Robin McPherson, Co Chair - Heritage Advisory Committee

David Webb, Chair - Heritage Permit Advisory Committee

Peter Vietgen, Chair - Public Art Advisory Committee

Robert DeWolfe, Co Chair - St. Catharines Museum Advisory Committee

Brenda Zadoroznij, Co Chair - St. Catharines Museum Advisory Committee

Rebecca Cann, Staff Liaison - Arts and Cultural Committee,

                                       Public Art Advisory Committee

Kevin Blozowski, Staff Liaison - Heritage Advisory Committee,

                                          Heritage Permit Advisory Committee

Kathleen Powell, Staff Liaison - St. Catharines Museum Advisory Committee

Julie Hughes, Administrative Support