Grants Subcommittee

Community Events

MINUTES

 

Minutes of an ordinary meeting of the Grants Subcommittee held in the Council Chamber, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon, Dunedin on Friday 29 May 2026, commencing at 11:23 am

 

PRESENT

 

Chairperson

Cr Andrew Simms

 

Deputy Chairperson

Cr Mandy Mayhem

 

Members

Cr John Chambers

Ms Amie Curtis

 

Ms Sarah Ellis

Mr Andrew Henderson

 

Cr Cherry Lucas

Cr Mickey Treadwell

 

IN ATTENDANCE

Mike Costelloe (General Manager Arts, Culture and Economic Development), Teresa Fogarty (Manager Dunedin Destination), Dan Hendra (Team Leader Events), Olha Viazenko (Event Producer) and Kerri MacLennan (Events Coordinator)

 

Governance Support Officer                  Rebecca Murray

 

 

1          KARAKIA TIMATANGA

Ms Amie Curtis opened the meeting with a Karakia Timatanga.

 

 

2          Apologies

 

There were no apologies.

 

 

3          Confirmation of agenda

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mandy Mayhem):

That the Subcommittee:

 

Confirms the agenda without addition or alteration.

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/006)

 

4          Declarations of interest

Members were reminded of the need to stand aside from decision-making when a conflict arose between their role as an elected representative and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mickey Treadwell):

That the Subcommittee:

 

a)         Notes the Elected or Independent Members' Interest Register; and

b)        Confirms the proposed management plan for Elected or Independent Members' Interests.

Motion carried (GS/2026/007)

 

Part A Reports

5          Community Event Grants

 

A report from Enterprise Dunedin summarised the applications for Community Events fund received in March 2026 round.

The General Manager Arts, Culture and Economic Development (Mike Costelloe), Manager Dunedin Destination (Teresa Fogarty), Team Leader Events, (Dan Hendra), Event Producer  (Olha Viazenko) and Events Coordinator (Kerri MacLennan) spoke to the funding applications and responded to questions.

 

There were no conflicts of interest declared.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Subcommittee:

 

a)              Declines the following funding application:

13

Fonofaufautua a Samoa i Otago

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/008)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mickey Treadwell):

That the Subcommittee:

 

b)             Declines the following funding application:

14

Otago Table Tennis Association (OTTA)

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/009)

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Subcommittee:

 

c)              Declines the following funding application:

15

Ōtepoti Possibilities Cooperative T/A Yours

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/010)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mandy Mayhem):

That the Subcommittee:

 

d)             Approves the following funding application:

1

Community Care Trust Aotearoa

$1,870.50

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/011)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mickey Treadwell):

That the Subcommittee:

 

e)             Approves the following funding application:

2

Diving Ōtākou

$2,500.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/012)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr John Chambers):

That the Subcommittee:

 

f)               Approves the following funding application:

3

Dunedin Edinburgh Sister City Society

$4,000.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/013)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mandy Mayhem):

That the Subcommittee:

 

g)              Approves the following funding application:

4

Dunedin Folk Club

$5,000.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/014)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Ms Amie Curtis):

That the Subcommittee:

 

h)             Approves the following funding application:

5

Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust

$5,000.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/015)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Subcommittee:

 

i)               Approves the following funding application:

6

Dunedin Indian Association

$5,000.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/016)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Cherry Lucas/Cr John Chambers):

That the Subcommittee:

 

j)               Approves the following funding application:

7

Dunedin Town Hall Organ Trust

$977.50

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/017)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Subcommittee:

 

k)              Approves the following funding application:

8

East Otago Musical Theatre Incorporated

$2,000.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/018)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mandy Mayhem):

That the Subcommittee:

 

l)               Approves the following funding application:

9

Otago Wheelchair Rugby Incorporated

$5,000.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/019)

 

 

 

Cr Mickey Treadwell left the meeting at 12.27pm and returned to the meeting at 12.29pm.

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mickey Treadwell):

That the Subcommittee:

 

m)           Approves the following funding application:

10

Pakistan Association of Otago

$3,500.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/020)

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Cherry Lucas):

That the Subcommittee:

 

n)             Approves the following funding application:

11

Taste Nature Social Enterprise

$4,757.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/021)

 

 

 

Moved (Cr Andrew Simms/Cr Mickey Treadwell):

That the Subcommittee:

 

o)             Approves the following funding application:

12

Otago Tongan Students' Association

$2,000.00

 

Motion carried (GS/2026/022)

 

6          Karakia Whakamutunga

 

Ms Amie Curtis closed the meeting with a Karakia Whakamutunga.

 

 

 

 

The meeting concluded at 12.54pm.

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON