Culture and Tourism Committee

General presentations

• 0801209 – Committee Grants 2008

  Karl Rúnar Þórsson attended the meeting and presented the applications received for building conservation. Applications for arts and cultural activities were reviewed in a second round.

  Ákveðið að samþykja tillögu um húsverndarstyrki með fyrirvara um samþyki Húsafriðunarnefndar ríkisins. Styrkir til lista og menningarstarfsemi samþykktir. %0D%0DEftirtaldir hljóta styrki menningar- og ferðamálanefndar til lista- og menningarstarfsemi:%0DEmil Friðfinnsson vegna hátíðar norrænna hornleikara sem haldin verður í Hafnarfirði 18.-22. júní nk., kr. 200.000%0DEygló Scheving Sigurðardóttir fyrir hönd hljómsveitarinnar Vicky Pollard, kr. 200.000%0DKór heimilismanna að Hrafnhistu í Hafnarfirði, kr. 100.000%0DÖrvar Már Kristinsson vegna farandsýningar fyrir börn á Töfraflautu Mozarts, kr. 250.000%0DGuðmundur Sigurðsson vegna orgelhátíðar í Hafnarfjarðarkirkju, kr. 200.000%0DSunna Guðlaugsdóttir fyrir hönd Tríósins Frisell Project vegna fyrirlestra og tónleika fyrir ungt fólk, kr. 200.000%0DTónlistarhópurinn Camerarctica vegna tónleika, kr. 200.000%0DTónlistarskóli Hafnarfjarðar í samstarfi við Laufey Brá Jónsdóttur til þess að setja upp Litlu Ljót sem forvarnarverkefni, kr. 200.000%0DMargrét Ingólfsdóttir vegna þátttöku á listsýningu í Liverpool 2007, kr. 50.000%0DSigrún Ólafsdóttir vegna einkasýningar í Hafnarborg, kr. 200.000%0DIngunn Fjóla Ingþórsdóttir vegna einkasýningar í Cuxhaven, kr. 100.000%0DList án landamæra vegna listahátíðar 2008, kr. 100.000%0D

• 0710021 – Observatory, site application in Krísuvík and future facilities

  Berglind Guðmundsdóttir from the Planning and Building Department came and presented the talk.

  The Culture and Tourism Committee recommends a positive approach to the development of an astronomy observatory in Krýsuvík and welcomes the necessary tourist facilities that would be created by the building.

• 0711059 – Budget 2008, work plans 2008.

  The Cultural and Tourism Officer presented the 2008 budget and put forward a revised work plan.

• 0802067 – Ice Horses/Seaside Pub, marketing support

  A request for a marketing grant was submitted. The matter was deferred at the committee's last meeting.

  The cultural and tourism representative has been tasked with examining the matter from a competitive perspective.

• 0711105 – Cooperation agreement between the Hafnarfjörður Municipal Museum and Hafnarborg with Glitnir

  The Cultural and Tourism Representative reported on the renewal of the partnership agreement.