HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 27, 2014 Cat/ o! Minutes
Heritage Pickering
Advisory Committee Meeting
PI KERING March 27, 2014
7:00 pm
Main Committee Room
Attendees: Councillor Rodrigues
T. Besso
S. lyer
W. Jamadar
D.Joyce
T. Reimer /s-?
D. Rundle ,
C. Sopher
J. Van Huss
C. Celebre, Senior Planner, Development Review & Heritage
L. Roberts, Recording Secretary
Absent: E. Mason �.
M. Sawchuck !7
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1.0 - Welcome
J. Van Huss welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2.0, Approval of Minutes
Moved by T. Reimer
Seconded by S. lyer
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That the minutes of the February 27, 2014 meeting of the
Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee be approved.
Carried
3.0 Business Arising from Minutes
3.1) 2014 Work Plan
Updates on the 2014 work plan were provided as follows;
J. Van Huss provided an update on behalf of M. Sawchuck with
respect to the register. She noted he had prepared a
spreadsheet with detailed information and assigned members to
particular areas. This had been forwarded electronically to all
members. J. Van Huss noted that members could now take their
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sections and go out to determine if the building still exists and
photograph the property. She reminded everyone that photos
need to be taken from the street, and that if anyone has difficulty
in opening or printing off their sections of the document, please
contact J. Van Huss or M. Sawchuck for assistance. She stated
the intent was for this document to eventually become the
register.
It was noted that memory sticks had been provided/at-the
previous meeting to assist the members with obtaining the
background information on the properties. C.,Celetke noted she
would speak to M. Sawchuck with respect to creating'a tab on
the spreadsheet for each member's assigned/areas.
Discussion ensued with respect to the most appropriate times�,to
take the photos, preferably prior to the leaves coming out, as\ N
they may obscure the buildings, as well as the website format. J
Van Huss suggested a timeframe of June to have the work on j,
the spreadsheet complete. .
C. Celebre provided an u dat with respect ect to heritage permit
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applications. She noted she had met with,the-Chief Building
Official, who was very receptive to working together on these
applications in order to provide information 'to the iq pectors so
they will be better informed when doing inspections. She
indicated the CBO would be involved from the beginning of the
process on the next application received.
C. Sopher provid d•an update with respect to the heritage
plaque program. �He indicated he had been researching various
municialities. He rioted that in Whitevale, everyone participated
in the research as welltas fundraising, with the residents paying a
portion of`the,cost of the plaques. He also noted that in other
municipalities,materials and costs varied. He noted that it would
be good to indicafe;the name of the first occupants of the
property on the p1aq, ueia's well.
Discussion ensued with respect to having district plaques.
Councillor Rodrigues questioned the costs as well as having
residents co-pay. He asked if photos of the existing plaques C. Sopher to
could be taken to show members. C. Sopher noted he could action
take some photos.
C. Celebre informed the members that the By-law for designating
2865 Sideline 16 would be going to Council for approval on April
22"d Councillor Rodrigues questioned whether the City had
received any comments from the Province.
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C. Celebre provided an update with respect to designations of
Provincially owned heritage properties in Seaton. She noted that
an RFP for consultants to prepare the background research and
designation by-laws was being prepared. She noted this takes
time, and it was planned that once a consultant was chosen,
research would be this year and proceed to designating the
properties next year. She noted that in conversations with the
Province, they had noted that a condition could be/{ utin the
purchase of sale for Provincially owned properties noting that
they would automatically become designated nce the purchase
had finalized. The Province had indicated Kat the'Cityo f
Toronto has done this in the past. C. Celebre stated'tOe\City
would continue to have dialogue in this regard with the'P ovince.
J. Van Huss noted she had researched other municipalities for\
their websites on heritage register set ups and noted that in \
speaking with Cathy Grant, CEO Pickering Library, she had N
indicated that fewer residents are accessing websites and
instead are using twitter and facebook, etc. It was noted that
Ms. Grant had suggested J. Van Huss attend the Library to show
how they accesll-the various social media avenues, as there
is a range of possibilities-for accessing Heritage information. D.
Joyce noted he'could a list in this as well.
3.2) Mattamy Barn Demo Dismantling
C. Celebre provided an.update on dismantling and demolition
of the Mattamy Barn whch\ had occurred&the week of March 18tH
It was noted that the Museur. would benefit from salvage items
from 1450 Whitevale••Road, andNthe Whitevale Residents
Association would receive items`salvaged from 1390 Whitevale
Road. She noted the Museum was very appreciative of the
items they had received. Mattamy has arranged to move large
materials for both the Whiteval residents and the Museum
sometime next week.,-She also stated a nesting kiosk for the
barn swallows had been located in the Natural Heritage System.
C. Celebre noted that Mattamy had gone above and beyond in
the dismantling and demolition of the barns. J. Van Huss J. Van Huss to
suggested that a letter of appreciation be forwarded to Mattamy action
on behalf of the heritage committee. It was also suggested that
the Museum be contacted to see if they would like to be included
in the letter.
C. Sopher asked that the City send a reminder to the developers
for the Seaton lands reminding them of the City's requirements.
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C. Celebre noted she would follow up with the CBO.
It was questioned whether University of Toronto students could J. Van Huss to
assist with the dating of the beams. action
4.0 New Business .
4.1) Heritage Worksho p — Gravenhurst
J. Van Huss provided details on an upcoming seminar being
hosted by the Gravenhurst Municipal Heritage Committee and
Community Heritage Ontario to be held at the Muskoka Boat and
Heritage Centre in Gravenhurst on April 24th from 1:00 pm to 4:00
pm. This is a free seminar, and it was suggested that any,
members wishing to attend inform L. Roberts by April 7th in order
to meet the deadline of April 11th for confirming attendance.
5.0 Correspondence
5.1) Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport r
J. Van Huss noted the Ministry of Tourism, Culture Sport had
forwarded the letter which waives the tariff fees at-the-Land
Registry Office in-Whitby. It was noted this covers tariff fees
only and other charges could be incurred, such as
photocopying, etc. A copy of the letter had been forwarded to all
members electronically.� ) ---,
6.0 Other Business
Management had indicated woul ornes that Del Property
6.1) C. So her uestioned the h
g d be demolished if additional
research was undertaken. C.�Celebre noted that she contacted
the Library and had been informed that they could not find any
information on these properties and research on this would need
to be conducted through the Land Registry Office, as no
information could be found at the Library.
6.2) J. Van Huss noted she had attended the launch of the City
of Pickering's draft Cultural Strategic Plan. She explained how
the City planned to incorporate cultural initiatives into their
strategic plan by recognizing the needs of a diverse group. She
noted that a public meeting will be held on April 16th in order to
get feedback on the plan. She also noted it had stated that 2%
of the reserve developed for arts & heritage funding of the total
tax base committed to culture.
J. Van Huss noted this was a ten year plan developed by City
staff, with plans to release this year. She explained the role the
Committee would have and it was noted that copies of this
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document be forwarded to members to allow time for comments L. Roberts to
to be received. It was suggested that comments be forwarded to action
C. Celebre by April 2nd.
6.3) J. Van Huss informed members that Whitby would be
hosting their Doors Open on May 3rd, and Camp X would be part
of the program.
7.0 Next Adj
Meetin / oulrnmen
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Next Meeting: April 24, 2014
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
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