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Minutes
Heritage Pickering
Advisory Committee Meeting
February 25, 2015 7:00 pm Main Committee Room
Attendees: J. Calder
J. Dempsey W. Jamadar D.Joyce
T. Reimer
M. Sawchuck
C. Sopher J. Van Huss C. Celebre, Senior Planner, Development Review & Heritage
L. Roberts, Recording Secretary
Absent: K. Borisko Also Present: Rob Quig
Gordon Willson
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1.0 Welcome
C. Celebre welcomed the new member as well as the guests in attendance. Introductions were made.
2.0 Approval of Minutes
Moved by W. Jamadar That the minutes of the January 22, 2015 meeting of the Heritage
Pickering Advisory Committee be approved.
Carried
3.0 Orientation
D. Shields, City Clerk appeared before the Committee to conduct
an orientation session. She provided an overview on the
Procedural By-law, City Policy as well as the draft Terms of Reference for the Committee.
Ms. Shields highlighted some of the revisions this year, such as
committee composition, rules for delegations and the
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requirements for holding events, as well as speaking to the media. She outlined the role of Committee members, explaining
reporting procedures and discussed the formation of sub-
committees. She also noted the change in policy with respect to
having a Facilitator as opposed to Chair and Vice-Chair to
conduct meetings.
Delegations
Rob Quig, Vice-President, Whitevale Residents’ Association
appeared before the Committee to outline their concerns with respect to the proposed demolition of 15 properties in Seaton. He noted the Association is very concerned with respect to these
properties, as well as other properties owned by the Province
located on the Seaton lands, stating they are a valuable asset to
the heritage landscape. He noted that while they recognize some of the issues, concessions were made through amendments which reduce the amount of protection for these
homes. He stated that the OMB hearings provided some
protection, which is only beneficial if the homes remain.
Mr. Quig stated the Association was seeking experience and guidance from the Heritage Pickering Committee on how to
become involved, asking that the Committee look into the issues
and understand the facts when submitting recommendations to
Council.
4.0 New Business
4.1) 485 Whitevale Road
Gordon Willson was in attendance as the owner of 485
Whitevale Road, to respond to any questions regarding the minor
variance application which was going forward to the Committee
of Adjustment on March 11, 2015.
C. Celebre provided an overview of the minor variance application, which had been forwarded to Committee members
for information purposes. She outlined the application process,
noting she would provide City Development with any comments
the Members may have. A brief discussion period ensued and the general consensus of
the Committee was in support of the application to permit the
residential use. The Committee also stated that they would like
to see the building occupied and the residential use was appropriate as this was its original use.
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4.2) Presentation by Mike Sawchuck
M. Sawchuck provided Committee members with an overview of
Architectural Styles. Through the aid of a power point
presentation, he guided the members on how to recognize the various architectural styles which will be beneficial when working
on properties for the register. He explained the identifying
features for each architectural style, providing photos, which
proved helpful in identifying the various features which would
classify the architectural style category. M. Sawchuck explained the difficulties in identifying certain structures, as one building could have features from more than one architectural styles
category.
Members were provided with copies of an introductory guide to identifying building styles. The members noted it would be helpful to have the photos as well. M. Sawchuk noted he would
compress the file and forward out to members.
M. Sawchuck to
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5.0 Business Arising From Minutes
5.1) 2105 Work plan
C. Celebre provided members with a copy of the updated work
plan for 2015. She provided a quick overview of additional items, explaining the added priorities section. She informed the
Members that the City had retained a heritage consultant to
prepare background heritage assessment reports on the ten
properties in Seaton that are proposed for demolition. Once they
are received she would present the recommendations to the Committee.
C. Celebre noted further discussion on the work plan would take
place at the next meeting, noting it will continue to be placed on
all future agendas. 5.2) Draft Terms of Reference
Members were provided with the draft Terms of Reference,
which had been prepared by the Clerks’ Division for all Advisory Committees. It had been noted during the orientation that members could add items to the terms of reference, but could
not delete any items.
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C. Celebre requested members to review the draft Terms of Reference and bring forward any additions for Committee
approval at the next meeting, as this would be going forward to
Council in April.
All members to action
6.0 Next Meeting/Adjournment
Next Meeting: March 25, 2015
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 pm.
Copy: City Clerk