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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 17, 2020 Page 1 of 7 Minutes/Meeting Summary Cultural Advisory Committee Tuesday, November 17, 2020 7:00 pm Electronic Meeting – Webex Platform Attendees: T. Ryce, Supervisor, Cultural Services (Chair) L. Gibbs, Supervisor, Museum Services E. Tayles, Conservator C. Cooper, Cultural Advisory Committee Member J. Currie, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder D. Davis, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder P. DeWilde, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder E. Forde, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder M. Francis, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder N. Holland, Cultural Advisory Committee Member A. Moscote Freire, Cultural Advisory Committee Member C. Sabean, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder J. Sabean, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder B. Sopher, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder D. Poole, Clerk-Typist (Recording Secretary) Regrets: J. St. Amant, Coordinator, Cultural Services Absent: V. Raees, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder A. Sardar, Cultural Advisory Committee Member Guests: Clara Addo-Bekoe, Manager, People and Culture Déan Jacobs, Manager, Manager, Policy & Geomatics Kristy Kilbourne, Principal Planner, Policy Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Welcome and Disclosure of Interest T. Ryce welcomed everyone in attendance and called the meeting to order at 7:15 pm. T. Ryce reviewed City Policy ADM 040, Section 14. No disclosure of interest was brought forward by any of the committee members. Page 2 of 7 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 2. Approval of Agenda and Review of Minutes The committee reviewed the agenda and the minutes from the meeting held on Tuesday, October 13th, 2020. It was the consensus of the committee approve the agenda and adopt the minutes as received. 3. City Development Presentation K. Kilbourne conducted a presentation on the proposed City-initiated Official Plan Amendment for the Kingston Road Mixed Corridor and Brock Mixed Node Intensification Areas noting the following information:  These areas are estimated to accommodate approximately 22,000 new residents, 8,000 jobs, a number of new public parks, lookouts, retail shops, and new streets by the year 2041.  The proposed official plan amendment applies to lands generally located along the Kingston Road corridor, excluding the City Centre, and includes lands in the specialty retailing node east of Brock Road, north of the 401 and south of Kingston Road; this area comprises approximately 152 hectares within the city.  By 2041, the Kinston Road corridor and specialty retailing node will be a place that is sustainable, walkable, urban, livable, transit supportive and a destination for shopping.  The intensification plan identified 4 precincts spanning the corridor node including the Rougemount Precinct, Whites Precinct, Dunbarton/Liverpool Precinct and the Brock Precinct.  An overview of the proposed amendment 38 to the Pickering Official Plan was reviewed.  A few outstanding matters related to the intensification plan include heritage areas that will be addressed at a later date. This Page 3 of 7 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) includes one designated heritage building; the Post Manor, which is located at the northwest corner of Brock Road and Kingston Road.  The intensification plan identified four additional properties of heritage interest at 301 Kingston Road, 401 Kingston Road, 1 Evelyn Avenue, and 882 Kingston Road (St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Anglican Church).  The Liverpool House is protected and falls within the boundaries of the City Centre. Discussion ensued about the preservation of other identifiable heritage sites along the Kingston Road corridor.  The Council endorsed draft Urban Design Guidelines will also be reviewed and updated to ensure alignment with the final recommended Official Plan amendment.  Once the Official Plan policies have been finalized staff will be bringing forward a zoning bylaw amendment.  Staff are currently reviewing all the comments received from the public and agencies and are working to address those comments and concerns. If warranted, there may be additional public consultation.  Market conditions can impact the development of the area. The roles of the Cultural Advisory Committee include identifying opportunities to support and implement the City’s Cultural Strategic Plan through this initiative and advise on the implementation of a Heritage Path along Kingston Road that includes place making, community uses, public art and shaping public parks and other public spaces within the areas. T. Ryce suggested that the committee work on a cultural background document that addresses some of the items in this document for some of the Cultural Advisory Committee members to provide input on the draft Urban Design Guidelines Staff to provide the meeting details. Page 4 of 7 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) neighborhoods, with a possible working meeting being held in early January. K. Kilbourne advised that the property owner get to select the developer however City Staff work them during preconsultation meetings to provide them with the urban design guidelines and the policy framework. On any development proposal there is an opportunity to provide public input as an individual or as a committee. T. Ryce suggested the formulation of a sub-team that can track development proposals and provide comments from the perspective of culture, as this falls in line with the cultural plan. A committee member requested to know the property owner information for the study area. Staff advised that there are 122 individual land owners within the area however their information may be protected under privacy laws therefore it is best to follow up with the Clerks Department. Interested parties to contact T. Ryce or J. St. Amant. Upon formulation, the sub-team will set a meeting and invite staff to attend. D. Poole to send out the presentation and the link. 4. Pickering Museum Village Update L. Gibbs provided the following updates:  The museum was voted as the best local attraction in Durham Region by readers of the News Advertiser.  The Christmas Drive-thru tour is sold out. Staff have added two Fridays, making a total of 12 days or 792 tickets sold for the drive thru. Based on typical attendance, they expect to see over 2,000 museum visitors at the Christmas drive-thru.  The museum has added holiday tours (small group, in-person tours) to their offering this season due to demand.  The museum is working with Central Counties Tourism, the Canadian Automotive Museum (which will offer a 1920’s themed tour) and Parkwood Estates (which will offer a 1920’s themed tour and potentially an event) to Page 5 of 7 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) launch a 1920s themed tourist package this spring. The museum will be offering a 1920’s themed drive-thru in April and May, and a small group (social bubble) escape room in June, July and August. These offerings will support the Drama in Durham: War on Whisky self-guided driving experience that takes guests to local breweries through Durham Region, with a bootlegging themed podcast. L. Gibbs advised that the museum has an opportunity to permanently move an at risk heritage building to the site and program it. The building needs significant repairs therefore staff will be pursuing a grant, which will allow for up to $500,000 for capital repairs of the building. In order to be eligible a community partner is required to help interpret the space. There is no deadline for the grant submission however the hope is to have it completed in February, 2021. The grant also requires that the building commemorate an event in the community’s history that is more than 100 years old and specifically commemorates an event marking a 100th anniversary or greater (in increments of 25; i.e. 125 years, 150 years, etc.). Staff are interested in focusing on Pickering’s black history specific to this building and are looking for input on this initiative. They will be reaching out to individuals and organizations including the Pickering Anti-Black Racism Taskforce to see if there is interest in using this building for community interpretation. M. Francis offered her assistance as a member of the Anti-Black Racism Preparatory Sub-committee Taskforce, as this would be something that fits within the mandate of the taskforce with the draft terms of reference as they stand. E. Forde advised that she is the co-chair of the Durham Black History Month celebrations and can Page 6 of 7 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) connect with one of their partners, the Ontario Black Historical Society, as they can provide a lot of historical information. J. Sabean noted that he may have done a report on the building and can provide it at the request of staff. T. Ryce suggested that museum staff consider the underground railway and the Williams Treaty. E. Tayles advised that the Blacksmith Shop will be undergoing repairs in 2021, which gives them an opportunity to reimagine events, programming, exhibits and experiences that can be offered that have never been offered before. Suggestions included:  Crafts and demonstrations for kids;  Cultural use of tools;  Artist in residence – guests could create a piece of art and join it together to create one piece;  Forge meals;  Sculptural glass;  Storytelling;  Monthly workshops with a sculptor;  Indigenous connections with the land (the moccasin identifier program) whereby youth paint a moccasin on the ground; and  Feature other artists that in work in areas such as woodworking and painting. 5. Sub-Committee Updates Due to time constraints, the Sub-committee updates were deferred to the next meeting. 6. Piano Project Final Proposal – Revised T. Ryce reviewed the revised piano project proposal. The continued phrasing of the artist’s title Page 7 of 7 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) “Music has no Colour” and design concept evoked discussion among the committee members. Discussion points included:  The use of the phrase Music has no Colour still evokes a reaction since music embodies all colours as opposed to no colours.  The title throws people off and is distracting. It should be that music is all colours.  There are multiple meanings and uses for the word colour throughout the piece; there should be consistency.  Are the cultures represented in the way they want to be presented? If you’re representing a culture that isn’t your own there needs to be some validation.  Belief that the artist’s intent is to say that music is universal despite colour, creed or culture however this needs to be clarified by the artist.  The piano is full of colours (rainbow and colourful dancers), which causes confusion, as the title says music has no colour.  If I had artwork in a gallery and it’s portraying a culture I would want the artist to be representative of that culture. T. Ryce requested that the Public Art Sub- committee formalize some recommendations and provide them to J. St. Amant. Public Art Sub-committee to formalize recommendations. 7. Other Business t h T. Ryce advised that she would like to schedule a meeting in December and will send out a meeting request once a date is established. Meeting Adjourned: 9:07 pm Copy: (Acting) Director, Community Services City Clerk