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1. Welcome & Call to Order
J. St. Amant welcomed everyone to the meeting
and called the meeting to order.
2. Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
3. Approval of Agenda and Previous Minutes
-June 15, 2021
Moved by A. Moscote Freire
That the Minutes of the June 15, 2021 meeting of the
Cultural Advisory Committee and the September 21,
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Minutes/Meeting Summary
Cultural Advisory Committee
September 21, 2021
Electronic Meeting
7:00 pm
Attendees: A. Moscote Freire, Cultural Advisory Committee Member
A. Sardar, Cultural Advisory Committee Member
C. Sabean, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
J. Sabean, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
K.Williams Director of Public Services, Pickering Public Library
L. Gibbs, Manager, Cultural Services
J. St. Amant, Coordinator, Cultural Services
R.Perera, Committee Coordinator (Recording Secretary)
Absent: J. Currie, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
D. Davis, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
E. Forde, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
M. Francis, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
N. Holland, Cultural Advisory Committee Member
V. Raees, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
B. Sopher, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder
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2021 Cultural Advisory Committee Agenda be
approved.
Carried
4. Delegations
4.1 Tammy Lyle -Gravlev, Pickering Football Club
Re: OTF Innovation Grant
Tammy Lyle-Gravlev, Pickering Football Club, joined
the electronic meeting via audio connection and
noted that she was a members of the City’s
Accessibility Advisory Committee. She noted that in
2019 the Pickering Football Club was awarded an
Ontario Trillium Fund Grant allowing the Club to study
barriers to sports and recreational opportunities. She
added that the Club is seeking input from seniors,
new comers, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ
community, the indigenous community, and other
cultural groups. Ms. Lyle-Gravlev, spoke to the
challenges presented through the COVID-19
Pandemic in relation to conducting public
consultation and added that the report to the
Government was due in December. She provided an
overview of a number of community engagement
initiatives which include a survey, online focus
groups, and free recreational opportunities.
Brief discussion ensued between Members of the
Committee and Ms. Lyle-Gravlev regarding placing
flyers for the programs in the Pickering Public Library.
5. Pickering Museum Village
5.1 Pickering Museum Village
L. Gibbs provided an overview of the a-MAIZE-ing
Exhibit, adding that Staff would be submitting a
grant application form in November for the project
proposal. Ms. Gibbs spoke to the purpose of the
program, the planned acitivties, and the need for
partners. She added that the proposal was
intended to target elementary school teachers,
students, and non-traditional museum visitors and
surveyed the Committee for feedback.
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A brief question and answer period ensued
between the Members of the Committee and L.
Gibbs regarding:
• the program providing good exposure for the
museum and the hands on activities being a
positive initiative; and,
• cooking corn in various ways
complementary to other cultures.
L. Gibbs further spoke to feedback received from the
Committee regarding integrating public art in the
museum for the 175th year of the Greenwood
Blacksmith shop. She added that Staff had submitted
a proposal to legacy fund and applied for community
banners, playable sculptural art, and murals.
5.2 New Mobile Museum Proposal
J. St. Amant noted that item 5.2 was the same as
item 5.1.
5.3 Deaccession List
L. Gibbs spoke to the Deaccession list and its
process adding that the City’s conservator would
first review the list, with L. Gibbs further reviewing
prior to the list coming in front of the Committee.
Once approval was granted from the Committee a
report would be presented to Council for approval.
She added that once Council approval is given, the
City would reach out to other organizations that
may want the artifacts and auction items that are
not given to other organizations, with remaining
items being disposed in an ethical way.
L. Gibbs provided a brief overview of the artifacts
noted in the deaccession list.
Moved by A. Moscote Freire
That the presented Deaccession List be approved
by the Cultural Advisory Committee.
Carried
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6. Update on the City Centre Consultation and
Project Proposal
L. Gibbs noted that consultation had taken place in
the summer for the City Centre buildings, and that a
financial report would be presented to Council in
October.
7.
Other Business
K. Williams Director of Public Services, Pickering
Public Library, noted that the Pickering Library would
remain open to the public on Truth and Reconciliation
day to provide an opportunity for public education
and added that the Library had created a video in
collaboration with three indigenous authors on
speaking to children about residential schools.
Meeting Adjourned: 7:47 pm