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MINUTES
A meeting of the Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee
was held on Wednesday, March 25, 1992 at 7:00 p.m. in Committee Room
I at the Pickering Civic Complex.
PRESENT
Celia Bronkhorst
Janet Mehak
Enrico Pistritto
Kim Thompson
Anna Willson
Konrad Zeh
STAFF
Bruce Taylor, Town Clerk
Debbie Kearns, Councillors' Secretary
1 . Adoption of Minutes
Moved by Konrad Zeh, seconded by Kim Thompson that the Minutes
of the Meeting of February 25, 1992 be adopted with the
following 'amendment:
The fourth paragraph on Page 2 is to be reworded to read as
follows:
"Kim Thompson asked if there could be a co-operative effort
between the Town, the school board and the developer to save the
house while leaving it in private ownership."
Carried
2. Heritage Permit Application by C. Keffer
Anna Willson reported that the Heritage Permit Application
submitted by C. Keffer was tabled by Council at its meeting of
March 2, 1992 at the request of both L.A.C.A.C. and Mr. Keffer.
Since Mr. Keffer was not in attendance at this meeting, the
Committee did not deal with this matter.
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3. Presentation from Publisher of Heritage Publishing House
Mr. Bill Koene, Publisher of Heritage Publishing House, was
present to tell the Committee about the book entitled Ontario:
A Celebration of our Heritage that is being published in two
volumes. He stated that there is no chronological or popular
history of Ontario and this book fills that void. The first
volume has already being sold and the second volume will be
ready for distribution in early 1993.
He invited the Town to contribute $3,500 per page to a maximum
of four pages to have its history in the second volume. For a
small fee, the Town can get copies of its entry for its own
distribution.
The Committee requested that a copy of the first volume be left
with the Committee for perusal and that it would make a decision
at its next meeting.
4. Community Heritage Ontario Workshop
The following members of L.A.C.A.C. agreed to attend the
Regional Meeting and Workshop co-sponsored by Community Heritage
Ontario and the Caledon Heritage Committee and LACAC in Caledon
on April 11 , 1992: Janet Mehak, Enrico Pistritto, Kim Thompson,
Anna Willson and Konrad Zeh.
The Chair asked that those not present at this meeting be
invited to attend this workshop.
5. Building Permit Applications in He ri tage Conservation Areas
Konrad Zeh volunteered to prepare a set of procedures for
processing building permit applications in Heritage Conservation
Areas. To this end, he was copies of the procedures of the City
of Brantford, the City of Toronto and the Town of Markham.
6. Other Business
a) Konrad Zeh inquired into the preparation of the Property
Warning Signs and the Clerk responded that the Town does
not paint or prepare signs and that they would have to be
purchased from a sign company such as Mechanical
Advertising at an approximate cost of $120 each.
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b) The Clerk distributed copies of a letter from the Federal
Department of Justice which indicates that the by-law to
designate the Bentley House is ultra vires and Public Works
• Canada would be seeking a federal heritage designation for
the Bentley House. The Clerk was directed to write to the
Department of Justice asking for a copy of the review of
the heritage properties that is to be completed by March
31 , 1992 and to keep this Committee informed on what is
happening in the Federal airport lands.
c) Janet Mehak reported on her visit to the Don house. The
basement was not safe to enter and the kitchen needed new
flooring and the counter needed to be replaced. The walls
and ceiling throughout the house need repair and a 200 amp
service should be installed. The porch roof should be
removed. The cost to properly upgrade this house would be
approximately $10,000 to $15,000 which is much less than
the $35,000 estimated by the Ministry of Government
Services. Geoff Spring of the Ministry of Government
Services would like a report from L.A.C.A.C. on this house.
d) Janet Mehak and Kim Thompson reported on their visit to the
Williamson House. There is no kitchen and the stairs to
the second floor are tilted. The two bathrooms appear to
be in good condition. The windows, stair rails, doors and
other equipment that were stolen have been recovered and
are stored on site. The support beam in the basement has
been cut and this should be investigated. The cost to
properly upgrade this house would be approximately $10,000
and the Clerk was asked to send a report to Geoff Spring on
this.
e) Kim Thompson reported that she has a list of people who
want heritage information and the Chairperson suggested
that these people could be invited to future meetings.
f) The Chairperson asked the Clerk to send out information on
the 1992 Provincial L.A.C.A.C. Conference in Peterborough
to all members.
7. Next Meeting
The next meeting is to be held on Monday, April 27, 1992 at 7:00
p.m. in Committee Room II at the Pickering Civic Complex.
8. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:03 p.m.
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