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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 13, 2020 Page 1 of 5 Minutes/Meeting Summary Cultural Advisory Committee Tuesday, October 13, 2020 7:00 pm Electronic Meeting – Webex Platform Attendees: J. St. Amant, Coordinator, Cultural Services (Chair) L. Gibbs, Supervisor, Museum Services C. Cooper, Cultural Advisory Committee Member J. Currie, 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 A. Sardar, Cultural Advisory Committee Member B. Sopher, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder D. Poole, Clerk-Typist (Recording Secretary) Regrets: T. Ryce, Supervisor, Cultural Services Absent: D. Davis, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder V. Raees, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder C. Sabean, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder J. Sabean, Cultural Advisory Committee Stakeholder Guests: Clara Addo-Bekoe, Manager, People and Culture Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 1. Welcome and Disclosure of Interest J. St. Amant welcomed everyone in attendance and called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm. J. St. Amant reviewed City Policy ADM 040, Section 14. No disclosure of interest was brought forward by any of the committee members. J. St. Amant recited the Land Acknowledgement Statement, which reads “We acknowledge that the City of Pickering resides on land within the Treaty Page 2 of 5 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) and traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation and Williams Treaties signatories of the Mississauga and Chippewa Nations. Pickering is also home to many Indigenous persons and communities who represent other diverse, distinct, and autonomous Indigenous nations. This acknowledgement reminds us of our responsibilities to our relationships with the First Peoples of Canada, and to the ancestral lands on which we learn, share, work, and live.” 2. Approval of Agenda and Review of Minutes The committee reviewed the minutes from the meeting held on Tuesday, September 15th, 2020. It was the consensus of the committee to adopt the minutes as received. 3. Delegation Presentation J. St. Amant introduced Dennis Gazarek, who read the first chapter of his book “Be the Awesome Man.” Following the reading, a short question and answer period ensued. 4. Pickering Museum Village Update L. Gibbs provided the following updates:  The Haunted Ghost drive thru tour(s) have sold out. The event statistics will be distributed to the committee members in November.  The museum is working to install lighting to the exterior of the buildings in the village, which will make it safer and allow for the extension of programming into the evening in order to accommodate residents that work during the daytime.  The museum is getting Wi-Fi in the village as well as electricity in some of the buildings. L. Gibbs to provide the event statistics to the committee members. Page 3 of 5 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate)  The museum recently viral on Tic Tok after a guest posted a video of the Haunted Ghost drive thru tour.  The museum will be offering a Christmas drive thru tour from November 14th through December 13th. There will be a free preview tour on November 8th, which the committee members are welcome to attend.  The museum has revised their 2021 planning based on the assumption that some of the pandemic regulations will continue into the spring/summer. Some of the larger one day events that typically attract more than 500 attendees have been extended in duration with smaller group sizes.  The museum will be relaunching the 1850’s drive thru tour in the spring with some new animation and marketing.  The museum is working on the Anne of Green Gables package for next year and are planning to partner with the Lucy Maud Montgomery society. People will start the program at the museum with a bicycle tour followed by lunch and then a behind the scenes look at the exhibits about filming at the museum. They will then proceed to drive to Lucy’s Maud Montgomery’s house for dinner.  The museum is planning to do significant repairs to the blacksmith shop next year. The goal is to make it a really cool hub within the museum with a vibrant maker space where guests can undertake metal work, woodworking and painting. L. Gibbs requested that the committee members provide feedback on the kind of experiences they would like to have in the blacksmith shop that they wouldn’t get elsewhere. A presentation will be provided by the museum’s Conservator in advance of the next meeting. Committee members to contact L. Gibbs if they would like to attend the preview tour. E. Tayles to provide the presentation in advance of the next meeting. Page 4 of 5 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) 5. Sub-Committee Updates ABRT Preparatory Sub-committee M. Francis advised that the committee just concluded the recruitment process for the ABRT preparatory sub-committee. M. Francis noted the Sub-committee is championing the engagement of black youth in construction, noting that there is a developer that has expressed their commitment through a mentorship program that was brought to the table. Durham College has shown interest and Habitat is committed to a project that we can have some young adults jump in right away. There has been conversation about making it a mandatory piece of the trades that work on projects that they must give time to the mentorship of these young folks. In reaching out to the black community there is a ton of talent that are interested in mentoring. A directory of this talent is currently being developed. Grammy award winner Boi-1da is going to be engaged from his expertise by getting youth more involved and interested. Indigenous Relations Building Sub-committee J. Currie advised that the committee has met a couple times over the last few weeks and have started to receive applications. City Council has approved the Land Acknowledgement Statement, which was developed in partnership with the Mississauga’s of Scugog Island First Nation. The City also had a proclamation for Orange Shirt day and raised a flag that was gifted to them by Chief LaRocca. Public Art Sub-committee J. St. Amant provided the update on behalf of the Sub-committee members, as they were not in attendance at the meeting. J. St. Amant advised tha Page 5 of 5 Item/ Ref # Details & Discussion & Conclusion (summary of discussion) Action Items/Status (include deadline as appropriate) the Sub-committee members have been provided with the terms of reference as well as the work plan. The public art Sub-committee is part of the public art policy so staff have to proceed with a lot of the work that has to get done. The Sub-committee will be taking on 4 or 5 more residents from Pickering to be part of the public art committee when it’s formed. J. St. Amant advised that judging has concluded for the Community Banner Program, which resulted in the selection of 34 banners from 28 artists. These banners will go up around the City Centre upon removal of the Remembrance Day banners. The banners from the previous Community Banner Program will be used for a community public art piece. 6. Meeting Schedule – Remainder of 2020 J. St. Amant requested that the committee members, that haven’t done so already, complete the meeting availability survey for the dates of November 10th and December 8th. D. Poole noted that the committee would have quorum at both meetings based on the responses received to date. J. St. Amant advised that he intends to return to the regular schedule in 2021 upon review with staff. Committee members to complete the meeting schedule survey. 7. Other Business t h No other business was conducted resulting in the adjournment of the meeting at 8:00 pm. Meeting Adjourned: 8:00 pm Copy: (Acting) Director, Community Services City Clerk