HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 17, 2020
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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“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
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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