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Cultural Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
Main Committee Room
November 18, 2025 - 07:00 PM
Present:
S. Almeida - Schroen, Cultural Advisory Committee
J. Baricuatro - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
S. Barillaro - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
D. Jayawardena - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
Z. Kazi - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
A. Palmer - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
S. Ramoutar - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
D. Thompson - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
K. Roberts - Manager, Cultural Service
C. Farrell - Supervisor, Cultural Services
E. Tayles - Curator, Museum
J. St. Amant - Coordinator, Cultural Services (Staff Liaison)
J. Currie - Legislative Coordinator (Recording Secretary)
Regrets:
M. Nagy - City Councillor, Ward 2
D. Davis - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
M. McFarland - Cultural Advisory Committee Member
Review and Approval of Agenda
Moved By S. Almeida-Schroen
That the November 18, 2025 Cultural Advisory Committee agenda be approved.
Carried
Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
Approval of Minutes
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October 21, 2025, Meeting Minutes
Moved By S. Almeida-Schroen
That the Minutes of the October 21, 2025, Meeting of the Accessibility Advisory
Committee be approved.
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Delegations/Presentations
There were no delegations.
New Business
Pickering Museum Village - Deaccession for endorsement
E. Tayles, Curator, Museum, provided a brief overview of the Pickering Museum
Village Deaccession list, 2025 and noted that the museum subscribes to
accountable collections management standards by following deaccession
techniques as outlined in the Collections Development and Management Policy
(CUL010), Section 12 and in the Deaccession of Artifacts Procedure (CUL 010-
001).
A brief question and answer period ensued between Committee Members and staff
regarding whether any of the items might be saleable and sought clarification
regarding items without documented donors.
Moved By D. Jayawardena
That the Cultural Advisory Committee endorse the Pickering Museum Village
Deaccession list 2025, as proposed by the Conservator.
Carried
Cultural Strategic Plan - Update
K. Roberts, Manager, Cultural Services, provided an update regarding the Cultural
Strategic Plan and summarized various public engagement events and noted that
the questionnaire was available on Letstalkpickering.ca/culturalsp. K. Roberts
provided that they would attend an upcoming Committee Meeting to update and
receive feedback from the Committee.
A brief question and answer period ensued between Committee Members and staff
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regarding whether further consultation would be done once a draft plan was
compiled and whether the new Cultural Strategic Plan would follow the same format
as the current Plan.
Pickering Arts Culture Engagement (PACE) subcommittee – Update
S. Barillaro outlined the details of the PACE Subcommittee's November 4, 2025
report which included a plan to create a 2-year Strategic Plan for the Cultural Fusion
Event.
S. Barillaro noted that the Report included the PACE Subcommittee's Objectives,
and that the Plan would contain an Executive Summary, Mission, Vision, Goals,
Priorities, and Strategies.
S. Barillaro encouraged Committee Members to submit ideas and
recommendations for Cultural Fusion.
C. Farrel noted that Saturday, September 12, 2026 was the proposed date for
Cultural Fusion and announced that the new Dorsay Community & Heritage Centre
would be hosting the event.
A discussion between Committee Members and staff ensued regarding:
whether the Dorsay Community & Heritage Centre would accommodate both
indoor and outdoor space for Cultural Fusion;
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when the Dorsay Community & Heritage Centre was scheduled to open; and,•
whether there would be parking available.•
Moved By Z. Kazi
That the Cultural Advisory Committee endorses the November 4, 2025, Pickering
Arts Culture Engagement (PACE) Subcommittee report as outlined at the
November 18, 2025 Cultural Advisory Committee Meeting.
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Other Business
C. Farrel provided a brief overview of the Winter Nights, City Lights event, held
Saturday, November 15, 2025.
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Correspondence
There was no correspondence.
Next Meeting
January 20, 2026
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
Moved By S. Ramoutar
That the meeting be adjourned.
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