HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-12-20 MinutesCLARINGTON HERITAGE COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting
December 20, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT: Todd Taylor, Peter Vogel, Paul Davidson, Victor Suppan, Myno
Van Dyke, Councillor Hooper, Filip Aleksanderek, Steve Conway (7:10)
REGRETS: Robert Malone, Katharine Warren, Tracey Ali,
STAFF: Brandon Weiler
P. Vogel welcomed everyone to the meeting. Everyone welcomed Filip Aleksanderek as
a new member to the Clarington Heritage Committee.
DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None declared.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
16.36 Moved by M. Van Dyke, seconded by V. Suppan
THAT the agenda for December 20, 2016 be adopted.
"CARRIED"
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
16.37 Moved by P. Davidson, seconded by T. Taylor
THAT the minutes of the Meeting of November 15, 2016 be accepted.
"CARRIED"
DELEGATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
BUSINESS ARISING
Jury Lands Foundation (Camp 30) — B. Weiler reported that Council recently approved
the hiring of a consult to complete a Community Vision and Urban Design Plan for the
Jury Lands site. The successful consultant was DTAH. There will be public
consultation as part of this process and the Heritage Committee and other stakeholders
will be encouraged to participate in the public sessions.
The foundation continues to attend community events to promote and educate the
public about the history and the efforts to adaptively reuse the lands and buildings. The
Municipality and Jury Lands Foundation have entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding that outlines the roles of each party and sets out the Foundation's
involvement in the future park and with the buildings.
Goodyear Property — B. Weiler reported that decommissioning of the plant, including
removing machinery, is ongoing. Within the Official Plan amendment passed by
Council on November 1, 2016 the site is identified as a Special Study Area, specifically
identifying adaptive reuse opportunities for the existing buildings.
V. Suppan sent an e-mail to the group prior to the meeting identifying industrial
archeology studies that have occurred for former industrial sites. The point of these
studies is to fully understand the historical value of buildings, sometimes address
structural integrity, and determine potential to be able to move forward. A similar
approach was taken with Camp 30 when Council funded an architectural survey and
conditions report which also led to a structural engineers report. These reports
identified the general and structural state of the buildings to identify the potential for
reuse.
The committee is concerned that once the buildings are decommissioned the current or
future owners may want to clear the site as part of the remediation. The committee
strongly feels that more research on the history and the conditions of the buildings is
warranted. The committee identified that this site will have a number of issues to
overcome for redevelopment, specifically remediation. In the committee's opinion the
more information that is available prior to the current or future property owners seeking
redevelopment opportunities the better it would be for all parties, including the
municipality as there would be some clarity on the value and conditions of the buildings.
The committee will be undertaking historical research to provide a full picture as to the
heritage value that the former Goodyear building and company has had in Bowmanville.
16.38 Moved by M. Van Dyke, seconded by S. Conway
THAT the committee prepare historical background research and report to
Council on the heritage value of Goodyear in Bowmanville.
"CARRIED"
Hollingshead Property — No news to report
REPORTS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES
Bowmanville Community Improvement Program — No meeting to report.
Orono Community Improvement Program — No meeting to report.
Newcastle Community Improvement Program — No meeting to report
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Architectural Conservancy Ontario, Clarington Branch — No meeting to report
Newcastle Village & District Historical Society — M. Van Dyke reported that the society is
currently planning their Canada 150 event which will focus on local family trees within
Newcastle and the surrounding area. The event will be held in the Community Hall the
Sunday prior to Canada Day. More details to follow.
Museum — No news to report
Heritage Week Working Group — No meeting to report
CORRESPONDENCE AND COUNCIL REFERRALS
PROJECT REPORTS
Subcommittee Reports:
Municipal Inventory and Register Committee — No news to report
Public Outreach and Education Committee — P. Vogel reported that calendar sales were
progressing and that members should make a final push to sell them leading up to
Christmas. Members were asked to communicate via e-mail over the next week to
ensure those who had extra calendars provided them to those who needed them.
NEW BUSINESS
Property Standards By-law (Heritage Specific Provisions) — At the November meeting B.
Weiler provided members with a copy of the heritage specific provisions that had been
drafted by staff for addition within the Property Standards By-law. The members were
asked to review the draft and provide comments on the draft provisions.
V. Suppan circulated an e-mail to all members prior to the meeting with comments on the
draft provisions. No additional comments were received from committee members.
16.39 Moved by V. Suppan, seconded by M. Van Dyke
THAT V. Suppan's comments be considered by staff and that staff proceed with
amending the property standards by-law to include heritage specific provisions.
"CARRIED"
V. Suppan moved to adjourn the meeting.
Next meeting: January 17, 2017, 7:00 p.m., at Clarington Municipal Offices in Room
1C
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