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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-09-18 MinutesCLARINGTON HERITAGE COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting September 18, 2018 Members Present: Todd Taylor, Katharine Warren, Steve Conway, Tracey Ali,Victor Suppan, Peter Vogel, Robert Malone, Mark Stanisz Regrets: Councillor Hooper Staff: David Addington, Planning Services Declaration of Pecuniary Interest None declared. Adoption of Agenda 18.29 Moved by R. Malone, seconded by K. Warren That the agenda for September 18, 2018 be adopted as amended. "CARRIED" Adoption of Minutes 18.30 Moved by T. Taylor, seconded by R. Malone That the minutes of the Meeting of June 19, 2018 be accepted. "CARRIED" Delegation and Presentations Business Arising Foster Northwest update: oc The Foster Northwest Secondary Plan and Subdivision application were both approved at Council on September 17. cc The Secondary Plan and Subdivision includes a neighbourhood park surrounding the Belmont House, adjacent to Wilmot Creek. The park will be designed to celebrate the cultural heritage of the Belmont House and Indigenous populations. cc Discussion included the evolution of the proposed park location, the timing of the park development, design considerations including heritage interpretation features and possible recreational equipment. Emphasizing heritage interpretation in the park design as being of primary importance to effectively represent the area's cultural heritage significance. 1 1 P a g e 0o B. Malone, V. Suppan and Myno Van Dyke intend to meet with the property developer and his planning consultant to discuss park design concepts on October 3. oo Staff cautioned that the park design is the responsibility of the Manager of Parks Development and may not occur for a number of years given that the construction of roads and other hard infrastructure precedes park construction. Jury Lands Foundation (Camp 30) oo The public meeting for the proposed Official Plan amendment to implement the completed Community Vision & Master Plan was held at the September 10th Planning & Development Committee meeting. The amendment would also identify a municipal wide park in the area of the Camp 30 buildings and designate certain lands Urban Residential consistent with the Jury Lands Urban Design Master Plan & Design Guidelines. oo The Committee's feedback on the proposed amendment is anticipated at the October CHC meeting. Potential Designations oo The owner of 4510 Highway 2 ("the love hotel"), Newtonville has expressed interest in having her property designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. D. Addington to send information about the property to members of the register subcommittee. Reports from Other Committees Architectural Conservancy Ontario, Clarington Branch: oo Booth at Bluesberry Festival highlighting Doors Open event and Jury Lands. oo Walking tours at Camp 30 have been happening since May. Since May 2016 there have been 36 guided tours and a total of 835 visitors. Attendance continues to increase with many visitors coming from outside of Clarington. In 2016 there were 11 tours with 214 visitors; in 2017, 10 tours and 137 visitors; totals for 2018 will be available after the last tour. oo The AGM will likely be scheduled for early October. Newcastle Village & District Historical Society: oo The search for grant funding for the digitization of archives continues; R. Malone met with representatives from OPG for potential grant opportunities and to hopefully be added to the sustaining support list for ongoing funding. oo The Fall Harvest Festival is approaching at the beginning of October; there will be a Remembrance display in the Historical room throughout the month; there will be some WWI uniforms on display and many photos. oo NVDHS will have a float in the Santa Claus parade on November 18. oo There will be 3-4 more events before the end of the year. Museum; oo The Museum is moving forward with a new children's exhibit; the exhibit will have a rural display with a model of a mill in the style of the Tyrone Mill/Vanstone Mill; phase two of the exhibit will begin in December and will feature a general store with text 21 Page panels showing the history and growth of Clarington as well as a drug store and post office model. oo There will be a cenotaph model in the middle of the museum; a grant from Veterans Affairs has aided in the funding for this; it will be modelled on the Newtonville obelisk and will have an unveiling event on November 81" oo The Museum received additional grants from the Canadian Cultural Spaces Fund, OPG and also St. Mary's. oo The Museum was visited by a German woman whose grandfather was a prisoner of war at Camp 30 and was the conductor of the band while there. oo The Canadiana documentary filmmakers posted a video on their website (and on Youtube) about Camp 30 featuring an interview with K. Warren. oo Myno Van Dyke will be visiting the Museum on October 20 to talk about the Wilmot fish hatchery history and surrounding area. oo New 407 signage will be located in proximity to the Kirby schoolhouse, using fieldstone for base from demolished homes. Project Reports Municipal Inventory and Register Committee: oo The subcommittee is planning on meeting in October and intends on evaluating 4510 Highway 2 and two other properties. oo Most interested in ensuring the former Haydon School is recommended for the register (already evaluated). Outreach Committee: oo The Museum student designed three full sized calendars (K. Warren passed around samples from one); the Museum is interested in partnering with the CHC to produce 50 copies of one calendar design with a heritage theme to sell; the proceeds being split 50/50 between the Museum and the CHC. oo The calendars would sell for $19.99 + HST; 50 total calendars would be produced at a total cost of $612.94 (including HST) and with production cost being split evenly with the Museum, the cost to the CHC would be $306.47. The production cost would only involve a cost for printing the calendars. oo The calendars would need to be in for printing by the end of September. 18.31 Moved by R. Malone, seconded by S. Conway That $306.47 of the Clarington Heritage Committee budget be approved to cover half the total cost of printing 50 calendars with the other half being borne by the Clarington Museums & Archives, with all proceeds from the sale of the 50 calendars being split 50/50 between the Clarington Heritage Committee and the Clarington Museum & Archives, and with the calendars including acknowledgement of the Clarington Heritage Committee. "CARRIED" 31 Page New Business Clarington Heritage Website: oo The new website is now online and fully operational. 1598 Baseline Road (Jesse Trull House): oo Councillor Hooper met with Madge Trull to interview her about the history of the Jesse Trull house; it would be good to have these stories on tape and it is possible to use the Museum's camera; will likely have to visit Madge in Mississauga to tape her stories, the Museum have staff who reside in Mississauga who may be able to help with this. National Heritage Trust Conference: oo The National Heritage Trust Conference is taking place on October 18-20 in Fredericton, N.B. Registration dates and fees can be found via conference website at https://nationaltrustcanada.ca. Next meeting: October 16, 2018, 7:00 p.m., Clarington Municipal Offices, Room 1C 41 Page CLARINGTON HERITAGE COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting Oct 16, 2018 Members Present: Katharine Warren, Mark Stanisz, Tracey Ali (7:50), Victor Suppan, Peter Vogel, Robert Malone, Councillor Hooper Regrets: Todd Taylor, Steve Conway, Staff: Faye Langmaid, Planning Services Declaration of Pecuniary Interest None declared. Adoption of Agenda 18.31 Moved by R. Malone, seconded by M. Stanisz That the agenda for October 16, 2018 be adopted as amended. "CARRIED" Adoption of Minutes 18.32 Moved by R. Malone, seconded by K. Warren That the minutes of the Meeting of Sept 18, 2018 be accepted. "CARRIED" Delegation and Presentations Business Arising Wilmot Creek Heritage Park update: cc B. Malone provide a presentation on the originally proposed subdivision design (from 8-12 months ago) to what has now been approved by Council. The approval of Council was significantly influenced by the work of B. Malone, V. Suppan and M. VanDyke who provided presentations at the Planning and Development Committee meetings in June and September and has a number of discussions with the Developer and Council members. The park has been shifted from the central area westerly to the creek with much expanded open space surrounding the Belmont House and linking to the future trail system to the north and south. The Belmont House itself will remain in private ownership. 1 1 P a g e 0o B. Malone, V. Suppan, M. VanDyke recently met with the developer, Mayor and now retired Director of Planning Services (D. Crome) to articulate the program for the 7+ acre park. 17 items have been listed for inclusion in the design which will be prepared by the developers' landscape architect as a conceptual design for the park. It is vital that the lands owned by the MNRF on the western side of the creek (13 + acres) be part of the overall design and interconnected with the trail system. The lands owned by MNRF are where the former fisher operation, mill and museum were located. 0o The developer believes that a conceptual park proposal should be ready within 3-4 months for review. R. Malone and V. Suppan will continue to work with the developer and his consultant and bring back to the committee the concept plans as they evolve. 00 K. Warren wanted to ensure that as part of the list of 17 items for the park that playground equipment and/or activities for children are included. B. Malone assured committee members it was part of the program, which V. Suppan committed to circulating to the committee members. If there are additional ideas beyond the 17 items listed please forward them to B. Malone. 00 B. Malone also noted that the involvement of the Indigenous groups is key. To date he has been unable to garner interest and will continue to follow-up. K. Warren suggested contacting Alderville may be a better avenue to pursue. Jury Lands Foundation (Camp 30) 0o V. Suppan provided comments on the proposed Urban Design Master Plan. He noted that the Ontario Heritage Act designation should be acknowledged and referenced in the resources. The preference would be to see both National and Local designations referenced. The 6 buildings, oval road and description of the "tail" to Concession Street are outlined in the local designation, the national designation is more encompassing and references the history of Camp 30, the Boys training school its campus plan and architectural style. The national designation is significantly harder to obtain and has some cache with it and eligibility for grant applications. The Park Road as it is referred to in the study is intended for occasional use from Concession Street by vehicles to access the park and as a pedestrian/cycling trail. The main access to parking areas for the park would be from Lamb's Road. 0o F. Langmaid explained that the Urban Design Master Plan is out for comment and how it gets adopted into the Official Plan is by amendment to Special Study Area F, Policy 16.7. The Public Meeting Report to Committee can be found at: https://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink/0/edoc/139718/PSD-067-18.pdf and includes the proposed Official Plan amendment. It works with the other policies of the Official Plan. The display panels and consultant presentation for the Jury Lands are online at www.clarington.net/JuryLands. 0o Low Impact Design for storm water management means that rather than having a large storm water management pond the site development will aim to have rainwater soak into the greenspaces within the design, such as engineered dry creek beds, 21 Page swales and small collection areas that will temporarily hold water after storms rather than flushing into the creek quickly. This improves the water quality, allows silt to settle and is better for the fish in the creek and overall creek health. oo K. Warren provided an overview on the artifacts held by Clarington Museum and Archives, which is the official archives of Camp 30. They have photographs, letters, paintings by POWs, newspaper clippings and other items. They also have the model which was created by a former prisoner to show the escape attempts. The log cabin behind the Museum was a make-work project by the Prisoner's. Reports from Other Committees Orono CIP: oo The Orono group met on Oct 10th and received an update on the Public Art project that is underway for the 4 urban centres in Clarington. The group helped generate ideas for Orono's downtown public art project. oo The group passed a resolution regarding support for an outdoor patio on Orono's Main Street. oo The clock tower on Town Hall is in need of repair and the CIP group discussed how that could be accomplished with CIP grants, working with Operations Department and the Town Hall Board. oo CHC members would like to know if the clock tower is included in the designation by- law. Staff will provide at the next meeting agenda. Architectural Conservancy Ontario, Clarington Branch: oo Annual General meeting was October 15th, current executive all agreed to continue to serve. All reports for the past year were accepted. oo Doors Open is growing every year, great response in 2018. Looking forward to 10th anniversary in 2019. Resolutions were passed to allow for grant applications. oo Ehrenwort tours have been very successful, looking for a portable sound system, additional tour guides for 2019. oo ACO on the GO may include a Speaker Series in 2019. oo ACO received an update from F. Langmaid on the Cream of Barley building at former Bowmanville Zoo, that building has been retained by the land owner to continue its operation as a caf6 and apartments (second storey). The trailer park was also retained by the land owner. Newcastle Village & District Historical Society: oo Harvest Fest was very well attended, the historical room was full to overflowing. oo Memorial celebrations will be held for the entire month of November to honour veterans from the area. oo Santa Claus parade is November 18th. NVDHS will have a float in parade. oo B. Malone is pursuing corporate donation for digitization of documents. oo B. Malone is aiming for 20% corporate memberships in NVDHS, currently there are 160 members with 10% corporate. 31 Page Museum; 0o M. VanDyke will be speaking about "The Wilmot" on Saturday, October 20th at 1:OOp.m. at Sarah Jane building. oo Spirit Walks are scheduled all during October. oo Heather Ridge, Executive Director is back from maternity leave. oo K. Warren showed the 3 calendars that are for sale at the Museum, 1 calendar is a joint fundraiser with the Heritage Committee. Calendars are $20+tax. oo ClaringTOWN is being assembled and there will be an unveiling of this children's exhibit in the near future. Correspondence and Council: the Belmont house amended by-law appeal period expires October 30th, only the owner can appeal. By-law will go to Council in December. Project Reports - no reports for this meeting. New Business M. Stanisz updated the group that a number of houses along Trulls Road have been purchased by the land developers for the South East Courtice Secondary Planning Area. The houses are vacant and boarded up. Members are concerned they could be demolished before being fully investigated for their history. 18.33 Moved by B. Malone, seconded by M. Stanisz That the Clarington Heritage Committee request $1500 from their account in the 2019 budget for the Municipality. "CARRIED" V. Suppan reminded members of the upcoming event in Cobourg at Victoria Hall on November 3rd at 2:00 p.m. Topic: Cultural Heritage: Landscape and Remembrance - Evolving Perspectives Speaker: Julian Smith - Architect Vimy Restoration and Heritage Conservation Educator Peter moved adjournment Next meeting: November 20th, 2018, 7:00 p.m., Clarington Municipal Offices, Room 1A 41 Page