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Home My WebLink About2012-05-07 MinutesMEMBERS PRESENT: Karin Murphy Councillor Hooper Karina Isert Ex-officio: Ruth Goff CLARINGTON HERITAGE COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting May 7", 2012 Angela Tibbles Tenzin Gyaltsan Tracey Ali Aod*tew Kozak REGRETS: Bonnie Seto, Allan Kirby, Rz STAFF: Faye Langmaid, Kevin Jarus Faye welcomed Kevin who will the committee. A— ADOPTION OF MINUTES sor I -2 the Rl"Ing Services Department and 12.17 Moved drp . ,hy, sec ed by Ron Hooper aria'M-1 A H T the lh�, ' q0ps 7 12 be accepted BUSINESS 156 Church Street Waitinb,,-""f6r the Region to respond to the draft by-law so that agreement on all the architectural features to be listed can be addressed. 5290 Main Street - Karina will follow up and meet with the property owner. 30 Silver Street, Bowmanville - Work is proceeding on this building, the owner will be receiving CIP grants. I Kemp family 3187 Middle Road Angela waiting on a response from Mrs. Kemp, Karin will assist with contacting her. I .Knox family, 6325 Enfield Road - Waiting on research being done for Doors Open that can be used and augmented once it has been provided. Plaques — the search for plaques of alternate materials is ongoing. Ron will follow up with a signage company. The materials to be used should be as durable as the heritage homes they are signifying. OHT nominations for 2012 —Upon additional research, there are others that have received OHT honours. Committee will go with the two`, nominations they have already passed a motion about.. CHO Conference in Kingston — Members that had previously, thought they would be able to attend have conflicts. At this point no :' bers may be ak (e to attend. REPORTS from OTHER COMMITTEES Bowmanville CIP, No report, next meeting is July! Orono CIP, Refresh presentation on Apnl 24�' was Rwell ` aftended. It was interesting to see the students take�bh the village as'?, ole., qne of the interesting concepts was turning the village {nto a "green�''showca`se oncern fhat�there are different perceptions of what is needed by the merchants and residents the desires of both may not be t compatible in some cases tb The rono CIPson group will be meeting in June to review how, to proceed with, Newcastle CIP, Refresh presentation on April 26th was not as well attended as Orono, there codld have been more voice9.&.6m the community and business. Having a fresh set of "eyes" examine the to�vri;,means `that things residents have gotten used to are more obvious, such,as the need to improve Buster's and the traffic calming installations. Some of the promotional ide,sjwill need to be carried out in a co- ordinated effort to help attract tourism and events Ti "e Newcastle CIP liaison group will be meeting in June to review how to proceed witn'`recommendations. ACO — Clarington Branch, Working on Doors Open for 2012, Tracey distributed magazines and rack cards. They were distributed at Applefest. A number of members are willing to work at the different venues including taking the message about heritage designation (see comments below). Volunteers to assist on June 9th in Clarington can contact Marilyn Morawetz mim(cDteamevergreen.com. 2 Tracey forwarded electronic link for ACORN the magazine of the ACO and information on Windfield Farms. NVDHS - No report Museum - No report FINANCIAL REPORT Opening balance $4,501.46 Cheque 69.96 interest 0.04 close $4,331.54 12.18 Moved by Tracey Ali; THAT the finan CORRESPONDENC 105 Queen Street, SI Faye provided an ovei,. E proposal is an Official Plil the general_ concepts not time. The committee will building fir; set out criteric from the interior of the b% .X "CARRI 4,7 � 4 OUNCIL`REFE "I of .o reviewed. Whl -Pere appe feelings about the"-old schoo By consensus the Corhmitte developer should be aliowec Mar Mar. 25 nded by Tenzin Gyaitsan iport be received vhat the dev�lap„ er is proposing. The current stage the r 9 =nmer�t and rezoning so the comments should focus on �ecific proposed1olevations as they may be modified over to: determine ifthey wish to advise Council to retain the -iafi.a new building could look like. The photos taken when committee members toured it in 2008 were ,to be much cultural heritage and many sentimental hat remains of the original architecture is very limited 'greed that it would not recommend retention, the e flexibility to either retain, demolish and /or rebuild. The committee reviewed the work done prepared as part of the Old Bowmanville North Ward Heritage Guidelines to ensure that they were applicable to this site. The committee also reviewed the photos and drawings of the old high school (1890) and its architectural description from Dianna Grandfield's book on Bowmanville's architecture. After review and discussion the committee passed the following resolution. 3 12.19 Moved by Andrew Kozak, seconded by Karin Murphy That the developer of 105 Queen Street, Bowmanville be encouraged to embrace the principles outlined on Page 12 and 13 of the Old Bowmanville (North Ward) Heritage Guidelines; That the buildings incorporate the architectural design features of the existing heritage structures in the downtown core; That the facade of the building facing Queen Street have the appearance of an historic institutional building (similar to the original school house .f(bm 1890); That the massing of the building facing Queen Street be ;designed to complement the perceived size of buildings in the neighbourhood, s r That the building be constructed with materials that match the heritage structures along the street (e.g. dressed stone, red brick) and, itecturaI details such as quoins and cornicing; and That the final elevation drawings be circulate.,to the Committee as part of the site plan approval process. s 'fCARRIED "....` PROJECT REPORT Heritage Inventory David and Karin are-, the general n In some cases we are se'"e"ki ngjip.6, rmission be viewed` m fro= the - :roadway or m �hS . rp entory, they will entertain special requests. omsome owners where the property cannot by shrubbery. Website 'Angela presented to Council at theGPA meeting on Monday, April 23. The site is up and running, the public have ;been able to access for a couple of weeks. It's website address -..has been promoted m "the E- update and on the Clarington blog. We iY are now at the point that additions can be made to it like walking tours, heritage cemeteries, and other_heritae ,aspects. NEW BUSINESS Heritage Week Event — A subcommittee of Angela, Allan, Tracey, Tenzin and Karin was formed at the last meeting and has met and drafted a letter of invitation to other groups to participate with the CHC. The letter was mailed Friday; Angela reported that she had her first response and there is interest in being involved. A sub - committee to work on the events of the week will be struck at the next CHC meeting. M Ron will follow -up with Veridian about whether banner location could be used by the CHC. Faye will follow -up on estimates for a banner. Barns — Andrew has concern that barns are being lost and there is a great cultural heritage of barns in Clarington. The committee is hoping that barns if no longer in use for agricultural operations can be repurposed by the owners for other uses so that they remain as part of the landscape. Karin .and David took photos of a number of barns in their travels. There was a.suggestion that there could be a presence on the website of barns and cultural heritage aspect of the rural landscapq,, , Water tower — Andrew has a concern that the water towerjs part of the cultural heritage of Bowmanville and that should it be replaced at sc r"n' btime in, the future that is would be lost from the landscape. The water tower had work on it in the'past 5 years to extend its useful life, there is no proposal to replace Jt at;.,Ihis time. Bowmanville — discussion on the use of the haMe,Bowni ville, Clarirgton is appearing on maps. The hamlets, Orono and Newcastle appear 4n maps but somef%ines T Bowmanville is missing. There is:a general concern that the identity of Bowmanville should not be lost within Clarington Bondhead — As a follow up'to the inventory of hentage resoi is missed. Wondering-- �f,A(lan M discusion that Faye had with a resident of the area, s may needzto.be re examined to ensure that nothing the NV66Kould assist in this regard. be g: June 19th at 7:00 p.m., Room 1C 5