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Home My WebLink About2012-06-19 MinutesCLARINGTON HERITAGE COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting June 19th, 2012 MEMBERS PRESENT: Karin Murphy Angela Tibbles Councillor Hooper . Tracey Ali Allan Kirby Ex- officio: Ruth Goff REGRETS: David Reesor, Karina, STAFF: Faye Langmaid, Kevin Angela welcomed all to the meeti r* r ADOPTION OF MIN.UZES 12.20 THAT BUSINESS ED" Bonnie Seto A, w Kozak (7:40) nded by Tracey Ali X12 be accepted with the of the close at $4431.58. I -3 156 Church Stree iti , or the Region to respond to the draft by -law so that agreement on all tural features to be listed can be addressed. Faye has been informed by the Rn that they should be able to respond by mid -July or August. 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. 1 Kemp family, 3187 Middle Road - Mrs. Kemp has informed the committee that she does not wish to proceed with designation. Knox family, 6325 Enfield Road - Research done for Doors Open can be expanded and write up prepared for review with owner. Plagues — alternate material was examined. It would be worthwhile getting one made from the alternate material to determine the exact look. An advantage of the alternate material would be the lighter weight (ease of installatiod also the much lower cost (1/5 the cost of bronze). Faye will follow up. fi REPORTS from OTHER COMMITTEES Bowmanville CIP: No report, next meetin , ., w uly. Orono CIP: Refresh recommendations were add; e group and many of the BIA mern rsp June 13 W1 that are to be carried forward; th pUron B� is fol suggestion. Other items are bema addres witl- (e.g. Region, MTO, having the Refreshh eyes to many of they e�aJto ss and ed ous it has k iestionsfhat alre Newcastle CIP The NeA how to prooceed with recom ACO — Clanngton Branch and Knox Farri ,over 260 e house, 120 Enfield .Church, worked at the differont,,vent about heritage designatiaon. ns. at a meeting oe CIP liaison There is consensus on the items up on the public washroom th ious agencies responsible ie s p felt it was very useful =diffe1etperspective, viewed with fresh re cont ed in the CIP. grtpare meeting on June 21st to review ors O \qp 2012 was very successful. Over 300 at OPG e mpton Creamery, 170 at Bowman's, 150 at Ben Lett �t Carriage Baptist Church. A number of members There were display panels and brochures available the website. NVDHS: Celebrating 30 years, very nice article in the Orono Times on the history of the organization, why it formed up and its successes over time. Museum: Looking at a fundraiser in October, possibly a corn roast. Possibility of the CHC participating with Museum and offering walking tours of the area as part of the event was discussed. The write up for a walking tour can be pulled from the work the Rotary Club has been doing with Charles Taws and Planning Services for their celebration this fall. 2 FINANCIAL REPORT Opening balance interest close $4,431.54 April 25 0.04 April 30 $4,431.58 May 25 12.21 Moved by Allan Kirby, seconded by Ron Hooper THAT the financial report be revived. 21:: _ CORRESPONDENCE and COUNCIL RE Distributed article from June 13 2012 Novae Ris re a By -law that Brampton they recently passed. The ,"P�ro� Clarington applies to designated ��it a buildings t► Municipal Law Enforcement to woren� escalating Affik are very few designated buildings th aV ropE there are buildings that �ya some his vo *cal mgr , t municipal register. p ,d. CHO Newsletter d available formanuot An el "tyormed grog g I Open Spy Parks an Bonnie vol�l to do and Allan at N, °CIS rep. PROJECT REPO 0 Standards erty- ''Standards w for 1'already includes ovisions for ,gale to secure buildings. There K,standards, orders, typically ar esignated or on the d to rnrrnbers Mg;zine "Heritage Matters" from OHT Ii# eT tation to rhE June 26th Stakeholders meeting for the g Is PdR,Weview of the Official Plan. AngE;la cannot attend; bmn behalf the Committee. Tracey is invited as ACO rep Heritage Inventory David and Karin are finished the general inventory, they have just finished off Orono. Karin related a storey regarding the barn on Piggot Lane. Karin and David took pictures of a number of barns and other historical structures. Faye /Kevin will review photos and pull together a display of Clarington barns as an additional panel to those that were created for Doors Open (they can be used for heritage week). 3 Website — Will be adding walking tours, heritage cemeteries, and other heritage aspects as time permits. We have had very positive feedback from a number of sources. NEW BUSINESS Heritage Week Event — Letter was sent out to a number of organizations. Angela has had responses from 9 of them that would like to be involved or willing to do events in conjunction with heritage week. Aim for a meeting in late July, early August with the interested groups. A subcommittee of Angela, Ron, n, Tracey, and Karin was formed. Angela will contact Tenzin to see if he will sees well. Veridian poles on the western end of Bowmanvilk T01 - profit groups, they can be used by the CHC. The estimate received for the banner is 08 for one and $959.15 for two, taxes extra, supply only. Sizes i "s 30 X 300 , on 300 sides, grommets eve 2 feet white material 18 0 � g every �mgle sided, webbi ound edges. There was general discussion regarding whether there were places f s anners in Orono and Newcastle, Orono ha, ga location, New astle;does not but � nclear who owns the location for Orono and ,,"0 have the banner installed. The message on the banner is going to be generic (no dls��. hort sothtit.maximum effect of the n message occurs, Verdian will be con � cted�t e if the r�ogo should be included for the Bowmanville loc tipnr mce the in %P P th a er at no fee. 12.22 M' by Anw Koza�se onded by Allan Kirby rr THAT a banner says �CelebVate Heritage'Week" be purchased for Bowmanville r And should Orono wish C ta e�a�betha econd banner be purchased, as well. 1" "CARRI D" Octagon House,,— has a new',gwner, tfiey have applied for and will be receiving a CIP grant to replac&'*h.Qb and tube'vviring. The plan on doing additional work in future years which may require approval of heritage committee given the features listed in the t� designation, discussi'a� to date has included window replacement in character with the existing opening and pattern of windows. The only feature mentioned on the interior in the designation was the central staircase. Walbridge House — has a new owner, 5" generation descendant of the Walbridge family. They plan on doing work and are interested in the Newcastle CIP grants. Faye will be visiting the home with the family in the next few days, given it has been vacant for 5 -7 years and used as a contractors office and model home it will be interesting to see how well it has survived. The owners are working with some knowledgeable contractors that have expertise in heritage restorations. M Annual letter to Designated Properties — A letter to designated properties on an annual basis was considered a good idea, as a subtle reminder to owner of the designation. It was suggested that the letter go out in advance of Heritage Week (early Feb) thanking owners for their contribution to preservation of heritage resources in Clarington, notifying the owners of Heritage Week events and also directing them to website. Heritage Tax Relief and Incentives — Kevin provided an overview on the information he has been compiling (attached). Aft. 407, update on CHER's — Phase 1 (Brock Road will now turn its attention to Phase 2 (Harmon technical studies including the Cultural Heri are complete they hope to meet with Cla as October or November of this year. In CL their committee has been very active in as suggested that it would be woiile having committee attend the October ny) has been awarded. MTO Evaluatioff$ staff and CH d focus on completing the orts. Once the reports ich could be as early ssion with Osha heritage planner, ng Mit with sal a , plans. It was s staff and Cam 30 — Vandalism has been sigh' '� ant; ME � Camp g l gilding e been stripped of all their metal, copper, this i o ° s vandals t pe 11 4,pose king materials for profit. The bones of the �idingS a till inta., fiver, huger they remain open to the elements the grew rh deterio tion. P�i `. 'rty Standards and owner have worked on an escalating scale of frvinCIAS ob ..secure l gill ings: using fencing cement blocking openings 611= 11 Municipcip y. involved !,;,>An Board has bC in July by Bo; Minister mea The application f( m submitted rd,�but decisio has responsibility inister des o d. re is concern for safety by owner and cks on buildings are very discouraging for all heal Designation to Historic Sites and Monuments h, - po�of Municipality and owner. It is to be addressed oe rom Minister after review by Board. In this case ivironment for Government of Canada as that is who as part of Parks Canada portfolio. Bowmanville Murals — Councillor Hooper informed the group there will be restoration work on the murals over the summer by Todd Tremeer the original artist. Andrew Kozak moved the meeting be adjourned. Next meeting: Sept 18th at 7:00 p.m., 6:30 for Heritage Garden Tour at Newcastle Community Hall and then meeting in the NVDHS room. 5