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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-01-21**Subject to Advisory Committee Approval** Clarington Heritage Committee Meeting Minutes ciff;W40in January 21, 2025 If this information is required in an alternate format, please contact the Accessibility. Co-ordinator at 905-623-3379 ext. 2131 Minutes of the Clarington Heritage Committee Meeting was held as a hybrid meeting in person at 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, and via Microsoft Teams on January 21, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Members Present: Peter Vogel, Steve Conway, Ron Hooper, Heather Graham, Joseph Dalrymple, Laura Thiel-Convery (Museum), Sitara Welch, Victor Suppan, Councillor Elhajjeh, Jason Moore (ACO), Ron Sproule, Noel Gamble, Regrets: Sher Leetooze (NVDHS), Colin Maitland, Brian Jose (NVDHS), Staff Present: Darryl Lyon, Lisa Backus, Sarah Allin, Jane Wang, Planning and Infrastructure Services Guests: Monika Machacek, CEO of Clarington Library, Museums & Archives 1 Declaration of Interest There were no disclosures of interest stated at this meeting. 2 Land Acknowledgement Statement P. Vogel read aloud Clarington's Land Acknowledgement Statement. 3 Adoption of Agenda 24.54 Moved by J. Dalrymple, seconded by R. Sproule That the Agenda be adopted with the update from the municipal solicitor's opinion on the process to designate a provincially owned property added to the agenda. "Carried" 4 Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting 24.55 Moved by R. Hooper, seconded by S. Welch That the minutes of November 19, 2024, the Clarington Heritage Committee meeting be adopted. "Carried" 5 Delegations/Presentations: Monika Machacek, CEO of Clarington Library, Museums & Archives (CLMA), gave an overview that CLMA applied for the Ontario Seniors Community Grant and - 1 - **Subject to Advisory Committee Approval** ci ftwn Clarington Heritage Committee Meeting Minutes ff January 21, 2025 sought support from the Heritage Committee. The grant will fund a project that celebrates and preserves the community's rich history. The project will include delivering a summer speaking series of Clarington's history honouring our veterans at Waverley Place, in partnership with the Clarington Heritage Committee. Commemoration plaques will be placed on the property of Waverley Place to honour John Jury. CLMA is seeking the Committee support for the grant application. A request letter from CLMA has been circulated to the Committee members. Volunteers from the Heritage Committee to participating in the planning and execution of the project are welcomed The project planning group will kick off meetings in February. Committee members suggested QR codes be included on the heritage information plaque. CLMA is open to collaborating on plaques. It was suggested to place a plaque at Camp 30 cabin. 6 Business Arising 6.1 V. Suppan added the item that followed up with the request for the municipal solicitor's opinion on the process to designate a provincially owned property. Staff consulted with the municipal solicitor opinion on the designation of the provincially owned lands along Wilmot creek. The solicitor confirmed MOC cannot initiate the designation of provincially owned lands. Staff will contact the Ministry of Multiculturalism Ontario and seek guidance on the process to initiative a request to designate provincially owned lands . 6.2 Introduction Darryl Lyons, New Deputy CAO, Planning and Infrastructure Services Darryl Lyons, Deputy CAO of Planning and Infrastructure Services, introduced himself to the Committee. Committee members also made roundtable self - introductions. 6.3 Staff provided a presentation for Committee members regarding the procedural by-law governing Committees, the Terms of Reference for a Committee, the role of the Heritage Committee, the procedure of motions to be discussed by the Council, the 2024 committee work progress, and the proposed work plan for 2025. The main task in 2025 is to evaluate the listed properties on the Municipal Register and initiate the designation process for qualifying properties according to the new evaluation criteria of cultural heritage value and interest under the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Staff answered questions from the Committee members regarding the evaluation of the listed properties. ARA, heritage consultant, retained by the Municipality to conduct professional evaluation against criteria set out under the OHA. The first batch of reports will be circulated to the Committee next week. Staff will report back regarding the procedure where the Committee's motions may be pulled and discussed by Council members. -2- Ciarftwn 7 Project Reports **Subject to Advisory Committee Approval** Clarington Heritage Committee Meeting Minutes January 21, 2025 7.1 Municipal Inventory/ Register: No updates 7.2 Public Outreach/Education: No updates 8 Correspondence and Council Referrals: CLMA Letter requesting support of a funding application The Committee supported the CLMA initiative and funding application. P. Vogel had signed the letter on behalf of the Committee to express the support, subject to discussion and motion of support from the Committee at its meeting. The update letter will be provided. N. Gamble and R. Hooper expressed an interest in volunteering. 24.56 Moved by R. Hooper, seconded by V. Suppan That the Committee supports Chair P. Vogel in signing the letter in support of CLMA applying for the Ontario Seniors Community Grant — Veterans Stream. "Carried" 9 New Business: Chair P. Vogel indicated that he is unlikely to be able to attend the Committee meetings in March and April. Steve will attend as Vice Chair. 10 Other Committee Updates: 10.1 Bowmanville, Orono and Newcastle CIP: No updates 10.2 ACO—Clarington Branch: The general meeting will be held tomorrow night. The Cost of individual branches is increasing. The branch operation will be discussed. 10.3 NVDHS — No updates 10.4 Museum: • January -March, the museum is offering "Thursday Tours" at 2pm and 6pm of Waverley Place (registered, free, all ages). On Saturdays, we offer guided tours of the current exhibit, 'Posts to Home', at the Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre. • Upcoming programming: "Heritage in Bloom", January 31 st and February 1st. History comes to life in unique displays created by local florists that interpret the past through the medium of flowers at Waverley Place and Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre (registered, $15, adult). • A current museum project is "Golden Tales` this is a grant project to collect stories and images from local seniors about their personal histories of life in W1e **Subject to Advisory Committee Approval** ci ftwn Clarington Heritage Committee Meeting Minutes ff January 21, 2025 Clarington which will be shared and preserved for future generations. The museum welcomed around 15 participants and the public earlier this month at "Share your stories, Clarington" to connect with the community about this project. 10.5 Heritage Conservation District: Newtonville Heritage Conservation District: Members raised the Committee's previous recommendation to undertake a heritage conservation district study for Newtonville. Members acknowledged that it will involve a lot of work requiring budget and staff resources. There are not sufficient resources available for the project at the moment. The Committee will keep the project on the agenda. 10.6 Wilmot Creek Heritage Park: No update 10.7 Jury Lands Foundation: The foundation applied for the federal legacy grant, which is eligible for heritage places only in their centennial year. MOC conditionally committed to matching the grant value. The grant administrator has asked for letters of support from the community. J. Dalrymple had a conversation with Chair P. Vogel, drafted a letter, and asked the Committee for support. J. Moore also wrote a letter on behalf of the ACO to support the grant application. 24.57 Moved by S. Conway, seconded by N. Gamble That the Committee supports Chair P. Vogel signing the letter in support of Jury Lands Foundation applying for the Foundation's Legacy Grant. "Carried" 11 Standing items: 11.1 81 Scugog Street: 11.2 Fletcher Tree: The Committee is looking to develop a Heritage Tree By-law. 11.3 Parkland around Belmont House: Committee members asked about the status of the park's construction and design. The Committee will be circulated for feedback on the park design. Staff will follow up with Park division and provide updates. Adjournment: 9:05 p.m. Next Meeting: February 18, 2025, 7.00 p.m.