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Minutes of Special Meeting — 407 Salvage
May 21, 2013
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Allan Kirby Tracey Ali Angela Tibbles Tenzin Gyaltsan
Colin Maitland Karin Murphy Councillor Hooper
Bonnie Seto Ruth Goff (Ex-officio) Kim Vaneyk (Ex-officio)
REGRETS: David Reesor
STAFF: Faye Langmaid, Kristy Kilbourne
GUESTS: Winston Wong (MTO), Chris Brown„(MTO), Pauline Van Roon (MTO)
Angela welcomed all to the meeting. Everyone introduced themselves.
PRESENTATION
Winston Wong and Chris Brown presented an update on the 407 East - Phase 2.
407 East'.Proiect— Phase 2 Update
RFP for Phase 2 is targeted for release in the fall 2013. Work continues for built
heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes. Other pre-construction work
required in 2013 includes: stage 2&3 archaeology and field investigations for species at
risk, terrestrial features, aquatic features, contamination/waste, ground and surface
water, and foundations.
MTO staff reviewed project construction timelines with the Committee.
Heritage Building Relocation Strategy
Eight heritage buildings are being offered for sale and relocation. An advertisement
went out in the local newspapers and was distributed to the interested parties that
expressed interest during a similar process that was carried out for 407 East - Phase 1.
Addresses have not been advertised in attempts to reduce vandalism and theft. An
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information session will be held on May 29th for those who have expressed interest in
the opportunity (approximately 40 separate inquiries). Info Sheets about the candidate
properties will be made available at that time and MTO representatives will discuss
relocation feasibility and costs with interested parties. Proposals will be accepted until
August 15th with relocation of the structures taking place by April 30th, 2014. However,
depending on the location of the structure MTO may be able to consider extending this
deadline to accommodate a qualified bidder.
MTO has been assessing the feasibility of relocating the structures. It was
recommended that they also investigate parcels that will be accepting heritage buildings
to ensure that zoning allows for residential use, and the location of the driveway is
acceptable for access to a municipal road.
Cultural Heritage Evaluation Reports and Documentation Reports Update
Winston presented a list of 14 completed CHERs. A couple of these ,properties have
been relocated already. Three heritage evaluation updates are currently being
completed to supplement earlier reports. There are 8 CHERs/Documentation Reports
that are still in progress. Once these are completed in draft form, it was suggested that
these be reviewed as soon as possible as some of these properties may also be
candidates for salvage or relocation.
The Cultural Heritage Landscape Documentation Report is still underway for Clarington
and includes 40 landscape units that will be displaced or disrupted by the 407 East
Project, including: heritage roads, agricultural complexes, and heritage views. Upon
completion, MTO will provide this report to the Municipality. CHC will review the report
to request any copies of digital photographs. A list of barns in the corridor will be
provided to the Municipality for the Heritage Barn Book Project. Winston will work with
Kim to arrange viewings of specific barns for photographing purposes. Most of the barns
will not be demolished until after September due to Barn Swallow breading season. A
mitigation measure for this species will be to replace barns with open kiosk structures
which the 407 East operator will assume responsibility for maintaining as part of the
contract.
Municipal Heritage Salvage — Clarington Salvage Plan
Clarington's Salvage Plan was provided to the MTO. It was confirmed that the
Municipality will not be storing salvaged materials. Notification went out to all designated
property owners about the opportunity for salvage. A handful of designated property
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owners responded with a list of items they were seeking to augment the heritage value
of their homes.
Once this endorsed salvage list is submitted to the MTO, they will have ASI determine
which properties may contain the desired items and arrange for a site visit of the
properties for those owners that have expressed interest in salvaging items along with
other parties such as the Museum.
Should a property owner have their own contractor (with the appropriate insurance, etc.)
they could remove the desired items much earlier. Otherwise, Winston / MTO / ASI will
be on site to provide heritage expertise just prior to demolition for removal of the items
for salvage.
1930's — 1960's Buildings
There are no MTO plans to salvage six structures built between 1930-1960. The
Committee confirmed that members had been out to photograph the buildings and that
they were not of heritage interest.
Commemorative Strategy
Chris indicated that the MTO is in the process of finalizing the commemorative strategy
for Phase 2. He will follow up with Darlene to obtain examples of the community value
plan features for Phase 1 which he will provide to the Municipality once they are
finalized as part of Phase 1 implementation.
There was also interest in having an archaeological session specific to Phase 2, similar
to what was held for Phase 1 recently. MTO will follow up in the fall after the 2013 field
season is complete.
Next Steps
- Clarington will submit a salvage list to MTO, and this will be considered the final
municipal endorsed salvage plan approach
- Site visits will be facilitated by MTO with the Clarington endorsed heritage
property owners interested in the salvageable material
- MTO will provide a salvage process for moving forward including timelines
Next Regular CHC Meeting: May 28, 2013, 7:00 p.m., at Clarington Municipal
Offices, Room 1A
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