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The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Community Heritage Commission,held in the Blaney
Room,at Maple Ridge Municipal Hall,11995 Haney Place Road,Maple Ridge,British
Columbia, on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
Jacqueline Mulcahy, Vice-Chair Community at Large
Brenda Smith Maple Ridge Historical Society
Jeremy Laity Community at Large
Michael Cook Community at Large
STAFF PRESENT
Lisa Zosiak Staff Liaison, Planning Department
Tracy Camire Committee Clerk
REGRETS
Lynnee Probyn, Chair Maple Ridge Historical Society
Councillor Craig Speirs Council Liaison
Sarah Hossack Community at Large
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Please note that Jacqueline Mulcahy chaired this meeting.
1.Call to order 7:03 p.m.
2.Adoption of the Agenda
R10-017 It was moved and seconded
That the Agenda for September 7 , 2010 be ado pted with the following a mendment s;
Add Item 5.6 Historical Street Maps
Add Item 5.7 Albion Flats Concept Plan – September 8 th
Add Item 5.8 Newspaper Ad
Add Item 5.9 Legacies Now Project
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Add Item 6.6 Digitization Project
CARRIED
3.Minutes of June 23 , 2010 Regular Meeting be adopted
R10-018 It was moved and seconded
That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 23 , 2010 be adopted as distributed.
CARRIED
4.Delegations - None
5.New & Unfinished Business
5.1 2011 Business Planning
Lisa Zosiak distributed the 2010-2014 Business Plan to the Committee and
advised that an addendum will need to be completed this year.
ACTION ITEM:Commission members to email the staff liaison with any
changes including;highlights from 2010,accomplishments,
work plan highlights for 2011.
Lisa Zosiak asked the Commission members to think about a presentation to
Council updating them on what we’re doing, introduce themselves.
ACTION ITEM:Committee Clerk to add “Presentation to Council”to the
October agenda.
Lisa Zosiak reviewed the current budget with the Commission along with the cost
of the Context Study and Strategic Plan.Ms.Zosiak noted that the delivery date
for the third draft is September 30th, 2010.
Lisa Zosiak reviewed what a strategic plan is.
5.2 Heritage Context Study – review of second Draft
Lisa Zosiak provided an update on the Heritage Context Study.Ms.Zosiak noted
that Berdine Jonker is most likely going to be the replacement for Bob Parliament
at the BC Heritage Branch.
ACTION ITEM:Staff to request that Berdine Jonker attend a future
meeting to provide a review of the BC Heritage Branch.
5.3 BC Heritage Fairs
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Brenda Smith provided an update on the BC Heritage Fair proposal for Maple
Ridge.
ACTION ITEM:Brenda Smith will contact Katie Powell with MSA Museum
in Abbotsford to come to the October meeting to review
heritage fairs.
5.4 Cemetery Tour – Spring 2011
Michael Cook advised that Fort Langley will be hosting four sets of Cemetery
Tours in October.Michael Cook will attend one of the cemetery tours and report
back to the Commission.
5.5 Golden Harvest Event – motion
Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that on Friday,October 15th between 6:00 –
8:00 p.m.the Agricultural Advisory Committee along with the Haney Farmer’s
Market will be hosting the Golden Harvest event to support local food production.
Lisa Zosiak review the cost and asked the Commission if they would like to send
those members who are available to this event.
R10-019 It was moved and seconded
That compensation of $15 per member is given to those commission
members that wish to attend the Golden Harvest Event in support of local
food production at The Act on Friday, October 15 th.
CARRIED
5.6 Street Map
Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that David Tieu,Mapping and Graphics
Technician has been working with Fred Braches to find out what the historical
names are for all the streets in Maple Ridge.Ms.Zosiak provided two maps for
the Commission members to view and informed the group that these are posted
on the CHC webpage.One map is pre 1938 and the other is for 1938-1963.Lisa
Zosiak will provide another update at the October meeting.
5.7 Albion Flats Concept Plan
Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that tomorrow,Wednesday,September 8th
there is a planning session for the Albion Flats Concept Plan and noted that they
are looking for 3 Commission members to attend.Jacqueline Mulcahy
volunteered to attend.
5.8 Newspaper Ad
The Commission discussed recent letter to the editor from Hammond residents.
Some comments were made regarding the work of the CHC.
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The Commission agreed not to respond directly to the letters.The group decided
to place a newspaper ad to communicate the role and activities of the CHC.The
ad will include information such as;the public is welcome to attend meetings,
looking for new members and advising that the Heritage Awards nomination
deadlines is October 16th.
ACTION ITEM:Committee Clerk to send ad template to Jacqueline who will
prepare the ad details.
5.9 Legacies Now Project
Lisa Zosiak informed the group that Parks and Leisure Services was awarded
funding under the Legacies Now Project.The group asked the staff liaison to
invited Kelly Siwft to the October CHC meeting to introduce herself as the new
General Manager and also explain how the CHC will participate in the project.
Lisa Zosiak provided an update o
6.Sub-Committee Reports
6.1 Newsletter
6.1.1 New template review – deferred
Lisa Zosiak advised that we need a new newsletter coordinator.
Jacqueline Mulcahy volunteered to be the new coordinator for the
newsletter.
Lisa Zosiak provided an update on the newsletter and the possibility of
having an online newsletter and reviewed who the newsletter gets
distributed to.
ACTION ITEM:Committee Clerk to send the newspaper
template to Jacqueline Mulcahy.
6.2 Heritage Awards
Lisa Zosiak distributed the nomination forms to the Commission members.
Michael Cook suggested that whoever wins the 2011 Heritage Fair could be a
recipient for an award in 2012.
6.3 Heritage Plaque Program – review application
The Committee Clerk distributed the draft Heritage Plaque Program Application
package and asked for feedback from the Commission.
6.4 CHC Facebook Page
Jeremy Laity agreed to be on the Facebook page sub-committee and be given
administration privileges for updating the Commission’s information.
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6.5 Maple Ridge Historical Society update
Brenda Smith provided an update from the Maple Ridge Historical Society and
noted that our museum and archives have been turning out top notch
professionals.
Brenda Smith will provide a report to the Maple Ridge Historical Society next
week on the Commission.
Brenda Smith also noted that the Katzie will be donating artifacts that will be
stored through the Maple Ridge Archives.
6.6 Digitization Project
Lisa Zosiak provided an update on the digitization project and noted that the next
step will be to have someone from the Archives Association of BC to come out
and determine the cost and process for digitizing our documents.She informed
the group that she sent an email to a contact at the AABC,but hasn’t heard back
yet.
7.Correspondence
8.Next Meetin g: Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda deadline : Monday, September 20, 2010
19.Adjournment -8:52 p.m.
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