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The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Community Heritage Commission,held in the
Kanaka Room,at Maple Ridge Municipal Hall,11995 Haney Place Road,Maple Ridge,British
Columbia, on Monday, November 28, 2011 at 5:30 p.m.
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COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
Jacqueline Mulcahy, Vice-Chair Community at Large
Brenda Smith Maple Ridge Historical Society
Michael Cook Community at Large
Faye Isaac Maple Ridge Historical Society
STAFF PRESENT
Lisa Zosiak Staff Liaison, Planning Department
Tracy Camire Committee Clerk
REGRETS
Jeremy Laity Community at Large
Councillor Mike Morden Council Liaison
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1.Call to order 7:02 p.m.
2.Adoption of the Agenda
R11-029 It was moved and seconded
That the Agenda for November 28, 2011 be ado pted with the following amendment ;
Item 3 should read “Minutes November 1, 2011 ”
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3.Minutes of November 1 , 201 1 Regular Meeting be adopted
R11-030 It was moved and seconded
That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of November 1,2011 be adopted as
circulated.
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4.Delegations – Nil
5.New & Unfinished Business
5.1 Context Study Update
Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that she hasn’t received any updates on
progress with the Context Study from Denise Cook.The deadline for the next
draft is December 6, 2011.
The Commission discussed the process and timeline for reviewing the next draft
of the context study.
5.2 Cemetery Tour
Michael Cook advised that he will be working on a summer tour for 2012.
5.3 CHC Information Pamphlet
Lisa Zosiak provided an update on the Community Heritage Commission
Information Pamphlet which is ready to be printed for distribution.
5.4 North Vancouver/Abbotsford Museum Field Trips
Brenda Smith advised that she would like to offer an education project instead of
a museum trip.Ms.Smith proposed the following for upcoming 2012 CHC
meetings:
January - review the legislative governance for the Commission
February – invite the Engineering Department
March – invite the Parks Department (maintenance section)
April - invite the Township of Langley for a joint meeting
ACTION ITEM:Committee Clerk to add “Educational Action Plan for 2012”
to the January agenda.
5.5 Heritage Revitalization Agreements
Lisa Zosiak noted that there is nothing new to add at this time.
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5.6 2012 CHC Business Plan Presentation to Council
Lisa Zosiak reviewed the process for the presentation of the 2012 CHC Business
Plan presentation to Council.This will be scheduled after the heritage awards
event in February.
5.7 Member Recruitment
Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that she has contacted the volunteer
coordinators in the Leisure Services department and was it was suggested that a
package be prepared (information pamphlet,newsletter,a recruitment letter and
the fast facts sheet)and the volunteer coordinators will send out through their
volunteer database.Our target is Wednesday,November 30th and it will also be
mailed to our newsletter mailing list,all the contacts from the context study
workshops.
5.8 Fraser Valley Conservancy Heritage Committee
Jacqueline Mulcahy noted that she was not able to attend this meeting but noted
that she is on the mailing list and will attend a future meeting.
5.9 2011 Networking Conference – review of conference
Brenda Smith and Michael Cook provided a review of the 2011 Networking
Conference.Brenda Smith noted that the 2012 Networking Conference will be
held in Nanaimo.Staff distributed information on the “Heritage Alliance of BC”.
Jacqueline Mulcahy would like to have this added to the January 2012 agenda.
ACTION ITEM:Brenda Smith will write a report on the 2011 Networking
Conference.
6.Sub-Committee Reports
6.1 Newsletter
Lisa Zosiak distributed the Heritage Here Autumn 2011 Newsletter.Jacqueline
Mulcahy provided an update on the newsletter and noted that the Winter 2011
newsletter will be ready for distribution by the end of next week.
6.2 Heritage Awards 2012
Brenda Smith distributed a Maple Leaf and would like to see this embedded into
an object for heritage award winners who would normally receive just a
certificate.Awards given to winners for a heritage building receive a certificate
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and a bronze plaque to be mounted on the building.
6.3 Heritage Plaque Program - Nil
6.4 CHC Facebook Page
The Committee Clerk advised that discussion has taken place with the Manager
of Communications who advised that he is currently working on a Social Media
Policy and that there will need to be further discussion on this item once that has
been adopted.
ACTION ITEM:Staff will provide another update at the next CHC
meeting.
6.5 Maple Ridge Historical Society update
Faye Isaac provided an update on the Maple Ridge Historical Society and noted
that it was nice to have representation from the planning and engineering
departments at their last meeting,providing information on the Town Centre Area
Plan.
6.6 Council Liaison Update - Nil
7.Correspondence
8.Next Meetin g: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda deadline : Monday, December 19, 2011
Meeting Room:Blaney Room
9.Adjournment -6:45 p.m.
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