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Home My WebLink AboutCHC 2009-11-03 Minutes.pdfCommunity Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Page 1 of 4 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, November 3, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. _____________________________________________________________________ _______ COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT Jim Connor, Chair Maple Ridge Historical Society Councillor Craig Speirs Council Liaison Nicole Read Community at Large Jacqueline Mulcahy Community at Large Lynne Probyn, Vice-Chair Maple Ridge Historical Society Sarah Hossack Community at Large Irena Mohr Community at Large Sheila Nickols Community at Large Michael Cook Community at Large STAFF PRESENT Lisa Zosiak Staff Liaison, Planning Department Tracy Camire Committee Clerk REGRETS Helmi Braches Community at Large 1.Call to order 7:03 p.m. 2.Adoption of the Agenda R09-025 It was moved and seconded That the Agenda for November 3 , 2009 be adopte d CARRIED 3.Minutes of October 6 , 2009 Regular Meeting s be adopted R09-026 It was moved and seconded Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Page 2 of 4 That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 6,2009 be adopted with the following amendments; 9.1 Add Jacqueline Mulcahy to the names of Commission members that will review the Draft Context Study agenda. 6.4 The first line of the second paragraph should read “the CHC Networking Conference will be held on Saturday,November 28th at 8:45 a.m.with the consultants’Public Workshop being held on Wednesday,October 28th between 7:00 - 9:15 p.m….” CARRIED Michael Cook joined the meeting at 7:06 p.m. 4.Delegations – Nil 5.Presentations 6.Sub-Committee Reports 6.1 Newsletter 6.2 Heritage Awards Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that she has received one nomination for the Heritage Awards.Ms.Zosiak also noted that Helmi and Fred Braches have nominated The Times and The News newspapers under the History and Heritage Publication category. Councillor Speirs advised the Commission that the Hill House owners are nearing completion of their restoration work and Councillor Speirs would like the Commission to consider them for a nomination. The following nominations were made: The LADD Garden –nominated by Claus Andrup under Heritage Landscape. Ruskin Community Hall Association -nominated by Helmi and Fred Braches. Hill House - nominated by Councillor Speirs under Heritage Building. Val Billesberger -nominated by Jacqueline Mulcahy under Preservation of Documents. Jacqueline Mulcahy nominated the ARMS for potential Heritage Awards List. Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Page 3 of 4 Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that all complete nomination applications need to be submitted before December so that the sub-committee can meet to start reviewing the nominations. ACTION ITEM:Committee Clerk to create a “Potential Heritage Awards” and add this item to every future agenda item. 6.3 Heritage Context Study - Update Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that the Heritage Context Study Public Workshop was well attended with lots of discussion.However,Commission Members have concerns about how the consultants conducted the workshop and it was felt that these concerns were not responded to satisfactorily.Ms. Zosiak also advised the Commission that she will arrange a meeting with the consultants to address the Commission’s concerns and request that the next Context Study workshop be planned with the Commission’s involvement. 6.4 CHC Networking Conference Nicole Read advised that Helmi Braches would like to contact the presenters for the CHC Network Conference which is scheduled for Saturday,November 28th between 8:45 – 4:00 p.m. Lisa Zosiak reviewed the list of volunteers for the conference with the Commission and also noted that to date there are seven registered participants. The Commission discussed different ways to get the word out to the public about this event and noted that the deadline for registration is Monday, November 23rd at 2:00 p.m. Lisa Zosiak advised that the Community Heritage Commission has received a $1,000 grant from the Heritage Society of BC.Ms.Zosiak also noted that any profit raised from this event will be kept in perpetuity in a separate account until the Commission decides how to use the funds. The Commission discussed how to increase the amount of time that the Staff Liaison is allowed to allocate to the Community Heritage Commission 6.5 Heritage Plaque Program Lynne Probyn gave an update on the Heritage Plaque Program and noted that the plaques will be 4X6 inches.Ms.Probyn also noted that the original owners of the Buckerfield House have not yet been confirmed.The Commission discussed different ways to obtain this information. Jacqueline Mulcahy left the meeting at 8:00 p.m. 6.6 CHC Facebook Page Sarah Hossack gave an update on the Community Heritage Commission Facebook page. Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Page 4 of 4 6.7 Newspaper Advertisements Jim Connor advised the Commission that The News editor has his article on hand and he will touch base with the editor after Wednesday’s paper. 7.Current and Unfinished Business 7.1 Heritage Revitalization Agreements - Lisa Zosiak Lisa Zosiak gave an update on two Heritage Revitalization Agreements that are currently being reviewed by the Municipal Solicitor. 7.2 Business Planning - Lisa Zosiak Lisa Zosiak distributed the Addendum for the Business Plan for the Commission’s review.The Commission discussed rolling over any funds that might not have been used in 2009 to 2010.Jim Connor advised that in speaking with the Manager of Community Planning it was mentioned that the Staff Liaison’s time is set out in the Business Plan for the Community Heritage Commission.Mr.Connor also noted that Nicole Read has drafted a letter to the Director of Planning with regards to Lisa Zosiak spending more time with the Commission.Councillor Speirs suggested that the letter be copied to Frank Quinn and Jim Rule. 7.3 Heritage BC Workshop - Towns for Tomorrow - Urban Revitalization for Sustainable Growth, review of workshop Lisa Zosiak reviewed the Heritage BC Workshop called Towns for Tomorrow – Urban revitalization for Sustainable Growth that she attended. 8.New Business 9. Correspondence 9.1 Whonnock Church Lisa Zosiak advised that the Whonnock Church is selling their site and the Commission reviewed the listing prices. 10.Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. Agenda deadline : Monday, November 16, 2009 11.Adjournment - 8:25 p.m. Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting Page 5 of 4 ___________________________ Chairperson /tc