HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHC 2015-01-06 Minutes.pdfThe 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, January 6, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
Brenda Smith, Chair
Steven Ranta
Faye Isaac, Vice-chair
Councillor Speirs
Len Pettit
Sandra Ayres
STAFF PRESENT
Lisa Zosiak, Chair
Sunny Schiller
REGRETS/ABSENT
Cyndy Johnson-McCormick
Eric Phillips (new member)
1. CALL TO ORDER
Maple Ridge Historical Society
Community at Large
Maple Ridge Historical Society
Council Liaison
Community at Large
Community at Large
Staff Liaison, Community Planner
Committee Clerk
Community at Large
Community at Large
There being a quorum present, the Staff Liaison called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. 2015 CHAIR AND CO-CHAIR ELECTION
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It was decided to elect the Chair and Vice-Chair for 2015 as the first order of business. After
nominations,
It was moved and seconded
That Brenda Smith be elected as Chair for the Community Heritage Commission for 2015.
CARRIED
It was moved and seconded
That Faye Isaac be elected as Vice-Chair for the Community Heritage Commission for 2015.
CARRIED
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AGENDA ADOPTION
It was moved and seconded
That the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of January 6, 2015 be adopted.
CARRIED
MINUTE AND NOTE ADOPTION
It was moved and seconded
That the Minutes of the October 7, 2014 Regular Meeting be adopted.
CARRIED
It was moved and seconded
That the Notes of the November 4, 2014 and December 2, 2014 Regular Meeting be
adopted.
CARRIED
5. DELEGATIONS
5.1 Annette Fulford, CHC Heritage Award Research Project
Annette Fulford made a presentation on the history of the CHC Heritage Awards,
including when the awards began and previous award recipients.
The Commission discussed how to share and add to the information Ms. Fulford has
gathered on the awards.
6. BUDGET
The Chair reviewed the current budget.
7. CORRESPONDENCE-Nil
8. NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8.1 Orientation Manual
The Committee Clerk provided an overview of the membership binder. The
Commission discussed the best way to keep documents current.
8.2 CHC Website Update -Sunny Schiller
The Committee Clerk communicated the current council's desire for Committee
web pages to be current and informative.
8.3 Membership -Brenda Smith
The Chair provided an overview of the Commission structure and asked new
members to think about which Work Groups they would like to be a part of.
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8.4 #MyHammond Area Plan -Update -Lisa Zosiak
The Staff Liaison updated the Commission on the creation of a Hammond
Area Plan. Responses from the public are currently being analyzed. The Area
Plan will become part of the Official Community Plan.
8.5 Kanaka Park Fruit Tree Project -CHC partnership consideration
A presentation on the Kanaka Park Fruit Tree project was made to the
Commission in November 2014. The Chair provided an overview of the
project and led a discussion on a possible role for the Commission on the
project.
It was moved and seconded
That the Commission offer to become a partner in the Kanaka Park Fruit Tree Project.
CARRIED
9. SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
9.1 Communications Sub-committee
9.1.1 Heritage Here Newsletter -Brenda Smith
The Chair and the Staff Liaison will review what information can be
used for a Heritage Here Newsletter that will be prepared for the end of
January. The new members were asked to provide personal bios for the
newsletter.
9.2 Recognitions Sub-committee
9.2.1 Marker Inventory -Brenda Smith
The Chair provided an update on the marker inventory. A consultant
has been found to create a database to manage the information
collected. Maintenance schedules for the markers will be part of the
database. A policy regarding how the markers are installed and
maintained will be developed in conjunction with Parks in the future.
The new sign for Port Hammond is ready for installation.
9.2.2 Heritage Awards
Faye Isaac provided an update on this year's Heritage Awards. Some
new award categories have been added. The winners will be selected
soon. All Commission members were asked to plan to attend the
awards ceremony.
9.3 Project Sub-committee
9.3.1 Digitization
The Chair explained that this project is currently on hold. How to
proceed will be discussed at a future meeting.
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10. LIAISON UPDATES
10.1 BC Historical Federation
10.2 Heritage BC/BC Heritage Branch
10.3 Maple Ridge Historical Society -Faye Isaac
Faye Isaac let the Commission know the Society held a Christmas Tree
decorating event at St. Andrew's Church at the end of November.
10.4 Council Liaison -Councillor Speirs
Councillor Speirs reported that the Spencer Farm Milk House wi ll not need to
be moved.
11. ROUNDTABLE
12. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING:
AGENDA DEADLINE:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015
MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015
9:01 PM
~A_ Chairperson
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