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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHC 2024-03-07 Minutes.pdf~ Maple Ridee ~ City of Maple Ridge Community Heritage Commission -Regular Meeting March 7, 2024 The Minutes of the Regular Community Heritage Commission Meeting held virtually and hosted in the Blaney Room at Maple Ridge City Hall on March 7, 2024, at 7:00 pm. COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT Councillor Judy Dueck, Acting Chair Michael Cook Gladys Hewson STAFF PRESENT Emily Davies Kelly Hills Jeff White ABSENT Neha Arora Jared Bissky, Chair Ross Dunning, Vice Chair Julie Koehn 1. CALL TO ORDER-7:16 pm Council Liaison Member at Large Member at Large Committee Clerk Committee Clerk Planner 1, Staff Liaison Member at Large Member at Large Maple Ridge Historical Society Representative Maple Ridge Historical Society Representative 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA That the agenda for the March 7, 2024 Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting be approved as circulated. Unable to vote on approval of agenda due to lack of quorum 3. ADOPTION OF MINUTES That the minutes for the January 25, 2024 Community Heritage Commission Regular Meeting be adopted as circulated. Unable to vote on adoption of minutes due to lack of quorum 4. DELEGATIONS -NIL 5. NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS 5.1 . Heritage Awards Debrief J. White provided an update on the Heritage Awards held on February 21, 2024, and lead a discussion on improvements for the following year. Discussion included improvements to the number of people in attendance by advertising earlier, reaching senior citizens by Community Heritage Commission Minutes March 7, 2024 Page 2 of 3 contacting the local senior centers; and reaching younger people by contacting School District No. 42 at the start of the school year. 5.2. 2024 Work Plan Prioritization J. White provided Members with a handout listing 2024 work plan items and asked Members to review the list to identify items they would like to prioritize for 2024. 5.3. Heritage Grant Pilot Program J. White lead the discussion about the proposed Heritage Grant Pilot Program and asked Members to consider the program criteria. 6. LIASION UPDATES 6.1. Council Lia ison Councillor Dueck provided an update on Council budget deliberations, which included a tax increase to focus on community safety initiatives and, cybersecurity. 6.2. Staff Liaison J. White provided an update on community events related to heritage, which included the Heritage BC event May 1 to 3, 2024, and the BC Historical Federation Conference in Chilliwack May 4, 2024. J. White reminded members that the Community Heritage Commission had allocated funds for three members to attend the BC Historical Federation Conference and those members who wanted to attend should contact him soon. 7. TASK FORCE UPDATES-NIL 8. QUESTION PERIOD FOR THE PUBLIC-NIL 9. ROUNDTABLE Community Heritage Commission Members provided updates on issues and activities relating to community heritage in the community. Community Heritage Commission Minutes March 7, 2024 Page 3 of 3 10. ADJOURNMENT -8:10 pm /kh The next regular meeting of the Community Heritage Commission will be held on Thursday May 9, 2024, at 7:00 pm.