01 18 2016 Heritage Committee Minutes_A
Township of
Proud Heritage, Exciting Future
The Township of Oro-Medonte
Heritage Committee
Meeting Minutes
Robinson Room
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Monday, January 18, 2016
Present: Mayor H.S. Hughes
Councillor Scott Jermey, Chair
Councillor John Crawford, Vice -Chair
Ruth Fountain
Dorothy Moore
Kayla Thibeault
Lynda Whiston
Regrets: Trudy O'Donnell
Staff Present: Sandie Leonard, Coordinator, Community Recreation; Janette Teeter,
Supervisor, Clerk's Services/Deputy Clerk
Councillor Jermey assumed the Chair and called the meeting to order.
1. Adoption of Agenda:
a) Motion to Adopt the Agenda.
Motion No. HC160118-
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Thibeault
It is recommended that the agenda for the Heritage Committee meeting held on
Monday, January 18, 2016 be received and adopted.
2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest:
None declared.
Carried.
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3. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
a) Minutes of Heritage Committee meeting held on November 23, 2015.
Motion No. HC160118-2
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Moore
It is recommended that the draft minutes of Heritage Committee meeting held on
Monday, November 23, 2015 be received and adopted as printed and circulated.
Carried.
4. Deputations:
a) Daphne Mainprize and John Merritt, Orillia Museum of Art and History (OMAH) re:
OMAH Planned 2016 Exhibit.
Additional correspondence was distributed to the Committee and staff.
Motion No. HC160118-3
Moved by Whiston, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence dated January 8, 16 and 18, 2016 and presented by
Daphne Mainprize and John Merritt, Orillia Museum of Art and History (OMAN) re:
OMAH Planned 2016 Exhibit be received.
2. That it is recommended to Council that the OMAH's initiative on the exhibition of the
Oro African Church and the African -Canadian Settlement in the Township be
supported.
3. That the OMAH's funding request, in the amount of $2,250.00, be approved upon the
completion of an agreement to clarify the ownership and use of the travelling exhibit
and materials.
4. And That the Director, Recreation & Community Services advise the applicant
accordingly.
Carried.
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5. Communications:
a) Correspondence dated October 15, 2015 from Publications Committee, Niagara
Historical Society, Niagara -on -the -Lake re: Publication, Training for Armageddon,
Niagara Camp in the Great War 1914-1919 by Richard D. Merritt.
Motion No. HC160118-4
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Whiston
It is recommended that the correspondence dated October 15, 2015 from Publications
Committee, Niagara Historical Society, Niagara -on -the -Lake re: Publication, Training for
Armageddon, Niagara Camp in the Great War 1914-1919 by Richard D. Merritt be
received.
Carried.
b) Correspondence dated October 23, 2015 re: Letter of Appreciation, Penetanguishene
Road Historic Villages Signage Project.
Motion No. HC160118-5
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Moore
It is recommended that the correspondence dated October 23, 2015 re: Letter of
Appreciation, Penetanguishene Road Historic Villages Signage Project be received.
Carried.
c) Correspondence received January 14, 2016 from Simcoe County Historical Association
re: Newsviews, The Quarterly Newsletter of the Simcoe County Historical Association,
Winter 2015.
Motion No. HC160118-6
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Moore
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence received January 14, 2016 from Simcoe County Historical
Association re: Newsviews, The Quarterly Newsletter of the Simcoe County
Historical Association, Winter 2015 be received.
2. That the Simcoe County Historical Association membership be renewed for 2016 for
the Heritage Committee in the amount of $15.00.
3. And That staff proceed accordingly.
Carried.
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6. Reports of Members of Council/Municipal Officers:
a) Councillor Jermey, correspondence received December 22, 2015 re: History Summary
of Rugby Community Hall, Municipal Heritage Register Policy.
Motion No. HC160118-7
Moved by Moore, Seconded by Whiston
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence received December 22, 2015 and presented by Councillor
Jermey re: History Summary of Rugby Community Hall, Municipal Heritage Register
Policy be received.
2. And That it is recommended to Council that the Rugby Community Hall be added to
the Municipal Register of Municipally Significant and / or Cultural Heritage
Properties.
Carried.
b) Councillor Jermey re: Recognition Correspondence [from November 23, 2015 meeting].
Motion No. HC160118-8
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Whiston
It is recommended
1. That the verbal information presented by Councillor Jermey re: Recognition
Correspondence be received.
2. And it is recommended to Council that staff continue to receive and process requests
on an ad hoc basis.
Carried.
7. Questions from the Public Clarifying an Agenda Item:
Questions from the Public Clarifying an Agenda Item provides an opportunity for the
members of the public to seek clarification with respect to the decision which was made
on an agenda item, the meaning of the decision and the next steps as a result of the
decision.
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8. Next Meeting Date:
Monday, February 22, 2016 (TBC).
9. Adjournment:
a) Motion to Adjourn.
Motion No. HC160118-9
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Whiston
It is recommended that we do now adjourn at 6:57 p.m.
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Councillor Jermey, Chair
Carried.
Jane a Teeter, Deputy Clerk
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