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Proud Heritage, Exciting Future
The Township of Oro-Medonte
Heritage Committee Meeting Minutes
Council Chambers
Monday, October 3, 2022 5:31 p.m.
Present: Mayor H.S. Hughes (arrived @ 5:37 p.m.)
Councillor Cathy Keane, Chair
Councillor Tammy DeSousa, Co -Chair
Stephen Davids
Ruth Fountain
Dorothy Moore
Kayla Thibeault
Bob Tudhope
Jess Woodrow
Staff Present: Andria Leigh, Deputy CAO/Director, Development Services; Catherine
McCarroll, Intermediate Planner; Janette Teeter, Supervisor, Clerk's
Services/Deputy Clerk
Councillor Keane assumed the Chair and called the meeting to order.
1. Agenda Approval:
a) Motion to Approve the Agenda.
Motion No. HC221003-1
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Tudhope
It is recommended that the agenda for the Heritage Committee meeting held on
Monday, October 3, 2022 be received and approved.
Carried.
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2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest:
None declared.
3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
a) Minutes of Heritage Committee meeting held on Monday, May 16, 2022.
Motion No. HC221003-2
Moved by Woodrow, Seconded by Davids
It is recommended that the draft minutes of Heritage Committee meeting held on
Monday May 16, 2022 be received and approved as printed and circulated, as
amended.
Carried.
4. Reports of Members of Council/Municipal Officers:
a) Roz Llewellyn, Manager, Facilities and Parks (Acting) re: Repair of Plaques, Monuments
and Cairns.
Motion No. HC221003-3
Moved by Davids, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended
1. That the verbal information presented by Roz Llewellyn, Manager, Facilities and
Parks (Acting) re: Repair of Plaques, Monuments and Cairns be received.
2. That it is recommended that the Township establish a program for the on going
assessment and maintenance of all Township owned Plaques, Monuments, and
Cairns.
3. That the funding for the maintenance program be established and approved through
the Township's annual budget process.
Carried.
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5. Communications:
d) Correspondence dated September 21, 2022 from Moon Family Ad Hoc Committee re:
Moon Family Private Cemetery, Moonstone, Request to Place a Memorial Marker and/or
Tombstone on Moon Family Private Cemetery.
Sheila Craig provided additional verbal information.
Motion No. HC221003-4
Moved by Tudhope, Seconded by Moore
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence dated September 21, 2022 from Moon Family Ad Hoc
Committee re: Moon Family Private Cemetery, Moonstone, Request to Place a
Memorial Marker and/or Tombstone on Moon Family Private Cemetery be received.
2. That it is recommended to Council that the request be considered following the
approval of a Township standard for cemetery signage.
Carried.
4. Reports of Members of Council/Municipal Officers:
b) Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner re: Review of the Township of Oro-Medonte
Official Plan (Cultural Heritage & Archeological Resources Section, pages 151-155 of
the draft Official Plan).
Motion No. HC221003-5
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Woodrow
It is recommended that the correspondence presented by Catherine McCarroll,
Intermediate Planner re: Review of the Township of Oro-Medonte Official Plan (Cultural
Heritage & Archeological Resources Section, pages 151-155 of the draft Official Plan)
be received.
Carried.
c) Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner re: Heritage Map.
Motion No. HC221003-6
Moved by Moore, Seconded by Davids
It is recommended
1. The verbal information presented by Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner re:
Heritage Map be received.
2. That it is recommended to Council that the information be posted to the Township
website as a working document to be updated by staff as required.
Carried.
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d) Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner re: Designation of the Rail Trail.
Motion No. HC221003-7
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Moore
It is recommended
1. That the verbal information presented by Catherine McCarroll,
re: Designation of the Rail Trail be received.
2. That Committee member Kayla Thibeault review and consider
brought back to a future meeting:
• Criteria set out in O. Reg. 9/06;
• Statement of cultural heritage value;
• List of the heritage attributes to be preserved.
Intermediate Planner
the listed items to be
Carried.
e) Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner re: Valleyview and Rugby Cemetery Signs
Update.
Motion No. HC221003-8
Moved by Moore, Seconded by Woodrow
It is recommended
1. That the verbal information presented by Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner
re: Valleyview and Rugby Cemetery Signs Update be received.
2. That is it recommended to Council that the Township staff and Heritage Committee
establish a standard for all cemetery signage for consistency.
3. That it is recommended to Council that the matter be referred to the 2023-2024
budget deliberations.
Carried.
f) Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner re: 1933 Line 2 North Listing Update.
Motion No. HC221003-9
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Davids
It is recommended that the verbal information presented by Catheirne McCarroll,
Intermediate Planner re: 1933 Line 2 North Listing Update be received.
Carried.
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g) Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner re: Ontario Heritage Conference, June 17-19,
2022, Brockville.
Motion No. HC221003-10
Moved by Woodrow, Seconded by Thibeault
It is recommended that the correspondence presented by Catherine McCarroll,
Intermediate Planner re: Ontario Heritage Conference, June 17-19, 2022, Brockville be
received.
Carried.
h) Catherine McCarroll, Intermediate Planner re: Rugby Cemetery Update
Motion No. HC221003-11
Moved by Davids, Seconded by Thibeault
It is recommended that the verbal information presented by Catherine McCarroll,
Intermediate Planner re: Rugby Cemetery Update be received.
Carried.
5. Communications:
a) Correspondence dated July 19, 2022 re: Real Estate Associations / Process for
Identifying Heritage Properties [from May 16, 2022 Heritage Committee meeting].
Motion No. HC221003-12
Moved by Moore, Seconded by Tudhope
It is recommended that the correspondence dated July 19, 2022 re: Real Estate
Associations / Process for Identifying Heritage Properties be received for information.
Carried.
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b) Correspondence from the Simcoe County Historical Association and Community
Heritage Ontario re: Summer 2022 Quarterly Newsletters.
Motion No. HC221003-13
Moved by Woodrow, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended that the correspondence from the Simcoe County Historical
Association and Community Heritage Ontario re: Summer 2022 Quarterly Newsletters
be received.
Carried.
c) Potential Submission of Articles for February 2023 Community Heritage Ontario (CHO)
Newsletter.
Motion No. HC221003-14
Moved by Moore, Seconded by Tudhope
It is recommended
1. That the request from the CHO Representative, Grey Highlands re: Potential
Submission of Articles for February 2023 Community Heritage Ontario (CHO)
Newsletter be received.
2. That it is recommended to Council that staff prepare a submission on the Oro
African Church based on past news releases.
6. Next Meeting Date:
To Be Confirmed (TBC).
Carried.
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7. Adjournment:
a) Motion to Adjourn.
Motion No. HC221003-15
Moved by Davids, Seconded by Woodrow
It is recommended that we do now adjourn at 7:20 p.m.
Carried.
Janette Teeter, Deputy Clerk
Councillor Schell, Chair
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