03 18 2024 Heritage Committee MinutesTownship of ante
Proud Heritage, Exciting Future
The Township of Oro-Medonte
Heritage Committee Meeting Minutes
Council Chambers
Monday, March 18, 2024 6:30 p.m.
Present: Mayor Randy Greenlaw
Councillor Lori Hutcheson
Councillor Richard Schell
Ruth Fountain
Dorothy Moore
Kayla Thibeault
Victoria Veenstra
Anne Walker
Jessie Woodrow
Staff Present: Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner; Janette Teeter, Supervisor,
Clerk's Services/Deputy Clerk
Councillor Schell assumed the Chair and called the meeting to order.
1. Agenda Approval:
a) Motion to Approve the Agenda.
Motion No. HC240318-1
Moved by Walker, Seconded by Veenstra
It is recommended that the agenda for the Heritage Committee meeting held on
Monday, March 18, 2024 be received and approved.
2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest:
None declared.
Carried.
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3. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
a) Minutes of Heritage Committee meeting held on January 15, 2024.
Motion No. HC240318-2
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Woodrow
It is recommended that the draft minutes of Heritage Committee meeting held on
January 15, 2024 be received and approved as printed and circulated.
Carried.
4. Communications:
a) Correspondence from Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) re: Winter 2024 Quarterly
Newsletter.
Motion No. HC240318-3
Moved by Moore, Seconded by Fountain
It is recommended that the correspondence from Community Heritage Ontario (CHO)
re: Winter 2024 Quarterly Newsletter be received.
Carried.
b) Correspondence from Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) re: Request to Support for
Proposed Amendment to Subsection 27(16) of the Ontario Heritage Act with Respect to
the Removal of Listed (non -designated) Properties from Municipal Heritage Registers.
Motion No. HC240318-4
Moved by Veenstra, Seconded by Thibeault
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence from Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) re: Request to
Support for Proposed Amendment to Subsection 27(16) of the Ontario Heritage Act
with Respect to the Removal of Listed (non -designated) Properties from Municipal
Heritage Registers be received.
2. That it is recommended to Council that the Township of Oro-Medonte support the
request from Architectural Conservancy Ontario (ACO) to respectfully request that
Subsection 27(16) of the Ontario Heritage Act be amended to extend the removal of
listed (non -designated) properties from municipal heritage registers for five years
from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2030.
3. That the appropriate parties be advised of Heritage Committee / Council's decision
under the Mayor's, and Heritage Committee Chair's signature.
Carried.
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5. Reports of Members of Council/Municipal Officers:
a) Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re: Request to Rename the Abandoned Cemetery.
Motion No. HC240318-5
Moved by Moore, Seconded by Walker
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence presented by Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner and
information presented by Committee Member Moore re: Request to Rename the
Abandoned Cemetery be received.
2. That the Heritage Committee members further research the Abandoned Cemetery
and bring back the matter to a future meeting.
Carried.
b) Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re: Review of the Proposed Historical Signage for
Eagles Rest Estates Subdivision.
Motion No. HC240318-6
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Thibeault
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence presented by Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re:
Review of the Proposed Historical Signage for Eagles Rest Estates Subdivision be
received.
2. That Heritage Committee members confirm the accuracy of the information
contained on the proposed signs and advise the Manager, Community Services'
accordingly.
Carried.
c) Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re: Ontario Heritage Conference, Gravenhurst,
Ontario, June 13-15, 2024.
Motion No. HC240318-7
Moved by Woodrow, Seconded by Veenstra
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence presented by Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re:
Ontario Heritage Conference, Gravenhurst, Ontario, June 13-15, 2024 be received.
2. That the Committee make arrangements accordingly to sell Township Heritage
books and present the Township's Interactive Heritage Story Map.
Carried.
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d) Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re: Book Sales Update.
Motion No. HC240318-8
Moved by Thibeault, Seconded by Walker
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence presented by Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re:
Book Sales Update be received.
2. That the request from Grant Physio to sell books on consignment at their clinic in
Oro-Medonte be approved.
3. That the request from Grant Physio to sell books on consignment at the Jarratt
Spring Sale be approved and that a portion of the sales in the amount of 30% be
approved to go to the Jarratt Hall.
Carried.
e) Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re: Doors Open.
Motion No. HC240318-9
Moved by Fountain, Seconded by Woodrow
It is recommended
1. That the correspondence presented by Catherine McCarroll, Senior Planner re:
Doors Open be received.
2. That it is recommended to Council that staff contact the discussed properties to
confirm interest in participating in the 2024 Doors Open event.
Carried.
6. Next Meeting Date:
To Be Confirmed.
7. Adjournment:
a) Motion to Adjourn.
Motion No. HC240318-10
Moved by Veenstra, Seconded by Moore
It is recommended that we do now adjourn at 7:28 p.m.
Carried.
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