Heritage Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:	Monday, January 20, 2020
Time:	6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.
Location:	Tecumseh Town Hall - Sandwich South Room 917 Lesperance Road Tecumseh, ON N8N 1W9

Present:

• Councillor, Bill Altenhof
• Chair, Chris Carpenter
• Vice-Chair, Marian Drouillard
• Member, Rhonda Dupuis
• Member, Rita Ossington
• Member, Scott Robinson

Absent:

• Member, Amanda Deshaies
• Member, Dwayne Ellis
• Member, Charles Gray
• Member, John Levesque

Also Present:

• Manager Committee & Community Services, Christina Hebert

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A.

Call to Order

The Manager Committee & Community Services calls the meeting to order at 6:07 pm.

B.

Roll Call

1.

Election of Chair and Vice Chair

The Manager Committee & Community Services opens the floor to nominations for Chair and Vice Chair for the Heritage Committee, for a one (1) year term, ending December 31, 2020.

• Motion: HC - 1/20
  Moved By Member Rita Ossington
  Seconded By Member Rhonda Dupuis

  That Member Marian Drouillard be appointed Chair of the Heritage Committee for the Town of Tecumseh for a one (1) year term, ending December 31, 2020.

  Carried
• Motion: HC - 2/20
  Moved By Vice-Chair Marian Drouillard
  Seconded By Member Rita Ossington

  That Member Chris Carpenter be appointed Vice Chair of the Heritage Committee for the Town of Tecumseh for a one (1) year term, ending December 31, 2020.

  Carried

C.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

None reported.

D.

Delegations

None.

E.

Communications

1.

Heritage Committee Minutes - October 21 and November 25, 2019

• Motion: HC - 3/20
  Moved By Member Rita Ossington
  Seconded By Member Rhonda Dupuis

  That the minutes of the October 21, 2019 and November 25, 2019 meeting of the Heritage Committee as were duplicated and delivered to the members, be adopted.

  Carried

2.

Community Heritage Ontario News

Re: Fall Edition

3.

Heritage Committee Terms of Reference

4.

Procedural By-law No. 2017-62

5.

Heritage Committee 2020 Budget

Member Rita Ossington highlights the President's Message in the Community Heritage Ontario News regarding The Amended Ontario Heritage Act, as well as the White Is Black article.  

The Manager Committee & Community Services will investigate training opportunities provided by the Ministry with respect to Bill 108.

• Motion: HC - 4/20
  Moved By Member Rhonda Dupuis
  Seconded By Member Rita Ossington

  That Communications - For Information 2 through 5 as listed on the Monday, January 20, 2020 Heritage Committee Agenda be received.

  Carried

F.

Reports

None.

G.

Unfinished Business

1.

Heritage Property Listing

1. Ontario Heritage Tool Kit - Heritage Property Evaluation

2. Ontario Heritage Act - Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest

An overview of the Ontario Heritage Toolkit and Ontario Heritage Act resources which serve as a valuable guide and framework for listing, researching and evaluating cultural heritage properties is provided, for the benefit of the new Members.

The Members review the research compiled by the Chair respecting St. Mark's By The Lake Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church, and St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery for inclusion in the report recommending the subject properties be moved forward on the Listing.

It is suggested the current property inventory be reviewed at the next meeting.  

2.

Tecumseh Heritage Articles

The Chair explains the premise behind the heritage articles for the new Members.

The next article will include information on the properties currently identified to move forward on the Listing, subject to approval.

H.

New Business

None.

I.

Next Meeting

February 24, 2020

J.

Adjournment

• Motion: HC - 5/20
  Moved By Member Rita Ossington
  Seconded By Member Rhonda Dupuis

  ​That there being no further business, the Monday, January 20, 2020 meeting of the Heritage Committee be adjourned at 7:04 pm.

  Carried