190306 CHSA MIN The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
Cultural, Heritage and Special Awards
Advisory Committee
March 6, 2019
5:30 p.m.
Annex Board Room, 200 Broadway, 2nd Floor
MINUTES
Present:
Deb Beard, Rosemary Dean (Arrived at 6:01 p.m.), Penny Esseltine, Erin Getty, Carrie Lewis, James Murphy, Collette Takacs.
Absent with Regrets:
Terry Fleming, Vernon Fleming.
Also Present:
Amelia Jaggard, Legislative Services Coordinator
Patty Phelps, Culture and Heritage Manager/Curator
1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
2. Adoption of Agenda
Resolution #1
Moved by: Erin Getty Seconded by: Collette Takacs THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Cultural, Heritage and Special Awards
Advisory Committee meeting of March 6, 2019, be adopted.
Carried 3. Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest declared.
4. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting
Proposed Resolution #2 Moved by: Erin Getty
Seconded by: James Murphy
THAT the Minutes of the Cultural, Heritage and Special Awards Advisory Committee
meeting of February 5, 2019, be approved. 5. Presentations/Deputations
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6. General Business & Reports 6.1. Election of Chair and Vice Chair Moved by: Collette Takacs
Seconded by: Erin Getty
THAT Collette Takacs be nominated for the role of Chair.
Carried Moved by: Carrie Lewis
Seconded by: Deb Beard
THAT Erin Getty be nominated for the role of Vice Chair.
Carried
6.2. Meeting location, dates and time
Moved by: Erin Getty
Seconded by: Deb Beard
THAT the Cultural, Heritage and Special Awards Advisory Committee meet on
the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m at the Corporate Office in Suite 203.
Carried
6.3. Terms of Reference
Discussed Terms of Reference.
6.4. Set goals for term
To promote the Cultural Grant Program through traditional advertisement and
social media promotion. Staff to look into social media promotion options.
To promote the Volunteer of the Month Award.
To bring this item forward to the next meeting in order to allow for more
discussion.
Citizen of the Year Award to be an item on the next Agenda.
6.5. Application for Consent and Minor Variance – St. Paul’s Manse (Attached)
Rosemary Dean arrived at 6:01 p.m.
Moved by: Erin Getty Seconded by: Carrie Lewis WHEREAS, The former St. Paul’s Manse, 38 Ridout Street, exterior of the
building is designated as a Heritage Building and protected under The Ontario
Heritage Act; and
WHEREAS, Any future owners of the former St. Paul’s Manse, 38 Ridout Street,
are required to comply with the Heritage Building designation requirements;
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RESOLVED, That the Cultural, Heritage and Special Awards Advisory
Committee supports the application for consent to sever the former St. Paul’s Manse building from the St. Paul’s United Church property;
RESOLVED, That staff be requested to forward this resolution to the Oxford
County Planning Department.
Carried 6.6. Cultural Grant Application – Tillsonburg Thunder Senior AA Hockey Club
(Attached)
Staff to request additional information from the applicant in order to process the
application.
6.7. Ontario Senior of the Year Award (Attached)
Staff to create a news release requesting nominations for the Ontario Senior of
the Year Award with a deadline of April 1, 2019; this will allow time for the
committee to review nominations and make recommendation to Council in order
to meet the April 30, 2019 provincial deadline. The news release will be sent to committee members to share throughout the town.
Staff to request the news release to be posted on the Town website and social
media pages, as well as included in the March 13th, March 20th, and March 27th
newspaper.
7. Correspondence
8. Other Business
9. Next Meeting
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 5:30 at the Corporate Office in Suite 203.
10. Adjournment
Resolution #3 Moved by: Erin Getty
Seconded by: Deb Beard
THAT the March 6, 2019 Cultural, Heritage and Special Awards Advisory Committee
meeting be adjourned at 6:26 p.m. Carried