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January 05, 2022
The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
CULTURE, HERITAGE AND SPECIAL AWARDS COMMITTEE
January 5, 2022
4:30 p.m.
Electronic
MINUTES
Present:
Chair - Collette Takacs, Courtney Booth, Carrie Lewis, Nisha Khan, Tabitha Verbuyst
Absent with Regrets: Rosemary Dean, Councillor Penny Esseltine, Jason Pankratz
Staff Present:
Amelia Jaggard – Deputy Clerk
Patty Phelps - Curator/Manager of Culture & Heritage
Ann Wright - Records & Legislative Coordinator
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by the Chair, Collette Takacs.
2. Adoption of Agenda
Resolution #1
Moved by: Courtney Booth
Seconded by: Carrie Lewis
THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Culture, Heritage and Special Awards
Advisory Committee meeting of January 5, 2022, be adopted.
3. Previous Minutes
Committee Minutes November 3, 2021 – No errors or omissions
Committee Minutes from December 8, 2021 – No errors or omissions
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4. Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
No disclosures of pecuniary interest.
5. Presentations
5.1. Heritage Designation Process – Deputy Clerk, Amelia Jaggard
Councillor Esseltine provided summary notes ahead of the meeting that was
distributed to the Committee.
Deputy Clerk, Amelia Jaggard was in attendance to provide a high level
explanation of the three ways in which properties can be included on the
Town’s Municipal Heritage Register.
1. Properties by by-law that are designated under Section 29 of the Ontario
Heritage Act (OHA) as being of cultural heritage value or interest – these
properties are listed in the municipal heritage register;
2. Heritage Conservation Districts – all properties within a Heritage
Conservation District Plan and By-Law are listed in the municipal heritage
register; and lastly
3. Under Section 27(3) of the Act, Council may by resolution add non-
designated properties to the municipal heritage register known as “listed
properties.”
A brief overview of each process was provided.
Amelia left the meeting at 4:54pm
The committee discussed the possibility of having a small task group to
research to obtain statements explaining why each property is of cultural
heritage value or interest that the Committee would like to have listed on the
municipal register.
No action was taken at this time.
6. General Business & Reports
6.1. 2021 Recap
The Committee recapped accomplishments from 2021.
6.2. Prime Minister’s Awards Competition
The committee review the details of the awards however due to the deadline for submissions of February 8, 2022 the committee was unable to provide a nomination for this year’s award but will keep it in mind for next year.
6.3. Tillsonburg 150 Committee Update
Collette Takacs, who also sits in the Tillsonburg 150 Committee provided a
quick up date.
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6.4. Goal Setting for 2022 (to be set at next meeting)
Committee members are to put some thought into what they would like to see
accomplished by the Committee in 2022.
7. Next Meeting
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.
8. Adjournment
Resolution #2
Moved by: Carrie Lewis
Seconded by: Nisha Khan
THAT the January 05, 2022 Culture, Heritage and Special Awards Advisory Committee meeting be adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
Carried