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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY MUNICIPAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE AGENDA Date: Monday, June 25, 2012 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Boardroom 425 Holland Street West Bradford, Ontario Pages 1. OPENING That the Municipal Heritage Committee meeting come to order at ________ p.m. 2. DECLARATION & DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST 3. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1 - 5 That the minutes of the meeting of May 28th, 2012 be adopted as printed. 4. OPEN FORUM 5. DEPUTATION/PRESENTATION 6. OLD BUSINESS 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Heritage Evaluation Forms 6 - 32 Town of Aurora's Evaluation Form as example 1 7.2 Brochure Content 7.3 Heritage Property Standards 8. INFORMATION ITEMS 33 - 43 Heritage Matters Publication 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS 10. NEXT MEETING DATE The next scheduled meeting is Monday, August 27th, 2012. 11. ADJOURNMENT That the Municipal Heritage Committee meeting adjourn at __________ p.m. 2 THE TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY MUNICIPAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE MINUTES Monday, May 28th, 2012 7:00 p.m. BWG Library & Cultural Centre, Boardroom Bradford, Ontario MEMBERS PRESENT: Munawar Chudary Craig Cunningham, Chair Rob Keffer, Deputy Mayor Jeanene Malcolm-White Ellen Walker STAFF PRESENT: Leisl McDill, Committee Coordinator Geoff McKnight, Director of Planning & Development Services 1. OPENING HC-2012-018 Moved By: Rob Keffer Seconded By: Jeanene Malcolm-White “That this Municipal Heritage Committee meeting come to order at 7:00 p.m.” CARRIED. 2. DECLARATION & DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST The Chair reminded the Members of the Committee of the Municipal Conflict of Interest legislation and requirements thereunder for disclosure. There were no declarations made at this or any other time during the meeting. Municipal Heritage Committee May 28, 2012 • Minutes Page 1 of 5 1 THE TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY MUNICIPAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE 3. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HC-2012-019 Moved By: Munawar Chudary Seconded By: Rob Keffer “That the minutes of the meeting of April 30th, 2012 be adopted as printed.” CARRIED. 4. OPEN FORUM None. 5. DEPUTATION/PRESENTATION None. 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.2. 123 Moore Street HC-2012-020 Moved By: Rob Keffer Seconded By: Jeanene Malcolm-White “That the additional information regarding 123 Moore Street does not result in there being any historical significance to the building; however the committee recommends the Lukes family name be recognized in the redevelopment of the property; And that the Municipal Facilities Committee be so advised.” CARRIED. Municipal Heritage Committee May 28, 2012 • Minutes Page 2 of 5 2 THE TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY MUNICIPAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE 6.3. Heritage Property Funds & Tax Relief HC-2012-021 Moved By: Jeanene Malcolm-White Seconded By: Munawar Chudary “That heritage preservation incentive programs, such as grant and tax rebate programs, be investigated and their creation be considered.” CARRIED. 6.4. Heritage Conservation Districts - Bond Head & Newton Robinson HC-2012-022 Moved By: Munawar Chudary Seconded By: Rob Keffer “That Council review the Heritage Conservation District reports regarding Bond Head and Newton Robinson, prepared by David and Janet Fayle, Heritage Consultants.” CARRIED. 6.5. Doors Open 2013 The Committee discussed additional ways to recruit volunteers for specific sites for Doors Open 2013. 6.6. Carrotfest The Committee will have an information booth at both Carrotfest and the Bond Head 175th celebrations. HC-2012-023 Moved By: Ellen Walker Seconded By: Jeanene Malcolm-White Municipal Heritage Committee May 28, 2012 • Minutes Page 3 of 5 3 THE TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY MUNICIPAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE “That a BWG Municipal Heritage Committee banner be made for all future community involvement.” CARRIED. 6.7. Discussion on Strategy and Purpose The Committee finalized their Strategic Plan. HC-2012-024 Moved By: Munawar Chudary Seconded By: Rob Keffer “That the Municipal Heritage Committee's Strategic Plan be presented to Council for endorsement.” CARRIED. 6.8. Action Items This agenda item was discussed throughout the meeting. 6.1. Update on Auld Kirk Ellen Walker updated the Committee regarding grants that have been applied for to repair the roof of the Auld Kirk. None have been successful. The Committee will continue to discuss the Auld Kirk at their next meeting. 6.9. Advertisement for Bond Head Magazine The Committee noted that the advertisement is complete. Municipal Heritage Committee May 28, 2012 • Minutes Page 4 of 5 4 THE TOWN OF BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY MUNICIPAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS Deputy Mayor Keffer noted that Councillor Leduc will be making a Notice of Motion at the next Council meeting regarding the designation of Fred C. Cook as a heritage building. Ellen Walker noted that she submitted 'George W. Jackson' as a potential name for the Bradford public elementary replacement school. Munawar Chudary noted that 'Run for Bradford' is taking place on June 10th. 8. NEXT MEETING DATE The next scheduled meeting is Monday, June 25th, 2012. 9. ADJOURNMENT HC-2012-025 Moved By: Rob Keffer Seconded By: Munawar Chudary “That the Municipal Heritage Committee meeting adjourn at 8:35 p.m.” CARRIED. Chair Date Municipal Heritage Committee May 28, 2012 • Minutes Page 5 of 5 5 EVALUATION OF HERITAGE RESOURCES IN THE TOWN OF AURORA HERITAGE PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN DEVISION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TOWN OF AURORA 2005 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 EVALUATION PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES 3 2.1 Evaluation Principles 3 2.2 Evaluation Procedural Steps 3 3.0 HISTORICAL RESEARCH 4 4.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA 5 4.1 Historical Value Category 6 4.2 Architectural Value Category 9 4.3 Environmental Context Category 12 5.0 SCORING PROCEDURE 15 5.1 Criteria Scoring 15 5.2 Category Scoring 16 6.0 CLASSIFICATION 18 APPENDICES ‘A’ HERITAGE BUILDING EVALUATION WORKSHEET PACKAGE 7 1.0 INTRODUCTION The use of a standard evaluation system to assist in the examination and classification of buildings of architectural and/or historical value has become an invaluable and impartial tool across Canada for assessing the relative heritage value of buildings of historical and/or architectural significance. Heritage building evaluation systems can help municipalities to build upon and refine the work undertaken in the compilation of an inventory of heritage resources within the municipality which was begun with the passing of the Ontario Heritage Act in 1975. The first official inventory of heritage buildings in Aurora was adopted in 1981 following years of work by the Town of Aurora Heritage Advisory Committee (then known as LACAC). The inventory, compiled largely through windshield survey was a preliminary identification of all potential heritage buildings in the municipality constructed prior to the Second World War exhibiting some degree of architectural and/or historical significance. The initial inventory, now almost a quarter of a century old, continues to be updated (1988, 2004) as additional buildings are discovered. In 1988, The Heritage Advisory Committee of Aurora adopted a broad set of criteria for selecting properties of historical or architectural value. This system did not, however, score potential heritage properties to determine their relative value. The evaluation and scoring of heritage properties through an established rating system can be a useful tool to help municipalities to prioritize efforts to preserve heritage resources and determine their relative value. With this information, municipalities can establish and implement standard policies outlining appropriate action that should be taken to preserve and protect heritage resources. It can also be useful as the basis for initiating future individual heritage building designations under the Ontario Heritage Act, establishing heritage conservation district boundaries and can also assist in reviewing development applications to alter or demolish these properties. An evaluation system is usually based upon well-defined criteria to which standards may be set for evaluation. The proposed Town of Aurora evaluation system is based primarily on a system developed and widely used by the City of Ottawa which was itself derived from the internationally recognized Parks Canada system for the evaluation of buildings. Similar systems used by the cities of Toronto, Vaughan, Markham, and Mississauga were also examined. In all cases, in order for the evaluation system to be as effective as possible, it is important to ensure that the property being reviewed has been thoroughly researched and examined, to determine as clear a picture as possible of its historical and architectural background. 8 4.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA While it may be desirable to immediately evaluate and classify all the buildings listed, this is not possible due to the time required to undertake a full documentation of a heritage structure, the number of buildings involved and the current staff commitments. Therefore, it is proposed that a building evaluation work program be introduced with specific targets to be achieved on an annual basis. A Building Evaluation Committee comprised of the Manager of Heritage Planning and Urban Design and a minimum of two representatives of Heritage Advisory Committee of Aurora would be responsible for this task. It is further proposed that priority be given to buildings which are identified as having potential impacts from future development (secondary plan areas, infill development in the historic core, properties subject to development applications, etc), or under potential
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