Heritage Management Strategy FINAL REPORT May 2016 Prepared by TCI Management Consultants with Letourneau Heritage Consulting Inc. Commonwealth Resource Management Reich + Petch City of Mississauga Heritage Management Strategy, Final Report, May 2016 2 Mississauga Heritage Management Strategy Table of Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Process ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 The Strategy Itself .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Implementation ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Part A: Background and Context of this Project ..................................................................................... 11 1. Purpose of this Project ............................................................................................................................. 11 2. Overview of Structure and Operations of the Culture and Heritage Planning Units ................................. 12 3. Underlying Principles and Assumptions ................................................................................................... 13 4. Activities Undertaken ................................................................................................................................ 15 5. Cautions with the Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 17 Part B: Research and Analysis ................................................................................................................. 18 6. Key Findings ............................................................................................................................................. 18 6.1 Major Learnings from the Information Gathering Process and Efforts ............................................... 18 6.2 The SWOT Assessment ..................................................................................................................... 20 7. Best Practices in Heritage Management .................................................................................................. 23 8. Opportunities for Improvement ................................................................................................................. 25 Part C. Strategic Framework ..................................................................................................................... 27 9. A Unified Vision and Mission for Heritage Management .......................................................................... 27 9.1 Statement of Principles ...................................................................................................................... 27 9.2 Vision .................................................................................................................................................. 28 9.3 Mission ............................................................................................................................................... 28 10. Goals, Rationale and Recommendations ............................................................................................... 29 Part E. Action Plan (Recommendations) .................................................................................................. 32 11. Recommendations .................................................................................................................................. 32 GOAL 1: Establish Strategic Foundations for Integrated Heritage Management ..................................... 32 GOAL 2: Protect Mississauga’s Heritage ................................................................................................. 37 GOAL 3: Interpret – Tell the Stories of Mississauga ................................................................................ 49 GOAL 4: Involve the Entire Community .................................................................................................... 57 GOAL 5: Promote Awareness, Understanding and Enthusiasm .............................................................. 60 GOAL 6: Integrate Heritage Management Throughout City ..................................................................... 62 Part E. Implementation ............................................................................................................................... 70 12. Approach to Implementation ................................................................................................................... 70 13. Suggested Phasing of Recommendations ............................................................................................. 71 14. Resource Requirements ......................................................................................................................... 75 Appendix A. Glossary of Key Acronyms .................................................................................................. 79 Appendix B. Results of Community Survey ............................................................................................ 81 City of Mississauga Heritage Management Strategy, Final Report, May 2016 3 Appendix C. Approach to Creating a Thematic Heritage Outline for Mississauga ............................ 100 Appendix D. Preliminary Terms of Reference for a Museum Feasibility Study ................................. 107 Appendix E. Components for the Development of an Archaeological Master Plan .......................... 110 Appendix F. Comment on City-Owned Heritage Properties ................................................................. 113 Appendix G. Considerations in the Review of Cultural Landscapes .................................................. 132 1.0 Introduction (What is a cultural landscape?) .................................................................................. 132 2.0 Context ........................................................................................................................................... 133 2.1 Definitions ................................................................................................................................... 133 2.2 Evaluation Criteria & Process ..................................................................................................... 134 3.0 Management .................................................................................................................................. 136 3.1 Land-Use Planning and Policy Context ...................................................................................... 138 3.2 Interpretation and Education ...................................................................................................... 139 4.0 Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 140 5.0 End Notes ....................................................................................................................................... 141 5.1 Definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 141 5.2 References ...................................................................................................................................... 142 Appendix H. Backgrounder to Mississauga Archives Situation ......................................................... 144 APPENDIX I. Best Practices in Heritage Management ......................................................................... 148 Appendix J. Examples of Heritage Impact Assessments ..................................................................... 153 Toronto ....................................................................................................................................................... 153 Ottawa ........................................................................................................................................................ 157 Appendix K. Recommended Changes to the City of Mississauga’s Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 164 Appendix L. Comment on Demolition of Listed Properties .................................................................. 170 Appendix M. The Contemporary Community Museum: Characteristics and Resources .................. 173 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 173 Specific Resources Defining Museums ...................................................................................................... 174 Sample Missions and Vision for Other Institutions ..................................................................................... 176 Appendix N. City of Mississauga