Minutes

Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

Thursday, April 03, 2025

6:30 P.m. - 8:30 P.m.

Hybrid Meeting - Virtual Option & In-Person in Council Chambers – 4th Floor – City Hall

Members Present:

• Beth Cooper (Co-Chair)
• Norman DaCosta
• Frank Juzenas
• Glenn McIntyre
• Nicholas Moreau
• Ziggy Musial
• Ron Noonan
• Harnek Singh Rai
• City Councillor Rod Power

Members Absent:

• Glenn McClelland (Co-Chair)
• Patty Grassam
• Suki Nijjar
• Regional Councillor Gurpartap Toor

Staff Present:

• Kenneth Mair, Recreation Supervisor, Community Services
• Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Recreation Services, Community Services
• Chandra Urquhart, Legislative Coordinator

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1.

Call to Order

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The meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. adjourned at 6:52 p.m.

2.

Approval of Agenda

• SHF001-2025

  That the agenda for the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee meeting of April 3, 2025, be approved as published and circulated.

  Carried

3.

Declarations of Interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act

Nil

4.

Previous Minutes

4.1

Minutes - Brampton Sports Hall of Fame - December 5, 2024

The minutes were considered by Committee of Council of January 15, 2025, and approved by Council on January 22, 2025. The minutes were provided for information.

5.

Presentations\Delegations

Nil

6.

Reports

Nil

7.

Sub-Committees

Nil

8.

Other/New Business

8.1

Update by Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Sport Liaison, Recreation, re: Annual Induction Ceremony Update

Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Sport Liaison, Recreation, provided an update on the induction ceremony, which is scheduled for May 6, 2025 at the Rose Theatre. The following was noted:

• Plans for the event are progressing 
• Keynote address will be delivered by Jay Onrait 
• Pat Boland is confirmed as master of ceremonies
• Catering for the event will be provided by Gregorys 
• Tickets for members of Committee will be available at the welcome table for pick up
• Volunteers are required as chaperones for inductees:
  • Ron Noonan – chaperoned by Norm DaCosta
  • Glorya and Kyle Rutter accepting award on behalf of Raymond Rutter – chaperoned by Beth Cooper
  • Brian Beisel – chaperoned by Ziggy Musial
  • Patrick Tatham – chaperoned by Frank Juzenas

An email will be sent to members to consider being a chaperone for George Shepperdley and Jonathan Cadorin, who will be accepting the award for inductee Norm Cadorin. 

Teri Bommer added that information will be available at the event on the new Sports Hall of Fame space and may likely feature some renderings of the space. 

In response to questions, Teri Bommer advised that a presenter, who will be provided with a brief script, will introduce each inductee as they enter unto the stage.

The following motion was considered:

• SHF002-2025

  That the update by Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Sport Liaison, Recreation, to the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee meeting of April 3, 2025, re: Annual Induction Ceremony Update be received.

  Carried

9.

Building Update

9.1

Update by Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Sport Liaison, Recreation, re: Sports Hall of Fame Space - Victoria Park Arena

Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Sport Liaison, Recreation, provided an update on the Sports Hall of Fame Space at Victoria Park Arena, noting the timelines for completion, artefacts review, collection policy, photos and history of the sport, as follows:

• Completion date of the space is anticipated for March 2027 
  • staff are hopeful that the 2027 Induction Event will take place at the new space 
• Members were asked to provide input on the current collection of artefacts and select which ones should be displayed on the memorabilia walls in Section 5 of the new site 
• Details will be provided at the next meeting on the artefacts selected for display
  • information will also be shared on the methods for removing the items that are not considered for display from the artefacts collection
• Members will be provided with a draft copy of the artefacts collection policy for review 
  • members were requested to review the draft copy and be prepared to provide feedback at the next meeting
• The interpretative planner hired by Recreation Services has been working with Member Nicholas Moreau, Peel Art Gallery and Museum Archive (PAMA) to select images for the history of sport space in Section 1 of the new site
• The question of ownership of the Brampton Guardian photos arose resulting in the need to gather images from other sources to replace the ones selected from this newspaper
• Volunteers were requested to assist with the process to browse through records for images
  • Nicholas has offered to guide the volunteers through the process at PAMA noting that volunteers will be browsing through the Brampton Times newspapers for images
  • Beth Cooper and Ron Noonan volunteered to assist with this project 

Teri Bommer will coordinate the volunteer participation at PAMA and advise members. 

The following motion was considered:

• SHF003-2025

  That the update by Teri Bommer, Coordinator, Sport Liaison, Recreation, to the Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee meeting of April 3, 2025, re: Sports Hall of Fame Space - Victoria Park Arena be received. 

  Carried

10.

Correspondence

Nil

11.

Information Items

Frank Juzenas, Member, provided updates on Brampton athletes and their accomplishments in soccer and basketball. 

In response to a question from Ziggy Musial, Member, Clerks Office staff clarified the purpose of the Information Items heading on the agenda. 

12.

Question Period

Nil

13.

Public Question Period

Nil

14.

Closed Session

Nil

15.

Adjournment

• SHF004-2025

  That Brampton Sports Hall of Fame Committee do now adjourn to meet again on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

  Carried