Minutes

Brampton Heritage Board

The Corporation of the City of Brampton

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Council Chambers - 4th Floor, City Hall - Webex Electronic Meeting
Members Present:
  • Peter Dymond (Co-Chair)
  • Douglas McLeod (Co-Chair)
  • Stephen Collie
  • Kathryn Fowlston
  • Janet Millington
  • Vipul Shah
  • Paul Willoughby
  • Regional Councillor P. Vicente - Wards 1 and 5
Members Absent:
  • Palvinder Gill
  • Yugeshwar Singh Kaushal
  • Peter Robertson
  • Basavaraj Toranagal
  • Ken Wilde
Staff Present:
  • Pascal Doucet, Heritage Planner
  • Harsh Padhya, Assistant Heritage Planner
  • Chandra Urquhart, Legislative Coordinator

The meeting was called to order at 7:18 p.m., lost quorum at 7:26 p.m., regained quorum at 7:30 p.m., and adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Note: At 7:26 p.m., Committee failed for quorum, at which time the following members were recorded as being present:

Peter Dymond (Co-Chair), Douglas McLeod (Co-Chair), Kathryn Fowlston, Janet Millington, Paul Willoughby and Vipul Shah

Committee regained quorum at 7:26 p.m. and the meeting resumed at 7:30 p.m.

 

The following motion was considered:

  • HB001-2021

    That the agenda for the Brampton Heritage Board Meeting of January 19, 2021 be approved as published and circulated.

    Carried

The minutes were considered by Planning and Development Committee on December 7, 2020, and the recommendations were approved by Council on December 9, 2020. The minutes were provided for the Board's information.

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Cassandra Jasinski, former Heritage Planner, advised Committee of her resignation from the City of Brampton. She thanked members for the opportunity to work with them, for their assistance and ‘friendship’ over the years.  Committee congratulated and wished her success on her new position at the Town of Caledon.

The following motion was considered:

  • HB002-2021

    That the delegation from Cassandra Jasinski, former Heritage Planner, re: Farewell Message, to the Brampton Heritage Board Meeting of January 19, 2021, be received.

    Carried

Kathryn Fowlston, Board Member, referenced information presented by Natalie Faught, Credit Valley Conservation Authority at a previous Heritage Board meeting.  She noted the opportunity for a Board Member to join the Brampton Chapter in the establishment of the trail that will begin in Orangeville and link to Brampton trails.  She expressed interest in representing the Board at the Brampton Chapter meetings.

In response to questions, staff provided the following information:

  • A timeline of 25 years is targeted for the Credit Valley Trail project and includes the Brampton Chapter
  • Staff may make recommendations with respect to the cultural and landscape heritage components of the City
  • Staff will update the Board following meetings that are held quarterly as needed

The following motion was considered:

  • HB003-2021

    1. That the discussion at the request of Kathryn Fowlston, Board Member, re: Credit Valley Trail, to the Brampton Heritage Board Meeting of January 21, 2021, be received; and,

    2. That Kathryn Fowlston be named the Board's representative on the Brampton Chapter of the Credit Valley Trails project and report to the Board as required.

    Carried

Harsh Padhya, Assistant Heritage Planner, Planning, Building and Economic Development, provided an overview of the subject report.

The following motion was considered:

  • HB004-2021

    1. That the report titled: Recommendation Report: Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act – 49 Chapel Street, to the Brampton Heritage Board Meeting of January 19, 2021, be received;

    2. That the designation of the property at 49 Chapel Street under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act (the “Act”) be approved;

    3. That staff be authorized to publish and serve the Notice of Intention to designate the property at 49 Chapel Street in accordance with the requirements of the Act;

    4. That, in the event that no objections to the designation are received, a by-law be passed to designate the subject property;

    5. That, in the event that any objections to the designation are received, staff be directed to refer the proposed designation to the Ontario Conservation Review Board; and,

    6. That staff be authorized to attend any hearing process held by the Conservation Review Board in support of Council’s decision to designate the subject property.

    Carried

Pascal Doucet, Heritage Planner, Planning, Building and Economic Development, provided an overview of the subject report, and responded to questions. He confirmed that submission of a revised application was not required.  

The following motion was considered:

  • HB005-2021

    1. That the report titled: Approval of Heritage Incentive Grant – 87 Elizabeth Street South – Ward 3 (File HE.x 87 Elizabeth Street South), to the Brampton Heritage Board Meeting of January 19, 2021, be received;

    2. That the Designated Heritage Property Incentive Grant application for 87 Elizabeth Street South for repairing and replacing the windows on the front and side elevations identified as heritage attributes with accurate replications matching the existing profile and appearance be approved in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000); and,

    3. That condition 2.a. of Recommendation HB020-2020 from the Brampton Heritage Board Meeting of August 18, 2020 approved by the Planning and Development Committee on September 14, 2020 under recommendation PDC099-2020, and by the Council of The Corporation of the City of Brampton on September 16, 2020, pursuant to Resolution C337-2020 be amended to replace the grant amount of $5000 with a grant of $10,000.

    Carried

In response to comments from the Board on whether the house meets the criteria for designation, staff reiterated that under the Act the property was considered to be of heritage significance and has achieved the criteria for designation. Staff outlined the work undertaken to this stage of the designation process, noting that the Notice of Intention to designate was published and no formal objection was received.

The following motion was considered:

  • HB006-2021

    That the report titled: Information Report: Designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act – 10020 Mississauga Road - Ward 6 (H.Ex. 10020 Mississauga Road), to the Brampton Heritage Board Meeting of January 19, 2021, be received.

    Carried

This material was provided for the Board's information.

Peter Dymond, Board Member, inquired on the status of future Heritage events at Bramalea City Centre.

Steve Collie, Board Member, advised that no events are scheduled at Bramalea at this time for the rest of the year. He is in contact with management and will provide updates on event schedules as they become available.

The public was given the opportunity to submit questions via e-mail to the City Clerk’s Office regarding any decisions made under this section of the agenda.

No questions were received.

The following motion was considered:

  • HB007-2021

    That the Brampton Heritage Board do now adjourn to meet again on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. or at the call of the Chair.

    Carried
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