Body: Heritage Advisory Committee Type: Minutes Meeting: Committee Date: February 6, 2025 Collection: Council Minutes Municipality: South Frontenac
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Minutes of Heritage Advisory Committee February, 6, 2025
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Meeting # Time: 3:00 PM Location: Virtual Via Zoom Present: Michael Gemmell (arrived at 3:20 p.m.), Wilma Kenny, John McDougall, Michael Payne, Councillor Scott Trueman Staff: James Thompson - Clerk, Heather Woodland - Deputy Clerk, Brad Wright Director of Development Services
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Call to Order
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Approval of the Agenda
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Resolution Resolution No. 02 Moved by Wilma Kenny Seconded by John McDougall That the agenda be amended to include an update from the Deputy Clerk regarding insurance rates for rural designated properties and as amended, be approved. Carried
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Confirmation of Minutes
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Resolution Resolution No. 03 Moved by Councillor Trueman Seconded by Wilma Kenny That the minutes of the November 14, 2025 Heritage Advisory Committee meeting be approved. Carried
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Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
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There were none.
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Delegations
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There were none.
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Briefings
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There were none.
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Business
a)
Inventory Project - Progress Update Michael Payne, Chair, provided a brief update regarding the inventory project.
Minutes of Heritage Advisory Committee February, 6, 2025 It was noted that the inventory project would be handled by the new Planner. Brad Wright was present and spoke to the recruitment timelines to backfill the vacant position. The Committee identified that the next steps are to share the inventory list with members who requested access and that staff would consider ways to compile and share digital information as work on the inventory progresses. b)
Verona Walking Tour - proposed draft John McDougall provided an overview of the content within the Verona Walking Tour document. He noted hard copies of the document have been made and shared with interested residents, and that there are updated versions with new pictures. Wilma Kenny identified that the online walking tour would require the information on the document to be narrowed down so that it is presented in smaller and more digestible pieces. The Committee shared examples of other walking tour and historical content that may be useful as reference material. As next steps, it was established that Heather Woodland would meet with John McDougall to establish the content for the walking tour. Heather Woodland committed to meeting with the Communications and GIS teams to discuss the possibility of refreshing the Sydenham content and creating the Verona content so that they are consistent. The results of these discussions will be brought back to the Committee at the next meeting to receive direction to take to Council for final approval.
c)
Heritage Event Planning The Committee shared ideas for potential speakers, timelines, content and venues. It was decided that Heather Woodland would bring a report back to the next meeting which outlines these ideas and creates a draft framework of the event for the Committee’s endorsement, and which will be taken to Council for final approval.
d)
De-designation Process Discussion Michael Payne introduced the topic and the rationale for the discussion. Brad Wright provided a brief overview of the de-designation process for the Committee’s awareness. Following a brief conversation regarding the importance of preserving the heritage attributes of designated properties, the Committee requested that staff send out letters to remind designated heritage property owners of the heritage property grant funding available to them for restorations and renovations.
e)
Update regarding insurance rates for rural properties Heather Woodland provided a brief update regarding the articles in the Whig Standard covering the impacts of heritage designations on agricultural properties for the Committee’s awareness. Heather Woodland explained that the City of Kingston is working with insurance companies to understand these impacts so that they can report back to Kingston City Council, and that this report would be shared with the Committee once it is released.
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Minutes of Heritage Advisory Committee February, 6, 2025 8 a)
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Motions There were none. Notices of Motion There were none. Correspondence There were none. Questions of Clarity (from the public on outcome of agenda items) Not applicable.
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Date of Next Meeting
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The date of the next Heritage Advisory Committee meeting: March 27, 2025
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Adjournment
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Resolution Resolution No. 04 Moved by John McDougall Seconded by Michael Gemmell That the Heritage Advisory Committee meeting of February 6, 2025 be adjourned at 4:06 p.m. Carried
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