Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee

To pass a Resolution that; The agenda be approved and adopted as as amended.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee (MHAC) acknowledges the presentation by Julia Zungri of STQRY Apps regarding the online platform (formerly MyTours) that showcases MHAC's Heritage Walking Tours, Heritage Driving Tours and Cycling Routes; AND WHEREAS MHAC is underspent within the approved 2023 MHAC budget line item for Digitization; NOW THEREFORE the MHAC membership for the online platform be renewed at a cost of $79 per month and a one-time set up fee of $995 plus applicable taxes from the 2023 MHAC Budget; AND FURTHER that $1,000 from the Digitization line item be redirected to the Membership line item in the 2023 MHAC Budget.

To pass a Resolution that; The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee approves and adopts the Minutes of the MHAC Meeting held July 20, 2023.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee acknowledges the Recommendation 6-2023 of the Delta and Area Community Enhancement Committee; AND FURTHER that the Delta CEC provide information regarding the features that should be included in the storyboard.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee acknowledges the research completed on South Elmsley Properties as of August 17, 2023; AND FURTHER that the research on South Elmsley Properties be added to the MHAC Access Database as presented; AND FURTHER recommends that staff proceed with the research on the following properties as part of the 2023 Heritage Properties Research project: Eric Hutcheson School AND FURTHER recommends that the South Elmsley CEC be asked to identify any additional properties for heritage research.

To pass a Resolution that: WHEREAS the Highway Corridor Management Encroachment Permit from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has been secured for the Morton Storyboard on the Township Right-of-Way near Morton Creek; NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee recommends to Council that staff be directed to install the Storyboard with associated costs for concrete and hardware in the amount of approximately $200 to be covered by the municipality.

To pass a Resolution that: WHEREAS correspondence was received from the Newboro and Area Heritage Society requesting consideration be given to providing the Society with Seed funds in 2023 even though they did not submit required documentation by the deadline of October 31, 2022 as per By-Law 2012-61; AND WHEREAS $1,000 for NAHS was approved through the 2023 MHAC Budget in anticipation of them obtaining incorporation status; NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee recommends to Council that an exemption be made under By-Law 2012-61 to provide the $1,000 in seed funding to the Newboro and Area Heritage Society in 2023.