MINUTES FROM THE SECOND MEETING OF THE
Town of
York Room - Civic Centre
Members Regrets
Wil Pialagtis Councillor
C. Moretti
Peter Ross Deirdre Kavanagh
Ibrahim Ali Jonathan Mingay
Councillor J. Webster
Diane More
Keith Thirgood
Regan Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage
Paul Ingham, General Manager Operations
Lloyd Fernandes, Sr. Capital Works
Engineer
Alida Tari, Committee Clerk
The second meeting of the
1. MINUTES FROM THE
THE
That the minutes of the
CARRIED
2. UPDATES
a)
Parking Lot
Signs
A copy of the memo that was tabled at the Development Services Committee
meeting on
Paul Ingham, General Manager Operations, advised the Committee that an Operation’s Staff member will coordinate a meeting with Phil Howes to do a site visit and confirm the number of Parking signs required and where to place them. He advised that Staff is limited in where to place the signs and have to rely on existing structures such as light and hydro poles.
The Committee discussed size and graphic with respect to the Parking Lot Map signs to illustrate other available public parking lots in the area. The Committee suggested a schematic sign showing streets only and not larger than 3’X3’.
Mr. Ingham agreed to have the sign shop prepare a Map sign mock up that is approximately 2’x3’ and one slightly larger. The draft Map sign design will be sent to all members as a PDF for review. Operations Staff together with Phil Howes will coordinate a meeting to place these signs where it is anticipated people will look at them and determine which size and graphic is appropriate. The Manager of heritage Planning will also be consulted and will comment on behalf of Heritage Markham.
ACTION: Operations Staff and Phil Howes
The issue of how best to fund the signage was discussed given the resolution of the Development Services Committee meeting.
Moved by Peter Ross
Seconded by Diane More
That staff be requested to determine if an existing account could be used to pay for the manufacturing and installation of the Parking Lot directional signage and Parking Lot Map Signage.
CARRIED
(b)
Environmental
Assessment – Highway 48
Lloyd Fernandes, Sr. Capital Works Engineer, was in
attendance and provided the Committee with an update on the Highway 48
Environmental Assessment (EA). He
advised that a Community Advisory Group is being established and that by the
end of February there will be notice published in the Markham Economist and
Sun, Town Page, and letters will be mailed out to the various groups requesting
a representative to participate in the Advisory Group. Mr. Fernandes anticipates a 14 month schedule
with two Public Information Centre (PIC) being held with the first one being
scheduled for the Fall of 2008. Mr.
Fernandes requested that the
It was suggested that an alternate be appointed. Mr. Fernandes confirmed that the alternate would only attend if the main representative could not attend.
THE
That
Peter Ross be the representative for the
CARRIED
(c)
Interpretation
Sub-Committee
Regan Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage, distributed an information memo on different approaches to consider with respect to interpreting the historical themes of the village including different types of interpretive signage.
The Committee discussed the various steps involved with an interpretative project such as research, planning, designing, and fabrication. The Committee appeared to favour the ‘Museum of the Street’ approach with the understanding that additional research would be required as a first phase and that a brochure could be an interim phase prior to full implementation. Heritage Staff offered to further refine this concept for discussion at the next meeting.
ACTION: Heritage Staff
(d)
Budget
The Committee reviewed the Main Street Markham Capital Projects accounts and was advised that accounts that have not been used in the last two years must be closed. The following two accounts must be closed: #4789 Design Study Entrance Features and #5243 Tannery Pond (Phase 3).
Moved by Peter Ross
Seconded by Ibrahim Ali
That
Staff ensures sufficient funding is available to permit full completion of
Tannery Pond.
CARRIED
3.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the
4.
ADJOURNMENT
The