COMMUNITY HERITAGE COMMISSION MINUTES

Thursday, 2015 September 10

An ‘Open’ meeting of the Community Heritage Commission was held in the Council Committee Room, Burnaby City Hall, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C. on Thursday, 2015 September 10 at 6:00 PM.

1.

CALL TO ORDER

The Chair called the Open meeting to order at > p.m.

2.

MINUTES

a)

Minutes of the Open meeting of the Community Heritage Commission held on 2015 June 04

MOVED BY 

SECONDED BY 

THAT the minutes of the 'Open' Community Heritage Commission meeting held on 2015 June 04 be adopted.

3.

CORRESPONDENCE

MOVED BY 

SECONDED BY 

THAT the correspondence be received.

a)

Memorandum from the Administrative Officer

Re: Information Update - Eagles Estate and Baldwin House

A memorandum was received from the Administrative Officer, Financial Management Committee advising that Council, at its Open Council meeting held on 2015 July 06, received and adopted the above noted report recommending continuation of the joint City-BCIT heritage project for the next school year.  This report has been forwarded to the Commission for information.

b)

Memorandum from the Administrative Officer

Re: Heritage BC Annual Conference

A memorandum was received from the Administrative Officer regarding Heritage BC Annual Conference to be held in Rossland, BC on 2015 October 01 - 03. 

Arising from discussion, Commissioner > was granted a leave by the Commission to introduce the following motion:

MOVED BY 

SECONDED BY 

THAT Commission recommend Council authorize an expenditure up to $3,500 for the Community Heritage Commission members to attend the Heritage BC Annual Conference to be held in Rossland, BC on 2015 October 01 - 03.

c)

Memorandum from the Deputy City Clerk

Re: City of Burnaby Archives - Update

A memorandum was received from the Deputy City Clerk providing an update on work at the City Archives:

- Website Upgrades and Book Digitization Pilot Project and Archives Film Digitization Project were launched, and the new Heritage Burnaby Website went live on 2015 August 25;

- the Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project is well underway and on schedule;

- progress continues on the File-pro Migration Project;

- staff met with Mayor Corrigan and Councillor Jordan to talk about the Burnaby Archives' current and future storage needs.

d)

Memorandum from Museum Services Supervisor

Re: Burnaby Village Museum Updates

A memorandum was received from the Museum Services Supervisor providing an update on work at the Burnaby Village Museum:

- the BVM had a very busy summer season highlighting the history of growing and preserving food in Burnaby;

- the digital storytelling workshops will continue in the fall, in parthership with the Burnaby Public Library;

- the Neighbourhood History lecture series is scheduled for fall again at the BVM and all four library branches.

4.

REPORTS

MOVED BY 

SECONDED BY 

THAT the report be received.

a)

Report from the Director Planning and Building

Re: Burnaby Remembers Program - 2015

The Director Planning and Building submitted a report seeking expenditure authorization for the Burnaby Remembers Program for Remembrance Day on 2015 November 2015.

MOVED BY 

SECONDED BY 

THAT the recommendation of the Director Planning and Buildging be adopted.

5.

NEW BUSINESS

6.

INQUIRIES

7.

ADJOURNMENT

MOVED BY 

SECONDED BY 

THAT this Open Commission meeting do now adjourn.

The Open meeting adjourned at > p.m.

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Blanka Zeinabova

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER                  

Councillor Colleen Jordan

CHAIR