CSD-16-074 - Built Heritage Emergency Management Policy

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eritage Kitchener REPORT TO: H DATE OF MEETING: November 1, 2016 SUBMITTED BY: Brandon Sloan, Manager of Long Range & Policy Planning, 519-741-2200 x7648 Leon Bensason, Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning, PREPARED BY: 519-741-2200 x7306 All WARD(S) INVOLVED: , 2016 DATE OF REPORT: October 14 CSD-16-074 REPORT NO.: Heritage Best Practices SUBJECT: Built Heritage Emergency Management Policy _____________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION: That the Built Heritage Emergency Management policy as outlined in Appendix Community Services Department report CSD-16-074, be adopted. BACKGROUND: On December 14, 2015 City Council approved eight heritage best practice measures for implementation in the immediate, short and long term. One such measure instructed City staff to draft a protocol that would outline the course of action to be adopted for the management of built heritage resources during an emergency, as follows: That City staff use the City of Hamilton Built Heritage Emergency Management Protocol as a model to start drafting a similar protocol for Council consideration, and that staff use the directory maintained by the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals or the list developed by the Ontario Heritage Trust in identifying one or more pre-qualified professional engineers who may be used by the City in emergency situations affecting heritage property. REPORT: , Building and Planning Divisions have worked together on Built Heritage Emergency Management drafting a policy,outlining the appropriate course of action to be adopted for the management of built heritage resources in certain g Official. The *** This information is available in accessible formats upon request. *** Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994 for assistance. 1 - 1