HomeMy WebLinkAboutHK - 2016-02-02 - IF1 - Region of Waterloo HPAC Memorandum - Support of Heritage Best Practices
Planning, Development & Legislative Services
Cultural Services
Date: January 15, 2016
Memorandum
To: Rob Horne, Commissioner of Planning, Development & Legislative
Services
Cc: Leon Bensason, Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning, City of Kitchener
Sandra Parks, Heritage Planner, City of Kitchener
From: Members of the Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC)
Subject: Support for the City of Kitchener Heritage Best Practices Report
The Region of Waterloo’s Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC) commends
the City of Kitchener’s efforts to prepare a series of Heritage Best Practices and would
like to show their support for the recommendations compiled in report CSD-15-091,
presented to City Council on Mon. Dec. 14, 2015.
The Committee recognizes that all of the recommendations in the Heritage Best
Practices Report represent effective and proactive tools, and is particularly supportive of
following proposed actions:
Establish a Built Heritage Emergency Management Protocol, using the City of
Hamilton’s model as a template
Add heritage considerations to Facility Management's standard property
management checklist and proactively prepare Conservation Plans for City-
owned cultural heritage resources
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Occupy vacant heritage properties, such as the former Royal Canadian Legion
building at 43 Ontario St. N.
Establish a consistent annual process to designate identified cultural heritage
resources, including City-owned structures
HPAC welcomes opportunities to develop partnerships with the City of Kitchener, other
area municipalities, community organizations, academic institutions and businesses, to
broaden the local support base for heritage. HPAC encourages the City to share their
learnings and future plans with all other community partners within the Region.
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