STAFF REPORT

November 9, 1999

To: Etobicoke Community Council

From: Joe Halstead, Commissioner Economic Development, Culture and Tourism

Subject: Nomination of Citizens for Appointment to Heritage Boards

All Wards in Former City of Etobicoke

Purpose:

To forward to Council recommendations for the appointment of citizens to the Etobicoke LACAC Panel and to the Montgomery's Inn Museum Management Board.

Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

There are no financial implications resulting from the adoption of this report.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1) Council appoint the following citizens to serve on the Etobicoke LACAC Panel for a term to begin January 1, 2000 and to expire on November 30, 2003: Walter Melnyk, Adam Sobolak, and Alicja Wlodek;

(2) Council appoint the following citizens to serve on the Montgomery's Inn Museum Management Board for a term to begin January 1, 2000 and to expire on November 30, 2003: Jill Donaldson, Wendy L. Gamble, Earl Jarvis, and Gretchen Greene O'Brien;

(3) future citizen appointments to these boards be for three-year terms coincident with the term of Council; and

(4) the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

Background:

At its meetings of December 16 and 17, 1998 and April 13, 14 and 15, 1999, City Council established a governance structure for the delivery of the City's heritage programs and services.

Council established a Toronto Preservation Board with six Community Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) Panels. Citizen appointments to the Toronto Preservation Board are to be nominated by the Economic Development and Parks Committee. Each Community Council will nominate the membership of the Community LACAC Panel in its jurisdiction.

Nine Community Museums Management Boards (CMMBs) were created. Citizen appointments for CMMBs for Fort York, The Pier and the Collections and Conservation Board are to be nominated by the Economic Development and Parks Committee. Each Community Council will nominate the membership of the CMMBs in its jurisdiction.

Council also established Heritage Toronto as an arm's length Board for advocacy, fundraising and city-wide programming. Citizen appointments to Heritage Toronto are to be nominated by the Economic Development and Parks Committee.

The By-laws required to formally establish these boards and panels will be brought forward by the City Solicitor to the meeting of Council to be held November 23, 24 and 25, 1999.

Comments:

At its meeting of December 16 and 17, 1998, Council approved a series of fundamental principles related to the governance of heritage services in the City. These include the prime importance of input from the local community; and the importance of sustaining, at the local community level, a partnership of professional staff and volunteers.

The new structure for heritage governance increases from nine to eighteen the number of citizen boards and panels involved in the delivery of heritage services in the new city. 105 to 133 citizens will be directly involved on the new boards. Attachment 1 identifies all of the new boards and panels and their composition.

To ensure as broad a participation as possible, applications were made available through existing boards and committees, were advertised in newspapers and on the City's website, and a public information session was held on August 30, 1999. 152 applications were received. Three citizen review panels were established to consider applications, conduct interviews and make recommendations to Economic Development and Parks Committee and Community Councils on the candidates best qualified to serve on the new boards. Staff of the Culture Office provided administrative support and participated in an advisory capacity. The full slate of recommended nominees developed by the review panels is contained in Attachment 2. A list of participants on the review panels is contained in Attachment 3.

Etobicoke Community Council is being asked to nominate citizens for appointment to the following: Etobicoke LACAC Panel, Montgomery's Inn Museum Management Board. Further nominations are required to complete these slates. The review panels recommend that the individuals shown be appointed and that a further public process be undertaken to complete these two slates. The individuals being recommended by the review panels are well qualified and bring energy, knowledge and skill to the work of these new boards.

The review panels recommend the following nominees:

Etobicoke LACAC Panel Nominees:

Walter Melnyk

Adam Sobolak

Alicja Wlodek

Montgomery's Inn Museum Management Board Nominees:

Jill Donaldson

Wendy L. Gamble

Earl Jarvis

Gretchen Greene O'Brien

Conclusions:

The appointment of these citizens to the newly established heritage boards allows the City to proceed with the implementation of its plan for a new partnership between the City's heritage staff and its citizen boards.

Contact:

Beth Hanna

Manager of Cultural Affairs

Telephone: 392-5225

FAX: 392-3355

e-mail: bhanna@mta1.metrodesk.metrotor.on.ca

Joe Halstead

Commissioner Economic Development, Culture and Tourism

List of Attachments:

Attachment 1: Composition of Heritage Boards in the City of Toronto

Attachment 2: Citizen Nominees to Serve on Heritage Boards

Attachment 3: Review Panels for Citizen Applications to Serve on Heritage Boards

Attachment 1

Composition Of Heritage Boards In The City Of Toronto

Attachment 2

Citizen Nominees To Serve On Heritage Boards

A. Toronto Preservation Board And Community LACAC Panels

Toronto Preservation Board Nominees:

Jane Burgess

Margaret McBurney

Catherine Naismith

Margaret Lyons

Edna Hudson

Toronto LACAC Panel Nominees:

Marcia Cuthbert Jon Harstone Joan Miles Nolan Natale

John Purdy Steve Russell Sharon Vattay Jim Wiswell

East York LACAC Panel Nominees:

Peter Carruthers John Carter Melissa Gordon Adrian King

Katherine Kirzati Brian Rogers Paul Smith

Scarborough LACAC Panel Nominees:

Donald Allen Joan Dolson Sandy Grigg Robert Saunders

Rick Schofield Donald Smith Scott Woodland

North York LACAC Panel Nominees:

Pietro Ferrari Edith Geduld Judith P. Goldstein

Alex M. Grenzebach Tanya Grujich

Etobicoke LACAC Panel Nominees:

Walter Melnyk

Adam Sobolak

Alicja Wlodek

York LACAC Panel Nominees:

Mary Louise Ashbourne Cecil Louis Terry McAuliffe

Madeleine McDowell Susan Sheerin Sneyd

B. Community Museum Management Boards

Colborne Lodge / Mackenzie House / Spadina Museum Management Board Nominees:

Andrea Bowker Jennifer Duke Maxanne Exer Darlene Hall D.L. Hedger

Ian McNeil Loretta Ryan Helen Skinner James Thompson

Collections and Conservation Management Board Nominees:

Geoffrey E. Geduld

Sherri Helwig

Deborah Hudson

Betty Stein

Fort York Museum Management Board Nominees:

William W. Barrett George W. Beal Richard W. Dodds Michael H. Gedz Ross T. Henderson Vladimir Pilar

James Purdon Brett Snider to represent Friends of Fort York Peter Twist to represent Friends of Fort York

Gibson House / Zion Schoolhouse Museum Management Board Nominees:

Gillian Elias Wilf Neidhardt Basil Stevens Yvonne Verberg Frank Whilsmith

Lorraine O'Byrne to represent Black Creek Pioneer Village Jane Saunders to represent North York Historical Society

Montgomery's Inn Museum Management Board Nominees:

Jill Donaldson

Wendy L. Gamble

Earl Jarvis

Gretchen Greene O'Brien

The Pier Museum Management Board Nominees:

John W. B. Coulter Peter B. Edwards Mike Filey Kenneth J. Inglis Lynne Kurylo

Christopher Makuch Jeanette McPherson Robert Mifflin Peter Van Buskirk

Scarborough Historical Museum Management Board Nominees:

Richard Ashok Coutinho Grace Kelsey Walter Liu

Carolyn Lockett Paul J. Von Zuben

Todmorden Mills Museum Management Board Nominees:

Norman Crone George Hain Nola McConnan Terrance Russell

Colin Vollick Spiro Vrontos Terry Willis

York Museum Management Board Nominees:

Eugene Miller Ellen Mitchell Wilbert G. Thomas

Bernard J. Thompson Bud Migory Tina Laruccia

C. Heritage Toronto Nominees:

S. Nina Dhar

William Greer

Lawrence L. Herman

Marion Joppe

Margaret McCaffery

David Raymont

E. Ann Rowan

Robert Stacey

John E. Twomey

Ron Williamson

Attachment 3

Review Panels For Citizen Applications To Serve On Heritage Boards

Three review panels were established to consider citizen applications to serve on the various heritage boards and panels, conduct interviews and bring forward recommendations. These included the Chairs of existing heritage committees, museums boards and LACACs. They also included a number of external experts in the heritage field. Staff of the Culture Office provided administrative support to the process and participated in an advisory capacity.

The following people participated in the panels:

Panel to Review Applications for the Toronto Preservation Board and LACAC Panels:

Earl Jarvis, Etobicoke Historical Board

Eric Shapero, North York Heritage Committee

John Carter, East York LACAC
Mary Louise Ashbourne, York LACAC

Rick Schofield, Scarborough LACAC

Jon Harstone, Heritage Toronto

Terry Russell, Toronto Historical Association

Edna Hudson, Toronto Region Architectural Conservancy

Dorothy Duncan, The Ontario Historical Society

Panel to Review Applications for the Community Museum Management Boards:

Carole Stimmell, Heritage Toronto

Rick Schofield, Scarborough Historical Museum

Earl Jarvis, Etobicoke Historical Board

Colin Vollick, Todmorden Mills Museum Board

Bernard Thompson, York Museum

Lorraine O'Byrne, North York Heritage Committee

Joe Gill, Friends of Fort York

George Beal, Heritage Toronto

Philip Goldsmith, The Ontario Historical Society

Sarah Holland, The Ontario Museums Association

Marty Brent, Black Creek Pioneer Village

Panel to Review Applications for Heritage Toronto:

Marion Joppe, New Heritage Toronto Working Group

George Beal, representing Museums Review Panel

Carole Stimmell, representing Museums Review Panel

Earl Jarvis, representing Preservation Review Panel

Terry Russell, representing Preservation Review Panel