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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/13/2011 - Museums Bayham MUSEUMS BAYHAM Minutes of July 13, 2011 Meeting Bayham Municipal Office, Straffordville, Ontario Present: Chair-Bev Hickey, Vice Chair- Chuck Buchanan, Secretary- Lynn Acre, Ray Maddox, Jean Woon, Anna Schafer. Regrets: Cheryl Peters, Mat Schafer, Brian Masschaele, Ron Bradfield, Councillor Tom Southwick 1. CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm 2. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST: None 3. AGENDA: It was moved by R.Maddox and seconded by C.Buchanan that the agenda be approved. Motion Carried. 4. MINUTES: It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by R.Maddox that the minutes of the June 15, 2011 meeting be approved as written. Motion Carried. 5. CORRESPONDENCE: i) A letter from Donna Bradfield of Pt.Rowan requesting a tour of the Marine Museum & Lighthouse on Sat. Sept. 10 from 1:30 —4:00pm. B.Hickey and C.Buchanan agreed to volunteer that day. 6. REPORTS: A) Marine Museum Report: Summer Students have submitted a monthly report. Attendance has been good at the lighthouse. It was noted that next year a shelter should be provided for the summer staff during outdoor Canada Day activities. This year's summer students appear to be doing an excellent job. B) Edison Museum Report: Summer students have submitted a monthly report. It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by R.Maddox that we accept the monthly reports from both museums. Motion Carried. C) Historical Society Report: R.Maddox reported that the Historical Society received $1500 from the Municipality to repair& beautify Bayham's many inactive cemeteries. So far they have purchased 50 steel posts and a weed eater. They hope to repair some broken headstones if time permits. Museums Bayham July 13, 2011 2 D) Barn Quilt Report: C.Buchanan reported that he has been attending weekly meetings held all across the county. They have 36 possible barn quilt sites from which 30 will be chosen. The next step will be to interview the property owners of the sites and to develop official agreements for each. Unfortunately there are only 3 potential sites in Bayham. The Sand Plains grant has been approved and is in the bank. E) New Edison Building Committee: J.Woon spoke to an engineer who advises that an official report/study is not necessary. His opinion is that the pack barn that has been offered for our use is not suitable for museum quality. H.Teall has advised the owner of the barn. H. Teall also contacted Steelway who advise that they can supply a 40' X 80' steel building complete with insulation for $80,000. This building would be bolted onto a cement pad. J.Woon plans to contact a Norfolk cement company who may be interested in donating to our project. J.Woon and H.Teall measured the existing building site and believe that there is lots of room to place the building facing the road. R.Maddox expressed concern that we may not have sufficient storage space with a 40' X 80' building. J.Woon will continue discussions with Steelway to pursue possible sizes and costs. 7.MATTERS OUT OF THE MINUTES: a) Edison Museum Painting: Mr. McCord has completed the painting. E.Mathews will refasten the supports under the eaves next week. b) Edison Museum Open Flag: C.Buchanan fastened the flag onto the corner of the building facing Snow Street. c) Edison Museum Brick Work Repair: The work is scheduled to begin this week. d) Railway Museum artefacts: The chairman brought 2 metal lanterns and 4 framed sketches of ships for the committee's examination. It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by C.Buchanan that we accept the 4 sketches of ships to our collection. However acceptance of the 2 metal lanterns will be put on hold until further research confirms their appropriateness to our collection. Motion Carried. The students will be asked to photograph the lanterns and then do an on-line search to determine marine significance. e) Oxford Rifles Shoulder patch storage: C.Buchanan will seek additional quote from Tillsonburg Glass for a clear acrylic case 18" X 15" X 12" high. f) Lifeboat Repairs: No quotes available yet. g) Aylmer District Museum donation acknowledgement: L.Acre reported sending a letter to Aylmer Museum acknowledging acceptance of their donation of Port Burwell postcards. Museums Bayham Jthre— ir 2011 3 h) Carpenter Ants at Lighthouse: C.Buchanan reported that"Raid" was sprayed all around the concrete base of the lighthouse and the problem seems to have dissipated. 7. NEW BUSINESS: a) Resignation: The chairman read a written letter of resignation from 20-year member Cheryl Peters. It was moved by R.Maddox and seconded by C.Buchanan that we accept, with deep regret, the resignation of C.Peters. Motion Carried. The chairman volunteered to send a written letter of appreciation to C.Peters. It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by L.Acre that we request Bayham council to prepare a certificate of appreciation to Cheryl Peters for her 20 years service on Museums Bayham. Motion Carried. b) Wind Interpretive Centre: It was moved by J.Woon and seconded by A.Schafer that we request confirmation from Bayham on whether or not the Wind Interpretive Centre falls under Museums Bayhams' responsibility and budget. Motion Carried. c) Health & Safety Issue at Lighthouse: Prompted by a visit to the lighthouse from B.Masschaele, the committee discussed how we might mitigate safety concerns to tourists who climb up the lighthouse. It was decided to defer this issue until next month. d) Internal Cleaning of Lighthouse: It was decided that power- washing the inside of the lighthouse would not be good for the exposed wood and might ultimately compromise the 20-year warranty on the exterior seal. e) Computers at Lighthouse: It was noted that the County's student has a computer in the lighthouse that is not accessible to our students on the weekends when the county students are not there. They don't have the password to unlock it. 9. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday August 10, 2011 at 7:00 pm Municipal office. 10. ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by R.Maddox and seconded by L.Acre that the meeting be adjourned at 8:37 pm. i4.t 4f / 4 Chairm Secretary