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Minutes of August 10, 2011 Meeting
Bayham Municipal Office, Straffordville, Ontario
Present: Chair-Bev Hickey, Vice Chair- Chuck Buchanan, Secretary- Lynn Acre,
Ray Maddox, Brian Masschaele, Ron Bradfield
Regrets: Jean Woon, Anna Schafer, Mat Schafer, Councillor Tom Southwick
1. CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm
2. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST: None
3. AGENDA: It was moved by R. Bradfield and seconded by B.Masschaele that the
agenda be approved. Motion Carried.
4. MINUTES: It was moved by L.Acre and seconded by C.Buchanan
that the minutes of the July 13, 2011 meeting be approved as written. Motion
Carried.
5. CORRESPONDENCE:
i) An email from former member C.Peters giving an update on her health status.
ii) An email from Periscope Playhouse: requesting donation for car rally
fundraiser. It was moved by R.Maddox and seconded by B.Masschaele that we
donate a family admission to both our museums. Motion Carried.
6. REPORTS:
A) Marine Museum Report: Summer Students have submitted a monthly
report. Due to visitor trends, we will change our Sunday hours of
operation to 10:00 am— 5:30 pm. B.Hickey volunteered to build a portable
wheelchair ramp for the museum door. In regards to non-paying visitors
using the washroom at the museum, it was decided to allow it for now as it
is good for public relations. We have confirmed with the Village of
Pt.Rowan that they may have a free tour of the Marine Museum &
Lighthouse for 40-50 adults on Sept.10, 2011 between 1:30 —4:00 pm
during their Road Rally. Also the Aylmer Express has organized a bicycle
Road Rally of 3 Lake Erie ports on Aug.20, 2011 and they have requested •
free tours of the museum & lighthouse. B.Hickey and C.Buchanan
volunteered to assist with the tour. Ontario Hydro as part of an
improvement program has changed all of the lights in the museum.
However, this has resulted in 8 repairs to the fixture ends ($500 + ) and
the destruction of our former UV filtration system, which will now have to
be restored at further cost to our budget. It was suggested that better
communication between the municipal staff and this committee could
have prevented this damage and expense.
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B) Edison Museum Report: Summer students have submitted a monthly
report. There continues to be concern over dirty windows in the second
story. L.Millard has acquired one quote to replace 2 broken window
blinds from Verne's Carpet. It was moved by R.Bradfield and seconded by
C.Buchanan that the Chair would seek an additional quote from Aylmer
Glass & Mirror and then choose the lowest price for the replacement
blinds. Motion Carried.
D) Barn Quilt Report: Bayham Council has authorized the use of the
Pt.Burwell Public Works building to work on our barn quilt block.
C.Buchanan passed around a printed design for a nautical rose quilt block.
It was moved by R.Maddox and seconded by C.Buchanan that instead of
mounting the nautical rose quilt on the side of the Marine Museum
building, it be erected on posts between the lighthouse and the shed.
Motion Carried. The landowner, R.Bradfield approves of this location.
E) New Edison Building Committee: No report.
7.MATTERS OUT OF THE MINUTES:
a) Health & Safety Issue at Lighthouse: Bayham's CBO has examined the
lighthouse and is considering adding a safety gate at the top of ladder. It was
suggested to increase the size of our existing sign "Use at Your Own Risk" It was
noted that there have been no reported falls inside the lighthouse since 1986.
b) Certificate of Appreciation for C.Peters: Bayham Council has determined that
they will recognize her efforts at the annual Volunteer Appreciation event in
November.
c) Edison Museum Brick Work Repair: Mr. Dancy did a very good job at repairing
bricks however he discovered that more work was needed than originally quoted on
resulting in the final invoice being $500 more than anticipated. Mr. Dancy also noted
that the north wall of the building is very weak and in jeopardy of caving in. His verbal
quote to repair is $40,000. Chairman has requested that Bayham's CBO do inspection
to comment on this diagnosis.
d) Railway Museum artefacts: The students have photographed the metal lanterns
and have electronically sent them to a museum near the Ridout Canal to determine
if they have any marine significance.
e) Oxford Rifles Shoulder patch storage: A clear acrylic case 18" X 15" X 12"
high has been purchased and shoulder patches are now safely enclosed.
C.Buchanan volunteered to build a base for the case during the winter season.
f) Lifeboat Repairs: No quotes available yet as Nathan Dawley very busy.
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7. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Wind Interpretive Centre: R.Maddox noted that the grounds
and parking lot of the Wind Interpretive Centre are not being
maintained and also that the inside of the building has a musty
odour.
b) Artefact Donation from Linda Hoffman: A 1945 Brantford
newspaper article announcing the surrender of Japan plus a rusty
Canadian army helmet have been offered to our museums. Since
neither of these items has any direct connection to Bayham, nor
is it our mandate to collect military items, and since the donor
does not want either artefact returned, it was decided that the
newspaper article be offered to the Brantford Military Museum
and the helmet offered to Tillsonburg historian Parker James.
c) Strategic Plan Discussion: It was acknowledged by members
that a serious discussion needs to happen in the near future to
discuss our relationship with the Elgin Military Museum and
their Ojibwa project and how it relates to our future fundraising
efforts and possible collections management. Should we repair
our existing Edison Museum brickwork, or continue with a
scaled-back version for a new building?
d) Brochures: Should we be ordering brochures for 2012 season
while budget allows?
e) Website: It was moved by B.Masschaele and seconded by
R.Bradfield that the old "docket version" of our Museums
Bayham website be terminated immediately to avoid confusion
with new website. Motion Carried. B.Masschaele volunteered
see County IT about this decision.
0 EON Meeting: B.Hickey& C.Buchanan will attend the Sept.1
EON meeting in St. Mary's.
9. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday September 14, 2011 at 7:00 pm Municipal office.
10. ADJOURNMENT: It was moved by R.Bradfield and seconded by L.Acre that the
meeting be adjourned at 9:20 pm.
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