That, the following actions be taken with respect to the 5th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage:
a) on the recommendation of the Director of Development Services, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the application made under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act to construct a new high-rise building on the property located at 131 King Street, within the Downtown Heritage Conservation District, BE PERMITTED as proposed in the drawings appended to the staff report dated April 10, 2019, subject to the following terms and conditions:
i) the Heritage Planner be circulated on the applicant’s Building Permit application drawings to verify compliance with the submitted design prior to issuance of the Building Permit; and,
ii) the Heritage Alteration Permit be displayed in a location visible from the street until the work is completed;
it being noted that presentations from L. Dent, Heritage Planner and T. Dingman appended to the 5th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, with respect to this matter, were received;
b) the following actions be taken with respect to the One River Master Plan Environmental Assessment Cultural Heritage Assessment Reports (CHAR):
i) A. Rammeloo, Division Manager, Engineering, BE ADVISED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) supports the conclusions of the CHAR for the Springbank Dam and “Back to the River” Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, dated April 2, 2019, from Golder Associates Ltd.; it being noted that the LACH prefers Alternative 2, partial dam removal; and,
ii) A. Rammeloo, Division Manager, Engineering, BE ADVISED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) supports the conclusions of the CHAR for the Forks Area and “Back to the River” Schedule B Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, dated April 2, 2019, from Golder Associates Ltd.; it being noted that the LACH does not support Alternatives 1 and 3 and, instead, prefers vegetated terracing for the area;
it being noted that a presentation from A. Rammeloo, Division Manager, Engineering, and a verbal delegation from C. Butler, appended to the 5th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, with respect to this matter, were received;
c) K. Killen, Senior Planner, BE ADVISED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) is supportive of the Draft Old East Village Dundas Street Corridor Secondary Plan, dated February 2019; it being noted that the LACH supports a stronger approach to mandatory ground floor active uses being considered along the entire stretch of Dundas Street; it being further noted that the presentation from K. Killen, Senior Planner, appended to the 5th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, with respect to this matter, was received;
d) P. Lupton, Environmental Services Engineer, BE ADVISED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) supports the conclusions of the Cultural Heritage Screening Memo, contained within the Long Term Water Storage Municipal Class Environmental Assessment dated March 26, 2019, from AECOM; it being noted that the LACH supports the preferred alternative of the Springbank Reservoir and that a stage 1-2 archaeological assessment should be done at the location; it being further noted that a presentation from P. Lupton, Environmental Services Engineer, appended to the 5th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, with respect to this matter, was received;
e) on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the following actions be taken with respect to the demolition request for the heritage listed property located at 160 Oxford Street East:
i) the Chief Building Official BE ADVISED that Municipal Council consents to the demolition of the building on this property; and,
ii) the property at 160 Oxford Street East BE REMOVED from the Register (Inventory of Heritage Resources);
it being noted that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage encourages the applicant to maintain the building and vegetation on the above-noted property until a redevelopment plan is submitted;
it being further noted that a presentation from K. Gonyou, Heritage Planner as well as verbal delegations from B. Jones and K. McKeating, appended to the 5th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, with respect to this matter, were received;
f) the revised 2018 London Advisory Committee on Heritage Work Plan Summary appended to the 5th Report of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage, BE FORWARDED to the Municipal Council for their information;
g) the expenditure of $200.00 from the 2019 London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) budget BE APPROVED for M. Whalley to attend the 2019 Ontario Heritage Conference being held May 30 to June 1, 2019; it being noted that the LACH has sufficient funds in its 2019 budget to cover this expense; and,
h) clauses 1.1, 3.1 to 3.4, inclusive, 4.1 and 5.3 BE RECEIVED for information.