ATTENDEES

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, vice-president, Treasurer
• Bill Royds, Director
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Director
• Anne Brandel, Director
• Fred Winters, Director
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 councillor
• Shelley Parlow, Hunt Club Corridor Protection Association
• Peter Foulger, Hunt Club Corridor Protection Association
• Kathy Ablett, Resident
• Kevin Arnold, Resident
• Ted Requard, Resident
• Jan Duncan, The News

KEY ISSUES

The following summarises the issues discussed at the 6 Oct 1997 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

1. Treasurer Alan Asselstine presented a draft report on the 1996-97 Fiscal Year. There was a surplus of $91.43 in operations.
2. City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following:
   • 1998 budget timelines. A timetable of consolation and discussion for the city budget process was presented. The first presentations on Core Services Review and long-term Capital Needs occur this month
   • Citizen’s panel on local governance. At 8 Sep meeting, Greta Hale and Diane Desaulniers were selected as co-chairs of the Panel. A draft workplan and budget needs to approved by each Municipal Council.
   • Hospital closures. A comparison of costs and level of community health care was presented. The Hospital Restructuring Commission has done no planning for the transition from local care to the “Big Box” care of the new Ottawa Hospital, which will be the largest in Canada
   • No Junk Mail program. In June 97, the City initiated a voluntary NO JUNK MAIL program consisting of signs for residents. Stickers can be purchased from the city for $2.00. Contact George Assaf at 244-5300, ext. 3096 for additional information
   • Francophone theatre. Karin a dit “non” à la demande du Théatre Francophone pour une réquête de $250,000. La ville n’a pas d’argent en ce moment.
   • City parkland in Hunt Club. Karin Howard’s office is trying to determine percentage of city parkland west of McCarthy, as compared to east of McCarthy. City only has 1991 census data, 1996 data should be available in near future.
   • Fence on Riverside Drive. Karin has some funds available for construction. (See item below.)
   • Development charges. Karin voted against the re-imposition of development charges. A suggestion was made that development charges should be are specific, especially to favor downtown intensification at expense of urban sprawl.
   • Heritage buildings on Sparks Street. Karin opposed use as a parking lot while buildings remain. If buildings are removed she would reconsider
   • For city-related issues, call Karin Howard.
3. Airport Parkway ramps. A request by the city to appoint a member to a Bronson-Airport Parkway review panel was mailed on Sept. 22
   • Moved by B. Royds, seconded by A. Brandel, that Fred McLennan and alternate Alan Asselstine be HCCO representatives on this panel
     Carried.
   • For more information, call Wendy Stewart.
4. Stop signs at intersection of Cahill and Twyfold.
   • City traffic engineers recommend that this intersection have 3 way stop signs to prevent accidents for drivers on Twyford turning onto Cahill. The intersection is at a curve on Cahill and motorists on Twyford have limited visibility for turning. There is also a city park near that intersection and many children cross Cahill at that point.
   • Moved by B. Royds, seconded by A. Brandel, that the HCCO support this if desired by adjacent residents. Carried.
   • Hunt Club Neighbourhood Plan update:
   • PAC met on September 25 to discuss draft Existing Conditions Report.
   • New head of study is planner Bob Spicer. Concern raised that minutes and notifications of meetings are inadequate. Members are not sure who are the members of PAC
   • Karin Howard reported that City Planners have prepared a delineation of the McCarthy Woods and southern corridors boundaries but are not ready to release it.
   • Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Ted Requard, that the HCCO request Councillor Karin Howard to ask Commissioner of Planning to release draft report entitled Boundary Delineation of the McCarthy Woods ESA to members of the PAC on the Hunt Club Neighbourhood Plan by end of October and to provide a list of all members of PAC and their voting status by the same time. Carried.
   • The PAC recommended a safety audit be performed. Moved by Bill Royds, seconded by Shelly Parlow, that the HCCO support a safety audit by the PAC and city. Carried.
   • Another public meeting is scheduled for the fall 97.
   • Plan is scheduled for completion in summer 98.
   • For more information, contact Bob Spicer.
5. Sound barriers at Hackett Pond and Riverside Dr. Residents of Hackett Drive are exposed to excessive noise from Riverside Drive and the Hackett Pond is suffering from salt pollution from road runoff. Moved by Ted Requard, seconded by Fred Winters, that the city be requested to build sound barriers (3m high) between Riverside Dr. and Hackett Pond. Carried.
6. Rink at Owl Drive. Although there is less available money for rink operation, the HCCO felt it was a worthwhile operation. Moved by F. Winters, seconded by F. McLennan, that the HCCO operate a rink at Owl Drive park for the 1997-98 winter season.
   Carried.
7. Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the HCCO:
   • Planned for Wed 29 Oct.
   • Moved by B. Royds, seconded by F McLennan, that HCCO host and all-candidates meeting in conjunction with AGM. Carried.
8. Next HCCO meeting to be held Mon 3 Nov 97 at 7:30pm at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

ATTENDEES

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President, Treasurer
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Bill Royds, Director
• Art Miskew, Director
• Nancy Seaby, Director
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Director
• Anne Brandel, Director
• Warren Munroe, Director
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 councillor
• Rob Staples, representing new neighborhoods west of Riverside Dr.
• Peter Foulger, Hunt Club Corridor Protection Association
• Shelley Parlow, Hunt Club Corridor Protection Association
• Rob McCulloch, Ottawa Cycling Group
• Jan Duncan, The News

KEY ISSUES

The following summarizes the issues discussed at the 8 Sep 97 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

1. Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, submitted a report on the following:
   • Truck route on Walkley Road. Region is investigating removing Walkley Rd. from the Regional truck network; however, any decision will not take place before a thorough study has been made of the entire regional trunk network. This study should begin early in 1998. In early Sep, Council will vote whether to raise fines for heavy truck use of non-truck roads from $80 to $150.
   • Police Services Board agreed to review their false alarm registration policy, after receiving public feedback during a meeting in July. Police will continue to respond to all calls regardless until an amended policy has been approved. The registration fee could become a one-time, rather than a yearly, cost. Indicate to Wendy’s office if you wish to be notified when the amended policy goes out for public consultation. Yearly cost of policing false alarms is $2.3-2.5M.
   • Data collected by the Region show that the new speed limits along Hunt Club Road have not changed traffic speeds significantly, but has increased the driver compliance rate, meaning the drivers need to worry less about whether they exceed the speed limit.
   • On 31 Aug, fall service for OC Transpo goes into effect on most bus routes. No changes are planned for Hunt Club residents. Regional Transit Advisory Committee has appointed 2 reps from River Ward to advice the Region re public concerns. Wendy plans to bring these reps to a future HCCO meeting.
   • New reponsibilities at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO). At the annual conference in Aug, Wendy was elected as VP of AMO and to chair the Environmental Committee. She also continues to participate in the Transition Team to advise the Province on responsibilities the Province is downloading to municipalities starting 1 Jan 98. One concern is funding for social housing and Bill 136. Another concern highlights the differences between how the Province and the municipalities track their dollars; the different accounting practices result in confusion and apparent contradictions in their financial reports to the public. Region wants to ensure a seamless (without impact on public) transition of services and a protection of property tax levels into the future.
   • Speeding on Riverside Dr. (see below).
   • Delay in the construction of the Airport Parkway ramps (see below).
   • Call Wendy’s office for more information.
2. City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following:
   • City held the decision on the construction of 2-storey addition to an existing building at 280 Hunt Club Rd. until 8 Sep in order to obtain community feedback. HCCO approved the decision to allow construction.
   • Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC) expansion. City, in coordination with Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan effort, has completed an existing conditions review of the HCRCC. Review will be presented to the Plan Public Advisory Council (PAC) at their next meeting on 24 Sep 97. Final recommendations scheduled for Spring 98.
   • Mooney’s Bay Ward has a local 13-member council. The successful implementation of this council depends on the principles it adopts and the way in which it presents its role to the public, the City, the Region, and the Province. The council requires public support and majority approval from all 3 government levels before it can be implemented. If it fails to be implemented, the Province will step in.
   • Hospital closures. Karin wants to maintain basic services until future time when these hospitals will be needed again.
   • Women firefighters. The process for hiring firefighters seems to be flawed in favor of hiring men over women, and will need to be looked at and changed.
   • Impact on City finances due to Provincial government cutbacks indicate a $250 shortfall per household per year for education.
   • For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.
3. Fighting the effects of cars speeding on Riverside Dr.:
   • Meeting was held in August with reps from community to review ways of changing the speed zoning on Riverside Dr. just north of Hunt Club Road to 70-80 kph to enable region to reduce the speed limit around Mooney’s Bay to 60 kph.
   • The increase in speed will make the limit correspond to the speed cars actually drive with along that stretch, and therefore will not contribute to raising the noise level due to traffic.
   • Region is continuing to investigate ways to minimize noise in the vicinity of Hackett Pond.
   • Region plans to implement the changed speed zoning once timing and other details are confirmed.
   • For more information, contact Wendy Stewart.
4. Airport Parkway ramps:
   • Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy, Environmental Assessment Branch has directed the RMOC to complete the Schedule B screening process by filing the project information for public review for 30 days before beginning work on the project. This delays the beginning of work by at least 30 days.
   • The Glebe Report local newspaper, 12 Sep issue, printed articles commenting on this process. The articles, supplemented by letters from residents, indicate an increasing awareness that the ramps are but one component of a two-component concern: the twinning of the Airport parkway being the other component.
   • The City Centre Coalition is holding a public meeting on the ramp component 8pm Thu 25 Sep at the Glebe Community Centre.
   • For more information, call Wendy Stewart.
5. Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan update:
   • Bob Spicer, Senior Planner for City Planning Branch, has become the new City representative and chair of the PAC.
   • Next PAC meeting scheduled for 7:30pm Wed 24 Sep at the HCRCC.
   • Existing Conditions Report, summarizing the public input resulting from the open house on 28 May at the Holy Family Public School, is now available for review and will be discussed that the next PAC meeting on 24 Sep.
   • For more information, contact Bob Spicer.
6. Hunt Club Corridor Protection Association (HCCPA):
   • Peter Foulger and Shelley Parlow introduced the organization, which has appr. 72 members, with 263 names signed in support, and its objectives.
   • The HCCPA is to meet at 7:30pm on Tue 9 Sep at the HCRCC.
   • The best time to lobby for the protection of the southern corridor is prior to elections, which are to be held in Nov 97. The City will be voting on their Z2020 zoning bylaw after the elections. Z2020 as it is proposed will continue to maintain the current zoning (only the code representations will change) for the southern corridor. Current zoning divides the corridor horizontally into a light industrial zone in the north and a public use zone in the south.
   • The difference from previous zoning, however, is that all parties have agreed to protect McCarthy Woods.
   • Value of southern corridor from McCarthy Woods to Riverside Dr. is estimated at about $7.5M. This is the amount of money the federal Treasury Board might get if the NCC sold the land to developers.
   • Question was raised that, should the NCC decide to sell, would it not be required by law to offer the land to the original owners first, because this land was originally expropriated by the NCC.
   • Local residents in the area west of McCarthy Rd. find the HCRCC and associated open areas too far to access conveniently and require a park/open space closer to home.
   • Some question about boundaries of the corridor lands: when will the City survey the area; does the NCC have surveys and, if so, why does the City need to wait for a survey to take place? City said it was waiting for the Natural and Open Spaces Study (NOSS) to complete its task before purchasing ESAs; however the southern corridor is not identified as an ESA.
   • If McCarthy Woods is isolated from flow of animals and vegetation, it will die and we could lose it as a viable environmental area.
   • Can’t freeze development without freezing population; therefore, some compromise will have to be made: better planning to preserve existing natural assets and redevelop “brown” spaces in the already urbanized lands.
   • NCC wants to preserve natural strip along northern boundary of corridor (under hydro wires and by CNN railway tracks), rather than southern boundary beside Hunt Club residents.
   • Call Peter Foulger for more information.
7. Hunt Club Community web site:
   • Members were shown a new community-oriented website, on a notebook computer.
   • HCCO moved and voted to support the establishment of a community website by donating $100 to Carleton Freenet.
   • Call Peter Vasdi for more information.
8. Regional police propose to support a community justice system to enable members of the community deal with offenders:
   • Would allow offenders who live in the area and commit crimes in the area to serve minor sentences in the area doing community-related work. This could help reintegrate such offenders into the society they know. Offenders must agree to serve in this manner and would be judged by an inner circle of trained community members.
   • Some 4 members of our community have volunteers; the program needs about 2 more.
   • Orientation meeting will be held for people interested in establishing this service, at 7pm Wed 17 Sep at South-East Ottawa Centre, 1743 St. Laurent Blvd, Suite 225.
   • Call Anne Brandel for more information.
9. Building more bicycle pathways in area
   • Current cycling plan is 3 years old and due for an update.
   • Ottawa Cycling Group needs community feedback on where such paths should go and in what form.
   • West side of McCarthy Rd. by HCRCC was pointed out as a potential cycle route; however, cars park there now. HCCO moved and voted to support a bicycle pathway there, separated from regular traffic by lines painted on the road. City could put up signs first, then paint the road.
   • One member recommended that 12% of the City transportation budget go to supporting bicycles because 12% of residents use bicycles.
   • The City received 200 signatures through the Girl Guides supporting the construction of a sidewalk along the west side of McCarthy Rd.
   • Call Rob McCulloch or Alan Asselstine for more information.
10. Other issues:
    • Moved and voted to organize an all-candidates meeting, together with Riverside Park. Alan Asselstine volunteered to coordinate the effort.
    • Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the HCCO to be scheduled.
11. Next HCCO meeting to be held Mon 6 Oct 97 at 7:30 p.m. at the HCRCC at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome.
12. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

ATTENDEES

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President, Treasurer
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Bill Royds, Director
• Art Miskew, Director
• Nancy Seaby, Director
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Director
• Anne Brandel, Director
• Warren Munroe, Director
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 councillor
• Jan Duncan, The News

KEY ISSUES

The following summarizes the issues discussed at the 9 Jun 97 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

1. Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, submitted a report on the following:
   • Water quality in Mooney’s Bay. Ministry of Health recommends that Mooney’s Bay be open for swimming in 1997 without restrictions. Water quality is being monitored daily.
   • Recycling results for blue box program. Recycled material collected in Mar 97 has increased by 43% over what was collected a year before in Mar 96. This increase both indicates that residents are reducing the amount of regular garbage they put out, and also increases the revenues generated from sale of products produced from the recycled materials.
   • Open house at Central Experimental Farm to be held 10am-4pm Sat 21 Jun in the K.W. Neatby Bldg. Hosted by Eastern Ontario Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre. Feature presentations include gene technologies, new wheat varieties, soils, insects. Admission is free.
   • OC Transpo wins North American 1996 safety record competition between some 100 companies with 600+ busses. Bus driver Barry Adair flew to Miami to pick up the award on OC’s behalf.
   • RMOC recognized for excellence in financial reporting. The Gov. Finance Officers Assoc. of the US and Canada has given its Canadian award for financial reporting to the Region based on its annual report for fiscal 1996.
   • Draft Regional Official Plan and Water and Wastewater Master Plans (see below).
   • Delay in the construction of the Airport Parkway ramps (see below).
   • Speeding on Riverside Dr. (see below).
   • New environmental awareness campaign (see below).
   • Call Wendy’s office for more information.
2. City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following:
   • 1997 property tax payment changes. May and June 1997 property tax payments to City are still to be combined into one payment due 30 May 97. It would cost $350,000 to change these back into 2 payments again. However, Karin has lobbied for and obtained a reduction in the interest rate for late payments from 15% to 6% for those who submit this request in writing to the City treasurer. Interest rate is normally 15%; however, taxpayers can register themselves for the monthly payment plan at any time to reduce the interest payable to 6% per year.
   • Mayor’s day celebration for senior citizens. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are to attend (from 4:30-5pm) a Canada Day senior citizen birthday celebration held at 2:30-7pm 1 Jul at Lansdowne Park’s Aberdeen Pavilion. A limited number of tickets have been reserved for couples celebrating their 50th anniversary. The royal couple, also celebrating their 50th, intend to meet their Ottawa senior counterparts. For more information, call Lite 101.1 CFMO weekdays from 9am-5pm.
   • Bookmobile services to Hunt Club will continue.
   • City hall has acquired a bilingual registration system available from a newly installed workstation at the Client Service Centre. General public can visit the centre and make use of this system to do business name registration, obtain retail sales tax vendor permits, employer health tax, health tax for the self-employed, and worker’s compensation. Available times are 8:30am-4:30pm.
   • Warning that homeowners are being pressured by unscrupulous tree “experts” into unnecessarily removing or extensively pruning trees on their property. Senior citizens should be skeptical of anyone approaching them in this regard. Free estimates and advice are available from official arborist services (listed under TREE in the yellow pages).
   • Vandalism statistics. Total cost of vandalism for Mooney’s Bay Ward for 1996 was $39,577.43, and targeted areas included: the fire station on McCarthy Rd., Clifford Bowey Pool, Hunt Club Community Centre.
   • Topless swimming. In spite of everything else going on, this issue has resulted in the greatest community feedback to City Hall. Of some 80 calls to Karin, only 2 supported toplessness. The general concensus of the HCCO directors at the meeting was that public excitement would shrink with time. One comment was that: “Some bodies are temples, but others are parking lots”. Criminal code specifies that “nude” is anything that offends morality.
   • Road repair backlog as of 12 May will result in 858 road repair sites (usually involving road blockages) before mid-Aug 97.
   • Security check policy. Official City-approved organizations are now required to develop a security check policy when recruiting staff and volunteers. City has a resource booklet and 1-hour presentation with useful information. Two information sessions will be held 6:30-8:30pm: one on Tue 10 June at McNabb Community Centre, 180 Percy St.; and on Wed 18 Jun at Routhier Community Centre, 172 Guiges St. To register, contact Audrey Laidlaw.
   • Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan open house held 28 May (see below).
   • Hunt Club Airport Parkway environmental assessment (see below).
   • New zoning bylaw (see “Saving the green corridor…” below).
   • 1998 budget process has begun and could effect many City services (see below).
   • For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.
3. Airport Parkway ramps:
   • The debate and decision on whether to go ahead with constructing the ramps (at least for this year (summary-fall 1997)) is going to Regional Council on Wed 11 Jun.
   • HCCO passed a motion and voted unanimously to draft a (second) correspondence to encourage the construction of the ramps, without further delay. Assumptions and reasons are:
     • Existing traffic still ends up on Bronson Ave., between Carleton U and Carling Ave during rush hours. Better access for the southern communities simply means that traffic south of Careton U will no longer need to route itself through residential communities.
     • Existing Hunt Club Riverside traffic study recommended the ramps as a solution to their traffic problems.
     • If south urban areas expand or are built, they will have access to the Parkway as currently configured, and traffic will increase regardless of whether ramps are constructed or not. The current system penalizes residents of Hunt Club who are already (and have been for the last 10 years) commuting downtown.
   • Bill Royds recommended that the Region consider reconstructing the accessways where the Parkway meets Riverside to improve traffic flow between the two roads. This improved accessway might siphon cars from Bronson Ave.
   • City has returned its comments on the Regional environmental assessment in a letter titled Hunt Club Road/Airport Parkway Environmental Assessment Document, dated 22 Apr 97.
   • Bob Ridley has presented a report (Max Group report available from Wendy) to the Region that looks at downstream affect. The report indicates that the day after the Parkway ramps are open, the Parkway will be full; however, the 200 additional cars will be the same as those now using other means to get downtown, and will not impact on the traffic load on Bronson Ave. north of the bridge. Twinning the Parkway later will create more traffic; however, the traffic increase will be from cars getting on at Lester Road, accessing the Parkway from farther south than Hunt Club (which they can do, and do, right now).
   • HCCO also passed a motion, and voted to communicate with neighboring communities to research ways of meeting both their and Hunt Club’s traffic requirements.
   • Region has approved an additional $50,000 to enhance the landscape at Plante and Bankview in order to minimize noise levels caused by Parkway traffic.
   • Councillor Stewart is investigating noise mitigation in the area of Ramsgate Private, and Plante and Cromwell.
   • Old Ottawa South Community Assoc (OSCA) agrees with a need to resolve traffic issues, but objects to the haste with which this ramp construction project (and other Parkway-related enhancements) is proceeding. OSCA recommends more study.
   • The Centretown Citizens Community Association recommends that the $3.5M budget reserved for the ramps be rerouted to improving cycling pathways and the N-S transit system, or at least that these alternatives be studied.
   • Current status of voting at the Region:
     • “Consider”, rather than “approve” the recommended ramp design.
     • Include cycling route signs.
     • Not defer decisions until further traffic implications on other neighborhoods can be studied.
     • Consult with residential communities backing onto the Parkway re enhanced landscaping to decrease noise levels.
   • For more information, call Wendy Stewart.
4. Fighting the effects of cars speeding on Riverside Dr.:
   • Based on the Ontario Manual of Traffic Control Devices, which the Region follows, in order to erect signs warning motorists they are entering a residential area and must reduce speed, the reduction in speed must be 20 km or more; therefore, in order to reduce the speed limit to 50 km around Mooney’s Bay, the speed limit between the railway overpass (at Hunt Club) and Hunt Club Rd. would need to be raised to 70 km.
   • A report about these signs will be completed soon and then circulated to those interested or who have attended public meetings.
   • Region is investigating ways to minimize noise in the vicinity of Hackett Pond.
   • Region is researching electronic radar systems that can detect and display (to drivers) cars speeds they are going with along Riverside.
   • For more information, contact Wendy Stewart.
5. Regional Official Plan, and Water and Wastewater Master Plans:
   • More than 350 groups, agencies, and individuals have submitted written comment on the draft.
   • Debate on these plans will take place on 12, 13, and 16 Jun, with final revisions going to Regional Council for approval on 9 July.
   • Region still welcomes any further comment from the community.
   • For more information, contact Wendy Stewart.
6. New environmental awareness campaign:
   • Wendy Stewart is now Chair of Conservation Ontario, a new partnership between 38 Ontario conservation authorities.
   • Dofasco has established a long-term partnership with Conservation Ontario.
   • Dofasco is donating over $1M to pay for the cost of showing Ontarians the work the Conservation Authorities have been performing in their watersheds for the past 50 years.
   • Authorities currently protect over 340,000 acres of provincial land, including Baxter, Foley Mountain, Perth Wildlife Reserve.
   • This funding will also support community-based efforts in flood plain management, lake stewardship, water quality information.
   • For more information, contact Wendy Stewart.
7. Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan update:
   • City hosted an open house 28 May at Holy Family School.
   • Some 50 people from the community attended, including new residents from west of Riverside Dr.
   • Many interest groups were also represented: NCC, RMOC, HCCPA, HCCO, community centre, the Plan’s Public Advisory Committee (PAC), etc.
   • All concerns voiced by those attending were documented (resulted in some 70 points).
   • Questionnaires were distributed to solicit public feedback and concerns (blank forms available from the RCC).
   • A report on this open house is forthcoming.
   • Another public meeting is scheduled for the fall (97).
   • Plan is scheduled for completion in summer 98.
   • For more information, contact Christine Creighton.
8. 1998 budget process has begun and could effect many City services:
   • On 18 June City council will receive a report on how to obtain and address public input. A core services review will involve surveying 600 residents to find out their priorities re City services. This review will also involve focus groups and key informant interviews.
   • Because of provincial cutbacks, City will need to trim its services to essentials.
   • HCCO suggestions were:
   • License bicycles, which would help trace bicycle theft, as well as to identify bicycles that terrorize pedestrians and disabled people.
   • Per family user fees for those using library services: basic service could be free, but user fee would allow additional services such as reserving books, borrowing CDs, etc.
   • Licensing cats, which is being actively pursued by the City caused mainly by the difficulty in tracing cat owners.
   • Stewardships (such as the one currently for Mooney’s Bay (Chez radio)).
9. Saving the green corridor between McCarthy Woods and the Rideau River:
   • The land corridor between the Rideau River and the Airport Parkway, which is now physically green and empty of development, is owned by NCC in part, by Hydro, and by CN.
   • It is the City (not the Region) that has zoned this land (under the existing bylaw) partly light industrial and partly for public use – the new Z2020 bylaw may change this zoning.
   • Region has designated McCarthy Woods as an environmentally significant area in its new Regional Official Plan, which will protect it from development.
   • City is to debate new zoning designations for this area at 1:15pm Tue 24 Jun at City Hall.
   • The more people who attend that meeting, the better the chance that Hunt Club community interests will be listened to.
   • Need to involve and lobby local councillors both from the City and the Region (Diane Deans, for example).
   • NOSS (Natural and Open Spaces Study (NOSS); Call Deborah Irwin or Sue Costello for more information. Does not include the open areas of the corridor.
   • In order for a natural corridor to effectively allow wildlife movement, it must be at least 300m wide (not 30m).
   • Some compromise may be necessary in order to accommodate population increase within city limits, rather than sacrificing the green belt areas farther south.
   • HCCO motioned, and voted to send letter to City Planning Committee asking for an interim control bylaw to prevent any zoning decisions (at least any that would remove protection from the corridor) until the area can be studied, and until such studies as the Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan are completed.
   • Call Peter Foulger for more information.
10. Other issues:
    • City plans to have paid off its debt by year 2014.
    • Question about who will be hosting regional and municipal election all-candidates’ meeting in the fall (elections due in Nov 97) – either HCCO or The News can host this.
11. Next HCCO meeting to be held Mon 8 Sep 97 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

ATTENDEES

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President, Treasurer
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Art Miskew, Director
• Nancy Seaby, Director
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Director
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 councillor

KEY ISSUES

The following summarizes the issues discussed at the 5 May 97 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

• Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following:

• • – Art exhibit at regional HQ. The exhibit, called “Rebel icons” was found unsuitable for display at HQ and was removed on 30 Apr after 2 days exposure. Region will be reviewing its policy to ensure that future exhibits are checked before installation and display.
  • – Citizen’s panel on council renumeration. A panel of 3 has been selected from the general public (based on those who replied to the newpaper ad) to review the operations of 1st directly elected regional council including compensation. Panel will conduct a hearing open to the general public in Council chambers at 7pm on Tue 13 May. Will report on recommendations by 30 May. Changes to be implemented by time new council is sworn in on 1 Dec 97.
  • – Kidney Foundation of Canada plans to raise funds by offering the following free car towing service to those who want to get rid of unsightly vehicles on their property: a free tow, an income tax receipt for value of scrap or auction. Result will be a cleaner neighborhood and funding for patients suffering from kidney diseases. Call The Kidney Car Program for information.
  • – 33 new regional police officers sworn in: 20 new recruits and 13 with previous police experience.
  • – 4160 Riverside Drive referred to the OMB. Because of noise levels, Airport Authority urges Region to find this land unsuitable for residential use.
  • – Public meeting on Airport Parkway ramps (see below).
  • – New lawn sign campaign for pesticide use (see below).
  • – Who does what between Province and Region (see below).
  • – Clarification of roles and responsibilities re protection of southern corridor (see below).
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.
• City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following:
  • – May and June 1997 property tax payments to City to be combined into one payment due 30 May 97. Karin finds that notifications advertised in papers on 29 Jan, 25 Apr, and 2 May, plus mail notification was not emphatic enough to warn citizens and recommends reducing the interest rate for late payments from 15% to 6% for those who submit this request in writing to the City treasurer. HCCO supports this recommendation.
  • – National Capital air show will close River Road between Limebank and Hunt Club Road on Sat-Sun 10-11 May between 11am and 4:45pm.
  • – Claridge to complete a children’s play area at Kimberwick Cr. (in new development NW of Riverside/Hunt Club Rd.) by 31 Jul 97. Park name to be decided in 1999 based on participation of those using the park and living around it. Claridge Homes is setting aside $3000 for the cost of the sign.
  • – City to develop business plans for several facilities including Carlington Park J. Alph Dulude Complex, Jim Durrell Arena, and Clifford Bowey Pool. These plans will help the City analyze its operations.
  • – Mooney’s Bay Park redevelopment plan. Phase 1 of the park redevelopment plan to be completed for Council consideration by fall 97. Plan is part of Riverside Park’s neighborhood study and has as objective to maximize user enjoyment of park.
  • – Permanent posts – outdoor rinks. Community Services wishes to leave temporary skating rink posts in all year round in order to reduce operational costs. 3 posts are involved at Owl Park. Contact Bryan Tyrer with questions.
  • – Ottawa Public Library in Bell Canada phone book is not listed under “O”, but under “Public Libraries”. Listing of all libraries and services is available from community centers and from library branches.
  • – Young Canada Works Heritage Canada Institutions Program for 1997 (launched in 1996) is offering up to 800 jobs from 8-12 weeks in duration for young Canadians to work in museums, libraries, archives, and other cultural and heritage organizations.
  • – RMOC levy due dates (city resolution). Several documents are available discussing tax reductions/increases due to changing government structure (actual and proposed). Contact Mona Monkman, City Treasurer for more information.
  • – Mooney’s Bay ward council (see below).
  • – Natural and Open Spaces Study (NOSS) (see below)
• For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.
• Airport Parkway ramps:
  • -Tradeoff between local residents’ concerns and siphoning north-south traffic off local roads and onto the Parkway.
  • – Residents backing onto Parkway met with Region at 30 Apr meeting (2nd public meeting re the Parkway ramps). Residents did not oppose the ramps, but expressed concern about noise and increased traffic, and wondered what the Region can do to minimize these effects.
  • – A report on these concerns will be presented to Regional Transportation Committee on 7 May.
  • – Public meeting to be held in 4 weeks to discuss what the Region can do.
  • – HCCO will send Region an official memo reaffirming their support for the access ramps and for implementing suitable privacy and noise attenuation measures.
• Call project manager Neil Stout for more information.
• Region has new lawn sign campaign for pesticide use:
  • – Aimed at local residents who use pesticides and herbicides in their garden.
  • – Region has banned herbicide use on regional lands; however, the benefit of this can be counteracted by private owners, especially those who allow chemical lawn care companies to spray lawns with Killex (2, 4-D), which harms pets and children and causes breathing problems in adults.
  • – Statistics are available that show that the likelihood of contracting leukemia and breast cancer in homes using pesticides is 6 times greater than in homes without.
  • – Region is working on a demo project at 111 Lisgar St., displaying alternative turf management techniques for both sunny and shaded locations.
  • – You can get a lawn sign by donating $3 to the Breast Cancer Action (BCA) Resource Centre. Donations are accepted at Arbour Environmental Shoppe (800 Bank), Mother Tongue Books (1067 Bank), Bonnie’s Natural Food Shop (1500 Bank – Blue Heron Mall), BCA (Billings Bridge).
• For more information, contact the RMOC Health Dept or call the BCA
• Who does what between Province and Region:
  • – Province has accepted most of the recommendations proposed by the Association of Ontario Municipalities (AMO), mainly: has kept social assistance, long-term care.
  • – Region takes over responsibility for social housing.
  • – Region takes only 1/2 of the cost of schooling (total amount $4-5B); however, Province plans to reduce their half of the cost by about $1B. Concern about this reduction having an impact on the quality of education.
  • – Further analysis is required to iron out the details regarding farm tax rebate, rods, bridges, policing, northern communities, etc.
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.
• Clarification of roles and responsibilities re protection of southern green corridor:
  • – There has been some confusion as to who is responsible for what regarding development vs. protection of our green spaces.
  • – The land corridor between the Rideau River and the Airport Parkway, which is now physically green and empty of development, is owned by NCC in part, by Hydro, and by CN.
  • – It is the City (not the Region) that has zoned this land (under the existing bylaw) partly light industrial and partly for public use – the new Z2020 bylaw may change this zoning.
  • – The Regional Plan looks at all areas administered and not protected by the City as one category: “general urban area”.
  • – Motivated by pending population increase, the Regional Plan therefore notifies the community that the development required to house this population increase must go into areas already zoned for development. The southern corridor (open area), because of its current City zoning, falls into this category.
  • – If the City wants to protect this land from development, then the City must change the current zoning.
  • – Because of the environmental significant of McCarthy Woods, the Region, has nevertheless separated the Woods from the “general urban area” designation, and protected it from development.
  • – The NCC also, in spite of the fact that it owns the land and could legally develop it at any time, has proposed to preserve a green strip for recreational purposes to link the Rideau River to McCarthy Woods.
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.
• Mooney’s Bay ward council:
  • – Inaugural meeting 4 Mar 97 attended by reps from community associations and interested residents.
  • – 2nd meeting held 1 Apr, which established the mandate. Paul Greer elected as chairperson, Mary Sardelis as secretary (temporary).
  • – Next meeting scheduled for 7:30pm on 27 May at the Carleton Heights Community Centre at 1665 Apeldoorn Ave.
  • – Ward council is to form nucleus of an official body under a potential one-tier government.
• Call Karin Howard for more information.
• Natural and Open Spaces Study (NOSS):
  • – NOSS in final stages of its program.
  • – Study has identified 351 candidate areas for protection, and 19 potential green corridors.
  • – Have developed criteria for evaluation.
• Call Deborah Irwin or Sue Costello for more information.
• Region has $40,000 total available to grant out to people interested in environmental efforts in the community:
  • – Great opportunity for an energetic person to enhance our community by creating gardens and planting trees.
  • – Applications must be made by 6 Jun 97.
• Victoria Day gala and fireworks:
  • – To be held at from 5:30pm in Pauline Vanier Park, 1025 Harkness Ave (north off Walkley between Bank and Riverside).
  • – Refreshments, games, petting farm, steel band, skateboard and bike demonstrations, karate, mime, drama, dogs, martial arts ballet, fire truck, crime prevention lock display, and fireworks.
  • – Donations accepted and important.
• Call Jill Hopkins or Gloria for more information.
• Other issues:
  • – OC Transpo bus routes to change by end of Jun 97.
  • – Federal election all-candidates’ meeting – either HCCO or The News can host this.
  • – Regional Official Plan available on CD ROM – lots of hard work and information encapsulated in colorful easy-to-view-and-topic-jump online document. Sets guidelines for our regional future.
  • – Next Public Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting for Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan to meet at City Hall at 5:30pm on Wed 14 May in Guigue Room. Call Christine Creighton for more info.

Next HCCO meeting to be held Mon 2 Jun 97 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome.

Call Fred McLennan for more information.

ATTENDEES

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President, Treasurer
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Ken Donnelley, Community Development
• Bill Royds, Director
• Art Miskew, Director
• Anne Brandel, SOGRAT
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 councillor
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch
• Jan Duncan, The News
• Mike Woodley, Peace and Environment Resource

KEY ISSUES

The following summarizes the issues discussed at the 7 Apr 97 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following:

• Traffic lights at Hunt Club and Paul Anka. Local businesses and residents have requested lights. RMOC plans to test traffic and accumulate statistics.
• Enforcement of traffic regulations on the Airport Parkway. For a period of time after the Region took over the Parkway, the traffic regulations established by the federal government were not being enf orced. Now, however, the Region has resumed the policing of this route and will enforce regulations (such as no U turns). Also, trucks will not be allowed on the Parkway until bridges and other elements of the route are upgraded to meet safety standards for such vehicles.
• Crime prevention conference to be held evening of 23 Apr, and all day 24 Apr. Objective is to enable communities to develop action plans to deal with crime. For information, call Erik Bunkis.
• On 17 Mar, Wendy was elected to chair Conservation Ontario, which is an association of Ontario’s 38 conservation authorities. Focus is watershed management.
• Regional Official Plan draft (see below).
• Airport Parkway/Hunt Club Rd. interchange (see below).
• Provincial/municipal transition team. Impact of the changing government structure (see below).
• Bill 106, Fair Municipal Finance Act, 1997 (see below).
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following:

• Town hall meeting on local government reform held 24 Feb summarized in a Record of Proceedings (available to public upon request).
• New zoning bylaw. Deliberations to take place 14-15 Apr.
• Spring cleaning the capital, to take place 5-11 May. City will provide bags, gloves, and hints to groups of 5 or more who officially register cleanup projects. Call Ken Donnelley for information.
• Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC). Any improvements to the centre should not have to wait for results from the HC Neighborhood Plan.
• Mooney’s Bay Ward council (see below).
• Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan (see below).
• Health Services restructuring commission (see below).
• Private property significant tree designation (see below).
• For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

Regional Official Plan review:

• Deadline for comments is 25 Apr.
• Schedule: 20, 21, 22 May – Formal public meeting; 2, 3, 4 Jun – RMOC committees consider the draft OP; July – Council adopts OP and approves Master Plans. Documents available on request.
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.Airport Parkway/Hunt Club Rd. interchange:
  • Process to build crossing over Cahill tributary to Sawmill creek (prior to constructing the northbound ramp) has begun. Public comment on preliminary recommended solution is being received until 20 Apr. A 30-day public and agency review period will be announced in Apr.
  • Call the project manager, Neil Stout, at 560-1223, ext. 1289, for more information.

  Impact of the changing government structure:

  • Ontario is downloading (to the municipalities) a number of responsibilities (and costs) that they previously administered.
  • Aging population must be protected into the future.
  • If municipalities have more responsibilities, then could the Province also give them greater authority in taxing.
  • If Province believes that workfare and their changes to welfare will create a better future, then perhaps the Province should either continue administering these or share the policy-making with the municipalities.
  • More efficient use of existing school buildings.
  • Some new Canadians have limited education and need help to get off welfare.
  • Call Wendy’s office for more information.

  Bill 106, Fair Municipal Finance Act, 1997

  • Will change the current system of property taxation in Ontario and increase the responsibility of RMOC re municipal property taxation beginning 1st quarter 1998.
  • Properties to be assessed based on current value as of 30 Jun 1996.
  • No more business occupancy tax.
  • Municipalities will need to recover business tax revenues.
  • Municipalities to be empowered to levy different tax rates against different classes of property, based on Provincial guidelines.
  • Call Wendy’s office for more information.

  Mooney’s Bay Ward council:

  • 2nd meeting of held 1 Apr, and established its mandate. Paul Greer elected as chairperson, Mary Sardelis as (temporary) secretary.
  • Next meeting scheduled for 27 May at 7:30pm at Carleton Heights Community Centre on 1665 Appledoorn Ave. Public is welcome and encouraged to come.
  • Question about value of this council. Value is to coordinate between community associations on things that effect neighboring community associations: HCCO and Gloucester, Windsor Park, Elizabeth Park, Blossom Park , etc. Existing ward boundaries do not effect communities. Enables City to receive input from several communities on city-wide policy that impacts several communities at once.
  • Call Bill Royds for more information.

  Health Services restructuring commission:

  • Riverside Hospital to be closed.
  • Deadline for public comment was 8 Apr.
  • Costing of options and technical report not yet complete.
  • Call Karin Howard for more information.

  Private property significant tree designation:

  • City Dept. of Planning, Economic Development and Housing is working on a policy to preserve significant trees on private property.
  • Final report due in fall.
  • Call Pierre Lacroix for more information.

  Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan:

  • Initial open house to public scheduled for late May 97.
  • Next Public Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting to at 6pm on 14 May at City Hall.
  • Representatives from Hydro and NCC attended last meeting on 26 Mar.
  • Call Christine Creighton for more information.

  Passed a motion to support Fairhaven Cooperative Community Association in their efforts to prevent the rezoning of Montfort Woods from public to residential. Asked K. Howard to take this motion to city council meeting dealing with this issue. Call Bill Royds at 733-7727 for more information.

  Security check policy for city partners. All people running city facilities should insist that people employed to help them undergo a security check. This may, however, double the cost of running city facilities. Call Bill Royds at 733-7727 for more information.

  Protecting disappearing woodlands and our green spaces:

  • Bill Royds attended the Greenspace conference:
  • Were able to convince people to put City greenway corridors into regional plan, which weren’t there before. Prior, the regional plan just indicated city areas as urban, and didn’t separately also include the green corridors as green.
  • Wendy Stewart was there and agreed with the motion.
  • New meeting on 26 Apr at 111 Lisgar. from 9-12, registration 8:45 am. Land use transportation and greenspace.
  • Call Bill Royds for more information.

  Cleaning up Hunt Club Creek:

  • A stewardship committee has been set up to preserve and enhance the Creek.
  • Call Jim Dempsey for more information.

  Other issues discussed:

  • Liability insurance payment has gone up by $28 to $378 and moved to accept this.
  • Bill from Hunt Club News for a notice $72 was approved.
  • FCA meeting on 21 April to be attended by Bill Royds.
  • Try to motivate people in the community, who are not working, to maintain their neighborhood. Perhaps City could initiate a program to promote or pay for this.
  • Rekindle pride in community.
  • OC Transpo has vans replacing low-volume routes holding 6-7 people.

  Next HCCO meeting to be held Mon 5 May 97 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan at 521-0682 for more information.

ATTENDEES

• Fred McLennan, President
• Ken Donnelley, Community Development
• Bill Royds
• Ann Brandel, SOGRAT
• Nancy Seabe, Community Development
• Wendy Steward, RMOC councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward OT8 councillor
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch

Events

l. WENDY STEWART reported:

– 80 km. dangerous for bicyclists

– most of us present agree to leave at 70 km/hr.

4. McCarthy woods has priority, the problem is the adjacent land to McCarthy woods.

5. South Keys

• – Last Tuesday was the last meeting on issues.
• – Mayor’s son is the agent for South Key development (conflict)
• – Karen might get in writing so that she can bring conflict of interest to council.
• – Cahill resdients were promised no road extension for 20 years or at least until South Key mall was totally developed.
• – Karen voiced that she was the only one to vote against because of promise of Johnson road was not kept.
• – Cash was offered in lieu of green space – 2% of cost for parkland is the law.

7. Mega Week will be announced soon in papers.

8. Rabies Vaccination – Owners will have to prove whenever kids get bitten, scratched or scared.

9. Governance in Ottawa/Carleton

• – 2 elections will be needed
• – Hopefully next 6 months will have solutions.
• – Federal gov’t will dissolve itself
• – Municipal councillors have to agree before Dec.’97
• – In general there is one vote per taxpayer, how will they accomplish that and from border to border starting with urban areas. Note that regional family helps thos farmland areas.
• – Karen mentioned that she will not give her ideas until she hears from voters.
• – There will be an election of delegates in Fall ’97.
• – Regional and city council have been doing so well in the past 2 yrs.
• – Karen said that it’s because many changes were because the council is from younger generation.

Town Hall

• – Will have to come up with a process real soon.
• – Waiting on feedback from group before 12th to be able to build consensus.
• – Karen is inviting Wendy Friday at noon, at the regional office.

Health

• – Will the money they save be re-implemented in new services?
• – Large hospitals are more cost/efficient

3750 Bowesville Road – cash was offered in lieu of Parking application…..

ATTENDEES

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President, Treasurer
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Ken Donnelley, Community Development
• Nancy Seaby, Community Development
• Bill Royds
• Art Miskew
• Anne Brandel, SOGRAT
• Warren Munroe, Community Gardens
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 councillor
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch
• Jan Duncan, The News

KEY ISSUES

The following summarizes the issues discussed at the 3 Feb 97 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

Councillors Reports

1. Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following:

• Speed zoning on Hunt Club Rd. RMOC Transportation Committee has extended the western boundary of the lowered speed zone to just west of Hunt Club Place, as suggested at the last meeting of the HCCO. Wendy is also asking for a 10 km/h reduction in the proposed speed limit, which would bring it down to 70-60-70 km/h through the Hunt Club area.
• OC Transpo – Transplan 97. OCT is eliminating 7 routes by combining local and express routes. This affects routes 41, 44, 46 in our area. Public open house was held at HCRCC Community Centre on 3 Feb, and public can continue to submit comments until 21 Feb. New service plan to be finalized in Mar.
• Accountability. Wendy submitted complete financial statements for her 2nd budget year just completed: amount budgeted for year was $15,000, of which $8,600 was spent and $6,400 returned. These statements, and also a record of how she voted on all motions that came before Council, are available to the public.
• Free trees available from Ontario Forestry Association to community groups who want to plant trees on public lands. Contact Rudy Dyck for more information.
• Environmental projects grants. The Community Environmental Projects Grants Program is designed to help fund small-scale community-based initiatives that are managed by non-profit organizations interested in the environmental betterment of our Region. Total of $40,000 is available in 1997. Guidelines and application forms are available and deadline for submissions is 28 Feb 97 at 4pm.
• Impact of the changing government structure (see below).
• Central Experimental Farm (see below).
• Regional Official Plan review (see below).
• Airport Parkway/Hunt Club Rd. interchange (see below).
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.

2 City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following:

• Town hall meeting on local government reform to be held 7pm Mon 24 Feb at Max Bell Theatre at Carleton U. To be on Rogers TV22 live with phone-in. Discussion to center on how community can work together to model a suitable government (1-tier, 2-tier, etc.) for area.
• Mixed-use zoning for 4160 Riverside Dr. has been refused; Council to vote on 5 Feb.
• Taxes frozen for 1997. City budget is structured to incur no new debt during 1997.
• To protect us from going deeper into debt, the City has a reserve fund (a Pay-As-You-Go account) to collect money to cover future needs, such as road and sidewalk maintenance. Any money received from the Province that exceeds City budget estimates is put into this account. It is estimated that the money accumulated in this account for 1997 will reduce the necessary expenses for 1997 by $1.4M.
• As of 9 Jan, management layers at City Hall have been reduced to 4 levels, with an emphasis on reducing the number of staff at higher levels
• Karin is pushing to consolidate all Departmental Services efforts for all departments into one separate department in order to reducing spending on administration. This reorganization will be one step to a broader reorganization of City administration.
• Because of the provincial amalgamation of school boards, all Board of Education land sales have been frozen until 1998 or until amalgamation takes place. Consequently, the green space beside Twyford and Uplands will not be sold to developers and built on for the next year.
• One homeowner at 227 Twyford St. and 885 Cahill Dr. W. wishes to divide his property and restructure his residence into two semidetached homes on his property. His application for rezoning is to be heard on 6 Feb starting at 2:30pm at Freiman-Guigues Room, Bytown Pavilion, City Hall.
• Bowesville Rd. cash-in-lieu of parking, as described in last Jan 97 HCCO minutes. Request is to go before City Committee on 11 Feb, and will be voted on by Council on 19 Feb. Call Rose Kung for information.
• Brewer’s Retail sign being planned for 1860 Bank St. near Walkley. They are requesting a variance to the bylaw to enable them to locate the sign right beside the street (.91m) rather than the required 15.24m and no underside clearance as opposed to the required 2.4m for visibility (can hide traffic from drivers).
• Clothing recycling stations have been established at 3 fire stations and in 18 community centers. More than 30 tons of clothes have been recycled in this way, thereby reducing the garbage landfill by that amount.
• Ward briefing series (produced 4 times a year) for period ending 31 Dec is available. Provides information on what is happening where in Ward and City.
• Experimental Farm (see below).
• Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan (see below).
• Help with snow removal (see below).
• Hunt Club/Riverside Community Center and Recreation Association – possibilities and funding (see below)
• For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

3. Impact of the changing government structure:

• Ontario is downloading (to the municipalities) a number of responsibilities (and costs) that they previously administered.
• This will force the municipalities to raise property taxes to finance these responsibilities.
• This is also forcing municipalities to exchange and reconfigure some of these responsibilities in order to keep costs down.
• Property tax increases after 1997 could range from 33-35% (in Ottawa) to 87% (in Sudbury). For example, a person owning a $150,000 home could face a $500/year increase.
• Region’s budget submitted on 7 Jan proposed a tax decrease of $3 per household for regional taxes.
• Municipalities are to control and pay for their own policing. This means that parking and other fines would be paid to the city (in our case, the Region), and not the province as before. In turn, the Region will need to pay the cost of provincial courthouses, judges, and other services (previously paid by the Province).
• Province is promising to help finance any changeover costs, but much discussion and argument still remain about who does what and who pays for what.
• Repairing roads costs a lot.
• Regional budget 1997 was tabled on Tue 7 Jan at 1:30pm. Draft estimates were and will be considered at the following committee meetings: 9am 21 Jan – Corp. Services & Economic Development; 9am 22 Jan – OC Transpo; 1pm 28 Jan – Planning & Env.; 9am 5 Feb – Transportation; 9am 6 Feb Community Services; 9am 26 Feb – Council (final budget decisions).
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.

4. Central Experimental Farm:

• Meeting to be held by Carlington Community Assoc. at 7:30pm on Tue 11 Feb to discuss current use and future plans for the Farm. confirm with Wendy if you wish to attend.
• Ontario Conservation Review Board rejected idea of moving the Booth Barn complex, and has denied Agriculture Canada’s assertion that they are exempt from Ontario Heritage legislation. The Review Board finds all three levels of government (municipal, provincial, federal) “equal custodians of the National Capital Heritage”.
• Algonquin College, however, has a contract to dismantle and move the barns to Perth. This contract will need to be broken.
• Call Wendy or Karin for more information.

5. Regional Official Plan review:

• The official plan (with maps) is available from the Region on a variety of media (hardcopy, CD, Internet).
• Residents should study this plan carefully, because it calls for development in many areas that are now visibly just green spaces, including the E-W hydro/rail green corridor that separates Hunt Club from Riverside Park.
• The Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan, which is being developed with help from residents, will go a long way to understanding and modifying (or adjusting to) the new development.
• Proposed schedule for developing the Regional Official Plan is: 6 Feb – Draft OP and Env. Assessment document released, council briefed, EA notification given; 10 Feb – 31 Mar – Brief local associations and residents; 25 Apr – deadline for comments; 20, 21, 22 May – Formal public meeting; 2, 3, 4 Jun – RMOC committees consider the draft OP; July – Council adops OP and approves Master Plans. Documents available on request.
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.

6. Airport Parkway/Hunt Club Rd. interchange (see below).

• Public response at open house on 29 Jan was very positive.
• HCCO members looked at and generally agreed with the plans.
• Construction could begin in Jul 97 and be open to public by Oct 97.
• The new interchange will have lights and will also serve to further slow through traffic along Hunt Club Rd. through area.
• New access and exit route to southern communities will reduce traffic on Riverside Dr., as well as McCarthy Rd.
• One Hunt Club resident estimated that, having the parkway open would save 30,000 km on his car over 5 years.
• When wetland is excavated between the parkway and the transitway, there will be lots of earth available to build berms (long little hills) to protect residents in area from anticipated noise.
• Call Wendy’s office for more information.

7. Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan:

• Funding approved.
• Southern boundary of plan area extended to include 4160 Riverside Dr. and airport lands.
• First Public Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting planned for Wed 26 Feb.
• Both the Airport Authority and Transport Canada are willing to participate in the Plan.
• Call Jeff Hunter for more information.

8. Help with snow removal:

• Senior citizens and disabled can obtain assistance by calling Operation Snow-Go.
• If snowfall exceeds 7cm (by forecast), parking on roads between 1-7am can cost the car owner $50.
• Homeowners can be fined for pushing snow onto road.
• Automated call-line 244-5344.
• Call Karin’s office for more information.

9. Hunt Club/Riverside Community Center (HCRCC) and Recreation Association (HCRRA) – possibilities and funding (see below):

• Original building plans called for 2 stories, but was reduced to 1. When this reduction was implemented, building standards were also reduced, however, if a 2nd floor is required, existing columns and beams could be strengthened to support 2nd floor. Adding a 2nd floor, however, will not increase floor space by a cost-effective amount.
• City has agreed to set up a subcommitte under the Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan to investigate how the HCRCC is being used, and future requirements, in order to determine the kind of rooms the Center needs and how it should expand. For example, there is some requirement to expand the mandate of Center to include social services such as SOGRAT, and for additional meeting rooms.
• HCCO feels that much of the land around the RCC could be reconfigured and used differently – that there is land for expansion without requiring a 2nd floor.
• HCRRA funding, which was to be cut by 8%, has been cut by 5%.
• As at last meeting, it was mentioned that City has additional capital funds available, but it is up to residents and interested people to put together a plan and proposal to prove to the city that such funds would be wisely invested. This could be done through the HCN Plan.
• Plans and pictures can persuade even local residents to contribute.
• Call Karin’s office for more information.

10. Protecting disappearing woodlands and our green spaces:

• South Keys Shopping Centres Ltd. is proposing to cut down 5 acres of wooded land by the South Keys OC Transpo station in order to build the 12-theatre complex, some adjacent buildings, and a parking lot.
• City parking requirements would allow for a small sliver of existing forest to remain; however, developer (contrary to site plan presented to the Greenboro/Hunt Club community on 5 Dec) now intends not to retain any of the forest.
• Immediate future potential problems could be higher water levels lower down on Sawmill Creek, such as in townhouse development east of Bank St. and Artistic Landscape Nursery. Longer-term future problems could be higher dust levels in summer and more blowing snow in winter.
• HCCO made motion to support effort to convince City to save some of the wooded area.
• City is to review the site plan on 25 Feb; public presentations are welcome at that time, but should be reserved through Diane in advance.
• Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

11. Other issues:

• Dana Splinter is leaving as leader of the local softball association, but will continue to help out for 1997 season.
• St. Mary’s cement property just NW of Hunt Club Rd. and Riverside Dr. intersection is to be developed.
• Moved to pay a $30 annual membership fee to the Federation of Citizenship Association of Ottawa.
• Region may get a pilot photoradar to monitor intersections with stop signs.
• Development at Confederation Heights to go ahead. The revenue from Phase III is required in order to go ahead with the new stormwater plan. HCCO members (Bill Royds) has looked at the plan and determined that it is the wisest plan he has seen.

12. Next HCCO meeting to be held Mon 3 Mar 97 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Attendees:

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President, Treasurer
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Ken Donnelley, Community Development
• Nancy Seaby, Community Development
• Bill Royds
• Art Miskew
• Anne Brandel, SOGRAT
• Warren Munroe, Community Gardens
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 councillor
• Doug Brousseau (RMOC Director of Mobility and Corporate Services)
• Tom Hardy (RMOC expert on speed limits)
• Paul Koch (transportation expert and community resident), 18 Royal Hunt Crt.
• Janet and Nelson Thurm (community residents), 135 Owl Dr.
• Catherine Anderson (community resident), 64-890 Cahill Dr.
• Bryan Wilcock (Riverside Park resident), 50 Confederation Priv.

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Regional budget 1997. Documents will be tabled on Tue 7 Jan at 1:30pm. Draft estimates will be considered at the following committee meetings: 9am 21 Jan – Corp. Services & Economic Development; 9am 22 Jan OC Transpo; 1pm 28 Jan – Planning & Env.; 9am 5 Feb – Transportation; 9am 6 Feb Community Services; 9am 26 Feb – Council (final budget decisions). Proposal to raise speed limit on Riverside Dr to 80k. Transportation review results available. Public meeting to be scheduled. Residential construction for 4160 Riverside Dr (SW of Hunt Club Rd.). Proposed subdivision application does not meet Regional Official Plan (OP) because application did not clearly specify how proposed construction (near airport) would bring noise levels within houses to an acceptable level. Proposed schedule for developing Regional Official Plan is: 6 Feb – Draft OP and Env. Assessment document released, council briefed, EA notification given; 10 Feb – 31 Mar – Brief local associations and residents; 25 Apr – deadline for comments; 20, 21, 22 May – Formal public meeting; 2, 3, 4 Jun – RMOC committees consider the draft OP; July – Council adops OP and approves Master Plans. Documents available on request. OC Transpo strike. OCT meets 8 Jan to review ridership. Rates will not be raised this year. Heron/Walkley lands. Application to allow 800 housing units to be built on what was considered green space to be considered by Regional Planning and Env. Committee on 14 Jan. This requires an amendment (No. 21) to the City Official Plan. Region recommends approval of this amendment. Residents with objections should attend 14 Jan meeting, or contact Wendy. Raising the speed limit on Hunt Club Rd. to 70-80km (see below). Central Experimental Farm (see below). Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard: Reselling of Ottawa Board of Education lands (currently enjoyed by residents as green space). Andris Jansen to attend next meeting of HCCO on Mon 3 Feb. Organization meeting of Ward Council to be held in Feb. May help reform local government into two layers: a big city model supported by community councils provided with delegated funds and responsibilities. Interested people please contact Karin. The Howard Report for 1996 is available. Additional statistics are still coming in (see below). Experimental Farm (see below). Hunt Club Road speed limits (see below). 3750 Bowesville Rd. – cash in lieu of parking application (see below). For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

Raising the speed limit on Hunt Club Road: Several residents object to raised limit. Their concerns were: For them, especially older residents, Hunt Club Road is still a community road. Lights are too short to allow them to cross, and cars speed up to try and make the lights. (Region says that it is working on adjusting the light frequency.) Some residents support raising limit from 50k, but not as high as 70k. Noise barriers are not high enough to shut out noise of transport trucks. A number of trucks cart airplane fuel from reservoirs near Merivale to airport: Accidents involving such trucks moving at higher speeds would be more serious than if they were forced to drive more slowly. Perhaps such trucks could turn south at Bowesville, rather than at Uplands. Concern about what will happen to traffic once South Keys Mall is in full operation. Visibility for eastbound cars turning north at McCarthy is not ideal (two accidents in the last two weeks). Regional transportation people made following points: Current speed limits are same as before road was widened and extended. Speed limits cannot be changed easily. They are established by bylaw; therefore the bylaw must be changed. Decision was to keep current speed limits until after road was modernized and then, after a transportation study, recommend limit changes as felt appropriate. Road renovation cost $100M and is fulfilling the desired objectives: To reduce traffic on local residential roads and other area roads that have less capability: Baseline Road, Knoxdale Road (residents much relieved), and even the Queensway. Hunt Club Bridge reduces traffic through Manotick. Link traffic between H417 and H416. Connection to H416 north to be opened in Summer 97. Better longer-range visibility allows cars to move faster with more confidence. Studies show that: Cars travel at speed drivers feel comfortable with regardless of the actual speed limit. Drivers do not automatically try to drive 10-20k above any speed limit. Roads with speed limits that correspond to the speed that 85% of the drivers are comfortable with have the fewest accidents. Accidents are caused because of the relatively few drivers who slow down in order to keep under the speed limit because then more people are trying to go faster than they are. Region insists that safety is their prime concern, above traffic flow – in other words, raising the speed limit is a safety issue, not an attempt to increase traffic flow. Current speed limit changes are too frequent. Region has accepted City recommendations re speed limit. Community suggestions that had the greatest chance of being implemented were: Minimize number of places along road the speed limit changes. Raise limit from 50k, but perhaps not as high as 70k. Extend the current boundary for the 70k limit west to golf course (just west of Hunt Club Place). Provide some police enforcement. Landscape the road to give incoming drivers the feeling that they are in a residential area (Region objects to this because it goes counter to their desire to give the opposite feeling). Photoradar. Region pointed out that all revenue from speeding tickets goes to Province. Region, however, pays the cost of policing road and issuing tickets. Because everyone speeds all the time, Region does not have sufficient resources to police the road. Oldest portion of Hunt Club Road, under and around the Airport Parkway overpass, will be upgraded at same time as exit/entry intersections are constructed at that location. Transportation Committee will meet on 15 Jan at RMOC to decide on raised limit, and public is welcome to make presentations. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

Central Experimental Farm: Region and City representatives successfully stopped the dismantling of some buildings on the Farm. Carlington community residents wish to be consulted before such dismantling continues. Community fears hidden agenda to redevelop Farm. Community must get involved to ensure careful and intelligent changes are made. Some factors: Only 150 researchers left on Farm. Could move all research effort to Kempville with cost savings. Could put windmill on Farm, or add something else, to attract tourists. Serious plans to relocate Booth Barn to Perth. Farm area is in a microclimate, which is warmer than surrounding countryside. City wants Farm to be more visible by publishing its objectives, and meeting them. Farm is supported, and supports, the agricultural sector which controls our food and therefore has much influence. Certain aspects of the Farm are very useful just because they have been there for a while and are relied on by people and systems. For example, the Farm has a working weather station that is known and relied upon. Past statistics are valued for consistency. Give politicians a tour of the Farm, and extend tours to public in order to educate people. Wendy in process of setting up a public meeting and tours. Request an invitation if you wish to attend. Farm has a new name for research establishment as tenant, Eastern Grains and Oilseed Research Centre. Call Wendy or Karin for more information.

Additional statistics coming in as a result of community feedback to the Howard Report 1996: People solutions to deal with debt and reduced funding: Majority want 0% tax increase, reduction in services, increase in user fees. Minority want a limited tax increase. 11.8% would support a tax levy to reduce debt. Call Karin’s office for more information.

3750 Bowesville Rd. – cash in lieu of parking application: Tudor banquet hall requires 11 more parking spaces to accommodate expansion. Owners want to pay cash in lieu of parking, and also to reduce current rate of $2600 per space to $1 per space. Owners have an agreement with Cognos to take advantage of Cognos parking during certain hours. HCCO decision was to recommend that owners be required to pay full price, but that the payment be deferred to time when parking agreement with Cognos ceases (and parking problem resurfaces). Discussion of cash-in-lieu policy ensued: Feeling was that City policy should encourage those applying for cash-in-lieu to continue to be responsible for parking problems caused by cash-in-lieu. One suggestion was to have ongoing yearly payments to encourage owners to continue to search for solutions. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan: Funding approved. Southern boundary of plan area extended to include 4160 Riverside Dr. and airport lands. Call Jeff Hunter for more information.

Protecting disappearing woodlands and our green spaces: South Keys Shopping Centres Ltd. is proposing to cut down 5 acres of wooded land by the South Keys OC Transpo station in order to build the 12-theatre complex, some adjacent buildings, and a parking lot. City is to review the site plan on 22 Feb; public presentations are welcome at that time, but should be reserved through Diane in advance. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Funding additional community services: Desire for a local community swimming pool was raised. This lead to a lively discussion about priorities and funding. Several pools are available, though none within easy walking distance: Clifford Bowey, Sawmill Creek, Uplands Base, Nepean Sportsplex. Other priorities that were place higher than a local pool were: library, police, youth center, expanded SOGRAT facilities. Ideal place for such a pool and other facilities would be the HRCC: Original building plans called for 2 stories, but was reduced to 1. When this reduction was implemented, building standards were also reduced, with the result that the current 1-storey structure is not strong enough to support a 2nd floor. HCCO feels that much of the land around the RCC could be reconfigured and used differently – that there is land for expansion. Karin mentioned that City has additional capital funds available, but it is up to residents and interested people to put together a plan and proposal to prove to the city that such funds would be wisely invested: City needs feedback before next budget in Jan 98 in order to get such funding approved with that budget. Partnering (and sharing costs) with another organization, such as Kiwanis, is a definite plus. Provincial Dept. of Recreation could support such an effort. One suggestion was to reserve part of the funds allocated to the neighborhood plan to explore possibility. Call Karin’s office for more information.

Discussed structuring the time available to Wendy and Karin to present their monthly report to HCCO: Karin was concerned that council reports may be taking up too much of HCCO’s meeting time and suggested submitting a report and attending only every second meeting (in effect alternating HCCO representation with Wendy). Wendy preferred attending every meeting. Also, HCCO felt that the presence of councillors at every meeting helped HCCO fulfil its function of enabling communications between governing bodies and local residents. Karin then suggested allowing each councillor up to 15 min max uninterrupted time to present monthly report. Members voted yes to this idea. Key to making this process work would be to not interrupt councillors during this time. If points were raised that prompted discussion, these would be tabled for further discussion later.

Other issues: Local people find it hard to access library services of any kind.

Next HCCO meeting to be held Mon 3 Feb 97 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

To submit any comments via computer (to Bill Royds).

Attendees:

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President, Treasurer
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Ken Donnelley, Community Development
• Nancy Seaby, Community Development
• Bill Royds
• Art Miskew
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC Councillor
• Warren Munroe, Community Gardens
• Peter Brimacombe
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch,

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Raising the speed limit on Hunt Club Rd. to 70-80km. Transportation Committee will meet on 15 Jan to decide, and public is welcome to make presentations. Remove truck route designation from Walkley Rd. west between Airport Parkway and Riverside Dr. HCCO members were concerned that this would increase truck traffic on Hunt Club Rd., which has more residential and service facilities than Walkley Rd. west. Public information session held 10pm 3 Dec in Honeywell Room, Ottawa-Carleton Centre. Regional Police adult school crossing guard program. 1997 Police budget submission recommends maintaining same level of funding in 1997 as in 1996. Public open house on the budget held 4-8pm 4 Dec at RMOC; public delegations to be heard on Mon 16 Dec 5pm. OC Transpo strike. Province has cut $10M in transportation funding. Union and OTC are deadlocked re what to do. Region has a strategy to minimize impact on public throughout the holiday season. Call 1-800-56-SHARE (for provincial share-a-ride program help), or call Wendy’s office for info and help. From 28 Nov a media blackout was imposed on OC- Region dialog. Review of governance in Region. New report is available reviewing the division of responsibilities between Region and local governments: re sewers, planning, electricity, taxes, special purpose bodies. Special meeting of Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee being considered for 9 Dec; public welcome. Regional budget 1997. Region is waiting for Province to provide additional information re subsidies before Region reviews its funding of its services. Expect to table 1997 estimates on 11 Dec following by a budget open house (to the public) on 8 Jan 97. Committee will review budgets during Jan-Feb. Final budget decisions to be made on 26 Feb. Draft estimates available. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard: The Howard Report for 1996 is available. Local issues covered are: Improved City accountability (reports available). City auditor, sollicitor, clerk, and treasurer now report directly to Council and no longer need to filter their communication through City staff first. Performance appraisals of Commissioners must now be completed annually. Renumeration of senior City staff. City staff have been directed to provide quarterly performance reports, measuring accomplishments against objectives. Council has introduced monthly accountability reports, which must include financial statements. These have not yet been implemented. City participating in provincial pilot project to develop a financial and service level reporting system that will determine the best way of informing taxpayers of how their money is spent and on what. Monitoring how City staff delegate authority, award contracts, make changes to their organizations, and terminate employment. Not having missed a single Council meeting. Opposed a reduction to contributions to the City pay-as-you-go account, which account resources the effort to not increase debt by paying for expenses as they are encountered. Along the same vein, moved to direct City staff to provide council with statistics on capital projects. Limiting the City debt. Better revenue management for money coming to the City from the Federal government. Protecting the urban green corridor. Natural and Open Spaces Study (NOSS) to establish new parameters upon which to rate (assign values to) natural assets. Protecting McCarthy Woods. Monitoring the future of 4160 Riverside Dr. (SW of Hunt Club Rd. and Riverside just west of the airport). Updating City zoning bylaw to Z2020. – Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan. Saving several rinks from closure – will depend on how much those rinks are used by the public. Friendship Windmill Corporation still searching for acceptable site. Confederation Heights developers required to pay $225,000 cash in lieu of parkland to go towards implementing the Mooney’s Bay Stewardship Plan. Fundraising for replacing burned Experimental Farm buildings. Hellenic Festival. Area residents’ concerned were resolved by compromise. – Lebanese Fun Festival. Similar concerns to be ironed out. Some ongoing items: 1997 budget process. 1997 budget documents are available from Client Service Centre, public libraries, fire stations, community centers, and indoor pools. Public delegations can speak to City Council in Victoria Hall on 12 Dec (9:15am-9pm) and 13 Dec (9:15am-5pm). Budget deliberations ongoing 16-18 Dec in Victoria Hall. Final approval is scheduled for 18 Dec. Ottawa Public Library has launched a new World Wide Web site. Address is http://www.opl.ottawa.on.ca Fire safety video kit (second video) deals with high-rise fire safety. To order, call Liz Drader, Public Education Office. For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan: Moved, seconded, passed: Keep transitway as eastern boundary for plan. Diane Deans, Councillor for Ward 0T3, needs time to discuss boundaries with the South Keys Greenboro Community Association. Moved, seconded, passed: Accept most recent draft of Terms of Reference document, with amendments. Important to have a plan that blends well with intentions of neighboring communities, and also with the principles outlined in higher-level City and regional plans. The next Public Advisory Committee (PAC) to be held 7pm Mon 16 Dec at 1145 Hunt Club Rd., Suite 500. Call Jeff Hunter for more information.

Protecting disappearing woodlands and our green spaces: South Keys Shopping Centres Ltd. is proposing to cut down 5 acres of wooded land by the South Keys OC Transpo station in order to build the 12-theatre complex, some adjacent buildings, and a parking lot. A public meeting on the proposed site plan was hosted by Diane Deans at 7:30pm, Dunlop School, 1310 Pebble Rd., Thu 5 Dec.: Meeting was well attended; chief topics were car traffic, environment, and a south-end public library. Concern by Greenboro residents that the west part of Cahill Rd. extension to Bank St. would funnel cars into the residential neighborhood (east Cahill Rd.) east of Bank. Developer, City, and Region assured residents that signals and barriers would prevent this. One person suggested misaligning the west Cahill Rd. to form a natural barrier. Another recommendation that will come into effect was to change the road name west of Bank to something other than Cahill. South Keys is proposing to give some 1500 sq. ft. of space rent free for 5 years to the City for a potential south-end library branch, to be rented after that at half the going rate for the following 20 years. This is a very good deal should the City be able to afford setup and maintenance library costs; maintenance costs alone could run to $500,000/year. The City would need to increase its debt to be able to start up such a branch. In exchange for being allowed to develop all of its area without providing any parkland (as per the City bylaw), South Keys Ltd. has paid $189,000 to the City, which the City is going to use to partly fund the development of a conservation water retention area between the shopping center and the transitway. It was suggested that South Keys retain all or part of the existing wooded area to naturally absorb the water runoff from the new parking lots, as well as to provide a visual barrier and windbreak between the open parking spaces. It was also suggested that South Keys modify its site plan to position the buildings closer to the residential area they are meant to serve, and to give the buildings a smaller footprint. This could make the shopping more attractive and convenient to pedestrians and thus reduce the car traffic and traffic-related concerns. South Keys proposes to retain a narrow strip of wooded area (6m by 30m), and to leave it untouched, on the eastern edge. City is to review the site plan on 22 Feb; public presentations are welcome at that time, but should be reserved through Diane in advance. If approved, construction could start in the Spring. South Keys has already cut down a large swath of regrown woodland in order to build the mall. Removing existing woodland lowers the water table, promotes dryness and dust in summer, and increases water runoff during rainy periods. In other words, without woodland (which takes 50-100 years to regrow) the water falling during rainy periods is not retained to humidify and cool drier periods. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Regional-local governance: Idea discussion on restructuring area government into one larger regional governing body supported by regulated neighborhood advisory planning groups with decision-making capabilities.

Other issues: Region is considering buying land around the airport in order to limit development. Land at 4160 Riverside Rd.: Motion put on hold: support Regional desire to purchase this land until land use can be assessed and changed. City hearing scheduled for 7 Jan to table information and recommendations. Some lands owned by the School Board are being declared surplus and put up for sale. Moved, seconded, passed: Alan Asselstine to become treasurer for this fiscal year (Aug 96 – Jul 97). Fred McLennan, Alan, and Art Miskew to be given signing authority.

Next HCCO meeting to be held Mon 6 Jan 97 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Attendees:

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Ken Donnelley, Community Development
• Art Miskew
• Anne Brandel
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 Councillor
• Jan Duncan, Reporter for The News – Hunt Club/Riverside
• Warren Munroe, Community Gardens

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Regional budget 1997. Region is waiting for Province to provide additional information re subsidies before Region reviews its funding of its services. Expect to table 1997 estimates on 11 Dec following by a budget open house (to the public) on 8 Jan 97. A ward open house will be scheduled in the near future. OC Transpo strike. Province has cut $10M in transportation funding. Union and OTC are deadlocked re what to do. Region has a strategy to minimize impact on public throughout the holiday season. Regional development strategy (see 2 Oct minutes). Presentation to Council has been delayed to 13 Nov. Recommendations on changing regional/provincial responsibilities re transportation and utility services. News releases are available on this subject. Charging for documentation produced by the Region. On 13 Nov, Region will consider a policy of charging the public for minutes, agendas, and other RMOC documents that are considered in excess of regular communication. Wendy opposes this policy, but encourages people to take advantage of documents available on-line from the Regional Information System. Contributing Christmas card funding to a local charity rather than sending out personal greeting cards. Ottawa-Carleton Police Service (see below). Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following: 1997 budget process. 1997 budget documents are available from Client Service Centre, public libraries, fire stations, community centers, and indoor pools. Public delegations can speak to City Council in Victoria Hall on 12 Dec (9:15am-9pm) and 13 Dec (9:15am-5pm). Budget deliberations ongoing 16-18 Dec in Victoria Hall. Final approval is scheduled for 18 Dec. Ottawa Public Library has launched a new World Wide Web site. Address is http://www.opl.ottawa.on.ca Fire safety video kit (second video) deals with high-rise fire safety. To order, call Liz Drader, Public Education Office, 798-8801. Fundraising for Experimental Farm. Volunteers are needed to help sell tickets for a barn dance to raise fund to replace animals lost in the fire. A Good Ole-Fashioned Barn Dance & Fundraiser is planned for 29 Nov. Call 991-6666 to buy tickets or to volunteer. Call Sylvie Rancourt at 993-7457 for more information. Hunt Club neighborhood plan (see below). Adopt-a-park program (see below). Counting trees in area (see below). For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

Ottawa-Carleton Police Service: Draft Police service budget estimates to be tabled at the Police Services Board meeting Thu 28 Nov at 5pm at the Champlain Room at Regional HQ downtown. Public open house on budget to be held Wed 4 Dec from 4-8pm. Inspector Ken Moodie is in charge of our area. He is available at the South Ottawa Community Police Centre on Cedarwood Dr. (turning north on Walkley halfway between Bank and Heron) from 9am to 4pm (6pm on Thu) 6 days a week. When calling the police, 236-1222, to cut through the answering system, just press zero (0), or press the extension number of the person; for example, Ken Moodie at 236-1222-5841. About 20% of all calls are the result of false home alarms (systems). City false alarm policy being considered by the Board at the 28 Nov meeting. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan: A public meeting to finalize the draft Terms of Reference for the Plan has been scheduled for Wed 4 Dec at 7:30pm at the HC Riverside Community Centre on Paul Anka, to be hosted by the HCCO. A steering committee of interested people is being formed – to meet on Mon 25 Nov at 7:30pm. If the Riverside Park Plan project is an indication, people are interested in safety and we could get community interest when the safety audit portion of the Plan is reached. Call Jeff Hunter for more information.

Adopt-a-park program: The City is looking for volunteers to help enhance and maintain city parks. Volunteers would adopt a park for a minimum of 2 years. Tasks would be to clean park twice a year, and promote other activities such as planting, maintenance, inspection.

Counting trees in area: Over the next 4 years Ottawa area Girl Guides are establishing a tree inventory to help City decide where more trees could be planted. Average tree can absorb appr. 60 kg of carbon dioxide per year. 3 trees planted around a house can reduce heating costs by 30-40% a season.

Establishing a community garden: An effort is under way to establish a community garden of some 20 3m x 3m plots (to start). Enables people with no gardens to experience gardening and to grow fresh food. First gardens may be established this Spring. Promotes organic approach to gardening. Non-profit, self-run with no funding. If gardens are interested in Hydro land, Hydro will provide a person to advise where to dig. Generates own composting and enriches soil. Attempt to put gardens within walking distance of people who maintain them. This promotes walking. Gets local people acquainted with each other and promotes security by increasing the walking traffic. Younger people can be interested in the gardens and community can therefore give them something to do and look forward to. Previous community gardens elsewhere have generated enough compost, seeds, and other by- products to sell. Organically grown seeds have a better reputation. Used as a tool to bring people of different cultures together, and to promote self-esteem. Can print information about the gardening effort in several languages and distribute the information to schools where the children can take it back to their parents. Call Warren Munroe for more information.

Status of OBE land at McCarthy & Cahill: The offer is being circulated to other agencies, such as the City first. Then it will be put up for sale. Private developers are interested. Karin will bring OBE representative to next HCCO meeting. Call Karin for more information.

Suggestions about maintaining the Owl Park rink: HCRCC is interested in taking over the rink, if HCCO can’t. Install a box and ask for voluntary donations, as did the Rideau Canal. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Karin Howard wants to form a Ward Council: Will help people to network together. May meet every 6 months. Call Karin for more information.

Protecting disappearing woodlands and our green spaces: Land owned by Canderel at 1145 Hunt Club Rd. contains 90% of a small natural woodland around the new South Keys Mall. City owns remaining 10%. As specified in the Planning Act, South Keys Mall gave the City 2% (about 2 acres) of land at their southern boundary beside the Canderel land in lieu. Normally the City would create a parkland from this section in order to balance the effect of large development. The Mall is now buying back this land from the City, in effect removing the option of having parkland from the people living and using the area. Canderel has applied to split its land into two in order to sell the northern half to South Keys. South Keys proposes to cut down the wooded area and build the 12-theatre complex and parking lot. Phase IV (the theatres) site plan has been submitted. A public meeting is being arranged by Diane Deans at 7:30pm, Dunlop School, in the Library, 1310 Pebble Rd., Thu 5 Dec. City is to review the site plan in Feb. Construction could start in the Spring. South Keys has already cut down a large swath of regrown woodland in order to build the mall. Removing existing woodland lowers the water table, promotes dryness and dust in summer, and increases water runoff during rainy periods. In other words, without woodland (which takes 50-100 years to regrow) the water falling during rainy periods is not retained to humidify and cool drier periods. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Other items: Robin Sobrino is leaving the community and going out west. Approved (motioned, seconded, and passed) to give the HCRCC $100 for Hallowe’en. Approved (motioned, seconded, and passed) to try and change the monthly HCCO meeting day from Wed to any other day, preferrably Mon or Tue. Approved (motioned, seconded, and voted) to suggest that Wendy Stewart’s Christmas Card funding be donated to help the SOGRAT telephone crisis line. Ann Brandel to call Wendy and pass on suggestion. Proposed cut of 8% funding to HCRCC. Karin will attend meeting of HCRCC board on 26 Nov. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Changes to HCCO Board of Directors: Approved (motioned, seconded, and passed) to extend terms of current Board of Directors (for 1995-96) to end of this year (31 Jul 97), and to put notice into community paper, The News, to inform members not attending that they can request a meeting to change this Board as per the by-law. Approved (motioned, seconded, and passed) that Alan Asselstine step down as Vice-President and assume the role of Treasurer from Bill Royds. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Selection of auditor for HCCO: Approved (motioned, seconded, and passed) to retain current auditor for year ending 31 Jul 97. May look at accepting the services of a volunteer auditor for the year following. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Next HCCO meeting to be held Wed 4 Dec at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Recent updates: The City is proposing to increase the speed limit along Hunt Club Road to 80 km/hr. Wendy (the Region) feels that this increase should be presented to the public before it is implemented.

Attendees:

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC Councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 Councillor
• Patrick Uguccioni, Editor of The News – Hunt Club/Riverside
• Brian Ford, Chief of Police, Ottawa-Carleton Police Service
• Ken Moodie, District 4 Inspector, Ottawa-Carleton Police Service
• Michael Cleary, member of Foxdown Community
• Peter Brimacombe, citizen
• Candice Bell, citizen

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Presentation by Ottawa-Carleton Police Service (see below). Regional development strategy (see below). Change in stormwater discharge criteria for the Rideau River (see below). Protecting our green space (see below). Speeding (see below). Blue box collection (see below). Protecting the Experimental Farm from development (see below). Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following: Fundraising for Experimental Farm. Volunteers are needed to help sell tickets for a barn dance to raise fund to replace animals lost in the fire. Noise by-law extension. Deadline for comments from the community has been extended to 1 Nov in preparation for CSOC meeting on 13 Nov 96. Call Dave Saint at 244-5300-1-3206, fax 244-5421 for information. Friendship windmill. Proposal by Friendship Windmill Corporation (FWC) to locate the windmill at the north end of Mooney’s Bay has been rejected. Future of Mooney’s Bay. City is going forward with the Mooney’s Bay Redevelopment Program, which involved the development of a stewardship plan. Draft Z2020 zoning bylaw (see below). For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

Presentation by Ottawa-Carleton Police Service (see below). Due to problems (intimidation and vandalism) in Owl Park: Police have increased the patrols in the area. Police have a youth squad and plainclothes officers assigned to this task. City will be installing lights around the wading pool area. May install no-trespassing signs. City by-law closes all parks between 11pm-7am, and this can be enforced. Because this seems to be a summer phenomenon, Police will make a point of getting out into the park early next summer (1997). 70-80% of the young people involved are just neighborhood kids – they are our children. According to one homeowner with 3 children in the area, the presence of the police is quite profound. Children notice and talk about these things in school. Police are working together with the City parks department to come up with solutions. Police measure the level of crime in an area based on number of “calls for service”. This is any call that requires a police response. Based on “calls for service”: Level in summer (July-Sep) is double that in winter. All calls are fed into a computer and program can generate map-specific statistics of type and frequency of calls (actual data is kept confidential). Fri-Sat nights result in more calls. About 20% of all calls are the result of false home alarms (systems). City may have a false alarm by-law coming into effect in mid-Oct. The general feeling in the community is that crime is increasing; however, the number of calls for service have dropped in 1996 over 1995. Break and enters are down 22% this year in the area, and down 11% in the Region. Level of crime in our area is 1/2 that in similar areas elsewhere in the Province and country. Police are concerned that people in the community hesitate to get involved: Victims often don’t talk to police and to other people. Single women may feel intimidated just by the presence of teenagers in their area. When calling the police, 236-1222, to cut through the answering system, just press zero (0), or press the extension number of the person; for example, Ken Moodie at 236-1222-5841. Address of nearest station monitoring this area (the South End) is 2870 Cedarwood Dr. turning north on Walkley halfway between Bank and Heron – phone 236-1222-5812. Police have a barcoding and engraving service, which is offered free of charge. Just bring you item to the nearest police station. Keeing youth occupied: Search for constructive things to offer young people (dances, gyms, community centers). The Foxhunt Community tried to set up and fund a skateboard area in the park. Approach local businesses to offer or fund diversions for young people. There is a youth center just across the Rideau River in Nepean, which has become a model for 15 other centers across the country. There is an open youth night at the RCC every Fri. Cost is $1.50 per person. Times are 6:30-8pm for ages 10-12, and 8-10pm for ages 13-18. Police have resource officers, each assigned to several high schools. Police plan on hiring 40-60 more people for region in 1996-1998. This will bring the force up to full strength by 1997-98, and will improve community policing and response. Call Brian Ford (Chief) or Ken Moodie for more information.

Regional development strategy: Region has released its proposed 25-year Regional Development Strategy (RDS), which sets guidelines for regional development up to year 2021. Deals with future population growth, jobs, land use, transit, roads, water, and wastewater requirements. After 2 days of hearings, on 30 Sep the joint Planning and Environmental and Transportation Committee approved principles to guide the region in the next 25 years. The RDS predicts that some 157,000 new housing units will be required in the Region in the next 25 years, and balances the benefits and drawbacks of placing this housing where: The best balance is to put some 60,000-72,000 new housing units inside the Greenbelt on currently serviced land, and the remaining 85,000-90,000 in town centers outside the Greenbelt. This balance will cost taxpayers $400M less than the current plans that propose a larger percentage of new housing outside the Greenbelt. More new houses inside the Greenbelt will increase the savings but have a greater impact on the green areas inside the city. The RDS protects all areas currently designated as greenspace (protected areas, parks, etc.). This means that the Region would be forced to object, should any organization or owner want to develop on such land. The RDS principles are based on the current land designation, and therefore do not protect areas that are now green, but are zoned differently, such as the area just north of Hunt Club. The current land designations may be subject to review and change once the NOSS is completed next summer. Should the NOSS result in a change from an area now zoned for development to an area zoned for protection from development, then the RDS would be amended. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

Change in stormwater discharge criteria for the Rideau River: The Region (through the Water Environment Protection Division) and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy are discussing the possibility of relaxing stormwater discharge standards for the Rideau River. Weaker standards would attract and allow more development, and more development would result in increased revenue. The Regional Planning and Environment Committee has deferred a decision until the public can be consulted. Wendy would like the HCCO and community members to get involved once this issue comes up for discussion. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

Protecting our green spaces: An executive summary and report on “Planning for the Protection of Greenspace” was tabled and copies are now available upon request. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

Speeding: Residents are concerned about speeding along Riverside Dr. and along Paul Anka. There’s a request for a pedestrian control sign at Leopolds and Riverside and a stop sign at Sample (or Boone) and Paul Anka. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

Blue box collection: Some blue boxes that are not picked up by the blue box program because they contain non-recyclable materials have been picked up by regular garbage. In order to educate residents about what can and can’t be recycled, regular garbage operators have been instructed to tag such blue boxes so that homeowners can learn from the mistake. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

Protecting the Experimental Farm from development: Region has approved a request that the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada examine a protective designation for the Experimental Farm. Call Wendy’s office for more information.

Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan: Hunt Club to receive a full neighborhood plan. HCCO members indicated willingness to participate in the planning. Call Jeff Hunter for more information.

Rezoning for a better community – Z2020 bylaw and other efforts: The 0T8 Ward hearing is at City Hall: Whitton Hall, 2nd floor, Sussex Pavilion at 1:15-5pm and 7-9pm on Tue 22 Oct. This is the opportunity for members of the community to voice their concerns and make their contributions. To arrange for an appointment to speak, call Karin Howard’s office before 3:30pm 21 Oct. Call Anne Ernesacks for more information.

Welcoming people to our monthly HCCO meetings: Some people in the community don’t think that the HCCO represents non-members. The HCCO would like to emphasize that it represents everyone in the community. Becoming a member of the HCCO (for $3 per year) allows you to vote on community issues and therefore have a more direct influence on decisions made by the HCCO; however the issues and decisions are based on concerns raised by ANYONE and EVERYONE in the community. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Greenway System Management Plan/Natural Open Spaces Study (NOSS): Re the Greenway System, call Anna Hercz or Paul McCann for more information. Re the NOSS, call Deborah Irwin for more information.

Access between South Keys Shopping Centre and the people living around McCarthy Rd.: Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Annual General Meeting (AGM): Although this 2 Oct meeting was to be the HCCO’s annual general meeting, in order to give Brian Ford and Ken Moodie an opportunity to present their report of regional policing in our area, and because of lower attendance than expected, it was decided to postpone the AGM to next month, 6 Nov. A motion was made, and passed, to spend $50 on an ad in The News to advertise next month’s AGM.

Next HCCO meeting is the Annual General Meeting at which HCCO members elect their representatives for the year 1 Aug 96 – 31 Jul 97. To be held Wed 6 Nov at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

ATTENDEES

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President
• Bill Royds, Treasurer
• Ken Donnelly, Community Development
• Nancy Seaby, Community Development
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC Councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 Councillor
• Bruce Peever, Reporter for The News – Hunt Club/Riverside
• Jeff Hunter, Planner, Planning Department, City of Ottawa
• Prescott McDonald, Planning Department, City of Ottawa

KEY ISSUES

The following summarizes the issues discussed at the 4 Sep 96 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, presented a report. Call Wendy’s office at 560-1223 for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following:

• Booking space at the HCRCC. Centre is booked solid for fall/winter. Suggestions and offers for alternative sites would be appreciated. City is interested in working with the community to help expand the HCRCC.
• Increased accountability for City management. The independent auditing effort is highlighting some inconsistencies in the flow and assignment of money at City Hall. These are being addressed as they come up.
• Road maintenance for City and Region. After looking at other alternatives in order to save costs, the Region determined that the least-cost alternative was to continue to use the City to maintain Regional roads, as long as the total cost over 3 years does not exceed $6.2 million.
• 1997 budget consultation initiatives. City budget for 1997 is going to be $13.7 million less than for 1996. Public is invited to attend hearings and submit opinions on 11,12 Dec in Council chambers in City Hall. Final budget deliberations are scheduled for 16,17,18 Dec.
• Ottawa Rough Riders. City cannot afford to subsidize the Riders with taxpayer money.
• Comparative financial analysis of community services. An analysis is available that compares the cost of running community centres by the City or by Purchase of Service groups. For information, call Dan Chenier at 244-5300, ext. 3425.
• Friendship windmill. On 19 Aug, Mary Sardelis, co-chair of the Public Advisory Group (PAG), met with John Westeinde, chair of the Friendship Windmill Corporation (FWC). FWC is proposing to locate the windmill at the north end of Mooney’s Bay. The PAG will communicate any decisions with the public.
• Actual Value Assessment (AVA) of property values is scheduled to be completed mid-Sep97. The impact on Ottawa real estate values and property taxes will be determined after that date.
• One single client service centre at City Hall is now open to handle all information and basic services, such as parking tickets, marriage licenses, zoning permits, taxes, etc. For an e-mail of all services, contact Diane Gibbs at 244-5300, ext. 3552.
• Ward Briefing Series is published 4 times a year and provides timely information on things going on in our area and in the City. Comments and feedback are welcome. Contact Gail Mounteer of the Research and Information Team at 244-3230.
• Crime prevention in Hunt Club (see “Vandalism” below).
• Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan (see below).
• Draft Z2020 zoning bylaw (see below).
• 3390 Riverside Dr. signs bylaw amendment (see below).
• Greenway System Management Plan/Natural and Open Spaces Study (NOSS) (see below).
• 1-year plan for City (see below).
• Heron/Walkley corridor lands (see below).

For city-related issues, call Karin’s office at 244-5365 (FAX 244-5373, Freenet address “bg059@freenet.carleton.ca”.

Vandalism at Owl Park:

• Several incidents involving young people have been reported separately to both the Region (Wendy) and the City (Karin): drinking, torching a portable, bonfires, and subsequent vandalization of the property of a nearby owner who complained.
• Wendy is meeting with the inspector of the Regional Police on 9 Sep to review strategy.
• Karin is arranging a community safety meeting (between residents and crime prevention experts) in the gymnasium of R. Byrns Curry School, 185 Owl Dr., at 7-10pm Mon 7 Oct.
• Role of City is crime prevention, which is the promotion and implementation of activities and changes that make it difficult for crime to occur. For example, the City has trimmed the trees at the edge of Owl Park to improve visibility.
• Role of Region is more in the area of law enforcement (policing, for example).
• HCCO members’ suggestions and comments included:
  • Rather than having police presence in the area, encourage active use of the facilities by a wide variety of age groups. Individuals will then have less opportunity to do negative things.
  • Needs of certain children in the neighborhood are not being met.
  • Meet with those young people who are causing the problem, and their parents.
  • Turn lights on in the sports area.
  • Are these incidents only an early fall late summer issue, or would they continue to occur?

Call Wendy or Karin; or Alan Asselstine at 526-0803 for more information.

Regional development strategy:

• Region has released its proposed 25-year Regional Development Strategy (RDS), which sets guidelines for regional development up to year 2021. Deals with future population growth, jobs, land use, transit, roads, water, and wastewater requirements.
• This strategy is the single most important issue that Region will be involved in this term.
• A Planning, Environment, and Transportation meeting to discuss this draft RDS to be held beginning 9am 23,24 Sep: public input heard on 23 Sep; deliberations on 24 Sep.
• Copies of the Executive Summary, Daily Plan-it newsletter, or detailed reports, available on request.

Call Wendy’s office at 560-1223 for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – NCC land corridor between McCarthy Rd. and Riverside Dr.:

• Coady Coop petition has been read by Mayor Jacquelin Holzman and forwarded by her to Anna Hercz (NOSS) and Anne Ernesaks (Z2020).
• The new Z2020 zoning bylaw is to be enacted in early 1997.
• For the meantime (until the NOSS can be completed), current zoning will be translated into the closest approximate equivalent Z2020 zone. For this land corridor, the currently zoned industrial portion will become zone IL (light industrial) in the north, and L3 (community leisure) in the south.
• The final zoning category will depend on the results of the NOSS, scheduled for mid-1997.
• Rezoning of the McCarthy Woods area is scheduled for completion by end of 1988.

Call Sue Taylor at 737-1099 for more information.

Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan:

• Hunt Club to receive a full neighborhood plan.
• Planning process may take 12-18 months.
• City has assembled a team to work with the community on this plan: team composed of Jeff Hunter, Prescott McDonald, and Marina Danikas.
• First deliverable, the Terms of Reference, is available:
• City would like to get comments from the community and discuss these comments at a public meeting later in the fall (Oct). City would like to include neighborhood-specific issues they may not currently be aware of.
• Some HCCO comments were:
  • Boundaries of the plan should be extended to include the Airport (an Airport Master Plan is in the works but is not scheduled to begin until early 1997), the new development beside the Rideau River, and other areas from which people focus into Hunt Club.
  • Areas in other jurisdictions, such as Windsor Park, should be consulted so that the Hunt Club plan also meets their requirements.
  • How detailed and up-to-date is the demographic information upon which to plan?
  • Apparently the information is up-to-date as of last census (1994), is computerized, and is down to the detail level of census tract. Even though a census tract is larger than the area of Hunt Club, the City has calculations that can further interpolate the information to the Hunt Club area.
  • How will community feedback be kept track of and responded to?
  • Planning team will keep a file of and track all community feedback. Although each idea cannot be addressed individually, the team will consolidate common themes and integrate them into the plan.
  • Non Hunt Club area lands could be divided into several areas, depending on intended use; for example, the Airport, residential communities, business parks, etc.
  • The HCCO freenet site can provide a (virtual) area where users can exchange and record planning ideas.
  • Next step is to fund the plan. Jeff Hunter is in the process of reserving funds:
  • If HCCO inquires in writing about the funding, then Jeff will need to respond in writing as well. This response will provide a written, though unofficial record, commitment from the City.
  • Next deliverable from this planning exercise will be a Secondary Policy Plan to replace that from the 1970s. This exercise includes a safety audit to assess the impact of zoning and structures on personal security.
  • The Hunt Club Plan must integrate with the Regional 25-year plan (see “Regional Development Strategy” above).
  • We should ensure that we get NCC involvement and feedback:
  • Jeff intends to have a member of the NCC on the committee for this plan.
  • Karin can get someone from the Airport involved.

Call Jeff Hunter at 244-5300-1-3865 for more information.

Rezoning for a better community – Z2020 bylaw and other efforts:

• New draft of the Z2020 bylaw is now available.
• New draft Z2020 bylaw is scheduled to be presented to the Planning and Economic Development (PED) Committee on 24 Sep, with public hearings to follow.
• The 0T8 Ward hearing is at City Hall: Whitton Hall, 2nd floor, Sussex Pavilion at 1:15-5pm and 7-9pm on Tue 22 Oct. This is the opportunity for members of the community to voice their concerns and make their contributions.

Call Anne Ernesacks at 244-5300-1-3867 for more information.

Advertising billboard planned for Riverside Dr.:

• Application to change bylaw to allow this sign on Ontario Hydro land west side of Riverside and north of CN rail tracks – has been unanimously refused by the City.
• Also, when it became clear that this was a contentious issue, the sign company withdrew its application.

Call Mr D. Brousseau at 244-5300-1-3118/FAX 244-5601 for more information.

Greenway System Management Plan/Natural Open Spaces Study (NOSS):

• Community brainstorming workshop for south Ottawa is scheduled for 7-9:30pm on Thu 19 Sep at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy):
• Results from this brainstorming will impact on the final zoning changes to the Z2020. If we’re concerned about protecting green spaces around our area, then come to the workshop.
• Public workshop on the NOSS is scheduled for 7-10pm on Tue 22 Oct at the McNabb Community Centre, 180 Percy St., corner of Gladstone.

Re the Greenway System, call Anna Hercz at 244-5300, ext. 3824 or Paul McCann at 244-5300, ext. 3363 for more information. Re the NOSS, call Deborah Irwin at 244-5300, ext. 3000 for more information.

Karin’s 1-year plan for the City – objective is to make the City more accountable to the public. Karin proposes the following steps:

• Performance appraisals for senior managers.
• Set departmental goals, and measure departmental performance.
• Ensure complete and objective advice to Council directly from: the City auditor, the City solicitor, the City clerk, and the City treasurer.

Call Karin’s office at 244-5365 for more information.

Heron-Walkley development:

• City has approved NCC application to rezone 48 acres of eastern corridor lands south of Heron Rd.
• This rezoning reduces the greenspace in that area and cuts the continuity of the corridor. It also shows that existing greenspace can be rezoned in favor of development.

Call Karin’s office at 244-5365 for more information.

Access between South Keys Shopping Centre and the people living around McCarthy Rd.:

• HCCO has sent a letter to the Region requesting such access; however, at the time of the letter, the Region did not own the Parkway lands.
• An underpass (under the Parkway and train tracks) of some kind does exist, but is awkward for the average person to use.
• Region doesn’t want this underpass used because of liability issues. HCCO members suggest that, rather than having the Region spend money for insurance and maintenance, they put up a sign “use at your own risk”.
• South Keys OTC station has no access to the West, and it is illegal for the public to use OTC services from unofficial entry points. Perhaps the OTC can be contacted to open up and make other entry points official.

Call Alan Asselstine at 526-0803 for more information.

HRCC community fair scheduled at the Centre for Sat 7 Sep: Decided to have a table to advertise our organization and sell memberships. Call Nancy Seaby at 736-0659 for more information.

Misc. items: Pop cans being stolen from recycle bins. Suggestion is to crush the cans. Call Fred McLennan at 521-0682 for more information.

Next HCCO meeting is the Annual General Meeting at which HCCO members elect their representatives for the year 1 Aug 96 – 31 Jul 97. To be held Wed 2 Oct at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Call Fred McLennan at 521-0682 for more information.