Attendees:

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President
• Bill Royds, Treasurer
• Ken Donnelly, Community Development
• Nancy Seaby, Community Development
• Fred Winters, Recreation
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Ann Brandel, Member
• 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
• Anne Ernesacks, Manager City-Wide Policy
• Jean-Guy Bisson, Z2020

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Corporate review has been done to examine why and how Region provides its services in order to recommend ways of improving, maintaining, or changing services to respond to the current economic climate. Report is available and was tabled to Regional council 3 June. Public can comment on these recommendations at a standing committee meetings in June. Council to approve/disapprove recommendations on 10 July. Budget Directions ’97 report available and to be considered by Corporate Services and Economic Development Committee on 18 June, where public input is welcomed. Council to consider budget report recommendations on 10 July. Moody’s Investors Service of New York has confirmed RMOC’s triple A credit rating based on its strong funding policies, moderate debt level, and ability to pay off its debt. This rating means that external investors will have a greater trust in the Region’s ability to manage its finances. Extra blue box service. Starting 2 July a new garbage service (to include plastics) comes to Ottawa. Blue Box and More booklet being mailed at end of June. McCarthy Woods (see below). Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following: Wading pools and outdoor rinks. Report on comments from Hunt Club Riverside Recreation Association meeting 20 Mar and related meeting at City Hall on 18 Mar available since 29 May. No pools to be closed; however open hours at pools to be reduced. 6 skating rinks, including the one on Uplands Dr. are to be closed. CSOC recommendations to go to Council 5 June. 655 Walkley road (at corner of Riverside Dr.) being converted from rental units to private ownership. Application recommended for approval subject to protection for existing residents and conditions on applicant to complete certain tasks. Recommendations to go to Council 5 June. Independant legal council by having a City Solicitor who reports directly to Council. Such a person is now free to present and back opinions without intermediate interpretation. Winter snow removal property repair scheduled to end 2 June. If your property still needs repair, contact City customer service at 244-5444. Trees available for planting for $10/each. Call 244-5444 for more information. To help save City money, please water trees on or near your property. Heritage designation. Booth Barne Complex (Bldg. #144-118) on Experimental Farm to be given heritage designation. Objections to be sent as registered mail or personally delivered to City Clerk by 17 June. Use of rib pipe in Ottawa has been approved for use in sewer system. Rib pipe is thinner and cheaper, and City will closely monitor use of this pipe. For more information, call Mr. Cole. Use of ethanol in gasoline. To be used for City vehicles. Cleaner fuel and is produced from a renewable energy source (sun, corn and other grains). Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan (see below). Draft Z2020 zoning bylaw (see below). Heron/Walkley corridor lands (see below). 3390 Riverside Dr. signs bylaw amendment (see below). For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

Protecting our green spaces – NCC land corridor between McCarthy Rd. and Riverside Dr.: Coady Coop petition forwarded to NCC with letter of support from Region. NCC supports the preservation of McCarthy Woods. Onus is now on Ottawa and the two studies currently underway to clearly define the boundaries of sensitive lands north of the airport. Coady Coop is now spearheading a petition involving all local residents. Cannot rezone an area until it has been legally surveyed; as soon as McCarthy Woods can be surveyed, it can be rezoned. Call Sue Taylor for more information.

Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan: Hunt Club to receive a full neighborhood plan. Planning process may take 12-18 months. There is an approved plan from the 1970s, which is outdated. Deliverable from this planning exercise will be a secondary policy plan to replace that from the 1970s. Steps will be first to draft a terms of reference (by Sept), and then to fund the plan. May need to look for and pay for advice from experts. Although City Council will make the ultimate decisions, this plan is the best way of protecting the future, especially if the plan is based on community input and expert opinions. Many school boards have planners on staff who could help. Should ask Region to contribute advice regarding lands owned by the Region. Senior planner, Jeff Hunter, needs volunteers from area to help him in planning. Several people from the HCCO volunteered. Jeff needs about 4-5 people who would meet 3-5 times and then take suggestions to the public. Alan Asselstine moved to set up an HCCO-supported advisory committee to support Jeff (motion seconded and passed). Jeff to coordinate community meetings with those for NOSS and Greenway in order to minimize strain on community. – When developing the plan, we should use the land designations in the proposed Z2020 bylaw. – Could the Hunt Club golf club sell their lands to a developer? Call Jeff Hunter for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – Z2020 bylaw and other efforts: Revised Z2020 to be tabled at Council on 19 June. Hearings will then commence. Changes can still take place afterwards. Different focus from previous bylaws in that Z2020 assumes anything not stated in the bylaw is not allowed. This puts onus on those wanting any variances to prove their usefulness. Z2020 does not stand alone, but is based on a strategy document. Z2020 exercise is to end Feb/Mar 1997. Fully colored maps of new and old zoning are available from City at about $15 each. Call Anne Ernesacks for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – Heron/Walkley corridor lands: Final report on corridor lands available Issue to go to Planning Committee 11 June. Heron/Walkley Greenspace Coalition to meet regularly on issue. Call Karin’s office 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. Concern that allowing Hydro to exercise its right to build on land currently zoned industrial will give it legal right to develop more of that land, which is currently part of the green space. Public meeting to be held to obtain community feedback. Call Mr D. Brousseau at for more information.

Regional vs. city boundaries issues that were discussed: Many services cross city boundaries, and a Regional government is in a position to ensure consistency across boundaries. Single-tier governments exist in other areas of North America, such as around Boston; however, what seems to happen is that wealthy communities can maintain their infrastructure (roads, water, etc.) whereas poorer communities don’t have the money to do so and grow poorer, creating problem areas that effect everyone.

Hunt Club fire station opening their doors to community services: Space available for crime and fire prevention, classrooms, etc. Suggestion going to the Community Services and Operations Committee (CSOC) for approval and funding. Call Karin’s office for more information.

Memberships: Discussed possibility of identifying official programs for the HCCO to follow. Members may be more interesting in supporting the HCCO if they had a clearer idea of official directions. Could even indicate which percentage of the membership fee would go towards supporting which program. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Victoria Day celebrations and fireworks at Pauline Vanier Park, 1025 Harkness Ave., north of Walkley between Banks St. and Riverside Dr.: General Vanier School’s Lighthouse Program has been organizing this event each year. The HCCO moved (seconded and passed) to contribute $100 towards the expenses for this event. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Misc. items: Regional development strategy and infrastructure strategy open house on 20 Jun. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Next HCCO meeting is Tue 3 Sep at 7:30 p.m. at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome. Annual General Meeting to be scheduled for later in Sep. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Attendees:

• Fred McLennan, President
• Alan Asselstine, Vice-President
• Ken Donnelly, Community Development
• Nancy Seaby, Community Development
• Fred Winters, Recreation
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Sue Taylor, Representative for Coady Coop
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC Councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 Councillor
• Bruce Peever, Reporter for The News – Hunt Club/Riverside
• Art Miskew, Director at large
• Riley Brockington, Director, Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association
• Jill Hopkins, General Vanier Lighthouse Program
• Randy Ford, Coady Coop, Hunt Club

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Hunt Club – Rideau Bridge stormwater management facility tries to treat water throughout the time period when it is not covered in ice; even though the Region is mandated to treat water only during the swimming season. Corporate review of every Regional program and service is being driven by possible further reduction in provincial transfer payments later this year. Report and recommendations to be available later in May. Regional materials management function that was previously done by the City, will now be done by the Region. Youth program funding. Non-profit community agencies should submit project outlines to apply for funding to meet special needs of low-income youth aged 12 to 19. Deadline for submission (to the Region’s Social Services Department) is 28 Jun 96. Status of provincial housing policy. Region has decided to wait until Province reviews its role in housing before taking any action. Hunt Club Road/Airport Parkway interchange (see below). New leaf and yard waste program (see below). Purchase of road maintenance services from Vanier and Ottawa (see below). Extra help for residents in need (see below). Workfare (see below). Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following: The Howard Report for 1995. Summary of work items, progress made in 1995, opinion survey results (500-600 responses from 20,000 questionnaires sent out), and work plan for 1996, are available from Karin’s office. Wading pools and outdoor rinks. Comments from Hunt Club Riverside Recreation Association meeting 20 Mar and related meeting at City Hall on 18 Mar to be compiled into a report. Because of public feedback, City may recommend cost-saving options other than closing these services. 1996 work programs. Draft Work Programs for the Economic Development, Housing and Planning Branches, available from Karin’s office. City road maintenance fact sheets available from Karin’s office. Parking Control Courtesy Notice Programs (PC-CNP) report available. Report recommends a courtesy ticket be issued to tourists instead of fine. May reduce City’s revenue by some $40,000. Deadline for comments to City is 24 May; final report to go before Community Services and Operations Committee on 12 June. Contact Martha Boyle at 244-5300, ext. 3204 for further information. – Performance measurement report (dated 1 May) available from Karin’s office. Comments appreciated. Final report to go before Policy, Priorities and Budgeting Committee on 30 May. – 655 Walkley road (at corner of Riverside Dr.) being converted from rental units to private ownership. Application to go before Planning and Economic Development on 28 May. – Spring cleaning. City is encouraging, and supporting, individual communities to do their own cleanups (also see below). – Summer camps and programs. Your City of Activity guide available as of 5 May to give information about summer camps and upcoming programs. Supporting Neighborhood Services. A drop-off service box will be available at the RCC and fire halls in the near future. Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan (see below). Heron/Walkley corridor lands (see below). Draft Z2020 zoning bylaw (see below). Royalton Town Homes at corner of Uplands/Paul Anka being converted from rentals into town homes (see below). For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

On/off ramps at Hunt Club and the Airport Parkway: Ramps are in preliminary design phase. This includes firming up cost estimates, and conducting public hearings (in fall). Work is expected to go to tender in fall 96, and be completed in summer 97 Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

New leaf and yard waste program: Biweekly collection, on blue box days, from 15 Apr to mid-Oct 96. Weekly collection from mid-Oct to mid-Nov 96. Waste should either be in open empty-able containers, or in compostable bags. Waste put out in plastic bags will not be picked up. Composting is encouraged. Region has team of compost “doctors” to visit homes and conduct composting workshops.

Purchase of road maintenance services from Vanier and Ottawa: Region has, in the past, paid Ottawa and Vanier to maintain regional roads within their boundaries. Based on the experience of other regions and cities being able to save up to 30% in costs, Region is now tendering these services to the public. Some outstanding issues that will need to be ironed out: City may need to let go of about 60 people previously employed to do this service. City will also have a backlog of equipment that may no longer be needed. There are some 2500 intersections between Regional and City roads, and there will need to be clarification as to who will be responsible for maintaining (plowing) those intersections and to what criteria. Up until now, residents needed to call only one phone number to inquire about road maintenance; from now on, there may be two numbers, one for regional roads and one for City roads. Residents will also need to be aware of which road is regional or city. Call Wendy Stewart for more information.

Extra help for residents in need: Region approved an additional $40,000 for regional food banks. Region will continue to develop criteria for funding. Region approved a one-time 100% subsidy of Trillium drug program deductibles for low-income people who formerly qualified for drug benefits. Expected reforms to the drug program should make it more affordable by next year. Call Wendy Stewart for more information.

Workfare: On 22 May, Regional Council will decide whether to send the Province the message that it rejects workfare, but, before doing so, the Region wants community feedback. Any community or Regional action at this point will have little or no chance of influencing the Province’s current decisions on workfare. However, community response can always be useful in guiding the implementation of political decisions. General feeling from HCCO members and guests was that the term “workfare” encompasses a spectrum of possible activities, and it is not the concept, but its implementation, that needs to be looked at. Workfare, if implemented, should be monitored to ensure that it meets its goals. The cost of this monitoring, and of the program, should not be more than existing or other solutions. The cost of administering workfare is to rest with the municipality. The program should give people dignity and opportunity, not “punish” them for not working. Any work done should be given value, and paying money for that work is one way of giving it value. Not paying for work done can indicate that the work is “worthless”, unless work is educational or otherwise benefits the person working. Those participating in the program should be made to feel good about doing whatever work they are assigned. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Hunt Club Neighborhood Plan: Hunt Club to receive a full neighborhood plan. Plan is to address shared concerns with Riverside Park, such as traffic, recreation, environment. Karin indicated that Windsor Park (south of Hunt Club Rd., just east and west of Uplands Dr.) now in Gloucester, is interested in getting involved in the Hunt Club community, which is in Ottawa. Neighborhood plan should include this area, especially because early community feedback would be useful if the area west of Uplands decided to build a commercial node such as Confederation Heights. Proposed plan also includes the South Keys Mall. If this area is part of the study, then Hunt Club could plan to put the library in the mall, which may be more feasible than having a library in the Hunt Club mall area. OBE area on Uplands and Cahill (now wooded) is not currently to be part of the study. It is still reserved for a future school. HCCO moved to include that area, and all areas in Hunt Club, as part of the study. Senior planner, Jeff Hunter, is invited to attend the next HCCO meeting. Call Karin’s office for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – Z2020 bylaw and other efforts: Table being prepared to highlight how the new proposed Z2020 zoning bylaw, published Nov 95, differs from the previous zoning bylaw. City is delaying deadlines for the Z2020 until wider public consultation can be done. Karin intends to organize workshops in all areas to review the new bylaw. Once table is completed, Karin plans to set a date for the Riverside Park workshop. Call Bill Royds for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – Heron/Walkley corridor lands: Ridgemont Community Association plans a rally to focus attention on their opposition to a proposed zoning amendment to allow for high-density development on these lands. Rally scheduled for 2-4pm Sat 11 May at ball diamond at Walkley and Albion. Obtain flyers from Karin Howard. City is working closely with NCC to identify alternate locations for the development. Discussed the trade-off between denser development on less land vs. urban sprawl. Focus on good planning. HCCO signed a City motion to rezone the Heron/Walkley lands to protect the green space until City has established and protected the minimum Greenway System. Call Karin’s office for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – NCC land corridor between McCarthy Rd. and Riverside Dr.: Some 84 Coady Coop members signed a petition to protect this area from development, and submitted the signed petition to the City and the Region for consideration. They have volunteered to petition the whole community, if required. Call Sue Taylor for more information.

Victoria Day celebrations and fireworks at Pauline Vanier Park, 1025 Harkness Ave., north of Walkley between Banks St. and Riverside Dr.: General Vanier School’s Lighthouse Program has been organizing this event each year. The 1995 (this year’s) celebration on 20 May will still go ahead. However, because of costs and cutbacks, they are looking for donations to cover the cost of this event; otherwise, it could be cancelled for future years. Many people from the Hunt Club area attend this event, which includes BBQs, concession stands, face painting, petting zoo, popcorn, steel band, the fireworks, and many other attractions. They are also looking for a total of some 15-20 volunteers to help man the booths and sell food and other items, like glow wands. Food shifts are from 6-7:30pm and 7:30-9pm; other sales begin at 8pm. People interested should contact Jill Hopkins by 13 May, or at least enough in advance so that she can plan and organize the effort. For the long term, in the fall Jill would like to organize a working committee to help finance and manage the Victoria Day event on an ongoing basis, and is solliciting volunteers to be part of this committee. Every year the RPCRA splits the yearly deficit with the Lighthouse Program. Last year, the RPCRA’s contribution was $650. Wendy Stewart has secured a $200 contribution from East Ottawa Optimists, and donated $100 from her office budget. The HCCO will look at its budget and see if and how much or what effort it could contribute – at next meeting. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Royalton Town Homes at 3255 Uplands Dr. being changed from coop rental units to freehold: It turns out that there are enough parking spaces in the existing configuration to meet bylaw requirements, and that the change benefits both landlord, existing residents, future homeowners, and the community; therefore the City has approved the application. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Tree planting along the renovated Hunt Club Road, and greening other areas of Hunt Club: HCCO passed a motion to work with the Region to identify areas, perhaps along the expanded Hunt Club Road, where trees and vegetation can be planted to enhance our neighborhood. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Spring cleaning: Was held on Sat 4 May, instead of on 11 May, because volunteers from the National Capital Commission Churches were available on 4 May. Ken Donnelley compliments the City on its support: promptness, supplies, registration. 16 people turned up. In 1-1/2 hour, they cleaned up the land around the RCC, which resulted in 26 bags of garbage. Call Ken Donnelly for more information.

16. Confederation Heights waste water treatment plan: Open house at the RA Centre on Riverside Dr. on 5-7pm Wed 12 Jun; to be followed by a public meeting 7-9pm. Open house will have engineers, botanists, biologists available to discuss wastewater treatment options with public. Call Bill Royds for more information.

17. Misc. items: Regional development strategy and infrastructure strategy open house on 20 Jun. Donation to aid the Fielding Falcons – to be discussed at next meeting. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Next HCCO meeting is Mon 3 Jun 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
• Fred Winters, Recreation
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Sue Taylor, Representative for Coady Coop
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC Councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 Councillor
• Bruce Peever, Reporter for The News – Hunt Club/Riverside
• Art Miskew, Director at large
• Anna Hercz, Environmental Management Branch, City of Ottawa
• Grafton Ross, Riverside Community Association
• Erwin Dreessen, Riverside Community Association
• Gary and Margie Puckering, new Claridge Homes houseowners
• Joan Ursual
• Stephen Lockyear

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Zebra mussels in Mooney’s Bay. They help clean up water, but compete with fish for food. Disclosure of salaries of regional representatives. Lists of employees receiving more than $100,000 in 1995 are available from Wendy’s office. 1996 beach water quality. Mooney’s Bay Beach is recommended to be open for the 1996 season. A report is available by Dr. Geoff Dunkley, Acting Medical Officer of Health, showing the bacteriological results for Mooney’s Bay for 1995. Hunt Club Road/Airport Parkway interchange (see below). OC Transpo bus service (see below). Access to community services (see below). Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following: Wading pools and outdoor rinks. Comments from Hunt Club Riverside Recreation Association meeting 20 Mar and related meeting at City Hall on 18 Mar to be compiled into a report. Updated information packages available to those interested. It seems that the criteria for judging whether pools should be closed was based not on actual usage but on the pool capacity. This criteria meant that the smaller pools would be closed and not those that were least used. 3rd annual urban forest workshop to be held at City Hall on Saturday 20 April 8:30am to 3:30pm. Cost of $20/person includes lunch and parking. Register with Anita Price 733-1049 before 15 April. Assistance with income tax forms. Those earning less than $23,000 can get free help until 30 April. Call 829-9777 for appointment. Volunteers trained by Revenue Canada available at The Olde Forge Community Resource Centre at 2370 Carling Ave. Environmental achievement awards established by City. Deadline for nomenations is Fri 26 Apr. Improved accountability for the City. City Auditor now reports directly to City Council meaning that the auditor’s observations on management performance will not be filtered through senior staff. Improving City legal support. Attempting to make City Sollicitor report directly to Council as well, for the same reasons. Tobacco and alcohol sponsorship of community services. Trying to get City to formulate a policy on limiting the ability of tobacco and alcohol companies to advertise in municipally owned buildings and services (such as libraries), even if they sponsor those services. Group home on Riverside Drive (see below). Draft Z2020 zoning bylaw (see below). Royalton Town Homes at corner of Uplands/Paul Anka being converted from rentals into town homes (see below). For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

On/off ramps at Hunt Club and the Airport Parkway: Region has approved funding. Land agreement with NCC about to be finalized. Construction may begin this summer. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Better bus service: Direct downtown service (new route 87 to parallel old route 96) direct to Lebreton Station to go into effect 7 Apr. Route 146 direct to Brookfield High School retained. Call Nancy Seaby for more information.

Medical and other community resource center (CRC) for the Hunt Club area: Hunt Club (R8) is the only area in the region that does not have such a resource center. Region to investigate the possibility of allocating partial interim funding to South Ottawa Gloucester Resource Action Team (SOGRAT) in order to assure that critical programs and services are offered to the Hunt Club community. Boundaries of existing centers being reevaluated to include the Hunt Club area. Call Ann Brandel or Fred McLennan for more information.

Group home and new housing on Riverside Drive: But for compliance with local bylaws, group homes are a provincial issue. Existence of group home has not been communicated between those selling the houses and those buying them. Issue is the impact of the group home on the new homeowners, not the existence of group homes in the area: getting to know the kids going into the home, degree of supervision, maintenance of group home, interaction between residents of home and peers in community. Better communication is needed between all parties, including Children’s Aid Society, the Province, and the community. In response to this requirement, a meeting was to be held at the HCRCC 7:30pm 11 Apr; however, this meeting was cancelled. There is a chance that there may not be a group home. Can school boards accommodate new student population from the new developments going up between Riverside Dr and the Rideau River (contact Andris Jansen)? Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Membership in the Federation of Citizens Association (FCA): Decided to continue our (HCCO’s) membership for another year. Call Bill Royds for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – Z2020 bylaw and other efforts: Although the current version of the proposed Z2020 bylaw, published Nov 95, is a valiant 300- page attempt to describe it all, it has been criticized by many (results of Carleton Heights Community Centre open house on 26 Feb) as not being thorough enough. City staff are now preparing details of how the proposed Z2020 zoning differs from the existing. New zoning does allow a certain amount of meadow space to the west of McCarthy Woods. The decision seems to be based on a study by Daniel Brunton regarding the impact of the meadow on McCarthy Woods. Once an environmentally sensitive area is identified, it can be protected by such means as fencing, and special entrances that restrict bicycles and other traffic that could harm the area. Call Bill Royds for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – two ongoing activities by the City: Anna Hercz, Senior Policy Analyst, Environmental Management Branch, gave a presentation and answered questions regarding this information gathering effort. Two projects underway, the Natural and Open Spaces Study, and the Greenway System Management Plan. Natural and Open Spaces Study: Study will establish criteria and classifications for all green and open areas in the City. Inventories of selected areas will be conducted to provide comparisons and classifications, which could help determine what to preserve later. Study to be completed June 97 (next year). Greenway Plan Project: To develop corridor management plans for the City’s 20 green corridors. To bring together land owners, planning agencies, interest groups, and communities to agree to common management guidelines for land use and maintenance. Organize interactive community meetings in each area to determine how people use their areas, to find out how people want to use the areas, and to help people map out own areas. To provide City-wide management guidelines. To initiate a land stewardship program. 6 background documents have already been prepared and are available on request. Main challenge is to involve the community: Because of personal schedules, most people are most available in Spring and Fall. Perhaps public consultations for both studies can be combined to minimize cost and maximize community feedback. Concern that the Hunt Club area is quickly becoming a prime area for development and will need the results of these studies. This seems to stress the urgency of public consultations starting in the Hunt Club area; however, the results of the NOS study cannot be compiled until all areas have been studied. Open house on Greenway Plan to be held 4-9pm 17 Apr at City Hall, Bytown Pavilion, Freiman- Guigues Room. Call Sue Taylor or Anna Hercz at for more information.

Royalton Town Homes at 3255 Uplands Dr. (phone 230-2100/FAX 230-9880) being changed from rental units to freehold: The change can only proceed if Royalton manages to provide addition parking spaces. Freehold homes will require 19 more parking spaces than the rental units currently provide. City bylaw allows a cash exchange in lieu of providing the additional parking spaces required ($4000 per space). The philosophy is that this cash would go to financing alternate parking spaces elsewhere, but in reality, cash in lieu of parking usually results in parking problems for the area. HCCO passed a motion to not approve the cash in lieu of parking, and to write to City to support our motion. One recommendation is that Royalton expand their existing parking structure by another level to accommodate the increased parking requirement. City is to vote on cash in lieu option on 29 May. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Supporting The News, our local paper: The cost of paper has increased to the point where it is impacting on the frequency of newspaper delivery and the ability to deliver newspapers. Newspaper is looking for a solution. One option is to create a “subscription package” aimed at readers voluntarily subscribing to The News. $1/month was the suggested figure. Half the subscription could go to carrier and other half to the newspaper. Would improve the consistency of delivery. The newspaper is interested in comments on the best way of going about this. May decide on package and test market in one area in the Fall. We believe a local paper is important and should encourage people to support it. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Tree planting along the renovated Hunt Club Road: Starting this Spring, there will be a planting of trees, shrubs, vines, and ground cover, on private and condomium properties along Hunt Club Road (as previously agreed upon with owners). There is also a naturalization project planned for Hunt Club Place, which involves dense planting of natural vegetation and some 400 trees . At the moment there are no plans to plant trees or shrubs in the public areas along Hunt Club (in the median or beside the sidewalks); however, the Region is willing to consider this should the community express an interest. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Spring cleaning: Tentatively scheduled for Sat 11 May. Register our efforts with the City Need to promote pride our area and in the impression people have of our area when driving or walking through it. City may support the cleanup by donating materials. Coops may have good ideas on conducting cleanups. Call Ken Donnelly for more information.

Next HCCO meeting is Mon 6 May 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
• Fred Winters, Recreation
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Sue Taylor, Representative for Coady Coop
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC Councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 Councillor
• Bruce Peever, Reporter for The News – Hunt Club/Riverside
• Art Miskew, Director at large
• Dena Splinter, HCCO Softball Oranization
• Richard Levitan of Larco Management Inc.
• Tryfon Constantinou, Hunt Club Place

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Regional budget. Hunt Club residents to pay $9 less in regional taxes this year (1996). Mill rate, which determines how much of the tax dollar is allocated to what, was adjusted to lessen the impact of current and future changes on those least able to adjust. Personal accountability. First year in office has concluded. Complete statements (financial and otherwise) are available from Wendy’s office. OC Transpo bus service (see below). Traffic calming along McCarthy Rd (see below) Hunt Club Road/Airport Parkway interchange (see below). SOGRAT report (see below). Bowesville Road (see below). Garbage and recycling. Regionalization of garbage collection and recycling program predicts $6 million saved. Blue box recycling to be expanded to include plastic, other kinds of paper, aluminum, paint, etc. Collection rate to become weekly. Improving life in downtown Ottawa (core area), with focus on transportation. New newsletter, Restore the Core – March issue available, next issue to be published in April. Fuel tax/license plate fee increase. Seeking representative to OC Regional Housing Authority for 2-year term. Options ’96 report card (see below). Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following: Traffic calming along McCarthy Rd (see below) Wading pools and outdoor rinks. Petition being circulated by Robin Sobrino re wading pool at Owl Dr. Karin to attend a meeting at the HCRRA at 7:30 p.m. on 20 Mar to discuss issue. Karin is organizing group of concerned citizens to keep rinks and pools open. Draft Z2020 zoning bylaw (see below). Bowesville Road (see below). Development along the Hunt Club side of the Rideau River (see below). Alta Vista greenway corridor (see below). Pedestrian advance sign recommended at corner of Killdeer Bay and Cahill Dr. W. Distribution of our tax dollar. School boards get 51%, Region 34%, City 15%. 3 greatest loads on City tax portion are fire/emergency services 3.2%, maintenance 3.5%, and debt 2.7%. For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

On/off ramps at Hunt Club and the Airport Parkway: Full interchange at Hunt Club and Airport Parkway is the only system expansion project to be included in the budget, and is confirmed by Region for earliest implementation. Such an interchange would lessen the traffic on Riverside, Bank St., Brookfield and any other roads now being used by commuters. The Region is now in the process of obtaining funds to go ahead with the surveying, planning, and construction. Region submitted staff report to Transportation Committee on 6 Mar. Decision on funding is still to be made. Land agreement with NCC to be scheduled asap. HCCO passed a motion to support the ramps. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Better bus service: Discussed results of public meeting held 31 Jan – about 100 people attended that meeting. Non-peak hour services for routes 87, 146, and 8 are to be changed. Peak hour services will not change at this time, but will be evaluated in Nov 96. OCT transit forum (for the public) scheduled 9am-3:30pm Sat 10 Feb in Champlain Rm at Regional HQ 111 Lisgar. OCT public hearing scheduled at 3 pm on 20 Mar in Champlain Rm to make decisions on revising transit routes. Wendy (RMOC) to submit several recommendations (available) regarding proposed route changes. Wendy (RMOC) supports Nancy’s call to Council (Chair Peter Clark) for a full public audit and value audit of OCT. Call Nancy Seaby for more information.

Medical and other community resource center (CRC) for the Hunt Club area: Hunt Club (R8) is the only area in the region that does not have such a resource center. RMOC agrees to allot sustainable funding for a new CRC as soon as fiscally conceivable. Gloucester is suggesting to share cost and put up a center around Sawmill Creek. South Ottawa Gloucester Resource Action Team (SOGRAT) meeting was held 18 Dec. Report to be presented at 3:00 p.m. 7 Mar in Champlain Rm. RMOC to allocate partial interim funding to SOGRAT in partnership with South East Ottawa Community Health Centre (SEOCHC) and the GCCR in order to ensure that critical programs and services are offered in our area. HCCO passed motion to write letter to Chris Cavan to support their efforts in this area. Call Ann Brandel or Fred McLennan for more information.

Open/closing Bowesville Road: On 28 Feb, RMOC voted to close road. HCCO passed motion to continue monitoring the road to ensure that the Hunt Club Golf Club continues to meet its obligations re ensuring that closure does not affect cyclists, pedestrians, or emergency vehicles. Concern that, with Bowesville Road closed, those living in Hunt Club Place will have further to go to be able to get to Bank Street. On 5 Mar, RMOC passed motion to sell portions of the land around Bowesville Rd. to the Hunt Club golf course. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Turning from Hunt Club Place onto Hunt Club Road: Those living on Hunt Club Place can’t turn left (east) onto Hunt Club Road to go towards Bank St., but must do a U turn or loop around through Riverside/Uplands Road. Although only two houses are affected at the moment, a small number of houses will be built there in the future, and will have the same problem. Call Tryfon Constantinou for more information.

8. Options 96 is composed of some 200 contact people and represents some 8 organizations, including the Federation of Citizens’ Associations (FCA): They scrutinize budgets and other government commitments (usually federal and provincial) and assess and the impact, and judge the results, of those commitments on the Region and the City. Their council report card, which was rather negative regarding the Region, was directed at how the Region redistributed the tax savings and the impact of that redistribution. These items are now being discussed by the parties involved. Wendy’s 4 Mar 96 letter to HCCO (cc’d to the Federation of Citizens’ Association (FCA) attempts to clarify some of these points. Archie Campbell, Chair of FCA’s budget committee, plans to respond to this letter. Wendy’s office has FAXed a copy of their 4 Mar report to the HCCO, which addresses the distribution of the tax savings. Archie has offered to send a representative to one of our meetings to introduce themselves and their role. Next outreach meeting for Options 96 takes place 16 Apr. Call Archie Campbell for more information.

Speeding and property damage as a result of cars going out of control along McCarthy south of the railway lines: Road is City’s jurisdiction; therefore Region can only police the road and make recommendations. City needs to escalate issue in writing to Region before Region can initiate a traffic study. Regional police (as per Superintendent Devon Fermoyle) continue to monitor and enforce speed limits. Additional suggestions to calm/direct traffic: Because the NCC has had to repair their fence several times due to car damage, it may be more effective to spend that money on putting a guardrail between the sidewalk and the road, installing a flashing beacon, and/or putting in a sidewalk along the west side of McCarthy. City is looking at enhancing the salting during winter, reviewing the elevations and curves, considering high-friction pavement, extending the sidewalk on the west side (funding not available in 1996), adding indicators. Call Art Miskew for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – Z2020 bylaw: The new Z2020 zoning still splits McCarthy Woods (an environmentally sensitive zone) in half: north half as light industrial, and south part as recreational. Although we have verbal assurances from the Region and the City that the area is protected in other ways, the paper support does not exist. Fred McLennan is writing a letter to the City on our behalf. Z2020/Z bylaw to be finalized before City’s Natural Open Spaces study is completed, meaning that areas now designated as environmentally sensitive will not be zoned that way and if and when they are, the zoning changes will need to be added to the bylaw as amendments. Although the current version of the bylaw, published Nov 95, is a valiant 300-page attempt to describe it all, it has been criticized by many (results of Carleton Heights Community Centre open house on 26 Feb) as not being thorough enough. City has the option of living with and justifying current draft, or spending the additional resources to draft an update. The ability of the City to begin and to complete the implementation of the bylaw depends directly on the City’s ability to fund and conduct the surveys necessary to establish the boundaries of any zoning changes specified in the new bylaw. It could take years before all the surveying is completed. Therefore it may not be necessary to finalize all of the bylaw before the such funding and surveying activities are completed. Perhaps the process of finalizing and implementing the bylaw could be phased to keep pace with the City’s ability to implement it: bylaw x – general principles first, bylaw x+1 – certain important areas next, bylaw x+n – finally all the detailed rest? Sue Taylor of Coady Coop has invited Anna Hercz, who is doing an environmental study of McCarthy Woods and area, to talk at our next HCCO meeting. It was emphasized that McCarthy Woods without its surrounding meadows would become a dead forest and lose its environmental significance. HCCO motion passed to support Karin in her bid to get City to postpone the date of bylaw approval. Call Bill Royds for more information.

Protecting our green spaces – Heron-Walkley greenway corridor lands in Alta Vista: There is a land trade being negotiated between the Region, City, and NCC in order to protect the green areas around Alta Vista, the tradeoff being to protect forested areas at the expense of the greenway corridor connecting those forested areas with the green spaces in Hunt Club. There seems to be a conflicting interpretation of what a greenway corridor is intended to be: a pathway for animals to move more freely vs. a pathway along which humans can cycle and walk. Need to interact with AVERT the Alta Vista environmental lobby group so that their requirements are balanced against ours. Open house for the public held in Ellwood Hall at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre 19 Feb was attended by some 150 people, many of whom opposed the rezoning of the lands for residential development. Call Bill Royds for more information.

Development along the Hunt Club side of the Rideau River: The amount and variety of development being proposed for this area is very much in progress, and too complex for Karin Howard to negotiate on her own. She would like to set up a team of interested people from our area to monitor this development and provide her with advice. If we are interested in having any input (and control) over this, we need to supply the people. Retrofitting a community after the fact is always more expensive than exerting an effort ahead of time to build for the future. Richard Levitan, President of Larco Management Ltd., gave a presentation of his proposed Quintelle residential development. Larco is petitioning the City to remove subdivision charges they inherited when they purchased the land for development, based on recent changes in the law: subdivision charges are no longer required. No subdivision charges will make it easier and cheaper for Larco to develop the land, and may benefit the community by making it more likely that Larco will build and provide jobs and be able to sell housing at lower cost. Call Karin Howard’s office for more information.

Report on Confederation Heights stormwater committee and questionnaire: That part of the Rideau River is the best muskie spawning area on the Rideau and is ecologically sensitive with rare plants, etc. Ironically, Confederation Heights is the greatest polluter along the Rideau River, with most of the chemical pollution coming from the parking lots. There is a need to reconfigure the parking lots to minimize stormwater runoff into the river. Perhaps some of this water need not drain directly into pipes leading into the river, but could be channeled into holding ponds and other slowing/filtering mechanisms. It is very difficult to get money and resources to stop this kind of pollution after construction has been completed; however, in order to protect the Rideau at this point some pollution protection needs to be implemented. Call Bill Royds for more information.

HCCO softball is about to start for the 1996 season: Registration is to take place at the HCCC on 25, 26, and 28 Mar from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Games Room. Call Dena Splinter for more information.

Next HCCO meeting is Mon 1 Apr 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
• Fred Winters, Recreation
• Peter Vasdi, Memberships
• Sue Taylor, Representative for Coady Coop
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC Councillor
• Karin Howard, City Ward 0T8 Councillor
• Bruce Peever, Reporter for The News – Hunt Club/Riverside
• A student from Algonquin College

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, reported on the following: Hunt Club Road/Airport Parkway interchange (see below), OC Transpo bus service (see below), SOGRAT report (see below), Bowesville Road (see below), Traffic calming along McCarthy Rd (see below). Call Wendy’s office for more information.

City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, reported on the following: McCarthy Woods (see below), Alta Vista greenway corridor (see below), Development along the Hunt Club side of the Rideau River (see below), The City has made spending cuts and therefore managed not to raise taxes. These cuts will begin to take effect later this year. For city-related issues, call Karin’s office.

On/off ramps at Hunt Club and the Airport Parkway: Full interchange at Hunt Club and Airport Parkway is the only system expansion project to be included in the budget, and is confirmed by Region for earliest implementation. Such an interchange would lessen the traffic on Riverside, Bank St., Brookfield and any other roads now being used by commuters. The Region is now in the process of obtaining funds to go ahead with the surveying, planning, and construction. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

Better bus service: Discussed results of public meeting held 31 Jan about 100 people attended that meeting. Non-peak hour services for routes 87, 146, and 8 are to be changed. Peak hour services will not change at this time, but will be evaluated in Nov 96. OCT transit forum (for the public) scheduled 9am-3:30pm Sat 10 Feb in Champlain Rm at Regional HQ 111 Lisgar. OCT public hearing scheduled on 20 Mar in Champlain Rm to make decisions on revising transit routes. Call Nancy Seaby for more information.

Medical and other resource center for the Hunt Club area: Gloucester is suggesting to share cost and put up a center around Sawmill Creek. South Ottawa Gloucester Resource Action Team (SOGRAT) meeting was held 18 Dec. Report to be presented at 3:00 p.m. 7 Mar in Champlain Rm. Call Ann Brandel or Fred McLennan for more information.

Open/closing Bowesville Road: Current feeling and recommendation is that it should stay open. Transportation Committee public hearing date set, 7 Feb at 1:30pm. Corporate Services Committee for the land sale (property report) on 20 Feb. Both the hearing results and report to be considered jointly by City council on 28 Feb. Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Speeding and property damage as a result of cars going out of control along McCarthy south of the railway lines: Road is City’s jurisdiction; therefore Region can only police the road and make recommendations. City needs to escalate issue in writing to Region before Region can initiate a traffic study. Regional police (as per Superintendent Devon Fermoyle) continue to monitor and enforce speed limits. Additional suggestions to calm/direct traffic: Because the NCC has had to repair their fence several times due to car damage, it may be more effective to spend that money on putting a guardrail between the sidewalk and the road, installing a flashing beacon, and/or putting in a sidewalk along the west side of McCarthy. Call Art Miskew for more information.

Protecting our green space: The new Z2020 zoning still splits McCarthy Woods (an environmentally sensitive zone) in half: north half as light industrial, and south part as recreational. Although we have verbal assurances from the Region and the City that the area is protected in other ways, the paper support does not exist. Fred McLennan is writing a letter to the City on our behalf. Open house and meeting to be held 6:30-9pm 26 Feb at the Carleton Heights Community Centre 1665 Apeldoorn Ave. Heron-Walkley greenway corridor lands in Alta Vista: There is a land trade being negotiated between the Region, City, and NCC in order to protect the green areas around Alta Vista, the tradeoff being to protect forested areas at the expense of the greenway corridor connecting those forested areas with the green spaces in Hunt Club. There seems to be a conflicting interpretation of what a greenway corridor is intended to be: a pathway for animals to move more freely vs. a pathway along which humans can cycle and walk. Need to interact with AVERT the Alta Vista environmental lobby group so that their requirements are balanced against ours. Open house for the public being held 2-6pm followed by a public meeting 7-9pm in Ellwood Hall at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre 19 Feb. Call Bill Royds for more information.

Development along the Hunt Club side of the Rideau River: The amount and variety of development being proposed for this area is very much in progress, and too complex for Karin Howard to negotiate on her own. She would like to set up a team of interested people from our area to monitor this development and provide her with advice. If we are interested in having any input (and control) over this, we need to supply the people. Retrofitting a community after the fact is always more expensive than exerting an effort ahead of time to build for the future. Call Karin Howard’s office for more information.

Concerns of the Uplands on the Rideau community: They have problems with unidentified people dumping garbage along the road that leads from Riverside Road to their community by the Rideau River. If this happens again, they should contact the Region IMMEDIATELY, and the Region will send inspectors to the area. They need a better, safer road from their community to Riverside, especially when turning from the community road onto Riverside. Call Roy Melbourne for more information.

Library facilities for our area: The bookmobile is still in place for the moment. Some discussion about the pro’s and con’s of accepting cigarette and alcohol company advertising dollars in ventures like this. Perhaps graded library cards and user fees could be implemented? Call Alan Asselstine for more information.

Stop sign at Cahill and Plante, a traffic calming measure: After several years of negotiation, this has been put in. Bus stops may need to be moved as a result. Call Fred McLennan for more information.

Report on Confederation Heights stormwater committee and questionnaire: That part of the Rideau River is the best muskie spawning area on the Rideau and is ecologically sensitive with rare plants, etc. Ironically, Confederation Heights is the greatest polluter along the Rideau River, with most of the chemical pollution coming from the parking lots. There is a need to reconfigure the parking lots to minimize stormwater runoff into the river. Perhaps some of this water need not drain directly into pipes leading into the river, but could be channeled into holding ponds and other slowing/filtering mechanisms. It is very difficult to get money and resources to stop this kind of pollution after construction has been completed; however, in order to protect the Rideau at this point some pollution protection needs to be implemented. Call Bill Royds for more information.

Next HCCO meeting is Mon 5 Mar 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.

Main Programs
City Ward 0T8 Councillor, Karin Howard, was not able to attend: Meeting of Council on 17 Jan at 10am to discuss addition $3m+ reduction in city budget.

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, was not able to attend, but sent in a report:
The reduction in transfer payments from Province to Region is greater than expected (or budgeted for by the Region in Nov 95); therefore Region will need to review and modify its finances and plans. Wendy is still committed to not increasing taxes.
Full interchange at Hunt Club and Airport Parkway is the only system expansion project to be included in the budget, and is confirmed by Region for earliest implementation.
Bowesville Road: Transportation Committee Public hearing date set, 7 Feb at 1:30pm. Corporate Services Committee for the land sale (property report) on 20 Feb. Both the hearing results and report to be considered jointly by council on 28 Feb.
Because Region is reconsidering everything it does, it welcomes suggestions, opinions, etc., from anyone.

Better bus service: OC Transpo public meeting to be held at Riverside Park United Church, Room 6, 3191 Riverside Drive on Wed 31 Jan at 7:30pm. The more people who turn out, the greater the chance of improving community-based service to Hunt Club and Riverside Park. Call Nancy Seaby for more information.

Medical and other resource center for the Hunt Club area: Gloucester is suggesting to share cost and put up a centre around Sawmill Creek. South Ottawa Gloucester Resource Action Team meeting was held 18 Dec. Call Ann Brandel for more information.

In pursuit of better water quality: The study on Hunt Club Creek has been completed, and recommendations made to the City. Region hosted two stormwater management/environmental assessment workshops with considerable public input from all sectors (including the HCCO). Stormwater management guidelines should be completed by end of 1996. Call Peter Vasdi for more information.

In pursuit of more cost-effective government: Discussed the concept of consolidating municipal governments within region into a single regional government sharing government tasks with neighborhood-oriented boroughs. This could result in less duplication in management. Region would handle services that affect whole region, such fire, policing, transportation, and the collection of wealth (large organizations raise more money). Boroughs would be funded by the city and would allocate those funds within the borough in more neighborhood-sensitive manner to handle services that are more local. Right now we duplicate many of these high-level services by both region and city.Call Bill Royds for more information.

Speeding and property damage as a result of cars going out of control along McCarthy south of the railway lines: Regional police (as per Superintendent Devon Fermoyle) continue to monitor and enforce speed limits. Additional suggestions to calm/direct traffic: Because the NCC has had to repair their fence several times due to car damage, it may be more effective to spend that money on putting a guardrail between the sidewalk and the road and/or putting in a sidewalk along the west side of McCarthy. Art Miskew will contact the appropriate people and pursue the matter. Call Art for more information.

Next HCCO meeting is Mon 6 Feb 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.

Miscellaneous Tidbits Pursued by Various Directors
Alan Asselstine: – City library is in group C of the budget, meaning that the bookmobile service may be stopped.
Bill Royds – City of Ottawa has relatively few debts, meaning that the city budget was breaking even. However, the recent cutbacks in revenue mean that they will need to look at their expenses. Every car trip by a citizen costs the region $0.55 (ave). This is a subsidy to people in the region. (plowing roads, maintenance) paid by everyone, even those not using cars.

Agenda for Meeting 1 May 1995

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Minutes of 3 April 1995
3. Presentations:
   • OC Transpo- Ms. Oxana Sawka re what is the best way to reach all the residents of HC to inform them about the new Transitway at Hunt Club/South Keys?
   • Councillor Wendy Stweart
   • Councillor Karin Howard
4. Committee Reports
   • Communication-Bill Royds
   • Membership- Peter Vasdi
   • Recreation-Fred Winters
   • Social – Linda Poulsen
   • Treasurer- Bill Royds
   • Community Development-Fred McLennan,Mario Rodriques, Art Miskew, Alan Asselstine
   • OCTranspo Nancy Seaby:
     • 2 September 1995 Transitway opening
     • Paul Anka – list of users of OCTranspo, places to display information?
     • recommendations based on feedback
     • intersecting buses should overlap not “meet” at major intersections
     • distribute flyers house to house
     • best way of attracting more people to use OCTranspo
     • put “future stop” indication at bus stops
     • print info on transfers
     • get drivers proactively handing out flyers to passengers rather than waiting for passengers to pick it up
     • off-peak hours are most significant
     • problem – car required at work and at home – two door syndrome
     • computer solution
5. New business a) Fielding Falcons VolleyballClub-Fred McLennan Motion to donate $200. for hotel bill for their representing Ontario in the Nationals at Cornerbrook, Nfld on 28-30 April 1995.
6. Old Business
7. Correspondence
8. Next Meeting- 5 June/95 AGM September 28/95 proposed?

Agenda for Meeting 6 March 1995

1. Approval of agenda
2. Minutes of 6 February meeting
3. Committee reports
   • Councillor Karin Howard a) library in HC ~1000 people use bookmobile, link with Riverside Park, cost of bldg $3M city has $2M, Frume Development Hunt Club Plaza $3333/mo for 2000 sq.ft., lower rates for library are possible,
     b) CFB Uplandspool and other excess/disposable facilities
   • Councillor Wendy Stewart
   • Community Development
     i) Bowesville Road-Mario Rodrioues – meeting in 3-4 months
     ii) Garand Development status- Mario Rodrijjues
     iii) Bank and Cahill Shopping Centre Development-Allan and Fred
     iv) RMOC Visioning Exercise Mar 23 7pm Hellenic Center
     v) Community MTG with Chief of POLICE – Chief Ford in May
     vi) Nancy Seaby – bus route 96 should stay
   • Treasurer -Bill Royds
   • Social-Linda Poulsen
   • Recreation- Fred Winters
   • Membership- Peter Vasdi – key person per street?
   • Communications- Bill and Alan
4. Old Business-
5. Correspondence-
6. Next meeting:-3 April 1995

Karin Howard sits on Ottawa Library Board for City. Bill Royds to ask Board and OLB to jointly provide a status report on HCR Library branch or facilities.

McCarthy Woods zoning Motion: that HCCO support the Karin Howard motion at City Council re rezoning McCarthy Woods dated 24 January 1995.

“WHEREAS the lands located to the west of McCarthy Road, south of the railway tracks, the southern and eastern portion known as McCarthy Woods, are currently zoned Ml(l.O) for the northern portion and P for the southern portion;
AND WHEREAS these lands are designated in Ottawa Official Plan as Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Linkage and Major Open Space, for McCarthy Woods, the northern area, and the-eastern area, respectively;
AND WHEREAS the Bruntin Study commissioned by the City of Ottawa and completed in 1992 supported an Ecologically Sensitive Designation for the area;
AND WHEREAS concern has been expressed in the community that the present Zoning designations do not reflect the Official Plan designation for these lands, nor do they reflect community opinion that, in particular, McCarthy Woods, the oldest and largest natural deciduous forest in Ottawa, be afforded permanent protection against development;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Department of Planning and Development revise the zoning of the lands known as McCarthy Woods, and any surplus parcels of land outside the boundaries of the Environmentally Sensitive Area (the lands directly north and west of McCarthy Woods delineated in the Bruntin Report), be changed to Zoning designations which are in keeping with the Official Plan designation in the area;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Planning and Development revise the Zoning and report to the Planning and Economic Development Committee on this motion before the end of 1995.”

Councillor Howard Report: Name the ward; reform of ward boundaries; accountability motion at City Council; personnel contracts in excess of $100k; open government Bill 163 Mike O’Connor; J. Sewal new act effective 1 March 1995; City of Ottawa budget hearings; Resource Center receiving $3k for Resource Center Task Force, not to be spent unless approved as a whole; special meeting at main library of Ottawa Public Library Board 13 February 7:30 pm, Chris Cavan to make presentation.

RMOC Councillor Wendy Stewart report: name the OCTranspo station at Hunt Club Road, suggestion to call it Hunt Club Station; letter tabled 17 January 1995 re representation on OCTranspo; Bowesville Road status: regional plan in a month, legal branch to proceed with public hearing; RMOC budget 1995; Police Services Board meeting schedule.

Correspondence:
Christine Cavan is looking into the needs assessment of the community, $100k-200k to maintain.
OC bus drivers usually come to New Years Eve dance because OCTranspo doesn’t have its own dance any more.
Idea of conservation zone isn’t legal until 1 March 1995 when the Planning Act bill 163 will be approved.
Library board of Hunt Club Library branch is to provide HCCO a status report on HC library facilities.
Fred has schedule of Police Services Board meetings, next 21 February.

Reports from Councilors

Wendy Stewart

• OC Transpo – change to services due to the opening of the transitway. – Bill said that there is a need for better communication with the non English/French community.
• South Ottawa/Gloucester Social Services Center Cris Caven is chairing a group to fill a need in this area.
• McCarthy Woods and area zoning and planning – Wendy provided details on the current zoning of this area. There is considerable amount work to do to understand the process and have a positive effect on what happens to this area.

Karin Howard

• Neighbourhood Plan Riverside Community Association agreed to work with HCCO on a plan for the area between our communities. Karen is working to get the planning process on the city agenda.
• Karen said Eric Bunkis is a very good resource on neighbourhood safety.
• We confirmed with Karen that the proposed small library in the Hunt Club community is a high priority.

Moved and approved that the HCCO join the Federation of Community Associations at $25.00 per year. Bill Royds to be our representative.

Agenda 5 December 1994

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Minutes of 7 November 1994 meeting
3. Commitee Reports:
   • Community Development: Neighbourhood Plan presentation by Jeff Hunter, from City of Ottawa planning commissioner office. Mr. Hunter is a City Planner who is assigned to assist our community in providing good planning for the Hunt Club Community. This exercise will be jointly shared with the Riverside Park Community because of their backing on the NCC and hydro land. Bill Royds has a zoning map to hand out and Mr. Hunter will have larger maps. This exercise will entail getting the community to discuss and agree on what sort of development will serve the community best and to seek an amendment to the City and Regional Plan to reflect the zoning as it is now and not have it on the books as it was when the developers obtained the zoning to suit their purposes. We will allot 1 hour for this discussion.
     For update the following items are brought forward only if a change requires discussion:
     a) Bowesville Road-Mario Rodriques Wendy 3 Jan 95 or Feb
     b)City of Ottawa Library in area-Bill Royds Bob Poulsen
     c) 3175 Uplands Drive GARAND site development-Mario Rodriques
   • Social: Linda Poulsen NEW YEARS EVE DANCE – planning status
   • Recreation: Fred Winters Owl Drive high board rink Contract signed; status of snowblowers Honda $2700
   • Communications: Bill or Alan
   • Membership: Peter Vasdi validity of memberships past 31 July? sell for following year.
   • Treasurer: Ezio Subissati BofM doesn’t charge fees for nonprofit organizations
4. Old Business
5. Correspondence
   a) Copy of Letter Mr. Bernie Geiger to NTA re his objection to an extension of CP Rail abandonment dated 21 October/94.
   b) City of Ottawa dpd amendment to Ottawa O.P. re land south of the Hunt Club Bridge dated 23/11/94
   c) Letter from COA to re-register for the list of concerned community groups for 1995.
   d)COA letter, DPD dated 23/11/94 re site plan control application for 3175 Uplands.
   e) COA letter, DPD dated 17/11/94, re Proposed amendment to the City of Ottawa Official Plan.
   f) copy of Aerobrief
   g) Civic Hospital -November 1994-do we want to sponsor/enter a bed in their 1995 bed race on the canal?
6. Next meeting: January 3,1995, TUESDAY rather than Monday. 7:30 pm