Attendees:

• Brian Wade, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson, Past President
• Marilyn Koch
• Kristy Nystrom
• John Sankey
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Dave Armitage
• Celsa Barnhardt
• Kat Gracie
• Al Gullon
• Abiodun Mosuro
• Dianne Nahal
• Barb Shea

Brian Wade: Invited everyone to introduce themselves and say their favourite food.
Brian Wade: Presented the agenda.

Motion: To accept the agenda. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Motion: To approve the April, 2018 minutes. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.

Treasurer’s Report
The Treasurer’s report is presented as an appendix.
Sue McCarthy: The money in the Refugee Sub Account comes from Christine Johnson’s tax credit. It’s her intention to manage the money for the Syrian Refugees but it would be easier if she managed it herself. She will keep a separate bank account and report on it.

Motion: The Hunt Club Refugee Tax Credit Fund be transferred to Christine Johnson and the Sub Account be closed. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Peter Brimacombe, carried.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington presented the Councillor’s Report. Items:
Development at the north-west corner of Riverside and Hunt Club: The proposal includes a senior living centre, a hotel, a private school, two car dealerships and a commercial/retail strip mall. He has asked the developer to consider residential units instead of the car dealerships. There will be a public meeting at the Riverside Churches, Monday June 11 at 19:00.
3225 Uplands (Ashgrove): This is a seven unit Ottawa Community Housing Development. Construction is well underway.
Paul Landry Park: Work on the play structure is scheduled to resume shortly. The HCCO was consulted about the placement of some large stones used for seating. An official opening ceremony will be planned with the HCCO.
Owl Park Pickle Ball: Lines for pickle ball will be painted on all the tennis courts.
Paving the curve on McCarthy: The curve on McCarthy will be paved with high friction asphalt.
Dave Armitage: The sidewalk on the west side of that section of McCarthy is in rough shape.
Potholes: Please report potholes that you see. Telephone 311 or report on-line.
Christine Johnson: Hunt Club Road is now connected to the 417. The connection has increased the volume of heavy trucks which has damaged the Road. The whole road should probably be redone with a grade of material commensurate with the new load and density of traffic.
Riley Brockington: The paving of the Airport Parkway was done with inferior asphalt. The City will be more vigilant with its contractors.
New Director of Community Centre: He expressed his thanks to the outgoing Director James O’Malley for his many contributions. The new director is Dale Johnson.
Earth Day: On Saturday, April 21, over 320 people took part in the event to collect e-waste. 16,660 pounds were collected.
Ed Laverty Sports Fields: The suggestion to name the sports fields has received overwhelming support during the public consultation process.
Older Adult Summit: The Summit will take place at the community Centre, Friday May 11 from 9:00 to 13:00. All places are taken.
Barb Shea: Older adults who drive could benefit from a refresher course. Referring back to development issues there needs to be a larger view on how the City develops. Where does the larger view get discussed?
Riley Brockington: There are two major places: The Official Plan Review and the Transportation Master Plan.
Strawberry Social: This event will be held Friday June 8 from 13:30 to 15:30. To register call 613 580-2486 or email Andrea.Ward@ottawa.ca
Robert and Linda Poulsen Gymnasium: On Friday June 8, the gymnasium in the Community Centre will officially be named the Robert and Linda Poulsen Gymnasium.
Wendy Stewart Pond: Council have approved the naming. There will be an official event sometime in June.
Civic Hospital Information Session: This is an annual event. It will be held on June 12 at the Alexander Community centre. At 18:30 Supt. Maria Keen of the Ottawa Police Service will be there for Cop Talk. At 19:15 there will be the hospital information session.
Community Safety Night: On Monday May 14 there will be a Community Safety Night at the Jim Durrell Recreation centre. Three councillors will be there: Diane Deans, Jean Cloutier and Riley Brockington.
David Armitage: There have been a lot of fentanyl overdoes throughout the City. If you see someone who may have taken it, call 911.

Community Clean Up
Christine Johnson: Many new people came out to clean up Paul Landry Park, as well as the usual suspects.
Dianne Nahal: She helps out with the homework club. A young boy from the club and his mother came out to help with the clean up and they had never been in the park before.
Kat Gracie: We need a welcome kit to give to new residents to let them know what’s available in the community.

Nature Walk
Christine Johnson: 20 people have signed up for the Nature Walk. EventBrite lists events in Ottawa

All Candidates Meeting
Brian Wade: There is a provincial election June 7. We are hosting an all-candidates meeting Wednesday, May 16. The meeting starts at 19:00. You should be there by 18:30 to set up. Marilyn Koch, Kristy Nystrom and Peter Brimacombe said they could help.

Garage Sale
Brian Wade: Linda King is organizing the Annual Hunt Club Garage Sale, Saturday, June 9.

Fall Festival
Sue McCarthy: The fall festival will be held on Saturday, September 8. She met with Dale Johnson, the Community Centre Director and Susanne O’Byrne from the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre. Last year the Community Health Centre paid for the bouncy castle and hot dogs. Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association

Brian Wade: The Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association is the community association just to the north. It may fold because there aren’t enough volunteers. He led the discussion of a number of options.

Next meeting: Monday June 4 at 19:00

Appendix – Treasurers Report
April 2018 summary for the 7 May 2018 Meeting
Account interest of $0.75 for April was credited by Alterna. Two sponsorships for the June News were received. Memberships of $20 were deposited. Payment was made to the Canterbury Community Association for the upcoming Provincial Election debate.
Sub-accounts Activity:
The TD sponsored “Parks People” grant of $2,000 was received. A cheque for $149.98 for signs for Paul Landry park was issued to ProPrinters. Christine Johnson is responsible for disbursements. Payments were made to S McCarthy to reimburse her for the mural opening blessing

Balances:
Hunt Club Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69
Garden Fund $ 1,500.00
Harmony in Cultures Fund $ 500.00
Art Club Fund $ 12.89
Mural Project $ -81.00
The Parks People $ 1,850.02
Balance Sub-accounts $ 4,841.60
Members Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2017 $ 4,814.01
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 1,730.63
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 2,476.56
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 745.93
Member’s surplus, HCCO $ 5,559.94
Total funds (Members surplus + funds) $ 10,401.54
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $10,385.54
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, $ 0.00
Total all funds $ 10,401.54

Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed $100 by Landmark/Revera for the Sept news and four $110 sponsorships for the June News.
To simplify accounts it is proposed the Art Fund and Mural project be ended and folded into the general member’s fund. The change to Desjardins will be made in June after all the last meeting of the current financial year.

Attendees:

• Brian Wade, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson Past President
• Marilyn Koch
• Kristy Nystrom
• John Sankey
• Riley Brockington Councillor
• Anthony Chiarello Assistant to the Councillor
• Dale Alexander
• Dave Armitage
• Al Gullon
• Dianne Nahal

Brian Wade: Invited everyone to introduce themselves and say what they like about being a member.
Brian Wade: Presented the agenda.

Motion: To approve the March, 2018 minutes. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington presented the Councillor’s Report. Items:
Owl Park Upgrades: The Parks and Recreation Department has received funding to install Biba interactive play equipment at four parks in Ottawa. Owl Park is one of the sites.
Brian Wade: We should send a letter thanking the Parks and Recreation Department.
3225 Uplands Drive (Ashgrove): Expansion of the existing Ottawa Community Housing development is underway.
Proposed Development at Riverside and Hunt Club Road: The proposal includes a senior living centre, a hotel, a private school, two car dealerships and a commercial strip mall. There would be a new driveway off Riverside with a new traffic light.
Dave Armitage: He questioned if there was enough land for a school.
Riley Brockington: The footprint for the school and yard is 1.89 acres and he has asked if this meets Ministry of Education requirements.
The area is just outside the Airport Influence Zone. There is a park already in the area but it’s not accessible by car. It should be and a new parking lot will be added. Riverside Drive southbound is already at capacity in the afternoon. He has asked for a review of the feasibility of installing two turning lanes for traffic going west-bound over the bridge.
John Sankey: For the two turning lanes to work, it’s necessary to improve the exits from the bridge by signalizing the turning lanes on the bridge so that there are 3 lanes to turn south down Prince of Wales in the afternoon and the existing 2 at other times.
Ed Laverty Fields: The City has started the public consultation process for naming the sports fields at the Community Centre (McCarthy Park). The proposal is to name them the Ed Laverty Fields.
Riley Brockington: He urged the HCCO to send an email supporting the naming of the Ed Laverty Fields.
Wendy Stewart Pond. The City has approved naming the pond on the other side of the Airport Parkway pedestrian bridge the Wendy Stewart Pond.
Robert and Linda Poulsen Gymnasium: The City has approved naming the gym in the Community Centre the Robert and Linda Poulsen Gymnasium.
Earth Day: Saturday April 21 at the Community Centre
Older Adult Summit: Friday May 11 from 9:00 to 12:00 at the Community Centre
Annual Strawberry Social: Friday June 8 from 13:30 to 15:30
Civic Hospital information session: June 12 at the Alexander Community Centre, 960 Silver Street.
Dale Alexander: The signs in the South Keys transit station are confusing. There are two Cahill Drives in opposite directions.
Dianne Nahal: There are multiple Walmart shopping carts in the pond on the other side of the pedestrian bridge over the Airport Parkway. Walmart needs to do a daily walk-around to pick up its carts.
David Armitage: Metro, the grocery store hires a truck to go around once a week to pick up its carts. In the South Keys Mall, a lot of shopping carts end up at the north end near the entrance to Greenboro transit station. A group has started cleaning up. There are a lot of Tim Hortons and A & W cups. They don’t disintegrate because the paper is mixed with plastic. Also there’s a lot of plastic water bottles.
Christine Johnson: We could write a letter to Tim Horton’s and A & W.
Riley Brockington: He is currently looking into two matters re environmental initiatives. Presently green bins are not mandatory at multi-unit residential buildings. They should be. There’s too much garbage at festivals. There should be more bio-degradable containers.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Reports for February. It is presented as an appendix.

Motion: Even though there is a slight increase in costs with having an account at Desjardins, they have made significant contributions to our association’s initiatives and projects. Specifically:
– their ongoing ads in our newsletter Hunt Club My Community
– their financial contributions to community festivals
– their attendance at community festivals with freebies
– their employees volunteering to help clean up Paul Landry Park
– the fact they are within our boundaries Motion: That the HCCO switch its account from Alterna to Desjardins Caisse Populaire on Gibford Drive. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Member Discount on City of Ottawa Recreation Programs
Brian Wade: The 20% discount is only available on the annual membership packages.

Walkability Survey
Sue McCarthy: HCCO partnered with the Council on Ageing, did a walkability survey and prepared a report. There were 11 participants and they walked four routes. The day of the walk it was sunny and -5C but this was after a weekend of snowfall and freezing rain. The major issue was improperly cleared sidewalks and curbs.
Al Gullon: He was very impressed with the report.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: The HCCO has applied for a $1000 grant from the City for trees to plant.

Motion: That HCCO ask the management of Gilboa Place Apartments and Townhouses not to dump snow in Paul Landry Park. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Clean the Capital
Motion: That the HCCO, as part of the Clean the Capital campaign, support a community wide clean up this spring. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Earth Day
Brian Wade: We need people to help out.
Sue McCarthy and Christine Johnson: Said they could.
Brian Wade: We could run a plant exchange.
John Sankey: We did this last year and it was a great success.

All Candidates Meeting
Brian Wade: There is a provincial election June 8. We are hosting an all-candidates meeting Wednesday, May 16. We need people to help.
Marilyn Koch, Kristy Nystrom and Peter Brimacombe said they could help.

Fall Festival
Sue McCarthy: The fall festival will be held on Saturday, September 8. Last year the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre paid for the bouncy castle and hot dogs. We hope to have their participation again this year.

Next meeting: Monday May 7 at 19:00

Appendix Treasurers Report

March 2018 summary for the 9 April 2018 Meeting
Account interest of $0.73 for March was credited by Alterna. The last three sponsorships for the March News were received and deposited. J Sankey was reimbursed $451.38 for the printing of the News. 
Sub-accounts:
Activity:
The City of Ottawa was paid $123.41 for the Art Club room rentals.

Balances:
Hunt Club Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69
Garden Fund $ 1,500.00
Harmony in Cultures Fund $ 500.00
Art Club Fund $ 12.89
Mural Project $ 69.00
Fireworks Gala $ 0.00
Balance Sub-accounts $ 3,141.58

Members Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2017 $ 4,814.01
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 1,630.63
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 2,235.81
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 605.18
Member's surplus, HCCO $ 5,419.19
Total funds (Members surplus + funds) $ 8,560.77
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 8,545.77
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, $ 0.00

Total all funds $ 8,560.77

Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed $100 by Landmark/Revera for the Sept news.
S.McCarthy requests reimbursement for the $150 honorarium paid to M Manatch for her speaking at the opening ceremony of the Mural.
The Canterbury Community Association has sent an invoice for $100 as HCCO share of the May 29 Provincial Election debate.

Attendees:

• Brian Wade, President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson, Past President
• Marilyn Koch
• John Sankey
• Riley Brockington Councillor
• Dale Alexander
• Dave Armitage
• Bernie Geiger
• Tim Grieder
• Al Gullon
• Claudette Hudson
• Dora Joseph
• Dianne Nahal

Motion: To accept the agenda as amended. Moved by Marilyn Koch, seconded by Dianne Nahal, carried.

Motion: To approve the February, 2018 minutes. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Reports for February. It is presented as an appendix.

Motion: To approve two expense items: $451.38 to John Sankey for printing costs for the March newsletter, $123.41 to the City for the cost of the room for the Art Club from September 2017 to December 2017. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Peter Brimacombe, carried.

Christine Johnson: She noted how the tax credits for the Syrian Refugee Families work. She writes a personal cheque to Emmanuel United Church for the Syrian Refugee Families. She gets back a tax credit which she then donates to the Syrian Refugee Families. This arrangement was reported in the December 2016 minutes. She asked members to think about how to proceed with the remaining funds in our account for the Syrian refugee family expected to arrive this year in Riverview Park: Should we just donate the amount as is, OR should we have a director deposit it, in order to get the tax credit on the 2018 tax return?

Newsletter
John Sankey: The March issue was published and delivered.

Membership
Brian Wade: There are 72 registered members. One was added tonight and another last week.
The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group has offered a special price for the Red Blacks, The Ottawa 67s and the Ottawa Fury to members of the HCCO.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington presented the Councillor’s Report. Items:
Potholes
Otto’s BMW Construction Update
3225 Uplands Drive ( Ashgrove Development ) Completion is expected in the summer of 2018.
John Sankey: The developers will be late.
Dave Amitage: Pile driving is still going on but not on the week-ends.
Hydro One Field Remediation: He has had several discussions with Hydro One representatives about the poor state of the hydro corridor along McCarthy Road.
Bernie Geiger: Why did Hydro cut down all of the trees east of McCarthy?
Riley Brockington: Hydro does not want any vegetation higher than grass.
John Sankey: Meadows would be good.
Ed Laverty Fields: There is an application to the City to name the two football fields next to the Community Centre after Ed Laverty who was a driving force for Touch Football.
Commemorative Naming proposals approved at Council: The gymnasium in the Community Centre will be named The Robert and Linda Poulsen Gymnasium.
The Sawmill Creek Settling Pond will be named The Wendy Stewart Pond after our former councillor.
Peter Brimacombe: The Sawmill Creek Settling Pond is one of four ponds. Alan Asselstine, a former director on the HCCO was very involved in the effort to create them.
Events:
Wednesday March 7, Women’s Day Speaker Series
Friday, March 16, River Ward Free Movie Night, Carlington Rec Centre
Saturday, April 21, River Ward Earth Day, Community Centre
Al Gullon: He could explain and promote the Environmental Choice Program on Earth Day.
Christine Johnson: She could help.
Friday, May 11, River Ward Older Adult Summit, Community Centre
Friday, June 8, Annual Strawberry Social, Community Centre

Lifetime Memberships
Brian Wade presented a lifetime membership to Peter Brimacombe who served on the Board for more than ten years.

Community Centre Mural
Dave Armitage: The outline of the old lettering on the Community Centre is still visible. What should we do about it?
Riley Brockington: City staff will assess whether the old adhesive can be removed and how it should be repainted.

Canoe Bay
Dave Armitage: Canoe Bay is a development at Walkley and Riverside. It advertises itself as a seniors residence but what assurances are there that it will be a seniors residence? (it’s outside our boundaries)
Riley Brockington: Advertising and services are geared to seniors but the developers cannot discriminate by age.

Funding Applications
Christine Johnson: Three local businesses invite applications for donations to community events: Walmart, TD Place and Caisse Desjardins. We should apply for donations to projects such as our community garden. TD Place invites applications particularly in support of local parks such as Paul Landry Park.
Riley Brockington: This summer he will have an official opening of the play ground at Park Landry Park. We could apply for a donation to support the event – perhaps for snacks such as hot dogs.
Brian Wade: Anyone who signs up for an account at Caisse Desjardins can designate an organization to receive a donation. Caisse Desjardins will donate $10 to that organization.
Christine Johnson: HCCO has an account at Alterna Bank but it has never gotten involved in any of our community initiatives. Caisse Desjardins has. On numerous occasions, specifically as one of our regular newsletter sponsors, by coming out to our festivals with a kiosk and give aways, by financially contributing to our festivals, by helping with Paul Landry Park clean ups.

Motion: The Treasurer research services at Caisse Desjardins with a view to moving our banking there. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Provincial Election – All Candidates Events
Brain Wade: Eight community associations in the Ottawa South Riding are co-operating to host two all-candidates events: a meet and greet at the Community Centre on May 16 and a formal debate at Hillcrest High School on May 29. The May 16 event will be held in the Seniors Room.

Motion: To contribute $175.50 towards the cost of the May 29 event at Hillcrest High School. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Three Syrian Refugee Families
John Sankey: There was a silent auction in support of three Syrian refugee families. One of the items was not sold. He asked if there was any interest in Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo?

Member Discount on City Recreational Activities
Brian Wade: The City offers HCCO members a 20% discount on City recreational activities but they have experienced problems when they asked for the discount.
Marilyn Koch: Unfortunately the City will only give the 20% discount on full memberships at the City’s recreational facilities. If someone, for example, would only like a ‘Group Fitness Classes’ membership, they do not get the discount.
Christine Johnson: Group fitness membership is particularly important as it is the most popular one in our community.
Riley Brockington: He will get back to us.

Your Community Voice
Dave Armitage: Your Community Voice is the local newspaper that replaced Ottawa South News. Congratulations to everyone who works there.

Next meeting: Monday April 9 at 19:00

Appendix Treasurers Report
February 2018
Account interest of $0.67 for February was credited by Alterna. Three sponsorships for March were received and deposited.
Sub-accounts:
Activity:
No activity

Balances:
Hunt Club Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69
Garden Fund $ 1,500.00
Harmony in Cultures Fund $ 500.00
Art Club Fund $ 136.30
Mural Project $ 69.00
Fireworks Gala $ 0.00
Balance Sub-accounts $ 3,264.99

Members Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2017 $ 4,814.01
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 1,179.25
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 1,905.08
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 725.83
Member's surplus, HCCO $ 5,539.84
Total funds (Members surplus + funds) $ 8,804.83
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 8,789.83
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, $ 0.00

Total all funds $ 8,804.83

Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed $100 by for the Sept issue of the newsletter and 2 X $110 each for March. One March sponsorship cheque has been received but not yet deposited.
J Sankey has submitted the ProPrinters invoice 34715 for the March News in the amount of $451.38 for reimbursement.

Attendees:

• Brian Wade, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice-President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Christine Johnson, Past President
• John Sankey, acting Secretary
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Dora Joseph
• Al Gullen
• Dan Kaplansky
• Dianne Nahal
• Marwan Nahal
• Bernie Geiger
• Kristy Nystrom
• Claudette Hudson
• Peter Vasdi
• Tammy Laverty Hall
• Gordie Laverty
• Dale Alexander
• Alan Asselstine

Motion: to accept the agenda. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Motion: to approve the January 2018 minutes. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Naming of the fields in McCarthy Park after Ed Laverty: Ed Laverty spent 50 years promoting touch football and organizing the Ottawa-Nepean Touch Football League, and is a member of the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. For 2 decades the Ottawa championships have been held at McCarthy Park. His daughter, Tammy Laverty Hall, made a presentation about his accomplishments. Her husband, brother, and mother were also present. Ed Laverty passed away last fall.

Motion: that the HCCO supports the naming of the two championship football fields at McCarthy Park in honour of Ed Laverty. Moved by Al Gullen, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report.
Peter Foulger presented his report for January.

President’s Report
Brian Wade proposed our priorities for 2018. Under the acronym OUR PARKS, he described our priorities:
Outreach to engage our community,
Utilize all our resources,
generate Revenue to support our activities,
engaging in Partnerships,
ensuring that our activities and aims Align with our community,
ensure member Recruitment to ensure volunteers,
capture and share the Knowledge of our community,
provide Social events to bond our community.

He proposed our immediate projects as working on a communications strategy, a community needs assessment, a community garden, improving Paul Landry Park, holding educational seminars, and partnering with the Owl Park Ice Rink group. Our proposed events for 2018 include a fall festival, a summer event, a fireworks gala, election candidates’ events, a social event.

Councillor’s Report
Councillor Brockington discussed the Claridge development on Hunt Club Road – we won some battles but lost the war; Otto’s BMW construction, Ashgrove construction, the Quarry Co-ops safety meeting, upcoming safety audits and walks, and noise from low-flying aircraft. He flagged 5 upcoming events, suggested all-candidates events for the upcoming provincial elections, and distributed statistics from the speed boards in our area.

Lifetime Memberships
Brian Wade presented lifetime memberships to nine people who have served on our Board for ten years or more: Alan Asselstine, Gerry Beausoleil, Peter Brimacombe, Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Fred MacLennan, Art Miskew, John Sankey, Nancy Seaby, Peter Vasdi.

Other Business
June Election Forum planning meeting Thursday Feb 15 7 pm. Brian Wade asked if somebody would like to go. No volunteers, so Brian will see about changing his personal schedule to attend.
Sue McCarthy described the plans for a walkability audit to take place on 12 February starting at 10:30 am.
SEOCHC is holding a partners’ committee meeting 1:30 pm 15 February 2018 – John Sankey will attend for the HCCO.
Christine Johnson distributed blue T-shirts bearing the HCCO logo.

Adjournment:
The next meeting will be Monday 5 March at 7 pm

Attendees:

• Brian Wade, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson, Past President
• Marilyn Koch
• Kristy Nystrom
• John Sankey
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Dale Alexander
• Carlos Carrero
• Al Gullon
• Dora Joseph
• Brent Scollie
• Barb Shea
• Barry Silverman
• Patrick Uguccioni

Motion: To accept the agenda. Moved by John Sankey, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Motion: To approve the December, 2017 minutes. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Brent Scollie, carried.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Reports for November and December. They are presented as appendices A and B at the end of the minutes.

Motion: To approve the Treasurer’s Reports for November 2017 and December 2018 including payments of $451.38 to Christine Johnson for the cost of printing the newsletter and $47.00 plus tax for 50 cheques from Alterna. Donations received for the Fireworks Gala should be given to the City. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Community Newspaper
Sue McCarthy: In the wake of Ottawa South News and other community papers shutting down, another group led by Mike Wollock are creating a new community newspaper. Mike Wollock published the Hunt-Club Riverside news until he sold it to Metroland media 14 years ago. He has sent Patrick Uguccioni and Barry Silverman to update us on this undertaking.
Patrick Uguccioni: Credit goes to Mike Wollock, the publisher for starting the paper – The Hunt Club/Riverside Community Voice. It will be published bi-weekly and delivered by Canada Post. They are planning to have the first issue out as soon as February 15. He is the editor and Barry Silverman is the Sales Manager. Phone number is 613-458-6423.

Membership
Brian Wade: Reported that we are at 65 registered members. He thanked Riley Brockington as six members were a result of councillor’s newsletter that included a small registration form for the various community associations in River Ward.

Proposed Development on Hunt Club Road
Peter Brimacombe: Claridge Homes has submitted an application to the City for development on 1026 to 1054 Hunt Club Road. It proposes to build an 8 story retirement home and an 8 story hotel. The Councillor hosted an information session
There is no proper access from the proposed development unto Hunt Club Road – no matter how you look at it, vehicle access both unto and off Hunt Club Road is unsafe. Planning Committee will meet January 23 to discuss this proposal. He and John Sankey wrote a paper where they said that traffic on Hunt Club Road will be negatively impacted and so will the whole City. The best strategy is to emphasize the interest of the whole City in the presentation to Planning Committee.
Carlos Carrero: Traffic on Hunt Club is bad and getting worse.
Barb Shea: She lives on Bartlett Private right across from the proposed development. There are 25 homes on Bartlett Private and several people have already written to the City to express their opposition. She met with Councillor Brockington to discuss this issue and she would like to thank him for his patience. She expects that the HCCO would appear before the Planning Committee, opposing the development.
John Sankey: Hunt Club Road is crucial part of the transportation network. It’s the only road that allows vehicles to bypass the City.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington presented the Councillor’s Report.
The Fireworks Gala was held at the Community Centre, December 29. He would like to thank the HCCO members who attended and the ones who volunteered to help. There was a real spirit of community.
The mural Canadian Pride, Harmony in Cultures created by artist Claudia Salguera has been mounted on the Community Centre. The official unveiling will be this Saturday January 13 at 13:00.
There will be a free family movie night Saturday, January 13 at 18:00 at the Alexander Community Centre, 960 Silver Street. The movie is Kung Fu Panda 3.
He has found $1.9 million to resurface the Airport Parkway between Brookfield and Hunt Club.
The new play structure in Paul Landry Park will be ready in the spring.
The Mooney’s Bay Pavillion: Riley secured funding in the 2018 budget to ensure a needs assessment review is undertaken. It has come to the end of its lifecycle and various options on what to do, from status quo to renovation to complete teardown and rebuild will be considered.
He sent out a newsletter with coupons for membership in the community associations in his ward. Did anyone present the coupons for membership in the HCCO?
Brian Wade: Six people. Thank you very much.
Proposed Development on Hunt Club Road will come before Planning Committee January 23. He’s a member. There are three issues
traffic, there’s a solid median, traffic cannot cross, entrance and exit will require U-turns. The points of the U-turns are called book-ends – they’re at McCarthy/Downpatrick and Dazé. Staff said that a median break is not required – it’s not worth it.
Retention of mature trees. This is a problem. Construction may lower the water table and they may die.
Height and density. The original proposal is an 8 story retirement home and an 8 story hotel. Claridge has agreed to a minor reduction in height.
The presentation January 23 has to sway Planning Committee. You should talk about Hunt Club at capacity, Hunt Club/Riverside has the most accidents in the City, the amount of traffic from the development is insignificant, there are many places along Hunt Club which if developed would be the same problem. The entire network is at capacity.

Motion: Representatives from the HCCO will write a letter and appear before Planning Committee. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Brent Scollie, carried.

Brent Scollie: The City has a project Bank Street Redevelopment, Billings Bridge to Kitchener. Where is it?
Riley Brockington: He will get an update.

Traffic Safety
Al Gullon: He is the author of 12 papers on traffic safety. The latest paper was presented in Belgrade, Serbia in April 2015. The biggest single factor in causing accidents was the Absent Minded Professor Syndrome (AMPS). Posted speed limits had a negative effect on traffic safety. Shared Spaces is an urban design approach that emphasizes that the road is shared and everybody must behave in a way that respects other users – motorists must give way to pedestrians and bicyclists because they are bigger and stronger:
Christine Johnson: You should submit an article to Patrick Uguccioni to put in his new newspaper.
Brian Wade: Asked Al for his input in completing Ecology Ottawa’s Active Transportation survey regarding bicycles and walking.

Lifetime Memberships
Brian Wade: An amendment to the constitution was passed during the 2017 Annual General Meeting which states that members who have served on the Hunt Club Community Organization’s board of directors for 10 or more years would be named honorary lifetime members.

Motion: The following individuals be awarded honorary lifetime memberships at the next HCCO meeting on Monday February 5, 2018. Moved by Brian Wade, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.
Alan Asselstine, Gerry Beausoleil, Peter Brimacombe, Peter Foulger, Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Fred McLennan, Art Miskew, John Sankey, Nancy Seaby.

Future Projects and Events
Brian Wade: He invited everyone to share their ideas and concerns about what projects and events HCCO should focus on during this year.
Sue McCarthy: Partnerships are important. We should be partnering with other organizations. We have had success with the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre, Riverside Park Community Association and with Riley Brockington.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: We could give workshop and seminars. Suicide prevention and other things of interest to the community should be topics. She also noted the Bookmobile on Bank Street near Giant Tiger has asked for copies of our newsletter. She will drop them off.
John Sankey: There are two elections this year. One provincial and one municipal. In the past we’ve had all-candidates meetings. They were well attended.
Riley Brockington: All-candidates meetings can have two formats. One is a formal debate and the other is an open house. You can partner with other groups.
Carlos Carrero: Ottawa Public Library does seminars. We could partner with them.
Christine Johnson: There should be a social dynamic. There could be food and games. There should be something when we open the community garden.
Brian Wade: There are two projects ongoing that we should continue to focus on – the community garden right beside his condominium in Cahill Park and the Paul Landry Park Clean Up.

Motion: To create a working group to develop a communications strategy, including policy and procedures, encompassing all communication platforms: Newsletter, Website and Social Media. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Barb Shea, carried.
John Sankey, Brian Wade, Sue McCarthy, Kristy Nystrom expressed interest in being part of this working group.

T-shirts
Christine Johnson: Presented members with free T-shirts: Volunteer, HCCO.

Next meeting: Monday February 5 at 19:00

Appendix A Treasurer's Report for November 2017

Sponsorships were received from C Kroeger, McEvoy-Shields, C King, City of Ottawa, Rimalou Drugs and CP Desjardins. Thirteen memberships were received. Account interest of $0.70 for Nov was credited by Alterna. 
There were no payments. 

Sub-accounts: 
Activity: 
A donation from the Cement Association for the Fireworks Gala was received.. 
Balances: 
Hunt Club Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69 
Garden Fund $ 1,500.00 
Harmony in Cultures Fund $ 500.00 
Art Club Fund $ 5.30 
Mural Project $ 69.00 
Fireworks Gala $ 500.00 
Balance Sub-accounts $ 3,633.99 

Members Surplus 
Balance as of 1 August 2017 $ 4,814.01 
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 673.48 
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 1,452.80 
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 778.62 
Members surplus, HCCO $ 5,593.33 

Total funds (Members surplus + funds) $ 9,227.32 

Reconciliation: 
Cash not deposited $ 0.00 
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00 
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 9,212.32 
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, $ 0.00 
Total all funds $ 9,227.32 Gullon

Receivables & Liabilities: 
Request: Approval of payment to C Johnson of $451.38 to reimburse her for the Pro Printers invoice for the Dec newsletter. 
Request: Approval to order 50 new cheques from Alterna at a cost of $47 plus tax. 
We are owed $100 for the Sept news. 

Appendix B Treasurer's Report for December 2017

Twelve memberships were received in cash and deposited . Account interest of $0.76 for December was credited by Alterna. ProPrinters invoice of $451.38 for printing the Dec HCMC was paid. D Nahal was reimbursed $16.46 for Do Not Litter signs for Paul Landry Park. 

Sub-accounts: 
Activity: 
Art Club cash receipts of $131.00 were received from D Nahal and deposited. 

Balances: 
Hunt Club Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69 
Garden Fund $ 1,500.00 
Harmony in Cultures Fund $ 500.00 
Art Club Fund $ 136.30 
Mural Project $ 69.00 
Fireworks Gala $ 500.00 
Balance Sub-accounts $ 3,764.99 

Members Surplus 
Balance as of 1 August 2017 $ 4,814.01 
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 1,141.32 
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 1,573.56 
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 432.24 
Members surplus, HCCO $ 5,246.25 

Total funds (Members surplus + funds) $ 9,011.24 

Reconciliation: 
Cash not deposited $ 0.00 
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00 
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 8,996.24 
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, $ 0.00 
Total all funds $ 9,011.24 

Receivables & Liabilities: 
We are owed $100 for the Sept news.

Attendees:

• Brian Wade, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson, Past President
• Dan Kaplansky
• Kristy Nystrom
• John Sankey
• Alix Duncan, Assistant to the Councillor
• Blair Kirkpatrick, Metroland
• Alexandra Mazur, Metroland
• Erin McCracken, Metroland
• Bernie Geiger
• Al Gullon
• Janet Morris
• Marwan Nahal
• Dianne Nahal
• Linda Pedley
• Les Schram
• Brent Scollie
• Les Whitney

Brian Wade: Welcomed everybody, presented the agenda and invited additions.

Motion: To approve the November minutes. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Walkability Survey
Sue McCarthy: Les Whitney is a member of the Council on Aging of Ottawa. He is on the Committee on Pedestrian Safety.
Les Whitney: A walkability audit is an important part in promoting health and well being. It identifies the pedestrian routes that are important and then examines them for four aspects that are important for older people: safety, accessibility, convenience and connectedness, comfort and attractiveness.
Sue McCarthy: How do we get started?
Les Whitney: Start in February. Check maps of your area and figure out what routes are important.
Bernie Geiger: The sidewalk on Plante is paved with asphalt. Near the Quarry Co-op, it’s broken and uneven. Condor and Avocado have no sidewalks but the asphalt on the streets have cracks in them.
John Sankey: As a member of a group, he conducted walkability surveys in the old City of Gloucester. They did the routes from the school bus stops first. They took lots of pictures.
Dianne Nahal: She is interested in helping.
Sue McCarthy: Anyone wanting to participate in the planning or execution of the Hunt Club Walkability Survey, please contact her. It will likely be done in February 2018.

South Ottawa News
Brian Wade: The Ottawa South News will be closing January, 2018.
John Sankey: As part of the deal between Torstar and Postmedia, all of Ottawa’s community newspapers are to be shut down: Metro Ottawa, Kanata Kourier-Standard, Nepean/Barrhaven News, Orleans News, Ottawa East News, Ottawa South News, Ottawa West News, Stittsville News, West Carleton Review.
Sue McCarthy: We cannot replace Ottawa South News on our own. Maybe with other community associations we could do something.
Blair Kirkpatrick: Ads in the Ottawa Citizen are seven or eight times the rates of Ottawa South News. The flyers are the real attraction for businesses.
John Sankey: HCCO publishes its own newsletter Hunt Club My Community, four times a year. Ads are one eighth of the newsletter. The Riverview Park newsletter is a volunteer effort. There are lots of ads. Alta Vista does its own newspaper, Vistas. It’s 35 pages. There are lots of ads. There’s lots of opportunity in the south end.
Christine Johnson: We do our own newsletter – Hunt Club My Community. The hard part is to get volunteers. It does not replace Ottawa South News. It’s a big loss.
Alexandra Mazur: You could contact Algonquin College. Each journalism student has a beat.
Brian Wade: A whole lot of community engagement will be lost with the closing of Ottawa South News.
Blair Kirkpatrick: Advertisers will be looking for other options. They don’t want to lose the community.
John Sankey: We could publish Hunt Club My Community every two months instead of every three.
Bernie Geiger: Newspapers are on a downward trend. We used to have the Ottawa Citizen and the Ottawa Journal. Community newspapers have to compete with Facebook and Twitter.
Alix Duncan: Twitter and Facebook are a steering mechanism. They’re not the news.
John Sankey: We don’t quit, we evolve.
Christine Johnson: Thanks to Alexandra Mazur, Erin McCracken and Blair Kirkpatrick for sharing their knowledge and experience.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: A cheaper printer has been found. The reduced cost means that we are now in the black. The December issue has been printed and delivered.
Christine Johnson: We need more volunteers to deliver.

Membership
Brian Wade: We now have 56 members.

Art Club
Dianne Nahal: The Art Club runs every Tuesday between 9:30 and 12:00 at the Community Centre. There is a $2 drop-in fee. It’s doing awesome! The room is full.

Councillor’s Report
Alix Duncan: Presented the Councillor’s Report:
The flex sticks will be pulled for the winter
Claridge Homes development on Hunt Club: The issues are traffic flow, density and tree preservation.
Walkability Survey: There are two kinds: a safety walk can be done by anyone in the community. Typically, a route is the subject of the study. The other kind is Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED). This is a more formalized process, done by the police. An area such as a shopping centre is the subject of the study.
Budget: Resurfacing the Airport Parkway between Brookfield and Hunt Club: funds have been found to resurface the road.
Shooting at Paul Anka and Uplands. The Community Police Officer has been engaged.
Christmas Social, December 12 at Carlton Heights Community Centre
Christmas Dinner at two locations: Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre, December 24, 14:30 to 16:30 and Carling Recreation Centre, December 24, 15:30 to 17:30. The dinner and the serving is provided by Operation Big Turkey. People are invited to simply have Christmas dinner.
Fireworks Gala: Friday, December 29, doors open 18:45, fireworks 21:00 at the Community Centre. Inside volunteers are needed. Please contact Alix Duncan
Coyote Information Session, Monday January 8, 2018, 18:00 to 19:00 at the Community Centre

Past President’s Report
Christine Johnson: She would like to thank: John Sankey for his support as Past President, Sue McCarthy for her work as Vice President and as Editor of the newsletter, Peter Brimacombe for his work as Secretary and on the constitution, Peter Foulger for his work as Treasurer, Andre Main for her community contacts and her craft work, Brian Wade for his work on the environment, constitution and audit.
$2500 was raised to help Syrian refugees. She passed out a flyer to support a family that is stuck in Beirut. On Saturday, December 16 there is an Art and Photo Sale to support Syrian refugee resettlement:
Paul Landry Park: It has been an honour to have worked on the revitalization of Paul Landry Park.

Paul Landry Park

Motion: To renew the adoption of Paul Landry Park. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.
Dianne Nahal: She made “Do Not Litter” signs out of recycled aluminum.

Proposed Ontario Cannabis Legislation
Brian Wade: Councillor Brockington circulated a pdf document on the proposed Ontario Cannabis Legislation.
Sue McCarthy: Features of the proposed legislation include: only the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation can sell it, the Smoke Free Ontario Act will be changed to regulate cannabis smoking, anyone operating a vehicle after cannabis consumption will be punished, there will be increased fines for distracted and careless driving, the legal age to purchase, possess and consume will be 19.
Alix Duncan: Councillor Brockington is looking for feedback. Unlike alcohol consumption, cannabis consumption is hard to measure.
Les Schram: The active ingredient in marijuana is THC. In combination with alcohol, it’s bad. Studies are being done but what is known right now is that THC is a hazard. Ontario is proposing a separate company to make it harder to use marijuana, cigarettes and alcohol in combination. He would like to see something other than a crown corporation. The cost will depend on the potency – the higher the potency, the higher the price. Like alcohol.
Dianne Nahal: Does medicinal marijuana have THC?
Alix Duncan: There are two kinds of marijuana: medical and recreational. Again, the Councillor is looking for feedback.

Community Centre Mural
John Sankey: Claudio Salguero led the artists. It is finished but it has to be installed on the Community Centre. Installation should be scheduled soon.

Light Transit, Naming of Station
Bernie Geiger: Confederation Station will be renamed to the Mooney’s Bay Station to avoid huge confusion. There are two main lines: the Confederation Line which is the longer, more complete line. It runs east and west, across the north of the City; the other smaller line is the Trillium Line which runs north and south. The Trillium Line used to be the O Train which has a station called Confederation Station. To avoid confusion, it will be renamed the Mooney’s Bay Station even though it is quite a way from Mooney’s Bay on the Rideau River.

Next meeting: Monday January 9, 2018 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson President
• Sue McCarthy Vice President
• Peter Brimacombe Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Dan Kaplansky
• Marilyn Koch
• Kristy Nystrom
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Brian Wade
• Riley Brockington Councillor
• Alix Duncan Assistant to the Councillor
• Bernie Geiger

Motion: To approve the agenda. Moved by John Sankey, seconded by Ijeoma Udechukwu, carried.

Motion: To approve the September, 2017 minutes. Moved by Brian Wade, seconded by Kristy Nystrom, carried.

Paint It Up Mural
Christine Johnson: There are two fences along the Paul Landry Park property. Originally the project was to paint the fence where the property owner on the other side is Gilboa Apartments but it objects so the project is cancelled. The property owner on the other side of the other fence is Ottawa Community Housing. It is in favour.

Map of Walking Paths
Last week David Armitage mentioned a web site of the walking paths in McCarthy Woods. Our web site has a map of the walking paths in the whole community.

Signs in the Forest
John Sankey: The NCC owns McCarthy Woods which is managed by its Urban Lands Division. He has dealt with the Greenbelt Division where trail signs are standard. It seems the Urban Lands Division does not favour trail signs.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington presented the Councillor’s Report:
Paul Landry Park: Construction of the play structure and surrounding site will start this month and should be finished this fall.
Claridge Homes proposed development on Hunt Club Road: The proposed development is on the land now occupied by Roofmaster. He and Diane Deans, Councillor for Gloucester-Southgate will host a public meeting Monday October 16 at 19:30 at the Community Centre.
Peter Brimacombe: He and John Sankey wrote a paper which said the proposed development would seriously impair Hunt Club Road. He sent the paper to City staff and to Riley Brockington and Diane Deans. Staff was to review the paper.
Riley Brockington: If you are going to approach individual councillors you should wait until the item is about to come up at the Planning Committee. Also you should go to the meeting October 16.
Commemorative Naming: Consideration is underway of naming the gyms at the Community Centre: Robert and Linda Poulsen. The storm water ponds, east of the Airport Parkway: Wendy Stewart.
Budget Consultation: As part of the budget process, forums are held throughout the city. There will be a forum October 12 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Complex at 18:00. He and three other councillors will be in attendance.
River Ward Older Adult Summit: It will be held October 27 and starts at 20:30. Registration is required: alix.duncan@ottawa.ca or phone 613 580-2486.
Community Safety Night: Will be held November 17 at the Riverside Churches.
River Ward Christmas Party: He will host a special Christmas soirée on Tuesday, December 12 from 18:00 to 20:00 at the Carleton Heights community Centre, 1665 Apeldoorn Avenue.
Operation Turkey: He will be hosting a free Christmas diner at the Community Centre in conjunction with Operation Turkey, December 24 from 14:30 to 16:30.
River Ward Fireworks Gala: He will host a fireworks gala at the Community Centre, December 29.

Bylaws
Peter Brimacombe: Brian Wade and he were asked to rewrite the constitution to improve the language and remove parts that are not used. They disagree on the length of terms of the directors. Present practice is to have one year terms. He proposes to stay with one year terms but add the requirement that the directors must receive two thirds of the vote in order to be elected. This requirement is added to make a hostile takeover more difficult.
Brian Wade: If we became a charitable organization it would be better to have two year terms. Under the new legislation, charitable non-profit corporations can use 5% of their budget to educate and advocate.
Bernie Geiger: If we were a charitable organization then we could issue tax receipts but that entails more rigorous book-keeping and auditing.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: We should follow the proposed provincial legislation.
Peter Brimacombe: The proposed legislation uses the term bylaws to describe the rules that govern non-profit organizations rather than constitution.

Motion: To recommend to change the constitution at the Annual General Meeting: That the directors and the president be elected for one year terms and that they be elected or removed by a two thirds vote of the members present at the meeting. Moved by Peter Brimacombe, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Andrea Main
Christine Johnson: Andrea Main has stepped down as director.

Nominating Committee
Christine Johnson: The Annual General Meeting is Monday November 6. John Sankey has agreed to chair the nominating committee.
John Sankey: So far eight directors have said they will stand for re-election but no-one for president.

Honorary Lifetime Members

Motion: To recognize and honour members who have served on the HCCO Board of Directors for ten years or longer, and to ensure continuity and historical memory of our association, that these members be given the status of “honorary life members of the HCCO”. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Community Safety
Ijeoma Udechukwu: There have been two incidents which make her afraid. One at Quinterra where a man dressed up as a nurse went door-to-door looking to break in and the other was the recent murder at Carlington. What can we do?
Riley Brockington: The community can do safety audits: you walk through an area looking for things that make you feel unsafe, such as poor lighting or bushes in which someone can hide. You can call 311 to report unsafe things. Neighbourhood Watch is a program that promotes being alert and safe:
Bernie Geiger: Thank you to Riley Brockington for putting the speed sign on the curve on McCarthy Road. Hydro One has cleared the area underneath the high voltage lines north of the railroad tracks. It will plant wild flowers but mow the area once a year to prevent bushes and trees from growing up. There are a number of fruit trees and cedars on the area but Hydro One is going to cut them down. There are two signs on Hunt Club Road with the phrase “It’s the law”. Both signs are broken.
John Sankey: For nine years, he was the chair of the Safety Committee of Gloucester. He has a list of things for the safety audit. Twice as many men are assaulted as women but they don’t report it. There was a safety audit of the path between the pedestrian bridge over the Airport Parkway and the transit station. It noted the bushes along the path but they have not yet been cut back.
Bernie Geiger: He noticed a panhandler in South Keys Mall approaching women.
Riley Brockington: If someone is aggressively panhandling near an ATM machine or is walking up and down in lanes of traffic, the police will take action but it’s not illegal to beg.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: At South Keys Mall, she saw a young man bleeding in obvious distress but nobody helped him. Ottawa Community Housing is starting its new development at Ashgrove. The workers cut down another tree and when they started breaking rocks at 6:00, it was very noisy.

Membership

Motion: That individual annual membership fee remain at $10, but in order to reflect a second adult member in the family, eligible for the City’s 20% discount rate for group fitness classes, each additional family member 18 years of age or older, would be charged the $10 annual membership fee. Moved by Brian Wade, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.
Brian Wade: He sold eight memberships last month and two tonight.

Renewable Energy Strategy

Motion: That the HCCO provide input to the City’s pre-budget consultation, including through the FCA, recommending that $1.5 million be allocated in the its 2018 budget for investments under the Renewable Energy Strategy (also known as Energy Evolution). Moved by Christine Johnson.
Riley Brockington: This file has stalled. His concern is whether there is support for this project.
John Sankey: The province’s renewal energy strategy is an appalling waste of money. The province is paying 20 times as much for solar power as other power. Individuals cannot make much difference. Battery storage is not effective. The most useful thing the City can do is to do an energy audit of its buildings.
Christine Johnson: She’s going to a meeting to discuss this issue and will speak on her own behalf.

South East Ottawa Community Health Centre
Ijeoma Udechukwu: September 9th was the Annual General Meeting. Clinton Cowan was elected President. There are two positions for Vice-President. Jalil Marhnouj and Cathy Bonnah are the new Vice-Presidents.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: She is looking for articles for the December issue.

Environment
Brian Wade: The community garden is planned in Cahill Park next to his condominium. He is contacting the immediate neighbours to make sure there are no objections.

Next meeting: Monday November 6 at 19:00. This is the Annual General Meeting.

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Kristy Nystrom
• Brian Wade
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Alix Duncan, Assistant to the Councillor
• Zlatko Krstulic, City of Ottawa
• Amir Zahabi, City of Ottawa
• David Armitage
• Denyse Baizana
• Sabrine Barakat
• Celsa Barnhardt
• Bert Beechey
• Millie Beechey
• Mary Constantaras
• May Douba
• Al Gullon
• Dianne Nahal
• Marwan Nahal
• Barb Shea

Motion: To approve the agenda. Moved by Denyse Baizana, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Motion: To approve the June, 2017 minutes. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Brian Wade, carried.

Bicycle Path along Hunt Club Road
Zlatko Krstulic and Amir Zahabi work for the City of Ottawa’s Transportation Department. They presented the plans for adding a cycling link along Hunt Club Road between Riverside Drive and Paul Benoit Driveway:
The north side against the Hunt Club Golf Course is fairly easy to design but the south side is harder because of cars turning across the bicycle path. The idea is that the bicycle path will be curved so that the cars will be crossing as close as possible to 90°
Riley Brockington: This is a preliminary design. How close are you to the actual completion?
Zlatko Krstulic: The design will be done by the spring 2018. Then it depends on funding.
Christine Johnson: The link has an on-line survey where you can give your suggestions.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: Presented the Councillor’s Report

• School is Back. Slow Down
• Hydro One Lands
• Kenny Dagenais Memorial Update
• Claridge Homes’ proposed development
• Paul Landry Park
• Ashgrove Development
• Mural at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre
• proposal to name gym after Robert and Linda Poulsen
• proposal to name the storm water ponds
• honouring Alanis Morissette
• Canadian Pacific Women’s Open
• Older Adult Summit

Christine Johnson: Three trees of note have been planted in Paul Landry Park: a hackberry, a yellow birch and an elderberry. In 2014, Paul Koch collected seeds from a dying 125 year old yellow birch at the Hunt Club Golf Course. Agriculture Canada grew the seedlings at the Central Experimental Farm and one is now planted in Paul Landry Park courtesy of the Hunt Club Golf Course. Saturday October 14 is clean-up day at the Park.

Claudia Salguero has lead the creation of the mural and it is complete but there were extra costs and engineering reviews to mount it on the Community Centre. The Councillor has been very supportive of the project.

Last Saturday, we held a community festival: Harmony in Cultures. The day was a great success!

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: There are two reports one for the fiscal year end which is July 31 and the other is for August. Each report is presented on a separate page.

Fiscal Year ending 31 July 2017
Annual Summary:
2016-17 receipts
Membership $ 310.00
Donations $ 0.00
Interest $ 48.18
Sponsorship $ 2,800.00
Misc.-insert, movie night $ 343.00
Total revenue $ 3,501.18
2016-17 expenses
Bank charges $ 0.00
Operating $ 18.00
Donations $ 2,850.00
Newsletter $ 3,691.26
Misc (festival, social) $ 1,300.65
Total expense $ 7,859.91
Increase/(decrease) for year $ (4,358.73)
Member’s surplus 31 July 2016 $ 9,172.74
Member’s surplus 31 July 2017 $ 4,814.01
Special Funds
Opening balance $ 2,547.15
Income/transfer $ 5,406.69 Disbursed $ (4,750.85)
Special Funds net $ 3,202.99
Members funds + Special finds $ 8,017.00
Reconciliation:
Alterna share $ 15.00
Alterna Account $ 8,002.00
Alterna Term Deposit $ 0.00
Total funds (surplus + refugee) $ 8,017.00
Special Funds breakdown
Art club $ 143.30
Syrian Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69
Garden Club $ 1,500.00
Harmony festival $ 500.00 Total $3,202.99

August 2017
Four sponsorships were received from City of Ottawa, Rimalou Drugs, Desjardins and Candy Kroeger for the September issue. Account interest of $0.70 was credited by Alterna.
No payments were made.
Sub-accounts:
No activity.
Balances:
Hunt Club Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69
Garden Fund $ 1,500.00
Harmony in Cultures Fund $ 500.00
Art Club Fund $ 143.30
Balance Sub-accounts $ 3,202.99
Members Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2016 $ 4,814.01
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 0.00
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 400.70
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 400.70
Member’s surplus, HCCO $ 5,214.71
Total funds (Members surplus + funds) $ 8,417.70
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 8,402.70
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, $ 0.00
Total all funds $ 8,417.70
Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed two sponsorships and must pay for the HCMC printing. The City of Ottawa has invoiced $138.00 for the Art Club rom rental for Jan-May 2017.

Motion: To pay $673.48 for the newsletter and $138.00 for rental of the room for the Art Club. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Dianne Nahal, carried.

Length of terms of directors
Peter Brimacombe: There is a small correction to the motion from June’s meeting:

Motion: Moved that the directors be elected for one year terms and that they be elected or removed by a two thirds vote of members present at the meeting.
The current by-laws state that directors are elected for one year terms. The requirement that they be elected by a two thirds vote makes a hostile takeover much more difficult. The possibility of a hostile takeover was a consideration last year when the Board voted funds for different projects which had the effect of reducing the members’ surplus. 20 years ago, directors were elected for two year terms but that policy obscured the voting process – there was a vote every year but it wasn’t clear why some directors were elected and some were not.
Brian Wade: Two year terms promote continuity. Someone accepting the position of a director is more likely to stay for the full two years. Sue McCarthy: What about having only the key officers elected for two year terms with the other directors being elected for one year terms. The key officers are the president, vice president, treasurer and secretary.
May Douba: So what you are proposing is the status quo? Why are we debating this issue?
Christine Johnson: The Province is changing the rules for non-profit organizations. We are a non-profit organization, we want to be registered with the Province and to do so we have to have by-laws and submit them with our registration. There is no rush to decide this issue tonight so we will give it another month to allow people to submit their suggestions. Members should submit their suggestions to Brian, Peter or her.

Signs in the Forest
Christine Johnson: Linda King has been exploring McCarthy Woods. She was confused by all the paths and thought that signs would make navigation clearer.
Dianne Nahal: She suggests signs without lettering. There would simply be different colours to mark different paths. They could be applied with stencils and chalk paint. We wouldn’t have to ask the NCC ( the property owner ) for permission because the chalk paint would fade away, leaving no trace.
David Armitage: Candy Kroeger has mapped all the little paths:
Riley Brockington: He doesn’t think the NCC would support signage.

Nominating Committee
Christine Johnson: The Annual General Meeting is Monday November 6. John Sankey has agreed to chair the nominating committee. If you are a director and do not wish to run again or if you are a member over 18 and wish to run please let him know.
David Armitage: Near where he lives, there are communication cables to supply television and internet services. When one of these cables was installed, it was wrapped around a tree. He complained to the cable company. He helped remove bush and dead trees in Hunt Club Creek. There are a lot of dead ash trees in Uplands Park but there’s no plan to cut them down and remove them. People at the Ashgrove Project have been more careful with their garbage.

Membership
Brian Wade: He sold 12 memberships at the Harmony in Cultures festival on Saturday. We are up to 55 members.

Community Garden
Brian Wade: His group applied for a grant for a community garden from Just Foods but was denied because there was no water source. His condo will supply the water. It will be located in Cahill Park next to his condo. It will be called “Our Back Yard”.

Creative Art Club
Dianne Nahal: Lucie Bruck makes handicrafts. She sold them at the Harmony in Cultures festival on Saturday. She made $69 and donated it to the Art Club. The Art Club will be held on Tuesdays between 9:30 and 12:00 from September 26 and to December 19, 2017 and from January 16 to May 22, 2018. Cost is $2 drop-in fee.

Community Bulletin
Riley Brockington: He publishes a community bulletin. He’s giving space to community associations that sell memberships to advertise. The HCCO is welcome to submit an ad.

Next meeting: Monday October 2 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Dan Kaplansky
• Marilyn Koch
• Kristy Nystrom
• Brian Wade
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• David Armitage
• Rosemary Clarke
• May Douba
• Bernie Geiger
• Al Gullon
• Linda King
• Scott Mullenix
• Dianne Nahal
• Marwan Nahal
• Claudia Salguero
• François Savard
• Brent Scollie
• Barb Shea
• Vanessa Sutton

Christine Johnson: Presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Motion: To approve the May, 2017 minutes. Moved by John Sankey, seconded by Marilyn Koch, carried.

Linda King: She organized the Hunt Club Garage Sale last Saturday. 53 families participated. 45 set up in front of their houses and 9 set up at the Community Centre. Each family paid $5 to participate so $200 was raised to give to the kids summer camp. In addition Metro organized its own fund raiser and raised almost $1000 and the dentist at Capital Centre gave $300. There were only three volunteers and next year she would like more. In addition more help from businesses would be good.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: Presented the Councillor’s Report:
Paul Landry Park: He presented a sketch of the planned playground. On June 30, Paul Landry will attend the tree planting ceremony.
Claridge Homes is proposing to put an eight story retirement home and an eight story hotel on the Roofmaster property on Hunt Club Road.
David Armitage: Vehicles from the new developments will directly access Hunt Club Road. The movement onto and off Hunt Club will slow traffic. A parallel road south of Hunt Club would be better.
Riley Brockington: The issue of access is legitimate.

Fund Raiser to support three families from Syria
John Sankey: He is a member of a group helping three families from Syria. He passed out a flyer advertising a dinner at the First United Church, Saturday June 24:

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report:
An active month! Receipts were $100 sponsorships from City of Ottawa (Brockington), C Kroeger,Can Air World Travel, Rimalou Drugs and CP Desjardins. SEOCH repaid the $300 that was incorrectly received from L King. Account interest of $0.75 and special interest of $1.72 was credited by Alterna.
Payment of $612.46 was made to C Johnson to reimburse the UPS Store bill for the June HCMC printing.
Sub-accounts:
Activity:
Receipts were $42 for the Art Club.
Payments of $800 and $305 were made to C Salguero for the Mural Project.
Balances:
Hunt Club Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69
Garden Fund $ 1,500.00
Hydro Ottawa Essay Contest $ 0.00
Dec 29 Fireworks Fund $ 0.00
Mural Fund $ 0.00
Harmony in Cultures Fund $ 500.00
Art Club Fund $ 143.30
Balance Sub-accounts $ 3,202.99
Members’ Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2016 $ 9,172.74
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 7,859.91
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 3,199.80
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO ($4,660.11)
Members’ surplus, HCCO $ 4,512.63
Total funds (Members’ surplus + funds) $ 7,715.62
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 7,700.62
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, $ 0.00
Total all funds $ 7,715.62
Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed one sponsorship for Dec, one for March and two for June

Claridge Homes’ proposed development
Barb Shea: She lives on Bartlett Private, right across Hunt Club Road from Claridge’s proposed development. Also on Bartlett Private are Rosemary Clarke and François Savard. Barb Shea attended a pre-planning meeting and met with the Director of Transportation. Here are the significant facts she found concerning the proposed developments:
they will overlook their backyards on Bartlett Private
they will cast shadows on their backyards
they will restrict traffic on Hunt Club Road
June 15 is the deadline for comments to the Councillor.
John Sankey: The properties have three driveways onto Hunt Club Road. They were there when it was just a dirt road and therefore have a right to remain there. The extra traffic generated by the proposed development will reduce the capacity of the road by 20 to 30 per cent and will cripple the entire City! This problem would be alleviated if access could be via Wyman Crescent which runs parallel to Hunt Club Road but the Councillor, Diane Deans is thoroughly opposed. She is second in seniority on City Council.
Bernie Geiger: Wyman Crescent is very established. The people there are thoroughly opposed to accessing the new development via their street.
Vanessa Sutton: We should look see if the proposed development conforms to the existing zoning. Especially height restrictions.
Christine Johnson: She got an email from the City saying that Claridge has submitted a site plan, amendments to the zoning and an amendment to the official plan.
David Armitage: The Province is changing the laws to give the City more authority to deny development. Claridge has submitted the site plan, amendments to the zoning and an amendment to the official plan so that the new laws do not apply.

Motion: The HCCO opposes the Claridge proposal as it currently stands. There are two concerns:
1. The development will negatively impact the safe flow of traffic in both directions on Hunt Club Road and at the intersection with the Airport Parkway and other nearby intersections.
2. The volume of occupancy, related to the height of the proposed buildings does not match the landscape and is not in keeping with lower level buildings along Hunt Club.
Moved by Barb Shea, seconded by Rosemary Clarke, carried.

Insurance Coverage
Peter Brimacombe: He contacted Sharon Pagé at the City of Ottawa. She said that the City insures community associations for services they do directly for the City such as maintaining ice rinks but the HCCO does two things which are not services done directly for the City: deliver the newsletters and clean-up of parks and streets. Therefore the HCCO is not covered.

Community Centre Mural
Claudia Salguero: The panels have been cut and are ready for painting. Two groups will do the painting: a women’s group and a youth group. They will start in July and finish in August. The actual mounting of the panels on the Community Centre must be approved by City engineers. There needs to be extra lighting on the mural once it is mounted.

Ashgrove Community Housing
Christine Johnson: Last month, neighbours picked up the garbage behind the Ashgrove Community Housing Project. She toured the site with representatives from Ottawa Community Housing. There should be better signage and education on garbage disposal. Earth bins are a special kind of garbage bin – they make it easier to throw garbage into them. She thinks an attractive ground cover would deter littering.

Ladies Professional Golf Association
Marilyn Koch: The Hunt Club Golf Course will host the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tournament this summer. Local people have volunteered to help. Cost to attend: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: $11.30 a day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: $39.55 a day, full week $90.00 parking is included.

South East Ottawa Community Health Centre
Ijeoma Udechukwu: There is a bill before the Ontario Legislature that Ottawa make a bylaw to recognize bilingualism:
There have been people without documents come to the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre.
On June 9, the Riverside Park Community Association and the HCCO are invited to brief the Community Health Centre on issues.

Length of terms of directors
Peter Brimacombe: He and Brian Wade are re-writing the bylaws of the HCCO. One point of contention is the length of terms of the directors. He proposes one year terms. The practice for the last ten years is to have one year terms. The existing bylaws state that terms are one year. Two year terms are a burden because you have to keep track of them. The requirement for two year terms makes it more likely you would have to officially remove an inactive director. He also proposes that directors be elected or removed by a two thirds vote of directors.
Brian Wade: Two year terms promote continuity. The HCCO is incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in the Province of Ontario but it is not a charity. If it were, then the Canada Revenue Agency would review its bylaws and two year terms would be seen as encouraging continuity.
John Sankey: The HCCO is an organization that advocates political issues. Such organizations cannot be charities.

Motion: Moved that the directors be elected for one year terms and that they be elected or removed by a two thirds vote of members. Moved by Peter Brimacombe, seconded by Brian Wade.
Christine Johnson: There is not enough time to consider this motion. It’s deferred until the next meeting.

Newsletter
Christine Johnson: The number of newsletters will be reduced from 3000 to 2700 because printing costs have increased. Hopefully more readers will make use of the on-line publication.

Next meeting: Monday September 11 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Marilyn Koch
• Brian Wade
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• David Armitage
• Al Gullon
• Dianne Nahal
• Brent Scollie
• Barb Shea

Christine Johnson: Presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Motion: To approve the April, 2017 minutes. Moved by Ijeoma Udechukwu, seconded by Dianne Nahal, carried.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report:
Receipts were $100 sponsorship for D McGuinty ad, interest of $42 from the Alterna GIC that matured 8 April and $0.12 account interest for April from Alterna.
Sub-accounts:
Activity:
Receipts were $500 from CP Desjardins to sponsor the Harmony in Cultures event, $305 from the City of Ottawa for the mural project, $103 for the Art Club and $1,022.94 tax refund for the Refugee Fund.
Payments of $250 ea. to M. Arisan and to Gen Vanier Public School were made for the Hydro Essay Contest awards and $500 was paid to the City of Ottawa to sponsor the Dec 29th. Fireworks Gala.
Balances:
Hunt Club Refugee Fund $ 1,059.69
Garden Fund $ 1,500.00
Hydro Ottawa Essay Contest $ 0.00
Dec 29 Fireworks Fund $ 0.00
Mural Fund $ 1,105.00
Harmony in Cultures Fund $ 500.00
Art Club Fund $ 101.30
Balance Sub-accounts $ 4,265.99
Members’ Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2016 $ 9,172.74
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 7,231.36
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 2,397.33
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO ($4,834.03)
Members’ surplus, HCCO $ 4,338.71
Total funds (Members surplus + funds) $ 8,604.70
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 8,589.70
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, $ 0.00
Total all funds $ 8,604.70
Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed one sponsorship for Sept.
We are still owed $300 for 300 extra copies and half the cost of the insert

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: Presented the Councillor’s Report:
New development on Hunt Club: Claridge Homes is proposing to put a retirement home and a hotel on the Roofmaster property on Hunt Club Road.
Al Gullon: Is there going to be a left turn lane?
Riley Brockington: That is to be decided. He would be involved with all steps in the planning process.
Peter Brimacombe: We were aware that the property would be developed. Because the existing property has driveways that connect to Hunt Club Road there is no way to prevent them from being used for the new development. Traffic turning off and onto Hunt Club Road will interfere with through traffic.
Riley Brockington: Paul Landry Park: He presented drawings of the play structure. There will be a sod-turning ceremony on June 30, with the HCCO and special guest Paul Landry who is coming from British Columbia.
Marilyn Koch: Is there any chance for picnic tables?
Riley Brockington: Yes
Christine Johnson: Thank you Riley for your work. The new play structure is going to have a positive impact on the community.
John Sankey: The new play structure is a zip line. Make sure that the City has spare parts to allow it to be repaired.

Motion: To reimburse Dianne Nahal $16.09 for materials she used to make three do-not-litter signs in Paul Landry Park. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by John Sankey, carried.
Riley Brockington: He thanked Dianne Nahal for the two pieces of art she gave him for his office.
Governor General Sovereign’s Medal: Two people from the Hunt Club Community have won the Sovereign’s Medal: Trina Constantini-Powell and John Sankey.
Shannon Hall: She has been his assistant. She is leaving so he needs a new assistant.
Enbridge Gas work at Paul Anka and Hunt Club: Enbridge Gas is connecting two major lines under the road at Paul Anka and Hunt Club. The work has to be done at night because of the heavy traffic on Hunt Club. He asked Enbridge to do the work in one week with an extra week in case of problems. The work will start May 15.
Tree and Bench for the late Kenny Dagenais: He did a walkabout with the family of the late Kenny Dagenais who was killed while crossing the Airport Parkway. He identified a site beside the Parkway for a bench and a tree in his memory.
Bookmobile: He is working with the Ottawa Public Library who would like to move its bookmobile stop to the Community Centre.
Safer School Zones Act: He testified before the Standing Committee on General Government at Queen’s Park in support of Bill 65 Safer School Zones Act which allows municipalities to use speed enforcement technology and to reduce the default speed limit in residential communities.
Strawberry Social June 2: He will host the annual River Ward Strawberry Social on Friday June 2 from 13:00 to 15:00 in the Community Centre.
Fathers’ Day Baseball Game: He has 100 tickets to the baseball game between the Ottawa Champions and the Cuban National Team at the Ottawa Baseball Stadium, June 18.
David Armitage: Ottawa Community Housing has proposed a 16-unit development at 3225 Uplands Drive (Ashgrove). This development has been discussed many times. Should we continue to follow this development?
Riley Brockington: The site plan is not finalized.
Barb Shea: She lives on Hunt Club Road across from Roofmaster. She is concerned by the noise and pollution from the traffic. There are 84,000 cars a day. Specific issues she would like to see addressed:
Traffic density/flow: What was the forecast level of traffic for Hunt Club with the 417 extension and how does that compare to its actual use? This question is asked to understand if there was planning/anticipation for the actual level of noise, pollution, traffic flow. What is the longer term plan for traffic on Hunt Club-will it only get worse? Traffic flow-semi-trailers and commercial truck traffic is extensive-what are estimates/plans for the future – ideally to reduce heavy traffic?
Speeding is an issue on Hunt Club-we live next to Hunt Club/airport parkway – recommend at least enforcement of posted speeds, including when 80 goes to 60 and speed camera – particularly at Hunt Club/Airport Parkway intersection
Noise there was a noise study done close to 10 years ago before the extension. Would like to have another study conducted. Traffic noise is pretty much 24/7.
Noise-retarder brakes – enforce the ban.
Safety: Environmental safety-for those backing directly onto Hunt Club. The CBC reported on a study of air quality near busy roads. She would like the city to measure air quality within stated distance in study. What is the city’s responsibility for air quality as well as what concerned residents can do?
Al Gullon: He is an expert in noise and pollution from road traffic. He doesn’t see a link between emissions and disease but the link may be simply noise.
John Sankey: When vehicles used leaded gas there was a link.
Riley Brockington: He will forward the issues to city staff and ask them for a response for the June meeting.
Christine Johnson: What is the impact of traffic vibrations on foundations?
John Sankey: He borrowed seismic equipment to measure the vibration of articulated buses on Uplands. The buses shook his house as much as a 5.3 earthquake.
Peter Brimacombe: There are arterial, collector and local roads. The classification allows collector and local roads to be protected from traffic. In our case Hunt Club is an arterial road whereas Uplands and McCarthy are collector roads which allows them to be protected.
David Armitage: What activity is taking place on Hunt Club Road between Bowesville and Riverside?
Riley Brockington: There is a bike lane on the north side of Hunt Club but it stops at Bowesville. The bike lane is being extended to Riverside.

Community Centre Mural
Christine Johnson: Claudia Salguero is painting a mural on the Community Centre. She will be leading two brainstorming sessions Friday May 5 and Friday May 12 from 8:00 to 9:30 at the Community Centre. The youth sessions are booked from July 4 to August 10, 13:00 to 15:30.

Paint it Up Mural
Christine Johnson: The HCCO and the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre have applied for a grant to paint the fence in Paul Landry Park. Claudia Salguero will lead this project too.

Lecture on Islam
Christine Johnson: The Ottawa Mosque is sponsoring a talk by Dr. Hewer on Islam on Saturday May 6, 14:00- 17:30 in the auditorium of Ridgemont High School. Phone Joseph Merhi, President Imam Ali Jasjid of Ottawa 613 255-4040

Insurance
Peter Brimacombe: The HCCO is eligible for insurance. Sue McCarthy sent him the contact (Michael Gilmour) and the form to submit. Michael Gilmour replied with a quote: $250 for $1 million, $300 for $2 million.
Christine Johnson: I thought we could be covered for free under the City’s coverage?
Peter Brimacombe: He will check with Sue McCarthy.

2017 Ottawa
Christine Johnson: There will a community festival “Harmony in Cultures” May 13 at the Community Centre. It is hosted by the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre and by the HCCO. We need volunteers to host the tables.
Al Gullon: Sir John A. MacDonald said we owe a debt to George-Étienne Cartier for his contribution to our country:

Newsletter
Christine Johnson: The next issue is June.

Membership
Brian Wade: On Earth Day he sold two new memberships and tonight he sold one more. We have 38 members all told.

Environment
Brian Wade: He and Sue McCarthy hosted a table at the Earth Day event. Andrea Martin set up crafts for kids and Alexis Doyle gave out flyers on plant exchange.
David Armitage: He and other volunteers cleaned up the NCC land behind the Ashgrove Community Housing Project. They filled 35 bags of garbage including masses of diapers! They also found and disposed of drug paraphernalia. Garbage is an ongoing problem at this site!
He also picked up the garbage around Hunt Club Creek near the gated entrance to the Golf Course. The manager of the Tudor Inn was kind enough to throw the garbage in his dumpster. There is an ever increasing amount of garbage and it’s too much for volunteers!
Christine Johnson: There has to be paid help to clean up the garbage.

Motion: That the President write a letter to Ottawa Community Housing strongly objecting to the garbage around Ashgrove, with a copy to the NCC. The letter would also point out the need to come up with a system to dispose of the garbage. Moved by John Sankey, seconded by Marilyn Koch, carried.

Sanctuary Cities
Ijeoma Udechukwu: Ottawa should be a sanctuary city where people without documentation can receive medical care.
John Sankey: Right now people without documentation are given temporary immigration status.

Next meeting: Monday June 5 at 17:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Marilyn Koch
• Andrea Main
• Kristy Nystrom
• Brian Wade
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Shannon Hall Councillor’s assistant
• David Armitage
• Denyse Baizana
• Bernie Geiger
• Al Gullon
• Dianne Nahal
• Marwan Nahal
• Claudia Salguero

Motion: To approve the agenda. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Motion: To approve the March, 2017 minutes. Moved by Kristy Nystrom, seconded by Dianne Nahal, carried.

Community Centre Mural
Claudia Salguero: She applied for a Canada 150 Neighbourhood Arts grant to paint a mural on the Community Centre. The grant was originally for two murals but she would like to have just one big mural facing McCarthy Road. She showed the concept super-imposed on a picture of the Community Centre. Everyone thought it was good. She needs volunteers to move supplies, to clean up and to take pictures. Volunteers need a police check because they will be working with youth.
Bernie Geiger: Police checks are free for volunteers if they have a letter.
Christine Johnson: She will write the letter.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report:
Sponsorship of $100 was received from, Rimalou Drugs
Receipts of $34 from the movie night and $50 from memberships was received. Interest of $0.19 for March was credited from Alterna.
Payment of $500 for the R Brockington Fireworks Gala is made to the City
Sub-accounts:
Activity: $ 0.00
Balances:
Hunt Club Refugee Fund balance $ 36.75
Garden Fund balance $ 1,500.00
Hydro Ottawa Essay Contest $ 500.00
Mural fund balance $ 800.00
Art Club Fund balance $ (1.70)
Balance Sub-accounts $ 2,835.05
Members’ Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2016 $ 9,172.74
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 7,231.36
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 2,255.21
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO ($4,976.26)
Members’ surplus, HCCO $ 4,196.59
Total funds (Members surplus + funds) $ 7,031.64
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share, HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 1,016.64
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO, due 19 March $ 6,000.00
Total all funds $ 7,347.53
Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed two sponsorships; one each for Sept and March.
The GIC will mature on 8 April with interest of $42.00

Councillor’s Report
Shannon Hall: Presented the Councillor’s Report (Riley Brockington):
Ottawa Community Housing is proposing the development of 16 additional units to its existing property at 3225 Uplands Drive (Ashgrove). The Councillor submitted a number of comments including one concerning snow removal.
There will be an update to the Paul Landry Park site plan in two weeks.
He will host an Earth Day Event on April 22. (HCCO will have a table)
He will host a Strawberry Social June 2. The Fielding Drive Public School Concert Band will be performing.
He has a limited number of free tickets to the baseball game between the Ottawa Champions and the Cuban National Team. June 18 at the Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park.
Denyse Baizana: A salt bin is buried in the snow behind Metro Plaza. A sewer grate is blocked and is causing flooding on Twyford. At 131 Twyford, the snow plow dug up the ground and exposed the pipes of a sprinkler system.
David Armitage: There is no bike path on the north side of Hunt Club between North Bowesville Road and Riverside. There was a survey crew there. Is the City building a separate bike path?
Bernie Geiger: There are pot holes everywhere! There’s a big one at Hunt Club and Riverside and also on the on-ramp to the Airport Parkway.
Shannon Hall: Call 311.

Being on the Board of Directors
Peter Brimacombe: He attended a full day course given by Volunteer Ottawa. The course covered the important aspects of being on the board of directors of a non-profit organization. People at the course were from the following organizations:
Coaching Association, Bytown Museum, Cornerstone Housing, Hunt Club Community Organization, Causeway, Ottawa Little Theatre.
The other organizations were charitable organizations and so had stricter rules.
Bernie Geiger: Non-profit corporations have to report every year and we haven’t so our status is not-clear.
Christine Johnson: The Province is updating its rules for non-profit corporations and we are waiting for the final legislation before we register. The Forum for Community Associations of Ottawa provides resources for community associations:
Sue McCarthy: The City allows community associations to be covered under its insurance but we have to apply.
Peter Brimacombe: He has the form and will fill it out.
Christine Johnson: We don’t have an on-going source of revenue.
David Armitage: The City pays $5000 to maintain an outdoor rink. We could apply to look after the one at the Community Centre.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: The March issue is out.
Christine Johnson: She received an email from a resident demanding that we not put newsletters in his mail box. She replied that his wishes would be respected.

Membership
Brian Wade: He designed new membership cards and a welcome letter which he gave to everybody. The City gives a 20% discount on its recreational programs if you show your membership card.
Dianne Nahal: She asked for the discount at the Community Centre but the computer program didn’t have a field for it.

Environment
Brian Wade: He has completed and submitted the application to Just Foods for a grant to start a community garden in Cahill Park. Cost is $18,000. Accessibility requirements and insistence on organic food drive up the costs. Just Foods is very supportive. He will sell rain barrels to raise funds on Earth Day, April 22.

South East Ottawa Community Health Centre
Ijeoma Udechukwu: Kellie Tonner has been appointed Executive Director. The South East Ottawa Community Health Centre and other organizations such as the SnapCity, the Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre and the Lower Town Community Resource Centre are presently involved in a Capacity Building Civic Engagement mapping project.

Scholarship for High School Students
Ijeoma Udechukwu: She proposed a scholarship fund for high school students. It would let us connect with our youth. Maybe $500 a year.
Andrea Main: One criteria should be the youth participate in our activities.
Christine Johnson: There is no income.
Sue McCarthy: It’s an interesting idea!

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: Clean-up day is April 29.

Art Club
Dianne Nahal: She is running an art club at the Community Centre. It’s once a week. Three to eight people show up. A nominal fee is charged.

Next meeting: Monday May 1 at 17:00