Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Marilyn Koch, Director
• Piero Narducci, Director
• Ijeoma Udechukwu, Director
• Brian Wade, Director
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Dave Armitage
• Celsa Barnhardt
• Laurel Fagervik
• Al Gullon
• Dan Kaplansky
• Dianne Nahal
• Marwan Nahal
• Kristy Nystrom
• Linda Pedley
• David Pfeiffer

Christine Johnson: Presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Motion: To approve the May 30, 2016 minutes. Moved by Peter Brimacombe, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Motion: For the purposes of privacy, comments can be recorded generally rather than attributed to a specific person. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Kristy Nystrom, carried.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: Presented the Councillor’s Report. Main points in the Report:

• Community Festival September 10
• River Ward Budget Consultation Night
• River Ward Community Safety Night
• Owl Park Tennis Courts
• Paul Landry Park
• Uplands Drive Resurfacing
• Otto’s BMW Expansion

Discussion on Paul Landry Park:
Riley Brockington: Someone is driving to Paul Landry Park and dumping garbage. Illegal dumping is also a problem behind the McCarthy Plaza. If you can without endangering yourself, get the license plate number and phone the police.
Christine Johnson: A sub-committee will be established to map out community preferences for Paul Landry Park. There will be a clean-up of Paul Landry Park, Saturday, October 1.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: The September issue is out. Wynnie Zhao wrote an article on the free library on Cahill Drive.
Christine Johnson: There are now 54 volunteers including three high school students to deliver the newsletter so we can deliver 3750! Sponsorships cover almost all the costs – more than 99%. She proposes the HCCO host a reception to thank all the people involved with the newsletter. The reception would be on Monday December 5 an hour before the HCCO meeting. This will also be the date of our AGM this year.

Motion: That HCCO spend up to $1000 to host a reception to thank the people who work on the newsletter. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy.
John Sankey: The HCCO has always been a volunteer-centered organization. We have spent the funds we have on our community, rather than on ourselves. I vote against the motion.
Motion: carried

Environmental Committee
Brian Wade: Effort to get funding for a community garden is ongoing. Two sites are proposed: Cahill Park and Owl Park. He did a walking tour of both sites with Jordan Bouchard, Co-ordinator for Just Food which is the funding agency. He said the application is very good and Cahill Park would be a better site. The biggest cost is a water supply. An independent water supply would cost $50,000 but there may be a cheaper alternative. Brian’s condo project borders on the Park. If the condo association approves then a separate meter and plumbing could be installed for $10,000.

Bike Lane along Hunt Club
Linda Pedley: Along Hunt Club Rd. between Riverside Drive & Bank St. there are sections of bike lanes which suddenly disappear, throwing cyclists into heavy traffic. This is extremely dangerous.
John Sankey: 20 years ago, serious cyclists made the point they didn’t want bike lanes because they felt they gave a false sense of security.
There was interest to extend the bike lane on Hunt Club where it doesn’t exist and to connect the bike pathways across to Mooney’s Bay.

South East Ottawa Community Health Centre
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The South East Ottawa Community Health Centre held its annual general meeting. The Board was impressed with the September 10 Fall Festival held at the Community Centre and expressed its gratitude to the HCCO for its co-operation.

Motion: To reimburse Sue McCarthy and Christine Johnson a total of $335.38 for the September 10 Fall Festival. The $335.38 is the HCCO’s share of the costs. The other contributors were the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre and the City. In addition Riley Brockington contributed $500. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Piero Narducci, carried.

Sue McCarthy: Proposes a festival to be held May 13, 2017 with the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre as partner. The festival will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Canada The idea is to have an inclusive event: a Franco/Ontarian choir, the Nepean Panharmonics Steel Band, a China town art display, stilt walkers, an event with the Somali language, an Arabic singer and dragon dancers. Big and bold!

Membership
Christine Johnson: She is now aiming for 150 members in the HCCO.

Creative Art Club
Dianne Nahal: Announces the Hunt Club/Riverside Community Creative Art Club. The Club provides a space where adults can create. Each adult is charged a $2 weekly drop in fee to offset the costs of the room. It starts on Tuesday September 27 and runs until Tuesday December 6. Sessions are from 9:30 to 12:00. Contact d.arts@bell.net

Motion: That the HCCO provide up to $100.00 to offset the cost of the Creative Art Club. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Al Gullon, carried.

Civics Primer
Christine Johnson: The Citizens Academy is hosting a Civics Primer Event at the Community Centre, September 25 from 14:00 to 16:00. The event is free but space is limited to 20. Register at HCCivicsPrimer@bell.net
Riley Brockington: The City will be giving its own Planning 101 course.

Next meeting: Monday October 3 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Marilyn Koch, Director
• Fred McLennan, Director
• Piero Narducci, Director
• Vanessa Sutton, Director
• Ijeoma Udechukwu, Director
• Brian Wade, Director
• Wynnie Zhao, Director
• Sarah Barber, Councillor’s Assistant
• Dave Armitage
• Leslie Behnia
• Alexis Doyle
• Al Gullon
• Andrea Main
• Dianne Nahal
• Marwan Nahal
• Joanne Souaid

Motion: To approve the agenda. Moved by John Sankey, seconded by Al Gullon, carried.

Motion: To approve the May 2, 2016 minutes. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Peter Foulger, carried.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger presented the Treasurer’s Report:
Sponsorship of $100 was received from the City of Ottawa, Rimalou Drugs, CP Desjardins and Loubna Arabic Summer Program
$50 in memberships was received.
Sub-accounts:
A total of $1,695.20 was received for the Refugee fund. $200 was disbursed to T&T for the Chinese cooking event.
Hunt Club Refugee Fund receipts $ 2,753.95
Hunt Club Refugee Fund disbursements -$ 200.00
Hunt Club Refugee Fund balance $ 2,553.95
Garden Fund balance $ 0.00
Total Sub-accounts $ 2,553.95
Members Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2015 $ 8,827.02
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 3,669.58
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 2,952.67
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 746.91
Member’s surplus, HCCO $ 9,573.93
Total funds (Members surplus+funds) $ 12,127.88
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share , HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 6,112.88
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO $ 6,000.00
Total all funds $ 12,127.88
Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed one sponsorship for the March newsletter and one for June as five each have been paid so far.

Peter Foulger: Where a committee requests funding, he would like it to present a report which the Board could accept or not.

Motion: That the report from the Syrian Action Fund be accepted and that expenditures be paid as reported. Moved by Fred McLennan, seconded by Brian Wade, carried.

Christine Johnson: City Manager of Parks and Recreation, Dan Chenier recognizes the HCCO as a community association and we can now access the City grant to community associations for up to $350 per year to use for community centre rental costs for special events open to the public. This means that the rental fee of $255 for the rooms used at our community centre for the Shout Sister Choir concert fund raising event on April 23 (by our Syrian Action Fund) has now been covered from that fund. It is important to note that this amount of $350 accessible annually by community associations, is not transferable from year to year; which means that what we don’t use in one year, is gone.

Garage Sale
Christine Johnson: The Hunt Club Garage Sale will be held June 4. Linda King is organizing it.

South East Ottawa Community Health Centre
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The South East Ottawa Community Health Centre gave a wellness course for women. There were four sessions: relationship with youth, civic engagement, healthy eating, spoken words. There will be an exercise class for women in the gym in the Community Centre. Councillor Riley Brockington arranged for the gym. The Health Centre has started a garden and is looking into a nutrition class. The Bank Street Community Design Plan is underway.

Christine Johnson: She has attended two meetings of the Bank Street Community Design Plan, as an individual. The HCCO does not have official standing. The Plan contemplates major changes to the character and nature of the South Keys shopping plaza. A residential character will be added.
John Sankey: Only the community associations which include Bank Street should have official standing.
Dave Armitage: The owners are looking for higher density.
Andrea Main: There are three corporate players: Smart Centres, Rio Can (the owner), Trinity.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study provides data for each neighbourhood in Ottawa:
John Sankey: The Study should be taken with a grain of salt. The neighbourhood boundaries defined by the Study don’t match what people actually do.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: Six people helped with the first clean up May 7.

Motion: After local businesses have been solicited that up to $100 be spent for refreshments for the clean up Sunday June 5. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Fred McClennan.
John Sankey: No one else is getting money for refreshments.
Christine Johnson: Provision of refreshments shows that someone does care.
Alexis Doyle: It proves that the area is getting attention.
Brian Wade: The HCCO has adopted the Park in a special way so we should support it in a special way.
Andrea Wade: She will look for a sponsor to provide bottled water.
Motion: carried
David Armitage: The rocky conditions and poor soil make development too expensive.
John Sankey: Almost all of the Park is environmentally protected.

Environmental Committee
Brian Wade: A local cycling group is promoting bicycle safety.

Constitution
Peter Brimacombe: The committee met again in May. Members: Christine Johnson, Piero Narducci, Brian Wade, Peter Brimacombe.
Christine Johnson: The committee is reviewing the Ontario Not for Profit Corporations Act:

Mooney’s Bay Play Structure
Christine Johnson: There is a proposal for a big play structure at Mooney’s Bay:
Sarah Barber: Passed out information sheets.
Al Gullon: This is a stupid thing. A playground is a local thing, not a national thing.
Sue McCarthy: She is concerned that the plan was bulldozed through. There was a lack of consultation.
Brian Wade: Mooney’s Bay is not the best location. He doesn’t like the idea of cutting down mature trees to make a parking lot. Otherwise it’s cool that Mooney’s Bay have a national attraction.
David Armitage: They should use the former site of Bayview Public School on the other side of Riverside Drive.
Piero Narducci: He is offended by the lack of consultation. There’s no transparency. No one talked to the people in the neighbourhood.
Fred McLennan: He has no problem with the project. He’s in favour of a national attraction.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: Her initial reaction was negative but the actual portion of the land is small. The play ground is a good idea but why was it kept secret?
Alexis Doyle: She thinks it’s a good idea.
Joanne Souaid: There should be a better visual explanation. How many people are affected?
Leslie Behnia: The project has been under discussion since January 2016. That seems too short.
Vanessa Sutton: The lack of transparency bothers me. Is it the best place?
Marwan Nahal: Thinks it’s a good idea.
Dianne Nahal: The play ground is awesome.
Andrea Main: She thinks it’s a great idea. She assumes the NCC is on board. She would like more information on the contract process.
Sue McCarthy: There will be a meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 PM at the Riverside Churches to discuss this.
John Sankey: He has two concerns: The play ground itself is a map of Canada. In the written displays, the Quebec part should have French predominate and in the Nunavut part should have Inuktitut predominant. The City and Sinking Ship Entertainment are partners in the proposed project but the project is more than ten times the size of any similar project undertaken by Sinking Ship Entertainment. What are the provisions in the contract to protect the City if the company fails to raise its portion of the funding?
Peter Foulger: He is concerned with the lack of consultation.

[Subsequent to this discussion, an open letter to Council was drafted and sent jointly by the HCCO and the Riverside Park Community&Recreation Association.]

Newsletter

Motion: To reimburse Christine Johnson $612 for the printing of the Newsletter. Moved by Alexis Doyle, seconded by Ijeoma Udechukwu, carried.

Next meeting: September 12 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Marilyn Koch, Director
• Brian Wade, Director
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Dave Armitage
• Alexis Doyle
• Bernie Geiger
• Al Gullon
• Grant Hopkins
• Linda King
• Andrea Main
• Dianne Nahal
• Marwan Nahal
• Brent Scollie

Motion: To approve the April 2016 minutes. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by John Sankey, carried.

Garage Sale
Linda King: The second annual Hunt Club Garage Sale will be held on June 4 between 8:00 and 12:00, rain or shine. Allison Malloy is helping her. The format will be the same as last year: individual households will each hold their own garage sale on their property but there is a special provision for people living in apartments or condominiums where garage sales are not allowed: they may hold their sale on the parking lot of Metro Plaza with the permission of Metro. Registration fee is $5 per household. 3000 flyers will be printed and distributed, there will be a notice in the newsletter and notices will be posted on Twitter and Facebook. The Fire Department and the Boy Scouts will be at Metro Plaza.
Christine Johnson: The South East Ottawa Community Health Centre recognizes your efforts and thanks you for last year’s generous donation ($750).
John Sankey: You should contact Coady Co-op.
Dave Armitage: Hunt View Estates will be part of it.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: The McCarthy Road curve, just south of the railway tracks is the most dangerous part of McCarthy. In the winter north-bound cars slide off the road. Public Works Staff had offered to install concrete construction walls to protect pedestrians from errant vehicles but they are now offering a wire guard rail.
Al Gullon: Cars slide off the road because the road slopes into the sidewalk. The roads should be rebuilt with the direction of the slope reversed.
Riley: Reported on the yellow flex sticks.
Dianne Nahal: Her initial reaction when she saw them was positive.
Sue McCarthy: Uplands will be repaved in May.
John Sankey: Handicapped access to Paul Landry Park needs to be considered because Uplands is the only way handicapped people can get to the Park.
Bernie Geiger: The sidewalks on Owl Drive in front of Holy Family School are in poor shape.
Riley: He has been briefed on capital projects in River Ward. He will present a report next month.
Alexis Doyle: Tweets to 311 are effective to address road/sidewalk repairs.
Al Gullon: When is the next Transportation Committee meeting?
Riley: May 4 at 9:30.
Alexis Doyle: She would like to put a blue box next to her post office box so that people could throw their junk mail in it.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger presented the Treasurer’s Report:
Sponsorship of $100 was received from C Kroeger for the June newsletter.
No memberships were received.
Payment of $143.01 to C.Johnson was made for T-shirts and photocopies.
$6,000 was invested in a One year Redeemable Term Deposit at 0.7% on 8 April.
Alterna paid $0.31 interest on 30 April.
Sub-accounts:
A total of $643.75 was received for the refugee fund.
Hunt Club Refugee Fund balance $ 1,058.75
Garden Fund balance $ 0.00
Total Sub-accounts $ 1,058.75
Members Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2015 $ 8,827.02
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 3,249.58
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 2,952.67
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 296.91
Member’s surplus, HCCO $ 9,123.93
Total funds (Members surplus+funds) $10,182.68
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share , HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 4,167.37
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO $ 6,000.00
Total all funds $10,182.68
Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed one sponsorship for the March newsletter as five have been paid so far.

HCCO Name Change
Christine Johnson: Last meeting she proposed that we change the name from the Hunt Club Community Organization to the Hunt Club Community Association. Following the direction of the meeting, she met with a lawyer. He said the name change would cost about $800 but recommended that we put it on hold because the Ontario Not For Profit Act is being rewritten. In the meantime we will keep the name as is. She also noted that according to the Ontario Government website our status is cancelled:
Grant Hopkins: How is the decision to change the name made?
Christine Johnson: It would be decided by a vote of registered members at a meeting where notice had been given. The annual general meeting would be such a meeting.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: She is trying to get the June Issue out by the end of May. She will be at a table for Fall Fest at the Community Centre, September 10. The South East Ottawa Community Health Centre will be there too.

Membership Drive
Christine Johnson: We will have a table at Fall Fest September 10, to recruit new members.

Community Garden
Brian Wade: Our application to Just Food has been turned down. The proposed location was Cahill Park but the City suggests McCarthy Park or Owl Park because they already have a water source. We are aiming at submitting a new application next spring.
Christine Johnson: Thank you for your work.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: The first official clean-up is this Saturday May 7 between 10:00 and 12:00 and every following first Saturday of the month until the snow comes; with one exception: June’s clean-up will be on Sunday, June 5th, instead of on Saturday, 4th, so as not to conflict with our ‘2nd Annual Hunt Club Cares Garage Sale’.

Syrian Refugee Families
Sue McCarthy: The Hunt Club Syrian Action Committee raises funds to help the government sponsored Syrian refugees living in our community. Thanks to Landmark Court for hosting the Committee’s meetings where we plan our fund raising events. On April 23, the Shout Sisters Choir gave a concert at the Community Centre. It was very well attended. Several Syrian refugee families were present, as our special guests of honour, and they were most appreciative. It was a very moving time. After expenses, $1700 was raised. We don’t have the resources to sponsor our own family, which is why the Committee has decided to help Government sponsored families in our area. We have met with the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre and with the Catholic School Board to see what our options are, in terms of how best to use monies raised.
Alexis Doyle: One consideration may be to provide scholarships; more immediate consideration might be kitchen utensils.
John Sankey: He is involved with three separate groups. Each group is bringing in a family. One group has 40 volunteers and the other two have similar numbers.
Christine Johnson: Would like to request that the HCCO cover the cost of the rental fees: $255.43 charged for the use of the gym, kitchen, and Riverside Room, for our Shout Sister Choir fundraising event on April 23.
Riley Brockington: $350 is set aside to every community association to use for a special event in the year. The Shout Sister Choir event would qualify.
Christine Johnson: She will defer a motion until next meeting; before which she will follow up with the community centre manager and Councillor Brockington.
Sue McCarthy: There are two fund raising events coming up: a yoga and guided meditation class at the Community Centre on May 14, between 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon; and a Chinese cooking class on May 28 between 1:00 PM and 2:30 PM at T&T.

Constitution
Peter Brimacombe: A committee has been formed to review the constitution. Members: Christine Johnson, Piero Narducci, Brian Wade, Peter Brimacombe. We met on Monday April 25. We made progress and will meet again in May.

President’s Report
Christine Johnson: Wynnie Zhao, Piero Narducci, Vanessa Sutton and Ijeoma Udechukwu sent their regrets.
The Ottawa Carleton District School Board is conducting a review of secondary schools and is looking for community input: She proposes a motion to support photo radar as an effective way to enforce the speed limits around schools.
John Sankey: The contention is that it is a revenue grab – in the past, fines were simply added to the Police budget. They should be put into road safety.
Riley Brockington: The discussion at City Hall is simply to ask the Province for permission to enforce speed limits by photo radar.

Motion: That the City ask the Province for permission to enforce speed limits by photo radar provided that all proceeds go directly to improve road safety. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by John Sankey, carried.
Al Gullon: He has done extensive research into traffic issues and is against photo radar. Data is misleading because photo radar has the effect of diverting traffic – the diverted traffic is not going slower. Photo radar causes accidents because drivers can be startled and drive erratically.
Christine: The City is examining coach houses as a way to increase density in established neighbourhoods. There will be a new hotel south of Hunt Club Rd on Paul Anka Drive, next to the gas station.

Next meeting: Monday May 30 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Marilyn Koch, Director
• Piero Narducci, Director
• Ijeoma Udechukwu, Director
• Brian Wade, Director
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Denyse Baizana
• Al Gullon
• Grant Hopkins
• Dan Kaplansky
• Kristy Nystrom
• Brent Scollie

Motion: To approve the March 2016 minutes. Moved by Denyse Baizana, seconded by Piero Narducci, carried.

Motion: To approve the agenda. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Al Gullon, carried.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: Traffic calming continues as a priority. The yellow flex sticks will return but street sweeping must be complete before they can go up. This year there will be an effort to evaluate their effect on speed. For the first time there will be flex sticks on Uplands.
He will be hosting a park clean-up and community barbeque in Quinterra/Riverwood on Saturday May 14.
He encouraged the HCCO and individuals to partake in the Cleaning the Capital Campaign
Christine Johnson: There are mounds of garbage at the bus shelters. Maybe there could be a reward for returning bags or cups to the fast food outlets.
Brent Scollie: There could be more garbage bins.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: OC Transpo sends a crew to clean up the bus shelters but they don’t do a very good job.
John Sankey: The City puts out garbage bins but takes them away if they are full of dog poo. You can phone 311 to report full garbage bins but there are delays when you call.
Riley: He calls the 311 service as well to report matters. 311 is the main number to call for garbage bin matters. Dog poo should be flushed down the toilet.
Riley took the GM of Public Works on a tour of Hunt Club, to identify a number of issues and seek solutions, including the McCarthy Road curve, just south of the railway tracks. It’s the most dangerous part of McCarthy, particularly in the winter, with north-bound cars sliding off the road. The GM suggested short concrete walls between the road and the sidewalk but warned they’re not pretty.
John Sankey: Concrete walls would be great. We could paint them.
Riley: The Environmental Study of the Airport Parkway widening is still receiving comments. It will be widened. It includes a proposed off-ramp at Walkley Road and other modifications to Walkley Road itself.
Riley will be attending an all-day committee meeting on modernizing the taxi industry, April 7. The staff recommendation is to create a new classification of private vehicle transportation companies, that would legalize Uber to operate in Ottawa.
Movie night at the Community Centre was very successful. 80 people came. He thanked the HCCO for their assistance in running the concession stand.
Saturday April 23 is Earth Day. There are activities at the Community Centre: there will be a guided walking tour of McCarthy Woods and Junk that Funk will accept electronic waste.
Christine Johnson: The HCCO will be selling rain barrels.
Piero Narducci: What is happening with photo radar?
Riley Brockington: His motion to introduce photo radar is deferred to May 4 at the Transportation Committee.
Piero Narducci: “May the 4th be with you”

From: Chiarello, Anthony, City staff
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 12:21 PM
To: Brockington, Riley
Subject: follow up from HCCO Meeting

1. Sawmill Creek filled with trash? Can we get it cleaned up?
   The Rideau River Conservation Authority is responsible for cleaning up any debris and litter located in the creek, as City staff do not have the means to reach items that are not near the shoreline. Staff have been in touch with the Authority to ask for cleanup in the creek.
   Regarding the trash and debris on the land around the creek, our Parks, Buildings and Grounds group within Public Works is responsible for cleaning it up. I spoke with them and they indicated that they do a full clean up of the area every spring, normally in late April.
2. Bus shelters filled with garbage? The grounds around the bus shelters are a mess? What is the frequency of clean up?
   Depending on the location, some shelters are cleaned more frequency than others. It is best to call the matter in to OC Transpo or my office and we will pursue.
3. Can we get an extra trash can at the halfway point of the Airport Parkway pedestrian bridge (there is one on each end)?
   Staff advised no, difficult for truck access and maintenance purposes.
4. Should residents be calling 3-1-1 to get a garbage bin emptied?
   Yes they should call 3-1-1, but they are always welcome to call or email our office and we can assist.
5. Is TTY hooked up with 2-1-1 and 3-1-1?
   Happy to report that 3-1-1 has TTY services. We can be reached by:
   3-1-1 – from within the Ottawa boundaries
   613-580-2400 – standard local number
   1-866-261-9799 – toll free
   613-580-2401 – TTY
   We also have access to interpreters and can respond to customers in more than 170 languages
   With respect to 2-1-1, this is not a city service line. I’ve included the link to the website; they also provide local, toll-free and TTY lines.
6. How many trees are planned for planting in Paul Landry Park?
   The City will be planting approximately 1,500 trees in Paul Landry Park as part of the reforestation work this spring. Draft species selection is listed below: (*= species listed as existing on site)
   Abies balsamea, balsam fir
   Acer saccharum, sugar maple*
   Acer rubrum, red maple*
   Fagus grandifolia, American beech
   Ostrya virginiana, Ironwood*
   Picea glauca, white spruce
   Pinus strobus, white pine
   Tilia americana, basswood*

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger presented the Treasurer’s Report.
Sponsorship of $100 was received from CP Desjardins.
One $10 membership was received.
Payments of $57.87 to S.McCarthy and $666.59 to C.Johnson were made for the newsletter, rental and flowers.
Alterna paid $0.78 interest on 31 March.
Sub-accounts:
A total of $415 was received for the refugee fund.
Hunt Club Refugee Fund balance $ 415.00
Garden Fund balance $ 0.00
Total Sub-accounts $ 415.00
Members’ Surplus
Balance as of 1 August 2015 $ 8,827.02
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 3,149.27
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 2,809.66
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 339.61
Members’ surplus, HCCO $ 9,166.63
Total funds (Members surplus+funds) $ 9,581.63
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share , HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO & funds $ 9,566.63
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO $ 0.00
Total all funds $ 9,581.63
Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed one sponsorship for the March newsletter as five have been paid so far.

Motion: To reimburse Christine Johnson:
T shirts $134.92
photocopies 8.09
total 143.01
moved by Dan Kaplansky, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Motion: To put $6000 in a term deposit for up to 2 years. Moved by Denyse Baizana, seconded by Brian Wade, carried.

HCCO Name Change
Christine Johnson: Proposes to change the name from Hunt Club Community Organization to Hunt Club Community Association. We are the only community association in Ottawa not called a community association. Hunt Club Community Organization is a registered corporation under the Province of Ontario. Incorporation Date September 26, 1985. Corporation Number 636841.
In Canada, there is no Hunt Club Community Association. She will meet with a lawyer to investigate the costs of changing the name. Relevant to the discussion is Bill 85: Not for Profit Corporations Act.
Peter Brimacombe: Community association is a phrase that people in Ottawa know. We want that recognition and trust. He expects the cost would be about $1000.
Piero Narducci: $1000 is a lot.
Brent Scollie: We should look into the cost of filing a name change.

Constitution
Christine Johnson: HCCO’s constitution seems out of sync. The language is too heavy. A committee was formed to review it. Members: Christine Johnson, Piero Narducci, Brian Wade, Peter Brimacombe.

Syrian Refugee Families
Sue McCarthy: The Hunt Club Syrian Action Committee sold popcorn and cupcakes at the movie night. They raised $184.75. On April 23, as one of the Earth Day events, the Shout Sister Choir will give a concert. On May 14, Linda Pedley will give two yoga classes.
Christine Johnson: The Shout Sister Choir needs a truck to move their risers to the Community Centre. Can anyone help?

Women’s Wellness Course
Christine Johnson: The South East Ottawa Community Health Centre is giving a wellness course for women. Three sessions have already been held: relationship with youth, civic engagement, healthy eating. The fourth session will be held tomorrow. The topic is spoken words.

Motion: Moved that Ijeoma Udechukwu be our liaison with the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre and that she be our lead on women’s issues. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Al Gullon, carried.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: Thank you. It is an honour.

Performers’ Night
Sue McCarthy: We had the second performers’ night on March 22. We will do it again in the fall.

Ottawa 2017
Christine Johnson: Ottawa 2017 is Ottawa’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canada. We can be part of it.
Riley Brockington: $250 is available to each group. Funding is available this summer.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: She is getting the June issue ready. Lots of material from which to choose.

Membership Drive
Christine Johnson: We will have a membership drive in May. We have 47 members and would like to get to 100. The idea is to go door-to-door.

Community Garden
Brian Wade: We have sent out our application to Just Food. We need to work on fund raising but the garden itself is probably not going to be this year.
Piero Narducci: He would like to recognize Brian’s efforts.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: She had in mind to apply for a ‘Paint It Up’ grant so that some of our local youth could paint a mural on one of the fences in the park. She needed to partner with the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre, who correctly pointed out the crime prevention and youth engagement is focus of the grant. As such, they needed more time to reach out to the local youth, so this project has been delayed for a year.
Tree planting will start soon.
John Sankey: About 1500 trees will be planted, 50% are expected to survive.
Christine Johnson: She knows an artist who is keen on doing a sculpture in the Park.
May 7 is clean-up day.
Riley Brockington: He has funding for $150,000 for the playground.

Odds and ends
Riley Brockington: There is an informal group looking at cycling infrastructure. In River Ward we have the greatest opportunity to convert motorists to cyclists.
Christine Johnson: She welcomed Grant Hopkins. He is a resident of the Landmark Court condo complex of Hunt Club.
HCCO purchased a Home Theatre Projector She is keeping it in her house because of space limitations at the Community Centre. It is still available for community functions.
HCCO will again take part in the Fall Festival on Saturday September 10th at the Community Centre.

Next meeting: Monday May 2 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Fred McLennan, Director
• Piero Narducci, Director
• Ijeoma Udechukwu, Director
• Brian Wade, Director
• Wynnie Zhao, Director
• David McGuinty, MP Ottawa South
• Louise Brunet, MP’s Assistant
• Andrea Ward, Councillor’s Assistant
• Dave Armitage
• Denyse Baizana
• Celsa Barnhardt
• Geraldene Dixon
• Al Gullon
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Linda Pedley

Motion: To approve the agenda. Moved by Denyse Baizana, seconded by Ijeoma Udechukwu, carried.

Motion: To approve the February 2016 minutes. Moved by Brian Wade, seconded by Peter Brimacombe, carried.

Councillor’s Report
Andrea Ward: Presented the Councillor’s Report
March 10 there will be an open house to consider the Airport Parkway Widening
Peter Brimacombe: He is in favour of the off-ramp at Walkley
Denyse Baizana: There is a spot on Hunt Club just under the Airport Parkway which is very awkward for people in wheel chairs.
Ottawa Flying Club: Some people have complained about the noise from small planes.
Peter Brimacombe: They don’t bother me.
O Train: The goal was to have 8 minute intervals between trains but it has not been met. However the O Train is 98% reliable and ridership is up.
Sue McCarthy: She really likes it.
Dave Armitage: The O Train is basically a single track system with double tracks at the stations. There are inherent problems with a single track system. A separate train is proposed to go to the airport but this isn’t going to work with the single track system.
Pet Shops: Some people think that Pet Shops should sell only abandoned animals.
Taxi Bylaw: There is on-going controversy over the taxi bylaw especially as it relates to Uber. Councillor Brockington will be at a meeting March 30.
Family Movie Night April 2: Councillor Brockington is hosting a family movie night at the Community Centre, April 2. Journey 2 will be shown.
Earth Day: Earth Day is April 23. Electronic waste will be accepted and there will be a tour of McCarthy Woods.
Toll Roads: Councillor Brockington is not in favour of tolls on City roads.
Al Gullon: As a descendent of Scottish immigrants he refuses to pay tolls. He does promote “shared space”:

President’s Report
Christine Johnson: John Sankey was admitted to the hospital again but is out now. We wish him the best.
On Wednesday February 3 the Committee of Adjustment met to consider Otto’s BMW lease of additional land on Hunt Club Road. The Committee dealt with the definition of retirement homes. They could include retail food stores only if they were farmers’ markets.
She wrote a letter to Councillor Brockington concerning the safety review of the McCarthy Road curve which was discussed at the February meeting. She wrote another letter to Just Food supporting our Community Garden application.
She proposes a membership drive every May and June.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the treasurer’s report:
Sponsorships of $100 were received from C.Kroeger, Rimalou Drugs & the City of Ottawa (for R.Brockington).
No memberships were received.
No payments were made.
Alterna paid $0.75 interest on 29 Feb.
Sub-Account receipts:
No monies were received for the sub-accounts in February.
Syrian Refugee Fund balance $ 0.00
Garden Fund balance $ 0.00
SUMMARY
Balance as of 1 August 2015 $ 8,827.02
Year to date receipts, HCCO $ 3,038.49
Year to date expenses, HCCO $ 2,085.20
Increase/(decrease) for year, HCCO $ 953.29
Members’ surplus, HCCO $ 9,780.31
Reconciliation:
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share , HCCO $ 15.00
Alterna Account, HCCO $ 9,765.31
Alterna Term Deposit HCCO $ 0.00
Syrian Refugee Fund $ 0.00
Garden Fund $ 0.00
Total all funds $ 9,780.31
Receivables & Liabilities:
We will have an invoice for the March newsletter of approximately $620.
We are owed two sponsorships for the March newsletter as four have been paid so far.
As monies are to be collected for the Garden Fund and Syrian Refugee Fund, separate entries will be made in the balance sheet to account for these

Motion: To reimburse two people for authorized expenses:
Sue McCarthy for a room for Performers’ Night, vendor City of Ottawa 13.80
for a newsletter supplement, vendor Staples 44.07
Christine Johnson flowers for John Sankey, vendor Alta Vista Flowers 54.13
printing cost of newsletter, vendor UPS store 612.46

Moved by Al Gullon, seconded by Denyse Baizana, carried.

HCCO Name Change
Christine Johnson: The Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) is the only community association in Ottawa not called an association. We should change our name to accurately describe who we are.
Fred McLennan: We have to look carefully at the cost. The HCCO is a legally incorporated entity so the articles of incorporation would have to be changed.
Peter Foulger: A name change would have to be carefully considered: We have a bank account with our existing name. Our name is on the cheques and our name is registered with the City of Ottawa as a party to whom it can issue cheques. We should look into hiring a lawyer: what do we need and what would it cost.
Peter Brimacombe: The existing name does not tell who we are. It should be changed.
Brian Wade: We should get a lawyer to review the constitution.
There was general agreement that Christine Johnson should follow up.

Syrian Refugee Families
Sue McCarthy: Instead of sponsoring a single refugee family from Syria, the group will raise funds for all refugee families from Syria. There are a number of activities planned to raise money: a Food Fest at the Community Centre March 19 between 12:00 and 16:00; Christine Johnson’s singing group Shout Sister will hold a concert April 23; Linda Pedley will do yoga classes and T&T on Hunt Club Road will host a cooking class. People can drop off clothing and household items at the Community Centre.

Performers’ Night
Sue McCarthy: We had the first performers’ night February 22. We look to do it again on Monday March 21.
Christine Johnson: She was there. It has the potential of being a huge added value to our community.

Canada’s Bicentennial
Christine Johnson: The NCC is preparing a plan for Canada’s Bicentennial in 2067 and invites people to share their vision:

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: The March Issue is ready.
Christine Johnson: There are 39 volunteers to deliver the newsletter. If we had 50 we could cover the whole community.

Women’s Wellness Course
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The South East Ottawa Community Health Centre is giving a wellness course for women. There are four session, one session a week.

Volunteer Certificates
David McGuinty: The Government is finalizing the budget. It will finance infrastructure as identified by municipalities. Community engagement is absolutely important. Volunteering is the hallmark of civilization. He presented two individuals with a certificate recognizing their contribution to the Hunt Club Community Organization:
Sue McCarthy and Peter Brimacombe
Sue McCarthy: She worked in the Federal Public Service. How will the new Government be different than the old?
David McGuinty: There will be no more omnibus bills, legislation will be put forward on an all-party basis and there will be more transparency in spending.

Social Media Team
Piero Narducci: He prepared a sheet describing the purpose, objectives and principles of the social media team. The team consists of Brian Wade, Wynnie Zhao, Sue McCarthy, Alexus Doyle and Piero Narducci.

Community Garden
Brian Wade: There is a group of interested people including some from our neighbouring community Riverside Park. They have had two meetings and have completed an application for funding to Just Food. They have approached Tree Canada for advice on edible bushes. They have chosen Cahill Park as the site for the community garden. It will be called “Our Backyard Community Garden”. The water source will cost $30,000.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: She filled out an application for funding from the City for Capital Projects. She will also be partnering with the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre to apply for funding with the City’s ‘Paint It Up!’ program to have young people paint a mural on the fences at the North and South East ends of Paul Landry Park. There will be a clean up of the park on Saturday May 7, at 10:00 a.m.

Next meeting: Monday April 4 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Marilyn Koch, Director
• Fred McLennan, Director
• Piero Narducci, Director
• Ijeoma Udechukwu, Director
• Brian Wade, Director
• Wynnie Zhao, Director
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Dave Armitage
• Kim Graveline
• Al Gullon
• Dan Kaplansky
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Chessy Nguyen

Christine Johnson: Our former president John Sankey has just had heart surgery. The operation was a success. The HCCO sent flowers. His son is staying with him and reports that he is in good spirits.

Christine Johnson: Asked for approval of the agenda.
Dave Armitage: Asked to speak on Otto’s expansion plan.

Motion: To approve the January 2016 minutes with the addition of Christine Johnson’s suggestion for a name change for our HCCO. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Fred McLennan, carried.

Christine Johnson: She welcomed Kim Graveline and Chessy Nguyen from Carleton University. She explained that the HCCO is a community within River Ward and described its boundaries.

Vanessa Sutton was our education director but has accepted a full time position. One of her new duties is to attend meetings which take place at night on the first Monday of the month. Since this conflicts with our regular board meetings she no longer will be able to be on our board.
Peter Brimacombe: He would like to thank Vanessa Sutton for her work in organizing the education sessions which took place immediately before our board meetings.

Al Gullon: He would like a copy of January’s minutes.

Christine Johnson: Peter Foulger, the Treasurer sends his regrets.

Refugee Family:
Sue McCarthy: She, Christine Johnson and Ijeoma Udechukwu are in a group called the Syrian Action Fund. They have decided to concentrate on fund raising because they don’t have the resources to be a sponsoring organization. There are a number of government sponsored refugee families living on Equus Way. They don’t have an organized group to help them and need volunteer groups to help them. Her group is holding a fund raiser: the Shawarma Showdown will be held on Saturday March 19 at the Hunt Club/Riverside Community Centre. Boom Radio will be there and Councillor Brockington will be one of the official judges.
Al Gullon: How are school aged children from refugee families being assimilated?
Sue McCarthy: One of the ways is they are enrolled in our regular schools. Refugee613 is an Ottawa organization dedicated to helping the refugee families settle in Ottawa.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The South East Ottawa Community Health Centre is currently helping 2 refugee families. Government sponsored refugee families have many problems. They are living in hotels because there is no other accommodation available. Many have children with health issues. Generally families with a sponsoring organization are better off than government sponsored families.

NCC – The Plan for Canada’s Capital:
Christine Johnson: The NCC is preparing a plan for Canada’s Bicentennial in 2067 and invites people to share their vision.

Otto’s BMW Expansion Plan:
David Armitage: Otto’s BMW has resubmitted its plan to expand its dealership on Hunt Club Road. Otto’s has hired project managers to develop the plan. They presented the new plan at a public meeting at the Community Centre. The new plan eliminates the added driveway off Hunt Club and the extra lane on Hunt Club. Neighbours had criticized the intense lighting. The new plan addresses this concern by having LED lights that are more focused. Windows overlooking the neighbours are to be frosted but the roof terrace was kept.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington presented the Councillor’s Report.
Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge Audit: The Councillor is working closely with OC Transpo and the Ottawa Police to ensure the safety of the bridge and the pathways around it.
Airport Parkway Widening: Because of lack of funds, the widening has been deferred but the Environmental Assessment is going ahead. There is a public meeting March 10 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre:
Park Landry Park: The Councillor was able to secure $300,000 for two parks in River Ward. Half of this money is for Paul Landry Park. A design for the Park has been selected. This design takes into account extensive community involvement and staff input.
Otto’s BMW: The site plan for expansion is set to be finalized. Otto’s BMW is in River Ward but the residential neighbourhood to the immediate south is in Gloucester-Southgate Ward where Diane Deans is the Councillor. Councillor Brockington has suggested to her to change the name of the section of Paul Anka Drive south of Hunt Club to Dean Martin Crescent.
McCarthy Road Curve: This section of road is the most dangerous. Sometimes north-bound cars slide off the road onto the sidewalk to the east.

Motion: That the president draft a letter to the City of Ottawa to consider more effective safety measures. Moved by Dan Kaplansky, seconded by Piero Narducci, carried.

River Ward Movie Nights: The Councillor is sponsoring 3 movie nights. April 2 is movie night at the Hunt Club/Riverside Park Community Centre. Movies are geared for young children. Admission is free.
River Ward Earth Day: Saturday April 23 is Earth Day. There is an event at McCarthy Woods.
Taxi Bylaw Review: How does the City address Uber and other similar companies?

Newsletter:
Sue McCarthy: She is gathering articles for the March issue.
Christine Johnson: She is looking for people to distribute the Newsletter on Bankview, Pattermead and Bartlett.
Wynnie Zhao: She could do them.

Paul Landry Park:
Christine Johnson: There have been extensive consultations with the people around the Park. They have accepted the City’s plan to improve it. She passed around a document describing the plan and a set of drawings showing different play structures.

Community Garden:
Brian Wade: There is a core group of volunteers who look to start a community garden in Cahill Park this spring. They have chosen “My Backyard” as the name of the garden. Riverside Park is the community association just north of Hunt Club. It is supporting them too. They will submit an application for funding to Just Food by February 22. The application will show the water source and a sketch of the plots and paths.

Motion: That the president write a letter in support of the initiative. Moved by Brian Wade, seconded by Piero Narducci, carried.

Motion: That the HCCO create a sub account to handle financial transactions for the “My Backyard” community garden. Moved by Brian Wade, seconded by Piero Narducci, carried.

Fred McLennan: Will there be a fee for a plot?
Dave Armitage: There is a privately run community garden off Bowesville Road. Fees are by the month.

Odds and Ends:
Sue McCarthy: There is a Walkathon to support hungy and homeless Canadians. The walk will take place at 17:00 on Saturday, February 20th. The goal is to raise $500.
Sue McCarthy: There is a Performance Night at the Community Centre, Monday February 22. This is an opportunity for anybody to play an instrument or sing. The performers are charged $2 per act. Hopefully we can have a Performance Night every month.

Next meeting: Monday March 7 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Fred McLennan, Director
• Vanessa Sutton, Director
• Ijeoma Udechukwu, Director
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Kathy Ablett, Ottawa Catholic School Trustee
• Sana Abu Barhem
• Adam Deslauriers
• Geraldene Dixon
• Joe Donalli
• Mike Gorman
• Dan Kaplansky
• Ahmad Khodi
• Bob Morey
• Jennifer Morey
• Nick Junqin Mou
• Octavia La Prairie
• Mike Storeshaw
• George Taylor
• Margaret Taylor
• Scott Thurlow
• Marc Trottier

Christine Johnson: Asked for approval of the agenda.
Dan Kaplansky: Asked to talk about pedestrian crosswalks.

Motion: To approve the agenda. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Peter Brimacombe, carried.

Motion: To approve the December 2015 minutes. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Dan Kaplansky, carried.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington presented the Councillor’s Report. He wished everybody Happy New Year. The main subject of tonight’s presentation is traffic calming. He passed out a full-colour sheet summarizing traffic calming initiatives.
Speed Display Boards is a traffic calming measure. They detect cars and display their speed on a sign. The idea is to show the drivers their speed so they will slow down if they’re going too fast. The Speed Display Boards collect statistics of the cars and their speeds.
Yellow flex sticks is another traffic calming measure. They are flexible plastic sticks attached to the road. They present a visible obstacle to cars which encourages them to slow down. These traffic calming measures need staff time to maintain. In the case of the Speed Display Boards there is only one person in the City of Ottawa to look after them. This year, each ward has $40,000 to spend towards traffic calming measures. Councillor Brockington is consulting with the different communities to determine the best way to spend the money.
Mike Gorman: He lives on Paul Anka between Hunt Club Road and Uplands. He has lived there 30 years. He hasn’t seen accidents or deaths but speeding is a problem. Speed Display Boards are effective but he doesn’t like the yellow flex sticks. For one thing, they’re not up in the winter. The intersection of Paul Anka and Uplands would be good place for a traffic light.
John Sankey: Speed Display Boards are effective when the drivers come on them suddenly. They’re not as effective on long straight sections of road where the drivers can see them for some period.
Octavia La Prairie: She has seen school buses drive right over the flex sticks.
Adam Deslauriers: He lives on Rhapsody Lane and is a cyclist. The flex sticks effectively narrow the road and force the cars to pass him too closely.
Bob Morey: He lives on Plante. Plante is not a through street and the traffic comes from people that live on the street. He would like to see the statistics from the Speed Display Boards. How successful has traffic calming been?
Councillor Brockington: He cannot show evidence of success but he does feel the measures are successful. The issue on Plante is speed. There already is a stop sign on Plante and the City did put up Speed Display Boards.
Bob Morey: Senior citizens should have cross walks to get to the new mail boxes.
Councillor Brockington: The schools are asking for cross walks.
Sue McCarthy: She lives on Uplands. Black strips can be used to get traffic counts. ( black strips are pneumatic road tube counters )
John Sankey: There is a big difference between Speed Display Boards and black strips. Traffic engineers trust black strips more than Speed Display Boards.
Dan Kaplansky: He lives on Pigeon Terrace. There’s a lot of cut-through traffic on Pigeon from Owl Drive to McCarthy Road and there’s a lot of speeding too. He supports the proposed cross walk on Owl Drive at Pigeon. There should be a cross walk on McCarthy at the Quickie too.
Councillor Brockington: There are three day-care centres on Pigeon Terrace. He’s looking at a cross walk on Owl Drive at Pigeon. He’s also looking at a cross walk on Walkley Road to let students cross the Road to Fielding Public School.
Adam Deslauriers: There was a classic speed trap on Walkley Road just west of the train tracks. His impression is that there is less police enforcement.
Councillor Brockington: There is less traffic enforcement due to other priorities.
Vanessa Sutton: Can we fool people into thinking there is more traffic enforcement by putting up signs?
Mike Storeshaw: He lives in Quinterra. Police resources are limited but they do respond to complaints.
Kathy Ablett: She has lived in the community for 41 years and is a Trustee of the Catholic School Board. She sees the meeting as very positive. The principals are anxious to have the flex sticks back. The schools will co-operate with the traffic calming initiatives.
Scott Thurlow: He was living on Plante Drive but now lives on Country Club. Flex sticks combined with more people parking their cars, does help slow traffic. Police provide data that is important to understanding traffic. He’s happy to see a robust police presence.
Christine Johnson: She lives off Paul Anka on Erin Crescent. She agrees that flex sticks combined with more people parking their cars, does help slow traffic. It should be an intentional strategy.
Mark Trottier: He lives on Plante Drive. He has witnessed severe speeding. He has confronted speeders and got support from the police.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The speed limit on Uplands is 50 km/h. It’s too high.
Councillor Brockington: Thanks to everyone for coming. His interest is public safety. To make the best use of limited money he must prioritize the issues. He will report back in March.

Membership
Christine Johnson: She is looking for more members. Especially young people. She would like to have 100 members for the 150 anniversary of the City of Ottawa.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report:
Sponsorship of $200 was received from Riverside Pizzeria for the September and December issues. It was too late for the December issue so it will be applied to the March issue.
Memberships of $20 were received and deposited. Interest from Alterna was $0.26 for December.
There were no payments.
The signing authority for the Alterna accounts was updated to Christine Johnson in place of John Sankey. The Alterna Term Deposit comes due in mid January and is to be deposited to the chequing account.
The summary for December:
Year to date receipts $ 2,444.03
Year to date expenses $ 2,076.20
Increase/(decrease) for year $ 567.83
Members’ surplus $ 9,394.85
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share $ 15.00
Alterna Account $ 3,339.41
Alterna Term Deposit 14 Jan 2016 $ 6,040.44
Receivables & Liabilities:
We have a $100 advance from Riverside Pizzeria for the March issue

Refugee Family

Motion: The Syrian Refugee Project is an official project of the HCCO. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by John Sankey, carried.
Sue McCarthy: She and Christine Johnson are leading a group who want to sponsor a family from Syria. Sana Abu Barhem is an expert in Canadian immigration and she is helping. So far they have collected $5,000. They need $30,000. They have advertised in the Newsletter and on the HCCO’s Facebook page. There are other groups who are already organized. She and Christine are open to joining one of them.
Kathy Ablett: We have families here in Ottawa that we need to sponsor. There are other groups who are already organized. We should join one of them.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: March is the next issue. She is looking at on-line publishing such as the website and Facebook. The newsletter is now in its third year.
Adam Deslauriers: Likes the newsletter
Octavia La Prairie: Likes the newsletter
Kathy Ablett: She hasn’t received it. She lives in Cahill Drive West.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: Thanked Councillor Brockington for his support.

Odds and Ends
Nick Junqin Mou: He just moved here. He would like to give cooking lessons – Chinese dumplings. People expressed interest: Christine Johnson, Sue McCarthy, Peter Foulger, Vanessa Sutton, Ijeoma Udechukwu, Kathy Ablett, Sana Abu Barhem, Octavis La Prairie, Ahmad Khodi.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: On the eastern end of the Pedestrian Bridge there’s a paved path but people take a short cut and have beaten down their own path. It should be paved.
Councillor Brockington: He’s seen it. There was a safety audit of the Bridge with seven recommendations.
Christine Johnson: Suggested a name change for the Hunt Club Community Organization. One idea is the Old Hunt Club Community Association.

Next meeting: Monday February 1 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, President
• Sue McCarthy, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• John Sankey, Past President
• Marilyn Koch, Director
• Piero Narducci, Director
• Brian Wade, Director
• Wynnie Zhao, Director
• Sarah Barber, Councillor’s Assistant
• Sana Abu Barhem
• Celsa Barnhardt
• Al Gullon
• Dan Kaplansky
• Sean Leamen
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Mike Milsom
• Kristie Nystrom

Motion: To approve the agenda. Moved by Sue McCarthy, seconded by Glenn MacCrimmon, carried.

Motion: To approve November 2015 minutes with noted corrections. Moved by Al Gullon, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Councillor’s Report
Sarah Barber presented the Councillor’s Report:
Traffic Calming: The Councillor has invited interested people to meet in January on traffic calming.
Paving the pathways in Owl Park: The paving is complete. One pathway is partly the City’s and partly the Separate School Board’s. The School Board doesn’t want to spend money on its part so the City won’t spend money on its part.
Dan Kaplansky: The City dug up its part and reseeded it but normal travel will beat it down.
Owl Park Play Structure: Three options were presented at a public meeting November 24. Option C was chosen and construction should start summer 2016.
Crosswalk at Owl and Pigeon: Next year there will be a crosswalk at Owl and Pigeon to improve the safety of people crossing to the schools and the park. The exact design has not yet been determined.
Christine Johnson: Maybe one of the schools could bring in a crossing guard.
Otto’s BMW: Expansion is on the way. Proposed plans will be sent to the Directors.
Riverward Community Association: The Councillor will attend their monthly meeting in January.
Christmas Social: Tomorrow, Wednesday December 8 there will be a Christmas Social at the Carlton Heights Community Centre.

Positions on the Board of Directors
Christine Johnston presented three candidates and asked for other nominees. There were none so the following were acclaimed:
Peter Foulger Treasurer
Peter Brimacombe Secretary
Sue McCarthy Vice President

Federation of Community Associations
Christine Johnson: FCA stands for the Federation of Community Associations. She went to the meetings for a year. Is there anyone who would be interested in being a representative?

Internet presence
Christine Johnson: There are three parts to the HCCO internet presence: a website, a Facebook account and a Twitter account. She proposes that someone look after each part:
Facebook: Peter Foulger
Web Site: John Sankey
Twitter: Christine Johnson
Peter Brimacombe would keep the passwords in case the designated person was not available. She asked if there was agreement. There was.
Piero Narducci: How active are we? The youth are really into it.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report:
Sponsorships of $700 were received as follows: $200 (cash) from Mike’s Garden Harvest for the June and September issues; $100 ea. from C.Kroeger, City of Ottawa (R.Brockington), Rimalou Drugs, Can Air World Travel and Sana Barhem for the December issue.
Memberships amounting to $160 were deposited.
Payments were as follows: $124.31 to the Canterbury Community Association for our share of the debate costs, $90 to reimburse C. Johnson for gift cards, $200 to the SE Ottawa Community Health Centre for Festival costs and $612.46 to reimburse C. Johnson for the printing of the newsletter.
The summary for November:
Year to date receipts $ 2,422.82
Year to date expenses $ 2,076.20
Increase/(decrease) for year $ 346.62
Members’ surplus $ 9,173.64
Cash not deposited $ 200.00
Alterna share $ 15.00
Alterna Account $ 2,918.20
Alterna Term Deposit 14 Jan 2016 $ 6,040.44
Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed $100 for the September issue

Refugee Family
Christine Johnson: She attended a meeting of 10 people from Hunt Club who are interested in sponsoring a family from Syria. She and Sue McCarthy went to Refugee 613 which is an orientation course for groups interested in sponsoring a family. She is organizing another meeting but needs $6.75 for a room in the Community Centre. Does anyone object? No one did.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: The December issue has been delivered. Next issue is March. Other community associations are using their web sites to publish their newsletters. It saves the printing costs. We should look at the on-line format.
Al Gullon: The piece of paper brings it to people’s attention.
Christine Johnson: The on-line format would appeal to the younger set. Some may still want the hard copy.
Wynnie Zhao: What is the software that you use to publish the web site?
John Sankey: A text editor.
Wynnie Zhao: What about an Instagram account to put pictures?
Piero Nurducci: That certainly would be valuable.

Environmental Committee
Christine Johnson: She would like to recommend Brian Wade as Chair of the Environmental Committee. Any comments? Brian Wade is acclaimed.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: She and John Sankey attended a meeting with three City staff. Option 1 would cost $160,000. She would like to have a visible improvement by 2017.
John Sankey: We should get on with this to do the tree planting in the spring.

Community Garden
Brian Wade: He is one of a small group who is seriously interested in a community garden. They need to come up with a plan for spring planting.
Mike Milsom: It’s wise to get a jump on planting. He wants to help and can supply seedlings. He sees a lot going on in Western Ontario.

Musical expression for youth
Piero Narducci: As part of the Ottawa 2017 Celebrations he is looking for a way to allow youth to express themselves musically. He is thinking of a contest between youth from Hunt Club and a town in Quebec with judges from the Juno Awards.
John Sankey: His son Michael was involved in such a project.
Sue McCarthy: Blues Fest has a program like this: Giles Hootnany and the May Day Song Contest.
Christine Johnson: As part of Ottawa 2017 Celebrations we could have a party on the bridge ( the pedestrian bridge over the Airport Parkway ).
Sue McCarthy: There could be Performance Nights at the Community Centre where youth are invited to perform. She is looking for a date in January. She needs a room (which costs $6.75 an hour) and an audio setup.

Hunt Club Trivia
Christine Johnson passed out a sheet on Hunt Club trivia, much of which she gleaned from John Sankey’s web site: http://johnsankey.ca/hchistory.html

Next meeting: Monday January 11 at 19:00

Attendees:

• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Fred McLennan, Past President
• Marilyn Koch
• Sue McCarthy, Newsletter Editor
• Kristy Nystrom
• Denyse Baizana
• David Armitage
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Brian Wade

Motion: Approve the Agenda: Moved: Marilyn Koch, Seconded: Brian Wade. David Armitage asked for another item to be added to New Business: Involvement of the HCCO in the Environmental Assessment of the Trillium line extension in regard to extending the bike path from the Osgoode Link Trail on Leitrim to Hunt Club Road. All were in favour.

Motion: Approve the September 2015 minutes: Moved: Sue McCarthy, Seconded: Peter Foulger. All were in favour.

Paul Landry Park: Christine Johnson announced that she had officially asked Councillor Brockington to start the process to have the park rezoned from EP (Environmentally Protected) to O1C (Park).

Syrian Refugee Sponsorship: Christine Johnson presented a summary of what is involved in sponsoring a Syrian refugee family. It is not a trivial task. This was followed by a discussion of the various methods of funding a sponsorship: direct funding, donations to the United Way, etc. Sue McCarthy suggested inviting an official from 613Refugee.ca to a meeting to provide information on sponsorship. There will be an article in the December newsletter related to this item.

Ottawa South Federal Political All Candidates Meeting: Christine Johnson announced that an All Candidates Meeting will be held at Hillcrest High School on Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. She suggested that the HCCO fund the expenses for this event up to approximately $500.

Motion: Approve funding of the expenses for the above All Candidates Meeting. Moved: Fred McLennan, Seconded: Sue McCarthy. All were in favour.

Newsletter: Christine Johnson reported that there are a couple of businesses advertising in the newsletter that are in arrears on their fees. As a result, effective immediately payments for sponsors will have to be received a week before the newsletter goes to printing for ads to appear in an issue.

Membership: Peter Foulger reported that there are 21 paid up members for the 2015-16 season to date.

Community Garden Education Talk: Christine Johnson announced that there will be a 2 hour information session on community gardening given by Jordan Bouchard from ‘Just Food’ on Monday, November 2 at 5:30 pm at the Hunt Club Community Centre. There was a general discussion after this about possible garden sites, availability of water, benefits of raised beds, and an interesting bit by Denyse Baizana on how to rid earwigs in your garden by using half a grapefruit and baking soda placed upside down in the garden.

Hunt Club Community Centre Bulletin Board: Christine Johnson advised us that the HCCO is free to post information and events on the bulletin board to the right of the south end gymnasium entrance at the centre, and encouraged that the HCCO make good use of this.

New Business Item: David Armitage urged that the HCCO support the project to extend the Light Rail Trillium Line to the airport and Bowesville Road in Riverside South, specifically to have it include the construction of a recreation/cycling path segment that would link the path that ends at Hunt Club Road with the Osgoode Link Trail at Leitrim Road. David suggested that a continuous recreation path from Osgoode all the way to downtown Ottawa would simply benefit all who engage in the more environmentally friendly modes of transportation.
Brian Wade noted that the recreational path has already been approved as part of this project.

Motion: The HCCO should support the inclusion of the construction of a recreation/cycling path segment that would link the path that ends at Hunt Club Road with the Osgoode Link Trail at Leitrim Road in the project to extend the Light Rail Trillium Line to the airport. Moved: David Armitage, Seconded: Christine Johnson. All were in favour.

Treasurer’s Report: Peter Foulger reported on the HCCO finances.

Absent City Councillor: Christine Johnson announced that she had forgotten to invite Councillor Brockington to the meeting.

Next Meeting: Monday November 2 at 7:30pm. This is the official Annual General Meeting. It is starting 30 minutes later to accommodate the Community Garden Education Talk at the Hunt Club Community Centre starting at 5:30pm.

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Marilyn Koch
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Sue McCarthy
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Lynda Pedley
• Al Gullon
• Dan Kaplansky
• Ches Croft
• George Millar
• Vlad Tonkykh
• Katherine Grieder
• Peter Guindon
• Eli Khouri
• David Armitage
• Brian Wade
• Elizabeth Carty

Paul Landry Park
John Sankey: The first half of the meeting will consist of a consultation on Paul Landry Park. There are four options. Options 3 and 4 require changing the zoning. Most of it is zoned Environmental Protection which means that trees and bushes are allowed to grow naturally. The rest is zoned Open Space which means it is more intensively managed, there are lawns and play structures. Changing the zoning is a long process.
Ches Croft: Does the zoning Open Space mean clear cut?
John Sankey: It certainly means that trees are not allowed to grow wherever they like. Trees are planted according to a plan which includes the species and their location.
Riley Brockington: Ash trees were cut down because of the emerald ash borer disease. Paul Landry Park is one of three parks in his ward where large swaths of trees were cut down. The cutting has brought the Park to people’s attention which is a good thing. He welcomes the discussion.
Christine Johnson: We are talking about the Park because we are concerned about safety in and around it and because we want to be proud of it. We had a big meeting in April. There were many good suggestions and ideas. Since then we have had regular clean-ups which have transformed the Park. We met with City staff. Today we want to present four options and have a vote to choose one:

1. leave the Park as is. Zoning would remain as is.
2. leave the zoning as is but ask the City to clean it up. Suggestions would be to remove the buckthorn and dead trees.
3. change the zoning. Most of Park is zoned Environmental Protection. Change Environmental Protection to Open Space. The part that is presently zoned as Open Space has play structures. They would remain as is.
4. change the zoning as in Option 3 but ask the City to upgrade the play structures.

To allow everyone living near the Park to vote, 370 flyers advertising this meeting were designed, published and distributed to households.
George Millar: How long will the rezoning take?
John Sankey: As long as two years. Depending on City staff.
Katherine Grieder: If the zoning is changed to Open Space does that allow other uses?
Christine Johnson: No buildings would be allowed.
Vlad Tonkykh: If you had barbeques then would there have to be parking?
Christine Johnson: The idea is that people walk to the park. Parking is not provided.
John Sankey: A thousand people live right next to it.
Peter Guindon: What trees are sustainable?
John Sankey: There are 12 species of trees which would be sustainable. Trees take a long time to grow. 25 years is short term for forestry.
Elizabeth Carty: What about noise?
John Sankey: There would not be barbeques with any of the options. Hemlock hedges provide good privacy. They could be planted if people wanted.
Christine Johnson: Only options 2 and 4 have upgraded play structures.
Eli Khouri: Houses that border parks are premium.
Note: The vote was held during the meeting. Christine Johnson and Brian Wade counted the votes: At the end of the meeting Christine Johnson announced the vote:
Option 1: 0
Option 2: 1
Option 3: 3
Option 4: 27

Motion to approve Minutes
Motion: To approve the June 2015 minutes. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Ches Croft, carried.

Notice of E-mail vote
John Sankey: There is a provision in the HCCO Constitution to allow votes by e-mail. Over the summer, there was an e-mail vote to approve sponsorships from the federal candidates to the newsletter provided that all candidates were invited. There were 8 votes in favour and none opposed.

Community Festival
Sue McCarthy: The community festival was held September 12 at the Community Centre.

Motion: To formally thank the firms that contributed food to the Festival: T & T, Shawarma Planet, Riverside Pizza, Tim Hortons Hunt Club Road.
moved by John Sankey, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.
Desjardins Hunt Club, the Office of the Councillor and the South East Ottawa Health Centre also contributed to the Festival.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: He expressed gratitude to the HCCO for spearheading the Community Festival.
Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge: There is an ongoing safety audit of the Bridge. Residents have until the end of this month to make comments.
Intersection of Paul Anka and McCarthy: A young boy was struck at this intersection. Since then zebra stripes have been painted on the road and pedestrians have an advanced green.
Traffic calming on Paul Anka and Uplands: Opinions are divided. We can have a discussion in January 2016.
Vlad Tonkykh: He saw traffic forced into the left hand lane by cars parked right beside the vertical sticks.
Riley Brockington: The vertical sticks were repositioned to try to avoid this problem. You could drive over them if you have to.
Al Gullon: Was consideration given to Shared Space? Under the Shared Space concept, priority is given to vulnerable users.
Riley Brockington: The environmental assessment study on the twinning of the Airport Parkway is coming to a conclusion. On October 7 this will be discussed at the Riverside Park Annual General Meeting. In February, staff will present their plans.
John Sankey: There is another environmental assessment study on the extension of the O Train.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Year End Report for the Fiscal Year ending 31 July
2014-15 receipts
Membership $ 260.00
Donations $ 300.00
Interest $ 42.86
Sponsorship $ 2,400.00
Misc $ 54.63
Total revenue $ 3,057.49

2014-15 expenses
Bank charges $ 74.58
Operating $ 12.00
Newsletter $ 2,448.49
Misc (projector, social, flyer) $ 1,057.34
Total expense $ 3,592.41

Increase/(decrease) for year $ (534.92)
Member’s surplus 31 July 2014 $ 9,361.94
Member’s surplus 31 July 2015 $ 8,827.02

Reconciliation:
Alterna share $ 15.00
Alterna Account $ 2,771.58
Alterna Term Deposit $ 6,040.44
A complete listing of all transactions has been submitted to the President with a copy to the Secretary.

He also presented a report for the period of August 2015 up to the September 14 meeting:
August 2015 for 14 Sept 2015 Meeting
Sponsorships of $100 each, total $200, were received. The City of Ottawa and the Rimalou Drugs paid $100 each for the Sept issue. The Office of the Councillor also paid $500 towards the Community Festival. CP Desjardins paid $247.81 towards the Community Festival. Interest of $0.01 was credited on 31 August
Cheque 010 in the amount of $887.05 was issued to John Sankey to repay the UPS Store 102 invoice for printing the September newsletter.
The summary for August:
Year to date receipts $ 947.82
Year to date expenses $ 887.05
Increase/decrease for year $ 60.77
Member’s surplus $ 8,887.79
Cash not deposited $ 0.00
Alterna share $ 15.00
Alterna Account $ 2,832.35
Alterna Term Deposit $ 6,040.44

Receivables & Liabilities:
We are owed $100 ea. by Riverside Pizzeria and Mike’s Garden Harvest for the June issue and $100 ea. by several sponsors for the September issue. HCCO took on responsibility for the payments of the Community Festival so several invoices for the event will be coming soon.

Motion: To accept the Year End Financial Report.
Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.

Sponsorship of Refugee Family
Sue McCarthy: We want to sponsor a refugee family from Syria. We have talked to the Mayor and the Councillor. Right now we are in the exploration phase.
John Sankey: He is interested. The sponsoring organization must have $27,000.
Peter Brimacombe: 30 years ago Canadian Martyrs Parish sponsored a Cambodian family. The Parish rented and furnished a house and provided a person to work with the family.

Federal All Candidates’ Meeting
Christine Johnson: The HCCO is participating with the other community associations in the Riding to host an all-candidates meeting. It will be held on October 8 at Hillcrest High School.

Traffic Calming on Paul Anka
Lynda Pedley: The speed sticks on Paul Anka between McCarthy & Uplands say 30 km/h just like the speed sticks on Uplands Dr. However, the newly installed speed sticks on Paul Anka between Uplands & Hunt Club say 50 km/h. Why do the speed sticks say 30 km/h on one part of Paul Anka and 50 km/h on the other?
John Sankey: The speed limit is 50 km/h. The vertical sticks that say 30 km/h were the only ones the City had at at the time.

Airport Parkway Off Ramp at Walkley
Eli Khouri: Right now there is a proposal for an off-ramp at Walkley. Will there be an on-ramp?
John Sankey: No

Next Meeting
Next meeting: Monday October 5 at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Marilyn Koch
• Vanessa Sutton
• Fred McLennan
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Sarah Barber, Councillor’s Assistant
• Sue McCarthy
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Al Gullon
• Elisabeth Klein
• Marc Rivard

John Sankey: Asked for approval of the agenda.
Christine Johnson: Asked to add an update on Paul Landry Park. Asked that as a general rule, the minutes include a monthly summary of the Treasurer’s Report.
Peter Brimacombe: Agreed

Motion: To approve the May minutes. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Ijeoma Udechukwu, approved.

The Great Hunt Club Garage Sale
Christine Johnson: The garage sale will be held on June 13. As a general rule, people living in condos are not allowed to have garage sales. They need special permission from their Boards and this year, there is not enough time.

Community Festival
Sue McCarthy: There have been two meetings with the Community Centre to finalize activities. Right now organizers are looking at food, music and the Bookmobile. Johnny Vegas will provide the music. The South East Ottawa Health Centre will have a table. The Councillor will provide some funding.
Christine Johnson: The HCCO will also have a table.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: Two weeks ago the Police had a barbeque and a basketball game.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: There’s a lot of momentum. Lots of interested people. On the first Saturday of the month, there will be a clean-up.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: Sarah Barber is doing community outreach. She is at the Hunt Club/Riverside Community Centre on Fridays.
On June 4, city staff will meet to discuss Paul Landry Park. HCCO President, John Sankey is invited.
On May 15, a boy was struck by a truck at Paul Anka and McCarthy. The Councillor has asked for zebra stripes to be painted at the intersection and an advanced pedestrian signal to make the crossing safer. He has asked for flex sticks on Paul Landry just at the corners with McCarthy and Uplands. Before the sticks are put up, the City will paint a yellow line the length of Paul Anka.
On June 17, 18:00 at Jim Durrell Recreational Centre, as part of the Environmental Assessment there will be a public consultation on the widening of the Airport Parkway. One of the options being looked at, is the addition of a south-bound exit at Walkley.
On June 16, 19:00 at the Riverside Church, the Councillor is hosting a public meeting for the Quinterra/Riverwood community to discuss cut-through traffic from Riverside Drive. The HCCO is invited.
There was an audit of the Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge. It will be released when available.
Otto’s BMW dealership has put forth a plan to expand. The actual dealership is our ward (River Ward) but many of the affected residents live in Gloucester-Southgate Ward where Diane Deans is the Councillor. She and Riley Brockington both met with the residents.
The City is reviewing the names of roads where the same or similar names are a source of confusion. There are two separate roads: Cahill Drive West and Cahill Drive. Cahill Drive West is in our ward; Cahill Drive is in Gloucester-Southgate Ward. He and Councillor Diane Deans propose to keep both names as they are.
Peter Brimacombe: The names are a source of confusion. The short-term cost of changing them is worth the long-term cost of keeping them.
The Councillor, following the tradition established by the former Councillor Maria McCrae, will be hosting a strawberry social, at the Community Centre, June 19 between 13:00 and 15:00.

Motion: In order to minimize disruption, that the HCCO support the Councillors’ proposal to maintain the name Cahill Drive West as is. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report. Here is the summary: No memberships were sold at the May meeting. Cheques for $100 sponsorship from Moose McGuire’s and from CP Desjardins were deposited to the Alterna account. Direct deposits of $100 and $54.59 were received from the City of Ottawa for shared cost of the PLP flyer and newsletter sponsorship. Cheque #009 for $612.24 was issued to John Sankey for reimbursement of the June Newsletter printing by the UPS Store. Payment of $100 from the office of J.Fraser for Dec is still outstanding.
Member’s surplus: $8,326.34

Federal All Candidates’ Debate
Ijeoma Udechukwu: Our Federal Riding is Ottawa South. It is a very large area that includes many City wards. She would like to invite other community associations to host an All Candidates Debate.
John Sankey: We need to set a date as soon as possible to book the Community Centre.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The Community Centre is too small for a big meeting. She is considering the auditorium at Brookfield High School.

Motion: That the HCCO participate with other community associations in hosting a Federal All Candidates Debate and Ijeoma Udechukwu will be the co-ordinator. Moved by Peter Brimacombe, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.

Next Meeting
Next meeting: Monday September 14 at 19:00