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

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Marilyn Koch
• Vanessa Sutton
• Sue McCarthy
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Brian Wade
• Jennifer Radley
• Pauline de Gonzague
• Al Gullon
• Lynda Pedley
• Linda King
• Anne Castle
• David Armitage
• Celsa Barnhardt
• Dorothy Gamage

John Sankey: Asked for approval of agenda.
Vanessa Sutton: Asked that the education seminar be added.
Motion: To approve the April minutes. Moved by Ijeoma Udechukwu, seconded by Christine Johnson, approved.

Comfest
Sue McCarthy: Comfest is the community festival, originally run in October. This year the HCCO is partnering with the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre. It will be held September 12 between 9:00 and 14:00. Most activities will be under cover. The bicycle rodeo will feature safety tips, the South East Ottawa Community Health Centre will have a display. Sponsorships are needed.
John Sankey: Maybe Enbridge and Caisse Populaire would be sponsors.

Expansion of Otto’s BMW
John Sankey: Otto’s BMW has presented a site plan to expand its facilities on Hunt Club Road.
David Armitage: He has studied the site plan and is concerned that Hunt Club Creek is not protected. There should be a 50 foot vegetation buffer on either side of the Creek but the proposed driveway would encroach on it. The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority has said that there are no plans to restore vegetation in the buffer. Otto’s has leased the land from the Airport Authority and is anxious to proceed with its plans but the City’s site plan development process should be followed.
Motion: To oppose Otto’s proposed driveway because it encroaches Hunt Club Creek’s buffer zone and it does not provide for the required re-vegetation. Moved by David Armitage, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: There was a very successful clean-up of the Park on Saturday May 2. The volunteers made a big dent.
John Sankey: Thanks to Christine for organizing the event.
Sue McCarthy: The Park has been neglected for years. The clean-up on Saturday has changed people’s attitudes and a monthly clean-up would help even more.
John Sankey: The present zoning interferes with the development of Paul Landry Park. Most of the Park is EP which stands for Environmental Protection which requires the forest be preserved. The zoning should be changed to O1C which would allow an open park.
Motion: To change the zoning of the EP section of Paul Landry Park to O1C as soon as possible. Moved by John Sankey, seconded by Al Gullon, carried. Motion: Once the zoning has been changed, the new design of the Park be referred to the HCCO for public consultation. Moved by Vanessa Sutton, seconded by Brian Wade, carried.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: She has found a high school student who will be the guest editor for the June issue.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report.

Education Seminar
Vanessa Sutton: There were two parts to the education seminar: the first part was a presentation on the South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre. The second part was a presentation on municipal voting participation.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: Municipal voting participation has been dropping for the last 10 years! This is a concern.
Vanessa Sutton: Voter participation has dropped from 53% to 33% city-wide. One explanation is an aging demographic – older people are simply less engaged. Perhaps this could be reversed if they realized that they need to be involved in political decisions in order to provide a nurturing environment for their grand children.
Vanessa Sutton: There should be more awareness of the monthly education seminars. The HCCO should send out e-mails to everybody!
Pauline de Gonzague: In Sweden, children aged 10 and up, debate social issues in school. There could be a debating contest to have children debate the issues.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: She will follow up.

McCarthy Road Clean-up
John Sankey: Thanks to Liz Russell and Christine Johnson for cleaning up McCarthy Road.

The Great Hunt Club Garage Sale
Linda King: She is an agent for ReMax. She and Anne Castle are organizing a Hunt Club community garage sale. There needs to be a creative marketing plan. They will be the glue.
Anne Castle: Right now they are looking at a date in early June – either Saturday June 6 or June 13. Sunday would be the rain date. The idea is co-ordinate individual households to hold their own garage sales. She and Linda King will have flyers and advertising and also be the contacts to register individual households. They could advertise in the Hunt Club Newsletter.
Linda King: We need your help.
Vanessa Sutton: You could invite the Mayor and the Councillor.

Next meeting: Monday June 1 at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Riley Brockington Councillor
• Fred McLennan
• Vanessa Sutton
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Sue McCarthy
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Brian Wade
• Marc Rivard
• Vlad Tonkykh
• Brent Scollie
• José Cardoso
• Neil Stout
• Jennifer Radley
• Sheryl Fabricate
• Mark Chapman
• Pauline de Gonzague

Motion: To approve the March minutes. Moved by Brent Scollie, seconded by Vlad Tonkykh, approved.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: He continues to focus on safety on Paul Anka. Later this year, the City intends to implement a traffic calming initiative south of Uplands by installing flex sticks. North of Uplands there will flex sticks at either end but none in the main stretch between Uplands and McCarthy.
Vlad Tonkykh: Flex sticks cause more accidents.
Riley Brockington: The stretch is a cause for concern and he would like to try this as a pilot project. Accident data from the Ottawa Police indicate that no accidents have been reported due to the yellow flex sticks.
Christine Johnson: Would like to see cross walks.
Riley Brockington: Cross walks can be dangerous because they give a false sense of security. He will look into the possibility.

Riley Brockington: Would like to talk about Paul Landry Park. Following the removal of many trees this past winter due to the emerald ash borer, the City will return soon to remove additional debris, grind stumps and then replant native species in the autumn. He would like to facilitate a conversation between the City and the community on the long term redesign and use of the park.
Christine Johnson: We just had a meeting on the Park and the community is engaged. She will submit a summary of the meeting to Councillor Riley this week.

Riley Brockington: The City has received a site plan to expand Otto’s BMW on Hunt Club Road. The site is located in River Ward but is right beside a residential community in Gloucester-Southgate Ward. The site plan proposes a two-story building, expanded parking to the west and a 3rd turning lane off Hunt Club Road. His main concern is the 3rd turning lane.
John Sankey: There is a problem with the big car trailers unloading on Hunt Club Road. We have been fighting to preserve the capacity of Hunt Club Road. Accidents on the Road cause huge volumes of cut-through traffic on Uplands. We need to keep Hunt Club Road as a high capacity arterial.
Christine Johnson: Although she agrees with keeping Hunt Club Road as a high capacity arterial, she is concerned with the number of speeding cars in this 60 km speed zone and would love to see traffic slow down and respect this speed limit. There has to be an off-ramp.
John Sankey: An off-ramp would be impossible. You would have to cut into the woods.
Vanessa Sutton: John makes good points. We should not have cuts in a major arterial road.
Riley Brockington: Councillor Diane Deans and he will be here on Monday May 11 at 19:00 to discuss the BMW site plan. He invited members of the HCCO to attend.

Riley Brockington: He showed off his new grocery bags and handed them out.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report. The City did a direct deposit of $300. It was to help pay for the new projector. He received three cheques from sponsors of the Newsletter.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: There is lots of material for the next Newsletter. Subjects include a children’s book, Shared Spaces, Performers’ Night, Fall Fest, Organic Gardens, T & T, photography and famous people.
Vanessa Sutton: Could we summarize our meeting on Paul Landry Park and put it in the Newsletter?
Christine Johnson: Yes!

Paul Landry Park
Liz Russell: She went to Paul Landry Park and she is appalled! The City crew has cut down hundreds of trees and left the ground covered with wood chips. It’s unsafe and should be closed off. Tree cover encourages gangs and also encourages people with dogs to simply drop the dog poo. The Newsletter is a big contribution to the community. It’s really well put together. She is organizing the clean-up of McCarthy Road, April 18 between 11:00 and 14:00. Volunteers are most welcome. She has gloves and garbage bags. She thanked the Secretary Peter Brimacombe for his efforts.
Vlad Tonkykh: He took pictures of Owl Park. The pathways are falling apart and for some reason the lights are not turned on at night.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: We should raise Owl Park as well as Paul Landry Park to the attention of the Councillor.
Christine Johnson: We are having a clean-up of Paul Landry Park on May 2. She would like to provide juice and Tim-bits to the volunteers.
José Cardoso: He is the Director at the Caisse Populaire which has just opened on Gibford. Hunt Club is a new environment and the Caisse is happy to be here. He went to see Paul Landry Park and explained it to his Directors. He wants to support the community in its efforts to fix up the Park. He will pick up the cost of the Tim-bits.

Motion: To amend the previous motion: To approve the expenditure of $55.00 towards the printing and distribution of flyers advertising the volunteer meeting on April 13. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Next meeting: Monday May 4 at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Marilyn Koch
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Al Gullon
• Sue McCarthy
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Brian Wade
• Marc Rivard
• Iga Dzikiewicz
• Vlad Tonkykh

John Sankey: Presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Motion: To approve the February minutes. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy, approved.

Brian Wade: He continues to recruit more members into the community garden project.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: The Ward Office in the Community Centre is open on Fridays. Sarah Barber is his assistant.
The Library Kiosk in the Community Centre is an automated machine. It’s broken but it’s under warranty and should be fixed soon.
Paul Landry Park: Most of the ash trees have been cut down because they are threatened with disease. They will be replaced in the autumn.
He attended an appreciation breakfast for rink operators. The City is offering free indoor skating because it is so cold.
Traffic Calming: He is looking at extending the kind of traffic calming that exists on Owl Drive. Once the snow plowing operations are over, meter sticks are put up in the center of the road to tell drivers to be more careful. He is looking at a stretch of Uplands Drive near Rhapsody Lane and on Paul Anka Drive between McCarthy and Uplands.
Peter Brimacombe: He drives along Paul Anka. The greatest risk is young children running out from between parked cars. When he can, he drives down the center of the road, straddling the centre line but this kind of driving would be impossible if there were meter sticks put up on the centre line.
Vlad Tonkykh: How many accidents are there along this stretch?
John Sankey: There have been 12 accidents near the Metro Plaza but we don’t know the kind of accidents. The Provincial Guidelines recommend that there be a 1 meter separation between parked cars and moving cars. Obviously this would be impossible if there were meter sticks in the centre of the road.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: She takes the bus which goes down Paul Anka. It’s so tight. Meter sticks would make it worse.
Iga Dzikiewicz: There is a big park right beside Paul Anka where children participate in sports activities. Right now the parents park on Paul Anka but there should be a separate parking lot.
John Sankey: The City could arrange with Metro Plaza to provide parking.
Al Gullon: People are not paying sufficient attention to their driving for the dangers. Shared Space is an internationally recognized program to put the onus on drivers to be responsible for the safety of everybody. This program can be put in place for very little cost. He would like to make a presentation to City staff. Where can he do it?
Riley Brockington: His sense is that there is no appetite for meter sticks along Paul Anka between McCarthy and Uplands.
Christine Johnson: There is no speed limit actually posted along that stretch even though the default limit is 50 km/hour.
Riley Brockington: He met with the National Capital Commission (NCC). The Southern Corridor is a big parcel of land south of the railway tracks that stretches from the Airport Parkway to Riverside Drive. McCarthy Road runs through it but there are no buildings on it. There is a wooded section beside McCarthy Road called McCarthy Woods. The NCC has no plans to develop it.
He met with the Chief Executive Officer of the Airport Authority Mark Laroche. They talked about the extension of the O Train to the Airport and how it will be funded.
Some residents complained about small planes flying over their houses.
He conducted a safety audit of the Airport Pedestrian Bridge.
He went to a breakfast for International Women’s Day.
Canada Post plans to discontinue door-to-door service in our area and instead bring in community mail boxes. It has proposed locations. Round 1 deals with the home-owners whose houses are directly behind them and round 2 deals with the general community.
Cahill Drive renaming: Cahill Drive is two separate roads, not connected. To avoid confusion by first responders such as fire and ambulance one of roads needs to be renamed. On the road east of Bank Street there are 250 residences but on the road west of Bank Street there are 350 residences. Because the road east of Bank Street has fewer residences, it should be renamed.
Speed boards on McCarthy Road: Because of the cold the batteries on the speed boards are wearing out in a few days instead of a few weeks.
Iga Dzikiewicz: She lives on Paul Anka between Hunt Club Road and Uplands Drive. Along the street there is only 2 meters between the driveways. There’s not enough room to park a car and when people do park they block her driveway. She would like to see a No Parking sign.
Riley Brockington: This is simply a bylaw enforcement issue. Call 311.
John Sankey: And make sure you get a log number.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: He presented the Treasurer’s Report. He received $40 for memberships in February and cheques from the Newsletter sponsors. He is still waiting for a cheque from the City to pay for part of the cost of the new projector. He has made inquiries and thinks the cheque will be here soon.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: The March issue was her first as Editor. Thank you to Christine Johnson and John Sankey for their help. There were more offers to write articles than there was space.
Christine Johnson: She heard that people enjoyed the Newsletter.

Paul Landry Park
Christine Johnson: Last meeting we talked about how to attract volunteers who would clean up Paul Landry Park.
John Sankey: He has enlisted the support of the Ottawa Stewardship Council and the Ottawa Nut Growers. These two groups would specify the kind of trees to be planted but the plans have to be revised because of the wholesale removal of trees on the site.
Motion: To approve the expenditure of $30 towards the printing and distribution of flyers advertising the volunteer meeting on April 13. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Sue McCarthy, carried.

Community Festival
Sue McCarthy: She met with Kevan Shantz, Director of Recreation at the Hunt Club/Riverside Community Centre. They talked about a community festival at the Community Centre and the kind of events they could have. There could be karate and dance demonstrations. The idea is to showcase our community spirit!
Christine Johnson: There needs to be publicity to bring in the people.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The South East Ottawa Health Centre has a once-a-year event. It is very successful!
It was decided that Sue McCarthy would be the lead.

South East Ottawa Health Centre
Ijeoma Udechukwu: The South East Ottawa Health Centre would like to make a presentation on voter participation in elections: Federal, Provincial and Municipal. Voter turn-out in our area has been dropping. There was general agreement to host a presentation on voter participation.

Next meeting: Monday April 13 at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Vanessa Sutton
• Brent Scollie
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Al Gullon
• Sue McCarthy
• Bernadette Ryan
• Ijeoma Udechukwu
• Brian Wade

Christine Johnson: Memberships are $10.

John Sankey: Presented the agenda and asked for approval.
Motion: To approve the December 2014 minutes as noted. Moved by Vanessa Sutton, seconded by Al Gullon, approved.

John Sankey: There are two issues before the Councillor: One is a proposal to put in a student residence near Brookfield High School and the other is traffic accidents on the curve on McCarthy Road south of the railway tracks.

Traffic Accidents on the curve on McCarthy Road
John Sankey: The NCC has removed the fence because cars kept running into it. The obvious solution would be to put in concrete barriers but they are prohibited by the province.
Sue McCarthy: Could the road be straightened?
John Sankey: It could if some trees in McCarthy Woods were cut down but they are protected and the NCC would object.
Al Gullon: Could the road be banked?
John Sankey: The Councillor has the staff response and he has summarized a report which is available on request.
Bernadette Ryan: There are two intersections of Plante and McCarthy. She is talking about the northern one with traffic lights. She is concerned about the speed of vehicles at this intersection. From Plante turning left onto McCarthy, she is concerned about the speed of vehicles on McCarthy approaching the intersection from the south. From McCarthy turning right onto Plante she is concerned about the speed of vehicles behind her.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s report. He renewed the term deposit of $6044 at the Alterna Bank. He received a cheque of $300 from the City for the projector we bought for the public education program.
Christine Johnson: She will follow up on unpaid sponsorships.

Newsletter
Sue McCarthy: Five sponsorships are confirmed and one unconfirmed. The Councillor Riley Brockington will write an article for the next issue. So will Christine Johnson, Al Gullon and John Sankey. The newsletter has a link to the HCCO website and she will add links to the Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Public Education
Vanessa Sutton: The second session was about Aging with Dignity. One of points was moderate exercise has a very positive effect on dementia. She is looking for ways to encourage moderate exercise such as walking.
Ijeoma Udechukwu: There is a group that walks around the track at the Community Centre. She walks across the pedestrian bridge regularly.

Paul Landry Park
Peter Foulger: Paul Landry Park is the park most in need of clean up.
Christine Johnson: We need to see who would like to help fix it up. It should be safe and attractive to families. Maybe we could put community gardens on it.
John Sankey: The City is taking down a quarter of all the trees. Some are ash, some are trash. It’s not taking down the buck thorns. There is a volunteer group interested in cleaning up but it has to wait until the City is finished cutting down the trees. There was a discussion of a locale to host a meeting of the volunteers. Two locales were discussed: Shearwater Community Centre and the Hunt Club/Riverside Community Centre. It was decided to host the event at the Hunt Club/Riverside Community Centre, April 13 2015.

Performers’ Night
Christine Johnson: She would like to form an ad-hoc committee to organize a performers’ night. She sees this as a once-a-month event at the Hunt Club/Riverside Community Centre. Anyone interested in performing or helping set it up should contact her.
Sue McCarthy: She has been involved with Open Stage. There should be one or two mics, a PA system and there should be an MC (Master of Ceremonies). The Greenboro Community Centre organizes hosts winter activities. Is that a role we could play here?

Community Gardens
John Sankey: He has been involved with community gardens in the old city of Gloucester and on NCC land. You need a core group and a place where there are no predatory animals.
Brian Wade: He lives in Uplands Court. It’s a housing development next to Cahill Park. He is inspired by the Just Food project. He suggests Cahill Park could be used for community gardens. Uplands Court could supply the water. The City has money to encourage community gardens. Off-leash dogs are allowed in the Park so they would have to be considered.

Next meeting: Monday March 2, at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Marilyn Koch
• Vanessa Sutton
• Riley Brockington, Councillor
• Brent Scollie
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Al Gullon
• Bernie Geiger
• Marc Rivard
• Sue McCarthy
• Bernadette Ryan

John Sankey: Presented the agenda and asked for approval. Another topic could be video camera surveillance around the South Keys Transit Station. There is only one but maybe we want another?

Motion: To approve the December 2014 minutes. Moved by Peter Brimacombe, seconded by Al Gullon, carried.

Councillor’s Report
Riley Brockington: Local ice rinks should open soon.
There are three sets of public meetings: the O-Train extension, the Airport Parkway and the budget:
O-Train extension: January 13, 6-8 PM at the Jim Durrell Centre and January 15, 6-8 PM at St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall.
Airport Parkway: January 27, 6-8 PM at Jim Durrell.
budget: February 9 at City Hall.
He was briefed on Paul Anka traffic calming and is looking at the options. There was one complaint in 2007. He is also looking at options for Uplands Drive between Paul Anka and Huntwood.
Al Gullon: Traffic circles should be implemented: they have very little cost. They are a part of the “shared spaces” concept:
John Sankey: He thinks that the traffic circle at Flannery/Brookfield was $150,000. [It was later found that the cost was $1.35 million.] The province governs their design. If you put a traffic circle at Uplands and Paul Anka, the 18-wheelers that deliver to the Metro couldn’t handle it.
Brent Scollie: Buses sometimes have trouble turning onto and off Paul Anka as it is and traffic circles could make it worse.
Bernie Geiger: One example of shared space is the area between City Hall and Lisgar. In our community, the main concern for pedestrian safety is the stretch of McCarthy south of the railway tracks.
John Sankey: Speed bumps are not allowed on McCarthy because it’s a major collector. Speed cameras are not allowed.
Riley Brockington: The Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge is now open. The City plows it and puts down sand and salt. Safety on the bridge is his concern. There are no video cameras to cover the actual bridge. Police have to drive to either side and then proceed on foot. He has organized a meeting for tomorrow afternoon to meet with representatives from all relevant City departments, as well as Councillor Deans, to address the issues that have been brought to his attention by local residents.
Riley Brockington: He has already met with the HCCO President, John Sankey and will met with the other community organizations later in January. Sarah Barber is the new Community Relations Officer for River Ward. Fridays she will work at the Hunt Club/Riverside Community Centre but you can phone or e-mail her anytime.
Vanessa Sutton: We are trying to put up a bulletin board in the Community Centre. Could you help us?
Riley Brockington: He will help and barring all else, the window of his office in the Community Centre could be used.
Peter Brimacombe: Why did the City take down the chain link fence on the east side of McCarthy, south of the railway tracks?
Riley Brockington: He will check.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s report.

Newsletter
Christine Johnson: She is stepping down as Editor of the newsletter Hunt Club My Community but Sue McCarthy has agreed to step in as interim Editor.
Sue McCarthy: She is retired from the Federal Civil Service where she worked in financial policy and planning. Sue has lived in the Hunt Club community for over 30 years. She enjoys writing and looks forward to working as the Editor.
Christine Johnson: In order to continue, the newsletter needs a team. As well as Editor there is need for people to work on advertising, writing and distribution.
John Sankey: The December issue of Hunt Club My Community contained an error which he didn’t catch. It contained the claim by Dr. John Stone that he is a Nobel Prize winner by virtue of working for the International Panel on Climate Change when that institution received the Nobel Peace Prize. In the words of the Nobel Committee: “Individual persons connected to or working for a Nobel Prize awarded organization can not in any way describe him or herself personally as a Nobel Laureate.”

Public Education
Vanessa Sutton: She organized a public lecture on youth mental health. Maureen Thibault spoke on the Crossroads Children’s Centre:

Problem Parking
John Sankey: Private driveways are sometimes so close to each other that cars parking on the roads block them. This is a problem on Paul Anka and Uplands. The City requires that there be a space of 1.5 meters between a parked car and a private driveway. The space is measured along the length of the roadway.

Airport Parkway Twining
John Sankey: There will be an open house January 27, 6-8 PM at the Jim Durrell Centre. This project is likely to go ahead. It will involve replacing the bridge over Hunt Club Road as well as rebuilding the intersection of Lester Road and Uplands Drive. He doesn’t see significant problems.
Bernie Geiger: The land around Uplands Drive is governed by the Airport Authority which favours development. The townhouses and school on the former Uplands Base will be torn down and redeveloped.
John Sankey: Development is subject to Federal noise regulations.
Bernie Geiger: He lives on Condor Drive and is concerned about traffic noise for residents near Plante. Noise berms/barriers should form part of the project. Â

O-Train Expansion
John Sankey: There is a proposal to extend the O-Train southwards to the Airport and Bowesville:
There are serious problems with the proposal: the criteria for the airport link did not include cost efficiency. Shuttles or buses were not to be considered. Schedules are confusing. The treatment of wetland impact is inconsistent. There is a public meeting January 13, 6-8 PM at the Jim Durrell Centre.

Hunt Club Creek
John Sankey: Hunt Club Creek is now officially recognized.

Next meeting: Monday February 2, at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson, Vice President
• Fred McLennan
• Vanessa Sutton
• Brent Scollie
• Dan Kaplansky
• John Wins-Purdy
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Howard Stollery
• Al Gullon

John Sankey: He invited new attendees to pay their membership dues ($10 a year), presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Capital Kids Tennis
John Wins-Purdy: He represents the Ontario Tennis Association which is implementing a tennis program for children ages 6 to 12. The program is already active in Ottawa. This year the program will be expanded to Owl Park. The program runs from May to August. The program is run in the summer because there are few indoor tennis courts in the City – 309 outdoor courts – 26 indoor courts.
Howard Stollery: Aren’t the children too young for tennis?
John Wins-Purdy: The game is adapted to be suitable for young children through progressive adaptation. This means that the youngest children have the smallest court and the lightest rackets. Also the balls are not as bouncy.
Howard Stollery: Are you over subscribed?
John Wins-Purdy: Last year two locations were full and hopefully all the locations will be full this year. Equipment is provided to the children free-of-charge but they can also buy their own. Vanessa Sutton: This program would be valuable to children living in Ottawa Community Housing. You should tell them about this program.
John Sankey: He will send him a list of the Ottawa Community Housing Co-ops.

November Minutes
Christine Johnson: The last meeting dealt with changes in the constitution but they were not clearly described in the minutes. She would like to include the relevant articles before and after the changes.
Motion: To approve the November 2014 minutes with the changes. Moved by Al Gullon, seconded by Dan Kaplansky. Carried.

Community Design Plan
There was discussion of the possibility of development of the Hunt Club Golf Course. The land itself is of course zoned but there is nothing to govern its redevelopment. 20 years ago there was a great deal of effort put into the Neighbourhood Study. The main focus of the Study was the proposed redevelopment of the Southern Corridor. At the time, there was fierce opposition and no framework for development of the Southern Corridor was formalized.
Vanessa Sutton: We could ask a City Planner to give us an overview of the formal plans for our neighbourhood.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report.

Projector
John Sankey: Vanessa Sutton has proposed a public education program dealing with topics such as youth mental health and aging with dignity. The projector would provide high definition video. It needs to be portable which means it can be moved from room to room. Peter Foulger is donating a screen. The recommended projector is the Optoma Home Theatre Projector and it costs $881. Maria McCrae has donated $300 and a private person has donated another $100 so we need another $481.
Motion: To spend $481.00 to buy the Home Theatre Projector. Moved by Brent Scollie, seconded by Dan Kaplansky, carried.

Education Program
Vanessa Sutton: The first topic to be presented January 2015 is youth mental health. Parents are the target audience. The presentation will present resources such as the Youth Services Bureau and the Children’s Hospital. The following topics will be presented:
February 2015 aging with dignity
March 2015 Ottawa Immigration Services Partnership
April 2015 cycling safety and transit issues
May 2015 crime prevention
June 2015 feeling safe in public places
Howard Stollery: A policeman friend recently was talking about conflict among different immigrant groups. He might be a good speaker.

There was a general discussion about personal safety around the new bridge.
Howard Stollery: His wife crossed the bridge to go to South Keys, when she was about to enter the Transit Station she saw a man whose demeanour made her feel unsafe so she turned around and went home.
John Sankey: There are extensive video cameras in the Transit Station plus there is continuous lighting along the bridge and pathway.
Howard Stollery: The new pedestrian bridge gives access to South Keys Shopping Mall as well as the constructed wetlands. The bridge will enhance property values.

Next meeting: Monday January 5 at 19:00