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

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson
• Maria McRae, Councillor
• Al Gullon
• Bernie Geiger
• Barbara Carroll
• Mike Patton
• Karyn Simpson
• H W Sankarsingh
• Brent Scollie

John Sankey: He presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Motion: To approve the June 2014 minutes. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Peter Brimacombe. Carried.

Motion: To approve the September 2014 minutes. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Peter Brimacombe. Carried.

Yield to Pedestrian Sign at the Airport Parkway On-Ramp
Al Gullon: In reference to the motion at the September meeting concerning the pedestrian crossing of the on-ramp onto the Airport Parkway, he is concerned that the proposed yield to pedestrian sign would increase the rear-end collisions on Hunt Club Road.
General discussion: Several alternative ideas were discussed but there was no consensus.

Councillor’s Report
Maria McRae: Presented the Councillor’s Report. She will not be seeking re-election. She thanked everyone who helped her in her role as Councillor.
Peter Brimacombe: His daughter lives on 4th Avenue and she likes the play structure at Lansdowne.
Christine Johnson: She expressed her thanks to the Councillor for improving the library services.

146 bus
Bernie Geiger: Service on the 146 dropped from every 10 minutes to every 15 minutes. Coming home it’s impossible to time the buses. What can be done to restore the service levels?
Maria McRae: Restoring service levels depends on OC Transpo. It’s on John Manconi’s radar.

Newsletter
Christine Johnson: She will be the editor for one more issue but there doesn’t seem to be a new editor. The whole operation is a demanding exercise. There are volunteer hours and printing costs. She would like to organize a social event to thank the volunteers.

Motion: To approve a budget of $200 for a social to thank the newsletter volunteers. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Peter Brimacombe, carried.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: In accordance with the motion passed at the September meeting, the Tangerine and Toronto Dominion accounts have been closed and a new chequing account at Alterna has been opened.

Motion: To send the City the information on our Alterna chequing account required for direct deposit. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Peter Foulger. Carried.

Wisteria
John Sankey: Wisteria is outside River ward. It can no longer be associated with the HCCO.

Constitution
John Sankey: He is working on revising the constitution to conform to present practice. The current wording is that Robert’s Rules will be followed as far as practical. Comments?
Christine Johnson: Robert’s Rules are redundant.
Most of the other members felt that the clause should be kept as is.
John Sankey: He will send out proposed amendments prior to a vote next meeting.

All Candidates Meeting
John Sankey: There will be an all candidates meeting this Wednesday.

Green Bins
Bernie Geiger: In Toronto, people put organic waste into plastic bags because it holds the waste better but an extra step is required in processing. In Amsterdam they have big green bins, outside in public places for organic waste but in Ottawa they would freeze in the winter.
Maria McRae: There is vigorous debate on waste disposal including use of plastic bags and diapers. It’s extremely expensive to allow plastics – they diminish the quality of the compost. Glad Biodegradable bags cannot be used to hold organic waste because they do not decompose. It’s irresponsible to kill the green bin collection program. Commercial/ Industrial waste is not the City’s responsibility.

Paul Landry Park Cleanup
Peter Foulger: Christine Johnson, Peter Foulger and two others showed up to clean up the Park. There wasn’t too much garbage and they did clean it up.

Next meeting: AGM Monday November 3 at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson
• Marilyn Koch
• Fred McLennan
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Louise Leduc
• Al Gullon
• Shirani Wijesekera

John Sankey: He presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Motion: To thank Councillor McRae for her hard work and dedication. She first worked with the community organizing the Services Centre and then worked as a Councillor for 11 years. Moved by John Sankey, seconded by Marilyn Koch, carried unanimously.

John Sankey: The approval of the June minutes will be deferred.

Louise Leduc: Distributed a flyer Retirees in Motion.

Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Reports. There is one report for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2014 and another for August 2014. The major financial activity revolves around our newsletter Hunt Club My Community where revenues generally meet expenses. As of the end of August there was a member’s surplus of $9,150.61. He has reviewed various banking options. There are a number of factors to consider: cheques must be signed by both the President and the Treasurer, fees for writing cheques should be minimized and interest from the member’s surplus should be maximized. Considering all factors he recommends switching back to the Alterna Bank.

Motion: To switch to Alterna Bank from the TD Bank and cancel the Tangerine account. Signing authorities would continue as both the President and the Treasurer. The amount deemed surplus to the chequing account should be invested in short-term GICs with the Alterna Bank. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by John Sankey, carried unanimously.

Christine Johnson: The September issue of the newsletter Hunt Club My Community has been distributed. John Sankey did the layout. Thank you and another thanks for his history article. She is stepping down as Editor but a new Editor has volunteered.
Al Gullon: Matt Young, the provincial PC candidate for our riding, mentioned John’s history article.

John Sankey: At Uplands Park, construction is underway for a swing for children ages 5 to 10. Construction costs are double to provide access to impaired people.
Peter Brimacombe: Costs are double but who is actually impaired? The children or their parents? Costs are certain but benefits are not.

Christine Johnson: No provision is made for pedestrians walking along the sidewalk at a particular spot on Hunt Club. The spot is the ramp from Hunt Club westbound onto the Airport Parkway north.

Motion: Given the dangers that pedestrians face when using the crosswalk at the on-ramp for vehicles heading north onto the Airport Parkway, when driving west on Hunt Club Road, we request that a Yield to Pedestrians sign be erected at that crosswalk (just like the crosswalk for the on-ramp heading south onto Bronson and Airport Parkway when driving south on Colonel By Drive). Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Al Gullon, carried.

John Sankey: He received a certificate thanking us for the adoption of Paul Landry Park.

Next meeting: Monday, October 6 at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson
• Issie Berish
• Marilyn Koch
• Steve Long
• Fred McLennan
• Maria McRae, Councillor
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Marc Rivard
• Louise Leduc
• George Plante
• Annette Bourgeois
• Murray Manley

John Sankey: He presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Motion: To approve the May 2014 minutes as amended. Moved by Fred McLennan, seconded by Marilyn Koch, carried.

Requests to the Councillor
Christine Johnson: We make many requests to the Councillor’s assistant but we rarely get an answer.
John Sankey: Last meeting we made three motions concerning cleaning up Paul Landry Park
Motion 1: asking that the City remove the heavy debris: not done
Motion 2: asking Ottawa Community Housing to remove its garbage: done
Motion 3: asking that Bylaw Enforcement pursue whoever dumped the flyers: Bylaw Enforcement did not get involved but MetroLand, the company that distributes the flyers did clean them up.

Newsletter: Hunt Club My Community
Christine Johnson: The June issue is out. Finding sponsors is getting more difficult. We need more help in delivering the four issues a year.
Glenn MacCrimmon and George Plante volunteered to help with delivery.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: Presented the Treasurer’s Report. There is members’ surplus of $9,161.94.
Fred McLennan: What are we going to spend it on?
John Sankey: We are awaiting proposals. The money was used to bankroll the newsletter which is now basically breaking even.
Louise Leduc: The park equipment is geared for young children but there are more and more seniors why not invest in gazebos where they can visit with each other while enjoying a shaded area and see the kids playing?

Councillor’s Report
Maria McRae: Presented the Councillor’s Report. One item was operation “Take it Back”. Some of the waste is hazardous and cannot be safely left at the curb for pickup. Some retailers will accept hazardous waste for recycling.
Fred McLennan: Can you return hazardous waste to a store even though you have not bought it there?
Maria McRae: Yes but considering just paint, many stores do not take it back. By taking it back, stores can contribute to its proper disposal as well as reduce the costs to the City. Many other products have an environmental disposal fee which the Province collects but in many cases the City disposes of them so in effect there is a double charge.

Another item in the Report was “Investing in River Ward Parks”.
Peter Foulger: Is there anything related to Paul Landry Park?
Maria McRae: Four years ago, the City rejuvenated the equipment in the Park.
John Sankey: Almost nobody uses it.
Christine Johnson: The equipment in Paul Landry Park is geared towards very young children but parents don’t take their children there because of undesirable activity.
Maria McRae: People prefer to use the equipment on their own property. The equipment in Ottawa Community Housing projects is quite good and that’s where the parents feel comfortable taking their children.
Peter Foulger: The City arborist has promised to visit the Park. Is he coming back?
Maria McRae: Paul Landry Park is in the queue. Five years ago there was a major blitz.

Another item in the Report was “Baseline Road Resurfacing”.
Christine Johnson: There are a lot of pot holes on Paul Anka. Do I call 311 or the Councillor?
Maria McRae: Go through 311. In the case of Uplands Drive, I personally made sure that the road was resurfaced.
Fred McLennan: This year, pot holes have been especially bad. Does the City have an plan to deal with them?
Maria McRae: The winter was unusually cold. This is the direct cause of the number and severity of the pot holes. The intense cold even without freeze-thaw cycles makes the asphalt brittle and causes it to break.
George Plante: There was a huge pot hole in Bronson Avenue. The City fixed the one hole but left many others. Question: What is the long term strategy to fix the pot holes?
Maria McRae: Staff is constantly looking at best practices across Canada to see if they can be adopted in our City. As I said, in the case of Uplands Drive, I made sure that it was resurfaced. Transportation Committee is responsible for pot holes and roads in general.

Christine Johnson: The Mayor has invited people to the Doors Open Ottawa, June 7th and 8th.

Retirees in Motion
Louise Leduc: She presented a program for seniors “Retirees in Motion”. The idea is to find activities that seniors could do that would add value to the community. She offered to support HCCO projects.
John Sankey: We need volunteers to clean up the parks, to deliver the newsletter and to develop articles for the newsletter.
Louise Leduc: It’s hard to find space in the Community Centre, for example to do exercise programs for seniors.
John Sankey: That’s because the Retirees in Motion program is part of the South East Ottawa Health Centre which is entirely separate from the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre. The two organizations share space in the Community Centre but they are entirely separate.
Christine Johnson: We could put an article about Retirees in Motion in our newsletter.

Update the HCCO Web Page
John Sankey: He sent out an e-mail with suggestions for the home page. He is looking to highlight advantages of Hunt Club. One of them: Hunt Club has three times the publicly accessible green space as the rest of the City.
Christine Johnson: Do we have demographic statistics for our community?
John Sankey: Hunt Club is covered by two Census Districts.

Annette Bourgeois: How do you become a member of the HCCO?
John Sankey: Membership is $10 a year. The period is from September in one year to June in the next so he’ll sell memberships in September.

Airport Parkway Environmental Assessment
John Sankey: Bernie Geiger alerted us to this issue but he’s not here tonight. The City has proposed widening the Airport Parkway. The extra lanes may be dedicated to High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV). To have input to the Assessment we need to go through the Councillor.

Motion: HCCO requests the Councillor that it be given an opportunity for input into all phases of the Airport Parkway widening. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.

Next meeting: Monday September 8 at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey, President
• Peter Foulger, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Christine Johnson
• Issie Berish
• Marilyn Koch
• Sylva Baroody
• David McGuinty, Member of Parliament
• Jackie Grace, Assistant to David McGuinty
• Kamal Ubhi, Councillor’s Assistant
• Bernie Geiger
• Al Gullon
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Chris Elie

John Sankey collected memberships.
Marilyn Koch: You don’t have to be a member to attend the meetings.
John Sankey: But you do to vote or propose motions.

John Sankey: He presented the agenda and asked for approval.

Motion: To approve the April 2014 minutes. Moved by Christine Johnson, seconded by Peter Foulger, carried.

146 bus schedule
Bernie Geiger: The 146 bus used to come every 10 minutes but now it comes every 15 minutes. On his way home he cannot time his transfer and could have to wait 15 minutes. OC Transpo has put the bigger articulated buses on the route. Since they aren’t full, OC Transpo sees no need for more buses.

Councillor’s Report
Kamal Ubhi presented the Councillor’s Report.
Christine Johnson: On the subject of Spring Tree Planting: What kind of trees does the City plant?
John Sankey: There is a list of approved trees. It rarely plants fruit trees or nut-bearing trees because many people object to the mess.

Christine Johnson: There was a presentation of the Area Traffic Management Study on Paul Anka. The presentation was held in the Community Centre. She would like to have known about it because it impacts her directly. She attended a civics bootcamp given by the Citizens Academy. One item of interest was the cash-in-lieu payments that developers can make. Developers are required to create landscaped areas as part of their development. They can however make a cash-in-lieu payment which the City uses to make capital improvements to parks. She discovered that Ward 16 (our Ward) had $5000 from cash-in-lieu payments but $8000 was actually spent. Can we find out where the money was spent?
John Sankey: No. We could have input but nothing more.

Peter Brimacombe: He attended the Special Waste Collection held at the Rideau Carleton Raceway. There were hundreds of cars and it was well organized. He would be interested to see statistics from the day.

Christine Johnson: On the subject of the municipal elections – will we have an all-candidates meeting?
John Sankey: Last time we organized it and it was held in the Community Centre. Only candidates for Mayor and for Councillor were invited because it was too much work to include candidates for the school boards.
Kamal Ubhi: The cutoff for nominations is August 22.

David McGuinty, Member of Parliament
John Sankey: Welcomed David McGuinty, Member of Parliament for Ottawa South.
David McGuinty: He introduced his assistant Jackie Grace. Jackie is from Calgary. She is keenly interested in the political process. David McGuinty likes to welcome young people to Parliament Hill. Building democracies around the world is one of his chief interests. He went to the Ukraine to help build democracy there. He is here today to present Christine Johnson with a Volunteer Recognition Certificate. There was a short ceremony where David McGuinty presented the Certificate to Christine and she accepted. Everyone applauded.

Al Gullon: He spoke about Bill C23, the Fair Elections Act. Despite its name, it has strong elements that contradict justice and the right to vote.
David McGuinty: On matters concerning the right to vote, the House normally votes unanimously. At the very least the Bill should be met with wide-spread support. Top experts have said that Bill C23 is wrong.
Bernie Geiger: He is extremely concerned about the move to abolish the Senate. It should be preserved. The House should have to earn the support of the Senate.
Chris Elie: He spoke about the West-East Pipeline. What can be done to oppose it?
David McGuinty: Opposition has been made more difficult. The number of groups that can present has been reduced. Cabinet can now reverse the Canada Energy Board. The Liberal Transportation Critique has said that even if all the proposed pipelines were built it would not be enough to transport the oil.
John Sankey: CPAC broadcasts sessions of the House in either English or French. If one speaker speaks English and the next speaks French then you can hear both in English or both in French. The CRTC forbids us to hear both in the language spoken.

Treasurer’s Report
Peter Foulger: He presented the Treasurer’s Report. The chief item was the term deposit of $8600 at the Alterna Bank which has come due. With it was $212.66 in interest. The money should be deposited in a savings account at the TD Bank.
Motion: To direct the Treasurer and the President to open a TD Savings Account where the bulk of the money would be deposited to earn interest. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.

Clean Up
Peter Foulger: Organized the clean-up of Paul Landry Park. He thanked Marilyn Koch, Christine Johnson and John Sankey for their help. The clean-up crew was faced with a daunting task – there were broken beer bottles and a great deal of litter. Someone is dumping old trees and other lawn waste . There’s an old dog kennel that’s too heavy to lift. The City needs to send a crew to pick it and the downed trees up. There are 27 bundles of flyers. It looks like the delivery boy just dumped them. There was an appalling amount of debris from Shearwater Court.
Motion: Request the City to remove the heavy debris including the dog kennel from Paul Landry Park. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Sylva Baroody, carried.
Motion: Request Ottawa Community Housing to remove the garbage the contractor and the residents have dumped in Paul Landry Park. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by Christine Johnson, carried.
Motion: To request Bylaw Enforcement to take acton against those who have dumped flyers in Paul Landry Park. Moved by Peter Foulger, seconded by John Sankey, carried.
Peter Brimacombe: Liz Russell has done a tremendous job cleaning up McCarthy Road, Owl Park and Plante Drive. Sylva Baroody has organized the Optimist Junior Ottawa South which is a group of young people. They have cleaned up McCarthy Park and McCarthy Woods.

Request to post notices
Christine Johnson: She would like permission to post Help Needed Posters in the Community Centre. The help is needed to distribute the newsletter Hunt Club My Community.
John Sankey: Go ahead. Old notices are taken down after a month, so repost them as needed.

Next meeting: Monday June 2 at 19:00

Attendees:

• John Sankey President
• Peter Foulger Treasurer
• Marilyn Koch Temporary Secretary
• Christine Johnson
• Steve Long
• Issie Berish
• Kamal Ubhi Councillor McRae’s Assistant
• Glenn MacCrimmon
• Shirani Wijesekera
• Bernie Geiger
• José Cardoso Caisse Populaire Rideau-Vision d’Ottawa

There were no new memberships. The Agenda was circulated and several topics were requested to be addressed later in New Business.

John Sankey presented José Cardoso, future director of Caisse Populaire which is relocating a branch office to 700 Hunt Club Road. Mr. Cardoso anticipates they will be ready to move in this October. In answer to questions from Issie Berish, Mr. Cardoso indicated they will not have a drive-thru but will have 10 parking spots and 2 ATMs and a total of seven employees. His company also is active in community outreach activities and demonstrated with advertising support to our Community Newsletter. He was welcomed to our community by all those present.

Minutes of the March meeting were approved. Motion to accept moved by Bernie Geiger, seconded by Peter Foulger, and carried.

Business arising from the minutes involved follow up by Bernie Geiger re bus schedule reduction in the Hunt Club and his observation of a lack of announcements and publicity. A response from Maria McRae’s office indicated a reduction was made April 2012 when articulated buses were introduced to make up the difference in reduced timing of single buses. He was appreciative of getting a response to his inquiry from her office. Additional concern was expressed re what happens when Hurdman closes for construction of the LRT.

Councillor’s Report was presented by Kamal Ubhi. Clean-up and preparations have commenced for work on the Airport Parkway Pedestrian/Cycling Bridge. Cleaning the Capital campaign begins April 15-May 15, 2014. Speed boards are available on request.
Follow-up questions/comments:
Christine Johnson asked if there is no cycling lane, is there an automatic limit on car speeds. The response was 80 km per hr. is legal. If there is a cycling lane and a car is turning right, who has the right of way? John Sankey responded that cars must yield to bikers. Is it different if there is no cycle lane? No definite answer.
Issie Berish questioned if an informal pathway near the Fire Station used by Twyford residents could be formalized when a recent trench for a gas line was being refilled.
Paul Landry Park, Uplands Park, Hunt Club Creek and McCarthy Park are claimed for spring clean-up. Those in charge of McCarthy Park are not identified.
Issie Berish reported on Hunt Club : My Community March issue. Delivery has been impacted by the weather. March is not the best month because of weather and delivery people being away on vacation. Possibly it should be officially changed to April. Preparing packaging, drop-offs and then follow-up requires about eight and a half hours labour. More people and smaller routes might be better but more help is required . Christine Johnson confirmed the need for more involvement to sustain the Newsletter. Issie Berish suggested that a request for more help could be made in the Newsletter.

New Business:
John Sankey indicated that Westboro has a bike riding and safety program. Perhaps we could do something similar in our area. We would need a sponsor. Would the Councillor have an interest and support this?
Bernie Geiger expressed a long standing concern re safety and the McCarthy Road curve. He suggested a speed board be requested via our Councillor and that traffic calming devices such as speed bumps might slow down speeders. A fence damaged in previous accidents needs repair.
John Sankey and Peter Foulger are concerned that a beaver dam in the Hunt Club Creek was removed by an unknown source. They have contacted the Councillor and the NCC.
Christine Johnson reported that the Federation of Citizens’ Associations support s the initiative of the Ottawa Water Study/Action Group to urge the City of Ottawa to adopt a greener and more sustainable approach by phasing out the sale and use of bottled water in all city premises and at city events.
Christine Johnson also reported on the city response to her inquiries re reducing speed along Hunt Club Road from Cleopatra to Conroy Road to 60 km per hour. The reduction was not supported.

Next meeting is Monday, May 5, 2014, 7. p.m.