Minutes of Meeting 4 January 1999

Attendees:

Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart submitted a report.

Request to delay HC Neighborhood Plan study: Peter Foulger sent a letter to the Region asking that consideration of the Hunt Club Neighborhood Study be delayed until we have a new City of Ottawa councillor to replace Karin Howard and until the transportation issues could be resolved. The region said that consideration would be delayed until after February 1999. Steve Lion of the Region wrote that the 1500 new housing units proposed east of Riverside Drive would have serious implications for traffic on Riverside Drive. His reservations are noticeably absent from the NCC report "Southern Corridor Transportation Planning, October 1998". For more information, contact Peter Foulger.

Changing OC Transpo bus routes: Nancy Seaby went to the OC Transpo meetings that looks at bus routes. Route 41 will be kept. OC Transpo wants to run buses on Colonel By. There will be a public meeting on January 13 at the Jim Durrell Arena to review bus routes. For more information, contact Nancy Seaby.

HCCO election of officers: Officers were elected as above. For more information, call Fred McLennan.

Share auditing costs with SEOCA: Anne Brandel will look at the possibility that the Hunt Club Community Organization and the South East Ottawa Community Association could use the same firm to reduce the costs of auditing their accounts. On the subject of the proposed housing development, Anne will approach our schools to have the children write on the development. For more information, contact Anne Brandel.

Karin Howard's resignation question: Shelley Parlow asked when Karin Howard will resign , answer was by March 1999, Karin's motion to Ottawa City Council for a special levy was rejected. Shelley looked at how the NCC orginally acquired the Southern Corridor, she looked at the deeds, dates and costs of each parcel. For more information, contact Shelley Parlow.

New gas bar on Hunt Club Rd. Fred McLennan reported that Sunoco wants to build a gas bar at 700 Hunt Club Road. For more information, call Fred McLennan.

Next meeting: Mon 1 Feb 1999 at 7:30pm