OSCA Board Meeting Minutes DRAFT
Tuesday, January 17 , 2012
In Attendance: Steve Mennill, Deirdre McQuillan, Michael Jenkin, Anna Sundin, Brendan McCoy, Lisa Drouillard, Greg Strahl, Kendall McQueen, Michaela Tokarski, Mike Lascelles,
Absent: Gwen Gall, Isla Jordan, David Law, Milicia Naumann, Graham Deline, Greg Zador, Valerie MacIntosh,
Guests: David Chernushenko, Lori Waller, Rena Saikaley,
Don Thom, Beverley Wright, David McNicoll, Janice Dowling,
Agenda
- Approval of Agenda, Minutes of September 2011 and December 13, 2011 board meeting
- President’s Report
- Councillor Chernushenko’s Report
- Vandalism in Windsor Park
- Wish List to Councillor Chernushenko for Park expenditures 2012
- Community Garden motion
- Surplus on OSCA Special Events
- OSCA Strategic Plan
- 337 Sunnyside
- Committee reports
- Other business and adjournment
- Approval of Agenda and Minutes
MOTION:
Proposed by Greg Strahl and seconded by Brendan McCoy that the agenda be adopted
Motion carried
MOTION on September 2011 minutes:
Proposed by Lisa Drouillard and seconded by Brendan McCoy that the minutes of the September 2011 Board meeting be adopted
Motion carried
MOTION on November 2011 minutes:
Proposed by Steve Mennill and seconded by Mike Lascelles that the December 2011OSCA Board minutes be approved
Motion Carried
- President’s Report
Partnership Agreement with the City – no word from Leo Morissette from the City. Michael spoke with the president of Greenboro Community Association who told him that very little has changed since they signed their agreement with the City.
Executive Director Job Search – closing date is January 31 at which time the hiring committee will have a look at all applications.
OSCAR Editor – Mary Anne Thompson is resigning as editor after the July paper is published.
MOTION: proposed by Mike Lascelles and seconded by Lisa Drouillard that the board thanks Mary AnneThompson for all her work over the years in bringing the OSCAR up to today’s newspaper.
Motion Carried
A search committee will be set up at the February board meeting. Michael will draft a terms of reference for the search committee. In order to allow time to train the successful candidate the selection process should be completed by May.
- Councillor Chernushenko’s Report
David thanked Mary Anne for her hard work on the OSCAR.
Community Garden – the latest meeting went well and David has written a letter of support.
West Coast Video – owners are now reinforcing the building.
Infill – report on design guidelines will be coming forward from City planning staff in a few months.
Cash in lieu of Parkland – OOS spent a major share of last year’s available money on the water play feature in Brewer Park so there will only be a little money for OOS this year. It was agreed that the board would revisit this item at its next meeting to outline any further suggestion for this year and priorities for future years.
Decision Items
- Vandalism in Windsor Park
Rena Saikaley spoke to the problems on her property at 551 Riverdale. There is alcohol and drug abuse and fighting going on. Some of the perpetrators who are teenagers live at 507 Riverdale a City of Ottawa owned apartment building.. A number of neighbours attended the meeting and spoke of the ongoing problems. The police have been called on many occasions but no arrests were made. David Chernushenko agreed to look into what can be done to improve the situation. He will meet with the residents and a safety officer.
- Wish List to Councillor Chernushenko for Park Expenditures 2012
Benches along the river in Brewer Park and money put aside for improvements to Windsor Shack were 2 suggestions.
- Community Garden
Lori Waller told the meeting that a site between Brewer Pool and Westboro Academy is being considered for an organic community garden. There are 35 people who want to be involved. The City has given preliminary approval to explore further but the group needs final approval from the City.
MOTION: proposed by Mike Lascelles and seconded by Greg Strahl that OSCA supports Lori Waller’s proposal for a community garden at Brewer Park because it makes environmental and nutritional sense, reflects her considerable efforts to enlist community support, promotes a more sustainable neighbourhood and fosters community involvement.
Motion Carried
Michael Jenkin will provide a letter from OSCA incorporating the above motion which the group can use to apply for grants etc.
7. Surplus on OSCA’s events
Deferred to the February board meeting.
7A. Digital Signage
Brian Tansy will attend a consultation on digital signage in the City.
MOTION: proposed by Brendan McCoy and seconded by Lisa Drouilllard that OSCA wants restrictions on digital signage to control its negative impact on residents.
Motion Carried
Information Items
- OSCA Strategic Plan
Deferred to February when Lisa Drouillard will bring the task list.
- 337 Sunnyside Avenue
The new proposal for this site is for a 3 storey, 6 condominium apartment building with underground parking with the entrance on Sunnyside and a rooftop patio. OSCA said iti would not object if the rooftop patio was removed and existing setback were observed.
Neighbours Dave McNicoll and Janice Dowling said they objected to the upzoning from R3 to R4 which would set a precedent for the neighbourhood. This proposal goes to Planning Committee in late February.
- Committee Reports
Special Events - Lisa asked for volunteers for the February 5 Winter Carnival.
Concert Series – Tracy Arnett is sponsoring travel costs for the first concert. A poster will be available shortly.
Lisa would like to have 3 or 4 board members on the Special Events committee.
OSCAR – deadline is January 20
Programs – Registration for most programs is great. Cardio Room needs more members.
Finance – Steve will bring the budget for 2012 to the February board meeting after meeting with staff to recategorize revenues and expenses. The review engagement has begun.
OSWATCH:
OSWATCH is asking for a budget of $5,000 for 2012 – to be discussed in February.
315 Riverdale – developer may go to the OMB after proposal was turned down by the City
34 Brighton – proposal is for 2 semi detached houses
Colonel By Drive – city considering heritage status or downzoning for the area
Sunnyside Traffic Study – will be available soon.
Havana Night fundraiser for Friends of Lansdowne – Saturday January 28 at the Firehall.
ECOS -
FCA - Isla went to last meeting and is trying to have the next one at the Firehall.
Website – The Board agreed that we need to establish editorial policies for managing content posted on the site and more generally a governance structure for the committee. Anna and Brendan agreed after the meeting to follow up with Web Committee members around the website.
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- Other business and Adjournment
MOTION: proposed by Michaela Tokarski and seconded by Lisa Drouillard that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion carried
The meeting ended at 10:15 pm