Rockland
Neighbourhood Association: Minutes of the Board
Meeting of Board of Directors
February 9th, 2005
Directors Present: Linda Foubister, Dave Clark, Doris Schuh, Catherine
Spencer, Helmut Hissen, Giorgio Amarilli, Ethelyn McInnes-Rankin, Yule
Heibel.
Regrets: Janet Simpson, Brian Allen, Susan Bartol-Drinker, Henry
Phillips.
Meeting called to order at 19:38.
1. Agenda: Motion to accept: (CS/DC)
Carried
2. Minutes of January 12, 2005: Motion to
accept (CS/GA) Carried
HH corrected the information on the budget of the Victoria Police as a
share of all municipalities as he had related during his description of
his police car "ride-along".
3. Councillor’s Report: Chris Coleman
• Density Bonus Policy: Open House at 7:30 on March
2nd at City Hall.
• Property Tax Hike - 3.9% for new staff: police,
fire, planning.
• Dogs in Parks - 5 parks to open by March 2005;
Beacon Hill Heron Rookery area will be designated dog-free.
• From AGM – Motor Coaches on Rockland: CC will work
co-operatively with Tourism Victoria.
• 1711 Patley Place - Dumping damage on City-owned
boulevard to be restored to native shrubs.
• Tree Bylaw Revisions - To be presented at CALUC
meeting of Feb 15th.
• Cultural Capital of Canada - Victoria was
awarded up to $500,000 in matching funds for new cultural initiatives,
such as a neighbourhood artist in residence.
• Taxed boulevard maintenance - to be rationalized
across city.
• Crystal Meth forum – February 23 at 7:30 at
Esquimalt Rec. Centre, 527 Fraser
• Luminaria back on for 2005.
• Despard/Gonzales re-configuration is scheduled for
2005.
4. Correspondence:
- Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney
General of Canada response to RNA letter regarding sentencing severity
as property crime deterrent.
- Minutes – Victoria City Council
- The Cary Bulletin of the Friends of Government
House Gardens Society: notices of upcoming events, including plant sale
April 30th
- Craigdarroch Castle - coming events
- Hallmark Society Newsletter
- Traffic Safety and Cycling Improvement Project:
1100 to 1500 Fort Street and 1100 – 1500 Yates Street: Open House on
February 17, 4-7 pm, City Hall
- Density Bonus Policy Open House at City Hall Wed
March 2nd, 7:30
(CC left)
5. Committee Reports
Land Use - Brian Allen will chair.
• Committee members CS/GA/HH/YH/LF/SBD
• Next meeting after 1322 Rockland public meeting on
Feb 28th
Traffic and Safety - Henry Phillips will chair.
Garden - Janet Simpson will chair.
Environment & Graffiti -No chair yet.
C.A.N. - SBD will be Board representative.
Membership – Catherine Spencer will chair.
• Paid membership 118 of 256 on mailing list
Newsletter -HH will chair.
• Continue to use Fairfield Observer; extend the
Board's thanks to Mike Hannah for the layout work he did on the tabloid
news last year.
• Deadline Feb 28th.
Walking Tour - LF will chair.
• Distribution through Tourism Victoria requires
annual membership fee of $224; not approved.
Land Use Coordinating Committee -HH will be Board representative
Community Association Land Use Committee -HH will be representative
• Reviewed preliminary Draft of Planning Process; HH
noted suggestions and edits.
(EMR left at 21:40)
6. Public Meeting for 1322 Rockland development proposal:
• Thursday, February 24th, at 7:30 at the Truth
Centre.
• Hand-deliver flyers for a few block radius; post on
utility poles further away.
• Audio record the proceedings to back up secretary's
notes.
• Sign in; optional submission in writing to the Board
• No motions or votes to be held.
• LF will chair and introduce the facilitator.
• CS identified greeter and sign-in roles and
responsibilities.
• EMR, SBD will sign-in participants.
7. New Business:
Motion to elect signing officers - DS, CS, DC, LF. (GA/HH)
Carried
GA to host event Feb 17th @ 7pm to thank outgoing directors and
officers.
8. Date and time of next meeting
March 9, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. in the Government House
Volunteers’ Cottage.
9. Close of meeting -
Motion: To adjourn
Carried
Meeting closed at 22:35.