Rockland
Neighbourhood Association: Minutes of the Board
ROCKLAND NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION
Meeting of the Board of Directors
April 13th , 2011
Directors Present: Janet Simpson (JS), Bob June (BJ), Dave Clark (DC), John Caldwell (JC), John Edwards (JE),
Bill Brooks (BB)
Absent: Jane Wheatley (JW), David Hambleton (DH)
Guest – Councillor Geoff Young
Summary of motions and actions:
Motion – to appoint John Caldwell as Treasurer
Meeting called to order at 19:02
1. Agenda
Motion to accept agenda as amended
(DC/BJ) Carried
unanimously
Add to new business – potential new board member, Mark Litwin.
2. Minutes of March 12th, 2011
Motion to accept minutes (BJ/JE) Carried unanimously
3. Minutes of Annual General Meeting, February 9th, 2011
Motion to post on web page as draft (BJ/JE) Carried unanimously
4. Councillor’s Report
1. Amended R1 and R2 zoning coming forward to council
tomorrow. Question (BB) Design panel is proposed for attached
dwellings, why not for the entire neighbourhood, as is the case for
Broadmead and Uplands?
2. Discussion around draft OCP. Local area plans will
first occur at “Stadacona Village” and the Fort Street corridor. Map 1
depicts Stadacona as a large urban village (error?). Heritage buildings
are preserved through the designation process, but not by dictating the
form of new neighbouring buildings.
(Geoff Young left the meeting)
5. Business Arising
1. Appointment of Treasurer.
Motion to appoint John Caldwell as Treasurer (DC/JS) Carried unanimously
2. Review of draft OCP
Motion (DC/BJ) that the RN Board approve of the Vision, Values and Goals as stated in the draft OCP.
Discussion wait until discussion with Kristina Bouris, May 11th .
Motion (BB/JE) to table (for BB, JC, BJ, JE; against DC abstain JS) Carried
3. Discussion sections of OCP reviewed by BJ and DC.
(Agenda amended, due to length of preceding discussion)
6. Communications
1. 3 free tickets to the heritage awards May 3rd at St. Ann’s. Who on the board will attend? (JS …)
7. Committee Reports
1. Communications –
1. Newsletter – deadlines next issue – May 15th (July 15th, September 15th)
2. Information on directors’-only web site was updated
2. Membership and Welcome –
1. Membership – 123 current members. List of those who have not renewed was circulated.
2. Welcome - updated membership form developed for the website.
3. Social – Request a Letter of Interest to Jerymy
Brownridge asking that Lt. Gov to host a wine and cheese on July 27th.
4. Police Meeting – Catherine Spencer is our representative