Rockland
Neighbourhood Association: Minutes of the Board
Meeting of Board of Directors
August 8th, 2007
Directors Present: Doreen Mueller, Janet Simpson, Dave Clark, John
Weaver, Steve Peace, John Edwards, Mitch Hammond (later)
Regrets: Henry Phillips
Absent: Wayne Poohachoff
Guest: Bea Holland
Observers: Catherine Spencer, Lois Johnson, 2 others
Summary of decisions and action items:
• ACTION – invite Keith Elwood to September Board
meeting
• ACTION – MH develop a 2-page digest of the LUC
Interim report
• ACTION - DM will draft invitation and send it out
to City
• ACTION - Request a pdf file of the 1322 Rockland
plan for use at the meeting
Meeting called to order at 19:05
1. Agenda: Motion
to accept (as amended): (DC/JW)
Carried
• Add Treasurer’s Report; update on Directors’
Liability Insurance; September 5th public meeting regarding proposed
development of 1322 Rockland.
2. Minutes of June 13th 2007
Motion to approve (DC/JW)
Carried
3. Minutes of July 11th 2007
Motion to approve (DM/SP)
Carried
4. Councilor’s report –
• No news.
• Discussion – With diversion of recyclables and
compostables, weekly garbage pick-up may no longer be required for
many. Propose that resources be shifted towards management of
compostables. Current hours of operation at Garbally Rd. facility, and
cost could be addressed.
5. Correspondence
• Mary Jones – Public Hearing on August 23rd re: Mt.
St. Angela development
Motion (JS/JW) To send out an email notice,
referring to City Website for additional details.
Carried
• City requesting more Walking Tour brochures (LF has
responded)
• Fairfield Community Association – requesting
species list for the Woodland Garden (JS has responded)
• Norman Clark – speeding on Rockland.
• new neighbors
o Kelly Price –.
o Diana Smith – Ecosol Consulting would like to
assist RNA
o Kate and Graham Brown
• Keith Elwood, of Glenlyon – Norfolk School would
like to address RNA board
ACTION – invite Keith Elwood to September Board meeting
• Proposal for subdivision of 1717 Gonzales was
withdrawn
6. Business Arising:
Directors’ Liability Insurance – City has approved expenditure –
Boorman’s will update the quote and submit an invoice to the City.
7. Treasurer’s Quarterly Report
Balances as of 30 June 2007
• General Account -
$7232.92
• Base Funding Account - $2411.15
• Garden Account -
$6211.99
• Walking Tour Account - $1501.22
8. New Business
September 5th meeting on development proposal for 1322 Rockland
• Anita Walker (City) is preparing notices
• LUC(zoning) met with the Developer and Architect –
some changes –
o One Royal Terrace quadplex replaces 2 triplexes
o One additional unit in each of the large new condo
buildings
• LUC Interim report calls for more analysis before
the next round of feedback.
Motion (DC/SP) To receive the LUC interim
report for information Carried
Discussion
• Request a pdf file of the plan for use at the
meeting, and permission for pre-meeting distribution of that plan
• Proposed agenda –
o Objectives and rules for the meeting
o Benchmark – what is currently allowed on the site
o 30 minute presentation by the developer’s team,
with 10 minutes for clarification of details
o ?LUC analysis
o Open discussion with developer’s team present.
• Make provision for written submission on 8.5 x 11
paper – drop-box
• Focus on the present proposal – not history
ACTION – MH develop a 2-page digest of the LUC Interim report that
presents the proposal in the context of the RNA Plan, and separately,
in the context of the August 2006 planning guidelines specific to 1322
Rockland development.
• Proposed flyer sent by post 1 week before the
meeting – 600 buildings – 1600 addresses for about $200.
• Meeting Roles –
o DM – chair
o Bob June – equipment (2 microphones, projector and
spare bulb; what developer equipment needs?)
o SP, SBD for sign-in at front desk
o DC as recorder
o JS as timekeeper
• Special invites to Mayor Lowe and Council with cc
to Penny Ballantyne and Deb Day
ACTION DM will draft an invitation and send it out
9. Close of meeting -
Motion: To adjourn (DC/SP)
Carried