Summary of decisions and action items:
• ACTION JW will invite the police to the AGM
• ACTION WP will follow up with the city on the
need for a traffic assessment re 1322 Rockland
• ACTION WP will submit article for the
newsletter
• ACTION MH will summarize the conference call
in an email to be sent to the membership with a suggestion that they
register their concerns to the city
• ACTION MH will draft a letter from the Board to the
city with our concerns re the Shell Station rezoning
• MOTION that the land-use committees be relieved
from the expectation of polled, recorded votes. MH/JW
Carried
• ACTION DM to look into implementing a conflict of
interest policy
through administration rather than a bylaw
• ACTION JS to write draft letter re 1020 Terrace
Meeting called to order at 19:10
1. Agenda: Motion to
accept as amended (JW/DM) Carried
New items
• 1322 Rockland (Doreen)
• Shell Station (Mitch)
• Polled Votes (Mitch)
2.Minutes of October 24th, 2007
Motion to approve (JW/WP)
Carried
3.Councilor’s Report
• Castle path
• 1322 Rockland
• Maureen on Police Board for 8 years – great to have
coming out to community
• Mayor’s task force report on homelessness
• Encourage response to downtown plan options and
above report on RNA website
4.Telephone and E-mail
• Block Watch request
• Suggestion re honouring Lt. Governor – already done
by City and Province, would set precedent
• 1346 Rockland – no rezoning permit
• Herb LeRoy re ballroom access
• Mike Hannah re Shell Station
5.Busineess Arising from Previous Meeting
• Invitation to police (board and officer) to AGM
ACTION JW will do this
• Traffic study re 1322 Rockland
ACTION WP will follow this up
• Home Depot contacted re our proposal not being
selected, and a request for sample of winning proposal – DM reports
request denied
• Newsletters
ACTION WP will submit article
• Discussion re low-level functioning of Board
➢ Need commitment from members to be in touch
➢ Set time limits on meetings
➢ Each director to chair a committee
➢ Restrict mandate of the Board
➢ Mention issue at AGM
➢ Interest peaks around development issues
➢ Nature of long-term issues
➢ Ally with other neighbourhood associations
6.New Business
• 1322 Rockland - Brian Sikstrom away till Nov.
19th, not yet on CoW agenda
• Shell Station
➢ Concerns re safety issues resulting from new
intersection and lack of opportunity for neighbourhood feedback
➢ Changes to proposal did not go to the Fernwood
Neighbourhood Association. Original letter of support was for
plan which was later discarded. No letter of support for unviewed
plan.
➢ After meeting of Nov. 13, Brad Dellebur agreed to
review
➢ Merging lanes to the east > crossovers likely
➢ Tour bus kiosk and city bus stop > compromise
visibility
➢ Vulnerability of tourists, middle school students,
church goers, elder care patients, and daycare children
➢ Conference call with Gord Cleeton planned for Nov.
16th.
➢ Has there been an increase in accidents since the
bike lane changes•
➢ Traffic issues are not part of the rezoning
process. Neighbours are not informed re traffic pattern
changes. Allison claims rezoning concerns property rather than
roads.
➢ Did anyone on the south side of Fort Street receive
notice of the rezoning application• Residents who are well within
100 metres of the site may not receive notification if two
neighbourhood associations are involved rather than one.
➢ Recourse•
ACTION
MH will summarize the conference call in an email to
be sent to the membership with a suggestion that they register their
concerns to the city
ACTION
MH will draft a letter from the Board to the city
with our concerns
(Bea Holland and Maureen Meikle left at 20:37)
• Polled Votes – discussion of conditions, use with
luc and/or board meetings
Motion that the land-use committees be relieved from the expectation of
polled, recorded votes. MH/JW
➢ Non-directors are not covered by liability insurance
➢ Need to retain clear distinction between roles of
luc and board
Carried
ACTION
DM to look into implementing a
conflict of interest policy
through administration rather
than a bylaw
7.Committee Reports
Land Use (zoning)
• 801 Langham Court – enclosed balconies >
non-conforming
• 1077 Verrinder
• 1020 Terrace
ACTION
JS to write draft letter
8.Close of meeting
Motion to adjourn (JW/DM)
Meeting adjourned at 21:18