Rockland
Neighbourhood Association: Minutes of the Board
Meeting of the Board of Directors
December 9th, 2009
Directors Present: Janet Simpson, Dave Clark, John Weaver, Doreen Mueller, Bob June, Lois Johnson, Catherine Spencer
Regrets: Tony Wade, John Edwards, Chris Coleman
Summary of Motions and Action items
ACTION: post the reply we received regarding amalgamation of Police Forces on the RNA Webpage.
MOTION: to send the report of public meeting regarding rezoning of 1660 Richmond to City Planning staff.
ACTION: If bylaws are being revised, seek clarification of the intent and language regarding connected buildings.
MOTION: Raise annual membership fees for 2011 to $15 per person.
MOTION: Increase annual membership remittance for Craigdarroch Castle Society to $125.
Meeting called to order at 19:00
1. Agenda
Motion (DM/DC) to accept agenda as amended Carried
Delete presentation on Johnson Street Bridge.
2. Minutes of November11th, 2009
Motion (DC/JW) to accept minutes as amended Carried
Date of presentation on Johnson Street Bridge was November 3rd, not 2nd.
3. Business arising from the minutes
ACTION: Yule Heibel will write up a message regarding the alternative
approach counterpetition, including a web address, for distribution to
the Rockland listserve.
4. Councillor’s report:
• Full Councilor’s report distributed to the email distribution list.
• Recent Rockland events included the Olympic Torch
Relay, and the visit by His Royal Highness Prince Charles and the
Duchess of Cornwall.
• Brief water outage was caused by a broken gasket in recently refurbished water lines.
• Clarification regarding the variances requested for
1082 Richardson. Process included a staff report, subsequent
consideration by the Planning and Land Use standing committee, and
eventual discussion by Council, during which the process was discussed,
not the variances.
5. Communications received
The reply from the Solicitor General regarding amalgamation of Police
Forces was on the Police Board agenda, but was lumped in with 7 other
letters.
ACTION: post the reply we received on the RNA Webpage.
6. Committee Reports
Land Use (zoning)
Motion (DM/LJ) to send the revised draft of the report of the community
meeting regarding rezoning of 1660 Richardson to City Planning
Department, with a copy to the applicant.
Carried
Joan Crescent development proposes to build two semi-detached homes –
at issue is the previous use of City property to achieve the required
frontage for subdivision.
ACTION: If zoning bylaws are revised, consider seeking clarification of
the intent and language regarding connected buildings – the use of
arbours, breezeways.
Communications
Printed hard copies of the newsletter for delivery to RNA members without email access.
Membership – Welcome packages required for 707
Moss, 1290 Richardson, 940 Royal Terrace and new residents on Manor
Road and on St. Francis Wood.
Land Use (strategy)
Needle Exchange group disbanded – last meeting was December 8th. Churches may initiate a new group.
The Princess Street site was evaluated by City Police, and fell short
on fencing, sidewalks, lighting and proximity to concentrations of
criminal activity.
7. New Business
• Annual General Meeting
1. Proposed dates – February 10th (or 9th, or 11th) depending on availability of Grace Lutheran. (BJ)
2. Nominating Committee – potential candidates - Don Hamilton, Lloyd Ollila, Kathryn LeSueur, Mitch Hammond.
3. Flyer – front page: notice of AGM and nomination procedure; back page: proposed bylaw changes.
4. Pull together the Annual Report, including each
committee report, statement for each nominee for the 2010 Board. (DC)
5. Improvements proposed after last year’s meeting –
invite Rockland-based attractions to submit a brief report relating
directly to Rockland, to be included in the meeting package.
6. As the Police reports dominated last year’s meeting, restrict to a few minutes this year.
7. Guest Speaker suggestions – Urban Forest;
Sustainability Coordinator for the City. 15 minute presentation, 5
minutes for questions.
8. Invitations to Police Board, Art Gallery,
Craigdarroch Castle, Government House, councilors, mayor, city staff
(BJ, DC)
9. Refreshments (BJ)
10. Suggest Bylaw revisions (CS, JJ, JS)
• Revisit request for additional compensation for legal opinion
Motion (DM/BJ) to pay an additional $500 to Mulrooney. Vote tied (3 for, 3 against) – revisit this issue in January.
• Review annual membership fee
Motion (DM/BJ) raise annual membership fee from $10 per person to $15
per person. Carried (4 for, 3
against)
Discussion: Objective is to accrue more funds for analysis of the
impact of City land use policies and procedures. On the other hand we
have a large balance of uncommitted funds that should be constructively
expended.
This would be implemented for the 2011 fiscal year.
• Review the amount we pay for membership in Craigdarroch Castle Society.
Motion (JW/DC) to increase the amount we pay for annual membership fee to $125. Carried
8. Close of meeting –
Motion to adjourn at 20:50 Carried