By In Attendance
Acting President – Liz Allen
Vice President / Treasurer – Laurie Lyon
Secretary – Klaus Kollenberg
Director – Merriel Petry
Central Park Recreation Team (CPRT) Captain – Bruce Radburn
1) Call to order – Ms Allen called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm.
2) Motion to approve agenda – Klaus Kollenberg moved to approve agenda and
was seconded by seconded by Merriel Petry. Agenda was approved.
3) Motion to approve the minutes from last meeting – As Secretary was absent
from the last meeting no minutes were taken. A recap of that meeting was provided
by President as follows:
- A rep from Councillor Maria McRae’s office was in attendance and presented her report.
- an update was given on the planning committee presentation for the Laurentian High School (LHS) Site
- The LHS re-zoning approval process was reviewed
- Details about the planning of the AGM in Nov were discussed
4) Councillor McRae’s Report – The President brought forward the highlights of
the report a copy of which is attached.
5) Treasurers update – No activity since the last report.
6) Update on Laurentian Site Development
- See information in Maria’s report.
- On the site plan the vines and foliage have been removed at the corner.
- The walk way near Scouts Canada has been temporarily closed for safety. The reality is that it is private property and there is no right of way and the developer must protect itself during the building and demolition. From Maria’s report we are reminded that part of the approval conditions for the zoning change is public consultations on the site plan.
7) Planning for the AGM – The date chosen was 25 November 2009 to
accommodate availability of board members. It was decided that the agenda would include these items: Minutes from previous AGM, Financials, President Report,
Constitutional amendments, Councillor’s Report, Sports and Recreation Director, OC
Transpo transportation – routing decisions, and Clubs. It was decided that coffee
and light refreshments would be provided. Laurie moved that Merriel be authorized
up to $100 to provide the refreshments. Merriel agreed to reserve the meeting room.
Lori would post a notice of the AGM in the newspaper and email Paul to ask about
the projector.
8) Parking on Central Park Drive – It was pointed out that the issue can only be
dealt with by the residents affected through a petition that has the support of 80% of
the residents on the street. The Board decided it was not in its purview to take the
lead on it but would support residents if they decided to pursue it. The city will be
posting a sign in the park’s parking lot stating it was for park users only.
9) Other Business – Bruce pointed out that it is important not to dwell on the
negatives. The employees in the Skyline complex have made a positive contribution
to the community with a donation of funds to help pay for the soccer nets. He also
stated that there is a job opening for a recreation organizer in the facility. He also
proposed that the Ice rink grant be used to pay for snow clearing from the rink. Klaus
moved that the Contract with Exterior Solutions be renewed. It was seconded by
Merriel. The motion was approved.
10) Next Meeting – the next Board Meeting will be held 20 January 2010 in the
same location.
11) Adjournment – Acting President adjourned the meeting at 8:19 pm.