By In Attendance
- President – Stuart Sykes
- Vice President – Laurie Lyon
- Secretary – Klaus Kollenberg
- Grace Dimion – Treasurer
Absent
- Media Director – Paul Hobkirk
- Community Coordinator – Liz Allan
1) Call to order – Mr Sykes called the meeting to order at 7:30pm.
2) Motion to approve agenda – Laurie Lyon moved to approve agenda and was
seconded by seconded by Grace Dimion. Agenda was approved.
3) Treasurers update – reported by Grace Dimion:
- Financial Status – No change since AGM
- Donations – $170 received at AGM – down compared to previous year
- Ice Rink program
- email from city reduced funding
- only 25% plus insurance from $150
- we have surplus from past years to maintain level of activity
- Pay Pal documents need copies of charitable status – needs microfiche printer – hard to find one – Stuart to provide microfiche to Paul and contact Ontario Gov’t
4) AGM follow up – reported by Stuart Sykes
Welcome Wagon group
- Idea to purchase materials for gift package:
- Paul is ready to go and the cost is about $4 per cap have logo & website
- kick start with last 6 months’ arrivals
- use volunteers at large to or street reps -suggestion to ask realtor to help identify move ins
- include coupons in cups from local businesses
- Grace Dimion moved to commit $500 to purchase cups for new residents to community and was seconded by Laurie Lyon. Motion was carried
Laurentian
- Councillor Maria McRae collected resident concerns
- Smart Centres also collected concerns
- Discussion about traffic – Smart Centres will build quickly and city has 10-12 yr backlog of road projects – Under the law Smart Centres will have to address its entrances & exits and fix problems it creates at neighbouring intersections, but not pre-existing problems from before the development.
5) Other business – revamp message about donations & membership – make business cards with
logo & website & contact numbers
6) Adjournment – President adjourned the meeting at 2055.