Meeting
of the Board
of Directors
1401
Rockland Avenue
February
13th,
2013
Directors
Present:
Janet Simpson (JS), Bob June (BJ), Catherine Spencer (CS), Dave
Clark (DC),
David Hambleton (DH), Jane Wheatley (JW), Norman Clark (NC)
Guests:
Councillor
Ben Isitt (BI)
Regrets: John Edwards.
Summary of motions and actions:
Motion –
To
accept the financial report
Motion
– To
support the Central Middle School’s application for Greenways
funding.
Action –
(BJ)
contact Langham Court re: membership for 2013.
Action –
All
committees – think ahead to propose budget items for 2013
Action
– Assign
Post Box key to LUC chair
Meeting called to order at 19:12
Motion to
accept agenda
(JW/DC)
Carried
unanimously
Motion to
accept minutes (DC/DH)
Carried
unanimously
·
Question – Traffic
Priorities? Desirable to have
coordination across Community Associations in the eventual
submissions to
develop infrastructure priorities. Use the AGM to generate
discussion and
recruit committee members. There is not yet a call for projects,
but the
Neighbourhood can get ahead of the curve. (Barbara Davidson is
part of the
inactive committee).
·
Linked to updating the
cycling master plan, Greenways.
·
JS met with Thomas Munson –
sites for potential
parkland. Michael Neat – wants to covenant or park land. City has
a fund to
acquire or improve land, focused now on land adjacent to the
bridge.
·
May 14th Harbour
Authority Board is
meeting re: bylaws relating to recommendation vs direct
appointment for
representatives.
·
DH - LUC received
documentation (staff report
and Council proposals for zoning bylaw changes. LUC met January 17th
2013 with planner Helen Cain, but there is inadequate opportunity
for Community
input. At some point there will be recommendations from staff to
council
regarding bylaw changes. There was a list of groups to be
consulted, but it
didn’t include CA/NA. BI will request that community input is
considered before
decisions are made.
AGM Planning
·
ACTION Send invitations to
Friends of Government
House, Police Board representative.
·
From last year’s feedback,
the booklet should be
available a week early. Deadline for submissions (reports,
biographies) is
February 14th for the digital distribution, and
February 18 for the
final printed version.
·
JE cannot run for the RNA
board in 2013 due to
two boards having the same meeting schedule. – We need to get the
supply of
Walking Tour brochures.
·
Coffee and refreshments at
the break, not at
arrival.
·
6:45 doors open to set up
membership table and
displays.
·
BJ get
microphone and display tables
·
John Tupper will speak to
planned renovations at
the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria before Danda’s talk.
·
Use Maps for feedback – the
new zoning maps and
post-it notes for comments on traffic, greenways
Memberships in Rockland Cultural Organizations
·
Langham
Court Theatre
not a member in
recent years, but had a membership in 2006 and 2007.
·
ACTION BJ will explore potential membership and
benefits.
Financial Report
·
Need signatures of 3
directors to release the
draft . Monday for signed version.
·
Member Services:
Administration includes $750
for insurance. ACTION pull insurance cost into a separate line
item.
·
Motion to accept
financial report as amended
(JW/DC)
Carried
unanimously
Land Use
·
Received information
package for 1745 Rockland.
Meeting with proponents at the March 6th LUC meeting.
·
Notes from meeting on
January 17th
with our liaison, Helen Cain – follow up on the 3 items that HC
was going to
look into.
·
1082 Richmond at Oak Bay.
PLUSC (Planning Land
Use Standing Committee) date has not yet been posted.
·
ACTION For timely response
to information
packages, propose to give the LUC chair a key to the RNA post
office box.
Traffic – (NC)
·
Meeting (Feb 14th
7 pm at St.
Matthias Church) with residents on Warren Gardens. Present
analysis of traffic
survey and discuss recommendations
·
Pace Car program in
Saanich, organized by Safe
Kids Canada. In the form of a pledge, “Pace Car” sticker, sign up
sheets.
·
Question (DH): If Warren
Gardens gets some
traffic calming, what about deflected pressure onto nearby
streets. Ans:
planners are aware of this and are taking it into consideration.
·
Question (JW) Invites only
out to Warren Gardens
residents. Could we send out a message on the listserve?
Social
·
Neighbourhood Social -
Jerymy Brownridge proposes
Friday, July 5th or 26th .
Membership –
·
Welcoming Committee – 2
visits this month
·
63 members for 2013 thus
far.
·
Greenways
project with Central Middle School
o DC
met
with Kathie Cross (Central) and Shelly Brown (City Parks).
o Initial
thoughts
are restricting traffic the parking lot between school and playing
field, moving the current parking to under-used pavement to the
north, east and
south of the main building.
o Signage
linking
greenway - Clover Point to south and Fernwood Centre to the north.
o Possible
collaboration
with Rockland Woodland Garden
o Brainstorm
what
could Moss Street, Rockland be like as greenways
·
Motion (DC, BJ)
That the RNA support the Greenways funding proposal and
work with the
proponents to determine appropriate involvement, and help develop
signage links
to the Moss Street section of the Greenway. Carried unanimously