S.A.R.A. Executive Meeting Minutes – February 18, 2003
Present: Ron Braun, Marianne Fenner, Merle Hudson,
Peter Keefe, Frances Labelle, John Meijer, Joan Oreto, Victoria Masnyk, Bill
Roberts, Vicki Vancas
Regrets: Ritvars Bregzis, George
Dubauskas, Ian Caldwell, Lynn Clay, Louis Gris, Bill Haines, Jean McMullan,
Sybil Wilkinson
Guests: Sonja Miokovic, 10 Durie
Street, Toronto Tel: 416-769-0915
Call
to order: Meeting began at 7:35
p.m. at the Swansea Town Hall.
Approval
of Agenda:
A motion was made by Bill Roberts and seconded by
Marianne Fenner to approve the agenda as amended. Carried
Acceptance
of previous minutes: January 21, 2003
A motion was made by Ron Braun and seconded by
Frances Labelle to accept the minutes as amended. Carried
In Louis Gris’s absence, Joan
Oreto reported that there were 10 single, and 12 family memberships, for a
total of 35 members for a revenue total of $410.00. A motion was by Joan Oreto and seconded by Bill Roberts to accept
the membership report of February 2003.
Carried
Joan Oreto submitted the
treasurer’s report as of February 18, 2003.
A
motion was made by Joan Oreto and
seconded by John Meijer to accept the February 18, 2003 treasurer’s
reports. Carried.
Expenses:
$7.00 Victoria
Masnyk parking
$188.00 STH photocopies for the year
(qty 3,514)
A motion was made by Joan Oreto and seconded by Bill Roberts to approve
the expenses as submitted. Carried
A motion was made by Bill Roberts and seconded by Joan Oreto to have
Joan Oreto investigate the invoice and number of copies made at the Swansea
Town Hall photocopier with SARA’s code; and that Joan Oreto is to contact the
Swansea Town Hall and have the code changed for SARA. Carried Joan will
then contact the board members with the new code to be used.
It was noted that the Executive and Board of SARA should record the
date, quantity and purpose of the copies and provide that information to the
Treasurer.
It was also noted that the Executive and Board of SARA are to ensure
they push the “power down” button when they are finished copying to ensure that
there are no further charges to SARA, and so that no one else can use SARA’s
code to photocopy.
Bill Roberts reported that CORRA is going forward with their appeal regarding
the Official Plan.
No
update at this time.
A
letter will be sent to members if a newsletter is not ready in time to be sent
out before the AGM.
Marianne
Fenner received an invitation to a site visit regarding the humber cycling and
pedestrian trail being held February 118th, the day after she sent
her letter. There will be another site
visit in April or May and SARA will be invited to attend. Marianne is to do a her own site visit prior
to the planned site visit to deal with issues i.e. handrails. A motion was made by Bill Roberts and
seconded by Frances Labelle to have Marianne Fenner respond to the letter by
March 21st regarding the site visit. A copy of the letter should be sent to David Miller, Bill Roberts
and Frances Labelle. Carried
Ron
Braun wrote a letter to the City Solicitor on behalf of RARG to state that they
would start legal action if the City did not enforce the by-law. He reported back that the Solicitor stated
that Petro Canada pleaded guilty, and that the station will close by 11:00 p.m.
Ron
Braun met with Mr. Lord who chairs the Humber Bay Shores Condominium
Association. A motion was made by
Marianne Fenner and seconded by Frances Labelle to have Ron Braun be the
official SARA representative for this association. Carried.
Frances Labelle suggested that the traffic report done by this
committee to be forwarded to the Gardiner Lakeshore Task Force. Ron Braun to follow up.
1947/1997
BLOOR STREET WEST – CONTEXT DEVELOPMENT
Peter
Keefe reported that this project is behind schedule. He reported that there are still issues with the form, pillons
and cracked foundation.
Victoria
Masynk received a letter from Heritage Toronto and the Humber York Community
Council to state that SARA should deal with the Preservation Panel (Ms Mary
Louise Ashbourse). Frances Labelle
received an e-mail response from Michael Booth at David Millers’s office to
have SARA ask Peter Zimmerman for more information. A motion was made by Marianne Fenner and seconded by Joan Oreto
to have Frances Labelle write a letter to David Miller to ask that he follow
protocol and that David Miller get the information from Peter Zimmerman. Carried.
Frances
Labelle reported that Reon will soon be looking at the development of the west
site of this site.
Continue
to monitor.
No
update at this time.
Frances
Labelle stated that there was no update at this time regarding street names.
Frances Labelle stated that an appeal have been filed with the OMB and York Humber Community Council. A pre-hearing date has yet to be set. It was noted that a traffic study has yet to be completed. A public meeting will be held on March 18th from 7:30 p.m. at Swansea Town Hall.
Victoria
Masynk received a letter of response from David Miller. Frances Labelle stated that a preliminary
report from community council stated that the city had concerns regarding this
project: 5.4 density, 18 and 24 storey
towers. It would be going back to
community council on February 20th.
Victoria Masnyk still has not received a letter from David Miller
regarding development and tourism development by the lake. A motion was made by Frances Labelle and
seconded by Joan Oreto that Victoria Masnyk write a letter to David Miller
discussing SARA’s concerns. Carried. Frances Labelle is writing a letter on
behalf of RARG to the community council re area to be notified for public
meeting.
Victoria Masynk is still waiting for a response from City regarding
water and sewage. Peter Keefe reported
that the Humber, High Park and Swansea area have been sited for west nile virus
issues because of the local areas of standing water in this area. A motion was made by Frances Labelle and
seconded by Merle Hudson to have Peter Keefe write a letter to the city’s
Medial Officer of Heath re this virus, issues in the local areas, and the
treatment plant. He would also ask for
someone from the City’s Health Department to attend the next SARA board meeting
to discuss this matter. Carried.
Frances Labelle stated that there were two issues in the area: 1) 274 Ellis Avenue, alterations around the
garage, 2 stores addition, and around the garage with a total of doubling the
overall size of the building from its current state, 2) 21 Brule Gardens,
alterations to doubling the size of the house.
Regarding Ellis Avenue, John Meijer to contact Lois Gris to find out if
there are any members in the immediate area and contact them to this
alteration. If there is a concern,
Merle Hudson will attend the meeting on February 28th at 2 p.m. to
address concerns.
Lois Gris is to provide Vicki Vancas with a list of SARA members so
that she can do a map on where the residents live in the area, so that when
issues come up they can be contacted.
HUMBER YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Merle Hudson reported that there were no further updates. Frances Labelle wrote a letter to David Miller to ask that the Swansea Historical Society as well as SARA be involved in the street name selection process.
Frances Labelle attended the last meeting, and reported that there was
a very brief report on the humber cycle/pedestrian trail, there are concerns
the number of development applications around the waterfront will dictate what
happens to the gardner, not planning and there are still many traffic/transit
issues to be resolved..
TORONTO
OFFICIAL PLAN
Victoria Masynk will be writing on behalf of SARA dealing with
Swansea’s concerns . This letter will
be similar to the letter that Frances Labelle is writing on behalf of RARG.
No
update at this time.
Victoria
Masynk wrote a letter to the City Clerk giving three good reasons for keeping
the library.
No
update at this time.
Merle
Hudson stated that the Funfest would be held on Sunday, February 23rd.
No
update at this time.
No update at this time.
No
update at this time.
PETRO
CAN - QUEENSWAY & SOUTHPORT
No
update at this time.
No update at this time.
No update at this time.
RUNNEYMEDE
HOSPITAL
No
update at this time.
A motion was made by Frances Labelle and seconded by John Meijer that
Marianne Fenner become the new liaison for the Swansea Public School, and that
Merle Hudson would be the backup. Carried.
MARKETING
A motion was made by Marianne Fenner and seconded by Frances Labelle
that the Marketing and Fundraising committees be merged. Carried.
The
debate is scheduled for October 15th. All candidates will be asked to attend.
If
a provincial election is called, SARA will host an MPP candidate’s election
debate.
Victoria
Masynk will send a letter to confirm topics of discussion by Inspector Brody.
Vicki
Vancas has invitation letters to David Miller, Gerard Kennedy and Sarmite
Bulte.
Vicki
Vancas will send a notice to the Villager and Gleaner for their community
notice board.
Victoria
Masnyk will confirm with Dick Wilken if he will assist with the election
process. A backup will also be lined
up.
Peter
Keefe has agreed to be the Nominations Chair to recruit new board members.
A
committee chair and secretary is still required for the AGM.
A motion was made by Frances Labelle and seconded by Merle Hudson to
adjourn the meeting. Carried.
The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.