S.A.R.A. Executive Meeting Minutes –
Present: Ron Braun, Ritvars Bregris, Louis Gris, Bill
Haines, Peter Keefe, Frances Labelle, Jean McMullan, Vicki Vancas, Sybil
Wilkinson
Regrets: Lynn Clay, George Dubauskas,
Marianne Fenner, Merle
Guests: Ian Caldwell,
Call
to order: Meeting began at
Louis
Gris chaired the meeting.
Approval
of Agenda:
A motion was made by Ron Braun and seconded by
Frances Labelle to approve the agenda. Carried
Acceptance
of previous minutes:
A motion was made by Jean McMullan and seconded by
Ron Braun to accept the minutes. Carried
Two
minutes were taken to reflect on the passing of Jamie Bell on
Louis Gris submitted his
report on membership as of
Single 11@ $10.00 = $118.00
Family 0 @ $12.00 = $ 0.00
Business 0 @ $14.00 = $ 0.00
Total 11 = $118.00
Paid memberships to date = 124
Monies forward to treasurer: $118.00
Since the treasurer was not in attendance at this time, Louis Gris will submit the monies to the treasurer at a later date.
A motion was made by Louise
Gris and seconded by Frances Labelle to accept the membership report of
There
was no treasurer’s report submitted.
There were no expenses submitted at this time.
Ron
Braun talked to David Miller regarding this matter and issues submitted to the
city solicitor.
PETRO
CAN - QUEENSWAY &
No
update at this time.
Peter
Keefe stated that there was a fire
No update at this time.
No
update at this time.
No
update at this time.
Frances
Labelle stated that the Ripley Area Ratepayers Group has filed an appeal. Issues include objection to the plans of the
site, change from commercial to residential, the density, building envelope,
parking standards, gross floor area increase of 8% (150 units), and the
fundamental changes to the by-law and zoning in blocks a,b,c,d and e. Also Reon does not want to do the second level
of parking. The OMB meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, October 3rd.
The
next Reon committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 30th
at
A request was made by Frances Labelle and Ron Bruan on behalf of the Ripley Area Residents Group to have SARA donate $250 for assistance with the Reon appeal process. It was noted that the cost of the appeal work is estimated at $5,000. It was noted that a lot of the work is being done on a pro-bono basis. A motion was made by Peter Keefe and seconded by Vicki Vancas to have SARA donate $250 to the Ripley Area Residents Group for work on the Reon appeal. Carried
Will continue to monitor.
Louis Gris stated that there is a meeting on Wednesday, September 18th
at 7pm at the Runnymede Library located on 145 Annette Street. The group is still fighting it. A point in question, is in the early summer
they received a permit for the boulevard patio, they did receive a permit for
the boulevard patio. This patio can
house 150 people, which is more that they can hold inside the building. A motion was made by Sybil Wilkinson and
seconded by Frances Labelle to have Louis Gris represent SARA at the September
18th meeting. Carried.
No update at this time.
No
update at this time.
RUNNEYMEDE
HOSPITAL
Frances
Labelle stated that an update will be going to the community council. There are asking for a change to have two
driveways.
Frances Labelle stated that the meeting was held on September 16th . Georgian Homes presented a new site plan, and stated that they would be putting in two levels of parking on bedrock. There are still issues with the structures and heights of the buildings.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 7th.
No update at this time.
Nothing
new at this time.
No
update as this time.
No update at this time.
Jean
McMullan stated that the next meeting is on Wednesday, September 18th. She also now receives a copy of the agenda
and minutes. Peter Keefe stated that the
Windego Way area needs to be dealt with regarding vandalism issues, and that
the park needs to continue to deal with assault issues.
No
update at this time.
No
update at this time.
No update at this time.
Louis
Gris stated the last management meeting dealt with finances and budget
concerns, and that the expansion has been delayed until the fall.
No
update at this time.
John
Meijer stated the the south end of Palisades will now be getting traffic
calming.
Louis Gris stated the next newsletter will be delayed.
The
next newsletter is being planned for this fall.
A
motion was made by John Meijer and seconded by Vicki Vancas to renew the SARA
domain name registration for a cost of $25 for the next year. Carried.
John
Meijer will submit the expense to the treasurer.
Vicki
Vancas is planning to hold a marketing meeting this fall.
Great party. Many thanks to
Victoria Masynk.
Vicki
Vancas will outline the agenda items that Jamie Bell worked on for the next
meeting to solicit new volunteers to take over these duties on behalf of
SARA. Once agreed upon Victoria Masynk
will write a letter to David Miller to inform him.
Vicki
Vancas received a letter of resignation from Lina Volpe. She is moving out of the area. Victoria Masnyk is to write a letter to Lina
thanking her for here work on SARA over the years.
Vicki
Vancas noted that there are four directors positions available on the board and
asked that we all look for new people.
No
new business.
A motion was made by Ritvars Bregris and seconded by Peter Keefe to
adjourn the meeting. Carried.
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.