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Approved Minutes December 14, 2023
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Approved MINUTES

Monthly Board Meeting

December 14, 2023 7:00pm

Online via Zoom

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Attendees: Sue, David, Ian, Jim, Larry

Absent: Tanya, Jennifer, Don, Joan, Michael

Observers: Ken Winges

1.

Preliminaries

  • Agenda - Approved with deferral of Bylaw and Business Sponsorship campaign items to January meeting
  • November Minutes - Approved with minor modifications re:429 Ancaster
  • Conflict of Interest declaration - David indicated that he would recuse himself on matters related to 429 Ancaster as he, in his role as an Ancaster resident, wants to support the development at the Ontario Land Tribunal hearing.
  • Introduction of Observers - Ken Winges introduced himself as a former board member who remains interested in the work of the WCA

2.

President’s Update - Sue Milburn-Hopwood

  • Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan Meeting at La Maison de francophonie on Dec. 12, 2023 - New information obtained during the open house included:
  • Affordable housing site south of Community Garden - Discussions underway between NCC and City of Ottawa about size of site - site could be extended as much as 220 metres north of Carling leaving little green space south of garden.
  • Future Sidewalks in Woodpark along Lawn, Woodland and Edgeworth where shown on maps displayed by the City
  • Queensview Bus Barn land proposed for a future community facility
  • City Budget included funding for
  • Sidewalks in Queensway Terrace North
  • Design work for a new Frank Ryan Park fieldhouse
  • Projects at Britannia Park
  • Challenge for WCA is to get money in future budgets focused on needs in Woodpark.
  • Woodroffe Park Fieldhouse
  • Carlingwood Community Association will be preparing material to start lobbying for funding the construction of a new field house. They will involve the WCA in the lobbying effort.

3.

Committee Reports:

Events:

  • Holiday Giving Tree Update - Sue
  • Goal of collecting gifts for 184 seniors/long term care residents obtained again
  • Social media will be used to thank the community and sponsors
  • Welcome to Woodpark - David
  • David is creating a postcard
  • Need a way to identify new residents

Internal Services:(David)

  • December Newsletter - Published already,  moving forward, will try to publish newsletter quarterly
  • Website -  Reorganization underway to give greater profile to issues covered by blog posts
  • Director Consent form - Form has been finalized, signatures required
  • Membership campaign - Needed soon after new By-laws approved - Sue volunteered to create sign-up messages and indicated that we will need a phased strategy to get residents to sign up. A discussion ensued on options.

Sustainability (Sue):

  • Planning for possible group buy of trees underway

Infrastructure and Development (Ian):

  • Parking Survey update
  • Don to do a  neighbourhood walk to identify in place park restrictions
  • David created a online survey for residents and presented a preliminary analysis of the responses, Lawn and Woodland identified as problem areas
  • 429 Ancaster Ontario Land Tribunal approach
  • Agreed to consult the community on our planned approach which will focus on our concerns regarding infrastructure

4.

Next meeting(s) –

  • Tuesday Jan 16, 2024  7 pm  at Loen Design - Board Meeting
  • Agenda items to include By-law vote
  • Thursday Jan 18, 2024 7 pm at Lady of Fatima School - Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan Meeting for Woodpark residents