KEY ISSUES
DISCUSSED AT 2 OCT 2000 MEETING

ATTENDEES

• Fred MacLennan, President
• Art Miskew, Vice-President (absent)
• Alan Asselstine, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Director (memberships)
• Nancy Seaby, Director (transportation and editorial) (absent)
• Shelley Parlow, Director (representing the Hunt Club Corridor Protection Association) (absent)
• Kathy Ablett (Resident, Hunt Club Estates)
• Fred Winters (absent)
• Brian Gifford (absent)
• Peter Foulger (representing the Hunt Club Corridor Protection Association) (absent)
• Wendy Stewart, RMOC councillor (absent)
• Pat Ugocinni, representing Jim Bickford, City councillor
• Tom Collins, The News
• Elizabeth Russell

KEY ISSUES

The following summarizes the issues presented at the 2 Oct 2000 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

1. Regional Councillor, Wendy Stewart, presented a report (contact Wendy for a copy) on the following (***These are last month's items; October's are still to come***):
• OC Transpo (see report item).
• Light Rail (see report item).
• In-house Garbage Collection Exceeds Expectations (see report item).
• Additional Expenditures to Protect Drinking Water (see report item).
• Red Light Cameras (see report item).
• New Cycling Map Available (see report item).
• Region Receives Award for Innovative Road Technology (see report item).
• Chair Appointed for Central Experimental Farm Advisory Council (see report item).
• Development and Proposals Underway in River Ward (September 2000) (see report item).

Call Wendy's office at 560-1223 to get involved or for more information.

2. Issues discussed:  /\

Liz Russell said that there should be no-littering signs at the Hunt Club/Riverside Park and that the walkways leading into the southern corridor should have poop & scoop signs. Pat Ugocinni said he would mention this to Wendy Stewart.

Pat Ugocinni reported that Jim Bickford is concerned about school closings and about General Vanier in particular. Jim Bickford will be running for Councillor in Capital Ward.

Peter Brimacombe reported that the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has accepted the bid from Minto Development for the property on McCarthy Road. He said that medium density housing should be built on the new property and that the wetlands in the middle should be preserved.

Alan Asselstine led the discussion on the timing of the Annual General Meeting. It was agreed that it will be on Monday October 30, 2000 at 20:00. Kathy Ablett would like to invite Minto to present its ideas at the meeting.

Fred McLennan said that Chris Gabie would no longer maintain the Owl Drive Ice Rink and that he would send Chris a letter thanking him for his years of service.

Alan Asselstine moved that the Organization not apply to the City to run the Owl Drive Ice Rink and that the Hunt Club Riverside Recreation Association be made aware of the opportunity to take over this function. Seconded by Liz Russell and carried.

Fred McLennan reported that Shelley Parlow will take a leave of absence from the Board.

Kathy Ablett reported on the Candidates Meeting to be held on October 18, 2000. She said that we had the cooperation of the Riverside Park and Quinterra Community Associations. She would send a letter to the candidates for Mayor and for Councillor of River Ward, the candidates must respond by October 16, 2000 to confirm their attendance. On another subject, she said that $250,000 had been added to the funds set aside for the south-end library to bring the total to $1 million.

Motions: Alan Asselstine moved that the Organization not apply to the City to run the Owl Drive Ice Rink and that the Hunt Club Riverside Recreation Association be made aware of the opportunity to take over this function. Seconded by Liz Russell and carried.

3. Next HCCO meeting will be the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the HCCO:  /\
• To be held Mon 30 Oct 2000 a half an hour later than usual at 8:00pm at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy. Anyone is welcome.

For more information, call FredMcLennan at 521-0682/956-1384.

4. Submit any comments via computer (to PeterVasdi):  /\
• Freenet address huntclub@freenet.carleton.ca.
• To access information on the HCCO via computer, web address is http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/hunt-club/.

DISTRIBUTION

By email:

Dave Allston, Kevin Arnold, Alan Asselstine, Jim Bickford, David Biggs, Peter Brimacombe, Michael Cleary, Ken Donnelly, Erwin Dreessen, Peter Foulger, Brian Gifford, Andrei Grushman, Karin Howard, Rob McCulloch, Fred McLennan, Art Miskew, Mike Novak, Shelley Parlow, Andy Porowski, Ted Requard, Bill Royds, Nancy Seaby, Robert Staples, Wendy Stewart, Frances Tanner, Sue Taylor, The News, Fred Winters.

By fax:

Kathy Ablett (523-8015), Gord Aitken (521-9991), Donna Allen (733-3651), Riley Brockington (738-1570),