KEY ISSUES
DISCUSSED AT 11 SEP 2006 MEETING

ATTENDEES

• Fred MacLennan, President
• Art Miskew, Vice-President (absent)
• Alan Asselstine, Treasurer
• Peter Brimacombe, Secretary
• Gisèle Loiselle-Branch, Director (absent)
• Shelley Parlow, Director
• Fred Winters, Director
• John Sankey, Director
• Pat Murphy, Councillor's Office
• Ivy-Lea Lunau, David McGuinty’s office
• Maria McRae, City councillor (City website - email at maria.mcrae@ottawa.ca).

ACTION ITEMS

Motions:

That the HCCO request the City to construct a footpath from Cahill Street West at Plante Drive to the South Keys rail/transitway station. Moved by Alan Asselstine; seconded by John Sankey. Carried.

That the HCCO request the City to utilize the Walkley/Riverside corridor west of the Airport Parkway for the proposed east/west light rail line. Moved by Alan Asselstine; seconded by Shelley Parlow. Carried.

Key Issues:

The following summarizes the issues presented at the 11 Sep 2006 meeting of the Hunt Club Community Organization (HCCO) at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre (HCRCC).

1. City councillor, Maria McRae tabled her report (contact Maria for a copy) to the Hunt Club Community Organization 5 Sep 2006 on the following:
• Annual River Ward family fun day and BBQ (see report).
• Maria McRae’s Autumn tea for River Ward seniors (see report).
• Free CPR training and tour of Ottawa Paramedic Service HQ (see report).
• Community safety and crime prevention (see report).
• Annual Twyford-Centralla neighbhourhood watch sign-up and BBQ (see report).
• Another neighbourhood watch coming to Hunt Club (see report).
• Hunt Club Centre Plaza Safety and Security Committee (see report).
• Fireside chats (see report).
• Project Race (see report).
• Plante Drive (see report).
• New signage coming to the Airport Parkway (see report).
• Proposed development at 3860 Riverside Drive (see report).
• Queen Elizabeth Driveway turn restrictions (see report).
• First Fall cleaning the Capital campaign (see report).
• OC Transpo Security awareness campaign (see report).
• Selected traffic enforcement program (see report).
• Helping seniors drive safely information sessions (see report).
• Memorial to honour Ottawa’s fallen firefighters (see report).

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

2. Issues discussed:  /\

Fred McLennan: Fred Winters has moved and has resigned as director.

John Sankey has researched the frequency of bus stops in the City. OC Transpo says that in determining bus stops, it does balance convenience against efficiency. John wants to study two bus stops on Uplands drive with a view to improve efficiency. There was a general agreement that this study would be worthwhile.

Fred McLennan: The HCCO website is http://hunt-club.ncf.ca/ The website was discussed and everyone agreed that it should be restricted to items approved by the HCCO executive such as the agendas and the final minutes.

Fred McLennan: The annual general meeting will be held Monday 6 November 2006.

3. Next HCCO meeting:  /\
• To be held Mon 2 Oct 2006 at 7:30pm at the Hunt Club Riverside Community Centre at the corner of Paul Anka and McCarthy.
4. For more information, call FredMcLennan at 521-0682 or email huntclub@niva.com.