GREENSPACE ALLIANCE OF CANADA’S CAPITAL
Greenspace Watch
General Meeting
January 8, 2013
Hintonburg Community Centre
1064 Wellington Street West
K1Y 2Y3
Present: Erwin Dreessen, Amy Kempster (chair), Martin Callsen, Jason Kania and Elina Elnione (note taker)
Regrets: Juan Pedro Unger and Sol Shuster
The meeting commenced at 7:20p.m.
- Administration items:
- Minutes of November 27 meeting
Erwin moved, seconded by Martin, to approve the Minutes of November 27 as circulated. Approved. - Meeting dates
Amy will inquire what days other than Tuesdays are available in order to enable attendance of members whose availability is limited. Agreed. - Treasurer’s report
Erwin moved, seconded by Jason, to allocate 79.08$ for the general meeting room rental. Agreed.
Erwin moved, seconded by Martin to pay 194.36$ for one year post box rental. Agreed. - New member
Erwin moved, seconded by Elina, to approve a membership application of Barbara Lajeunesse. Agreed. - Server update
Jason will commence work on the server update in early February.
- Minutes of November 27 meeting
- Business arising from minutes
- Lower Rideau Sub-watershed Report
Amy agreed to look into this case for a potential input from Greenspace Alliance. - Rockcliffe Airbase Community Design Plan
Follow up with Al Crosby is ongoing. - Transition to new Nonprofit Corporations Act
We have been granted a Certificate of Continuance. No further action is required. Elina handed the papers over to Erwin for safekeeping. - Ottawa Budget 2013
Enquiries with the City Treasurer regarding the Environmental Resources Acquisition Fund are ongoing.
- Lower Rideau Sub-watershed Report
- Projects concerning trees
- Heather Hamilton Group
There were two meetings on November 29th and December 11th. It was agreed to name the group “Ottawa Forests/Forêts d’Ottawa.” Mandate, structure, and potential projects and activities were discussed. Further work is anticipated. - Ecology Ottawa
Amy and Erwin will meet with Ecology Ottawa regarding a strategy for EAB.
- Heather Hamilton Group
- Ottawa Official Plan Review – FCA meeting
Erwin will attend the FCA meeting on January 10. Members expressed a concern about the definition of ‘significant woodland’ for having a requirement to have a water element. This has a potential to miss valuable woodland. Other concerns are about Country Lot Estates, Schedules L1, l2 and L3, the LEAR review, the Aggregate Resources review and, above all, the protection of natural linkages as per the January 2012 Terms of Settlement with the Alliance.
- Greenbelt Master Plan
No report.
- May AGM speaker
There is a suggestion to organize a panel regarding green corridors and wildlife. It would be desirable to involve the City in this discussion as this issue will be addressed by the City in the spring. In April areal photos of 2011 will be released followed by a study involving consultant specialists. Erwin will contact Nick Stow about the panel.
- New Business
- Hintonburg Statement
Martin will write the first draft of a letter to the Councillors expressing strong support for a zoning update. - South March Letter
The strategy for a letter to Alex Munter was discussed. Martin will revise the letter.
- Hintonburg Statement
The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
Next meeting of the Alliance will be on Thursday, January 31, 2013, 7.15pm
Hintonburg Community Centre
1064 Wellington Street West
K1Y 2Y3