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Wednesday August 24th 2005 PRESENT: Jim Brophy, John Macdonald, Carole Gilbert, Bill Boughner, Lesley Henshaw ABSENT: Gene Stasiak, Michele Gaboury, Lynn Ferguson, Joe Brandolino, Louise MacMenamin MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING Moved: John MacDonald Seconded: Lesley Henshaw That the minutes of the last meeting be approved, with the following amendment. The application for the property development at 86 Kerr Street was turned down by the OMB, not by the Town of Oakville. Carried TREASURER’S REPORT Bill Boughner reported that there has been no change in the financial situation since the last meeting, with the exception of the receipt of $10 from a new member on John Street. Details of the member’s name and address have been forwarded to Gene for inclusion in the membership list. NEIGHBOURHOOD YARD SALE Jim Brophy and Verna Barr have organized a yard sale to be held in Burnet Park from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday August 27th with part of the proceeds to be donated to local charities:
MEETING WITH THE MAYOR In accordance with the discussion at the last meeting, Jim and John met with the Mayor. Also in attendance at that meeting were Alan Ramsay, Director of Planning for the Town of Oakville, and Michele Gaboury. The following items were discussed at the meeting: Bricks for Humanity Michele presented the Mayor with a cheque for $1040, representing the funds raised at our Annual Picnic for the Bricks for Humanity project. Zoning To date we have received no support from the Councillors with respect to our request for re-zoning. Still at issue are the properties at 86 Kerr Street, 80 Brock Street and 86 Wilson Street. A meeting has been arranged with Alan Ramsay, Director of Planning and Greg Daly Planning Consultant. The purpose of this meeting is to go through the report that was drawn up last year. We believe the zoning should reflect the direction in which the neighbourhood is going. John Macdonald will set up the meeting and advise Bill Boughner who will try to attend as well. It was noted that the former MacDonalds property at Lakeshore and Brant is currently being drained and the builder will likely wait several months before proceeding with the development. The same builder had proposed redevelopment of the Mammoth Video property but this has been shelved. Parks With respect to our proposal re the Daniels Corporation Development fees the Mayor requested that we not compromise what the Town is doing. The fees are approximately $2 ½ million and must go into the general development fund. Some of the money has already been allocated. The key is to develop a plan for our neighbourhood and to this end John and Jim held a meeting with Daniels Corporation today and indicated to them what we would like for the neighbourhood, including our request that they make a donation of $500,000 as per our discussion at the last meeting. Daniels Corporation has indicated that they would be willing to work with us. Chris Marks is in agreement with what we want and we need to get the community involved. There have been some complaints about the cutting down of trees on the embankment behind Walker Street. The Mayor and the Parks Director, Chris Marks, feel that trees should not be cut down. John Murray who resides on Walker Street has proposed that the residents of the Townhouses on Walker Street adopt the embankment and maintain it. Tthe WHRA has been asked to make a one time donation towards this landscape maintenance. After some discussion it was agreed that we, as residents, are willing to invest in maintaining the parks. Moved: John Macdonald Seconded:Lesley Henshaw That the WHRA donate $500 to the Walker Street Residents Fund for maintenance of the embankment. Carried Parking We requested the Town to revisit the parking issue which was discussed at our last meeting and they agreed to do this. MEETING WITH THE CHAIR OF HALTON REGION Policing Jim met with Joyce Savoline and once again brought up the matter of policing at the Sharkey’s location. The Region will ensure that there is a police presence. John reported that there has been some petty crime in the neighbourhood and Jim will call Inspector Gordon to follow up on this. Water treatment plant construction Ron Ray, the Project Manager for the reconstruction of the water treatment plant, has been very responsive to any concerns that have been raised. He has also agreed to provide a tap so that a hose can be connected near the butterfly garden in Burnet Park. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING It was agreed to hold the AGM in October this year. The Mayor has indicated that she will attend and the date will be dependent upon her availability. Suggested locations were Sharkeys, Oakville Yacht Squadron, Oakville Club. Jim will contact Sharkeys and, failing that, Bill will contact the other two locations. Jim will invite The Mayor, Regional Chair, The Planning Director for the Town of Oakville, a representative from the Daniels Corporation and Inspector Gordon of the Halton Region Police Service. Jim will contact Lynn Ferguson regarding a Power Point presentation similar to the one that she prepared for last year’s AGM. NEW BUSINESS Traffic Bill reported that some residents have complained that the one way section of Wilson Street north of Lakeshore Road is being ignored. Jim will report this matter when he meets with Inspector Gordon. Jim noted that the developer of the property at the north west corner of Wilson Street was advised by the Town to inform prospective purchasers of the traffic problems around Tim Hortons and also the noise from the drive-through speakers. Guide dog fund raising event Lesley has been approached to advertise this fund raising event to the members of the WHRA and it was agreed that we can include a link on our website. Bike paths Lesley brought up the issue of bike paths and their importance in reducing traffic congestion in town. It was agreed that we need to encourage the development of bike paths throughout Oakville and that it would be a good idea to form a committee of representatives from all of the Residents Assocations to formulate a plan to present to the Town. NEXT MEETING The next meeting will be held on an ad hoc basis to finalize plans for the AGM. Jim will be out of the country for six months effective November 24th. |
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