BUSINESS ARISING FROM the
previous meeting (minutes 13 OF 17 decEMber 2002)
SUIVI DE LA RÉUNION PRÉCÉDENTE
(PROCÈS-VERBAL 13 DU 17 décEMbre 2002)
Action
Items from 17 December meeting – S. Desjardins
·
B. Alting-Mees (Engineer, Senior Program Manager,
Infrastructure Services) forwarded the application for the Permit to Take Water
to the Ministry before Christmas. It is
expected that a response will take three months. As part of the process, public consultation will take place
sometime in February, e.g. a Goulbourn Public Meeting.
S. Desjardins will determine if B.
Alting-Mees will be in attendance at the public meeting.
·
B. Alting-Mees has put out the tender call for the gate
and fence damage.
·
S. Desjardins will try to have the signs and
installation paid for by the City.
Although the price quoted was for typical ‘no parking’ signs, S.
Desjardins will look into the ‘no motorized vehicle’ signs and report back. She indicated that there is no City standard
for spacing and number of signs.
Items of Business
Points
À L’Ordre du Jour
1. Reports from the following
Sub-Committees
Rapports des sous-comités suivants
A) Conservation
Program (water management, biodiversity management, wildlife, park development,
flora/fauna, tree planting, bird feeders) – P. Blancher and L. Duffy
Programme
de conservation (gestion de l’eau, gestion de la biodiversité, faune,
développement des parcs, flore/faune, plantation d’arbres, mangeoires pour
oiseaux) – P. Blancher et L. Duffy
With respect to the communication to
the Minister of the Environment from the Friends of the Jock River, the Team
agreed to take no further action.
Councillor J. Stavinga indicated that B. Alting-Mees had provided her
with all previous correspondence
on this matter for her review.
B) Community Access and Interpretative
Program (signage, trails, communication outreach, observation towers and
blinds) – R. Maybury, D. Matko and J. Ellis
Programme
d’accès et d’interprétation COMMUNAUTAIREs (signalisation, sentiers,
communications, tours d’observation et caches) – R. Maybury, D. Matko et
J. Ellis
R.
Maybury and Subcommittee will meet
to meet to draft a map to show placement of signs, including priority
placements, before the next meeting.
(i) meeting with the richmond snow rovers
RÉUNION AVEC LE RICHMOND SNOW ROVERS
·
David Poaps, President of the Snow Rovers,
outlined the history of the Club and its use of the RCA trails, and the Club’s
earnest desire to work with the Team to reach a mutually agreeable solution. He indicated that the Club currently
maintains 89 km of trail and advocates the use of groomed snowmobile trails to
keep machines off of village streets.
The Club would be willing to assist the RCAMT with tree planting, trail
clearing etc.
·
Ginette Talbot, resident of Dallaire Crescent,
suggested that the primary problem is lack of respect for residents,
particularly by younger snomobilers who go off the established trails and
snowmobile into the early morning hours.
She recognized the work of the Club, especially grooming of the trails,
which are also used by cross country skiers.
She suggested that the Club, through the schools, educate teenagers to
enjoy the sport while abiding by established rules. She further suggested the possibility of getting the teenagers
involved through 20 hours of community service.
·
Don Sadler, resident of King Street, indicated that he
has had an agreement with the Snow Rovers for use of a trail on his property
for many years, with no problems. He
felt that the Police should have more responsibility to enforce.
A general discussion ensued resulting in concurrence to work out a
partnership with the Snow Rovers respecting use of the RCA including a written
agreement setting out conditions, expectations etc.
S. Desjardins, Environmental Management, Development Services Department
will organize a meeting of the Access Subcommittee, Snow Rovers and appropriate
City staff to discuss a proposed written contract for use of the RCA trails by
the Snow Rovers. Once the trail is
defined, some form of public consultation will then take place.
In the interim Mr. Poaps was requested to correctly mark the trails used
by the Snow Rovers on the map of the RCA provided to him, and return it to D.
Matko. Mr. Poaps and D. Matko will work
together on an article for the community newspaper.
D.
Matko will send out a draft communiqué to the Team following his meeting with
the Snow Rovers.
C) Security (access control, encroachment,
enforcement) – D. Johnstone, P. Blancher and L. Duffy
Sécurité (contrôle
d’accès, empiétement, exécution) – D. Johnstone, P. Blancher et L. Duffy
No report.
D) Revised Management Plan (will interface
with other subcommittees) – D. Johnstone in conjunction with other
subcommittees
Plan de
gestion révisé (recoupera les travaux d’autres sous-comités) – D. Johnstone de
concert avec les représentants d’autres sous-comités
(i) Meeting
with Rebecca Lauhn-Jensen, Open Space Planner, Development Services, Area
Planning and Design to discuss rcamt work plan and budget
RENCONTRE
AVEC REBECCA LAUHN-JENSEN, PLANIFICATRICE EN AMÉNAGEMENT D’ESPACES LIBRES,
SERVICES D’AMÉNAGEMENT, PLANIFICATION ET CONCEPTION DES QUARTIERS, AFIN DE
DISCUTER DU PLAN DE TRAVAIL ET DU BUDGET DE L’ÉQUIPE DE GESTION DE LA ZONE DE
CONSERVATION DE RICHMOND
R. Lauhn-Jensen (Project Manager, Development
Services) was introduced to the Team.
She indicated that she has a budget of $30,000 and suggested Terms of
Reference be developed for a physical implementation master plan. Following discussion, it was agreed that D.
Johnstone, S. Desjardins and R. Lauhn-Jensen would meet to draft Terms of
Reference. D. Johnstone asked that Team
members provide him with individual issues lists by Sunday evening, which he in
turn will pass on to R. Lauhn-Jensen.
Target is to have a draft master plan developed by mid April-mid May.
OTHER BUSINESS
AUTRES QUESTIONS
CORPORATE SERVICES
SERVICES GÉNÉRAUX
SECRETARIAT
SERVICES
SERVICES de secrétariat
1. Advisory
CommitteeS and Boards Training session - Saturday, 15 february 2003 / SÉANCE
DE FORMATION POUR LES COMITÉS CONSULTATIFS ET LES CONSEILS – LE SAMEDI
15 FÉVRIER 2003
Members of the Team noted the
invitation to attend an information/training session for Advisory Committee and
Board Members on Saturday, February 15 respecting the City’s Procedure By-law,
Chairing of Meetings and Conflict of Interest.
2.
CHARITABLE
STATUS
The Team received
the advice from Legal Services indicating that the Team has no legal status and
therefore no authority to take steps to become incorporated as a registered
charity. The possibility of being
‘adopted’ was discussed. D. Johnstone
asked that Team members provide to him by email him, ‘allies’ of RCAMT for
discussion of the role they could play as partners of the Team.
D. Matko indicated
that it might be possible to obtain funding from the Friends of the Environment
again this year and that he will pursue and report back.
INQUIRIES
DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNMENTS
In response to an inquiry raised
by L. Duffy, it was noted that RCAMT has jurisdiction vis-à-vis planting of
trees and that should Friends of the Jock wish to plant trees within the
Richmond Conservation Area, they would need RCAMT approval.
With respect to recruitment of
members for the RCAMT, it was noted that the ad will soon be going out for new
citizen members.
ACTION ITEMS
MESURES DE SUIVI
·
S. Desjardins to determine if B. Alting-Mees will be in
attendance at the public meeting.
·
S. Desjardins will look into the ‘no motorized vehicle’
signs.
·
R. Maybury and Subcommittee
will meet to meet to draft a map to show placement of signs.
·
S. Desjardins to organize a meeting of the Access
Subcommittee, Snow Rovers and appropriate City staff to discuss a proposed
written contract for use of the RCA trails.
·
D. Matko will send out a draft communiqué to the Team
following his meeting with the Snow Rovers.
·
D. Johnstone, S. Desjardins and R. Lauhn-Jensen would
meet to draft Terms of Reference for a master plan.
·
Team members provide D. Johnstone with individual
issues lists for master plan terms of reference.
·
D. Johnstone asked that Team members provide to him by
email him, ‘allies’ of RCAMT.
·
D. Matko to look into funding from the Friends of the
Environment.
LEVÉE DE LA SÉANCE
The
meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
PROCHAINE RÉUNION
The next meeting will be held on
February 18, 2003.
Co-Coordinator Interim
Chair
