OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOUSING
CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
39 Auriga Drive Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012
Ottawa, Ontario Meeting Start Time: 7:00 p.m.
EXCERPT OF THE MINUTES
Directors: Councillor Steve Desroches, Director; Mr. Shaun Baron, Director; Ms. Linda Hoad, Director; Mr. Denis Chartrand, Director; Councillor Mathieu Fleury, Director; Councillor Diane Holmes, Director; Ms. Sarah Kambites, Director; Ms. Carole Ladouceur, Director;
Regrets: Ms. Johanne Lacombe, Director; Ms. Peggy Feltmate, Director; Councillor Tim Tierney, Director; Mayor Jim Watson, Ex-Officio
OCH Staff: Ms. Jo-Anne Poirier, Chief Executive Officer; Ms. Laurene Wagner, Executive Director, Tenant Services; Mr. Michael Wilson, Director, South Tenant Service Centre; Ms. Francine Vachon, Tenant Service Manager, Central Tenant Service Centre, Ms. Denise Dupuy, Director, West Tenant Service Centre; Ms. Valerie Jean-Louis, Tenant Service Manager, West Tenant Service Centre, Mr. Denis Michel, Director, East Tenant Service Centre; Mr. Cliff Youdale, Executive Director, Asset Management; Mr. David Loveridge, Director, Project Implementation; Mr. Barron Meyerhoffer, Director, Planning & Engineering; Mr. Brian Gilligan, Executive Director, Community Development; Ms. Susan Rath-Wilson, Executive Director, Organizational Effectiveness; Ms. Susan Therien, Manager, Corporate Communications; Mr. David McCarron, Executive Director, Corporate Services; Mr. Ven Giannantonio, Director, Finance, Ms. Bernie Dawson, Executive Coordinator; Ms. Annette Jensen, Executive Assistant.
Guests: Irene Reid, Derek Watkins, outgoing Tenant Advisory Group members
Sandra Pilote, outgoing Chair of Tenant Advisory Group and Director of the Board of Directors
Tenants: 2
1. Call to order and Introduction by the CEO
Ms. Poirier, Chief Executive Officer, called the meeting to order and welcomed Ms. Carole Ladouceur as a new Board member and Chair of the Tenant Advisory Group.
2. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
There were no declarations of conflict of interest.
3. Report OCHC-001/12 - 2012 Inaugural Board Meeting
3.1 Election of Chairperson – presided over by the CEO
Ms. Poirier stated that she would be presiding over the election of the 2012 Chairperson and that the Chair would then attend to the election of the Vice-Chairperson, Treasurer, and Secretary. She invited nominations for the position of Chairperson.
Councillor Holmes nominated Councillor Desroches. The nomination was seconded by Ms. Hoad. Ms. Poirier called for further nominations for the position of Chairperson. There were no further nominations, and she proposed that nominations be closed. This was agreed to by the members in attendance. It was subsequently moved as follows:
Moved by: Councillor Holmes
Seconded by: Ms. Hoad
That subject to confirmation by the Shareholder, Board member Councillor Steve Desroches be appointed to the position of Chairperson of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation for the calendar year 2012.
Carried
3.2 Address by Chairperson
In the 2012 budget of the City of Ottawa, there will be $14 million of funding for vital housing and homelessness initiatives. Mayor Watson has a background in housing issues as the former Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and he is complimentary of the work that OCH has undertaken. There is a lot of support and interest for OCH around the Council table as well. OCH is well-respected, and Chair Desroches and Ms. Poirier often receive positive feedback from Council members and the Mayor.
3.3 Election of Vice-Chairperson
Councillor Desroches called for nominations for the position of Vice-Chairperson.
Mr. Chartrand nominated Ms. Feltmate. The nomination was seconded by Ms. Ladouceur.
Councillor Desroches called for further nominations for the position of Vice-Chairperson. There were no further nominations and he proposed that nominations be closed. This was agreed to by the members in attendance. It was subsequently moved as follows:
Moved by: Mr. Chartrand
Seconded by: Ms. Ladouceur
That Board member Ms. Peggy Feltmate be re-appointed to the position of Vice-Chairperson of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation for the calendar year 2012.
Carried
3.4 Election of the Treasurer
Chair Desroches invited nominations for the position of Treasurer. Councillor Desroches nominated Mr. Baron. The nomination was seconded by Councillor Holmes.
The Chair called for further nominations for the position of Treasurer. There were no further nominations and he proposed that nominations be closed. This was agreed to by the members in attendance. It was subsequently moved as follows:
Moved by: Councillor Desroches
Seconded by: Councillor Holmes
That Board member Mr. Baron be re-appointed for the position of Treasurer of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation for the calendar year 2012.
Carried
3.5 Election of the Corporate Secretary
Chair Desroches invited nominations for the position of Corporate Secretary. Mr. Baron nominated Ms. Hoad. The nomination was seconded by Ms. Kambites.
The Chair called for further nominations for the position of Corporate Secretary. There were no further nominations and he proposed that nominations be closed. This was agreed to by the members in attendance. It was subsequently moved as follows:
Moved by: Mr. Baron
Seconded by: Ms. Kambites
That Board member Ms. Linda Hoad be re-appointed to the position of Corporate Secretary of Ottawa Community Housing Corporation for the calendar year 2012.
Carried