Association Communautaire
Fallingbrook
Attendees: Don Pottier,
Ted Macias, Brenda Spearman, Zybina Richards, Marc Cappelli, Eric Tousignant,
Herb Kreling, Paul Pelletier, David Villeneuve, Suzanne Sanford, Louise
Lapense, Deborah Belfie, Jean Lemay.
Regrets: George Blake
and Penny Greenwood
Subject
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Discussions/Decisions
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Agenda |
The agenda was
accepted with one addition on a motion by Marc, seconded by David and
carried. |
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Minutes |
The minutes were
accepted on a motion from Brenda and seconded by Don. |
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Lemay Homes
Development |
Jean Lemay made a
presentation of the proposed new housing development going into the land site
formerly owned by the Salvation Army. The land area is accessed at Valin,
between Varennes and Portebello. The town homes proposed for the site will
range from 1100 to 1300 square feet with an estimated market value of between
$180,000 to $190, 000. |
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Treasurers Report |
Don provided the
Treasurers report. There is no significant change from the last report. Quark
Express has been purchased as well as purchases for the Christmas social. The
Treasurers report was accepted on a motion made by Don and seconded by Paul. |
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Counselor Kreling’s Report |
Budget
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Budget
deliberations are being introduced. ·
Copies of the
Budget workbook and guidelines report were handed out. ·
March 24th
is the target date for Council deliberations in order to have a budget. ·
The week prior
there was an open consultation on the budget process. ·
The consultation
group (100 people) voted 51% for a 6% budget increase. ·
The grants for
Community events and fairs are from Corporate Services. ·
David inquired
as to where the Cumberland Museum fits it: The museum takes a half of the
Community Museum Budget at $300,000/year. There are 4 Community Museums in
total. ·
David inquired
if the past model of using Community volunteers could be used? Herb indicated
that the City might be looking at that. Arts Center
·
The Counselors
in this area have looked at the land around the old Cumberland City Hall.
This could be a 3P model to allow for multilevel parking for the Arts Center. Rinks ·
The teams have
agreed on a draft agreement. The process has slowed down a bit as a result of
higher interest rates as well as the President retiring. Herb feels the
process will continue. |
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Counselor Jellett’s Report as provided by
Louise Lapense |
·
Louise passed
out some planning overview information. ·
Behind
McDonalds there will be a gas bar and car wash. ·
Bank of
Montreal will be built behind McDonalds ·
Loblaws will be
going in on Innes across from Prestwick. ·
Innes Road
widening will be from Mer Bleu to west of Frank Kenny. ·
Wal-Mart will
be going in on Innes close to Mer Bleu close to Mr. Gas. ·
Jan. 26th
is the deadline for the Budget workbook. |
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Newsletter |
Don is using the new software on his
home computer. The plan is to pursue a Trillium grant for a lap top computer.
The next newsletter will be out at the end of February. Don will be including
the City Budget deliberations. Don made a motion for the FCA to pay for the
cost ($350.00) of a weekend workshop offered by Algonquin College on the
Quark Express Software. The motion was seconded by David and carried. |
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Rinks |
Mark and Sandra Rioux
will manage Maple Ridge. Rodd Foley will manage Fallingbrook. Tim Desprey
will manage Gardenway. The water valve at Gardenway needs to be refitted with
a new and stronger valve. The rink hours are 5:00pm to 9:00pm on the weekday
and 1:00pm to 9:00pm on the weekends. Maple Ridge hours will be the same
Monday to Thursday. Friday 5:00pm to 10:30pm, Saturday 11:00am to 10:30pm and
Sunday 12:00pm to 10:00pm. Each rink will have at
least 3 rink attendants. Paul indicated that rinks would probably stay open
during extreme cold weather advisories. When the weather is too warm the
rinks will be closed. |
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Neighborhood Watch |
Marc’s street,
Rougemont is very involved. If you are interested in a specific topic, the
police department may be able to provide information. The next meeting is
scheduled on Feb. 4 at 7:30 PM at the Ottawa East Police Station at Tenth
Line. |
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Open Discussion |
We were invited to
participate in the Winter Festival at the Roy Hobbs Seniors Club. There was
not enough interest to put in a team. |
Meeting adjourned at
10:05pm
Next meeting will on
Monday February 16, 2004 at Ray Friel
Minutes prepared by Brenda Spearman