Minutes

April 25, 2007
Manor Road United Church
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

DRAFT MINUTES

Attendance
President: Brian Abbey
Directors: Ron Lalonde, Margaret Walker
Member: Charles Iscove
Regrets: Jim Walker, Paul Newbigging, Jonathan Colford, Cheryl Creatore, Shelley Laskin

  1. Welcome and Introductions
    • Brian Abbey convened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. and welcomed the members of the Board present and introduced Charles Iscove who would be presenting problems associated with the SERRA web site.
    • The President declared the absence of a quorum of Board Members for voting purposes. He recommended that the meeting proceed with general discussion of some of the significant items on the agenda.
  2. Agenda and Follow-up items
    • Items deferred.
  3. Minutes of February 21, 2007
    • Items deferred.
  4. Treasurer's Report
    • Not available - item deferred.
  5. Committee Reports
    • Minto - Margaret reported from the Meeting on April 12.
      • Gas, hydro and sewer installations ALL complete by the end of April.
      • Temporary fencing to be removed mid-July and the sidewalk re-opened to pedestrians by the end of July.
      • South Tower is topped-off at 38 floors.
      • North Tower to be 54 floors is now at 24 floors.
      • Streetscape and re-surfacing of the rear lane-way will start on schedule, both are weather dependent.
    • FoNTRA and CORRA Meetings - Brian attended the April FoNTRA meeting and reported on various items on the agenda, specifically how to pay down the debt for legal work on the Official Plan.
    • Committee of Adjustment - Brian reported nothing of significant local interest at the recent Hearings.
  6. Fundraising
    • Ron Lalonde reported that a proposed Lawn /Garage Sale in collaboration with the Maurice Cody School Spring Fair was no longer an option.
    • Brian to check with the Church secretary to see if a date could be offered for a SERRA lawn sale. Preliminary dates were mentioned for pick-up and collection of items and arranging storage of items for sale.
    • Ron suggested that the Poker event still at the planning stage should not be until the fall. Further discussions required.
  7. The OWL
    • Jonathan had indicated poor support for the Spring edition and a lack of prepared material to include, both by the deadline date and beyond.
    • Dates for the final draft Board approval, printing and local distribution were suggested for Jonathan to consider.
  8. The Website
    • Charles Iscove agreed to be the new Webmaster and has been working on designing and developing a totally new SERRA website.
    • He had encountered some technical difficulties due to the non-availability of the User Name and Password from the pre-existing site. Charles had been unable to connect with Brad Buss by phone or E-mail to obtain this information.
    • Margaret offered to facilitate a connection during the weekend when Brad was usually at his home in Toronto.
    • Charles hoped to have an electronic mock-up to demonstrate to the Board by the next meeting. At this stage Charles prefers not to be a Board Member but will provide a professional Webmaster service free of charge.
  9. Other Business and Wrap-up
    • Most items on the agenda required further discussion or a decision by Members of the Board at the next meeting. Low attendance and participation by Board Members remains a concern.
    • There was no motion to bring the meeting to a close but President Brian Abbey did stop all discussion at 8:30 p.m.
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