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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSafe City - 1996-09-03SAFECITY~1996-09-03 SAFE CITY COMMITTEE MINUTES SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 The Safe City Committee held its meeting under the Chairmanship of Councillor Karen Redman and Trudy Beaulne with the following members present: Councillor Mark Yantzi, Nancy Brawley, Bryan Stortz, Karen Taylor-Harrison and Rita Westbrook. Others Present: Brock Stanley, Julie Dean, Bob Arnot, and Avril Tanner (Minutes). Members Absent: Manuela Almeida, Philip Fernandez and Gregory Jahn. Julie Dean Safety Audit Working Group Trudy Beaulne For the Next Meeting. For the Next Meeting. Invite Christiane Sadeler and Joan McKinnon to our next Safe City Committee Meeting to hear the presentation from Carolyn Whitzman. Meet to discuss criteria to be followed for transcribing of Cedar Hill Safety Audit Forms. Invite Tony Rynhard from the Record to attend our next Safe City Committee Meeting. 2 1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA DATED SEPTEMBER 3, 1996 It was moved to approve the Agenda dated September 3, 199(5 as written. Moved By: Seconded By: Brian Stortz Rita Westbrook CARRIED. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE JULY 30, 1996 MEETING It was agreed upon that the minutes of July 30th were an accurate reflection of what took place at the meeting. Moved By: Seconded By: Trudy Beaulne Rita Westbrook CARRIED. 3. PROCEDURE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS & DECISION MAKING The Committee reviewed the document entitled "Draft For Discussion - Safe City Committee Reporting Procedures" (document attached). In general all members felt that the reporting procedure developed was fine, however, it was moved to make the following changes to item # 2, 3rd & 4th sentence. "Safe City Committee will vote on each recommendation and a majority of members present is required for approval". Moved By: Seconded By: Brian Stortz Councillor Mark Yantzi CARRIED. 4. DISCUSSION ON CAROLYN WHITZMAN'S PRESENTATION 3 Julie Dean explained that when she had first contacted Carolyn Whitzman and asked her to speak to the Committee Carolyn had requested that Julie call her previous to the presentation to give her an idea of what she would like to be presented. Julie added that Carolyn is currently involved in risk management to convince property managers to make upgrades to their buildings concerning safety items and that she was recently in Australia dealing with safety issues. The following suggestions were made as items Committee Members would like Carolyn to discuss. Looking ahead at trends or important issues to be addressed. It was suggested that Carolyn talk about the Municipally funded Breaking the Silence of Violence Program. Tap into the needs of the Community that are not expressed verbally. After some discussion it was decided that the Committee should invite Christiane Sadeler and Joan McKinnon to the meeting with Carolyn Whitzman. It was also decided that Carolyn would be allotted the full 2 hours of our October meeting for her presentation and that we only deal with urgent agenda items that may come up. 5. UPDATE ON ADVERTISEMENT Brock Stanley reported that we received four applications for the advertisement of the two vacant positions on the committee and that the two new members would be appointed in time to attend the next meeting. ' OTHER BUSINESS ' 1. REPORT TO COUNCIL ON SKATEBOARDING PARK Councillor Karen Redman referred to the Feasibility Study Report (see attached) indicating that the Community Services Committee recommended that the Skateboarding Park be considered at the time of Capital Budget and that they should look at the option of an 4 Indoor Skateboarding facility to see if it would be used. Councillor Karen Redman indicated that she felt this item should be discussed at Safe City Committee as it relates to the Committee. It was noted that the Auditorium was chosen as one of the possible sites. Bob Arnot mentioned they were looking for something close to Transit. Councillor Karen Redman noted there are already Facilities of this nature operating in Windsor and Collingwood, that Guelph was considering the idea and that Waterloo was looking at installing a few ramps here and there. She indicated that the report attached was only a summarization of the original report and if anyone wanted a copy of the original report to contact her. It was mentioned that it would not eliminate the skateboarders in the downtown, however, it would decrease the number and that the park would be open to anyone with proper equipment with some form of admittance fee. Bob Arnot clarified that this type of facility would draw people up to the age of 30. It was mentioned that by endorsing an item like this you would be offering an area where kids can skate as opposed to just telling them they can not do it. It was moved to support in principal a Skateboarding Park noting that it was being seen as offering an alternative. Moved By: Seconded By: Brian Stortz Karen Taylor-Harrison CARRIED. ,' WORKING GROUP REPORTS 1. PRIORITY WORKING GROUP REPORT Karen Taylor-Harrison informed the committee she was elected Chair of the Priority Working Group and indicated they had assigned Budget Figures. Karen added that most of the money allotted in 1997 was for the Pilot Lighting Project. A motion was made to change the title of Community Development on the 1996-1997 Budget (see attached) to Outreach & Pilot Programs as the committee felt this might more accurately reflect the initiatives assigned to this area. Moved By: Seconded By: Rita Westbrook Nancy Brawley 5 CARRIED. 2. SAFETY AUDIT WORKING GROUP REPORT Karen Taylor-Harrison referred to the SCC# 96/'1 Report (see attached) indicating that there was no financial figure outlined in the report as the Working Group was still looking at different options for hiring. After some discussion a motion was made to spend up to $1000.00 as an Honorarium to engage an individual to complete the transcribing and mapping of the Cedar Hill Safety Audit Forms. The funds allotted will be determined by a brief job description. The Safety Audit Working Group will meet to discuss criteria to be followed for transcribing & mapping of the forms. Moved By: Seconded By: Karen Taylor-Harrison Rita Westbrook CARRIED. 3. LIGHTING WORKING GROUP REPORT Julie Dean referred to the Terms of Reference to hire a Lighting Consultant (see attached). It was decided that all Committee Members would review the Draft Terms of Reference and forward any comments to Julie by September '10, '1996. This will enable us to get started on the Pilot Project as soon as possible. 4. PROPOSAL WRITING GROUP Julie Dean informed the committee that she called the number given to her and that no one has returned her calls. -6- FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS In light of our decision to allot 2 hours to Carolyn Whitzmans presentation and to only deal with urgent items it was decided to discuss Future Agenda Items now. 2. PROCEDURE FOR RE-APPOINTMENT TO SAFE CITY COMMITTEE Brock Stanley informed the committee of the Procedure for Re-appointment to the committee. He noted that if any member wished to stay on the committee they should notify Avril Tanner by the end of October. Both Bryan Stortz and Karen Taylor-Harrison noted they wish to continue as members of the Safe City Committee at that time. 3. REVISIT MEETING TIME It was decided to change the date from October to December for this item as it would be more appropriate to discuss after the appointments are made in November. Trudy Beaulne informed the Committee that Tony Rynhard from the Record had called her for a formal statement on what initiatives the Safe City Committee was working on. It was decided that we should invite Tony to our next meeting. Julie Dean indicated she had been asked to attend the Civic Centre Neighbourhood Association Meeting. Meeting adjourned 4:50 p.m. A. Tanner LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Draft for Discussion - Safe City Committee Reporting Procedures. Feasibility Study for Skateboarding Park. Safe City Committee Report SCC#96/1 - Safety Audit Program. Draft Terms of Reference to Hire Lighting Consultant.