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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSafe City - 1998-09-09SAFECI'I'Y~1998-09-09 SAFE CITY COMMITTEE MINUTES SEPTEMBER 9, 1998 The Safe City Committee held its meeting under the Chairmanship of Councillor Karen Taylor-Harrison with the following members present: Trudy Beaulne, Nancy Brawley and Jackie Marsh. Others Present: Brock Stanley, Barbara Steiner, Bob Arnot and Avril Tanner (Minutes). Absent: Coun. Mark Yantzi, David Ryan, Lirondel Hazineh, Rita Westbrook and Philip Fernandez. Karen, Brock, Barb & Avril Avril Tanner Brock Stanley As Soon As Possible As soon as Possible Before the next meeting Before Sept 23rd Avril Tanner Develop an Agenda for the Ottawa Exchange Program and Fax to Ottawa. Book a meeting room for September 16th discussion on funding. Check on the timing of the Mutual Parking Lot Project and see if the Consultant can attend a Committee Meeting to Review the Project. Make Reservations at the Strand and invite committee members to Barbara's Lunch. 1. APPROVAL OF MAY 1, 1998 AGENDA - 107 - It was noted that a quorum was not achieved, however, everyone one present was in agreement with the Agenda that was developed for today's Meeting. 2. APPROVAL OF JULY 3, 1998 MINUTES The minutes of the July 3, 1998 meeting were reviewed with the committee and the committee indicated their approval of the minutes. 3. KITCHENER/OTTAWA EXCHANGE PROGRAM Councillor Karen Taylor-Harrison explained that the City of Toronto had been invited to attend our Exchange Program and that they would be confirming their attendance within the next week. The visitors from Ottawa will be arriving on Thursday, September 17th and will be staying until Monday, September 21, 1998 in the afternoon. It was suggested that Pat Tvrdon, Enforcement; John Bayley, Public Works; and Lisa Pasternak should be made available on Friday, September 18th to answer any questions. It was also suggested that the PowerPoint Presentation that was development for the Neighbourhood Association Presentations be given in the morning of Friday, September 18th. It was decided that Councillor Karen Taylor-Harrison, Brock Stanley, Barbara Steiner and Avril Tanner would meet to develop an Agenda for the weekend and that the Agenda would be faxed to Ottawa as soon as possible. A suggestion was made that a game of Laserquest be included in the weekend. 4. NATIONAL STRATEGY ON COMMUNITY & CRIME PREVENTION UPDATE Barbara Steiner reviewed and circulated the attached information that she had received from Christiane Sadeler. She explained that there will be 3 or 4 Regional Committees set up throughout Ontario and that these committees will be deciding on the allocation of the funding. Each application must meet a set of conditions. A suggestion was made that a meeting be scheduled with Karen Redman and Andrew Telegdi to see how we can get the process going and to decide how we can go about requesting a portion of the available funding. After some discussion it was decided to schedule a special meeting, to be held on September 16, 1998 at 9:30 am, to discuss this item further. Avril Tanner indicated that she would book a meeting room and call anyone who was interested in attending the meeting. A discussion occurred about where the Committee was heading and it was decided that the meeting scheduled for October 2® would include only the following two Agenda Items: - 108 - 1. Reality Check (includes priorities of the committee). 2. National Strategy on Community & Crime Prevention Update. 5. DESIGNING SAFER COMMUNITES WORKSHOP Trudy Beaulne circulated a flyer containing information about the Workshop (see attached) and inquired if the Safe City Committee would be able to make a donation towards the costs of the Workshop. It was decided that at this time the Committee could not make a donation, however, if anyone on the committee was interested in attending we could pay the registration fee for them to attend. Trudy explained that registration would be $35.00 for businesses and $20.00 for volunteers. 6. MUTUAL GROUP PARKING AREA Brock Stanley reviewed the scope of the project with the committee and indicated that the Proposal made by Mutual Group includes demolition of 26 buildings in order to create surface Parking. The Project involves two separate steps, an Interim Plan and the Ultimate Plan. The Interim Plan does not see demolition of the buildings. This will bwe addressed in the Ultimate Plan to be completed in January & February of 1999. Mutual has indicated that they are willing to deal with any safety related issues that arise to ensure safety of their employees. Brock explained that there will be a public meeting held on September 15th to update everyone on the process developed to date. It was suggested that the best time for involvement from this committee would be before the Ultimate Plan is approved. The committee indicated that they would like to review the parking lot design to see if there would be any potential safety issues. Some concern was noted about the impact that the demolition may have on those who actually live in the homes and the people who are left living in the community. It was indicated that the issue of those who are affected by the demolition should be looked at. After some discussion it was suggested that information pertaining to the bigger impact on the community that is left could be included within the demolition report including any community safety issues. It was suggested that when the Ultimate Plan is developed the Consultant and a Representative form Mutual Life should review the plan with the Committee. This will then allow the committee to express any concerns they may have relating to safety issues. Brock will check into the timing of the project and see whether the consultant and the Mutual Life Representative could attend a future meeting. - 109 - Councillor Karen Taylor-Harrison pointed out that today's meeting was Barbara Steiner's last meeting with the committee and suggested that we take her out for Lunch. It was decided that we would take Barbara to The Strand on September 23rd at Noon. Karen then thanked Barbara for all he work that she has completed and indicated that it had been a pleasure to work with her over the last 8 months. Avril Tanner indicated that she would make reservations at The Strand and would call all the members to invite them to attend. Meeting adjourned: 10:15 am. A. Tanner LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 1. National Strategy on Community & Crime Prevention - Funding Information. 2. Safe Communities Workshop - Flyer.