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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-08-11 Minutes 1 - 4 Draft minutes - Not vet approved bv Committee NOTES OF MEETING OF SAMUEL WILMOT NATURE AREA MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY AUGUST 11, 2009 Present: (V oting) John Stoner-Chair Jim Cleland David Best Brian Reid Arthur Burrows Karin Murphy-Vice Chair Shirley Minifie Councillor Willie Woo Dan Stanoi Kerry Meydam Also Present: Peter Windolf (Non- Voting) Absent: Warren May (MNR) Candy Davis-Storks Greg Wells (GRCA) Joe McKenna 1. Agenda Additions None Acceptance of Agenda MOVED by Karin Murphy, seconded by David Best THAT the agenda for August 11, 2009 be accepted. CARRIED 2. Minutes of June 9, 2009 Corrections None Approval of Minutes MOVED by Brian Reid, seconded by Kerry Meydam THAT the minutes ofJune 9, 2009 be approved. CARRIED 3. Issues arising from the Minutes None 4. Sub-Committee Reports Maintenance The Maintenance sub-committee attempted to remove the silt and vegetation that has built up on the asphalt trail north of the Sewage Treatment Pant but it is more difficult than anticipated. A bobcat or front end loader could easily remove the material. Operations will be asked if they can send equipment to remove it, if not the SWNA volunteers will attempt to remove on September 19 when the Shoreline Clean-up event will take place. 5. Updates TD Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-Up Attempts were made to register the SWNA as a location for the shoreline clean-up on September 19. The web-site was difficult to navigate and we did not register successfully. Shirley Minifie has agreed to try to register the SWNA on the event web-site. Committee members were encouraged to attend and participate in the clean-up. Newsletter Distribution Currently the Newsletter is mailed out to those on the SWNA mailing list and is available for pick-up at other Municipal buildings. In order to reduce costs and increase exposure the Newsletter could be part of the Clarington.net publication that is produced and distributed by the Municipality to about 30,000 households. The Newsletter would continue to be available on the Municipality's web site. The committee agreed that Clarington.net would be a better way to distribute the Newsletter. MNR Rangers proiect Jim Cleland reported that five MRN Rangers working in conjunction with several committee members completed the woodland trail project. The trail markers have also been installed along the route. This year's group was a pleasure to work with. The Committee unanimously agreed that they would like to utilize the Rangers for future projects. A letter of appreciation will be sent to the group leader, signed by Chair John Stoner. Wilmot Watershed Community Advisory Committee The GRCA was looking for community volunteers for their Wilmot Watershed Community Advisory Committee. Brian Reid, Karin Murphy and Jim Cleland had already been contacted by GRCA and they have agreed to participate. Pam Lancaster from the GRCA will attend the September 8 meeting to give the entire committee an overview of the project. 6. Other BusinesslNext Meeting Fall Event The committee discussed possible themes for a fall event at the SWNA. Chair John Stoner will look into an event themed around bats at the SWNA and will report back at the September meeting. Toronto Street Parking Lot Sign Now that Toronto Street has been realigned the old SWNA entrance sign is no longer visible from the street and should be relocated at the new access point into the Toronto Street Parking lot. Operations will be asked if they can put that project into their schedule. Letter from Ducks Unlimited David Best passed on a letter he received from Tracy Logan of Ducks Unlimited. The letter was a follow-up to her April 1 site visit. The letter indicated that the SWNA did not fit the habitat criteria for wood duck boxes funded through their Ontario Wetland Care program. She also provided recommendations for planting on the creek banks to stabilize the slopes. MRN Parking lot on Toronto Street Arthur Burrows provided photos of a pile of garbage dumped in the MRN parking lot. The minutes of the meeting are sent to MNR so they will be made aware of the dumping. Sub-Committee Structure and Composition Chair John Stoner spoke to the committee about the sub-committees that we have established and encouraged all of the members to consider how they could contribute to the sub-committees. Brian Reid suggested that we could attract additional volunteers by establishing a "Friends of the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area" for people who were not interested in serving on the Management Advisory Committee but who would still like to be involved in projects at the SWNA. After some discussion it was decided that Brian Reid would investigate further and report back at the September meeting. Adjournment: 8:15 P.M. MOVED by Karin Murphy, seconded by Jim Cleland CARRIED Next Meeting: Tuesday September 8, 2009 7:00 p.m. Meeting Room lA Presentation by Pam Lancaster, GRCA, regarding the Wilmot Watershed Study Notes prepared by P. Windolf