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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-03-08 MinutesDraft minutes – Not yet approved by Committee NOTES OF MEETING OF SAMUEL WILMOT NATURE AREA MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD ON TUESDAY MARCH 8, 2005 AT 7:00 P.M. Attendance: David Best Arthur Burrows Jim Cleland Allan Hewitt Cam McCauley Cathrine McKeever Joe McKenna Karin Murphy Jim Russell Leanne Sobol Greg Wells Peter Windolf Regrets: Councillor Don MacArthur 1. Introductions Allan introduced new member, Jim Russell to the Committee. He also introduced Greg Wells, the new GRCA representative. 2. Agenda Additions Garbage, Birds/Butterflies, and the Invitation to the Fisheries Management Plan Steering Committee were all added to ‘Other Business’. Acceptance of Agenda MOVED by Jim Cleland, seconded by Karin Murphy THAT the agenda for be accepted. CARRIED 2. Minutes of February 8, 2005 Corrections Item #7 Project Updates, Osprey Platform. “Bowmanville High School’s wood shop class will be building the 4’ x 4’ platform and mounting it.” Courtice High School built the platform, not Bowmanville High School. Approval of Minutes MOVED by David Best, seconded by Leanne Sobol THAT the minutes of February 8, 2005 be approved. CARRIED 4. Issues Arising from the Minutes There were no issues arising from the minutes. 5. Sub-Committee Updates Communications Once the information about the Earth Day events and the osprey platform is finalized, the newsletter will be complete, in draft form. A copy will be sent with the minutes. Any comments on the newsletter should be sent to Jennifer by March 31, 2005. Cathrine has been looking into sponsorship, and has a couple of significant leads. She will update the Committee at the next meeting. 6. Earth Day Planning Indian River Reptile Zoo While it was discussed to have a mammal demonstration on Earth Day, research proved that it would be too difficult to find an organization that would provide that type of service. The Committee will look further into this for next year’s Earth Day celebration. Peter will book Indian River Reptile Zoo. They can bring snakes, turtles, and a small alligator and have some interactive or hands-on exhibitions. Planting Projects With the grant received from CFWIP, the Committee will be able to purchase shrubs and small trees that can be planted by volunteers on Earth Day. The funding will also be used to plant larger trees by a capable company. Sign Unveiling One of the signs on the Toronto Street side, east of the marsh, will be unveiled on Earth Day. Discussion of the proposed locations of the signs took place. Peter asked that the members look at the proposed locations and if there are any suggestions or comments, to have them to him by March 31, 2005. Pitch-In Day Representatives of the Operations department will be on hand on Earth Day with gloves and bags for volunteers to pick up garbage around the Nature Area. 7. Project Updates Interpretive Signs Kraco Carpentry Service Ltd. will be doing the installation. The signs are now in production. Gary Page will mount the signs after Kraco installs the sign bases. Osprey Platform Installation Peter gave a Power Point presentation of the platform installation. Students from Courtice High School built the platform, while Veridian erected the poles and attached the platform. The work took approximately 4 hours to do. The platform has been ‘seeded’ with sticks, so hopefully it will be occupied within one year. Illegal Dumping Signs Jim brought a full size example of the illegal dumping signs. Peter will order 2 signs to be installed at both of the parking lots. They should be installed by Earth Day. 6. Other Business Kaitlin Pond Status There is no update on this project. CFWIP Grant Approval SWNA was awarded $2300 to be used towards planting projects in the Lake Meadow. Jim C. suggested that some of the money be used to purchase tree seeds, as it would be cheaper and cover a larger area. Cam will find out if seed and seeding equipment is available. Garbage There are shingle boxes approximately 500 feet from Toronto Street which have been there since the fall. Peter will bring it to the attention of the Operations department. Bridge Erosion Greg has not been brought up to date on this as of yet. He will follow up with Mark Peacock. Birds & Butterflies David did research on the best plants for attracting birds and butterflies. His research will be attached to the minutes. David also did research on the effect of Bt Corn on the monarch butterfly. This research will also be attached. Fisheries Invitation Cam brought the invitation for a member to sit on the Community Advisory Council for the Wilmot Creek Watershed Fisheries Management Plan. There will be approximately seven meeting over the next year, with the first one during the third week of April. The meetings will be held at the Port Hope GRCA. A copy of the invitation will be attached to the minutes. Arthur Burrows will attend the meetings on behalf of the Committee. Adjournment: 8:40 P.M. Tuesday April 12, 2005 Next Meeting: 7:00 p.m. Meeting Room 1A Comments on newsletter to Jennifer O’Donnell at: jodonnell@clarington.net Or (905) 623-3379 ext. 207 Comments on sign locations to Peter Windolf at: pwindolf@clarington.net Or (905) 623-3379 ext. 201 Notes prepared by J. O’Donnell