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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-04-09 Minutes co O Draft minutes—Not vet approved by Committee NOTES OF MEETING OF SAMUEL WILMOT NATURE AREA MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD TUESDAY APRIL 9, 2013 7:OOPM Present: (Voting) Karin Murphy Suzanne Land Jim Cleland Pat Mulcahy Melanie McArthur Brian Reid (Chair) Michael Goleski Regrets: Bonnie Seto Kate Potter Absent: Warren May—MNR Greg Wells— GRCA Councillor Corinna Traill Geoff James 1. Agenda Acceptance of Agenda The following items were added to the agenda: Signage Easter Birdhouses MOVED: by Melanie Mc Arthur, seconded by Mike Goleski THAT: the agenda for April 9, 2013, with additions, be accepted. CARRIED 2. Minutes of February 12, 2013 Approval of Minutes MOVED: by Karin Murphy, seconded by Brian Reid THAT: the minutes of February 12, 2013 be approved. CARRIED SWNA April 2013 Minutes 2 2 3. Items/Updates New Member-With the departure of Tim Lizotte Council has appointed Kate Potter to the committee. Due to illness in her family Kate was unable to attend. Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund — The grant application submitted last summer was not successful but it has been re-submitted for the current round of funding. The application format changed considerably but the project submitted was the same. The refurbishment of the trail leading to the cobblestone beach on the Toronto Street side. Trees for Rural Roads planting project — The application for Toronto Street under planting has been approved. The committee will meet at the Toronto Street parking lot to plant 30 trees on Sunday April 21 at 10:00 AM. Pam Lancaster from the GRCA will be asked to drop the trees off at Melanie McArthur's home in advance of the 21 st. Melanie will bring them to the site on April 21. Committee members who can attend should bring a shovel or spade. Operations Department will provide mulch. Pitch-In Week-In conjunction with the tree planting event the committee will do a site clean-up on Sunday April 21. Operations will supply garbage bags. SWNA Photography Contest — The contest is now open and some entries have already been received. The application form and flyer are posted on the main page of the Clarington web site and several laminated notices have been put up on site. Judging will occur at the May 13 SWNA meeting so there will be a limited agenda for the meeting. The digital photo will be displayed to the entire committee at the meeting. A sub-committee consisting of Michael, Suzanne, Corinna, and Hunters Photo Source would choose the finalists and winners. All of the finalists will be framed and showcased at the Visual Arts Centre. The winners will be announced at the exhibition opening on May 22. Scavenger Hunt — The event is tentatively scheduled for September 21 at 10:00AM. The exact location on site is still to be determined. It was agreed that this should have a family focus and the scavenger hunt will be geared for young children (4-8 age range). GRCA will be asked to provide a speaker for a presentation on stewardship. Signage-Karin Murphy reported that the post and sign at the west viewing platform needs to be reinstalled. The steel channel post needs to be hammered into the ground. Operations will be asked to re-install the post. Karin also reported that on the Easter Weekend there was an Easter egg hunt on site. Birdhouses-The birdhouses are now ready to be re-installed. Some committee members will meet this Sunday (April 14) to install on the Toronto Street side. Karin will take care of the remaining birdhouses on the Cobbledick side. SWNA April 2013 Minutes 3 3 4. Other Business Sustainable Trails Report — Member Mike Goleski had provided a report on this subject that he had prepared in conjunction with a course he had taken. Mike will present the report to the committee at a future meeting, possibly in June. Monitoring SWNA Blog —Mike Goleski brought to the committee's attention the need for someone to monitor the blog on an ongoing basis to determine if there are questions that need to be addressed from members of the public etc. Mike has agreed to occasionally monitor the blog on behalf of the committee. MNR Representative-MNR will be asked if they would like to appoint another representative to receive the SWNA minutes as Warren May has retired. 5. Motion to Adjourn MOVED: by Pat Mulcahy SECONDED: by Suzanne Land THAT: the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED Adjournment: 8:15 P.M. Next Meeting: Tuesday May 14, 7:00 PM Notes prepared by P.Windolf