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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-09-10 Minutes co O , Draft minutes—Not vet approved by Committee NOTES OF MEETING OF SAMUEL WILMOT NATURE AREA MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 7:OOPM Present: (Voting) Karin Murphy Kate Potter Geoff James Pat Mulcahy Melanie McArthur Brian Reid (Chair) Michael Goleski Jim Cleland Councillor Corinna Traill Regrets: Suzanne Land Absent Greg Wells— GRCA Bonnie Seto 1. Agenda Acceptance of Agenda The following items were added to the agenda: -Signage MOVED: by Karin Murphy, seconded by Geoff James THAT: the agenda for September 10, 2013, with additions be accepted. CARRIED 2. Minutes of June 11, 2013 Approval of Minutes MOVED: by Councillor Traill, seconded by Kate Potter THAT: the minutes of June 11, 2013 be approved. CARRIED SWNA September 2013 Minutes 2 3. Items/Updates Litter Pick-up With the advent of the salmon fishing season on the Wilmot Creek there has been a large increase in litter at the mouth of the creek and along the edge of the creek, primarily on the east side. Brian Reid reported that he did a litter pick up earlier in the week and that there was a lot of litter piled next to the garbage container in the Toronto Street parking lot. Operations had already picked-up that garbage by the time of the meeting. Karin Murphy also did a litter pick-up in the Cobbledick side earlier in the week. On Monday September 16 at 5:30PM committee members will be meeting at the Toronto Street Parking lot to do another litter pick-up. After the fishing season is completed, around the end of October, another litter pick-up will be arranged with the same anglers group that has helped the past two years. The date and time will be announced at the October meeting. Brian Reid suggested that two more 45 gallon drums could be installed on a temporary basis at the barrier beach during fishing season. He would make sure they are emptied on a regular basis. A request will be made for Operations to supply two additional 45 gallon drums. Birds Of Prey re-cap Mountsberg Wildlife Centre was retained to do an on-site presentation about native raptors on June 15th. Several committee members attended along with about 70 members of the public. All agreed that the presentation was excellent but it went on a little too long to maintain the interest of younger children. If the event is done again we will ask the presenter to limit the presentation to 45-60 minutes. Scavenger Hunt-September 21 At the April meeting the committee agreed to host a scavenger hunt to help raise awareness of the SWNA and promote environmental stewardship. The scavenger hunt has been designed for young children. A list of items has been determined for children to locate and check-off on a sheet that will be handed out to participants. A prize will be handed out to all participants at the end of the hunt. Potential prizes could include, bird seed, SWNA button, environmentally themed colouring book. Staff will look into acquiring a suitable prize for participants. Participants will be given 45 minutes for the hunt which will be followed by a presentation by Pam Lancaster, the GRCA Stewardship Co-ordinator. Advertisements for the event have been posted around the SWNA and on the Clarington web site. SWNA September 2013 Minutes 3 It was recommended that the event should be advertised on the Clarington page of the newspaper. Peter Windolf will follow-up on the request. Bird House Removal A date will be established after the Scavenger Hunt for the removal of birdhouses. The date will be e-mailed to committee members prior to the October meeting. Pat Mulcahy Resignation Pat will be moving to Oshawa and will be resigning from the committee following the Scavenger Hunt event that she helped organize. Brian Reid thanked Pat for her years of commitment to the SWNA and wished her well in the future. The committee discussed the merits of having the vacant position filled considering there is only one year left in the term of the committee and that there are no applications on file. Members agreed that the position should be filled. The Clerk's office will be asked to advertise and fill the position for the remainder of the term. Signage Two signs need to be re-installed. The wetland Habitat sign leading to the Cobbledick side viewing platform and the No Hunting sign by the barrier beach have both been knocked over. Operations will be asked to re-erect the signs. 4. Other Business Melanie reported that a cyclist fell on the hill leading to the pedestrian bridge. It was recommended that a warning sign be installed at the top of the hill on the east side of the bridge. Unless it has been removed there already is a sign at that location. Michael speculated that the gravel trail may need to be compacted at this location. The site will be investigated to determine the condition of the trail and if the sign is still there. Jim and Karin reported that there is a washout on the Lake Meadow Trail at the location of the new culvert (about half way to the lake). It was also reported that the grass was not being cut very frequently in 2013 along the edges of the trail. In 2012 it was done regularly but this year it was allowed to grow very high before it was cut. Operations will be advised of the committees concerns. 5. Motion to Adjourn MOVED: by Karin Murphy SECONDED: by Mike Goleski THAT: the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED SWNA September 2013 Minutes 4 Adjournment: 8:00 P.M. Next Meeting: Tuesday October 8, 7:OOPM Room IA Notes prepared by: P. Windolf