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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-13 Minutes SUSTAINABLE CLARINGTON COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting of February 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Library Mezzanine Room Present: Michael Patrick, Chair Mike Dymarski Lorraine Jones Ian Kruis Kira Nowick Councillor Ron Hooper Mayor Adrian Foster Absent: Suzanne Elston, Allan Hewitt, Kerry Meydam Also Present: Curry Clifford, Corporate Initiatives Officer Linda Coutu, Executive Assistant to the Mayor 1. WELCOME Committee Chair Michael Patrick welcomed the Committee. 2.APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 23, 2013 Moved by Lorraine Jones, seconded by Mike Dymarski THAT the minutes of the January 23, 2014 meeting be approved. CARRIED. 3. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES Mr. Patrick advised that facilitator the business arising from the minutes, which will form the remainder of this meeting. Mayor Foster advised that Council accepted receive for information Report PSD-074-13 concerning re-zoning of lands adjacent to Canadian Tire Mosport Park. 4. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF UPDATED WORKPLAN 1 first Mr. Patrick referred the Committee to the updated work plan and advised that the step would be dealt with at this meeting- deciding upon performance measures/indicators of success for the eight outcomes identified at the last meeting. second step The will answer the question: where are we now as against the vision of success? Identifying who to consult to answer this question will also be addressed during third step The will be to identify the gap between the vision and the current reality and determining how best to address it. This will start with these discussions with community thth and municipal representatives at the March 20 and April 17 meetings and may also include Committee representatives attending meetings of these community groups with a schedule to be developed by Curry Clifford. Mr. Patrick advised that the goal is to finish these three steps by the end of June and present to Council in July, 2014. TH 5. SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH CLARINGTON BOARD OF TRADE Michael Patrick and Curry Clifford met with the Board of Directors of the Clarington Board of Trade (CBOT) on Tuesday, February 4thas part of their regular monthly meeting. The business community had been concerned that the Sustainable Clarington Community Advisory Committee was yet another environmental committee and were pleased that the focus of the current Committee is on a broad range of factors that will contribute to Claringt. One of the eight identified outcomes , an . Mr. Patrick advised that, according to the CBOT, being welcomed at Town Hall as a businessperson was key measure of success for this outcome and that this has been discussed for many years. He noted that he believes that this situation has improved considerably. The CBOT also mentioned the need for adequate serviced industrial land, which is largely a Regional Government issue. Mayor Foster mentioned that the Municipality of Clarington is up-fronting costs of extending Lake Road. The CBOT also identified the need for a trained, qualified workforce. Mike Dymarski commented that it was important that the CBOT concluded that all of the factors that make for an attractive business environment are also all the factors that the Committee identified make for a sustainable Clarington. All of the desired outcomes are interconnected he noted. Mr. Patrick also advised that the CBOT are considering a half-day event for businesses to discuss these matters in greater detail. 2 6. DISCUSSION OF THE EIGHT OUTCOMES DETERMINED AT THE JANUARY RD 23 MEETING what a sustainable Clarington should look like in 2019, namely: Self-Sufficient Neighbourhoods An Engaged Community Unique, Vibrant Downtowns Green, Efficient People Friendly Transportation Natural Green Space Accessible and Integrated Trails An Attractive Business Environment Healthy, Accessible Waterfronts During the discussion, it was agreed that a ninth outcome should be added to reflect the need for a healthy agricultural community and that Curry Clifford would work with Ian Kruis to develop a specific outcome statement on this matter for the The Committee also reviewed a number of measures and indicators of success used by other communities to measure progress on each of these eight types of outcomes, including those suggested by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), Kingston, Oshawa, Niagara, Halton Hills and Rossland, BC. The Committee found some of these measures relevant to Clarington and suggested other measures and sources for other measures that Curry Clifford will put into a working draft for the prior to the next meeting. DISCUSSION TO IDENTIFY KEY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO 7. CONSULT ON CURRENT ACTIONS TO DELIVER ON EACH OUTCOME AND CLOSSE THE GAPS The Committee briefly discussed who they need to talk to regarding each of the nine outcomes. As time was of the essence, it was decided that members would e-mail their suggestions to Curry Clifford. 8. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Patrick brought up the matter of the importance of trails and paths. municipal administrative co-ordination was suggested for a number of areas, including trails and paths. Staff is expected to report to Council by the end of the first quarter on these range of items identified as requiring greater administrative co- ordination. 3 However, trails and paths is the only item from the 1 & 2 recommendations that has come up again in the Task 3 visioning work. There was general discussion about the importance of trails and paths and how, unlike the other items in Task 1 & 2, it may require a broader level of work beyond administrative co- ordination and that it would be premature for staff to make recommendations to Council on this matter given the work in this subject. Moved by Ian Kruis, seconded by Mike Dymarski THAT Council defer asking staff to report on administrative co-ordination of trails that Clarington residents viewed as very important in the customer service survey) and it would be premature at this point for staff to report on this administrative matter as the Committee will be making some further recommendations about it that may suggest some broader work on this subject. CARRIED 9. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Ian Kruis, seconded by Mike Dymarski THAT the meeting adjourn at 8:55 p.m. CARRIED. 4