Craig Walkington, Maureen Strickland, Alvena Cain, Owida Downey, Arthur Carter, Sharon Laframboise, Clark Cromwell, Delaine Clyne, Anne Perry 
 

Bryan Darrell 
 

Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 6:15pm. Note: Prior to the meeting, a photograph was taken of the Halifax CLC membership. This photograph will be used in newsletters, etc. 
  

Review of Notes from August 10, 2004 Meeting - Moved by Sharon L. seconded by Maureen to accept the notes from the August 10, 2004 meeting. Carried.

Matters Arising From August 10, 2004 Meeting :

a. Integration of Design Concept Into HRM Capital District Plans - Status Report . Craig said he had not yet heard from Frank Palermo and will contact him to establish a meeting date. 
 

b. Interim Holding Account for CIF - Status Report . Craig said that he had been informed by Deborah Story that a letter was en route.

Community Planning Model Proposal - Next Steps :

a. Door-to-Door Canvassing by Clark - Status Report . Clark said he had completed the process and had collected 42 signatures of support. We now have 150 letters of support, signatures and votes in favour of our process. There are 13 votes against and 1 spoilt ballot.

b. Request for Support Letters - Status Report . Craig said he had received 21 letters of support. The CLC verified the letters against the original list. He said that if any CLC members had other names to add to the list that he would generate a new letter and have it sent. 
 

c. Draft Proposal - Update . The Sub-Committee said that they had decided that the best way to consult the many organizations and businesses in our defined area was to bring them into focus groups. Each session would be categorized by the type of organization (e.g. social welfare, church, business, etc). Each session would have approximately 10 to 12 attendees. It was also noted that each session would require a tailored approach to fit the objectives of each category of organization. Anne said she would contact Sharon Martin to obtain assistance in identifying the groups. Anne said she would also ask if Sharon Martin would consider being the facilitator for each session. It was decided that the Sub-Committee needed to develop a strategy for this overall process and its many sub-components (ways to approach the organizations, developing the message/discussion for each organization, meeting logistics, facilitation, extracting the results from the focus sessions, etc.) It was decided that this consultation should be done in September and during the period around the October municipal elections with the objective of having it all completed so that it could be incorporated into the proposal to submit to HRM Council.

 
Next Sub-Committee Meeting . To be announced.
  

Newsletter - It was decided that the newsletter would be written over the next two months and should include the following sections:

•  Photo and list of the Halifax CLC members

•  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (Employment opportunities information, CIF Guarantee, CIF Bank Account) (Written by Craig)

•  Website Information (Written by Craig)

•  A description of the Community Planning Model Proposal and the progress to-date (Written by Delaine)

•  A report on the meeting with the D&D Water Solutions architects (Written by Craig)

•  That there are vacancies on the CLC and we are looking for volunteers (Written by TBA) 
 

Other Business : 
a. Meeting With D&D Water Solutions Architect . The meeting scheduled for 24 August could not take place as the architect was on vacation. Craig said that a tentative new date would be at 6:00pm on Tuesday, 14 September 2004. Craig was advised by Ted Tam that he is unavailable on that date, but Dan O'Halloran ("Owner's Engineer") would be present. The membership said that they would like to have Ted Tam at the meeting and if he couldn't be there, then perhaps it should be re-scheduled to an earlier or later date. In addition, Craig said that he wanted to forward several documents to the architect (George Rogers' paper, design charette results, and design concept recommendations) so that they could be reviewed prior to the meeting. Secretarial Note: Craig corresponded with Ted Tam who recommended against re-scheduling the meeting to a later date. As such the meeting will now be held at 6:00pm on Thursday, 9 September 2004 at the Community YMCA (besides the North Branch Library).

b. Resignation of Maureen Strickland . As announced at the 10 August meeting, Maureen Strickland has resigned and this was her last meeting. On behalf of the membership, Craig thanked Maureen for her hard work, commitment and dedication to the CLC. He also wished her good luck in her future endeavours. She was presented with a card from the CLC. Maureen said that her experience with the CLC was a good one and that she was impressed that all CLC members participated because of their genuine concern for the community.

Next Meeting Dates :

a. Meeting with D&D Water Solutions Architect - 6:00pm, Thursday, 9 September 2004 at the Community YMCA .

b. Regular CLC Meeting - 6:00pm, Tuesday, 14 September 2004 at the George Dixon Centre. 
 

Adjournment - The meeting adjourned at 7:03pm.