Craig Walkington, Maureen Strickland, Alvena Cain, Owida Downey, Bryan Darrell, Arthur Carter, Sharon Laframboise, Clark Cromwell 
 

Delaine Clyne, Anne Perry 
 

Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 6:10pm.
 

Review of Notes from July 27, 2004 Meeting - Moved by Sharon L seconded by Alvena to accept the notes from the July 27, 2004 meeting. Carried.

Matters Arising From July 27, 2004 Meeting :

a. Integration of Design Concept Into HRM Capital District Plans - Status Report . This is ongoing. Craig said he had received a response from George Roger about setting up a meeting and he is waiting for a response from Frank Palermo. The meeting would be to discuss preparing a written version of the design concept that was prepared and presented in July 2003 and April 2004. 
 

b. Letter from Mayor Regarding the Guaranteed Availability of the Community Integration Fund . Craig said that he had received a letter from the Mayor guaranteeing the CIF. This letter was circulated to the CLC members.

c. Interim Holding Account for CIF - Status Report Craig said he is still waiting for a statement from the HHS Project as to why the CIF cannot be placed in a holding account to earn interest pending the approval of our project. Once received, this statement will be used for future meetings and newsletters.

d. Employment Opportunities with STP Construction/Operation - Status Report . Craig circulated a letter that was received from Ted Tam on this matter. See notes of the 27 July 2004 meeting. 
 

Community Planning Model Proposal - Next Steps :

a. Door-to-Door Canvassing by Clark - Status Report . Clark said that he had a few more houses to visit. He has collected approximately 48 signatures of support so far.

b. Request for Support Letters - Status Report . Craig said he had received approximately 20 letters of support. He said he would bring them to the next meeting to compare the original list with the responses. 
 

c. Draft Proposal - Update . Following the last meeting where we received indication that there was still work to do on the proposal, it was decided that we would not attempt to try and make the submission prior to the October municipal elections. In addition, it was decided that the Sub-Committee would work on questions and a strategy to consult the many organizations and businesses in our defined area. Maureen said she would contact Delaine to set-up a date/time for a Sub-Committee meeting to deal with this aspect.

 
d. Next Sub-Committee Meeting . To be announced. 
 

Other Business :

a. Meeting With D&D Water Solutions Architect . Craig said that he had received an e-mail from Ted Tam requesting that we set a date for a meeting now that the architects have been contracted. The CLC requested a meeting at 6:00pm on Tuesday, 24 August 2004 at the George Dixon Centre. Frank Palermo and George Rogers will also be invited to the meeting.

b. Newsletter . It was decided that the newsletter should be kept to a minimum size. The following items, which will be written over the next few weeks, will be included in the newsletter:

• 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 Maureen/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)

Craig said he would contact Deborah Story to arrange a photographer or an appropriate camera at the next meeting to take a picture for the newsletter. Craig said he would confirm with the CLC if this can be arranged. If it can, then the CLC members should be at the George Dixon Centre at 5:45pm on Tuesday, 24 August 2004. (Note: At the time of the preparation of these notes, the photographer has been confirmed for 5:45pm on August 24, 2004. CLC members are requested to be at the meeting at 5:45pm).

c. Resignation of Maureen Strickland . Maureen regretfully announced that she has to resign from the CLC as she is leaving the country. She said that she would meet with Delaine to discuss the issues/projects on which she is working. It is likely that her last meeting will be August 24, 2004.

Next Meeting Date - 5:45pm on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 at the George Dixon Centre. 
  

Adjournment - The meeting adjourned at 6:47pm.