Craig Walkington, Anne Perry, Alvena Cain, Owida Downey, Sharon Laframboise, Fred Connors, Clarke Cromwell, Sharon Martin

Maureen Strickland, Arthur Carter

Review of Notes from March 2, 2004 Meeting – Moved by Sharon L. second by Anne to accept the notes from the March 2, 2004 meeting. Carried.

Matters Arising From March 2, 2004 Meeting :

1. Design Ideas Meeting with HRM Staff – April 19th - Craig will get the names of the HRM staff who will be attending from Deborah. The preliminary meeting with Frank Palermo and George Rogers has been confirmed. They will attend our March 30th meeting. 
   Discussion took place around how the CLC will monitor the construction of the plant. It was decided that Deborah and James will be asked to give status reports and will arrange periodical site visits. Craig will contact Deborah and arrange.
2. CHCA Public Information Meetings and Newsletter – The following meetings will be arranged. 
   - Wednesday Morning Women’s Group – Anne to arrange and attend with a CHCA member.
   - Parent Resource Centre – Sharon L. to arrange.
   - Reverend Moriah – Owida to arrange at a later date.
   The newsletter will be printed on Wednesday of this week. It should be delivered late next week.
3. Letters/Emails to Attendees – Fred drafted a letter that will be sent out to all those who attended the Vision meeting. A CHCA Newsletter will be included in the mailing. A CHCA Newsletter will be mailed to those who were not able to attend the meeting. Owida will give Sharon M. the addresses. Craig will find out from Deborah about the status of the Halifax.ca web site. It would be helpful to have information on the web site about the CLC and the work that it is doing. Craig said that he will check with Deborah about creating a Halifax CLC link on the official Harbour Solutions website.
4. Transcription of Tapes from Visioning Meeting – Anne said that it was difficult to get photos off of the video. It was decided that audio recordings are probably a better way to record meetings. Anne will find out if the CLC can get an electronic version of the transcript that can be later used in other materials.
5. Letter to Gordon Michael – Craig has not had an opportunity to write a letter as he has been away. The letter will thank Mr. Michael’s for his interest, and let him know that the CLC will get in touch with him at a future date.

Filling Vacant Positions on CLC:

1. Application/Nomination Packages – The package was updated. Sharon M. will send the updated package to Deborah for printing. The new Visioning masthead/letterhead for the CLC will be added. The CLC requests that the picture of the couple that was on the Do It, Dream It poster not be used anymore. Sharon M. will draft the text for a flyer announcing the meeting/election. She will make arrangements through Deborah for printing and mailing. Sharon M. will contact John Fleming to see if he is interested in helping out as a Commissioner of Oaths.
2. Timeline for Filling Seats – The Public Meeting/Election will be held on Monday, May17th. Nominations packages will be available for pick up on Friday, April 23rd; the deadline for submission will be Monday, May 10th. The mail out for the Flyer should happen during the first two weeks of April. In addition to the election, it was agreed that the agenda for the meeting will include an update on the design and construction of the Plant, and there will be an update on the CIF.

Community Development Planning Model– No update, this item is deferred.

Other Business :

1. Future Role of Sharon Martin – The dynamics amongst members of CLC has changed since their work together began. The group is more cohesive and they are working well together. Each member contributes much more to the discussion and decision-making and more are sharing the workload. The CLC no longer has the same needs and as a result Sharon’s role with the group needs to change. Sharon will attend meetings when needed. She will continue to assist with administrative work, and organizing public meetings etc. When the new members join the CLC, there will be a period of adjustment for everyone; Sharon will provide support in anyway that she can.
2. Update on Plant Design Construction – Craig distributed the memo prepared by James that outlined that D & D Water Solutions Inc. and HRM were entering into agreements for the design, construction and commissioning of the 3 plants. The memo also stated that this company would be mindful of removing trees on the site and would only remove those which were essential to the safe and timely progress of the construction. Craig also distributed the invitations to the News Conference on Friday March 19, 2004 where the Mayor and MP Geoff Regan would be announcing the funding for the HHS project.

Next Meeting Date – 6:00pm on Tuesday, 30 March 2004 at the George Dixon Centre.

Adjournment - The meeting adjourned at 7:30pm.