Craig Walkington, Anne Perry, Maureen Strickland, Arthur

Carter, Alvina Cain, Owida Downey, Sharon Martin

Larry Tench, Clarke Cromwell, Fred Connors, Ross Cantwell, Mia Rankin, Sharon Laframboise

Call to Order - The meeting was called to order at 6:05pm.

Review of Notes from April 8 th meeting.

Motion by Maureen to accept the notes, second by Arthur, motion carried.

Exterior Design

Arthur and Craig met with Bill Corbin, Frank Palermo, George Rogers, Mike Kroger, Philippe Cantareal and Sandeep Sathyamoorthy. They discussed the exterior design constraints so that George and Frank would have a better understanding of the site when preparing the design options for the CLC. The effective date (the date that the actual contract will begin) has not been established yet. Once the date is set, things will begin to move quickly. Craig and Arthur felt that during the meeting Mr. Cantareal (STP plant construction sub-contractor) did not seem too receptive to community input to the exterior design. Mr. Cantareal's reaction raises a caution flag about the effectiveness and clarity of communication between the CLC, HREP, HRM and the sub-contractors. After much discussion it was agreed that the CLC would develop a strategy to mitigate the potential impact of communication problems between the HREP, HRM and the sub-contractors, on the work of the CLC. A case in point was the difficulty that the Dartmouth CLC is now having with the construction of a road.

Action: CLC members are asked to bring ideas for a pro-active strategy for the next meeting.

George Rogers and Frank Palermo will build a model and bring it to the May 20 th meeting. They will also be presenting their options at this meeting. George would like to do a walk about the STP site on the 20th. The regular meeting will occur following the site walk about.

Action : The CLC will meet at the corner of Cornwallis and Barrington at 6:00pm on May 20 th . If it is raining, proceed to George Dixon as usual.

CIF - Update on the Strategic Plan and CIF Funded Foundation Options

Holly Richardson reported to Craig that she had a very positive discussion with Mike Kroger on the feasibility of creating a foundation that would be funded by the CIF. As well, the HRM Solicitor did not feel that there was any legislation that would prohibit the creation of a foundation. He will do some further research and report back to Holly.

Community Consultation Meeting

It was decided that a community consultation meeting was required to receive direction/input on the following three areas:

a. the design options;

b. Foundation and Gap analysis proposal; and

c. Strategic plan proposal

The date for the community meeting will be Monday, June 9 th - 6:00pm to 9:00pm at the George Dixon Recreation Centre.

Craig will ask Ross to pare down the strategic plan and prepare a draft presentation for discussion at the May 20 th meeting.

Maureen will have a draft presentation for the foundation idea for discussion at the May 20 th meeting.

Craig will invite staff of HSP and HREP to attend the public meeting on June 9 th order to answer questions from the public.

Meeting Frequency - How often should we meet in the summer months?

The consensus was that we will meet as frequently as we need to.

Next Meeting Date

Whole Committee - Tuesday, May 20 th at 6:00pm.

Meet at the corner of Barrington and Cornwallis Streets at 6:00pm for a site walk about. If it is raining, proceed to the George Dixon Centre for 6:00pm. The regular meeting will occur following the site walk about. It should be noted that the meeting may run longer than the normal 90 minutes because of the site walk tour and the presentations from George Rogers and Frank Palermo.