SCA General Meeting Minutes & Agenda April 2017

SCA Meeting Agenda, April 2017

Thursday April 13th, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Central Memorial Recreation Centre – 93 West Ave S

SCA Values: Collaboration, Engagement, Respect, Trust, Inclusiveness, Transparency

SCA Mission: To enable all residents to fully participate in the community. To actively engage community partners in building relationships in order to enrich the community and the neighbourhood. To encourage, build, and preserve a safe, clean, and attractive neighbourhood that we are all proud to call home

SCA Vision: Stinson is a diverse and engaged community with a natural, historic, and vibrant character

1. Welcome, Review of Values, Mission and Vision, Introductions (Co-chair-7:00 – 7:05 pm)

2. Agenda and Minutes Review/Additions (Co-chair/Secretary – 7:05 – 7:08 pm)

3. Treasurer’s Report (Dave – 7:08 – 7:10 pm)

4. Guest: Dane Kerstens & Ben Ames, Forge and Foster (7:10 – 7:15 pm)

5. Guest: Bryan Purins & Darryl Bender, City of Hamilton – Bike Lanes (7:15 – 8:00 pm)

6. Break (8:00 – 8:10 pm)

7. Guest: Jocelyn Strutt, City of Hamilton, Neighbourhood Action Strategy Update (8:10 – 8:25 pm)

8. PlanLocal 2017 Representative Nominee (Matt – 8:25 – 8:30 pm)

9. Small Project Grant Review (Sunil – 8:30 – 8:40 pm)

10. Endorsement Policy Update (Dave – 8:40 – 8:50 pm)

11. Stinson Action Team/Committee/Project Updates (As needed – 8:50 – 8:55 pm)

a. Events

b. Canada 150

c. Community Garden

d. Stinzine

e. International Village

f. Ice Rink

g. PlanLocal

h. Ward 2 Community Council

12. Community Information Sharing (If needed – 8:55 – 9:00 pm)

13. Wrap Up and Next Meeting (Co-chair – 9:00)

a. Upcoming meeting agendas tentatively include: Forge and Foster and City of Hamilton Forestry

b. SCA meetings are every 2nd Thursday of the month from 7-9 PM

c. Next meeting is Thursday May 11th, 2017 – 7-9 PM

Light Refreshments will be provided

Childminding is available For more contact information, please contact [email protected]

 

 

SCA Meeting Agenda, April 2017

Thursday April 13th, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Central Memorial Recreation Centre – 93 West Ave S

SCA Values: Collaboration, Engagement, Respect, Trust, Inclusiveness, Transparency

SCA Mission: To enable all residents to fully participate in the community. To actively engage community partners in building relationships in order to enrich the community and the neighbourhood. To encourage, build, and preserve a safe, clean, and attractive neighbourhood that we are all proud to call home

SCA Vision: Stinson is a diverse and engaged community with a natural, historic, and vibrant character

Present: Tarek Jalbout, Eleni Jalbout, Nicole Walter, Ben, Christina, Tina Dort, Matt Grande, Karl Andrus, Dave Michal, Erika Morton

Guests: Fahima Begum (Student, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton), Sgt. Jennifer McFeggan (Hamilton Police Services), Dane Kerstens (Forge and Foster), Ben Ames (Forge and Foster), Sunil Angrish (Community Developer, Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton), Shruti Romesh (Neighbourhood Action Evaluation),

1. Welcome, Review of Values, Mission and Vision, Introductions
   • Matt provided a welcome and began introductions

2. Report from Sgt Jennifer McFeggan – Hamilton Police Services 

1. • Added to the agenda and placed at the beginning to accommodate Jennifer’s schedule
   • Presented an update of crime trends in Stinson
   • Theme of theft from autos – unlocked vehicles
   • Please report any occurrences or issues – if we get reports we can pay more attention to issues that are reported
   • Will share info electronically for prevention of items stolen from cars

3. Agenda and Minutes Review/Additions

1. • Additions to the agenda included: Fahima-Change Camp, Shruti-Neighbourhood Action Evaluation Focus Groups, Fran-Monarch Awards

4. Treasurer’s Report 

1. • Spent $513 on website, email updates. Will be looking at a grant to recoup that funding
   • Would like to make a motion to move the mural funds into the General Account
   • StinZine Account is at $759
   • IndieGogo campaign for Songs From the Bishop is closed and made $684

5. Guests: Dane Kerstens & Ben Ames, Forge and Foster

1. • Purchase of 370 Main (office building at Main and Emerald St)
   • Promotion in the building – Offering 6 months free rent (first 6 months free)
   • Will be keeping good tenants – there are a number of vacancies and looking to fill up the building
   • Starting exterior renovations in the coming weeks
   • Also took over the Black Forest Inn building
   • Office is located at 115 King St
   • Forge and Foster Mission/Mandate: We success when we improve the community-improve through real estate

6. Guest: Bryan Purins & Darryl Bender, City of Hamilton – Bike Lanes

1. • Item deferred to another meeting due to guests’ absence

7. Guest: Jocelyn Strutt, City of Hamilton, Neighbourhood Action Strategy Update

1. • Sunil updated for Jocelyn in her absence
   • Sunil and Jocelyn met with the exec to go over the draft plan. The outcome was to focus on all themes presented at the last SCA meeting, with understanding that some theme areas have more action steps that are currently happening or likely to happen in the next year. However, themes/actions will not be prioritized.
   • A key area of focus for all elements of the plan is engagement and the need to have more Stinson residents involved in the action plan
   • ACTION: Will provide updates as they become available

8. PlanLocal 2017 Representative Nominee

1. • Stinson needs a representative for the PlanLocal 2017
   • Eleni expressed interest to be the representative
   • ACTION: Dave motioned to approve Eleni as Stinson PlanLocal representative for 2017, Tina seconded. All in favour. 

9. Small Project Grant Review

1. • Little Free Library Grant to be reviewed for the next SCA meeting (will be posted online)
   • Need volunteers to be part of Grant Review Team
   • ACTION: Matt, Christina, Tarek and Ben to be part of the grant review team

10. Endorsement Policy Update

1. • Sunil and Dave met up to discuss the policy
   • Improved the flow chart, application, general process, tracking form for the executive
   • Discussed a de-endorsement process i.e. to revoke an endorsement
   • ACTION: Updates to be provided at next meeting. Will be looking to pilot the process very soon

11. Stinson Action Team/Committee/Project Updates

1. • Events
     • Beautiful Alleyways on April 22^nd Meet up at Carter Park at 11 AM to get materials/supplies. Contact [email protected] to express interest to participate.
     • LRT rally at City Hall on Saturday at noon
     • Jane’s Walks happening May 5^th, 6^th and 7^th. No walks planned for Stinson at this time
     • Tarek to lead another Community BBQ with entertainment, include arts, volunteers needed. Looking at the second weekend in July. Funding, can use money from Sales Force funding or apply for a Small Project Grant.
     • ACTION: Volunteers for the BBQ include: Matt, Christina/Ben (available on day off BBQ), Karl/ Tina, Nicole, Erika
   • Canada 150 
     • Grant was submitted. Entry arch to community garden. Include community art, lighting. Small wooden pass-through
     • ACTION: Update on grant will be shared as information becomes available
   • Community Garden
     • Karl provided a draft of a Small Project Grant, drawings of the community garden and budget for the garden
     • Have an offer from Turkstra Lumber, Princess Auto to help with items for the garden
     • Jason Farr’s office have offered $2000 towards the garden, approved for a Change Camp grant
     • Community garden meeting has met and staked out area for the park to be the garden
     • Next Meeting is each Sunday at Carter Park 2:30 PM – all are welcome to join!
     • Tarek offered to help create a flyer to promote the garden
     • Need some help to get the word out and more volunteers! Please contact [email protected] if you are interested
     • ACTION: Small Grant Review Team Request – Need a grant review team! Ben, Christina and Tarek volunteered to be part of the team (application will be posted online)
   • Stinzine – Updates amended to minutes. Please see below.
   • International Village – Updates amended to minutes. Please see below.

12. Community Information Sharing

1. • Small Grants, Big Ideas workshop – to learn about funding sources for Neighbourhoods to run projects. Free event, child minding, food, will be April 19^th 6 PM
   • Fran from Crown Point, Monarch Awards, alternative to Trillium Awards. Monarch Awards recognize gardens and gardeners in Hamilton Ontario for their contribution to biodiversity, pollinator health, environmental stewardship. Please apply to win an award! www.monarchawardshamilton.org
   • Fahima, Change Camp, Connect community together to build projects together. This September trying to connect McMaster Students with Community Associations like a speed dating event
   • ACTION: Fahima will be sending contact information for SCA to follow up as needed
   • Shruti, Doing another round of focus groups for Neighbourhood Action Evaluation to get feedback on how the community planning process is going. Would like to be running a focus in either June or July.
   • ACTION: Christina moved a motion to hold a Neighbourhood Action Evaluation focus group in June. Nicole Seconded

13. Wrap Up and Next Meeting

1. • Upcoming meeting agendas tentatively include: City of Hamilton, Forestry & City of Hamilton, Bike Lanes
   • SCA meetings are every 2^nd Thursday of the month from 7-9 PM
   • Next meeting is Thursday May 11th, 2017 – 7-9 PM

StinZine Update: We have had two meetings for the Stinzine Mission, Vision, Values.  The process has been quite helpful to articulating what we think the Stinzine can be and our relationship as a publication to the SCA, the city, and advertisers.  We also received a grant from Neighbourhood Action Strategy to help with printing costs this year.  There will be one issue going out this spring in the current format to inform residents of the changes that we are going through and why.  The hope is that we can get more people submitting content and participating from the neighbourhood so that the issue reflects the voice of residents and issues that matter to them.  Next issue should go out in May and we have surplus funds from last year to pay for printing.  If you have content you would like to submit around “What matters to you”, please email me at [email protected]. All of the advertisers from last year have been contacted to tell them of the change in format and most have been very encouraging when they reply.

Ask: If you have content you would like to submit – photo, art, poem, article, on the theme of “What matters to me about where I live”, please send to Margaret.

International Village BIA Update: When we asked Susie for an update this month, she alerted us to some issues with Cannabis Culture at 275 King St E. In her view, they are bringing some crime to our BIA and have taken our logo and used a similar design for their logo. If you look up Hamilton Village Dispensary on Facebook you’ll see what I mean. They also had a molotav cocktail thrown at their storefront a couple weeks ago. Luckily it didn’t have gasoline in it but it seems to have been a threat or warning.  It’s been a very concerning issue for our BIA.  Susie is currently trying to get police & city support to get this one location closed but not getting much support. There is another marijuana dispensary in the Village BIA and they have been very cooperative and supportive and are not dealing with the same issues the other one is facing. As an anecdote, we have been seeing more graffiti in the neighbourhood so please make sure that you report any graffiti or crime, even if you think it is minor as there is an on-line reporting tool for minor incidents, to the police so that they can track the activity.

If you refer to the events page on their website you can read the letter from the chair regarding the board’s stance on LRT and their role in the project. Susie, the BIA head is on a number of city committees around LRT.

We are hoping to organize a summer tour of the BIA with Susie so that we can hear from here what are some of the highlights and activities they do.  We will advise when there are proposed dates for this event.

Save the date for a movie night at Ferguson Station on July 20. Further details will be released in May.

Asks:

1. Please report any crimes or graffiti to the police
2. Could the executive consider inviting our crime manager who attended the AGM to update us on what is happening with Cannabis Culture.
3. Please remember to shop local! My favourite spots are the Thrifty Designer, JH Gordon Books, Studio 205, and Café Oranje.