SCA General Meeting Minutes and Agenda April 2018

Stinson Community Association

Meeting Minutes

Thursday April 12th, 2018 7-9 PM

Central Memorial Recreation Centre

In attendance:Tina, Karl, Grant, Christina B., Ben B., Nicole, Sunil, Kayanne, Clayton, Cameron, Roseann, Alaine, Sergeant McFadden (for the first 15 minutes).

1. Welcome, Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Review of Values, Mission and Vision, Introductions

• What does collaborationmean to you?

  • • Those in attendance shared their views on what collaboration means to them. Excellent discussion! Wondering about how residents of a neighbourhood can turn into a member of a community.

• There will be a co-chair vacancy – which will also be advertised online –so if you are interested please contact [email protected]

  • • A one year term and two year term will be open at the next AGM

2. Treasure’s Update

• Please see the attached report for the details

3.Crime reports

• Sergeant Jennifer McFeggan from the Hamilton Police Services (HPS) reviewed the stats – please see attached report for these specifics

• It was identified that the community garden may need extra patrols given previous thefts

• Please pass along any ideas or tips with exec who can pass it on to the HPS

• Graffiti in the area was discussed as a problem needing addressing.

• Ben asked about holes in the fences along the railways being repaired to help decrease crime. Sergeant McFeggan shared that railways are not always receptive to the collaboration, but it can help sometimes.

4. Corktown Update

• Cameron presented on behalf of the Corktown Planning and Development Subcommittee

• To help keep residents up to date about any development that is going to impact the community. They will present it each month at their neighbourhood meeting

• If anyone is interested in being a part of a Planning and Development Subcommittee please let us know! Cameron can help support you!

• Alaine had some ideas about how to identify where in the engagement process the developments are that he shared with Cameron

• 195 Wellington Medallion Properties could be a space to collaborate between Corktown and Stinson neighbourhoods.

• Corktown Development Map:https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1YQoaPYuOI2X7O5zdBfd8KltCCEpy7o15&ll=43.25051567672935%2C-79.86943051298215&z=14
• See attached presentation for details about the information shared.

5. CD Update

• Small grants

  • Workshops went well!

  • Fiscal sponsors are still a work in progress

• New this year: $500 for meeting refreshments provided in a lump sum, and people must keep receipts for the fiscal year

  • Good question from Tina about surplus refreshment funds and what happens to them -> they are transferred to next year and then topped up

• Mood minder introduced by Sunil.

• • Anyone in the room has the responsibility to bring people back to the values of the group should the discussion. Grant and Clayton volunteered to be able to help be in charge at first.

  • It was discussed how we can do this in the room:

    • The idea is to test out a few options: clicker, object. Please bring your objects to next month’s meeting.

    • John Howard can help with this process as well as this is something that they work with a lot.

– TACO BREAK –They were delicious – thanks Tina and Karl!

6.What would the community like to invest in?

• Engagement equipment:

  • • Karl has been working on a $1500 small grant

      • • Balloons have been priced – t-shirts, totes, buttons

        • Karl to send the small grant to Nicole to be reviewed.

    • Alegra Grant to fund – Banners or signage

• Events equipment:

  • • BBQ – $299 from King @ Victoria Canadian Tire as they will give us the display model at cost – Able to be stored in the shed

    • Reach out to Tarek about BBQ as he has been in charge of the past BBQs and may have preferences!

• Discussion about the small grant process. It was stressed that the community would like to engage more people in the process and make it more inclusive. We don’t want it to just be the “unicorns” so that we can build capacity in others.

• Grant writing workshop was decided as something that was wanted. This could be held at the beginning of the next meeting?

• It was also suggested that grant writing could happening in the meeting to help promote engagement/accessibility.

  • • Discussion to be continued…

7. What’s going on in Stinson?

• Restriking a community garden committee

  • Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/groups/297554770423040/

• Results of the third bulletin board – Bishop’s Park was the third winner

  • Next meeting we can pick exact locations in the chosen spaces so that the city is very clear.

• Art survey results – True North Strong and Free was the winner

• Beautiful Alleys and Rail Trail clean ups (April 21st, 2018)

• • Two clean and green grants (one for April and one for September)

  • Powell Park (Barton and Birch) 1:30pm at Speedy’s Subs

  • Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/events/165826180787757/
  • If you’d like to register your own alley please email [email protected] to sign up and be part of the crew.

• Jane’s Walks (May 4th, 5th, 6th)

• • Community members leading walks in their community about things that interest them

  • Check it out: https://janeswalk.org/canada/hamilton/and https://www.facebook.com/Janes-Walk-Hamilton-219442275457365/

• Doors Open Hamilton

• • Check it out: http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/hamiltonand https://www.facebook.com/events/157408241462606/

• 100 in 1 Day (June 2nd)

• • Hamilton Transit Rider’s will be coordinating something
  • Check it out: https://www.100in1day.ca/and https://www.facebook.com/100in1DayHam/

• Engagement survey was proposed to be developed and sent out.

• Clayton raised the issue that there is a needle problem in the area – and wondering what community level engagement could look like.

• • Public health is no longer in charge of removal and this has been switched to Roads

  • AIDS Network could be helpful?

  • Sunil and Clayton to connect to work on something with Corktown as well.

  • Carter Park is vulnerable to this issue and there have been needles found there

NEXT MEETING MAY 10th 7-9PM at Central Memorial Recreation Centre

Light refreshments and child minding available!