Stinson Community Association Meeting Agenda
Thursday December 14th, 2017 7-9 PM Central Memorial Recreation Centre
Land Acknowledgment: We want to recognize and acknowledge that we meet on the traditional territories of the Mississauga of the Credit River and the Six Nations Haudenosaunee and within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement
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
- Welcome, Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Review of Values, Mission and Vision, Introductions (Matt, 7:00 – 7:10 PM)o ReviewofAgendaandMinutes
- Treasurer’s Update (Tina, 7:10 – 7:20 PM)
- Guest: St Leonard’s (John Clinton, 7:20 – 7:30 PM)
- Art Competition Results (Karl, 7:30 – 7:40 PM)
- Kiosk Vote Results (Matt, 7:40 – 7:50 PM)
- Review endorsement for the Hamilton Community Benefits Network (Karl, 7:50 – 8:00 PM)
- BREAK (8:00 – 8:10 PM)
- Small Grant Approval Process Discussion (Karl, 8:10 – 8:25 PM)
- Winter Solstice Festival of Lights (Christina and Ben, 8:25 – 8:35 PM)
10. Carisma Church Announcement (Roseann, 8:35 – 8:45 PM) 11. Wrap Up and Next Meeting (8:45 – 9:00 PM)
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o January 11th 7PM at Central Memorial Rec Centre
Light Refreshments will be provided
Childminding and Language Interpretation are available
For more contact information, please contact [email protected]
Stinson Community Association Meeting Minutes
Thursday January 11th, 2018 7-9 PM Central Memorial Recreation Centre
In attendance: Matt Grande, Colleen Macfarlane, Christina B., Clayton Roenspiess, Anita O’Keefe, Cat Maracle, Melanie Pothier, Shahad Al-Saqqar, Nicole Walter, Karl Anderson, Tina Dort, Roseann DaRosa
- Welcome, Indigenous Land Acknowledgement, Review of Values, Mission and Vision, Introductions
• Review of Agenda and previous minutes
• Introductions done by all!
- Treasure’s Update
- Tina provided an update
- $2329.22 available in the account
• Accounts receivable $2913.54
• Only change was $5 in bank fees over 2 months
- Of note, the Salesforce donation (earmarked for kids and art) was changed to $802 from $1327.52, a $525.52 discrepancy, due to some administrative issues.
• A fee from the SPRC for processing, as well as the fees for exchange and the exchange rate are likely to account for this discrepancy.
- Stinzine has a balance of $472.11 (less $5 for 2 months of bank fees)
- The books are always available should you like to peruse them further. Email [email protected] for more information
- City School by Mohawk – Cat Maracle and Anita
• Described what City School is (free college courses!) as well as locations available• Don’t need a high school diploma and 19+
• If you’re interested please check it out at mohawkcollege.ca/cityschool
• Courses have been filling up quickly!
- What would you do with $500 for your community?
- Small grant funds
• Motion on the floor that the SCA fund on a short term basis up to $100 for the Hot Chocolate
• Carried unanimously
- Clean and Green Grant was also described
- Neighbourhood Matching Fund Grant is available
- Small grant funds
- Generation of the Community Calendar
• Hot chocolate in the park February 10th at 2:30pm• Going to be submitted as an official Winterfest event
• Could the calendar be printed so that people could put it on their fridge?• Would help people to keep an eye out for these events…
• Have a link to the online calendar (on the website • Easter Egg Hunt
• 101 Day first weekend in June • Songs from the Bishop
• Summer community BBQ
• Canada 150 art unveiling• Pumpkin parade?
• November 1st – bring your pumpkin and then the city picks it up (coordination with the city)
• Repeat of the Winter Solstice event
• BeautifulAlleys
• Team up to Clean up (week before the Easter Egg Scramble)• John Howard to help with support
• SCA has adopted Carter Park so we have a duty to keep it well kept - Review endorsement for the Hamilton Community Benefits Network
- Karl identified his conflict of interest as a member of the Board of Directors and sitting on
the Exec
- Stinson is a charter member (which means that the SCA has one vote at every AGM)
- Karl identified his conflict of interest as a member of the Board of Directors and sitting on
- Christina B. identified herself as a potential representative (please bring forward if you would like to be one)
- Matt made motion to waive rules to vote on this – Christina secondeded • Carried unanimously
- Matt made motion to call vote, seconded by Christina • Carried unanimously
- Vote was made to endorse the HCBN and allow them to use the SCA name and logo as well as a plan to have a representative to be named at the next meeting.
• All in favour – Karl abstained
7. Ice rink update
1. One week of success! But need to wait for more snow to try again when it gets cold. There is a bunch of wood in the shed.
- Neighbourhood Leadership Institute
- Reminder that the Neighbourhood Leadership Institute is looking for citizens who have ideas for their community that the NLI could help them with over 10 weeks
- They can help with specific tasks as well as softer skills
- At the end you are eligible for $500 towards your project and as well a Mohawk course credit
- Free, Late February until the beginning of June on some Saturdays with child care on site
1. 16+
- Supportive documentation is attached to the minutes email.
- Melanie for Neighbourhood Action Evaluation (NAE)
- Focus groups in the summer (June likely, also able to do June) with the planning team
- Could be from 6:30-7:30pm before the June SCA meeting – food is provided
10. Wrap up and What’s new in Stinson
- Art vote still to be sent out.
- Kiosk vote still to be sent out.
