Annual Report 2015 Annual General Meeting November 10, 2015 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

OOECA Annual Report 2015 Annual General Meeting November 10, 2015 website: www.ottawaeast.ca Follow us on Twitter: @ottawaeast Oeca_agm_2015_report_draf2SFP_15314/ October 31, 2015

Overview • Board Members • Financial Report • Transportation - Main Street Renewal • Planning - Institutional Lands • Community Achievements • Next Year • Parting Thoughts

OOECA Board Members Nominated • Fed. Of Citizens Ass’ns: Eddie Gillis* • President : Phyllis Odenbach Sutton • City Centre Coalition: Kate Martin* • Vice President: Ed Janes* • At large: Paul Goodkey* • Treasurer: Don Fugler** • Past-president : John Dance • Secretary : Katherine Simonds • Planning: Stephen Pope Retiring • Transportation: Glen Linder* • Communications: Catherine Pacella • Nick Masciantonio • SLOE: Ian McRae • Jill Wherrett • Lees Apts: Bill Baldwin and Syed Zaffar • Ron Rose • Membership: Suzanne Johnston • Caroline Hyslop • Community Safety: Mark Seebaran* • Jim Strang _________ * New for 2015-2017 Board ** Fourth term

Financial Report Expenses Revenues - Rentals/supplies 0.5 - Memberships 2.5 - Insurance 0.6 - Main Event BBQ 0.8 - Photocopying 0.4 - SHCHC brochure 0.3 - Brochure printing 0.7 - Miscellaneous 0.1 - OMB appeal 0.1 $3.7 - Miscellaneous 0.2 ($2.5) Carryover (2014 ) $17.6 Balance: $18.8 [ ($3.7 + 17.6) – 2.5= $18.8]

Transportation • Main Street / McIlraith bridge reconstruction (third done) • Mitigate impact of construction • Safe Col By – Clegg crossing completed • Advocate acceleration of footbridge construction • Traffic calming/pedestrian safety • Advocate “complete streets” • Advise design of river pathway (Brantwood / RGD) • Member of Lansdowne transportation committee • Propose improvements (Echo Drive, Col By Drive)

Main Street Renewal • Major investment: $41 + $15 = $56M (2014 – 2017) • Done: “complete street” between Clegg & Springhurst (E side); much of the underground work north of Clegg • Mitigated impact (e.g., speedboards, “tips for surviving”) • Clegg: very busy • Cut-through traffic: south and north of Clegg; Echo at Ascension • Inadequate enforcement of restrictions • Different cut-through problems in 2016 • Vigilance: call police,* inform city staff / Councillor • “Eye on the prize,” more trees, support merchants _____________________ *Contact the police at 613-236-1222 ext. 7300 or at: http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/safety-and-crime-prevention/aggressive-driving-and-rules-of-the-road.asp

Planning • 16 requests for minor variances reviewed and commented • Support neighbourhood OMB appeals (99 Greenfield; 43 Chestnut; Infill 2) • CDP / Secondary Plan implementation: • Ongoing engagement with Domicile and Regional Group • Neighbourhood charrettes for North of Queensway and Archville to be planned • Extensive participation in the review of Infill 2: • Second phase of “Mature Neighbourhoods” Bylaw, but city wide • Changes made to allowable building heights, rear and side yard setbacks • OMB appeal regarding height of triplexes in R3 neighbourhoods • Now in Monitoring phase for both infill bylaws. • Planning committee is growing: • 2 volunteers each needed for Spenceville and Rideau Gardens • 1 volunteer needed for south of Clegg east of Main • Contact us at planning@ottawaeast.ca, or sfpope@bell.net

Development of Institutional Lands Regional Group’s Greystone Village (Oblates) • "Draft Plan of Subdivision" approved • "Brownfield" clean-up begins in November • 916 dwelling units: singles, towns, condos, rental • Sales centre opened and many units sold • Phase 1 construction start in 2016 • Grande Allée / Forecourt park planned with community • River open space - City: "no," RVCA Trust: considering • Potential of community centre in Deschatelets • SLOE / Planning Committee input incorporated Domicile’s Corners on Main (Sisters) • Sales have been good • Permit and working drawings are underway • Construction is planned to start in March 2016

Community Achievements 2015 • Influence Domicile/Regional plans • Ongoing input to development proposals • Monitor Main Street construction / traffic • Create “Welcome” brochure • Expedite construction of river pathway • Conceive “610 Action Plan” (flooding) • Contribute to Lansdowne committees • Safe CBD-Clegg crossing consulted on / built • Main Event BBQ • Accessible Old Town Hall • Engage AIDS Committee of Ottawa re its OOE relocation

Next Year • Main Street renewal vigilance • Mitigate construction impacts • Complete plan for Grande Allée/Forecourt park • Influence Greystone’s river “open space” • Build river pathway north of Clegg • Accelerate footbridge construction • Community centre: CAG • Greening AVTC land (160 Lees) • Plan sesquicentennial projects (e.g., trees, PM book club, circumnavigation)

Parting Thoughts • Volunteers: diligent, creative, collaborative, persistent • Success: persistence + multi-organizational • Most city staff excellent / some not • You can fight city hall (but collaborating is better) • Strive for best-possible – not perfection • Seize opportunities to implement change • Overcome resistance / fear of change • Having an idea is only the start • Importance of community • OOE is on the map