CROWN POINT COMMUNITY PLANNING TEAM
AGENDA
June 15, 2015
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location of this meeting: Crown Point Community Church, 92 Ottawa St N.
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Vision:
To make Crown Point a better place to live, work and raise a family.
Mission: (a) to strengthen the Crown Point Community by building and promoting the assets of the community
(b) to facilitate resident participation in the community
(c) to encourage a barrier-free environment where all residents are encouraged to grow to their full potential
Values: Inclusiveness, Respect, Diversity, Stewardship, Capacity Building
6.30 to 6.45 p.m.
Call the meeting to order (Jayoti)
Review Crown Point Community Planning Team’s mission, vision and values.
Attendance:
Regrets:
Review May meeting minutes. Motion to accept minutes: , 2nd:
New Business, Announcements, and Additions to agenda:
Motion to accept agenda with additions: , 2nd:
1. Administrative Update
a. Treasurer’s Report (Cindy Stout) Balance:
b. Sustainability Dialogue (volunteers, resources, finances) Tony, Cindy, Lyna, Tammy, Elizabeth, Bev,
Cynthia. Talk to Lyna Saad ([email protected]) if you want to join this conversation. Planning to
meet at the end of June.
2. Hydro One merger – Brian Lennie from Horizon Utilities (5 min.)
3. Hamilton Food Fight Campaign – Kim O’Hearn to speak about the local campaign to stop Hamilton Health
Sciences from contracting out its Nutrition Services department (5 min.)
4. Representative from MPP Paul Miller’s office – Dave Rosborough (5 min.)
5. Representative from MPP Andrea Horwath’s office – Lyndon George (5 min.)
6. Hamilton District Labour Council – to speak about their services in the Crown Point community (5 min.)
7. Gage Park BBQ celebrating the Pan Am with Sherman & Crown Point Hubs – Sunday June 28th, 1-4 p.m. Still
looking for volunteers and representative from Crown Point in the event planning. Volunteer team: Anne Vallentin,
Rosalind Brenneman, Jesse Williamson, Mila Minic, Jessie Stewart, JR Marshall, Chris Parkinson.
8. Updates from Crown Point Neighbourhood Action Plan Teams
a. Update from Review Team of Crown Point Neighbourhood Action Plan (Cynthia, Fatima, Kathryn, Jayoti,
Tammy, Magdalena) (7 min.)
b. Action Item from Goal C: Vocal Reality update (Jessie Stewart or Jody Medicoff) June 20th event (3 min.)
c.
Action Items from Goal E
i. The Point Newspaper & Communication Update (Nelly or Cynthia) (7 min.)
ii. Crown Point branding / logo team: (Alida or Cynthia) (3 min.)
d. Crown Point Kenilworth Team (Tony Lemma). To become involved in revitalizing the street or for any
questions please email [email protected] or [email protected]. (3 min.)
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e. Report on 100in1Day events (Alida van Dijk, Jayoti Edington, Tammy Heidbuurt, Tony Lemma, Elizabeth
Seidl)
f.
Action Items from Goal B
i. Pipeline Trail team (Elizabeth Seidl) Master Plan community consultation on Thursday June 25th,
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Perkins Centre. Pipeline Master Plan available on City website
www.hamilton.ca/pipelinetrailmp. Plan is to make trail walkable through East Hamilton with
connections to other trails and parks. (3 min.)
g. Crown Point Garden Club (Pollinator Project) (Bev Wagar) Update on planting of Pollinator Garden on
Pipeline Trail. Garden Club meets Tuesday, June 16th, 7:30 p.m. ARCH room at Perkins Centre. (3 min.)
9. Neighbourhood Campus Network Committee. (Jayoti Edington)
10. CASTLE Project Update (Rebecca Doll)
11. Community Developer Corner (Lyna Saad)
a. Hamilton Tool Library has complementary memberships for Crown Point, talk to Lyna if interested.
b. Event at Central Library at Art Crawl in June or July (date to be confirmed). Opportunity for Crown Point
Table. (Bev Wagar)
12. Small Grants
a. Crown Point Community Inside Out Photography Project Update (Fatima Mesquita)
b. Small grants review team’s recommendation of Jessie Stewart’s small grant proposal of $400 for Art
Extravaganza event in August. Review Team: Darren Green, Kathryn Enders, Lyna Saad, Jayoti
Edington, Anne Vallentin.
c.
Request for new small grant proposals.
13. Neighbourhood Action Grant Updates:
a. Compass Point Community Meal follow-up.
14. Sponsorship of Crown Point Youth Soccer is always welcome. Contact [email protected] if you can help.
15. Announcements (Please note that we encourage you to post your own announcements on the Crown Point Hub
Facebook page.)
a. Update from Tamarack Institute Conference — (Tony, Elizabeth & Tammy)
b. Hamilton Regional Indian Centre has upcoming events: National Aboriginal Powwow, June 19-21, 2015 at
Gage Park. Open House and Strawberry Social, June 19, 2015. AGM on June 25, 2015. Community
Picnic on July 1, 2015—free, but need to pre-register for bus. Info will be posted on Facebook page.
16. Motion to Adjourn: , 2nd:
***Reminder to all Crown Point members to submit agenda items for the July 20, 2015 meeting to Crown Point Executive by email to
Elizabeth Seidl at [email protected] by Tuesday, July 7, 2015.***
If you are reporting from one of the Action Plan Teams, New Business or Announcements, or any other agenda item, please submit the
key points of your report via email to the secretary prior to the meeting so the details can be accurately reflected in the minutes. Thank
you.
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