CCCA (Board) Meeting @7pm; Jack Purcell Community Centre, Rm 202, 320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa, ON

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Centretown Community Association Board Meeting – Agenda
Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 18:30 – 20:30,
Jack Purcell Community Centre, Room 202, 320 Jack Purcell Lane, Ottawa, ON

1. Call to order, round table introductions
2. Adoption of agenda (Motion)
3. “Meet & Greet” Presentation by Green Party of Canada Federal Candidate for Ottawa Centre – Angela Keller-Herzog
4. Presentation by Jackpine on CCA New Logo – Liam Mooney

5. Approval of previous meeting minutes (Motion)

6. Action Items from previous meeting (i.e., from June 18, 2019)
• City’s Rental Study – Updates. Barber.
• Social/Fundraising Events – Updates on possible events. A. Gallacher.
• Fundraising Committee – Activate committee. ??
• Affordable Housing – Updates on organizing an Affordable Housing Forum between August and October, 2019 as a CCA input into the revision of the Ottawa Official. Barber
• All Candidates debate – Updates from meeting of community associations. Hana
• Reduction of Plastics – Updates on initiating a committee/sub-committee. Robinson

7. Motions:
a) Ratification of e-Mail Vote No. 1, sent by A. Nakanishi, dated July 26, 2019 @ 4:47pm – “The CCA Trees & Greenspace Committee is organizing with the Dundonald Park Working Group to host a Back-To-School event in Dundonald Park on Saturday, August 24, 2019.  The event will be similar to last year’s event where various organizations exhibited and provided information to students and parents in time for the start of the new school year.  There will also be some refreshments.  In the event of rain, the activities will be moved indoors to the Centretown Community Health Centre on Cooper St.
That the Board authorizes funds up to $300.00 from the Tree Fund to pay for expenses related to participating at the Back-To-School event in August, 2019.  Expenses include refreshments, materials for exhibits, city park permit.”
• Voted “Yes/In Support”:  J. Hana, A. Nakanishi, A. Gallacher, R. Dekker , K. Clancy, D. Robinson, J. Kovacs, D. Rosenlund
• Voted “No/Not In Support”/No Response:  N. Dankotuwage, S. Barber, S. MacKay, M. Sichel
b) Ratification of e-Mail Vote No. 2, sent by A. Nakanishi, dated July 26, 2019 @ 4:47pm – “As mentioned at the June, 2019’s Board meeting, a conversion series event on community safety is being planned for September, 2019.
That the Board authorizes funds up to $250.00 from the General Fund to pay for expenses related to hosting a CCA conversation series event on community safety in September, 2019.
• Voted “Yes/In Support”:  J. Hana, A. Nakanishi, A. Gallacher, R. Dekker , K. Clancy, D. Robinson, J. Kovacs
• Voted “No/Not In Support”/No Response:  N. Dankotuwage, S. Barber, S. MacKay, M. Sichel, D. Rosenlund
c) Ratification of e-Mail Vote sent by S. Barber, dated August 18, 2019 @ 11:02am –  Board members are asked to indicate their choice for CCA logo among the following options:
• Option 1:  (Logo Design 1)
• Option 2:  (Logo Design 2)
• Option 3:  (Logo Design 3)
• Voted for Option 1:  _________________________________________
• Voted for Option 2:  _________________________________________
• Voted for Option 3:  _________________________________________
• Voted for “None of the Above” or did not vote:  ____________________
Note:  Ninety votes were received electronically from current and previous members.  Option 1 was preferred by 15%; Option 2 was preferred by 55%; Option 3 was preferred by 23%; “None of the above” was preferred by 7%.
d) That CCA authorizes a payment of up to $25.00 from the General Fund for meeting room rental at the Jack Purcell Community Centre for Wednesday, August 21, 2019’s Board Meeting.
e) That CCA authorizes a payment of up to $20.00 from the General Fund for meeting room rental at the Jack Purcell Community Centre for Tuesday, September 17, 2019’s Board Meeting
f) That the Board rescinds its decision to allocate $500 to the development of a new logo (Motion No. 3, Feb. 19. 2019’s Board meeting) and instead allocates up to $300 from the General Fund for the costs associated with purchasing a new banner and printing other promotional materials using the logo selected by the Board.
g) That henceforth the results of all Board electronic votes shall be considered binding and require no ratification at a Board meeting.

8. Upcoming CCA Events:
a) Back-To-School event in Dundonald Park, 516 Somerset St. W., 10am – 1pm, Saturday, August 24, 2019.  In the event of rain, event moves indoors to Centretown Community Health Centre, 420 Cooper St.
b) Capital Pride Festival – Parade participation, Sunday, August 25, 2019
c) Update on the Community Conversations event with the Ottawa Police – 6:30 PM, Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa
d) All Ottawa Centre Federal Candidates Meeting on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 7pm, Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Street, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 from 7:00-9:00 pm.

9. President’s Report
10. Executive Reports
11. Standing Committee Reports & Special (Ad Hoc) Committee Reports
12. Other Business
a) CCA AGM – AGM Organization Committee; Nomination Committee, etc.
13. Next Meeting – Tuesday, September 17, 2019, Jack Purcell Community Centre, Room 101, 6:45pm – 8:45pm
a) “Meet & Greet” Presentation by New Democratic Party Federal Candidate for Ottawa Centre – Emilie Taman
14. Adjourn