Queenswood Heights Community Association 
Monthly meeting: December 5, 2012 

Agenda:

1. Presentation of a petition from Betty Taylor on a proposal for a dog park at Queenswood Ridge Park
2. Website update (Matt Kulka)
3. Financial statement
4. History book committee update (Al Tweddle)

In attendance:
Philippe Andrecheck
Henri Gravelle
Sue Guarda
Al Tweddle
Matt Kulka

Residents attending to hear the presentation of the dog-park petition:
Betty Taylor
Nathalie Coté
Arlene Falle
Lee Hart

1.	Betty Taylor presented her arguments and a petition for an off-leash dog-park:
No off-leash dog park in Queenswood Heights. Would like an enclosed area for the sake of dog owners and for the safety and peace of mind of non-dog owners.
Taylor mentioned that football and soccer clubs often leave trash in the park and the dog owners pick up the trash so the dogs don’t eat it.
Taylor would like the association’s support for making an enclosed area for dogs to run off-leash, behind the trees, up to the church owned land, or another suitable area in the park.
Taylor is looking for the association’s support to have part of the park fenced and have the association bring the file to the city.

Philippe moved the following motion, seconded by Sue Guarda.
That the Queenswood Heights Community Association present a petition signed by residents of Queenswood Heights to Councillor Bob Monette to have a section of Queenswood Ridge Park fenced off and designated as an off-leash dog park and that this project be done in conjunction with the renewal of the play structure and splash pad in that park.

The motion passed unanimously with no abstentions.

Taylor mentioned that dog owners meet regularly at 8am on Saturday and Sunday mornings and most days at 4pm.
Sue Guarda agreed to be the QHCA lead for this file.

2.	Website update (Matt Kulka)
Waiting on a couple of last things for content before the site goes live:
Introduction for history book, what it’s about etc… to have on the page, and a blurb for the home page.
Sue Guarda will ask Helen for this information.
Has worked with Peter Weston for neighbourhood watch and the content is nearly ready.
Once the above is complete, it will be ready to translate.
Philippe Andrecheck, with the help of Émilie Anne Duval-Andrecheck and/or Stevenson Aurélien will translate the French pages that have not already been translated.
Guarda will continue to provide archival Newsliners to Kulka for posting.
Kulka has asked that members check the current site and OK the content before it goes live.
Guarda and Al Tweddle suggested including available programming at the QH community hall on the site as well as a link to the City’s page.

3.	Financial Statement (Al Tweddle)
In Treasurer Helen Tweddle’s absence, Al Tweddle presented the financial statement she prepared.
The Queenswood Heights Community Association currently has 20477.88$ in its bank account, of which 18,323.32$ of which remains of history book grant.
The following expenses were incurred in 2012:

Date	Transaction	Debit	Credit	Balance	
Balance forward 				$3368.73	
5 April 2012	Lori Nash memorial	$100		$3268.73	
3 May 2012	Printer	$294.17		$2974.56	
10 May 2012	QH Recreation Association (key agent)	$800		$2174.56	
14 August 2012	History book supplies (envelopes, sticks, Printer, Toner, warranty)	$413		$1761.56	
23 October 2012	AGM hospitality	$20		$1741.56	
16 November 2012	History Book Grant		$20,000	$21,741.56	
21 November	History book supplies (scanner, shredder, toner, binders)	$364.07		$21,377.49	
21 November	History book supplies (laptop computer, 2 year warranty)	$809.65		$20567.84	
21 November	Website (domain name registration and renewal, hosting fees)	$89.96		$20477.88	
Balance as of 5 December 2012				$20477.88	

4.	History book committee update (Sue Guarda and Al Tweddle)
Tweddle has been revising the current draft of the history book, written by Helen Tweddle and Lorri Nash.  Guarda will make copies and asked that current members of history book committee read the current draft and make notes on what to keep, delete, etc. Currently the 40 pages are the 60s and 70s. Guarda is working on 80s-90s-2000s.  
Interviews from the 80s and 90s are needed.  Guarda and Tweddle have contacts.
Helen Tweddle has produced a timeline.

5.	Al mentioned that the city would like to have programming at the community hall for seniors. The discussion will continue at the next meeting in February 2013. 

There will be no meeting January.
A motion to adjourn was proposed by Philippe Andrecheck and seconded by Al Tweddle. 
The motion passed unanimously, no abstentions.