Category: Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA)

Drive-through Restaurant at 70 Richmond Road

Subject: Drive-through, 70 Richmond Road
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2016 22:00:07 -0400
From: Heather Pearl <hpearl2012@gmail.com>

Please note that the Champlain Park Executive does not object to the proposal to build a restaurant in this location. We object to building a drive-through facility, which is not allowed under the Traditional Mainstreet zoning and which would be a dangerous addition at an already dangerous intersection.

Residents of Champlain Park are welcome to discuss the issues and write their own letters to the Planner in charge, Andrew McCreight, and Councillor Jeff Leiper. Jeff is working with the surrounding communities on this issue.

Thank you,
Heather
pearhea@aol.com

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Heather Pearl <hpearl2012@gmail.com>
Date: 17 April 2016 at 21:47
Subject: Drive-through, 70 Richmond Road
To: andrew.mccreight@ottawa.ca

Dear Mr. McCreight:

The Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) objects strongly to the proposed drive-through component of the proposed restaurant at 70 Richmond Road.

The attached letter outlines our concerns.

We would appreciate your recommendation to Planning Committee, and their subsequent recommendation to Council, to reject Zoning By-law Amendment request D02-­02-­16-0017 for 70 Richmond Rd.

Thank you,

Heather Pearl
Co-chair, CPCA, on behalf of the CPCA Executive
613-725-1422
hpearl2012@gmail.com

70RichmondCPCAtoPlanning160417.pdf

There’s a related note from our city councillor at http://kitchissippiward.ca/content/drive-through-proposal-70-richmond

Call for Canvassers for 2016 Membership Drive – Starts May 2

Champlain Park Membership Drive

It’s that time again! This year, we need your help!

CANVASSERS are the core of our Community Association’s fundraising effort.  Revenues collected from our annual membership drive enable a variety of activities in our community, including:
Contributing directly to your community’s well-being; and Providing financial resources for development-related activities.

This year, our Community Association needs 20 volunteers to help out with the membership drive.

Our goal this year is to increase our Community Association memberships to 75 percent of all households.

Duties:  Canvass approximately 20 homes on your street or nearby

Required: 1-2 hours of your time

The 2016 Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Membership Drive
Begins: May 2,2016.

To volunteer as a canvasser please contact:
Boris Jacouty
Phone: 613-890-6938
email: champlainpark@hotmail.ca

Proposed Traffic Congestion and Roads Pricing Study at next CPCA Meeting – March 17

You are invited:

When: On March 17th at 7:30pm.

A proposed road tolls study will be the first item of business at the CPCA Executive meeting at the Champlain Park field-house. A complete CPCA Agenda will be sent out shortly.

Why: To discuss whether the CPCA Executive should join other community associations in recommending that City Council commission a study on traffic congestion and road pricing in conjunction with the next Transportation Master Plan Update.

It’s an important issue, one that will eventually impact all residents, regardless of what is done or not done.

What: We want your views, either on-line in response to this notice or, better still, at the March 17th session.

Background: There’s been recent media coverage on the deteriorating state of Ottawa’s roads and of ever-increasing city-wide congestion. Councillor Chernushenko has tabled a motion with the Transportation Committee of Council proposing that the City authorize a study “of different user-pay pricing approaches as a means of reducing urban congestion and encouraging a modal shift away from private vehicle use as well as meeting the increased costs of maintaining City roads”.

Councillor Chernushenko’s motion also proposes the the most feasible and effective options identified in the proposed study be included as recommendations in the Transportation Master Plan update.

Mayor Watson has come out against a study of the issue. Others would prefer the matter to be studied to better enable Council to make a fact-based decision as to how best to pay for the repair of deteriorating roads and to deal with the increasingly negative consequences and costs of ever growing City-wide congestion.

CPCA Executive Meeting – February 23

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Executive Meeting Open Session
Tuesday February 23, 2016
7:30 PM at the Fieldhouse

Exec meetings will have an open session for community residents to observe exec business discussions. Non exec community members will also be invited to participate at certain times by the chair and there will be “in camera” topics for the executive only.

Agenda

Open session (Approx 1.25 hours)

  1. Approval of previous minutes of executive meeting Jan 7, 2016 (All)
  2. Report of interim executive motions (All)
  3. CPCA requests for projects to be funded from the cash-in-lieu fund managed by Jeff Lieper (Nick, Roland)
  4. Tunney’s Pasture employees parking in the neighbourhood , update (Dennis)
  5. How to ensure that we get volunteers to organize our 3 traditional social events
  6. Community Garden (Laurie)
  7. Community Plan modifications – see attached document- (Nick)

CPCA Community Plan as of 2016 Feb 17.pdf

CPCA Executive Meeting – January 7

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Executive Meeting Open Session
Thursday January 7, 2016
7:15 PM at the Fieldhouse

Exec meetings will have an open session for community residents to observe exec business discussions. Non exec community members will also be invited to participate at certain times by the chair and there will be “in camera” topics for the executive only.

Agenda

Open session (Approx 1.25 hours)

  1. Approval of previous minutes of executive meeting Oct 15, 2015 (All)
  2. Infill 2 OMB strategy update – report on pre-hearing conference (CoChair1 and Heather)
  3. Motion to thank Viv Walsworth for his contributions to 153 Carleton Ave Development Proposal (All)
  4. Gift/recognition to potter for retiring from CPCA role (Joan)
  5. CPCA position drafts – assignment of responsibility and formal exec endorsement process (CoChair1)
  6. CPCA requests for projects to be funded from the cash-in-lieu fund managed by Jeff Lieper (Nick)
  7. Tunney’s Pasture employees parking in the neighbourhood (Dennis)
  8. Zoning: Coach House Draft Proposal (Heather)

Annual General Meeting – November 19

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) AGM

Thursday November 19, 2015
Champlain Park Fieldhouse @ 7:15 PM

Election of Officers and Call for Volunteers

  • You can ask to be nominated for any of the positions listed in the attached organizational chart
  • Names of current nominees are listed on the chart. Most are current executive members who are willing to stay on.
  • However we are actively seeking new board members.
    Some positions can be shared as there is always plenty to do. For example, we have 2 Co-Chairs.
  • We also have an executive position called “Member at Large”. This allows people to be on the executive without a specific “portfolio” and to contribute in a variety of ways as per your interests. Some of our current board members started as Member at Large and then “specialized”.
  • Please see the organizational chart to get some ideas of how you might contribute if you are interested in becoming an executive member or non-executive volunteer.
  • If you are thinking of joining the executive/board in the future, attending some of our open executive meetings (advertised on our website) is a good way to familiarize yourself with the work of the community association.

Contact (for info or to be added to the slate of executive/board member nominees for the election):
CoChair1 champlainpark@gmail.com, (leave name, phone number, position/type of volunteer work of interest)

In addition to exec/board nominees, we are looking for the following types of Volunteers:

  • All committees welcome new members
  • Coordinators for next year’s Halloween party are needed; this year it did not happen due to lack of volunteers to co-ordinate. Contact Carol Arnason carol.arnason@ocsb.ca
  • Membership Drive happens in the spring and is an important source of revenue for the association. We need door to door canvassers, who each take on a block or two of homes. Contact Boris Jacouty bjacouty@gmail.com
  • Neighbourhood Watch requires block captains. Contact Sarah Livermore sarah.livermore@hotmail.com

Agenda

  1. Approval of minutes of 2014 AGM
  2. Committee Reports (should take about 30 minutes).
    1. Development Committee – Heather
    2. Social – Carol
    3. Traffic and Federation of Citizens Association (FCA)- Roland
    4. Environment Committee – Nick
  3. Planning Exercise – Nick (10 mins)
  4. Treasurer’s Report and Membership Report – Joan (5 minutes)
  5. Election of Executive for 2015/16 CoChair1 (10 minutes)
  6. Guest speaker with Q & A – City Councillor for Kitchissippi Ward, Jeff Lieper (45 minutes, with 8:25 p.m. start time)
  7. Adjournment

Champlain Park Organization Chart Updated 27Oct2015.jpeg
Champlain Park Organization Chart Updated 27Oct2015.pdf

CPCA Executive Meeting Agenda – October 15

Agenda
Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Exec Meeting Open Session
Thurs Oct 15, 2015
7:15 PM at the Fieldhouse

Exec meetings will have an open session for community residents to observe exec business discussions. Non exec community members will also be invited to participate at certain times by the chair and there will be “in camera” topics for the executive only.

Open session (Approx 1 hour)

  1. Approval of previous minutes of Sept 22, 2015 (All) (2 min)
  2. Planning for the next AGM on Nov. 19: Confirm Exec wishing to stay on and positions to be filled; Finalize Agenda (attached), Questions/Content for Jeff Lieper (Speaker), Who will do Set-up, Refreshments, Chair, Minutes, Advertising (all)
  3. Completion of the priority setting exercise and what to present at AGM (Nick )
  4. Forest initiatives and Lot 119 Update (Adrian)
  5. Input into City Budget
  6. Report on email discussion/votes taken since the last executive meeting
  7. Neighbour Communication Updates
  8. Other Business open meeting

CPCA Executive Meeting Agenda Oct 15 2015 Open Meeting.pdf
Agenda Draft AGM 19Nov 2015.pdf

4th Annual Champlain Park Halloween Run!

This year’s run on Saturday Oct.31st at 9:45a.m. takes runners through a wooded trail between Champlain Park and the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway – one loop of approximately 800 meters for little legs (4 and under) and one longer and more challenging loop of approximately 2 km for the 5 and ups.

Suggested entry fee is $5 (or whatever you can afford) and 100% of the funds go to Right to Play.  No registration required.

VOLUNTEERS: Our biggest requirement for volunteers is as on-course Marshals who can keep kids safe and on the right trail.

Marshals will be asked to meet beside the Champlain Park play structure at 9:00 a.m. for a brief meeting and a walk to their race position (race begins at 9:45ish). One Marshal will be nominated as the ‘sweep’ and follow the last runner through the course collecting Marshals as they return to the Park.

Cookies etc.., juice boxes or refreshments would be great if you can bring them. There will be muffins of course (:

To volunteer please go to the following link and sign-up:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0c4caea72c7-champlain

Kids are encouraged to come in costume (something easy to run in).

Event will take place rain or shine (please shine, please…).

CPCA Executive Meeting – Reminder, September 22

As previously mentioned, the next meeting is on September 22nd. Here’s the latest version (now with timing information and a couple of new items) of the agenda:

Agenda

Champlain Park Community Association (CPCA) Executive Meeting

Tuesday September 22, 2015
7:15 PM at the Fieldhouse

Exec meetings will have an open session for community residents to observe exec business discussions. Non exec community members will also be invited to participate at certain times by the chair and there will be “in camera” topics for the executive only.

Open session (Approx 1 hour – see assigned times)

  1. Approval of previous minutes of May 26, 2015 (All) (2 min)
  2. CPCA open house / membership drive (Carol and Dennis) (5 min)
  3. Completion of the priority setting exercise (Nick and Dennis) (15 min)
  4. Planning for the next AGM; exec/board nominations (all) (15 min)
  5. Report on email discussion/votes taken since the last executive meeting: (for minutes only, no discussion required)
    1. Vote to spend up to $75 to pay for annual incorporation return fees (Liz): Carried
    2. Motion to Support Improvement of Forested City Lot 119 (Clearview) including requirement for follow up re: risk management strategies and any monetary requests from CPCA (Adrian, CoChair1): Carried
    3. Discussions All Candidates Debate and How to Respond to Federal Candidates’ Requests for Individual Meetings (Joan, CoChair1, Roland): Will Co-Sponsor All Candidates’ Debate with other Ward CA’s; contribute approx $125; ask a joint question with another CA; no other CPCA- specific events planned
    4. Vote to Support Complete Streets Letter (Roland):
  6. Membership drive – recruit new Membership Co-Ordinator; General Issues (Joan) (10 min)
  7. Tree day / urban forest management strategy launch September 23 Jeff Lieper Newsletter – possibly find point person (2 min)
  8. Neighbour Communication and Scope of CPCA Role; Volunteer Resources. Recent examples: Banting Building Tunney’s Noise and Environmental concerns, NW Median Tree replacement , School Bus Patricia Clearview, Contractor Excavation Damage and Trespassing on Daniel (CoChair1, Roland, Heather) (10 min)
  9. Other Business open meeting – create list for next meeting (5 min)

CPCA Executive Meeting Agenda Sept 22 2015 Open Session.pdf