Together for Vanier

Working Group on Beautification

Tuesday, October 23th, 2007 - 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Vanier BIA – 289 Montreal Road

  1. Welcome and Introductions

Rita Chalabi welcomed everyone and participants introduced themselves.

  1. Approval of the Agenda

Agenda was approved with amendments- Remove Parks and Recreation Presentation

  1. Approval of the Minutes

Minutes from September 25th were approved by members

  1. Committee Objectives
  • Nancy talked about the follow-up to the Presentation from By-law and Public Works and Services: 2 Parks were adopted, 1 cleaning project
  • A micro-neighbourhood Grant to CSV to hire a coordinator for 1 year at a smaller neighbourhood level
  • We need to have clear objectives and how do we meet them
  • Debbie Ste-Aubin and husband started the procedures for the adoption of a Park. They would like to have the benches removed from Carillon Park –update at next meeting–CPTED (Marianne) to have a better plan for the benches

Concrete Projects:

After discussions the group decided that there was some immediate projects and others to be discussed at further meetings.

Immediate Projects:

  1. Kiwanis Park (Lafontaine and Levis) clean-up
  2. Youth groups from City Church have cleaned up the park
  3. Don’t ask for orange vest because residents will think you work for the City- Together for Vanier needs an identity (Sandwich board-T-Shirts written “Ensemble pour Vanier/Together for Vanier”)
  4. City to adopt the park and have a sign saying City Church in partnership with “Ensemble pour Vanier/Together for Vanier”
  5. Mould on slides and broken swings-dangerous for children
  6. United Way has grants of $25,000 that would be available for such projects and Capital project with City Church-Park development

Action:

Michael Justinich to communicate United Way information to City Church and Franceska to follow-up with City Church members regarding the Capital projects

  • Add information about Together for Vanier/Ensemble pour Vanier on Georges Bédard’s newsletter and website.
  • BIA newsletter can have a section for Together for Vanier/Ensemble pour Vanier
  • Empty Lot- Mr. Lorenzo Nicolini
  • CSV Vanier and BIA to meet with owner and discussed what can be done with empty lot- (i.e. Public Art-Summer Concerts)
  • BIA to approach Public Art
  • City Church members to keep it clean
  • Graffiti Removal
  • Debbie St-Aubin and other residents have been removing some graffiti’s in various areas in Vanier (mailboxes, hydro post etc) get supplies from Public Works
  • BIA has a contract to have the graffiti’s cleaned up on buildings

Other Projects-Next Steps

  1. Communication Plan
  2. Reporting tips-being distributed and well used
  3. Police fridge magnets were distributed with number to call
  4. Recruit more people to be part of this committee-Members to approach their neighbours and recruit residents from Centre Pauline Charron
  5. Promote Vanier outside of Vanier-MEOW-CanWest-Now group-3 publications throughout Ottawa (West-East-Orleans)
  6. BIA Newsletter and Website –show positive side of Vanier
  7. Prettiest house or business in Vanier Contest with prize
  8. Show the nice corners of Vanier
  9. Have a specific decorated area in Vanier
  10. Business cleanup:
  11. BIA did an inventory with pictures and will follow-up
  12. Street Audit:
  13. Train the Trainer
  14. Michael, Nancy and Bob to follow-up

Other

Lighting-Marier and Carillon

  • Debbie and Elaine to try and get the City to put more lighting
  1. Discussion
  • 311 calls-When you make calls make sure you ask for a Reference #
  • BIA is committing to work on beautification in Vanier with residents (i.e. Montreal Road, Beechwood and McArthur)
  • Have a 12 foot banner to Welcome people in Vanier
  • Why does City give licences to Pawn Shop owners, it doesn’t look good on Montreal Road
  • Can we get a lower tax for people who own property? No
  • Need to attract new businesses
  • 3 projects are in the works: Claridge Homes-new project Hintonburg common, St-Denis redevelopment Group and L’Épine (Amélie on River Road)
  • Change people’s mentality-Make it a place where people want to live and be proud to live in Vanier
  • Wabano is a good support for aboriginal residents
  • Michel Gervais said that in collaboration with University of Ottawa’s Photography program, the students have been taking pictures of the nicest venues in Vanier-Those pictures could be posted for tourists and residents-Could post them in the Empty building windows
  • What has been done in other area of Ottawa?
  • Bob Ralph gave a brief description on what the Rideau BIA do:
  • Remove event posters on posts-Black posts are privately owned
  • Police have foot patrol on Rideau
  • Ambassador are walking on the street and getting to know the people
  • Hired a private security company to patrol Rideau street – drug abuser are intimidated by them.
  1. Committee Chair
  • Rita Chalabi was voted in as chair
  • Elaine Leger voted as vice-chair
  • Members to rotate for minute taking-Suzanne to take minutes at the November meeting
  1. Next Meeting

November 20th, 2007 from 5:30 to 7:30 at Racine, Robert & Gauthier at 180 Montreal Road

Working Group on Beautification-Tuesday, October 23rd-5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
BIA offices - 289 Montreal Road
Name/Nom / Telephone/telephone / E-Mail/Courriel / Present
Beaulieu, Marguerite / 613-742-0176 /
Beaudoin, Mark / 613-580-2424 x 41464 /
Bélanger, Mauril / 613-992-4766 /
Berthelet, Hélène / 613-580-2424 x28465 /
Chalabi, Rita (Chair) / 613-741-1185 / / 
Coffey, Ann / 613-746-8668 /
Daviau, Margot / 613-741-0469 / none
Demers, Francine / 613-580-2424 ext. 22454 / / 
Devoy, Desmond /
Dutrisac, Pierrette / 613-746-5127 / none / 
Faucher, Serge / 613-241-3680 / / 
Gervais, Michel / 613-744-2892 / / 
Gnarowski, Franceska / 580-2424 ext. 28881 / / 
Graves, Grace / 613-842-5395 / / 
Graves, Peter / 613-842-5395 / / 
Greer-Close, Kate / 613-421-1374 /
Hocking, John / 613-746-5274 /
Justinich, Michael / 613-580-2424 ext. 24232 / / 
Lavergne, Léo / (613) 741-0562 /
Leger, Elaine / 613-745-9524 / / 
Leuty, Andrew / 613-745-8026 / / 
Marcoux, Christian / 613-746-4339 /
Marleau, Lucie / / 
McCann, Paul / 613-580-2424 x13363 /
O’Reilly,Jill / 613-746-5999 /
Parisien, Danielle / 613-742-7917 / French only
Ralph,Lise and Bob / 613-747-5546 / / 
St-Aubin, Debbie / 613-746-5274 / / 
Soikie, Evan / 613-745-0405 / / 
Toole, Grant / (613) 741-0562 /
Valiquet, Susanne / 613-745-0040 / / 
Worsfold, Nancy / 613-580-2424 ext. 28518 / / 

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