Minutes of Meeting, May 17, 2007

Present: Fred Weber (Ocean Park CA and Acting Coordinator for Surrey ASC), Wally Sandvoss (Port Kells CA), Ian MacPherson (Fraser Heights CA), Grant Rice (South Westminster RA), Nick Kapty (Cranley Place), Barb Paton (Semiahmoo RA) Dave Moffat (Country Woods RA), , Mike Proscow (Country Woods RA)

1. Appointment of Chair

Fred Weber was appointed Chair for this meeting. Barb Paton to do the minutes.

2. Approval of Agenda

Moved by Wally Sandvoss and seconded by Nick Kapty, that the Agenda be approved as amended. CARRIED

3. Minutes

Moved by Grant Rice, seconded by Nick Kapty that the Minutes of the April 19 meeting be approved as read.

4. Business arising from the Minutes

a) City of Surrey Sustainability Charter: The Acting Coordinator reported there has been no comment from the City regarding our submission. Some member groups indicated they responded to the City’s request with their own submissions.

b) Society: Waiting for response from Victoria.

c) Funding: The Acting Coordinator reported on an email from Linda Western of the United Way. She has not had time to review our grant application.

Prior to leaving for Calgary, Rosemary had a conversation with Mayor Watts who encouraged Surrey ASC to apply for a City of Surrey grant referencing the role of community associations in the City of Calgary, and in particular the Federation of Calgary Communities (www.calgarycommunities.ca).

d) Volunteer Appreciation Dinner: It was concluded the event was good, the food was excellent, a good turnout of new faces, the Mayor could have stayed longer, the keynote speaker could have been better and the reports from the community associations were too long. The bar was well run and created a small profit. Next year consider having a question and answer period.

5. New Business

a) Citizen of the Year; The Acting Coordinator congratulated Wally Sandvoss on his recognition as the City of Surrey’s Citizen of the Year and mentioned that Wally was the driving force behind the formation of Surrey Association of Sustainable Communities.

b) Ethnicity: A discussion ensued regarding the need for information.

Motion: It was moved by Nick Kapty, seconded by Dave Moffat, that Wally Sandvoss be authorized to represent Surrey Association of Sustainable Communities in an information gathering process on the City of Surrey’s Multicultural Committee to further our outreach. Carried

c) Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan: This item was discussed and members were encouraged to participate in the on line survey if they were unable to attend the meetings in person.

d) Neighbourhood Concept Process: A general discussion was held regarding the NCP process in relation to the second area in Grandview. Reference was made to Fred Kent’s Public Spaces issues and solutions.

6. Reports from Member Organizations No comments.

7. Next Meeting 7.00 pm, June 21, at Port Kells Community Hall

8. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8.55 pm.