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Meeting Minutes

Reports:

Consultant's report (memo) re: fundraising feasibility for General Brock parkland preservation—Jul 17 2006 Report
Public Open House Facilitator's Report - Jan 26, 2006 Report
City Report to Committee of Community and Corporate Services -Feb 28, 2006 Report
General Brock Committee report to Council Dec  6, 2005 Report
City Report to council Jun 21, 2005 Report
City Report to Council Dec 6, 2005 Report
City Report to Council May 18, 2005 Report

Presentations:

Below are presentations made by city staff and also by the General Brock Park Committee:

Presentation to Council re: Clarification for definition of Strategic Land Acquisition Fund and need to ensure it is used for at risk green spaces—John Versluis January 17 2008
Presentation to Council re: Committee support for strategic land acquisition funds—Cathryn Ainslie January 21, 2008
Presentation to Council re: thanks for including strategic land acquisition fund for budget—Ian Grant July 03, 2007
Presentation to Council re: relevance of Uptown Parkette at risk issue to that of General Brock parkland at risk—confirming the need for strategic land acquisition funding in city budget May 08, 2007
Committee members present to the Halton District School Board regarding the multi-faceted nature of the issue, identifying the environmental, social, economic, health reasons to support the preservation of the lands. May 2, 2007
May 2, 2007
May 2, 2007
Presentation to Council - April 10 2007 - Rebecca Hodgson  on behalf of the Save General Brock Committee April 10, 2007
Presentation to Council regarding City’s capital budget and implications for GB—environmental considerations—Cathryn Ainslie   March 28, 2007
Presentation to Council regarding City’s capital budget and implications for GB –Rebbeca Hodgson March 28, 2007
Presentation to City Committee/Council - March, 2007 - Ian Grant March 28, 2007
Presentation to City Committee/Council - March, 2007 - Sarah Merrit - Kellogg March 28, 2007
Presentation to City Committee/Council - March, 2007 - Amy Schnurr March 28, 2007
Presentation to City Committee/Council - March, 2007 - concerned citizen re: implications of insufficient funds for  at risk parklands with McMaster University initiative March 06, 2007
General Brock Committee delegations to City Committee February 28, 2006 Feb 28, 2006  
Power Point Presentation at January, 06 Open House Jan 26, 2006
General Brock Committee report presentation to council Dec 2005 Dec 2005
General Brock Committee’s first presentation to City Council—Sept, 2003 Sept 2003
Roseland PowerPoint Sept 2003 Sept 2003
First presentation by City staff: June, 2003 June 2003

Various Committee Letters:

The General Brock Committee has forwarded various letters to possible stakeholders in an attempt to explore potential land use options resulting in the preservation of the maximum amount of parkland.

Letter to Dr. Peter George - President of McMaster University regarding renewed interest in GB site (November, 2007) Letter
Letter to Halton District School Board (October, 2007) Letter
Letter to Burlington’s Sustainable Development Committee (Nov, 2007) Letter
Letter to Superintendant of Halton Separate School Board Letter
Letter to Hon. Gerard Kennedy (former Minister of Education)- April 10, 2006 Letter
Letter to the Hamilton Spectator—Keep Public Lands in Public Hands Letter

Meeting Minutes:

Below is a list of meeting dates and copies of the minutes taken from some of our meetings. Minutes are in PDF format.

Minutes of the Jan 30 , 2008 meeting PDF
Minutes of Jan 13, 2008 meeting PDF
Minutes of Dec 11, 2007 PDF
Minutes for April 24, 2007 PDF
Agenda for June 6, 2006 meeting. PDF
Minutes of May 2, 2006 PDF
Minutes of April 10, 2006 meeting PDF
Minutes of the April 04 2006 meeting. PDF
Minutes of Feb 23, 2006 PDF
Minutes of the Jan 18, 2005 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the Nov 03, 2005 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the April 27, 2005 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the Feb 03, 2005 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the May 5, 2004 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the April 14, 2004 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the April 7, 2004 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the February 12, 2004 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the February 4, 2004 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the January 15, 2004 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the December 4, 2003 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the November 13, 2003 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the October 23, 2003 meeting. PDF
Minutes of the September 25, 2003 meeting. PDF
Minutes of June 10, 2003 city meeting PDF

"As they close schools, there go our green spaces, and once gone, they are gone forever. People need these parks too preserve the effects of living in this hectic rat race of Southern Ontario"

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