KOOTENAY COLUMBIA SENIORS HOUSING COOPERATIVE

 

MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING 3200

Date: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Time: 07:00 P.M. (Doors open at 6:00 P.M.)
Location: Carpenters Hall, 2320 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, B.C.
Attendance: All members of KCSHC and the public

 

3201: Call to order

 

3202: Approve Agenda

Moved to approve the agenda: John Adams; sec John Van Vleit - CARRIED.

 

3203: Approve Minutes Meeting 3100 as distributed

Moved by John Van Vleit; sec BettyAnn Mullen - CARRIED.

 

3204: Treasurers Report  - Dorothy
1.  Financial status
2.  Update on Residential Lots Progress Payments
3.  Update on Letter of Credit to the City of Castlegar for Off-Site Services

Dorothy moved her treasurer’s report be adopted as read/sec John Van Vleit - CARRIED.

 

3205: Status of project Membership
1. Membership Applications  (162)     

Membership applications are now at 163

2. Life Leases are 59 total available

24 left
  • Update on August 18, 2007 Pick #7

3. Residential Lots Loan Agreement II Commitments out of 51 available

  • Change since last Meeting

 

3206: Engineered Drawings by WSAE
1. Status of City of Castlegar final review
2. Storm Sewer issues

Retention pond with swale to Schoffield Creek has been accepted by the city.

3. Water Main issues

Now need 10 inch pipe rather than 8 inch and the sanitary drawings are approved and will take 2 months to install.

 

3207: Report on Infrastructure CoC negotiations
1. Site Grading 95% complete
2. Status of Emerald Green Negotiations

Mr. Bell is not at the table with us since there is a dispute between him and the city; we will carry on without his cooperation.

3. Status of preparations for 4th Reading

September 4, 2007. Members can attend if they want to.

4. Estimated start date for Infrastructure

  • September 5, 2007 – hooray!!!!
  • Bob Dickson asked if we will be required to have water meters since it was reported that it was a volunteer choice but Elmer said all new developments are required to have them.

 

3208: Report from Promotions Committee – Harry / Nora Jukes
1. Update

  • Nora gave a report mentioning the number of people who visit the site office.
  • She also thanked Nellie and Marilyn for their constant help at the registration table.
  • Elmer explained the job of working at the site office and how to overcome boredom by watching the wasps and walking to the edge and having a look at the view.
  • Nora also brought up the subject of what side of the bungalows will the garages be on. This has never come up before so it will be addressed at the building committee meeting.
  • Sun and shade will affect the plants growing there. Only a gardener would think of that.

2. Site Office on site open July 09, 2007 on week days 4:00 to 7:00 P.M.

Need volunteers
  • Harry passed around a sheet asking for volunteers at the site office and it was returned to him wonderfully fill out. Thanks to all the volunteers.
  • We also need volunteers to help promote the marketing of the residential lots.

 

3209: Building Committee Report – Peter Dergousoff
1. Status of  Housing Proposal from Hiltec

These contractors have been on holiday and so far there is nothing to report. Hoping for next week at the Building Committee meeting.

2. Other

 

3210: 'Grants status – Irene Evanoff

Irene was absent from the meeting so nothing to report today.

 

3211: Care Committee Report – John Adams
1. Future meetings with IHA followed by
2. Meeting with Premier Campbell
3. Public Meeting on Care Complex September 22, 2007 at 1:30 P.M.

Either at the Carpenters Hall which has been booked but we are wondering if we need a larger space so will look into the Cultural Centre or complex.
  • Speaker from Laurier Place, Edmonton, AB is Connie Wark RN and confirmed coming with excellent program on Life Leases
  • Preparations for meeting
Hoping to get letters of support from prominent people who will endorse our care facility.
  • Volunteers required
Fred Houghton is working on the publicity for the event through the news media.

4. Appeal for Questionnaire responses (very important)

Only half of our members have submitted their questionnaire.

 

3212: Rules Committee – Chair - Fred Arishenkoff
1. Draft Disclosure Statement under review
2. Draft Life Lease under review
3. Draft Rules from JO’F not available at this time

  • When the committee has drafted the Disclosure Statement and the Life Leases, they will take it to the Directors for advisement.
  • When it is thought to be in order, they will take it to John O’Fee for his finalization under the law.
  • John Adams questioned whether the rules are part of the life leases. It was mentioned that the two don’t necessarily blend so this is  why there is a need for legal council.

4. Committee now just Fred and new member Bob Dickson
5. Need three (3) volunteers to join committee for final review

 

3213: Landscape Committee – Chair - Jim Mullen
1. Status to date

  • Jim spoke about hydro seeding, the plans for storage of rv’s, the gardens that are expected to be so showy that people will come from all over to see them, tree removal, lamp posts etc. He mentioned that the front yards will all look similar but the back yard will be up to each individual resident.
  • The committee would like to see storage tanks underground to catch rain water from the roof tops. This would make it easier on the water meters.

 

3214: Other

Elmer told the meeting that we have $820,000.00 in the line of credit fund and another $180,000.00 is required to meet the city’s request. Any help  is appreciated.

 

3215: Other

 

3216: Adjourn

Bob Dickson adjourned the meeting at 8:30 pm.