Naltown of Deep River

Naltown of Deep River

NALTown of Deep River

Meeting Minutes

October 26, 2015 – Housing Advisory Committee Meeting – NRLTC Drop-In Centre – 1 p.m.

Present: Chair - Monica Mulvihill

Recording Secretary - Michael Stephens

Councillor - Ronald Desrochers

Guest - Marg Killey

Guest - Kim Rodgers, Administrator, NRLT Care Services

Regrets: Member - Elizabeth Ells

Mayor - Joan Lougheed

Councillor - Robert McLaren

  1. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Monica Mulvihill called the meeting to order at 1:03p.m.

  1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Moved By: Ronald Desrochers Seconded By: Michael Stephens BE IT RESOLVED THAT the proposed Housing Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda of October 26, 2015 be adopted as tabled. CARRIED.

  1. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

Participants were asked to disclose any pecuniary interest they had that might be incompatible with their participation in the work of the Committee. No such potentially conflicting pecuniary interests were raised.

  1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 MEETING

Draft minutes from the September 14 meeting had been circulated to Committee members before the meeting.

Moved By: Ronald Desrochers Seconded By: Monica Mulvihill BE IT RESOLVED THAT the draft minutes of the Housing Advisory Committee Meeting of September 14, 2015 be approved as tabled and posted on the town website. CARRIED.

  1. BUSINESS ARISING STATUS OF ACTIONS

Three Actions had been assigned at the September 14 meeting:

  • Monica Mulvihill to prepare and submit to the North Renfrew Times an article on the progress of the Committee. COMPLETE.
  • Monica Mulvihill to draft a year-end report from the Committee to town council. COMPLETE.
  • Monica Mulvihill to draft a Committee budget for 2016. COMPLETE.
  1. YEAR-END REPORT TO TOWN COUNCIL

The Committee reviewed the draft year-end report prepared by Monica Mulvihill, suggested minor modifications, and agreed that Monica should forward it to town council.

  1. COMMITTEE BUDGET FOR 2016

The Committee reviewed the draft budget for 2016 prepared by Monica Mulvihill, and agreed that Monica should forward it to town council.

  1. TYPOS IN SENIORS HOUSING SURVEY REPORT

Several numerical errors had been found in the report on the recent seniors housing survey. It was decided that recipients of the report should be advised of the problems.

ACTION – As Chair of the Committee, Monica Mulvihill to:

  • Send an email to recipients of the report advising them of the errors
  • Send a correction to be circulated in the North Renfrew Times
  • Correct and initial the hardcopies of the report in the town hall and library
  • Have the corrections made in the electronic version of the report on the town website
  1. MARKET RENT SURVEY

The Committee discussed the practicalities of conducting a survey of the local rental housing market. The data would be needed to seek government funding for affordable housing projects, find out the length of waiting lists, lowest currently acceptable rents, etc.

ACTION – Monica Mulvihill to contact Renfrew County administration to find out what rent data may already be available

ACTION – Ron Desrochers to get the names and addresses of the local apartment owners

ACTION – Monica Mulvihill to draft a cover letter to accompany a survey form requesting rent data from local apartment owners

  1. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP IN 2016

The Committee discussed who intended to continue on the Committee in 2016. It appeared that it would be useful to seek out potential new members.

ACTION – Michael Stephens to contact an individual who had recently expressed interest in the progress of the Committee to see if they would be interested in joining the Committee.

  1. ANY OTHER BUSINESS

None.

  1. REVIEW OF MEETING’S DECISIONS AND ACTIONS

The actions assigned at the meeting were reviewed and the details confirmed.

  1. NEXT MEETING

The next meeting of the Committee will be held in the NRLTC Drop-in Centre on 2015 December 15at 1 p.m. The focus will be on planning the housing symposium proposed for the spring.

  1. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 1:55 p.m.

______Monica Mulvihill, Chair

______Michael Stephens, Recording Secretary

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