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Agenda, Meeting, Minutes

AVTTS General Monthly Meeting – Sept 20 – 6PM – In Person – Char’s Landing

September 20, 2023

Agenda

  1. Greetings, Introductions
  2. Territorial Acknowledgement
  3. Previous Minutes (Below)
  4. Business from last month:
    • Fall Fair – Recap/Lesssons
    • Climate Rally – Recap/Lessons
    • New Board Members
    • Active and Public Transportation initiatives
  5. New business and Upcoming Events
    • Day of Action for Old Growth – Sept 28
  6. Group Reports
    • Education/Main AVTTS
    • Ocean Friendly PA
    • Cycle Alberni
    • OCP Port Alberni
    • Dry Creek Restoration
  7. Financials
    • Aggregate: $5,039.19
    • AVTTS: $453.52
    • Cycle Alberni: $2,749.54
    • Alberni Climate Action: $1,836.13
  8. Other Business
    • Reminder – November 15 Meeting is AGM
    • Next Meeting – October 18
  9. Adjourn (Before 7PM)

Report from Ocean Friendly”

OFPA will host a Somass Estuary cleanup with Tammi Greenwood’s class from Haahuupayak School on Friday, October 6, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Access to the site has been confirmed by the City.

An exciting change for this cleanup will be a guided tour of the new wastewater system hosted by Trevor from the City. 

The students will participate in the cleanup, bear aware instruction, and sortation of debris for the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup data collection as well as the facility tour and a lesson about the importance of the estuary to salmon and other critters. 

A community cleanup event is tentatively planned for October.  Details TBA.

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September 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda

Join us in person or on Zoom at 6PM

We are in person again if you choose please check Char’s suggestions and requirements for masking and vaccination.

Please send any comments on the Agenda or reports by email through the AVTT List/GoolgeGroup or at patransitions@googlegroups.com or during the meeting.

Click Here to go to the Zoom Meeting.
You can find more Zoom details and other events at Char’s Landing.com

Time: September 21, 2022 – 6:00pm Pacific Time – Duration 1hr or less.

September 21, 2022 – Regular Meeting

  1. Unceded Traditional Territory Acknowledgement 6:00
  2. Introductions
  3. Unfinished Business and Current Topics
    • Followup on Fall Fair
  4. Upcoming Events – 6:20
    • Sept 24 2PM Tyee Landing – Walkabout Dry Creek Restoration
  5. Sub Group Reports –
    • Education and Networking –
    • Food Group / Food Hub
      • Updates
    • Cycle Alberni
      • Fall GoByBike Oct 3-16
    • Ocean Friendly PA
      • Next Event?
    • Dry Creek Estuary Group
    • Financials:
  6. Affiliated Groups (welcome to share if present) 6:45
    • Alberni Climate Action
  7. AGM?
  8. Other Fun Stuff?
  9. Next Meeting – October 19 –

Addenda

August 2022 Minutes

ACA Report

Here is a brief summary of recent ACA activities:  I will be away this coming Wednesday.

  • ACA was represented under the AVTTS umbrellas during the Fall Fair.
  • First Fall meeting between ACA and the City occurred Monday, Sept. 12 with Robert Gunn as new chair and John Mayba as new note taker and agenda creator. Gail Morton will work on the Climate Speaker series.
  • City representatives Rob Dickinson, City Engineer, and Marianne Wade, Manager of Planning, apprised us of the current stage of the new OCP and the building STEP Code in Port Alberni. Step 3 is the minimum BC Housing standard for Port Alberni, while Step 1 is the minimum required by the BC government. We learned that Marianne has been appointed as Climate representative. Port Alberni has two energy advisors, Tess Hall is one. The City will hold an Open House in Oct. on the Step Code topic.
  • ACA has decided to work on our Climate speaker series while the OCP is underway.  Dan, Schubart, Robert Gunn and Gail Morton will meet on Sat. Sept. 17 to discuss. This will be a joint effort between AVTTS and ACA. Topics To Be Determined.
  • ACA representatives attended the Sept. 14 public input session for the new OCP.  Topics included a new Vision statement plus Guiding Principles (Touchstones).  

AVTTS Financials September 2022

Aggregate: $53,729.52

AVTTS: $988.75

Food Hub Aggregate: $53,048.30

*Island Health: $37,858.67

*Systems Change: $6,138.75

*Food RX (McConnell): $3,303.95

*Food RX(2nd Harvest): $0

*Food Hub Education: $496.59

*Grow Local: $3,167.57

*Gleaning/Summer Student: $2,082.77

Cycle Alberni: $5,557.61

Alberni Climate Action: $2,668.88

  • Video from August Regular Meeting

No video available this month.