| Meeting Name and Number/Purpose: | MRA January Meeting Minutes | |||||
| Date of Meeting: | January 15, 2025 | Time of Meeting (Start and End): | 7:30 pm-8:30 pm | |||
| Location of Meeting: | Google Meetup | |||||
| Meeting Chairperson: | Rozhen | Meeting Minutes Prepared By: | Lauren | |||
Date Meeting Minutes Distributed: | January 15, 2025 | Date of Next Meeting: | February 12, 2025 | |||
In Attendance: Rozhen (Chair), Mike, Michael, David, Tim, Lauren
Summary of Action Items
- 2405 Lakeshore – David and Lauren to review the latest correspondence and determine actionable steps
- 315 Royal York – Rozhen to confirm meeting with King sett January 23rd at 2 pm
- Mimico Go Accessibility – Rozhen to follow up with Hogarth’s office; if no response, start an outreach campaign to draw attention to this issue.
- Development Position Paper – Rozhen to finalize draft for review
- New Board Members – Rozhen and Mike to conduct interviews
- Black History Month – Rozhen and Mike to prepare a video
Agenda
| Item # | Discussion/Action Item |
|---|---|
| 1. Introduction | Approval of Minutes Tim first, Michael Second |
| 2. 2405 Lakeshore | Action Item: Lauren and David to review latest correspondence and determine if additional action is required. Update to membership as necessary. |
| 3. 315-327 Royal York (Old Vandyk site) | Meeting was requested from a new developer (Kingsett) to review a new proposal. Proposed time January 23rd at 2 pm. Lauren, David, Tim and Rozhen to attend. How to ensure accessibility to Mimico GO station is a priority. Rozhen to follow up with MPP Hogarth’s office to understand commitment and timing. This is the number one priority identified from our survey. Action items: 1. Write a letter to Hogarth. 2. Have a meeting with Kingsett. 3. Public outreach via social media and/or physically hand out flyers |
| 4. Green Mimico | Update – Held a few minutes/workshops last year. Additional funding is available for this year to continue workshops (topics include flooding). To be determined if “Green Mimico” should be it’s own entity or continue to be under MRA umbrella. Likely would not survive on it’s own at this point since it is not yet established enough however it would need a board member to champion the initiative. Potentially a new board member to join team. Decision to be pushed to future date. |
| 5. Development Position Pater | Action Item: Rozhen to finalize and circulate the draft paper. |
| 6. New Board Members | A few individuals have expressed interest in joining. Rozhen and Mike to participate in interviews. Richard from Local Markt has expressed interest. However, current bylaws do not allow non-residents to be board members. Tim believes that a bylaw can be amended at the AGM. |
| 7. Black History Month | Discussions with the Historical Society to do a walking tour. There is a house in Mimico that was part of the underground railroad – A proposal to do a “Mimico Heritage Minute” focusing on this property. Rozhen to coordinate in collaboration with Mike and his social media team. |
| 8. 2025 Budget | Is there an interest in MRA being involved in consultation? No immediate interest from board members, however something to think about. |
| 9. New Shelter | New proposed shelter on Third St. – There is currently a petition against it. Since the site is not within Mimico, we will not be able to respond. |
| Next Meeting | February 12, 2025 |