April 1 2026 Meeting Minutes

Location: Google Meet

Time: 7pm- 8:30pm

Attendance

Present: David Thornley, Lauren Facto, Victor Yee, Ryan Myhal, Guy Hoskins, Darlene Bradley, Richard Ramsuchit, Andrew Blackwell, Michael Schwanzer

Regrets: Jim Foster, Mike Majeski

Chair: Michael Schwanzer

Minute-Taker: Michael Schwanzer

Quorum (7): 9 of 11 directors present. Quorum met: Yes 

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
   1. Mover: Andrew Seconder: Darlene Approved Yes
3. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
   1. Mover: Darlene Seconder: Lauren Approved Yes 
4. URGENT BUSINESS
   1. Introductions
   2. Recruiting 
   3. Growth
5. EVENTS / INITIATIVES https://mimicoresidents.ca/events/
   1. Easter MRKT Staffing
      1. Michael and Darlene, anyone else? Andrew
   2. April 8th 5 pm with MP James Maloney on Affordable Housing Meeting at LAMP
      1. Victor is going, anyone else we should register?
         1. David joins as well
   3. Community Cleanup
      1. April 18th with DM Morley / Green Mimico?
         1. T-Shirts
   4. Jane’s Walk? (deadline April 20th) https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/ 
   5. Other MRKTs
      1. July 1st is a new one
      2. Need to decide a month before
   6. Mimico GO Station (MMGO) — Transit Forum?
      1. Just Mimico or South Etobicoke?
         1. Start with MMGO but have also bigger picture on the agenda
      2. $500 Budget?
         1. Mover: Victor Seconder: Ryan Approved Yes
   7. Mimico 2040
      1. Jim and David will look at data sources April / May
   8. Mimico Creek
   9. Summer Social Meeting @ GLB July 22nd?
   10. 20th Anniversary
       1. Sub-Committee Needed
   11. Meetings with Elected Officials
       1. Proposal: 3 meetings with Councillor Morley, 2 with MPP, 1 with MP 
   12. Green Mimico
       1. Cleanup
       2. Join Toronto Home Energy Partnership https://www.thenetwork.to/
          1. Mover: David, Second: Andrew, Yes 
       3. Community Environment Day
          1. Need to start planning
   13. 4/20 Event
       1. Does not fit plans for this year
   14. Billy Bishop Airport
       1. Deferred to next meeting
       2. Ask DM, MP, MPP for: Noise Monitoring Station
          1. Mover: David Second: Guy, Yes
6. FINANCES / NUMBERS
   1. TD: $7,765.98
   2. Members: 153 (148 Stripe + 5 offline)
   3. Newsletter: 957
7. OTHER BUSINESS
   1. Need to talk about joining FoNTRA
8. NEXT MEETING DATES
   1. First Wednesday of the Month?
      1. May 6th
      2. June 3rd
      3. July 8th (July 1st Canada Day, deferred)
      4. August 5th  (Summer Social, not official board meeting)
      5. September 2nd 
      6. October 7th
      7. November 4th
      8. December 2nd (Winter Social, not official board meeting)
      9. February 3rd
      10. AGM March 2nd, 3rd or 4th  
9. ADJOURNMENT

Motion to adjourn: Moved by Victor Seconded by Guy 

Meeting adjourned at: 20:27 by Michael