SLNA Meeting Minute Summaries 2023

January 2023 – Board

• approved reappointment of Suzanne Kavanagh as SLNA stakeholder representative to SLMPAC
• approved letter Letter to Premier re removing Schedule 1 (proactive veto) from Bill 39

February 2023 – Board

• approved Heritage Committee motion to pursue a shoreline commemoration project in cooperation with Heritage Toronto

March 2023 – Board

• approved application for funding from Federal Government Community Services Recovery Fund
• approved 2023 funding support for Heritage Toronto’s Creating Toronto tour
• affirmed SLNA will remain neutral in upcoming Toronto mayoralty race
• approved submission of changes to By-Law Number 1 re virtual meetings and virtual presence to AGM for ratification by Delegates
• approved holding election of Directors at AGM via Zoom poll
• endorsed “Health and Well-Being” as theme for 2023 (trial) SLNA Seminar Series

March 2023 – Community Meeting / AGM / Special Meeting of Members

• Delegates approved minutes of 2022 AGM
• Delegates accepted 2022 Financial Statements
• Delegates approved, at a Special Meeting of Members called for this purpose, an extraordinary resolution not to require an audit or a financial review for fiscal 2023, over 80% in favour
• Delegates approved election of Nancy Fung, Ken Jackson and Sharon McMillan to the Board
• Delegates approved additions to By-Law Number 1 to permit electronic “presence” at Delegate Member Meetings and electronic (virtual) Delegate Member Meetings

April 2023 – Board

• approved letter to TEYCC supporting City’s concerns re Ontario Place redevelopment
• elected Officers for 2023-4; ratified continuation of existing Committee Members and Representatives for 2023-4; confirmed continuation of Director Committee liaisons for 2023-24;
• approved quorum for 2023-4 at 25 members
• endorsed “EV Charging in Residential Buildings” as initial topic for 2023 (trial) SLNA Speaker Series
• authorized Suzanne Kavanagh to sign current (225 Queen St. E.), and subsequent OLT Mediation Agreements on behalf of SLNA

May 2023 – Board

June 2023 – Board

• approved letter to City re 40th Anniversary Commemorative Indigenous mural in partnership with Jamii
• approved SLNA Fund Raising Policy
• approved partnership contribution to St. Lawrence CRC Advisory Council

August 2023 – Board

• approved SLNA seeking Party status at OLT for 179-183, 185 King St. E.
• approved SLNA’s continued use of Facebook as a social media platform

September 2023 – Board

• approved letter of support for Jamii to ESD Canada for “Journey to Joy”

October 2023 – Board

November 2023 – Board

• approved 2024 SLNA Budget
• approved letters of support for Jamii funding requests to Canada Council for the Arts (Journey to Joy), Ontario Arts Council (Kisanii Hub Series)
• approved funding request from WRG to promote refillables initiative

November 2023 – Community Meeting

• Delegates approved 2024 SLNA Budget

December 2023 – Board

• approved WRG letter of support to IEC re Action Plan on the Single-Use and Takeaway Items Reduction Strategy

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