Pocket Community Association Annual General Meeting June 13, 2018 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Pocket Community Association Annual General Meeting June 13, 2018

Welcome

• Parliamentarian – Trish Simmie
• Elected representatives – Peter Tabuns, MPP;

Paula Fletcher, City Councillor; Jennifer Story, School Trustee; Julie Dabrusin, MP

• Members
• Other guests
• PCA executive
• Regrets
• Quorum
• Agenda

Agenda

7:00-7:15 Welcome and Traditional Acknowledgement 7:15-7:30 Elections of 2018-19 Board 7:30-7:40 Joseph Roy, First Nations School of Toronto 7:40-7:55 Paula Fletcher, Toronto City Councillor 7:55-8:00 Highlights from Pocket Dreams Survey #2 8:00-8:20 Break – Rhubarb Dessert Bake Off & Refreshments 8:20-8:45 Announcement of Bake Off Winner Committee Reports 8:45-9:00 Community Discussion Door Prize Draw 9:00 Adjourn

Thanks to…

• The First Nations School of Toronto
• Our prize donors: MPP Peter Tabuns, MP Julie

Dabrusin, and Lori Zucchiatti O’Neill

• Tonight’s speakers
• The great team of executive members, committee

members and volunteers during the past year… and to tonight’s bakers

Reflecting on 2017 & 2018 – PCA Mission

The PCA’s mission is to:

• Promote a strong, vibrant, walkable, livable

and safe community

• Empower residents of our neighbourhood

through community involvement, and

• Liaise with local officials and organizations on

behalf of the Pocket community

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DESIGN ELEMENTS:

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Other Business

• Secretary’s report
• Approval of minutes for 2017 AGM
• Treasurer’s report
• Elections
• Speakers:

– Teacher Joseph Roy – City Councillor Paula Fletcher

Treasurer’s Report - Income

Total income in 2017 = $7,630

Statement of Cash Flow for the year ending December 31, 2017 Cash In

Membership Fees 3,580.00 Donations 659.77 Sales- Toques & Hoodies 250.00 Special Events 1,120.66 Art In The Park - Go Fund Me 2,020.00 7,630.43

Treasurer’s Report – Expenses & Net

Total expenses in 2017 = $10,144 Net income = ($2,514)

7,630.43 Special Events

Clean Up Day

(52.91) Easter Egg Hunt (21.59)

Movie Nights

(116.01)

Street Sale

(210.70)

Art In The Park

(3,909.70)

Pocket Party

(103.40)

Pumpkin Parade

(64.32) Community Projects

Environment Committee

(76.84)

Neighbourhood Support

(348.72)

Project X (Herb Garden)

(4,254.94) Administrative Expenses

Membership

(176.96)

Volunteer Canada Mmbership

(125.00)

Liability Insurance

(303.48)

Bank Charges

(17.02)

Community Meetings

(262.69)

Advertising in Pocket Newsletter (100.00)

(10,144.28)

(2,513.85)

List of Nominees –

• Susan McMurray – chair
• Robyn Switzer – vice chair
• Rebecca Nelson – secretary
• Coline Morrison – treasurer
• Gemma Parker – membership coordinator
• Garvey Chi – communications coordinator
• Lori Zucchiatti O’Neill – fundraising coordinator
• Allison Evans – member at large
• Dalreen Fobler – member at large

Joseph Roy, Teacher First Nations School of Toronto

• First Nations School of Toronto Pow wow
• Friday, June 22nd

– Sunrise ceremony – Grand entry at noon – Feast at 5 pm

• Outlined role of the Muslim Community and the

Pocket Community Association in supporting the Pow wow

• Described the history of Pow wows – Jiingtamok
• Warmly invited the community to attend and bring

their families

Toronto City Councillor Paula Fletcher

• What community means in Toronto
• Community updates

– Chatham bike lane – Traffic light at Jones and Boultbee – Offleash dog park in former TTC Oakvale Green – Phin Park name change – Toronto’s Greenest Neighbourhood’s $10,000 grant to the Pocket Change Project – Touched on community safety zones, speed hump process, Danforth corridor study, transformation of Unilever space, laneway housing, Car to Go

Pocket Dreams Survey #2

• In early 2018, the PCA created a survey to find out what Pocket residents envisioned for the future
• f the Pocket community. (The questions we asked were based on feedback received at the PCA’s

2017 AGM). We wanted to know what residents’ Pocket Dreams were, and how we could help them achieve them. In all, nearly 150 people responded. Highlights

• Pocket Residents love how vibrant and active our community is and enjoy the annual

neighbourhood party in Phin Park.

• To make Phin Park even better, two thirds of respondents want a shipping container “club house” in

the Park.

• In terms of overarching community priorities, next to holding events, the community thinks it is

important to check on and provide support to vulnerable neighbors including the elderly, especially during emergencies

• Residents think the work of the Safety Committee to calm traffic should continue. There is also

interest in increasing support to the First Nations School of Toronto and the Madinah Masjid to enhance the community’s sense of inclusion. There is support for giving youth volunteer

• pportunities and creating a youth club.
• There was significant support for exploring ways to help the Pocket become Canada’s 1st carbon

neutral neighborhood.

• Those familiar with the Art in the Park program think it fosters community and helps meet our

equity and outreach goals.

• Break -
• Rhubarb Dessert Bake Off!
• Winners were Laura

and Anna

• Refreshments
• Sign up to be a volunteer!

Events

Great Favourites:

• Movies
• Neighbourhood Party in Phin Park
• Halloween
• Pumpkin Parade
• Frozen Santa
• Holiday Food Drive for Eastview
• Skating Party
• Park clean up
• Easter Egg Hunt
• Victoria Day Fireworks

(PCA promotes but does not run this event)

• Street Sale

Great Volunteers and Sponsors!

Greening

Pocket Tree Project

• The City has taken over responsibility for significantly

promoting tree canopy growth in the Pocket – planted about 60 trees this spring in a new process Phin Park

• Butterfly highway – canoe planter placed in Phin Park to

plant butterfly and bird friendly plants. The canoe represents our lost river.

• Herb garden – planted this year for the second time

PCA Outreach & Membership

• Street Captain–Captain is Ellen Titus who keeps everything organized
• 26 Street Captains – we need more!
• 22 streets – some of the large ones are divided in to smaller sections for the

drive

• Door to Door membership drive was in May
• We maintain an accumulative membership of almost 700
• Almost 350 currently renewed for 2018 – with more expected to join at

upcoming Pocket events

• 34 Emails have been sent out to members since the last AGM – a balance

between keeping you informed and not overwhelming your inbox

• The most important membership benefit - you are supporting your

neighborhood, helping to build a thriving, inclusive, safe and walkable community AND giving the neighbourhood a strong voice on issues that concern us Joining the PCA membership is quick & easy:

• on-line at www.thepocket.ca anytime
• via your street captain & PCA events membership table

PCA Communications

• Neighbourhood Support Committee’s

Sip & Chat series

• Eid Carnival
• Petition to install traffic lights at Jones-

Boultbee

• Path between Phin Park and Chatham
• Art in the Park 2017
• Phin Park Philms (Spy Kids, The

Neverending Story, Night at the Museum, Battle of the Smithsonian)

• Pocket Toques - Holiday Fundraising
• Family Day Skating Party
• Pocket Newsletter Pub Night
• Pocket Community Survey
• 14th Annual Pocket Party
• Santa's Frozen Festival
• Easter Egg Hunt
• Phin Park Clean-up
• East End 'Bridges to Art' project's

survey

• Pocket Street Sale
• Eco Fun Fair/Pocket Change Launch
• All Nations Community Pow Wow
• AGM 2018

Pocket and neighbourhood events we've communicated to the community via our membership email, PCA site, facebook page and twitter over the past year:

Art in Phin Park Project

• Artist in Residence – Jerry Silverberg
• Monday to Thursday 11:00 -3:00
• Collage, Puppetry, Print & Book Making
• Special Guest Artist
• Four great years so far
• 2014 TAC grant for $7500 – July & August
• 2015 TAC grant for $4,000 – August
• 2016 TAC grant for $8,000 – July & August
• 2017 PCA and crowdfunded – August

Safety

• Continuing to follow up on action items from

community safety/walkability consultation

– No access to Greenwood signs posted on streets

• ff Jones, 30 KPH speed signs
• Officer Jon, Toronto Police 55 Division, posts
• ccasionally on PCA website

Neighbourhood Support & Emergency Management

• Identified as a priority issue at 2014 AGM; at 2015 town hall, participants

identified possible initiatives and committee was established

• 2017-18

– June 2017: initiated “Sip & Chat” socials at Motorama; continue to host them on first Tuesday morning of every month – November 2017: hosted Boris Rosolak of City’s Office of Emergency Management for a presentation to help PCA develop a neighbourhood emergency plan – Motivated return of pub events following requests from a few residents to hold weekend socials; Pocket Newsletter Committee organized one each in January & February – Continued to promote & deliver “welcome bags” (for people who just moved into The Pocket), with assistance from Street Captains – Continued to explore suggestions from June 2015 town hall; excluding a few deemed beyond

• ur scope, about two-thirds implemented; remainder focus on fostering neighbourhood

resiliency & neighbour-to-neighbour emergency support

thepocket.ca – Resources & Links for many of the above materials

Fundraising

• Donations of $100+

– Pocket Neighbourhood Party = $685 from silent auction; additional donations from individuals – Easter Egg Hunt = $287 – Fireworks = $698 – Art in the Park – Other events resulted in donations for others, e.g., Frozen Santa for Humane Society and Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre

Energy & Environment’s Pocket Change Project

• First announced at last year’s AGM…
• Launched on Saturday, June 9th at the Eco Fun Fair
• Thanks to the City for a $10,000 grant as one of three “Toronto’s

Greenest Neighbourhoods”

• The Project seeks to reduce our green-house gas emissions by

retrofitting our homes on a community-wide basis (cheaper than one- by-one)

• Here’s their Roadmap to Get the Pocket Off Fossil Fuels:
• 1. Raise awareness
• 2. Conduct a community energy plan
• 3. Develop a process to make it cheaper and easier
• 4. Retrofit our homes by hiring a company or setting up a social

enterprise that would train our youth

• 5. Decide how to meet our reduced energy needs

Q & A

Please get involved… Thank you!