Item Description

Discussion

Action By

1. Welcome & Intro

• Larisa gave a quick welcome and everyone around the table briefly introduced themselves

2. Review of January Minutes (and action items)

• Minutes were reviewed
• All actions have been completed

3. Review of Agenda

• Agenda approved.

4, Selection of Chair

• This will be tabled for next meeting, when hopefully there will be an even stronger resident presence.

5.  Neighbourhood Map of Resources (Natalie)

• Natalie presented a draft of the map of resources in Bayshore.
• She is open for suggestions and correction n.steele@pqchc.com.
• It was suggested to add the full address for the main locations

Larisa will email the updated version to the group

6. Next steps

• Larisa presented highlights of the previous studies and needs assessments (see attachment)
• Larisa also presented the proposed timeline for the committee (see attachment)
  

• The survey will need to be translated to various languages
• The questions for the survey will be reviewed by the PQCHC Resource Committee
• Alex Cullen’s Bayshore Buzz can be used to advertise the survey (next one is coming out in March)
• Can capitalize on existing groups, events and activities to get more people to fill out surveys (Fun Days, booth at Bayshore Shopping Centre, school councils, etc)
• A ‘postal walk’ can ensure that surveys get to each house
• An incentive/prize for submitting completed surveys can help increase submissions
• Can place drop off boxes in convenient locations
• Can distribute surveys with note saying that it’s available in other languages
• Can possibly use phone service of ‘language bank’ provided through Languages for Life

• New name for committee is “Hand-in-Hand Bayshore”
• Motion put forward by Felix, 2nded by Todd, carried

Alex will pull out Bayshore-relevant points from Bay ward report

Larisa will email WISE audit to group

Abid will oversee task of translation

Ahmad and Larisa to bring a draft list of outreach tasks so that committee members can sign up for tasks at next meeting

7. Next Meeting

• Tuesday, March 10 6pm

Ahmad will book Field House