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MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
7 MAY 2002
7 May 2002
A special meeting of the Ottawa - Carleton District School Board regarding Long Term
Accommodation Plan (LTAP) issues, was held this evening in the Board Room, 133 Greenbank Road,
Ottawa, Ontario. The meeting commenced at 6:30 p.m. with Trustee Jim Libbey in the Chair, and the
following in attendance: Trustees Russ Jackson (by phone), Margaret Lange, Myrna Laurenceson, Norm
MacDonald, Sheryl MacDonald, David Moen, Lynn Scott, and Joan Spice.
Staff. Director of Education and Secretary of the Board, James Grieve; Superintendents Rose -
Marie Batley, John Brennan, Dan Mason, Katharine Saunders, and Judy Turriff; Manager, Facilities,
Planning and Transportation, Michael Carson; Planners Ian Baxter, Estelle Butler, Marc Labelle, Janet
Sauriol, and Mark Smith; Planning Technician Stephan Belan, Communications Coordinator, Hyacinth
Haddad; Manager, Physical Facilities/Design and Construction Services, Kathleen Lausman; Assistant
Secretary of the Board, Joan Melancon; Principal, Program - Elementary, Robert Powell; Management,
Policy and Planning Advisor, Janice Sargent; A/V Technician, Robert Giekes; and Committee Coordinator,
Kim Young.
Student Trustees: Emma Cohen, and Trevor Robinson
On a motion by Trustee Scott, seconded by Trustee Sheryl MacDonald, the Board resolved into
Committee of the Whole to consider an in camera item. Trustee Moen assumed the Chair in the Committee
and the Committee later rose and presented the following report (Board minute 211 -02 refers):
211. Report No. 13, Committee of the Whole (In Camera) 7 May 2002
Trustee Moen noted that the Board met in camera to discuss a legal issue related to the Long Term
Accommodation Plan (LTAP). He advised that there were no recommendations from the in camera
session.
212. Issues Related to the Long Term Accommodation Plan
Trustee Moen referred to report No. 02 -120, regarding the Long Term Accommodation Plan
(LTAP), which was recently provided to trustees and to some members of the public for consideration at
the 8 May 2002 meeting of the Business Services Committee. He noted that it was important to clarify that
the report is being presented by staff on behalf of the consultants, C.N. Watson and Associates, Ltd., and
has not been endorsed by either the Board of Trustees or staff. Trustee Moen also noted that the
importance of the report is its successful illustration of the inadequacy of the Ministry's funding formula
and impact of it on school boards' ability to build new schools when and where they are needed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
James P. Grieve, Director of Education/
Secretary of the Board
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Jim Libbey
Chair of the Board