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Ossington Community Association
A guide to OCA structureOctober 2012
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OCA Objective
• To promote the flourishing of the Neighbourhood and its Commercial Zones
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Catchment Area
• Neighbourhood: the Ossington Community– Dovercourt (both sides) to Crawford (both sides)– Queen (neither side) to Harrison (south side)• Not including Trinity-Bellwoods Park
• Commercial Zones of the Ossington Community– Ossington Strip– Dundas Bend
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Promote Flourishing
• Friendly, diverse, vibrant, safe, clean• Vigorous business environment for the
Ossington Community and Toronto• Business/resident partnership• Vibrant culture: multigenerational,
Portuguese and Vietnamese heritage together with arts and letters
• Stewardship over the built environment
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Member Classes
• Resident Member: any resident of the Ossington Community may join
• Storefront Member: storefronts in the Commercial Zones may join by acclamation– Merchant, non-profit, artisan, restaurant, bar,
gallery, auto shop, distributor, architect, …– Storefront Members get a “slate” of a certain size
• Friendly Member: those residing outside the Neighbourhood may join by acclamation
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FAQs
• You may ask:– How much does it cost?– When are the meetings?– How big a slate does a storefront member get?
• The short answer:– Details are still being hammered out.
• The long answer: – The procedure is explained in what follows …
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OCA Structure
• Membership, Steering Committee, Executive Board
• Exec Board acts on behalf of the Membership under the advice of Steering
• Robert’s Rules-compliance: bylaws and parliamentary authority set the groundrules
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Exec Board = Officers
• President• VP• VP2• Treasurer• Corresponding Secretary = Communications• Recording Secretary = Bylaws and motions• 4 x Directors
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Current situation
• Membership drive ahead• Operating under provisional bylaws • Some provisional officers elected• Inherited intellectual property of Smart
Growth for Ossington (which has wound up operations)
• Operating under Regularization, aim to get election together during the Fall
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Provisional Officers• President
– Jessica Wilson• VP
– Alison Bruce• VP2
– OPEN• Treasurer
– Rob Corkum• Corresponding Secretary = Communications
– Benj Hellie• Recording Secretary = Bylaws and motions
– Scot Blythe• 4 x Directors
– Jamie Angell (Storefront), Daphne Ballon (Friendly), Shawn Windsor, Michele Mondoux
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Committee Structure• Charter Committees
– Steering• 21 open seats
– Finance• Chaired by Treasurer: 2 open seats
– Program• Chaired by President: 4 open seats
– Communications• Chaired by Corresponding Secretary: 2 open seats
• Standing Committees– Membership
• Chaired by VP with Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary serving; many open seats
– Rules• Chaired by Recording Secretary with Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary,
President, and Director serving
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Back to the FAQs• Prospective members want to know …– How much does it cost to join?– How big a slate does a Storefront Member get?– When are the meetings?
• … We’re working on it: – Provisional Bylaws require Charter Policies to work
out the answers, Committees have been tasked:• Policy on Dues and Fees: Finance Committee under advice of
Membership Committee• Policy on Storefront Members: Membership Committee
under advice of Finance Committee• Policy on Meetings: Program Committee