Ossington Community Association

A guide to OCA structureOctober 2012

OCA Objective

• To promote the flourishing of the Neighbourhood and its Commercial Zones

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

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

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

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 …

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

Exec Board = Officers

• President• VP• VP2• Treasurer• Corresponding Secretary = Communications• Recording Secretary = Bylaws and motions• 4 x Directors

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

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

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

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