Riverside Tower I 145 Point Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T3B 4W1. Board of Directors Meeting

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1 Riverside Tower I 145 Point Drive NW Calgary, Alberta T3B 4W1 Board of Directors Meeting Date June 22, :00 PM Tower Library In Attendance Marty Connelly Fran Burrell Feisal Gazie Susan Mayfield Wally Hazelwood Zuli Rajwani Call to Order 7:15 pm Appointment of Board Members: Fran Burrell President Feisal Gazie Vice-President Susan Mayfield Treasurer Zuleikhaa Rajwani Secretary Marty Connelly will register the above positions with Land Titles. Approval of Minutes Fran moved, Wally seconded the minutes of April 4, 2017 be approved as presented. Motion Carried. Newsletter Fran will be in charge of the Newsletter.

2 1) Executive Reports a) Management Report i) Waste Management - Organics Based on city bylaws organics management will be implemented on November 1, Connelly is currently negotiating cost with current recycling company as well as a second provider. ii) Commercial Building Parking and Gas Pipe Removal Connelly has contacted ATCO, who report that drawings are awaiting approval for the ATCO pipeline to be moved and the area to be upgraded. A ramp for handicap access is part of the upgrade. The board has requested that Connelly attempt to coordinate, if financially beneficial, required restoration of the front of building retaining wall and parking area. iii) Water Pipe Flow Noise (Resident concern) Be Cool Mechanical Inc. has assessed and reports that it is a typical noise with our type of heating system. Be Cool and Ian Construction Inc. have identified a couple of interventions which may potentially provide some improvement. There could be no guarantee and there could be significant cost. Connelly will confirm exact cost of these interventions with Ian Construction Inc. iv) Brickwork There has been some brick loss below and above the balcony on As this may be a larger problem, a proposal has been requested from Wall Engineering for an assessment. v) Window Project Continuation Work started June 19, Weather permitting this project should be completed this summer. The windows by the elevators require a smaller swing stage and that work will be deferred until the summer of vi) Special Assessment Status Some unit owners have not paid their fees or assessment. Connelly will follow usual collection processes.

3 vii) Parkade Canopy Connelly will request a formal quote from Glass Unlimited for replacement of the missing panel and opinion regarding the remainder of the canopy. A second quote may be requested as well. viii)telus signs on roof Health Canada periodically updates Safety Code 6 guidelines in accordance with ongoing review of research and published scientific studies. Currently the guidelines are recommending the addition of a number of precautionary measures to ensure that individual exposure to RF energy from telecommunications installations is kept to a minimum. Telus signs and link chain fencing were installed as a result of the latest standards change. Telus has assured us that there had been no change in output related to the upgrades of last fall. Connelly will contact Heath Canada and request their advice regarding any health concerns to residents in the upper floors of the building based on the new research. b) Financial Report previously circulated by Delores Pilsl and attached. Reviewed for the board by Susan Mayfield. 2) Old Business a) Membrane Assessment Draft report from Wall Engineering has been received. Connelly will clarify with Wall: if the project can be phased, and how long the parkade will be inaccessible. Relocating parking needs to be determined.

4 b) Residential No-Charge Energy Savings Program Wally Hazelwood reports that residents have been notified of the program and we have no way of knowing individual action on this. There has been very little in the way of requests for assistance with access. 3) New Business a) Contracts Maintenance and Administrative Coordinator/Front Desk Reception Contracts and work schedules reviewed and finalized. b) Interior Design 3 designers have been asked to submit a proposal for modernization and renovation of the front lobby and building hallways. Susan Mayfield with Delores Pilst have had preliminary information sessions with the designers and Delores has expressed an interest in remaining involved with this project. Over the next month each designer will make presentations to the board. Susan will coordinate presentation dates. All board members have expressed an interest in attending. c) Adult Living designation RTO Feisal Gazie presented the following information. In January 2017 the Alberta Court of Queen s Bench directed that discrimination against age was to be added into sections 4 and 5 of the Human Rights Act. These two sections of the Act address the provision of accommodation and tenancy. If this change is enacted by the provincial government, it would likely result in the loss of our designation as an adult living community. A delay in enacting the amendment has allowed interested parties the opportunity to bring forward their concerns. The Human Rights Act currently has a number of specific exceptions to the prohibition on discrimination. This suggests that exceptions to the prohibition on age in the provision of accommodation and tenancy are possible and should be considered by this government. The board will in an attempt to protect and retain our adult living designation, draft a submission for our MLA, Dr. David Swann. We will recommend that residents who wish to add their individual voice to maintain the adult living designation make a submission to MLA, Dr. David Swann d) Smoking in front of Building Concerns brought forward by concerned residents at the AGM regarding smoking at the main entrance were discussed. Initial thought was to ban the practice however discussion

5 required with the Administrative Coordinator prior to a final decision. Results will be published in the June newsletter. 4) Next meeting August 16, 5) Adjournment (a) No further business the meeting was adjourned