Kensington Report - March 16, 2022

TOWN HALL: Save the date and the Zoom Link Our next Zoom Town Hall is fast approaching. It is on Wednesday, March 23 @ 6:30PM. Click on the direct Zoom link below to join the meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81537017463?pwd=dGw1SCtWOG9QS2NFMWJVc3pYb2pmZz09 A couple of things to note before the extensive Town Hall Agenda… COVID RULES revised? On March 21 the Province of Ontario is relaxing some of the Covid rules. Masks will no longer be mandatory. It is up to each non-government organisation as to what they do. What are we going to do at KAL? There will be a few allowances made in the gym and pool, but at this stage we think it prudent to continue to be cautious. Masks are still mandatory in all common areas inside and out. Social distancing continues. Revised Covid Rules for the Gym and the Pool The change rooms and saunas will now open. Two (2) people can now be in the Gym at the same time. Up to six (6) people can be in the pool. The Board will continue to monitor the situation and open to making further changes in the future. The CARING COMMITTEE has a couple of important announcements… A reminder there are two defibrillators on site. One is in the lobby. It is on the wall by the desk, mailroom side. The other is at the indoor pool. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY FORMS Please could all residents get a form from the front desk, fill it out and place it in a location where it can easily be found, e.g. side of the fridge. It is enormously useful in the event EMS ever needs to be called. Now to the Town Hall agenda… The Town Hall is an opportunity to hear from Shareholders and discuss current Board initiatives. There are several initiatives underway from committees and working groups. We are including information on these in advance of the Town Hall to give shareholders time to review what is going on and submit questions they may have before or at the Town Hall. You may submit questions before the Town Hall to The Board email: board@21dale.org Or to James c/o Front Desk Or to the Board mailbox in the mail room 1.MAP (MOBILITY ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT) Leslie Green Lynne Primrose Denise Réaume MAP was formed last year. The mandate to research how to make KAL more accessible. First step was to ask accessCAN to do an Accessibility Assessment. At the same time a Residents’ Survey was conducted. One third of the survey respondents indicated some form of mobility impairment. So clearly something needs to be done to make the building more accessible and include accessibility in all projects moving forward. This will take time. Everything cannot be addressed at once. Moving forward working groups will be created on a project-by-project basis. First out of the gate is the Courtyard Accessibility Project (CAP) in conjunction with the replacement of the curtain walls. The MAP group have submitted a full report which is available from The Board and the Executive Summary of that report can be found at the end of this newsletter. 2. CURTAIN WALL Working Group Bill Angus Mick Cotton Winnie Larsen Alberta Nokes What is a curtain wall? A term that gets bandied about but for those not on working groups, or the Board or in the know, the curtain walls are the floor to ceiling window panels that stretch from the 5th to the 9th floor and face the upper courtyard on the East and West side of the building. The curtain walls are old and need replacing. A contractor has been chosen. WSP (the engineering firm on contract with KAL) will provide oversight. Bird friendly UV coating has been chosen for the windows. Construction is scheduled to begin late Fall 2022 and completed Spring 2023. 3. SINKHOLE/GROUND DEPRESSION UPDATE… There has been significant development at the site of the sinkhole/ground depression. The various permits have been completed and approved. Fencing and signage was installed late February. The fencing is to ensure that all soil disruption is confined to a limited area. Excavation is scheduled to begin March 28th. The purpose, to confirm the source of the problem. It’s suspected that it is a broken drain. A depth of 11’ has already been excavated, it should only take another two feet to reach the pipe. Once the problem is determined, and if indeed it is a broken pipe, the engineer will then decide how much of it should be replaced. The sinkhole/ground depression is still somewhat of a mystery. Our hope is barring any further surprises work should be completed by May 27th.