[GREN-Exec] FW: [exec] FW: [All] Special GREN meeting on Regional Waterloo Light Rail Transit - January 18

Sun Jan 9 11:20:01 EST 2011

I just called and 30 would be SRO, 20 would be comfortable in the room at
Whole-Lot-A-Gelata. 

Tim - we certainly don't want to interfere with your arrangements, but would
you consider moving to St. John's Kitchen where space is not an issue? If
you're not familiar with it, it faces onto Victoria at Weber in Kitchener.
We ordinarily do not have refreshments at our meetings, which might make it
less appealing.8-)

I, unfortunately, either won't be there or will be late as I have a previous
commitment for that evening - it starts at 7:00, but I'm not sure how long
it will be. 

Susan K 

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From: Tim Mollison <tim.mollison at tritag.ca>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 10:06:09 -0500
To: Susan Koswan <dandelion at gto.net>, John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca>
Cc: <tritag-exec-discuss at googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: [GREN-Exec] [exec] FW: [All] Special GREN meeting on Regional
Waterloo Light Rail Transit - January 18

Certainly not 30; and we expect to more or less have the venue to ourselves.
I don't know what your meeting numbers usually look like, but I know that if
we have more than 30 people show up to an organizational meeting about LRT
then we have what one might call in another context "rich people problems."

In the winter, Whole Lot-A Gelata, which also makes delicious sandwiches and
coffee beverages, normally closes around 8 on Tuesdays unless open later by
request, which is the case here.

-Tim

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Susan Koswan <dandelion at gto.net> wrote:

Ah, John, you don't know what you've been missing 8-) Besides gelato, they
have coffees, lattes etc.

There's a separate room upstairs which can hold about 30 people max. What
kind of turnout are you expecting Tim?
Susan K

From: John Jackson [mailto:jjackson at web.ca] 
Sent: January-07-11 9:39 AM
To: Susan Koswan; 'Tim Mollison'
Cc: GREN Executive
Subject: Re: [GREN-Exec] [exec] FW: [All] Special GREN meeting on Regional
Waterloo Light Rail Transit - January 18

Meeting together would certainly make sense. I don't know the Gelato place.
Does it have a large enough area where we can be separate from the rest of
their customers and don't need to worry about speaking loudly?

Tim, I want to be sure that we don't intrude on your meeting. What were you
planning for an agenda? Our agenda as you saw is to spend about an hour with
Jeff Casello talking about LRT, and to then go into a discussion on
strategy, which would also include Jeff.

John

On 11-01-07 7:53 AM, "Susan Koswan" <dandelion at gto.net
<http://dandelion@gto.net> > wrote:
Hi Tim,
That's unfortunate, but we needed to go with Jeff's availability. What do
you think of moving  to Whole Lotta Gelata John? I'm thinking if TriTag is
"recruiting", then maybe it would make sense to have Jeff there to bring
everyone up to speed. Any thoughts?
Susan 
P.S. I love gelato.

From: Tim Mollison [mailto:tim.mollison at tritag.ca] 
Sent: January-07-11 12:48 AM
To: dandelion at gto.net <http://dandelion@gto.net> 
Subject: Re: [exec] FW: [All] Special GREN meeting on Regional Waterloo
Light Rail Transit - January 18

Hi Susan,

We're holding an open volunteer meeting on the same night, for many of the
same reasons, at Whole Lot-A Gelata in Waterloo.

Are you, John, et al available next Tuesday evening the 11th to discuss game
plan with our exec?

-Tim

--

"Do you really want to live your life as if this is the last good idea
you'll ever have?"

        -Shel Silverstein

(Sent from my iPhone)

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Sylvan Mably <sylvan at gmail.com
<http://sylvan@gmail.com> > wrote:
FYI.

  _____  

From: Susan Koswan <dandelion at gto.net <http://dandelion@gto.net> >
Date: 6 Jan 2011 11:03 p.m.
Subject: FW: [All] Special GREN meeting on Regional Waterloo Light Rail
Transit - January 18
To: Sylvan Mably <sylvan.mably at tritag.ca <http://sylvan.mably@tritag.ca> >

Hi Sylvan,

Can you please let the rest of TriTag know about this meeting? We want to
make sure we're working together on getting the LRT, so it would be great if
at least some of you can make it. 

Let me know if we can expect you.

Thanks,
Susan Koswan 

From: all-bounces at gren.ca <http://all-bounces@gren.ca>
[mailto:all-bounces at gren.ca] On Behalf Of John Jackson
Sent: January-06-11 12:08 PM
To: GREN
Subject: [All] Special GREN meeting on Regional Waterloo Light Rail Transit
- January 18

GREN will be holding a special meeting on Light Rail Transit. Jeff Casselo
will be our special guest. Professor Jeff Casello is jointly appointed at
the University of Waterloo in the School of Planning and the Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is an expert in the planning, design
and operation of public transportation systems.  

Jeff will do a presentation on the role of Light Rail Transit. This will be
followed by a question period and then strategizing on ways in which GREN
could affect the decisions on the future of LRT that Waterloo Regional
Council is expected to make in the next couple of months.

GREN meeting: Tuesday January 18, 2011, 7:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
St. John's Kitchen, Victoria at Weber, Kitchener, 2nd floor [enter from
side, several bus lines within 2 blocks, limited parking in back and you
need to enter from Weber St] 

John

-- 
John Jackson
17 Major Street
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 4R1
519-744-7503

-- 
Tim Mollison

http://TriTAG.ca
tel: 226 47 61 313, x801
e-mail: tim.mollison at tritag.ca

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