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           U L T I M A T E   H A P P E N I N G S            
                Issue 210 - May 3, 2002                
                
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      OCUA - The largest ultimate league in the world!      
            (300 teams and 3700 members in 2001)            

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*** Special Issue ***

Help Keep Your Playing Fields Safe!

As many of you are aware, OCUA is in a battle for its very 
existence. If we lose the SOD fields before we have 
replacements found, the ability of OCUA to function as it 
has will be sorely tested. Our success in this endeavour 
simply comes down to YOU and your involvement. Please read 
the attached agreement between your league and the City of 
Ottawa. More than that, please take the trouble to adhere to 
its tenants. Games are scheduled fifteen minutes later at 
SOD and UPI to give you time to get there safely; please 
DON'T SPEED on Spratt or Manotick Station Roads. Slow right 
down on the SOD lane and UPI parking lot. Don't litter. 
Probably the most important thing you and your team can do 
is to CARPOOL. This will get right to the heart of the 
neighbours complaints, namely too many cars.

Please understand that what is happening to OCUA at the SOD, 
is only the beginning. If we do not control ourselves at ALL 
of our sites, then the conflicts with neighbours will 
spread. The BOD of OCUA take this matter VERY seriously, and 
will be looking into disciplinary actions it will take 
against offenders. This is your Association, you can make 
the difference between us all having an enjoyable year or 
not. If you see a fellow member doing something stupid, 
please approach them and tell them so; pier pressure is a 
powerful motivator. If you wish to report an incident, then 
get the relevant information, and contact me. Just as we are 
all referees when on the field of play, we are all league 
reps when at our sites.

Thank You.
Nick Roberts, GM

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Voluntary Agreement with Neighbours of the Sod Farm

Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association's (OCUA) has drawn up 
this agreement to address the concerns of the neighbours in 
regards to the use of Lot 29, Concession 1 Rideau Front on 
Spratt Street (referred to as the Sod Farm) for Ultimate 
Frisbee.  This letter of intent will remain in effect until 
December 31, 2003, which is the end date of the Proposed 
Temporary Zoning By-law Amendment to permit Ultimate Frisbee 
at the Sod Farm.  It is OCUA's understanding that if the 
agreement is not fulfilled, no temporary zoning will be 
considered.

This letter of intent is in accordance with the 
recommendations of the Planning and Development Committee 
and Council of the City of Ottawa, presented at the Planning 
and Development Meeting held on August 9, 2001.  

To address the concerns of neighbours of the Sod Farm 
regarding noise, dust, speeding, parking on the road and 
garbage, OCUA, before the start of the 2002 summer league, 
will:

1.	Post stop signs at the exit of the lane from the Sod Farm 
   (traffic control);

2.	Install a temporary speed bump on the lane approximately 
   20 to 30 metres from Spratt Road to reduce the speed of 
   vehicles exiting the site, as well as to reduce speed on 
   the lane (dust suppression, traffic control);

3.	Install reflective markers along either side of the 
   entrance to ensure traffic remains on the paved section 
   of the entrance (traffic control, dust suppression); 

4.	Post speed limits of 20km per hour on the lane to 
   suppress dust in dry weather (dust suppression); 

5.	Investigate the feasibility of applying water or other 
   environmentally-friendly substance on the road surface to 
   reduce dust in dry weather (dust suppression);

6.	Request that the City of Ottawa post "No Parking" signs 
   on Spratt Road directly in front of the Sod Farm (parking 
   on the road);

7.	Reduce the use of fields at the Sod Farm as fields are 
   found and developed by the City of Ottawa. This is will 
   done on a one-for-one basis, with those fields situated 
   closest to the neighbours taken off-line first (noise 
   control);

8.	Undertake a volunteer clean-up once each year; this clean-
   up will include the roadside and ditches of Spratt Road, 
   directly in front of the Sod Farm and 100 metres along 
   the road in both directions extending from the property 
   line of the Sod Farm (garbage);

9.	Communicate with OCUA members to ensure they are 
   cognizant of the concerns of our neighbours; this 
   communication will emphasize the importance of not 
   speeding on Spratt Road (traffic control, parking, dust 
   suppression, garbage).

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