Get ready!

See much more info on WV's Heritage Week at www.heritage.westvan.org including Heritage Fayre Sat 24th, free Cypress snowshoe and barbecue, new Fire Museum Open House, as well as haiku contest (also info at end of newsletter); write to Haiku2007@heritage.westvan.org or drop off submissions.

ALSO

Happy (Chinese/Vietnamese/etc) New Year! -- Now starting the year of the Golden Boar

= Ccl mtg Feb 12th: WV Fdn; Civic Youth Strategy; Daycare Bylaw; Clovelly-Caulfeild Neighbourhood Planning Process; Community Centre Quarterly Update; Hugo Ray Park - Update and Project Adjustment; Spirit Trail; Child Care Working Group; BC Spirit Squares; Truncated Correspondence :-(

= gRUMBLEs; Vive le Canada; CULTUREWATCH; Salmagundi; Calendar to Feb 18th+ (plus background on Heritage Week); Ccl Mtg NOTES Feb 5th (Daycare in WV; 2600blk Nelson; PQP: WVcmte CLOSED MTGS!); AGENDA Feb 12th; LanguageWatch; Haiku for Heritage Week; Quotations

***MY MAIN GRUMBLE: v v hectic two weeks (ADRA AGM, HWk prep, + work!); sorry WVM coming out later than intended; apologies now for any omissions!***

=83=83=83  New year not starting well in the notification area vis-a-vis DWV's mtgs.  (See end of Feb 5th Notes below)

As reported earlier, the Cmnty Engagement Cmte has a spotty record of notices, mtgs, cancellations, then the week of Jan 29 neither the Finance & Audit Cmte (Tu 30th, Feb 6th), nor the Rodgers Creek Working Group (Jan 31st) appeared on the DWV website.  It's totally unacceptable for DWV to expect residents to have to look at the bulletin board outside the M Hall door to find out when meetings are.  Even a towncrier wd reach more ppl!

=83=83=83  Message to Ccl from a discussion on CBC radio to think about correspondence to municipal govt:  every resident has the right to privacy but not anonymity.  Pls let us read what other residents think and say to you. Name the agenda item PUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE so residents know when they write to Mayor & Ccl it's public -- it's up to them, otherwise they can write privately to staff, to just the Mayor, or just a mbr of ccl.  There are alternatives.  Treat it the same as Public Hearings.....

Let no one deny the power of language.  (See one of quotations at end.)

There's been a bit of burbling over Quebec and the word nation.  To change anything in Canada wd take a constitution debate/meeting/change and few have the appetite for that right now, but let's look at the language.  Anyone denying the Quebecois are a nation is ignorant of its history and govt, and wd hv absolutely no chance of changing that view or term, but instead wd set up a storm.

Why?

Well, you know that in BC we have MLAs in Victoria, and a premier of the province.  An MLA is a Member of the Legislative Assembly who sits in the legislature.

In Ontario, the provincial legislature has MPPs (Members of the Provincial Parliament).

In Ottawa we have MPs and a Prime Minister of Canada.  We send a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons.

Not so in Quebec, or at least not so in the language.

The provincial govt in Quebec is called the National Assembly (Assembl=E9e nationale du Qu=E9bec).  The members are MNAs, that is Members of the National Assembly.  Think about it: it's not a provincial legislature.  The leader of both the MNA and the House of Commons, in French, is le premier ministre (= the first minister). = ; Think about it: equal title.

In English we gave the first part, premier, to the leader of the provincial govt, and the full translation to the Prime Minister.   So in French, 'premier ministre' is the term whether premier or prime minister.  Are you beginning to see the linguistic equality and significance?

No one cd possibly consider seriously, thinking about the reaction and consequences, that the name of Quebec's provincial govt shd be changed again.  Quebec even used to have a body analogous to the Senate of Canada, but when this body (called the Legislative Council, in French: Conseil l=E9gislatif) was abolished in 1968, the lower house became the National Assembly.

for many who cd deny it? who can take away their cultural identity? how can anyone contemplate changing its name?

Another point: the Speaker is called le president in French, whether provincial or federal.

Ain't the BNA Act wonderful?

OPERA -- Thanks again to West Van Florist -- they supplied the flowers in the foyer of the QET during the Musqueam Magic Flute (last performance Feb 8).  A made in BC Mozart!  Unique experience; let's hope it travels across Canada.

=  Plautus's play, The Swaggering Soldier, at the Jericho Arts Ctr shows man really hasn't changed much -- he lived from c254 to 184 BCE.  Closes Feb 18th.

=  Had to see the adaptation of Naguib Mahfouz's Adrift on the Nile (ended Feb 10th at VECC).  He died last August at 93.  Mahfouz said that when his name was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature there was silence -- probably b/c most didn't know who he was.  Of course he's famous in the Arab world -- an Egyptian intellectual and writer who says he's a product of two civilizations: Pharaonic and Islamic.  Of course he read some literature of the west but the English translations of his works are not as good as those in French.  This adaptation is still about intellectuals on a houseboat on the Nile but has been updated so that there's even a reference to the recent hanging of Saddam.

=  You've also missed the Canadian premiere of Michael Frayn's Democracy -- excellent production by United Players at the Vancouver Playhouse, about Chancellor Willy Brandt and his close aide Gunter Guillaume who turned out to be an East German spy.

=  Cdn't resist seeing Thicker than Water by David Mackay, directed by James Fagan Tait (both well-known from Bard on the Beach) for some chuckles and to support local talent.  Takes place on the east side of Vancouver, involves a brother and sister, put on by Yorick Theatre at Performance Works on Granville Island, ending Feb 17th.

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In a recent issue of the Globe & Mail, learned that Saudi Arabia spent about half a billion ($500M!) to restore a river!  Isn't water precious?  What a sacrilege ever to sully this sacred resource we have........

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Well, you've heard of West Vancouver cougars, I'm sure so here's the refinement: pumas are under 35 and jaguars over 50.

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PARK THE TAX COALITION -- As a member of the Park The Tax Coalition the WV Chamber of Commerce continues to work on behalf of business in our community to eliminate the TransLink Parking Area Tax. Over the past year the Coalition has taken significant steps to keep opposition to the tax front and centre but it is important the voices of individual businesses are also heard. We encourage you to visit the Park The Tax Coalition website www.noparkingtax.ca for an update on the status of the efforts to date and to see how you can protect your business from this unfair and inequitable tax.

There will also be a display set up in the Main Hall featuring books about B.C. and by British Columbian authors.  Please call 604 925 7400 for more information.

West Vancouver's WinterSong Festival celebrates the joy of song through a wide range of performances across West Vancouver in a variety of venues; showcasing professional and aspiring talent as well as providing singing opportunities for all abilities and ages, and highlighting songs from a broad range of musical styles.  See http://www.wintersong.ca/about-festival.html and tix also available at the Ch of Comm office.

eg

the Feb. 10, 2007 concert in West Vancouver's Kay Meek Centre for the West Vancouver premiere of Scott McAllister's "Black Dog" Clarinet Rhapsody and the World Premiere of Ralph Ford's latest creation. This is a preview concert for the July 2007 concert tour that the West Vancouver Youth Band is undertaking.

Details: http://www.sfu.ca/city/fpl8popup.htm

Robert Kerr, Program Director, Cultural Olympiad of the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) will provide an overview and progress report on the extraordinary arts and cultural program in development for Canada's 2010 Winter Games. Beginning in 2007 and culminating with the Olympic and Paralympic Arts Festivals during the Games, VANOC's Cultural Olympiad will partner with local and national creators and cultural organizations to create, develop, produce, and present a full spectrum of arts and cultural events and activities. These Games' cultural showcase will feature the best of our diverse community's contemporary, classical, and aboriginal arts together with the finest works of international artists from nations that participate in the Games.

=== Tues Feb 13th at the Silk Purse

~6 - 8pm ~ Opening Reception -- everyone welcome

Photographer Dudley Booth rescued over 1000 rare negatives of early Vancouver photographer Cyril R. Littlebury and brings them to the Silk Purse in a rare exhibition of bygone days of Vancouver, celebrating national Heritage Week. Discover for yourself what it was like to walk down Georgia Street in 1925, or sit in the front cockpit of a Gypsy Moth fighter as it flies over Prospect Point.   Exhibition from Feb 13 to 25

===  Wed Feb 14th Ch of Commerce breakfast (see rsvp deadline Feb 12 above)

~ 6:30pm ~ at the Library: Talks "Life+Debt", a documentary and discussion moderated by Harry Greenwood.

~ 7pm ~ Landmarks, not Landfills: Keeping Canadian Cities out of the Dumpster

If we can reuse items as small as pop bottles, why not whole neighbourhoods?  At SFU Harbourside. Details: http://www.sfu.ca/city/fpl2popup.htm

~ 9am - 5pm ~ The Challenge of Sustainable Development for Heritage Conservation

SFU Harbourside. Details: http://www.sfu.ca/city/course3popup.htm

"Retrospective" -- Joan Boyd: ink drawings and watercolour paintings; Bruce Boyd: paintings.

FUSION LATINA at Saint Francis in the Wood, 3pm

A native of Argentina, Ms. Katz holds a Masters of Music in Choral Conducting from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. She has directed the Simon Fraser University Chorus and the Vancouver Lesbian and Gay Choir, and has been music director at St Mary's Kerrisdale, where she led the Chancel Choir, the Children's Choir and the Bell Ensemble. She is in demand as a teacher and clinician at music festivals in BC and Alberta.

Her voice has been described as "chocolate" and "caramel". Ms. Katz recently retired from the Vancouver Chamber Choir after 10 years. She has appeared as soloist with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, the CBC Radio Orchestra and the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Vancouver Bach Choir, Trinity Western University Choirs, Douglas College Choral Society, the Amabilis Singers and Richmond Chorus, to name a few. As a recitalist, Ms. Katz focuses on repertoire which highlights her varied cultural background: Spanish, Latin American and Sephardic.

Venue: Saint Francis in the Wood, 4773 South Piccadilly Road, West Vancouver

Tickets: General Admission $15 at the door

Or you can call the church at 604-922-3531 for more information.

= Works in the Gallery from Feb 1 to 28, "Stairs to the Moon", works by Tanya Doskova

2007 FEBRUARY 05 MTGS: Public Hearing, then Reg Ccl Mtg

1.         CALL TO ORDER

Mayor: We allow five minutes to speak for first time speaking, then can speak at end.

Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 1968, Amendment Bylaw No. 4497, 2007

Planning, Lands and Permits will provide a presentation regarding the proposed bylaw.

Purpose:

The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment:

=B7        Amends definitions related to child care, kindergarten, and schools;

=B7        Includes consequential amendments resulting from the above.

On January 22, 2007 Council set the date for the Public Hearing.  The statutory notice of Public Hearing appeared in the North Shore News on January 28, 2007 and on January 31, 2007.

The following information is provided:

(a)       Report dated January 16, 2007 from Leanne Sexsmith, Planning Analyst, regarding West Vancouver Child Care Regulations - Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 1968, Amendment Bylaw No. 4497, 2007 and Recommended Policy Review (received by Council at its January 22, 2007 meeting).

(b)       Correspondence received as at January 31, 2007.

The Municipal Clerk will note written submissions received for the February 05, 2007 Public Hearing with respect to the proposed bylaw amendments.

3.         PUBLIC INPUT

SJN provided background first, in effect:

There is only one large daycare in a residential area. Four others (not in resid areas). This bylaw will prevent applications in sgl-fam homes in sgl-fam areas, wd not affect existing so it's status quo.

Ccl wd probably wait for results of overall study.

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Parvan Nikfar: I'm operator of Evergreen Daycare, the only group daycare in WV.

from eight to 20; heard over years of lack of daycare in WV, calls increased and now more with the closing of Cedardale.

Some parents complain about lack of daycare after end of school day.

Applied for a second daycare hearing this, offering daycare and afterschool care.

also planning to provide music and French training

b/c of the District. may have to abandon my plans, District discouraging

Cannot operate daycare with just eight without making cost too high for parents

Traffic is heavy at all times at the corner of Anderson Cr and TWay; parents come twice a day

kids outside for two hours a day only

In conclusion, urge you to find a more balanced solution to this issue, operate on a case by case basis as DNV and CNV do

demonstrate commitment to young families.....

Nora Gambioli: 1286 Duchess on behalf my husband and our son

will read from my letter so not off-topic or go over five minutes

to stay here where I grew up, both have to work and need daycare

each elected to maintain and improve

cmnty's vision; according to policies in OCP, meet needs and services of young chn; and to attract families with chn

find some concerns unjustified: 20 is too large -- although the max is 20, not all there ev day, in over two years not seen more than 15 and no more than two or three cars

we live across from Hollyburn Elem Sch -- all streets in ev direction kids, noise of vibrant cmnty

why all right at [age] five or six and not before

what cd be so loud about kids playing outside -- outlaw seagulls? rushing streams?

result in driving away families for years to come

Melissa Mueller: resident of NV, my two-year-old son attends Evergreen, I grew up in WV and my parents live four doors away from Evergreen

TWay exceptional noise

chn are present only during weekdays; complaints ludicrous

most staff take public transport; not seen more than one car, place for drop off and pick up, done at staggered time, rarely more than two vehicles and can use space at home, gravel area

do not impede traffic; as a frequent visitor to my parents' home, not once found my way impeded to TWay or Evergreen

Nov 17 report by Mgr of bylaw services (page 3), your own lawyer informed you, once a use has been provided for, public opinion and Ccl reconsideration cannot be brought back into the process

I find it v sad Mrs N has been attacked and she has done nothing wrong

eight max you can get away with

already a shortage of childcare spaces -- this is a shortsighted kneejerk reaction; have to look to NV for childcare needs; does not reflect realities today

av house is $1.4M, both have to work to survive

OCP says Dist to meet needs of young families with chn; need for quality childcare spaces; recommended be expanded, increase number from 20 to 25; that was 14 years ago and need is greater now; this is step backward

Cedardale is closing, no space left in churches, and not allowed in commercial areas

pls do not pass this and find a more balanced solution

keep at 20 and review each application on a case by case basis

Phyllis Mueller: live at Anderson Crescent and my daughter has stolen my thunder

my grandson does attend Mrs Nikfar's daycare

have deleted my comments [others] have addressed them v well

even when a single parent arrives, a few cars and a few minutes -- go home, bath chn, have dinner, and catch a few moments

can't understand why anyone wd have trouble with the voices of chn, Sentinel Hill is not a gated cmnty

in five years Evergreen has been open, off TWay (sounds like an airport runway), not one iota of irritation

I'm willing to tolerate a little traffic and chn's voices, as a part of cmnty

I listened carefully to the debate on Ev Dr, cclrs listened -- wch btw that traffic wd be like rush hour at Spuzzum

be family-friendly; otherwise WV's reputation as a NIMBY cmnty

Nadine Peterson: owner of Black Swan Evaluation, ....... , help publish books, mother of 22-month-old boy, placed in Evergreen

park in my nbrhd but except on weekend when visited by ppl from across Lower Mainland, empty on weekends.  Met a couple of kids, live nearby or grandparents

Tasha Riddle (?) :Kasha Vila: here to express my opposition to this bylaw

I was looking for a space for my baby, she's at Evgrn now, looking everywhere and I was desperate; went everywhere, each place had a waiting list of 50, and they told me I'd be waiting at least a year; need to have space for kids; more shd be open in WV, rather than closed

Ann Heather: 6775 Dufferin in Whytecliff

you say nannies and it doesn't work, they know you're home and battling the kids who want to see you; if you think difficult, difficult in Dund, worse elsewhere

put kids in daycare for socialization too; ppl learn a lot at daycare

dogs barking loud, chn's laughter not that bad to listen to

daycare my older child attends not cars b/c most walk

Evergreen is already on a v busy street

if this bylaw enacted, ramifications beyond -- maybe present daycares will back out

an issue facing Canadians -- declining; put off having or not have second child

grandparents around

we're one of the few districts with increase in enrolment in schools, where are they coming from?

are parents having three chn? most are not

issues facing us down the road

Chris Norton: 4321 Irwin Dr, three chn under the age of five

admire impassioned pleas

there is a crisis in child care across Canada, being booted around; undersupply, need practical solutions; involves balancing needs

is WV a family-friendly cmnty --

I speak as someone who has bought in the past year; these prices need both working

one of the factors is the increased requirements for daycare

balance -- provide both through public and private sector

daycare in the home [helps]

issue here is reduce down to eight. My daughter was the first in Ev and they were struggling and they were losing money going to three, to four, and now at 20

I wondered why they were doing it; must be sustainable and on a biz basis; virtually no way we cd have proper provision with eight -- caregivers to chn and wages, we as parents wd have to pay a ridiculous amt of money

unrealistic for WV to solve what is a national problem; but at least do no harm; something to enable families to live in this cmnty

Carol Adams: 5370 Andrews, sit as chair of a nonprofit of a daycare, Queen Bee

WV is in desperate need of daycare; chn are WV's future and they deserve good daycare

so much stress on families and daycares themselves

as a mother of two -- mine older now, one at Sentinel and one 22 -- but as a single parent, daycares provided stability and allowed me to get a career and didn't need subsidies or welfare b/c daycares were doable for me

WV is a booming cmnty, homes starting to sell, what most WVites want to see

to accommodate these young families we shd offer solutions not more regulations

hv heard nothing but good things about Evergreen

I get caught up at Sentinel picking up my son ev day, there and then Collingwood traffic to go to Brit Props

TWay, seems Pk Royal [traffic] is the problem

proud to say from WV but we need to expand our horizons a bit and shd offer the cmnty of WV some solutions

Christine Banham: neither a customer of Evergreen right now but am concerned

speakers here tonight have answered some questions I have

know amendment done for good reasons but have probs with number eight, how arrived at, and value

more work to be done for that

fears about traffic and parking; legislation put forward without adequate research -- more cd hv bn done

one of the impacts of making the numbers smaller of prohibiting more than one daycare in proximity, it cd hv an impact if you have, for example three chn -- you might have to run between two places; larger, can group, smaller spaces in larger facility

Nick Vederick (sp?): 2605 Nelson

Mayor: going to regular ccl mtg after PH finished

Name???: Diane Cardwell

written submission; live at Anderson Cr

live next door and we support the daycare up to eight chn

support limiting in sgl- and two-fam dwellings and in all areas where allowed

require 1500ft radius separation; staff and visitor parking on site; and require owner to live in home operated

a group of 20 chn plus three staff, family of four to five? total 29 in a sgl

sgl electrical and plumbing statute for small-family occupancy requirements

will this commercial use require conversions for assembly use?

is it true that groups over ten will have to meet BC code standards?

is it also true that the Vanc Coastal Health Auth must approve all bldg plans?

services of architect and engineer -- DNV document cited re establishing daycare

trying to understand this, made us realize increasing from five to eight, and larger to commercial and public assembly areas an ideal solution

allow up to eight in sgl fam homes and larger in commercial zones

we do not have adequate .... in WV ..... over and above daycare services above eight in sgl fam homes

sgl-fam areas? xxxx safe assembly????xxxx

as residents, support and commend you to try to find a solution

Angela Wu: 720 Anderson Dr: agree with the views of the prev speaker

with this zoning bylaw amendment -- better for large comm

require applicant to reside in unit daycare; may we suggest be registered owner and reside

if anyone buys and rents and bought it for the sole reason for a biz; no one living there overnight; sole purpose a comm enterprise

bldg safety severely compromised by anyone other; daycare operator no authority to maintain

how can a 50ft lot in Ambleside accommodate 30 ppl

converting a sgl fam to an assembly

unable to solve prov daycare crisis

....

you were asked to walk the talk; we believe what you have done, done well

Adana Ranahan: from NV, experienced problems

so last few months, 16 chn; I'm a parent of two chn under five to be home with my chn but now subjected to sounds of 16 chn in a small backyard with no toys and equipment; it results in a lot of screaming

opinion impact on our enjoyment -- wonder what will happen when summer and windows open

felt imp to come to you today to speak about daycare next to us

put nbrhd in conflict

think your changes reasonable and perhaps looking at other solutions

don't believe it fair to submit the residents while we are still equal taxpaying residents

hope strength and vision with these zoning bylaws

other options wrt the daycare crisis

Man: originally agreed not to oppose our next door nbrs' biz b/c assured numbers wd remain small, between five and seven in total; to be good nbrs signed letter of support

highly intrusive for two hours each day

the Evgrn daycare says support of a nbr, that was us, any support of 20 chn is not from us

ours is the largest property line

right re noise

some amendments; so we the citizens can be protected from commercialization of our peaceful nbrhds

Joanne McCann (sp?): I was here about two weeks ago about Cedardale; feel reached pressure or tipping point

secondly, a childcare matter on agenda in a week or so

kneejerk, maybe consider

school enrolments in WV are increasing; group daycares look to schools so zero

Ann Mueller: Part Two. Shorter.

Man: issue of clarification

the door next door has issues -- can you clarify?

doesn't restrict current daycare or wd it?

SJN: currently one

one has ten, one on Anderson has a licence for 20;

it's the application for new

Mayor: any questions

Sop: move close

Mayor: actually, see if any questions

JF: wonder if Mr Nicholls might address a case-by-case scenario

the only legal way

under current bylaws, any daycare can be in any area, can't say you can't.......

VV: shd be clear eight and cannot say ten -- as soon as group then it's up to 20?

SJN: you'd have to pick a number and no rationale or study that says ten or 12, that may be in study coming up; must specify a number and can't be less than eight

Sop: if we close mtg, another have a Public Hearing and have ppl come

see we shd broaden our scope; policy spells out actions in sev diff areas; seven to eight

childcare in comm zones, increasing

looking at a registry; referral services for parents

M lands, encouraging close, walking, to schools

look at future rec facilities; policy established

paying attention about moving backwards--

Mayor: we're not at debate yet, have you question?

Sop: I'm getting to that -- are these areas we can get to after we have closed?

Sop: if mtg closed, if bylaw into third reading and adopted

what about applic for group daycare where we are at this time?

SJN: since date staff asked to bring forth bylaw, there's a 90-day period, coming up this coming month, any applic wd not be processed, ...[otherwise wd be]

Sop: things brought up by speakers? can look at distance? can you say closed, waiting?

SJN: you'd have to look at either in a policy for rezoning or for incorporation in a new zoning

zoning tonight deals with nonconforming uses, just continues that use for some months, cannot start up again under the zoning bylaw but can continue

Mayor: at point of questions

Sop: question

MS: is there a timeline on that?

Sop: what elected for, gotta do our job

if allow, in sgl fam zone; when the daycare is in comm place of public assembly, when that is sold does the indiv have the right to sell that as a going entity, a transfer of sale?

SJN: definition is childcare; whatever licensed for permitted unlike current bylaw

SJN: if you don't pass this then anyone can open a group daycare in a sgl-fam dwelling?

Mayor: can you estimate when we'll have result of those studies?

SJN: not involved with that one [Cedardale]; expecting [Assessment] prior to summer

Mayor: if something arises from those studies compels Ccl to go in another direction, looking at another PH

CARRIED

Mayor: come back?

SSch: second and third reading at Feb 12th or 26th

Mayor: when? 12th?

SSch: cd be

Mayor: tyvm

8:41 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING -- CALL TO ORDER

1.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MS: addns; letters, cmte appointments

2.  ADOPTION OF MINUTES

=B7        January 08, 2007 Regular Council Meeting Minutes;

=B7        January 15, 2007 Regular Council Meeting Minutes;

=B7        January 22, 2007 Committee of the Whole Minutes; and Special Regular Council Meeting Minutes.

8:43  REPORTS

MS: want to point out a lot of these nonfamily transfers

8:44

            RECOMMENDED:

            THAT pursuant to Section 944. (1) (2) of the Local Government Act, and in accordance with the proposed plan for lot-line adjustment between 4452 and 4454 Regency Place in Appendix B of the report from the Community Planner dated January 22, 2007, the proposed revised lots be exempted from the minimum frontage provisions of 10% of the perimeter.

RD: shd be explained by Planner

SJN: unusual, Ccl doesn't deal with it often

when you deal with a panhandle lot; under LGA, provision on width of lot wrt circumference; new bylaw will deal with that but now it doesn't

applicant owns both lots; wishes to rearrange lotline at rear, all his property, one of the lots, view, ...

technically creation of two lots; not changing width, from street nothing changes, from back does;  configuration change; do need Ccl's motion

RD made motion -- CARRIED

8:46

At the December 11, 2006 meeting, Council received the report dated December 01, 2006 from the Community Planner titled "Development Variance Permit Application 06?048 (2650 Nelson)" and set the date for consideration on January 08, 2007, a copy of which is attached for reference.

At the January 08, 2007 meeting, the item was deferred to the February 05, 2007 meeting.

            CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT

John Gould (cdn't hear clearly): with my wife have lived at 2658 Nelson since 1989, actually lived in WV for 30 years

our house is immediately next door to this

follow all ccl mtgs from our home -- shows what an exciting life we have

have written to Ccl about this

like our block; when we moved in quickly established the blockwatch cmte

regarding the house and garage next door, we feel it will be totally in keeping with street and will enhance streetscape in our block

any with a garage in front of you has the aesthetic appeal of a caravan park; with this, totally eliminated

nearby Mr Caruth's house, built with minimum for impact on nbrs or natural environment

Cclr Smith said one of the new houses reminded him of a public toilet on the Greek Islands

this before you not an abomination and wd stop desecration of 2600block

at all times Mr and Mrs Caruth have consulted and show great sensitivity

as proposed, an essentially hidden garage, all nbrs protected; small house, modest size

part that is still, but only just, a v attractive part of Dund and WV

supported, enthusiastic support of residents of 2600 block; especially my wife and myself, look forward to having the Caruths as nbrs; implore you that you not let us down.

Nick Vilivek (sp?): 2636 Nelson

we have five, six new houses in nbrhd, followed all the bylaws for setback -- usually ????35 ft, 6 ft

my concern how appearance if one completely different from other houses

other than that v happy to have nice bldg and nice ppl in nbrhd

John Mawson: resident of Nelson Ave

Mayor address?

JM (emailed remarks):

Thank you for the opportunity to offer some comments on this Application for a two-car garage in a non-conforming location at the front of this Upper Dundarave property.  I make these comments both as a neighbour of the Applicant, and as a representative of a small group of the local residents interested in having Upper Dundarave designated a special neighbourhood, similar to that of Altamont, or Clovelly-Caulfield.

Residents in Upper Dundarave have watched in dismay as some new owners in the area have redeveloped properties, including boulevards and laneways, with little concern for neighbourhood character and with minimal if any dialogue with neighbours. In a manner similar to that of residents in Clovelly-Caulfield, residents in Upper Dundarave have responded by drafting a Neighbourhood Plan, and by inviting the Municipality both to study the area's defining characteristics, and to recommend guidelines for dialogue and neighbourhood evolution.

Neighbourhood characteristics in Upper Dundarave include:

.   the modest scale of the houses;

.   houses which respect the topography and natural features;

.   boulevards which make use of trees and shrubs, providing a forested feel as well as privacy.

The scale of the Applicants' proposal, and the maintenance of the forested and private streetscape, fits well with the direction of the proposed Upper Dundarave Neighbourhood Plan. As well, the Applicant has sought a dialogue with neighbours about his plans for the redevelopment of his property, a process which we believe is to everyone's benefit.

Man (owner?): xxxx?  from Pt Grey; back here downsized; in England when heard of application

learned only after

met with nbrs in Oct, no indications then

met with Jan, spoken many times on phone and email; feel we now have an understanding with questions raised

meet re details, anything, wall

nbrs unequivocally supportive

regret; understand now have letters of support

plans and photos submitted; a few of the main features: barrier house less visible; footprint of house less than that of present; trees, be environmentally responsible; driveway easier

this approach is not precedent-setting

hillside sites in this area

we are removing a non-conforming and quite conspicuous garage

.....streetscape, maintains, xxxxxx  out of guidelines in your documents

ask for Ccl's consent for the change

JF moved RECEIPT: CARRIED

Sop: one happy nbrhd

process!  never seen in nine years, no plans for house, just garage

SJN: drawings with report, levels

putting horse in front of cart

so I don't have to get aggravated

no offence to owner; want it right in future

have a motion on the floor

Mayor: didn't get a seconder, Cclr Smith

MS: think Cclr V had first

Mayor: that's what I have

MS: don't want to follow Cclr S, always a difficult act to follow

I live a block away......

some streets garage basically the streetscape; nbrs all in favour of it, fits in well

nothing wrong with a detached garage

opp to get a house...???....

house will be conforming with our bylaws and this garage shd threaten nobody

suits topography

looking forward to the new owner inviting me to his housewarming

VV: mine opposite to Cclr Sop

SJN: suggested relaxing on sloping lots

has been introduced in areas above the hwy

do allow underground parking structures (no more than 3ft above grade except garage doors)

does qualify on one side but not other

go ahead with this, then....

JF: will support this; know we've spoken before about the imperfection of our bylaws

RD: our bylaws normally work but there are incidences where rigid, can be flexible wrt environment

Sop: our interpretation of a house

?????in garage

tell me the legal responsibilities of that

Sop: he cd; I'm anxious to get going; it's legal, it's interpretation

we have not looked at the housing policy

haven't noticed desire to change

I'm not going to support this, no offence to owner

on edge of legal issue; don't have to go further

Sop: can it come forward with house and garage, whole

not there, the house cd be altered, what's our resp?

,,,,,

wd like to know when Caulfeild housing will come forward

and Cclr Clark's

Housing Dialogue -- not sure Cclr Clark not here, nor staff person

CAO: aware identified potential mbrs of working group

shd come to Cmnty Enggmt Cmte's next mtg

Sop: understand what you're saying and it's....

...valid, in this case the procedure is not valid; whole thing shd come with legal interpretation

Mayor: I'm looking at the site survey

SJN: that's where the bldg's supposed to be

when Ccl's approving a variation plan and anticipate that's what's going to be built

but if two years later a person wants to put an addition, conforming, can come back, not obliged to go to Ccl

9:18

6.         Further Information Report:  Development Variance Permit 06?052 (3605 Creery Avenue)                         CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT

MS: Mr Nicholls, do you want to give a brief introduction?

SJN: two variances, six-inch corner of roof, and another larger of deck

the corner of the bldg, minor and cd be result of an error

it's a variance and Ccl has not set a date, if that's the way

MS: I'm confused, so we can't approve a variance?

Mayor: first vote receipt

DONE

MS: think we don't have any choice, the 5.6ft overhang but significant for a 4- or 5-inch error in good faith; maybe Mr Stuart can help me -- reject, and come back for variance

CAO: just eliminate words and roof overhang

MS: [so moved]

Sop: owner wd hv to return to Ccl to get permission for the overhang or is it not in here so not even considered

CARRIED  THAT

9:24

7.         2007 Library Board Appointments   Item to be provided on table.

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8.         Consent Agenda Items - Reports and Correspondence

The following Consent Agenda items may be considered separately or in one recommendation.

Sop: query on item 11

            1.         The report dated December 21, 2006 from the Transit Manager regarding the 2007 Community Shuttle Operating Agreement for transit services between Lions Bay, Horseshoe Bay, and Caulfeild Village be received.

            1.         The report dated December 21, 2006 from the Transit Manager re 2007 Annual Operating Agreement for the West Vancouver Conventional Transit Services be received.

9:26

11.       Licence Agreement for District Telecommunication Site - Austeville Properties Ltd., UBC Village

-- report dated January 15, 2007 entitled "Licence Agreement for District Telecommunication Site - Austeville Properties Ltd., UBC Village" be received.

Sop: Mr Barth?

SJN: over at UBC, hire our roof

Sop: if we relocated worksyard wd if fall apart

SJN: out in field; not sure, maybe emergency services; not sure wch one it is

CAO: if making changes wd have to look as with eComm

believe some time and some funding, looking at radio

assess these ev number if years; hv a mtg tomorrow the the deputy minister

Sop: who's owner of properties

CAO: likely a holding company

12.       Development Applications Status List (File:  1010?01): received.

13.       Correspondence Lists [listed here in WVM's notes b/c no agenda went out separately]

1.1  Requests for Delegation --  No items received.

1.2       A.H. Brown & B. McArthur, Co-Chairs - Western Residents' Association, January 13, 2007, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course Clubhouse

            Referred to Mayor & Council and the Director of Parks & Community Services for consideration and response

1.3       November 07, 2006, regarding Letter to S. Jenkins, Environmental Coordinator - DWV re Tree

            Referred to the Director of Parks & Community Services for consideration and response

1.4       January 11, 2007, regarding Application to Fisheries and Oceans Canada re Landscaping 1.5       B. Binnie, President - Union of British Columbia Municipalities, January 02, 2007, regarding Report on Involvement and Opportunities for UBCM-Administered Programs

1.6       January 10, 2007 regarding Cost of Repositioning Curbstones on the Sea Wall

1.7       January 11, 2007, regarding Email to Councillor Steeves re Amalgamated Police Forces 1.8       W. Powell, Board Chair - Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), January 05, 2007 regarding PHSA's Recent Update to British Columbians About Our Collaboration With Vancouver Coastal Health 1.9       December 18, 2006, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course

1.10    F. Elvin-Jensen, Elvinco Technologies Inc., January 11, 2007, regarding Wood Fencing Along Upper Level Highway Through WV

1.11     S.E. Dowey, City Clerk - City of North Vancouver, January 10, 2007, regarding Support for InSite

1.12    M. Griggs, Public Involvement Division Manager, Engineering and Construction Department - Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), January 05, 2007, regarding Biosolids Management Plan Framework Consultation

1.13    Undated, 2006, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (File: 2160?05?GGCO1)

1.14    December 20, 2006, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (File: 2160?05?GGCO1)

1.15    December 20, 2006, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (File: 2160?05?GGCO1)

1.16    Undated, 2006, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (File: 2160?05?GGCO1)

1.17    December 18, 2006, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (File: 2160?05?GGCO1)

1.18    Undated, 2006, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (File: 2160?05?GGCO1)

1.19    January 02, 2007, regarding Public Safety & Inadequate Bus Shelters in West Vancouver

Requests for Delegation -- No items received.

1.20    Committee and Board Meeting Minutes

            (a)       Minutes of the Board of Variance Hearing, November 15, 2006 (File: 2310-02)

            (b)       Minutes of the West Vancouver Memorial Library Board, December 13, 2006

1.21    January 02, 2007, regarding Ban on the Sale and Use of Fireworks (File: 2795-07)

1.22    J. Yardley, President - Heritage Society of British Columbia, January 12, 2007, regarding "Vernacular Heritage", Architecture Without Architects

1.23    January 14, 2007 regarding Eagle Lake Water Supply (File: 1815-02/1815?03)

1.24    January 14, 2007, regarding Law Enforcement (File: 2900-03)

1.25    January 15, 2007, regarding Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Serious Flaws in Our Judicial System

1.26    January 16, 2007, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (File: 2160?05-GGCO1)

1.27    January 15, 2007, regarding Cedardale Child Learning Centre, 595 Burley Drive

1.28    G. Kovach, President - Federation of Canadian Municipalities, January 17, 2007, regarding New Funding Opportunity for Municipal Solid Waste Projects

1.29    R. Taylor, Executive Director and K. Vance, Senior Policy Advisor - Union of British Columbia Municipalities, January 18, 2007, regarding UBCM Member Notice: RCMP Accountability: Community Performance Plans

1.30    January 18, 2007, regarding Restaurant, Ambleside Park and Revitalization (File: 2520-03-01)

1.31    Undated, 2007, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course

1.32    B. Dozzi, Manager, Roads and Transportation, January 15, 2007, Letter to Resident regarding Hydro Wires and Undergrounding of Services (File: 1735-07)

Responses to Questions in Question Period -- No items presented.

1.33    T.S. Clarke, January 30, 2007, regarding Hollyburn Ridge Cabins A-E (File: 1145?04/0120-01)

            Referred to the Municipal Clerk for response regarding delegation scheduling.

Action Required --No items presented.

1.34    L. Achtemichuk, President - North Shore Artists Guild, January 04, 2007, regarding Invitation to Attend an Art Exhibition, "Winter Solstice"

(Previously distributed [owing] to timing of event)

1.35    M. Hesse, Senior Development Officer, The Kidney Foundation of Canada (British Columbia Branch), January 15, 2007, regarding March is Kidney Month

1.36    S.E. Dowey, City Clerk - City of North Vancouver, January 17, 2007, regarding Community Safety Initiative Grant - Homeless Projects Allocations 2007

1.37    H. Stephens, West Vancouver Youth Band, January 22, 2007, regarding Invitation to Attend a Concert at Kay Meek Centre - "Music of the 21st Century"

(Previously distributed due to timing of event)

1.38    January 23, 2007, regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (File: 3002?11/2160?05?GGCO1)

1.39    January 25, 2007, regarding More Daycare Spaces (File: 2620?08)

1.40    M. MacDonald, Regional Director, Canada Remembers, British Columbia/Yukon and Veterans Affairs Canada, Western Region, Undated, 2007, regarding Commemorative Ceremonies for the Battle of Vimy Ridge

1.41    K. Cameron, Chief Executive Officer, Homeowner Protection Office, January 18, 2007, regarding Green Building Technologies in British Columbia

1.42    December 29, 2006, regarding Signing of the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Between Alberta and British Columbia  [TILMA}

1.43    January 26, 2007, regarding 3605 Creery Avenue (File: 1010-20-06-052)

1.44    R. Fung, Manager, Utilities, January 22, 2007, re Letter to Resident regarding Storm Sewers on Ottaburn Road (File: 1745?02/1745-03)

Responses to Questions in Question Period -- No items presented.

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14.       Oral Reports from Mayor and Councillors

 JF: WinterSong; forgot my paper; something ev night; cust services on N side of Pk Royal...

events I attended last year wonderful

good crowd, even some opp to participate -- at Pk Royal in the square on a Saturday, variety of choral groups, Village area; enjoy our weather

MS: tix and brochures av at Ch of Cmm

RD: wanted to exclude item 1.42; concerns me

AB and BC signed an agreement; no media coverage, no debate in parliament; enables biz to launch complaints to a nonelected tribunal

just b/c they restrict investment

all aspects of landuse planning; islands trust, prov parks cd be susceptible to a challenge wrt control land use planning

validity of complaint by a nonelected three-person tribunal

scary bill

raising alarms about this invite our MLAs, Sultan and McIntyre to comment/explain

wrt regional roles; prerogatives over landuse planning; cd reduce control we have; scary, ..... explain what this means

CAO: take with a grain of salt when a group explaining what legislation means; haven't had alarm bells from UBCM; aid for workers across the border

but can follow up  with UBCM to see and report back to ccl

RD: surprised no outcry; appreciate if you pursue that

another: I'm chair of the Rodgers Crk Working Group

We have, Cmte has selected mbrs; met last Wed and mtg again [this] Thursday; we have a very important task

look at Rodgers Creek area; extends over 200 acres; south of South Marr; almost to worksyard and to explore with staff, BPP, and other owners

best way planning for area, becoming steeper and steeper

mountainside devt, improve devt we've had in past and have cooperation of BPP and staff

cmte includes two architects, a planner, a dvpr, two environmentalists, a rep from Streamkeepers, and a resident from the Brit Properties

we're underway; we expect v good results

Mayor: I think at the mtg they said take your representative bias and leave it at the door

RD: our goal is that of exploring the best kind of planning

hillside land working closely with staff and BPP

Sop: Madam Mayor, you and I and JF are on the Cmnty Engagement Cmte

I'm submitting names for three Working Groups

First, the Envmtal Group, I think you have the names and we have to have a mtg on

Secondly, the Cmty Services, wch will in part be looking at 2007 grants and the social climate on the NShore, specifically how WV in and forecast how make amends looking at sustainability -- that may take a year; those names have been submitted to you

I know Mike wants to go home but that's too bad

Also we're, Madam Mayor, on a cmte for the cmnty ctr to look at engaging a working group on that, maybe you want to expand on that and the philosophy behind that

Mayor: Well, we had our first mtg wrt governance of the cmnty ctr; we're putting together a small group

how to include; run better; what it's priorities are, how it reaches out

as with all the Working Groups, a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of new faces

staff enthusiastic about working in a new way; we will be able to appoint those ppl probably next week

Mayor: Spirit Week kicking off, same week all over BC, part of 2010

WinterSong huge part of that; thank them; how quickly they got off the mark

mtg at NV, talking about Spirit Trail

[seems] had WinterSong forever, actually it's their second year; grateful to them

this Sat night; Vancouver Youth Band having its premiere of Sea to Sky.....

managed to attract Robert Kerr to join me that night shd be part of that night, Olympiad, and Olympics themselves

movements are called: Lions' Gate, Stawamus Chief, Shannon Falls, and Beyond Whistler, I think

also Mayor of Whistler and Mayor of Lions Bay .....

I've heard lots about TILMA; talking to Falcon, McIntyre

Sultan and I are meeting about that; ask him about implications

RD: Cclr Vaughan, first mtg last Wed and next on Thurs; going to have a presentation from BPP and staff, and think Eq Ctr might come up

MS: Mr Nicholls has some fresh info on the Eq Ctr

SJN: area devt process does deal with all aspects including cmnty benefits, transportation, public facilities, housing; area devt plan will take into consideration those matters

RD: true; sev areas above Upper Levels, and this is the first but there will be others as we go west

working within parameters of OCP; can't get beyond land use, can't talk about Cmnty Benefits

9:44

John Gould: questions occurred to me this evening and over preceding weeks

Question re Disaster response route mean on hwy? for benefit of ambulances? for whom provided???

EBarth: clarification had to be made and an add'l tabs had to be made

some viewed them as evacuation routes, but opposite -- in large scale emergency to be kept clear so emergency personnel have a route

JG: hope general public know that; somewhat confusing; don't stop to see add'l comment appended to those signs

my second question: thank you for the attention paid to proposed devt on 2600 block [Nelson]

believe some weeks ago a nonconforming house built on 2100block Mathers; Ccl felt inapprop and fines were levied

how do I get access as to whether alterations made and whether fines paid?

where do I get info regarding subsequent action?

most of Ccl protested

Mayor: was that 2553 Lawson? not given approval

SJN: can be obtained from Bldgs Dept, what action been taken on that house

Mayor: can follow up with you to get you that info.

Also, some things just said at end, brought some questions to me

I had one resident say to me that they cdn't find out what had happened about a municipal tree, and she was told she was not allowed to be told, so I take it from the answer you've just given to Mr G that if someone has paid a fine, that a resident may ask and get that information?

Mayor: Mr Stuart?

CAO: I wdn't want to answer in any general sense; we will follow up and find out what info can be released wrt the fines and the conformance that's in the public realm and provide to Mr Gould.

It's really difficult to make a transfer, assumptions; it's really on a case-by-case basis.

Mayor: we'll do what we can

CR: then I'll ask this person to speak with Mr Stuart to find out what the policy is, thank you

The next thing is about notification of meetings [See also discussion above in Reports]

I was rather disconcerted, and I hope this is not going to be the case, that there were some mtgs held without notification.  I know Cclrs Day, and Smith, and Soprovich, and I think Cclr Vaughan, have said to me that notification for mtgs were to be given and be made public, yet there were/have been/ some that were not.

Tidings did not have the Feb 8th mtg, I only found out that last night by accident, so I'm glad that Cclr F brought up that there'd be a mtg.

Although the [DWV] website does have it today, Feb 8th mtg on the Ambleside Town Ctr Strategy [ATCS], it said the mtg was 6 o'clock, somebody wrote to me this afternoon saying 6:30, and Cclr F just now said she wasn't sure, so it wd be helpful to know what that time start is, and it's really great to have that as a prequel to the townhall mtg, and unfortunate that we're getting the notice so late.

I know the boards will be up and staff will be there, will there be a presentation at a particular time during that, or will it just be ppl looking at the boards and filling in questionnaires?

Mayor: Do you know?

JF: I don't know--

Mayor: What I know-- Mr Nicholls?

JF: 6 pm to 8:30

CR: that's what I've got

CR: was it by invitation? or are other ppl?

Mayor: many invitations were sent out to biz owners and landowners, and that's the focus, but it's public

I received notification a few weeks ago but I'm sorry if our normal channels did not advertise it, perhaps b/c it has a slightly different--

CR: this is what we were wondering

SJN: it's public if you wish to come, but it's directed to ppl who have a particular interest in the area.

The main public mtg, the townhall mtg, is being held by Ccl and being advertised

CR: then I'll let our ppl know

I think you're talking about the first mtg we had wrt the Rodgers Area Wkg Group last week

CR: there are sev mtgs that have not been posted on the [DWV] website

I don't want to pin it down to any particular group; I'd rather keep it to what principle and what policy you're going to follow.

Mayor: We're following -- the working groups have all discussed this -- everybody feels the whole point is that they're open; they're not an opportunity for the public necessarily to get involved in the discussion, but ev mbr of Ccl who is part of a working group will be reporting regularly each week or ev couple of weeks, so I think just b/c these are starting up, we haven't got everything quite organized but only one has met, so that's what we'll be doing with Patricia Leslie [Communications], and making sure it will be laid out for the public, and I have Mr Stuart who wants to comment.

CR: but what that makes me --  In response to that, it then appears as if they can have an in camera mtg without having to qualify as an in camera mtg; that's what that sounds like.

Mayor: It will be on the website.

I believe there will be notification,

although these working groups may resolve to go in camera.  We've had one initial mtg of one group.  It's all just now coming together.  Each group will probably have one to decide what the schedule will be.  We're finding the times they prefer to meet are all over the map.  We're trying to be that kind of ccl, flexible with that, so ppl can participate fully.  It's early days, but I wd think within two weeks ea grp will have met, will have its mbrs, and will have a schedule.

So that's why I want to establish a policy and if you say there's going to be notification, I think it wd be helpful in the two weeks you're taking to set this up, if you cd come out with a policy and say, this is how much notification we're giving to the public, this is how we're going to publicize it, so ppl know how they can find out -- I think Cclr Day wants to speak

RD: after quite a lot of work, we got together a cmte, and we had an orientation and a preliminary mtg in wch discussed the terms of reference, as in will our mtgs be open, if so, will we entertain questions from individuals, and so forth.

You've got to meet in order to decide that, there's such a thing as an orientation and preliminary mtg

That was a preliminary mtg.  Then we did it and set up the TofRef, and there will then be notification henceforth.  That is complicated.  We weren't sure when we wd be meeting.  Wednesday turned out not to be good for most ppl.  Looks like we're going to be meeting on Thursday, but you know when you've got nine ppl plus staff, it's v difficult to work these things out, and you can't do it in advance.  You've got to have a preliminary mtg, and that's what that was.

CAO: Again, I don't want to leave any incorrect impressions.  I mean, the working groups, we wanted to make sure were flexible enough to deal with circumstances.  They are not restricted to Ccl's Procedure Bylaw, nor the legislation, the working groups are not appointed by Ccl,

so this really does give the groups the flexibility they need to decide how in fact they're going to go forward, and if the working groups want, a particular working group, and they are v v different.  I mean a group that's looking at grants is going to perhaps be performing their biz in a v different way than Rodgers, than arts and cultural implementation, I mean there's quite diversity in terms of purpose of the groups, and so the purpose is to give the groups not only between themselves the flexibility to get the work done, but also within the actual program that they've got for themselves to determine whether in fact they want to open their mtgs up, or alternatively even engage in public

consultation, so there's a lot more flexibility

CR: I want to make it clear I was not referring to that particular mtg.  I don't want Cclr Day to think I was referring just to that mtg, there were other mtgs.

 -- how these groups see themselves working, the type of work they'll be doing, and that's just beginning.  It wd be great if each mbr of Ccl -- cd, with their staff counterpart, bring forward a little report on that.  That wd be the beginning.

CR: That wd be really helpful so ppl wd know; so that's in a couple of weeks, we can have the TofRef, and when they're mtg

Mayor: for each one

CR: and how long notification, and what sort

CR: Thank you v much; much appreciated.

Mayor: thank you.   ///   16.  ADJOURNMENT -- 10pm

CALL TO ORDER / APPROVAL OF AGENDA

2.  ADOPTION OF MINUTES of February 05, 2007 Public Hearing Minutes

DELEGATIONS

3.         B. Hender regarding West Vancouver Foundation

REPORTS

4.         Civic Youth Strategy Review 2003 - 2005 and Renew 2006 - 2010  (File:  2635?10)

RECOMMENDED: THAT the renewed Strategy and its youth icon be received and endorsed.

6.         Development Permit 06?058 (1555 Esquimalt Avenue) Solar Collector Array Panel Installation             RECOMMENDED: THAT

            1.         A Public Meeting be waived for Development Permit No. 06 - 058; and

            2.         DP No. 06 - 058 (1555 Esquimalt) which would provide for the installation of solar panels, be approved.

 RECOMMENDED: THAT the following reports be received for community comment and Council consideration on March 12, 2007:

=B7        Report from the Sr. Community Planner re: "Clovelly-Caulfeild Nbrhd Planning Process" dated Feb 2;

=B7        Report from the Clovelly-Caulfeild Neighbourhood Plan Working Group:  "Clovelly-Caulfeild Neighbourhood Planning Process:  Final Working Group Recommendations, January 2007"; and

=B7        Compilation of Four (4) 'Discussion Papers' prepared by members of the Working Group.

RECOMMENDED: THAT approval be given to the Hugo Ray Park Society to expand the scope of the approved project to include the upgrading of grass fields #3 and #4 in Phase 1.

10.       Spirit Trail Project - LocalMotion Funding Application

RECOMMENDED: THAT

            1.         Council direct staff to apply to the Province of British Columbia for LocalMotion funding to construct the West Vancouver Portion of the Spirit Trail.

            2.         Council commit to matching LocalMotion funding as required by the Provincial Government LocalMotion Program.

RECOMMENDED: THAT a Child Care Services Working Group be established to address current child care issues in West Vancouver and to carry out policy review and strategic planning.

RECOMMENDED: THAT the capital funding program applications for the town square in Ambleside and the atrium and plaza at the Civic Centre Site Community Centre be submitted to the BC Spirit Squares Program.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM

14.      Correspondence List   

Requests for Delegation: No items received.

(1)       January 26, 2007, regarding Raw Sewage on Bellevue Avenue

Referred to the Director of Engineering and Transportation for consideration and response.

(2)       January 30, 2007, regarding Dangerous Trees on the 10th Street Road Allowance

            Referred to the Director of Parks & Community Services for consideration and response.

(3)       H. Keshavarz-Alexander, WV Chamber of Commerce, January 30, 2007, regarding working with the District on the Revitalization of Ambleside

           Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and response.

(4)       Committee and Board Meeting Minutes

(a)       North Shore Advisory Cmte on Disability Issues, regarding Minutes of the Mtg Held on November 30, 2006

(5)       A. Miller, Western Canada Wilderness Cmte, January 18, 2007, regarding BC's Mountain Caribou

(6)       C. Wyse, MLA, Cariboo South, January 22, 2007, regarding Integration of Vancouver-area Ports and Local Representation on the Proposed Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

(7)       N. Bello, Mayor, City of Quesnel, January 24, 2007, regarding an Invitation to Visit Quesnel

(8)       G. Knight, Co-Chair, Hollyburn Heritage Society, January 25, 2007, regarding Hollyburn Heritage Society (HHS) Annual Report to Council for 2006

(9)       D.R. Corrigan, Mayor, City of Burnaby, January 26, 2007, regarding Resolution Respecting Wildlife Rescue and Ecosystem Recovery Cost Accountability

(10)     January 30, 2007, regarding Residential Taxing and Current Budget System

(11)     P. Chew, Executive Director, West Coast Environmental Law, January 31, 2007, regarding The Green Buildings Guide: Tools for Local Governments to Promote Site Sustainability

(12)     February 04, 2007, regarding Ambleside Town Centre Strategy

Responses to Correspondence: No items presented.

Responses to Questions in Question Period: No items presented.

15.  REPORTS from MAYOR/COUNCILLORS 16. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS 17.  ADJOURNMENT