= MAIN ITEMS Ccl Mtg Feb 26: Fiscal Sustainability Priorities and 2007 Budget Schedule; Hollyburn Ridge Cabins (Benefits Analysis; Approval of non-Family Transfers to be given to Dir/Parks); 2007 Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel; Seawalk (Report)

= Heritage; Vive le Canada CULTUREWATCH; gRUMBLEs/Updates; Calendar to Mar 11th; Cmte of Whole NOTES Feb 19th (DVP 6001 Gleneagles set for Mar 5th; GVRD Draft Affordable Housing Strategy; HERITAGE AWARDS); AGENDA Feb 26th; Quotations

Thanks to many including DWV staff Stephen Mikicich and Donna Nomura among others.

Interesting to hear about the achievements of the Heritage Award recipients.

Those oysters at the Red Lion (on the heritage menu for the week), the firecracker prawns at the Beach House -- yum.

Heritage Fayre was fun and informative -- in the first case the tailed frog, aka Paul Berlinguette, and the red-legged frog, aka Bruce McArthur, along with the uplifting bagpipes that at one point so captivated a little boy he stood transfixed at the sight and the sound.  The Gleneagles group were thrilled to be able to let ppl know the Great Hall was endangered since so many thought it had already been demolished, been replaced, or wasn't under threat of demolition.  (More, next issue.)  Julie Clements had her award on display along with the good work the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 60) does.  Exhibits included the North Shore Heritage Preservation Society, SPCA, N Sh Wetland Partners and Streamkeepers, and others at the Heritage West Van/North Shore Heritage Forum tables provided passersby with a peek at some of the cmnty and non-profit groups that donate their time and energy contributing to the quality of WV life, making it meaningful and all the better for their volunteer efforts.

Then there were the lucky folks who got to snowshoe on Cypress and enjoy a free barbecue.

Thank you, all.

+  Little Mosque on the Prairie continues to amuse

+  Bush dynasty, now Trudeau dynasty? can the Mulroney dynasty be far behind? (credit to Strombo)

+  Local theatre -- locally written and acted:

If you've ever seen our very own Nicola Cavendish on the stage, you just KNOW how talented and funny she is.  The delightfully quirky Allan Zinyk (who also appears with Bard on the Beach) is there too.  Unfortunately Jay Brazeau left Feb 19 to appear in 'Moonlight and Magnolias' at the Playhouse (opening Feb 24).  Look forward to seeing him in that.  Cavendish and Zinyk will be going to Shanghai in 2008 to participate in a children's festival.  You were lucky if you got to see the play before it ended Feb 25.

+

Dir of Planning advertisement in VSun indicates SJN's retirement is getting closer.....

He did drop an interesting fact at the townhall mtg Feb 15 re the Ambleside Town Ctr Strategy: the income level around the commercial area is the lowest in North America.

+

Update on the Central Cmty Ctr:

http://www.westvancouver.ca/article.asp?a=2773&c=847

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WRA reports on Eagleridge, Hwy, and Larson Creek:

http://www.seatoskyimprovements.ca/Preliminary_Design/West_Vancouver/wmv/Eagleridge_model.wmv

Coalition members will continue to be a voice of conscience for our provincial and federal governments until such time as effective environmental protection laws are passed in BC and Canada. The group will continue educating citizens and lobbying Government to follow 'smart growth' strategies for development while relying on environmentally sustainable practices that do not endanger the remaining unique, irreplaceable natural environments British Columbia is so famous for. For further information, visit us at: www.eagleridgebluffs.ca

See March 8th in Calendar re the benefit concert at the KMC: "Standing Up for Nature" featuring the Nylons.

For complete details please consult http://www.earlymusic.bc.ca/ssn-main04-leblanc.htm

Tix at $27 ($21 for seniors & students) are on sale through the office of Early Music Vancouver, tel 732 1610.. Rush seats for students with valid ID on sale for $10, at the door only, from 7pm on the evening of the concert. Ask about the "Bring a Youth for Free" programme: 604-732-1610.

~ 7pm ~ at Kay Meek Ctr: North Shore Challenge

North Shore Challenge is a digital photographic competition for all photography clubs located in B.C. and the Yukon.

~ 7:30pm ~ more at KMC: VYSO 2006 Senior Concerto Winners Concert

The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra presents our 2006 concerto winners on a concert that will feature Mozart, Sarasate, Mendelssohn, Chaminade, Elgar, and the full Tchaikovsky orchestra favourites Sleeping Beauty and 1812 overture. Admission by donation.

~ 7:30pm ~  Movie TURTLES CAN FLY at the Kay Meek Ctr

Wine and coffee bar opens at 7:00pm.  Film screenings begin at 7:30pm. Each film is introduced by a special guest speaker. We invite you to stay after the film to meet our guest speaker and discuss the film with friends. Wine and coffee bar is open.  Save 20% when you buy the series of five films. $10 single film.  Call the Box Office at 604-913-3634 to reserve tickets; visit kaymeekcentre.com for longer descriptions about each film and for information about other events at the Kay Meek Centre.

~ 7pm auction; 8pm concert ~ THE NYLONS "Standing Up For Nature" Benefit Concert at KMC

presented by The Coalition to Save Eagleridge Bluffs.  The evening will begin with a reception featuring complimentary appetizers and a host bar. Attendees are encouraged to participate in the auction which showcases some terrific "green experiences" and exciting gifts and services. The feature attraction, the Nylons, will be preceded by the exceptionally talented Edith Wallace.

"Standing up for Nature" is a benefit concert to support a U.B.C. Botanical Gardens project designed to replicate and research one of the most fragile ecosystems in Canada -- a Garry Oak and Arbutus Woodland. Proceeds will assist the Old Growth Conservancy Society -- a newly created West Vancouver organization committed to protecting the ecological integrity of a majestic old growth forest, and to increasing public appreciation of the natural values of our Upper Lands -- and to help underwrite legal costs associated with fighting the injunction and appeal.

~ 7:30pm ~ at the FBG:  Tibet Slide Show with thangka master Kalsang Dawa

Learn about: The history of Tibetan Art, Cultural beliefs and Buddhist rituals, Symbolism and techniques of thangka painting, Rocks and minerals used in art, Carpet weaving

Visit: Ancient wall paintings, Remote Buddhist monasteries, Historic Potala palaces, Urban markets,Scenic Himalayan landscapes.  Information  on Tour to Tibet with Kalsang Dawa, June 7-21, will be provided

Free Admission; Info 925 7266

~ 7pm ~ Pro Arte Vocational Programs: "SHOWCASE 2007" at KMC

An evening showcase of performances by Pro Arte's Vocational & Pre-Professional dance programs

~ 2:30 pm ~ Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra Travels East at KMC

Welcome the Iranian New Year "Norouz"! The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra Junior Strings team up with Amir Koushkani and the Safa Ensemble in a concert that blends Iranian & Western classical music.  Emma Bazinet and Aryo Nazaradeh will be featured VYSO soloists.

Mayor: Welcome to our Council Meeting.  I'd like to call the mtg to order.

We've got this crazy heritage crowd tonight! [she chuckles]  Welcome everybody.  I'd like to call our mtg to order this evening.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA (by RD in two parts)

SSch: one item has been added: Reports from Mayor and Councillors

Mayor: as printed on the agenda

REPORTS

2.         DVP Application 07?001 (6001 Gleneagles Drive) for consideration on Monday, March 5, 2007.

RECOMMENDED:  THAT

            1.         The GVRD be commended for its leadership in developing a comprehensive, strategic, multi-faceted proposal for addressing regional affordable housing needs;

            2.         Comments on the "Discussion paper on a Draft Affordable Housing Strategy", as outlined in section 3.0 of the report from the Planning Analyst dated January 31, 2007, be forwarded to the GVRD Board for their consideration.

Mayor: a lot in this, Cclr Sop, wd you like to put this on the table for discussion?

Sop: wd love to do that but may I make a suggestion that we only receive this report?

Mayor: certainly

Sop: I say that on the basis that there is, your words, a lot in this, and looking at what I've seen at least, I think this has to go to a public mtg or a town mtg to discuss it in front of the public in relationship to what I see as another GVRD building of a bureaucracy that is going to be similar to TransLink, and the putting ultimate pressures on property tax.

Mayor: perhaps make a motion for receipt and referral to Housing Dialogue [cmte] and then we can discuss it.

Sop: that wd be my motion to open it up.

[DONE] 7:05

this proposal bothers me in the sense that it has earmarks of another grab at the property tax inasmuch as the GVRD will demand that we set targets for suggested distribution by Ms and subregions of a new affordable housing by the year 2011 to 2016, requiring that we create context statements to demonstrate how each M wd meet those targets -- raising some $50M, on a two to one from feds and the prov.  We know from past experience from TransLink, it's not going to stay there.  One of the statements I find, uh, I want to read it.  Just bear with me for a minute.  It had to do with the advocacy action in 1.7 wch I think is on p40 or 39--

Mayor: on p 40?

Planners can't say anything against?

I question also WV categories, taken from census; I know we have problems but we've taken steps

starting with Kiwanis

Cclr Clark looking at housing under OCP -- means we have to change OCP

tax.....fiscal sustainability......we spent eight months looking at future and this will bite us

a regional surcharge... levies... enable GVRD to raise $50M -- this cd be a practical means of attracting funds for affordable housing...

done by popn or assessed values and how fair and equitable means will be achieved

we're going to get bitten, and hard

VV: I have a whole binder of material that feeds into this report

agree with prev speakers, can't take at face value; need a whole evening -- one thing, sustainability on housing -- GVRD; [makeup of/those on] panel was interesting; all four from real estate world, not a citizen there

marketing, from SFU a consultant;120 participants, financial orgs, interested orgs

notice how diff that is as to what they want

Amb Revitalization -- cmte didn't have enough ordinary residents...

isn't that interesting, an elected govt in Vancouver -- GVRD but when GVRD looks it looks to real estate world, not citizenry as a whole

basic prob is balance between supply and demand

little appetite re xxxxx; look at......

little re demand.....68.....

when you think it through, there's a crisis there

thought they were talking about after tax income

proportion; on median price of house

it's after tax; leads you to think what's expected......ordinary....

it's a crisis,,,,,

real problems re decisions made at other levels, at Vancouver

don't think it's sunk in; Premier Campbell has said publicly he wants Vancouver to look like Hong Kong

RD: agree with my colleagues on this; fed govt and prov downloading on regional district and Ms; they're conniving at having us spend more; prop tax

another aspect, never mentioned

reason for high cost of rental and housing, is popn growth in area limited, can't grow -- mtns, agr[ALR? border?], sea

Ottawa alone,......;  35K moving into Lower Mainland ev year -- is it any wonder ppl can't find places to live

envtal and traffic problems; gets to be annoying when we get preached at

do something? we have -- last two got dvprs to provide rental housing

a kind of veiled tactic for GVRD to get its hooks into more of prop tax

...increasing ev year; another tax grab for purposes that may or may not work out

not clear how they'll deal with the rental crisis

as well-to-do shd help our nbrs but wd like to see it equitably financed

in favour of Sop's motion

Sop: friendly {amendment}?

Mayor: well.....b/c buried in the report here they are particularly targeting revenues raised through demand management, and if they're going to implement traffic demand management and raise revenue from that, then they can get out of property taxes and they can get out of the parking tax, and they can apply traffic to traffic issues

VV: popn works out to 50K popn increase; 20K add'l vehicles on the road ea year

right to talk; best idea of governing

reports and papers just to endorse

CAO: perhaps since they've asked for our comments

may want at the same time as rejecting idea based on prop, the need to address in region so we're not turning our back

not based on prop assessment

Sop: we must carry on; North Shore; going to look at a framework -- one a housing issue; conversations that can be brought into public mtgs, council mtgs, as to how we're going to solve on NSh; who knows better than those who live and are elected here; we know what's going on; the broader picture, benevolent to rest of region but not to the point where another set of bureaucracies tap the good old prop taxing

cannot stand any more pressure and it must be dissuaded

don't know how much power you're going to have; one of your best licks, Madam Mayor, you can do, is confront those other mayors and councillors and say: Look, don't do this to prop tax any more.  Period.

Mayor: they wd probably agree--

[CARRIED]

more work to do

MAYOR (continuing): We've added Reports b/c we missed it last week; we went late.  Our regular ccl mtg is next week if ppl wd like to contribute then, but if there's anything burning--  Any reports?

RD: I do

Mayor: Cclr Day?

RD: two things: one in a moment is heritage, remind you Heritage Week is soon going to be here, starts this weekend

keep in mind number of attractions; Heritage Week and this weekend; number of things taking place

going to talk about that in a moment--

Did attend a very interesting mtg last Wed morning -- in pouring rain, was in Elaine Graham's house [Pt Atkinson]

none being supported by the Fed govt supposed to be

580 lighthouses, 72 with Heritage designation, none is being supported

Senator Pat Carney (from BC) has been trying for years to get legislation; now has a bill wch has passed the Senate, and wch is now receiving first reading in the House.  This bill wd provide for funding of the heritage lighthouses and budget generally for their maintenance.  This is of great importance b/c as you know Pt Atkinson lighthouse is a heritage building and is also very popular; many ppl come to see it; come to Park, can't get into lighthouse area b/c it's been stopped.

Fortunately Elaine Graham is the caretaker there; she and Don (who has passed away) heroically looked after that area and also Lighthouse Park as well

We had a v interesting mtg last Wed with Senator Carney, a number of ppl involved in heritage in BC and nationally those supporting this bill, CBC was there and hope uh, they did film the event and hope will appear on TV fairly soon.  I did want to report on that.

Progess is being made.

Mayor: tyvm; thank you for attending....

{Mayor reasonably decides to have PQP before the Awards Presentation}

Any Public Questions and Comments before moving to our Heritage Awards?

Carolanne Reynolds: Sorry, I was waiting for Cclr Day to mention it but if you haven't--

I think [you've seen] the flyers for Heritage Week [holding one up]

This is Heritage Week wch I know you're honouring tonight with the awards.  There's a book launch at the Silk Purse; there's an open house at the [WV] Fire Service Museum and Archives Society, I'm sure you all know about that.  There's Heritage Fayre on Saturday from 2:30 to 5 with many groups supported there, will be there showing what they've done and there'll be information on the groups and ways to join.  I think there'll be an endangered red-tailed frog

plus some dogs from the SPCA, lots of other displays from heritage groups; and then there's the free heritage snowshoe tour and barbecue on Sunday.

Pick one up -- I think there's some in the lobby; so this will tell you what a lot of the events are.

Congratulations to the award winners.

I hope everybody has a great Heritage Week.  Thank you.

Mayor: thank you.

then we'll move around to the inner circle and ask Fire Chief Oates to join us.

4.         2007 Heritage Achievement Awards Presentation Ceremony (information to be provided)

Mayor: on behalf of all mbrs of Ccl and the cmnty, I'd like to welcome you to our 11th annual WV Heritage Achievement Awards.  This is our way of kicking off Heritage Week, as you just heard from Carolanne Reynolds

Each of the heritage achievements will be described by a mbr of ccl; we have four award winners and four mbrs of Ccl here tonight.

After we've given a little profile of your contribution, we ask you to come up and accept your certificate.

[there was applause after each presentation]

Sop presented first one to Julie Clements: working on devt of new website for Royal Cdn Legion; took pictures of Memorial Arch page; overcome with emotion; engraved names and knew nothing about them; sacrificed their lives yet we know nothing about them; got permission from Prez, gift and presentation on 80th anniversary; Memorial Arch page www.westvan60.com wch includes complete history of Arch.....; material in two binders av at Legion and at WVML; living memorial, symbolizes motto, Lest we forget

cabin-building popular pastime in late 1920s, after the Hollyburn skicamp lodge opened in 1927

a group of young ppl wd decide to build a cabin, look for suitable site near fresh water, building supplies in the form of flume boards or trees, and then go about building their home on the range, up in the mtns; had to carry all their supplies on their back[s], and they still do

no car contact with the cabins; learned skills through trial and error and shared knowledge with each other; strong sense of cmnty developed; by 1931 over 200 cabins had been built

there's a book, very recently published, by Francis Mansbridge, In Woodland Utopia, the Cabins of Hollyburn

Mansbridge states the cabins epitomize the fusion of Hollyburn values: self-reliance, rejection of urban materialism, friendship, and a cooperative spirit; these values have remained constant to this day

so developed North Shore cabin culture -- Hollyburn, Grouse, and Seymour; a smorgasbord of fiercely independent individuals; no such thing as a typical cabin-owner, all share a love of the wilderness, and quirky disregard of the urban social conventions

[reading saying he didn't call them quirky so not to get mad at him]

used to be cabins at Grouse and Seymour but all disappeared, I don't know why, but they have

the ones on Hollyburn have endured; about 120 today on Cypress, something like that; pretty good; perhaps b/c more cabins on Hollyburn to start with -- well-maintained and the cmnty has evolved on the mtn

strong and vocal leadership advocating survival, continues today with the Hollyburn Ridge Assn, organized the owners, v effective; incorporated in 1973, negotiated, Hollyburn cabin area survives as a vibrant living heritage precinct, a testament to WV's history of mtn recreation

drive up Cypress and walk in

document vital contribution to our cultural history; prologue, fascinating history

in late 1880s hardy pioneers communicated with Vancouver by means of signal flags

the focal point on the Vancouver side was a tall pole at Brockton Point

underwater cable strung in 1883 between a sawmill in NV or Moodyville as it was called, and Hastings Mill on Dunlevy Street to facilitate transmissions

in 1885 the telegraph equipment was replaced by magneto crank type telephones; and first private tel

BCTel established in WV in 1914, John Lawson agent for company with resp for marketing and collecting accounts

He was the first GVRD collector, I guess

first switchboard installed in Lawson's real estate office adjoining post office, just below 18th on MDr...

concept for this initiated by WV Museum a decade ago, following Mr Chapman's retirement from Telus....eight-year labour of love...WV native, completed in 2006

WVdevt through eyes of the Tel Co and identifies many

produced solely for WV Museum & Archives, profits will go back to Museum......

incorporated in 1986 with an initial grant of $1K from Kiwanis Fdn

purpose to acquire and protect firefighting equipment and archival material especially eq used within WV

from 1986 to 1989, its primary focus was on acquiring documents....

some of the Society's achievements include: restoration of a 1947 Willys jeep fire truck assisted by a $10K donation from Mrs Art Langley, wife of a former mayor; 1989 the first memorabilia display to commemorate the 35th anniversary of paid fire staff in WV; 1991 artist Robert Banks received a commission to paint the society's antique fire trucks including the 1949 Int'l fire truck No. 32 for replication in prints, T-shirts, and other fundraising items; 1994, acquisition of Old 98 for a total of three antique fire service vehicles; 1997 display of fire service memorabilia at WV Museum; 1998, donation of fire service medals to the society; efforts in 2003 with assistance from [former] Chief Trussler for storage and restoration building; $10K grant from WVFD in 2004, society began fundraising campaign that netted another $10K; another grant of $10K from WVFD allowed volunteers to frame and roof bldg; by end of 2005 the exterior was finished and work continued on interior.

As acting mayor at the time, I was delighted to cut the ribbon, commemorating the opening of this facility on Oct 7 in 2006.

Tom Bell: may I speak?

Mayor: of course

TB: on behalf of WVFSMA Society.... very proudly accept this award

only a small fire dept serving a relatively small M, with a comparatively short history, however it is our history and we are extremely proud to try to preserve it

thank .......selection cmte, Ccl and prev Ccl, Fire Chief Oates and his predecessor, Doug Trussler, also Mr Dave Stuart and Kevin Pike, and the fire crews

cooperation second to none; proving WV indeed is a place of excellence

invite everyone to open house next Saturday 11 to 3pm

Mayor: ...thanks to those who participated, submitted, and to the selection cmte:

Jacqueline Gijssen, Donald Grant, Carol Howie, Patricia Jarvis, Ian Macdonald, Penny Mitchell, Marny Peirson, Maxine Schleger, Sheena Vennesland, and Tom Wardell

Material for the displays in the lobby and chamber provided by WV Museum & Archives, the Royal Cdn Legion Branch 60, Fire Services Museum and Archives.

Also like to thank Elizabeth Cox, a prof display artists; volunteered her time, and found this stuff we don't get to see, spent days getting ready for us tonight. TYVM.

Pls join us in the foyer for coffee and visiting.

7:45  ADJOURNMENT and RECEPTION

CALL TO ORDER

1.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA --  February 26, 2007 Regular Council Agenda

2.  ADOPTION OF MINUTES of February 05 and February 12, 2007 Regular Council Minutes and February 15, 2007 Town Hall Meeting Minutes

3.  FEBRUARY 19, 2007 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

re:  (1) Development Variance Permit Application 07-001 (6001 Gleneagles Drive); and (2) Comments on GVRD Discussion Paper on a Draft Affordable Housing Strategy be ratified.

4.         Squamish Nation Sculpture Symposium Update for receipt.

5.         M. Littlejohn, Director, Western Canada Mountain Bike Tourism Association, regarding 2006 North Shore Mountain Biking Economic Impact

GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AWARD

6.         Presentation of Government Finance Officers Association Canadian Award for Financial Reporting for 2005 Annual Report: for receipt

REPORTS

RECOMMENDED:  THAT the Fiscal Sustainability Priorities for 2007/2008 and the 2007 Budget Process as outlined within the report of the Chief Administrative Officer entitled "Fiscal Sustainability Priorities and 2007 Budget Schedule", dated February 13, 2007 be approved.

RECOMMENDED: THAT

            1.         The report dated Feb 16 from the Manager of Parks ... be received.

            2.         Staff report back to Council with findings of a market analysis and a recommended annual fee for new Permits and for assignments of Permits to take effect at the end of the current permit term.

            3.         Municipal cabins for which the Permit to Occupy has expired and has not been re-issued, or, for which a Permit to Occupy has been revoked, and which are considered by the District to be suitable for re-occupation, be offered to the public in accordance with process requirements under the Community Charter for a term to coincide with the current term.

            4.         Staff continue to work closely with the Hollyburn Ridge Association to assess the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the cabin area and our related management activities.

RECOMMENDED: THAT authority to approve non-family transfers of the permit-to-occupy for Hollyburn Cabins be transferred to the Director, Parks and Community Services.

RECOMMENDED: THAT

            1.         If so required, the first sitting be held on March 28, at 11am at the Municipal Hall;

            2.         The Director of Finance give notice of the date, time and place of the first sitting of the 2007 Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel in accordance with the Community Charter;

            3.         Cclrs Day, Soprovich, and Vaughan be appointed to the 2007 Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel; and

            4.         Councillors Clark, Ferguson, and Smith be appointed as alternates.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated Feb 12 from the Parks Operations Manager ...be received for information.

 13.       UBCM Grant - Integrated Emergency Planning for Local Governments and First Nations

RECOMMENDED: THAT

            1.         the report dated February 22, 2007 from the Acting Director, North Shore Emergency Management Office be received; and

            2.         the funding proposal for Integrated Emergency Planning for Local Governments and First Nations be endorsed and be submitted to the UBCM for consideration.

14.       Development Applications Status List for receipt

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