WVM2009-13
Ccl NOTES May 25
AGENDA June 1
Calendar to June 18
by
Carolanne Reynolds, Editor
www.WestVan.org
West Vancouver
celebrates itself Saturday June 6th
Parade starts at
Ambleside Park and ends up at the civic ctr with lots of info and
booths
Then honour our
Veterans -- 65th anniversary of D-Day
IN THIS ISSUE:
= MAIN ITEMS June 1st after Public Hearing on Child Care
Regulations: WV Cmnty Fdn; 960 Sentinel Dr; Process re Redevt
Upland of Sewell's Marina; FINANCE CMTE Terms of Reference (Info
to be provided!); Accommodation during the Olympics; Garbage
Collection Contract (already awarded so just for info); Bear Smart;
WGs; Ccl Rep for Value for Services; 2451 Palmerston; Correspondence:
Nelson/Eagle Creek area as park; Bury Lane; Pasco Rd Sewer; Cmnty Ctr
Sports Gym (answer); Drinking Water Quality
= Riddle; Vive le Canada (D-Day + 65); DANCEWATCH;
ANIMALWATCH (Loving lions, man mbr of pride); from the EDITOR'S DESK;
UPDATES (Watering Rules, Bearwatch, Strategic Planning)
= CALENDAR to June 18th; CULTUREWATCH (Music and
Theatre)
= Mtg NOTES May 25th: MetroV Draft Regional Growth
Strategy/Consultation; MetroV Draft Liquid Waste Mgmt Plan; Ccl gives
conditional support to both; Public Hearings June 15 for 5775
Marine, 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane, 567/571 Craigmohr; 2451 Palmerston;
addn of ccl mtg June 22; Correspondence discussion re
parking
= Ccl Mtg AGENDAs June 1st
= Subscriber Updates/Alerts: Wetmore site's future;
Arts/Culture plans new Museum; CEC disengaged?; Finance Cmte (no info!
and passed?); Cmnty Grants (mtgs not on Calendar, postponed,
etc);
= NEWSWATCH (Checkpoint hope?); BOOKWATCH (NYT/Photography:
doctors without borders in Afghanistan); MAIKU; QUOTATIONS (some on
committees)
~~~ RIDDLE: If
you die drunk, do you stay tipsy for eternity?
Clue: literary answer
=== Vive le Canada ===
65th Anniversary of D-Day, the 'turning point' of the war.....
D-DAY in EUROPE -- Significant ceremonies are
taking place D-Day in Normandy on June 6th, the 65th Anniversary.
That day in 1944 is considered a turning point in the war -- 215,000
Allied casualties.
A monument will be unveiled next to the
Juno Beach Centre in Normandy to commemorate the role of the Royal
Canadian Navy in the D-Day landing.
Veteran Affairs Minister Greg Thompson said Canada's naval
contribution far exceeded what anyone might have expected from a
country of only 12 million people at the time. And on that
morning 65 years ago our navy had rightfully earned its place along
side the seven other allied nations.
Even before D-Day, Canadian sailors in both
the navy and merchant marine were involved in convoys that kept open
the supply lines across the Atlantic during the war.
D-Day: The
allied invasion of Normandy
The CBC website will
have a lot of information (the article as well as topics to link
to):
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/06/02/f-dday-history.html
=== DANCEWATCH ===
Ah, yes, Britain's got talent.
This
time, Flatley a la grecque:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tu0PAbW75A
=== ANIMALWATCH
===
... sent to me by a subscriber -- love and a feline fix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wso13n4kHZ4
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK
===
Of course, even with a week between issues -- let alone more --,
with omissions, changes/additions of cmte/WG mtgs re the WVM Calendar,
hard to keep up. Subscribers get a headsup from time to time.
See some in Subscriber section near end to provide you with more
info.
=== UPDATES ===
> Lawn
Sprinkling Regulations
Lawn sprinkling
regulations are in effect from June 1 to September
30.
Sprinkling is permitted between: 4am - 9am
& 7pm - 10pm
Even-numbered addresses: Wednesday &
Saturday
Odd-numbered addresses: Thursday &
Sunday
From June until
September, the demand for water in Metro Vancouver almost doubles.
But, in these summer months when the region receives the least amount
of rainfall, there is less water in the reservoirs. Help
conserve water by reducing outdoor water consumption and by complying
with summertime sprinkling regulations. Saving every drop begins
with YOU! More Information: Outdoor Water Conservation
>
BEARWATCH
If you see a bear in a residential area,
call 604 990 BEAR (2327), or 925 7129. For more information,
visit www.westvancouver.ca/bears
> Residents Encouraged to Participate
in Strategic Planning Input Sessions
The District of West Vancouver encourages all residents to help
Council and staff shape WV's future by participating in the
Strategic Planning process.
Residents are invited to attend one of the two upcoming "World
Cafe" dynamic public input sessions:
* Wednesday, June 3rd from 6 - 9pm at the
West Vancouver Community Centre
* Friday, June 5th from 6 - 9pm at the
Gleneagles Community Centre
Key topics for discussion will be:
* Environmental
Stewardship
* Community Vibrancy
* Diverse Population
Needs
* Housing &
Neighbourhoods
* Infrastructure &
Services
* Economic Stability
Even if residents can't participate in a public input session,
they can still get involved online by signing up to receive a WebAlert
when new content is posted to the website, or by posting a response to
questions within the Strategic Planning Online Community Forum.
=== CALENDAR to June 18th
===
Dundarave Farmers' Market Saturdays 10 to
4pm
Ambleside Farmers' Market (13th &
Bellevue) Sundays 10 to 3pm
[Pls note a) that all mtgs are at M Hall
unless indicated otherwise and b) with such a long gap between ccl
mtgs and WVMs along with often no or v short notice of mtgs on the DWV
website, this section, while hoping to be, cannot possibly be
complete. Please check wrt cmtes and WGs that are of interest to
you.]
Last minute changes on the DWV Calendar: May 28th WV Police Bd
mtg advanced to May 20th!
Also added for Thurs May 28th:
11am Cmnty Grants Cmte mtg (apparently set at the mtg late
Tues 26th wch still wasn't even on the Calendar on Wed 27th!) and
4pm Climate Action WG. (LATEFLASH: Then more fun and games
as June 2nd mtg cancelled and mtg on June 8th not posted on WV
Calendar until 2 1/2 hours before scheduled mtg for
6:30pm.)
More late info:
7pm Wednesday May 27 at Srs' Ctr: WV Historical Society
mtg
Jim Taylor presentation
Jim's fascinating story behind his new book:THE LEGEND AND
ICON: MR DAL RICHARDS
Jim Taylor, well-known sports writer and biographer, will speak
about the book he is preparing for the fall on Dal Richards.
Dal, an icon of big band music since his early days at the PNE as a
teenager, through his years at "The Roof" in the Hotel
Vancouver up to today, where he performs each summer at the Harmony
Arts Festival at John Lawson Park. Jim tried to persuade Dal to
let him write his biography for a number of years before he finally
agreed last fall. Dal is in his 90s, so Jim's research and work
with Dal will preserve the fond memories many of us have of Dal and
his music.
-- Jim Taylor, now 71, had a career that has lasted 50
years, through 7,500 columns, three times as many radio reports, lots
of television, and a dozen books.
= Sat May 30th ~ 9am to 1pm ~ Garage Sale at Gleneagles
Cmnty Ctr
~ 7:30pm ~ Dal Richards performs at the Big Band Cabaret at the
WV ice arena
Dal is the special guest with the West Vancouver Youth Band as
well as the Salsa band Tanga. There will be great food, drinks, and
dancing. Tickets ($50) are available through the Rec Centre, on
the West Vancouver Youth Band website http://www.westvanyouthband.ca/
or by phone 778-228-1041. All proceeds go to supporting music
instruction for kids.
= Sun May 31st
~ 9am
to noon ~ Westie Walk Dog Walk at Lighthouse Park
~ 10am
to 2pm ~ Motorcycle Ride for Dad in Ambleside Park
~ 10am
to 2pm ~ Eagle Harbour 5km Fun Run in Parc
Verdun
BUT EARLIER THERE'S:
~ 7:30 - 11am ~ WV Rotary Seawalk Run at The Village at Park
Royal
This year the beneficiary will be Canuck Place Children's
Hospice, and they have donated two amazing prizes in addition to
the numerous other draw prizes that participants can win:
* The runner who raises the most money will receive a hockey
stick signed by the entire Canucks team
* The team that raises the most money will receive a flag
signed by the entire Canucks team
The course of the Rotary Sea Walk Run covers some of the most
beautiful scenery in British Columbia and I hope you can join us this
year. Please also pass this message on to your friends and encourage
them to support a worthy cause.
To sign up on line for the
Run click on : http://www.eventsonline.ca/events/seawalkrun/Breakfast: A runner's breakfast will be waiting for
you at the finish line
Run Gear: An original design T-shirt is included in
your race package.
Awards: Awards will be presented from 8:45
onwards
For more information on the Run visit www.seawalkrun.com
JUNE
June 1st -- start of Access Awareness Week
= Tues June 2nd ~ 6:30pm ~ Cmnty Grants Cmte mtg at WV Cmnty
Ctr -- CANCELLED
= Wed June 3rd
~ 4 - 6pm ~ Cmnty Stakeholders Mtg at Sentinel re
Integrated Stormwater Mgmt Plan for Pipe, Westmount, Cave, Turner, and
Godman Creeks. (See full notice below.)
~ 5pm ~ WV Chamber of Commerce AGM at the Partner
Ctr to elect new directors. (See below.)
~ 6pm - 9pm ~ Visioning/Strategic Planning
"World Cafe" at the new Cmnty Ctr -- HAVE YOUR SAY!
= Thurs June 4th
~ 5:30pm ~ Spirit Trail WG
~
6:30pm ~ Field Sports Forum Input mtg at Cmnty Ctr, Cedar Room
= Sat June 6th ~ 8am ~ Masters Mile Race, WV Srs'
Ctr
* COMMUNITY DAY --
9:45am - 4pm -- PARADE/DISPLAYS *
AMBLESIDE PARK/CMNTY
CTR
Theme: Everything Old is New Again; info ph 925
7194
Details on the DWV website:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/residents/level3.aspx?id=13836
= Mon June 8th
~ 6:30pm ~ Cmnty Grants Cmte (not on DWV Calendar
as of June 7, so check)
= Wed June 10th
~ 6:30pm ~ Lower Caulfeild Heritage Conservation
Area Review, Srs' Ctr
~ 7:15pm ~ Field Sports Forum, Cmnty Ctr
= Thurs June 11th
~ 4pm ~ Climate Action WG, Cmnty Ctr
~ 5:30pm ~ Spirit Trail WG
= Sat June 13th ~ 10pm ~
Strides for Strokes 35th Anniversary, Lawson Park
= Mon June 15th ~ 3:30pm ~ WVPB Finance Cmte mtg
in WVPD Boardroom
= Wed June 17th
~ 6pm ~
Child Care WG
~
6:30pm ~ Nbrhd Visioning Workshop and Consultation at Srs' Ctr
~
7pm ~ Bd of Variance
~
7pm ~ Library Board (at Library)
= Thurs June 18th
~ 4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte
~
5:30pm ~ Spirit Trail WG
~
6pm ~ NSh Family/Youth Justice Cmte at DNV M Hall
+++ WV MEMORIAL LIBRARY
+++
- for Events and Programs:
http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/index.php?page=5
- for Event Calendar:
http://www.westvanlibrary.ca/event/calendar.php
> Fridays: English Corner ~
10 - 11:30am ~ practise English conversation [June 5, 12, 19,
26]
+ CHANGES AT THE LIBRARY: We have been busy
reorganising and relocating some of our services and collections to
better suit your needs. This month the fireplace has been installed to
the Peter J Peters Reading Room on the main floor and our
new Community Computing Centre on the lower level is open
for business - please drop in.
> Community Day is Saturday June 6th and the theme
for this year's festivities is "Everything Old is New
Again". For more information on Community Day visit the
District of West Vancouver
website.
> Youth Programs at the Library
COMMUNITY DAY 2009 Join us at the new WV Community Centre for a
puppet show and songs on Community Day. (Saturday, June 6 at noon &
1 pm)
> Summer Reading Club -- Registration for Summer
Reading Clubs begins June 8th.
+ Friends of the Library
Owing to renovations, the Friends of the Library are not
planning their annual spring book sale. They are, however, very
busy stocking and restocking the newly expanded Book Cart (located
near the Bojangles coffee shop on the main floor) in order to make
sure that there are always new titles for you to purchase (for next to
nothing prices!). The Friends use this money to support library
programs and events. Please stop by the Book Cart and have a look.
If you're interested in learning more about the Friends, visit the
Friends of the Library web page.
+ West Vancouver Library Foundation
2009
Mallet Masters Croquet Tournament
An exclusive fundraiser for the West Vancouver Memorial Library
Foundation
Friday, June 19th, 2 pm at the Ambleside Greens Golf
Course.
Hampton's White Dress Code * Welcome Reception * Live Music *
Championship Cocktail Party * White Glove Dinner Service * Silent &
Live Auction
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY
+++
*** PAINTERS' LANDING -- every Saturday &
Sunday through October 4 from 9am-5pm
Artists and photographers creating and selling art outdoors on
Ambleside Landing, foot of 14th Street, next to the Ferry Building
gallery
= May 19 - June 7 = "From the Same
Earth"
Pottery by Ray and Bev Niebergall, Tim Niebergall, Carlie
Sanford; Paintings by Jane Armstrong and Lil Chrzan
Artists' Talk: Saturday, May 23rd at
2pm
= June 9 - 28 = "I Am More Than My Day
Job"
a mixed media exhibition of art by District of West Vancouver
Employees
Opening Reception: June 9 Tuesday 6 -
8pm
Artists in Attendance: June 13 Saturday
2pm
+++ SILK PURSE +++
www.silkpurse.ca
= June 2 -
14 "Grey
Matter"
Join us for the first solo
exhibit of talented self-taught Vancouver figurative
artist Charles
Keillor. His strengths
include precise draftsmanship, a direct sense of design, and the
ability to capture both likeness and character within a portrait.
There is a quality of stillness found in many of his drawings, and
they are done in a monochromatic graphite medium.
Opening
Reception: TUESDAY June 2nd from 6 - 8pm
= June 16 -
28
"Landscapes Clear & Radiant"
Landscape art depicts
scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests. Sky is
almost always included in the view, and weather usually is an element
of the composition. Landscape painting was the chief artistic creation
of the nineteenth century and today continues to be highly sought
after for the art viewer and collector. Join watercolour
artists Enda
Bardell, Vicki Canada, Peggy Shannon, and
Carole Wilson to view
their landscape collection.
Opening
Reception: TUESDAY June 16th from 6 - 8pm
= CAROUN PHOTO CLUB from 7 to 9pm
Wednesday June 17
Photos from "Africa" by Allen Bargen, CAPA Vice President
/ RPC President
(CPC monthly meetings: Each third Wednesday of the month during the year at Silk Purse
Gallery)
+++ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 60, West
Vancouver +++
The newsletter is available to any non-member who
is interested. Please
contact Legion for info 922 3587
* AN
INVITATION TO OUR VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, BRANCH MEMBERS, AND
FRIENDS
Please join us in
the Branch Lounge this Saturday, June 6th at 5pm
for
A
Commemoration of the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day
Landing
A tribute will be
made to our Veterans with "one minute of silence", a few brief
speeches, and a Memorabilia Display
+++ WV MUSEUM
+++ Visit:
http://www.westvanmuseum.blogspot.com/
COMING
EXHIBITION:
Simon Scott, Architecture of Photography
Opening
reception 7pm June 23; Exhibition runs from June 24 to August
22
+++ KAY MEEK CENTRE
+++
o To see a list of events:
http://kaymeekcentre.com/on_stage/events_calendar
o To see the electronic newsletter, the
address is http://kaymeekcentre.weebly.com.
o Getting onto the mail list: the simplest
method is to call the box office (604 913 3634) or email
tickets@kaymeekcentre.com
+++ WV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
+++
LAST CALL for our Annual 2009
President's Dinner and Business Excellence
Awards
Wednesday June 10th from 6
to 11pm
Come celebrate with our record breaking number of nominees and
us
Capilano Golf & Country Club -- Presentation Ceremony, Silent
Auction and Dinner
Tickets $95 each. Fantastic dinner buffet, wine and tax
included. Tix can be purchased on our secure website
www.westvanchamber.com
under Events Calendar. Our host, Capilano Golf and Country Club,
requires advance numbers for set up and food preparation. Thank
you to all our sponsors for over 70 Silent Auction Items.
RSVP INFO: We ask that you kindly pre-pay by the deadline
of 5pm on Monday June 8th, 2009.
=== CULTUREWATCH
===
* MUSIC
+ VSO always great -- Mahler's
6th Saturday June 6th; and they'll be doing Carmina Burana June 13 and
15! See
http://www.vancouversymphony.ca/index.php
And in the June issue of BBC Music
Magazine p89 has Bramwell Tovey's new CD "Maestro" on p89.
The cover article is "Ten Child Prodigies"
rated.
+ MAGI presents Dido and
Aeneas on June 13th (8pm) and 14th (3pm) at WV United
Church.
Dido, Queen of Carthage and Aeneas,
Prince of Troy bound in love yet torn apart by the dark magic
of
a coven of witches. A story of love
enflamed, doused, rekindled, and burned.
[Sorry, no contact info on notice
sent; perhaps call the Church]
* THEATRE
+ It's now Bard on the Beach season -- previews
started Thurs May 28 (Othello) and opening night Thurs June 4
-- see www.bardonthebeach.org and/or phone 739 0559. Comedy
of Errors opens June 13.
One of our companies is a corporate
partner of Bard on the Beach so we were at opening night of Othello.
Such a stunning performance by Bob Frazer that I
commented afterward that they shd change the play's name to Iago!
Jennifer Lines was excellent in her scenes as Emilia (Iago's wife and
lady attendant to Desdemona). The set is elegant.
The costumes are remarkable (except Desdemona's dress) -- more on
Brabantio's white gown later........
+ "Seven Jewish Children"
[it may have been on radio here but heard about it and found
following]
Watch Jennie Stoller perform Caryl
Churchill's (ten-minute) play, which was written in response to the
situation in Gaza in January this year at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/video/2009/apr/25/seven-jewish-children-caryl-churchill
for text, see:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/world/SevenJewishChildren.pdf
+ Went to see Palace of the
End, ending Saturday June 6th. It's not a play to go to for
'enjoyment'. It is really three one-act plays without an
intermission, three character studies. First is Lynndie England
one of the US soldiers who took the fall for Abu Ghraib -- a fast-food
server who joined the military being patriotic. Russell Roberts
then conveys the conflict of Dr David Kelly, British UN weapons
inspector who finally told the truth on BBC about 'sexing up the
reports' and committed suicide. (His story of a friend in
Baghdad who was v learned and had a bookstore was moving for me,
another avid reader...) Third is an Iraqi writer who opposed
Saddam and then had to deal with the American assault. PAL
Theatre (581 Cardero). Tix: $16-26; 684 2787 or
www.ticketstonight.ca. Info: www.touchstonetheatre.com.
+ More on Les Miz (see it if you
haven't but it's a long run) and The Soldiers' Fortune previews June
4, opens June 5; running Thur to Sun at 8pm at the Jericho Arts Ctr
(1675 Discovery).
=== Ccl Mtg NOTES May
25th ===
[7:03] Acting Mayor = A/Mayor: Cclr Lewis in Chair
(Mayor is absent, part of MetroV trip to Sweden)
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
May 11
workshop notes; report for 5775 Marine; withdrawing Item 14 for
Palmerston
2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
TP
Moved; no discussion; carried {will discuss this in next issue as
"Mulroney Minutes"}
PRESENTATIONS
3. J. Carline, Chief Administrative Officer, Metro Vancouver,
regarding Metro Vancouver Draft Regional Growth Strategy and
Consultation Program (File: 0185-01)
PowerPoint to be provided.
JCarline: congratulations on election and re-election
Stress this is a draft plan; purpose to seek further
feedback
Planning, looking at regional issues
need a strong diversified economy and last plan didn't include an
economic policy
protect natural assets, productive agricultural lands; flood
security
housing a perpetual problem; efficient affordable transportation;
energy questions; tackle housing issues; institutional framework
Growth Strategy has five goals: create compact urban area;
support sustainable economy; protect region's natural assets; devp
complete and resilient cmnties; devp sustainable transportation
choices
establishment of urban containment boundary -- identify limit
to growth; outside this area forbidding urban services (eg sewer,
transit)
[slide with centres -- urban, light commercial; conservation
recreation area; food security land use strategy; rural areas with
large lots outside urban services such as sewer and transit]
[slide showing review process; getting cmnties to vote; all
comments in by start of June; Ms need 120 days to ratify by year's
end; may slow down process slightly with further refinements; this is
official timeframe]
[slide with map; time in next go-round to sort out]
ME: you've described the growth strategy and one of the
components is transportation but it's like being with an 800-lb
gorilla b/c we have little control.
Carline: try my best; without land use will fail and with transp
will fails so critical we work together
magnificent irony, split politically work more closely now;
recognition that we have common interests
from a land use POV biggest is dispersal of employment
in last 15 years 40% downtown, 15% ctrs, and 50% not served by
transit
put them in locations can be served by transit will reinforce
their performance so they have an interest if wanting property taxes;
great prob promising cmnties served but then not b/c didn't have the
money.
designate areas with sufficient high density then can commit to
service -- 15 min
if cmnty doesn't make commitment, TransLink doesn't either and
vice versa
Sop: good to see you again, after 13 years
our roles pretty limited; when you make suggestions of increasing
units, ev M different; what about limited growth?
Carline: good question: two things driving -- the market and
supply of money
some influence on market and only 8% of the money; we can play
supportive role
planning ideas from elsewhere; planning instruments that make
more affordable
when, where, how, the Ms; and they may not be able to meet them;
without tools
Sop: how do you think MetroV can make a target of density in
relationship to any ctr that's not urban
when we want strategic sustainable future, we have ctrs, how can
Metro dictate densities for a particular area when everybody so
different?
Carline: plan is not intended to be a dictatorial document
we set out the goals and needs; know we need to go beyond
aspiration
we've drawn some conceptual lines on a map, these are the things
we think you shd do; industrial/commercial area; all the lines on the
map are for you to determine in your regional context
For WV will be in your OCP
The region approve or does not approve the goals -- areas
reasonably protected and encourage but you put the line
three lines: urban containment, agricultural boundary, and
environmental boundary
can still be amended by 2/3 majority
we've put as much flexibility in as we cd without doing a
magazine article
some want more certainty; we think this is the right
compromise
TP: pls elaborate on the urban containment category? green zone?
ours under consideration
deeper what that wd mean, included in green zone
Carline: not using green zone, using conservation/recreation
agriculture/rural
boundary beyond wch not supposed to do urban devt -- sewer
typically the critical one; can't use septic
understand here you had quite an extent of land you haven't quite
made up your mind -- looks like it's outside the urban area, doesn't
look like where you want extending sewers
your feedback -- think the right density?
no plan is forever; more dynamic than last one
moved from rigid, from 100% from each M
only requires 2/3 support; local M must initiate those
changes
Sop: I quote "general policy........cannot support" --
assumption 2600 ha, no devt except for use if recreational
policy in place for some time in WV, staff taking a diff tack?
Sokol: we're saying previously it was under M consideration; the
one time addressed was six or seven years ago and Ccl said didn't want
these lands added to the green zone
we're not saying necessarily in green zone -- we want this Ccl to
make a determination as to what our long-term policy will be
Sop: Mr Carline, clear from years ago not going to green
zone?
Carline: in that designation, you were likely there forever, 100%
so onerous no attempts made to amend under that legislation
we've brought forward a plan to get an amendment, straightforward
shd District say I've changed my mind
under new legislation we have already had five props removed from
green zone
Sop: when doc complete, some designation other legalese Ms so
different, diverse
what are the legalities of this strategy? won't be able to change
and be flexible?
how far does it go? and what's the requirement after the
selection and passing of this by the Metro board?
Carline: rules set out in the Growth Strategy section of the
Local Govt Act [LGA]
has to be ratified by all mbrs and if all attempts fail, then
third party resoln
once plan in place and ev agreed it one way or another, then Ms
have two years -- regional context, doesn't govern OCP or Regional
Context Stmt -- moving to compliance or is not in compliance and Board
has to accept that and if not, go into dispute resoln who will say
okay or not
wd only occur if egregious
[THANKS]
CAO: if I may, one question before Mr Carline leaves
if ask for a change, what's process for this Ccl and what wd
Metro staff do?
Carline: this is our second round of consultation and if Ccl
passed a resoln wch to change a designation we wd receive it at a
staff level and wd come out and sit down with staff to try to work it
out; take it back
here's what our draft plan says, went out and discussed it,
consensus is; planning cmte wd make a recommendation to the board,
expect acceptance but if competing and difficult picking sides or
finding middle ground
4. F. Nenninger, Metro Vancouver, regarding Metro Vancouver
Draft Liquid Waste Management Plan (File: 0185-08-07)
PowerPoint to be provided.
FN: approved by Min of Envmt
2008 Update, drafted new plan and adopted, and been consulting on
that
many of the programs not completed will continue ....., Iona by
2020, ......, stormwater, ..... groups,
important new directions: in Feb with this year Canada-wide
standards wrt waste water treatment plants so are aligning our plans
with that
new actions; climate change strategies; supports a sust
region
Goal: to protect public health and environment; ... reduce
pollutants
Goal: affordable and effective -- reinvest, be innovative,
recover, monitor, build adaptable systems
Major Reinvestments: upgrade treatment on NShore $400M --
Vancouver over $1B
MetroV cost implications: ~$150 in region
four sewer regions: Fraser, Iona, Lions' Gate, Lulu Island
separated physically and financially; signif diff in sewage
levy
[slide re funding with/without sr govts]
until end of month continuing to receive
comments
final plan to board in July; to Ministry in
fall
ME: you said in last slide b/c new liquid waste treatment
plant in NSh costs wd go up
horrendously
why not a universal waste cost structure, believe with water;
why not same?
FN: has been raised in past; sewer system enacted in 1950s,
was a debate in 1990s when we were upgrading Annacis Island about not
having four but nevertheless Bd continued with the four
systems
ME: doesn't satisfy us on NSh time to come
FN: based on physically separated; nothing to do with Fraser area
or combined
each sewage area deals with its sewage issues
Sop: motherhood issues -- looking after our liquid solid waste
something we have to do, important
on financial side, you have a situation, what's classified as
'rate-smoothing'? and approp financial strategies?
I went through this and another has other steps
want our staff to go through
know facing -- know what we're acting wrt long-term goals
is b/c Lions' Gate plant, rather than Metro overall, now we're
on our own to the tune of $400M
do planning when that might be moved in 20 years
not right -- $1B to Metro, to Vancouver -- how are we going to
sustain it?
facing a losing battle
how is Metro going to constitute a list of rules for next 25
years and afford it? not going to happen? how? property tax?
based on assessments? assessments in WV extremely high; can't
face high staff costs, costs, not blaming facing some serious
problems
Carline: yes, v serious probs; faced in 90s
said to region, you have no choice, must upgrade or you'll be
fined and senior officials go to jail....xxx
so Vanc and NSh assisted Lulu Island and Fraser to upgrade; we
did get some fed funding
now we're in situation shoe on other foot; the prov minister
insert into the plan deadlines for upgrading Iona 2020 and Lions' Gate
2030
pressure from Fisheries for sooner; believe we have no choice for
envmtal considerations and fed law
this time Fraser Ms and Richmond will be contributing to Vanc and
NSh
the timing depends on the prov/fed govts when they come to the
table with money
hope wd come through with 2/3 assistance
this time round NSh escaped but even with 2/3 cost sharing
between now and 2/3
determined by waste flow
flat-rate levy sometimes used; not like on basis of assessments
where WV has a concern, reasonable
this is more on a user-pay basis
Sop: deadline end of June or July, is there a way, Mr Mgr, that
we ask for a staff report back to Ccl for our final analysis, not
stated in recommendation tonight
CAO: certainly you can add a bullet or addendum
from the info this evening, requires a more detailed
analysis
TP: maybe you cd explain to me the diff between secondary and
primary
FN: primary use a physical processor and the secondary
dissolved in water and they do it biologically; the secondary
portions is the cost that is shared on the formula; 70% of
secondary shared regionally among all
TP: noticed that some of the toxicity testing has been
failing
FN: in Lions' Gate, do end of pipe toxicity test -- probably due
to ammonia, olfactants {did I mishear this word?}, detergents,
some failures of those tests
no envmtal impacts but indicators that have to be followed up
on
TP: one of our core values in WV .....
really do believe have to take it to next level; overall health
of our waters; do need to take ownership of this
REPORTS
Sokol: in general staff supports; five basic goals; generally
consistent with goals and policies of OCP
Concerns however, this Ccl needs some time wrt approach re Upper
Lands to come up with something consistent; can do in next month or
so. Can get back to Metro
primary concern how apply to WV; some comes down to
definition
other places might consider low density
most of WV in general urban category -- what does MetroV
see?
right now all in WV is Amb Town Ctr, Park Royal is not designated
as a ctr and what does that mean when it's so major
another point, how are First Nations taken into account?
know they're looking at devt and that can have major implications
-- higher coordination with First Nations wd be appropriate
major: how some defined;
see how implemented and how it will affect our ability re future
growth
survey of other Ms and see what comments
have heard back from eight Ms; in general all providing feedback
but reserving comment, hoping Metro will step back a bit and
incorporate into draft
[original motion] RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council [affirm] that the District supports
the foundation and the policy directions of the February 2009 Metro
Draft Regional Growth Strategy, but does not support adoption of
the Strategy at this time, unless the key issues identified by the
District can be satisfactorily addressed.
2. Council direct staff to submit the letter to
Metro on key issues affecting West Vancouver from the February 2009
Metro Draft Regional Growth Strategy as outlined in the May 13,
2009 report from the Director of Planning, Lands and Permits entitled,
"Comments on Metro Draft Regional Growth Strategy".
Revised motion put before you this evening rewording of
NO 1
1.
Council
[affirm] that the District
supports the foundation and the policy directions of the February 2009
Metro Draft Regional Growth Strategy, but requests that the next draft
of the Regional Growth Strategy be reviewed by member municipalities
prior to Metro Board initiation of the formal regional plan approval
process of public hearing, concurrence, and possible dispute
resolution -- with the goal of preparing a draft regional growth
strategy that will start its formal adoption process being both
effective and partnership-based.
2. Council
direct staff to submit the letter to Metro on key issues affecting
West Vancouver from the February 2009 Metro Draft Regional Growth
Strategy as outlined in the May 13, 2009 report from the Director of
Planning, Lands and Permits entitled, "Comments on Metro Draft
Regional Growth Strategy."
[Sop made motion]
in the letter, is there or wd there be signif concerns?
another way
Mr Carline, wd our letter showing concerns be signif so some sort
of arbitration? in fighting position? what result if we don't
want?
A/Mayor ML: not ... to staff
Sokol: most of our comments consistent with other Ms so believe
regional dialogue... xxx
one point unique, is refining approach to Upper Lands
once we have a picture where we want to go
MS: wd like to vote on these two separately; two is
straightforward for my brain, but one, apart from verbose, it's....
contradictory and if haven't run out of breath "......
contradicts first two statements ..... effective....
only way can interpret it saying not effective and
partnership-based
don't understand whole sentence, shd go back to drawing board
and just pass 2
Sokol: if I can provide clarity; supportive of goals but think
there shd be some refinements and part is to process; one way board
can move fwd, M comments, then ....
formal adoption process ... this says once....
to prepare the next growth strategy and once that done move
forward with formal adoption process
A/M ML: if we were to break? what are we doing now?
SSch: call for the vote on clause 1 then clause 2 ; can make
amendments as appropriate
A/Mayor ML: in favour; opposed MS
SSch: carries with MS opposed
A/Mayor ML: clause 2; all in favour
TS: can I add a comment here?
... I think this plan in front of us; speak in detail
about Upper Lands; need to have that conversation in this cmnty; l
look at it and preserve it for its ecological value
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
RF: won't repeat Mr Nenninger
wrt WV, timing for Lions' Gate LWMP, the advancement of the
scenarios so LG prior to Vanc; we'd only support advancement of LG
plan if we receive cost-sharing from other govts
re being innovative
the three NSh mayors keen exploring concerns on NSh, encourage
MetroV to undertake a scan on NSh; take an integrated view -- energy
and solid/liquid waste
my third point, Ms SSS has been following that, tying land devt
and its impact with rainwater mgmt to minimize impact on creeks and
drainage
lastly wrt aging infrastructure, extensive discussion inflows
into our sewers, from laterals, a signif involvement for the Ms; wd
encourage for us to get involved, not able now b/c of limitations in
the legislation; encourage MetroV to work with prov govt to allow Ms
some sort of regulation, aging pipes on private side that affect
flow
wrt Cclr Sop amending third clause re cost implications, fine
with that; wrt overall process now draft for consultation/comment;
MetroV wants comment by end of month; appreciate coming to
explain
plan finalized has to come back to Board then back to Ms before
ratification
a number of staff bodies -- regional admin cmte and regional
finance bodies
signif investments in drinkable water so for this not lost on
staff so meeting; can include that in staff report; can look at M
actions wrt sewer utility modelling
Sop: Mr Fung, the second recommendation states sr govt
cost-sharing grants
who knows what that's to be? fully funded? major costs?
prov? what going to be put on shoulders of taxpayers of WV?
RF: as Mr Carline has said, we are mandated to upgrade Lions'
Gate at some point, no choice
also a desire to advance that; wrt that slide, huge costs.
in NSh area huge increases; even with 2/3 funding 80% and
without 240% [8:26]
don't know cost-sharing: worst zero, best 2/3; regardless,
mandate to proceed
LWMP that timeline is for 2030; if without cost-sharing wd be
practical for us to defer into future to build up our reserves to
prepare for them
Sop: Engg Dept to exercise some initiatives, namely water
in first question, have to look to future, but how can we support
if we don't have cost implications?
still have to wait for final draft?
may say this is fine but why support? not final layout and cost
implications
RF: the MetroV LWMP process was described wrt overview of all the
work to date; it's the MetroV Board, elected, been pushing to complete
this plan
desire to turn around this plan mandated legislated obligation
for this fall; to comply we're trying to be as cooperative as
possible, trying to mitigate the costs as much as we can
A/Mayor ML: if further discussion shd hv motion on the
table
TP moved: THAT
1. The draft Liquid Waste Management Plan for Metro
Vancouver and member municipalities, dated March 2009 be
supported; and
2. Further that:
the District [support] advancement of the Lions Gate
Wastewater Treatment Plant secondary upgrade by 2020, only on the
condition that Metro Vancouver [receive] senior government
cost-sharing grants;
Metro Vancouver [undertake] an Integrated Resource
Management Study on the North Shore as soon as possible, in
cooperation with the three North Shore
municipalities;
the District continue to complete Integrated Stormwater
Management Plans for remaining watersheds within the municipality;
and
Metro Vancouver be encouraged to work with the Province
to obtain legislative authority for municipalities to address
infiltration from aging, private property sanitary sewer service
connections.
+ with addition of receiving staff report on cost
implications
7. Strategic Planning Update
(File: 0270-07)
Verbal report to be provided.
A/Mayor ML: unfortunately Deputy CAO not able to make it so I'll
announce next mtgs June 3 and 5;
encourage you come out.
SW moved THAT
1. Council approve the request from the Canadian
Snowboard Federation who are leasing Fulton House at 1538 Fulton for
an Order of Non-Enforcement until June 1, 2010 to permit a maximum 2
square foot free standing sign at 1538 Fulton advertising their office
location.
2. Council authorize staff to waive the required
$250.00 fee under the Fees and Charges Bylaw for processing Orders of
Non-Enforcement of regulatory bylaws with work/project time frames of
more than two weeks.
{interesting they use feet in the description; also one reader
cdn't help wondering if the sign really is 2sf, wch is quite small, or
a sign two feet square wch wd be more legible when driving
by.}
9. Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 1968, Amendment Bylaw No. 4602, 2009
(5775 Marine Drive) (File: 1610-20-2200)
Information to be provided.
ME: move Zoning Bylaw ... be read a first time.
Sop: why, Mr Sokol, a first reading before PH?
Sokol: usu first reading, then for public review
ME moved: THAT the M Clerk be directed to give notice of a
Public Hearing on Monday, June 15.
Sop: don't know if I can ask this; how many times has
this come to Ccl in past five years
CAO: in a diff form over years
Sokol: third time; in 2001 this same request was
denied
MOTION CARRIES
10. Changes to the 2009 Council Meeting Schedule (File:
0120-01)
MS: I'm sure everyone is delighted to hear an additional
Meeting of Council be scheduled for Monday, June 22
[8:35]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
11. Consent Agenda Items - Reports and
Correspondence
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Consent Agenda items as
follows be approved:
Item 12 - Devt Permit Application No.
09-010, 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane (Mulgrave School) (to set
consideration date for June 15, 2009)
Item 13 - DPA No. 08-038 for 567 and 571
Craigmohr Dr (to allow subdivision of difficult terrain and provide
for watercourse protection) (to set consideration date for June 15,
2009)
Item 14 - DPA No. 08-002 for 2451
Palmerston Ave (to set consideration date for June 15,
2009)
Item 15 - Correspondence
List.
A/Mayor: anyone wish to comment on the Consent Agenda?
MS: Corresp items 8, 16, and one more, letter from Ed Collins on
parking at Cmnty Ctr, where is it?
[voice: 6]
ME: I want to comment on the same and we'll jostle for speaking
order
MS: I'm bigger than you are, Cclr Evison.
{Here it gets a little confusing. They jump to
Correspondence and then come back to the Reports (12, 13, 14).
So from here the numbering will be confusing; I'll leave in the time
info but move the items to the order in wch they were
discussed.}
A/Mayor: so 6, 8, 16, no other items, so motion from Cclr
Sop
Sop: move Consent Agenda Items be approved as follows [he reads
12 and 13]
and Correspondence List, 15, and before you ask for the vote,
seconder, I want to comment on 13.
A/Mayor: Cclr Walker seconder; in favour?
motion carries.
{MOTION CARRIES??? they'd already withdrawn Corresp 6, 8,
and 16 for discussion so they ought not to have passed the whole
Consent Agenda. They need to say approve all EXCEPT those
Corresp items. In fact, b/c Sop wants to talk about Item 13,
they shd exempt that too.}
Reports for Consent Agenda
CAO: no, you need to consider now, items, 6, 8,...
A/Mayor: oh, we do those first?
MS: in the interests of time...
{Go to below Item 15, see just before 8:39, and pick up the
discussion there}
{So here the jump to the Correspondence items named; but
later you see that A/Mayor thinks they were on 11, but weren't ever
really b/c it just introduces Reports and
Correspondence.}
CORRESPONDENCE LIST FOR CONSENT AGENDA
15. Correspondence List
(File: 0120 24)
Referred to Director of Parks and Community Services for
consideration and response.
Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for
consideration and response.
Correspondence received up to
May 15, 2009
Referred to Director of Engineering and
Transportation for consideration and response.
MS: I can speak to all three items at once, all three are about
traffic and parking
[8:39] four years ago we had two studies paid for by the
taxpayers and to my knowledge nothing been done
put on shelf and ignored; cost; taxpayers pockets picked
again, only way you can describe it
and parking study in 2005
before new one built; we had a parking issue, that one was
ignored as well
I wd like to ask staff to give this Ccl report what's being done
with those two studies that were paid for; ppl along MDr waiting for
three and four lights to get through some of these intersections
supposed to be parking changes made, supposed to be no left turn
signs considered and left turn lanes provided -- I hear all these
things
at 15th and Marine you see ppl roar through the gas stations to
avoid being stuck in the traffic jam of the lights
we have to address these basic meat and potatoes issues
I'll make the motion whenever you give me the high sign with your
breadth of experience in the chair
I move that we ask for a staff report on the two studies that
were done in 2005 and ask for an update on traffic and parking issues
in Amb and Dund and around cmnty ctr
and what we're going to do to address those issues
Cclr Panz I'm sure is going to second the motion
A/Mayor: seconder?
ME: seconder
A/Mayor: discussion or is this a straight referral? cross deptal,
I guess question go best to Mr McRadu
CAO: [8:41] we were in process of dusting those off and
looking at those again
think Cclr Evison has a comment then we'll come back
ME: Cclr Smith has already said; opp to take an aggressive review
of our parking requirements
when Wetmore devpd we'll lose 15 parking sites
know we have some major issues
striping, parking stalls, ineffective and inadequate; generally
encourage staff to take a v aggressive position
Sop: ...sort of disagree with some of the statements made here
... extreme position
we have taken some... adequate in certain areas
knew in cmnty ctr 400 going in and coming out found demand
greater
where going to find adequate position?
can't pull out of the air ... limited space and certain
direction
Ambleside, on that cmte; tyvm things working all right including
adjust the lights
I'm not convinced going in the direction burden on staff when we
know we have limited space and usage not determined; we put up a cmnty
ctr going to last 50 years phenomenal
here's direction we have to go
the other report that come out of Traffic and Planning, don't
take out, want all traffic by our stores; not a major major problem
both our two cclrs referring to
SW: Actually I am going to concur with Cclr Smith and Evison b/c
at Library Board mtg last Wed, a lot of discussion wrt parking and
extreme need for it; letter going to Mr Fung, to talk about some of
the suggestions and requirements of the Library mbrship
Sop: assume from added space for Library don't want to walk, want
to park close beside bldg but that's not reality in this cmnty;
factual
where are you going to manufacture the space? have certain
rules
ME: Indeed we have limited space; that's all the more reason to
be aggressive in trying to use the space we have for better
effect.
A/Mayor: any further discussion? call the question
[MOTION CARRIED]
A/Mayor: Cclr Sop, Item 13?
{Now back to reports on the Consent Agenda. Correspondence was
15, they did it ahead of time, now they skip 12 b/c date set and go to
13}
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
Sop moved THAT
1. The Municipal Clerk give notice that the Devt
Permit Application No. 09-010 for 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane, which
provides for an Early Learning Centre at the Mulgrave School Site
will be considered on Monday, June 15, 2009; and
2. The notice of Devt Permit Application No. 08-042
be expanded, beyond the 100 m set out in the Devt Procedures Bylaw, to
include all owners and occupiers within the area shown on the map
attached as Appendix B to the May 15, 2009 report from the Senior
Planner, Urban Design.
{v confusing, not sure what was said.
Sop said he wanted to comment?
Mayor took vote? CAO said need to... to
you....}
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated May 15, 2009 from the Manager,
Community Planning ... be received for consideration on Monday June
15, 2009.
A/Mayor: Cclr Sop, now item 13
Sop: just looking through the Craigmohr subdivision; from report
dividing two lots into three, Mr Sokol
[8:46] looks like going to realign, creek in other
direction
thought if dry or ephemeral thought we weren't going to alter;
every dry stream considered a creek under policy of WV
every stream considered a creek; example, resident left side of
property creek falling in, wanted to fill in and we said no; so we
don't
don't alter to give advantage of third lot
Sokol: I'm not familiar with that issue; happy to look into it
and report
in this case, the Envmtal Protection Officer finds it does
comply with OCP guidelines that it provides stream protection; can go
into more detail on it
ME: are we at this moment going to debate the options as laid
out on p170?
A/Mayor: don't think we've got to that, we're on Item 11 if I'm
not mistaken; then 12 and 13
{Well, as you can see were were not on 11, we'd skipped 12
and this item is 13.}
SSch: the motion Ccl passed wrt DPA Craigmohr was to set date for
Ccl consideration after public notification
ME: setting date, no discussion
Sop: reason I brought it up is that report is there and I was
querying about going into a creek for a third lot; point of
clarification
ME: I've got lots of questions on that
A/Mayor: so that's the Consent Agenda; we're onto Item 12, if I'm
not mistaken, Madam Clerk?
CAO: that's correct
{Rather confusing b/c Craigmohr is Item 13}
A/Mayor: I think Cclr Walker wants to speak to before--?
SW: are actually debating anything? we're just setting
dates
{Voice: item 12 has already been approved.}
SSch: Yes, those dates were set for June 15
A/Mayor: So we have no further discussion on Item 12 or 13 this
evening other than setting dates.
Item 14? It has been withdrawn
14. Development Permit Application No. 08-002 for 2451
Palmerston Avenue (File: 1010-20-08-002)
Information to be provided. WITHDRAWN
[8:50]
SSch: So, Mr Mayor, we are now moving to Item 16, Reports from
Mayor/Cclrs b/c the previous items have been dealt with.
[8:51]
16. REPORTS FROM MAYOR/CCLRS
ME: not so much a report, a request
following that serious accident on Upper Levels I was interviewed
on CTV and raised a number of questions with staff, understood our MLA
(Sultan) was going to bring this safety issue up with the prov
if we're going to go further, suggest we assist Ralph Sultan if
that's the right way; at least endorse what he's doing
firm position; that stretch shd be diligently reviewed and dealt
with v quickly
CAO: not within our jurisdiction, if we want to take a hard look,
wd hv to bring in engineers
b/c prov resp, encourage our MLA to find what the issue is,
whether engineering prob or Ministry of Transportation problem wrt the
posted speed
I believe Cclr Evison is asking for is support, a letter to go to
our MLA asking him to proceed trying to find a soln in that particular
area
ME: well said
CAO: if that's the wish, can draft, forward that letter
A/Mayor: need a motion?
CAO: no motion nec, can take that under advisement and get that
letter out.
17. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS -- none
18. ADJOURNMENT -- MS: I move the ... mtg of Ccl be
mercifully adjourned. [8:55]
=== Ccl AGENDAs June 1st
===
+ PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
+
The Council
Meeting will commence immediately
following the Public Hearing
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC HEARING
Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 1968, Amendment Bylaw No. 4579, 2009
(regarding child care regulations); Business Licence Bylaw No. 4455,
2005, Amendment Bylaw No. 4596, 2009 (regarding child care operation
requirements) and Proposed Development Variance Permit Policy
(regarding guidelines for evaluating applications for development
variance permits for child care facilities in residential
zones) (File: 1610-20-4579
/1610-20-4596 / 2620-08)
The Director of Planning, Lands and Permits will describe the
subject application.
Applicant: The District of West Vancouver
Affected Lands: The proposed regulations
regarding child care uses apply to residential, commercial, mixed use,
public assembly and community use zones.
Purpose: The proposed Zoning Bylaw
amendment updates regulations for child care uses in West
Vancouver.
Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment:
Definitions for child care and related uses are updated and
streamlined, and consequential amendments are made to the Zoning Bylaw
and inconsistencies removed.
For residential areas, the proposed bylaw reduces
the maximum number of children allowed in a child care facility in a
single family home from 20 (existing bylaw) to 16 (proposed).
The following requirements are also added for Child Care facilities
of [nine] to 16 children in single family homes:
(a) on residential lots that are abutting or
directly across the street from a community facility site (school,
park, community centre, or place of worship):
One off-street parking space for every six
child care spaces; and
Outdoor play structures and equipment for a
child care facility must be sited a minimum of four feet from all lot
lines in all single family (R.S.) and duplex (R.T.)
zones.
(b) on all other residential lots:
One off-street parking space for every four
child care spaces;
The child care facility must be located a
minimum distance of 600 feet from any other existing child care
facility of more than eight children in a single family
home;
The single family home in which the child care
facility is operated must be occupied by the operator or a staff
person of the child care facility; and
Outdoor play structures and equipment for the
child care facility must be sited a minimum of four feet from all lot
lines in all single family (R.S.) and duplex (R.T.)
zones.
For commercial areas, the proposed bylaw provides
for child care as an allowed use in commercial areas (not currently
allowed in the existing Zoning Bylaw).
The proposed bylaw also:
allows child care as a use in the common amenity
spaces of multifamily buildings;
updates regulations for child care in public
assembly and community use zones and provides consistency across
community use zones where child care facilities are
allowed.
While not required as part of the public hearing
process:
for convenience as the bylaw amendments are
related, all persons who wish to provide comment on the Business
Licence Bylaw No. 4455, 2005 Amendment Bylaw No. 4596, 2009
(which requires neighbour notification and submission of a traffic
management plan prior to receiving a business licence for a child care
operation of more than [eight] children in a single family home) will
be given an opportunity to be heard; and
all persons who wish to provide comment on the
proposed Development Variance Permit Policy for child care uses (which
provides guidelines for Council consideration of variances to
requirements for parking and siting of outdoor play equipment for
child care uses of over [eight] children in a single family home) will
be given an opportunity to be heard.
3. Public Hearing Procedure
Acting
Mayor Walker will describe the procedure for the Public
Hearing....
4. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
1) Reports received up to May 28,
2009:
West Vancouver Child Care Regulations - Zoning
Bylaw No. 2200, 1968, Amendment Bylaw No. 4579, 2009, Proposed
Development Variance Permit Policy, and Business Licence Bylaw No.
4455, 2005 Amendment Bylaw No. 4596, 2009; April 14, 2009 (rec'd May
4)
2) Correspondence received up to May 28, 2009:
none.
On May 4, 2009 Council set the date for the Public Hearing. The
statutory notice of Public Hearing was published in the North Shore
News on May 24 and May 27, 2009. The Municipal Clerk will note
written submissions received for the June 1,
2009 Public Hearing.
5. PUBLIC INPUT
Acting
Mayor Walker will call for public input.
6. CLOSURE OR ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING
If there is no further public input and Council does not wish
to request a further staff report, then:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT all written and verbal submissions ... be received and that
the Public Hearing be closed.
OR If Council wishes a further staff report,
then:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT staff report back to Council ... and that the Public Hearing
be adjourned to _________________ at 7pm
Members of Council are not permitted to receive further
submissions regarding the Zoning Amendment Bylaw once the Public
Hearing is closed.
+ Ccl MTG AGENDA
+
TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING to be held at 7:00 pm
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES -- No items
presented.
DELEGATIONS
3.
H. Vanee, Chair, WV Community Foundation, regarding WV Cmnty Fdn
Update (File: 0055-20-
WVCF1)
REPORTS
4. Reconsideration
of Remedial Action Order 960 Sentinel
Drive (File: 1605 01)
Information to be provided.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the District lead proposed public consultation process
for redevelopment of 6695 Nelson Avenue in Horseshoe Bay described
in the May 20, 2009 report ... be approved.
6. Finance Committee Terms of
Reference
(File: 0116-20-FIN)
Information to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council receive the report titled 2010 Winter
Games - Non-Enforcement of Zoning Bylaw Regulations for Temporary
Residential Accommodation for consideration.
2. Council provide staff with direction to
prepare the necessary Bylaw amendments to the Business Licence Bylaw
No. 4545, 2005 to provide for temporary accommodation in residential
zones.
3. Council provide staff with direction to
prepare a report recommending an Order of Non-enforcement of Zoning
Bylaw No. 2200, 1068, section 110, amending the definition of
"Lodger" to permit stays of [fewer] than 29 days.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated May 28, 2009
from the Director, Engineering & Transportation ... be
received for information.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
9. Consent Agenda Items -
Reports and Correspondence
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Consent Agenda items as
follows be approved:
Item 10
- Bear Smart Program
Update
Item 11 -
Update on New Working Groups: Strategic Planning; Strategic
Transportation Plan; and Value for Services
Item 12 -
Appointment of Council Representative to the Value for Services
Working Group
Item 13 -
Development Permit Application No. 08-002 for 2451 Palmerston Avenue
(to provide for watercourse protection and allow for a variance to the
zoning bylaw) (to set date for consideration on June 27,
2009) {This must be a mistake; Monday is June
22!}
Item 14 -
Correspondence List.
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
11. Update on New Working Groups: Strategic Planning;
Strategic Transportation Plan; and Value for Services
(File: 0117-01)
Information to be provided.
12. Appointment of Council Representative to the Value for
Services WG (File: 0117-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT Councillor Lewis be
appointed
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated May 22, 2009
from the Director of Planning, Lands and Permits ... (to provide for
watercourse protection and allow for a variance to the zoning bylaw)"
be received for consideration on Monday June 22,
2009.
{that's a much more likely date!}
CORRESPONDENCE LIST FOR CONSENT AGENDA
14. Correspondence List
(File: 0120 24)
Correspondence received up to
May 22, 2009
Requests for Delegation
Referred to Municipal Clerk for
response.
Action Required
Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for
consideration and response.
No Action Required (receipt
only)
(3) Committee and Board Meeting
Minutes
Responses to Correspondence
Responses to Questions in
Question Period -- No items
presented.
Correspondence received up to
May 27, 2009
Requests for Delegation -- No
items presented.
Action Required -- No items
presented.
No Action Required (receipt
only)
Responses to Correspondence --
No items presented.
Responses to Questions in
Question Period -- No items
presented.
15. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS
Oral
Reports from Mayor and Councillors (Including updates on working
groups)
16 PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
// 17.
ADJOURNMENT
=== SOME SUBSCRIBER UPDATES
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A: WETMORE SITE
You may recall Mayor Wood's commitment to full/wide public
consultation as to what to do with this site. Mayor G-J and Ccl
I think nixed that last year but there still might be hope (some
amendments or refinement if you will).
This is partly a fiscal matter for your consideration.
We all wd agree with housing -- the GL House is zoned high-rise
-- but there cd be a modified plan.
Since the property is adjacent to the civic ctr site it wd be
convenient for srs' accommodation.
My suggestion is to have whatever number of storeys the cmnty and
Ccl decide on, but have the bottom two floors for municipal use.
For example there cd be a museum/art gallery on the bottom floor
and perhaps the second or share the second with related staff since
the M Hall is bursting at the seams.
It says public consultation as to "design and
form".
DWV controls the zoning so increased density cd be given and
cmnty benefits according to residents' wishes.
Among possibilities, the adjacent park cd be incorporated
beautifully into the devt and make it more accessible/usable by
citizens than it is now.
Bring your ideas -- this shd be win-win!
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Subject: MEDIA RELEASE: Update on West
Vancouver's Wetmore Motors Site
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 09:00:38
-0700
For Immediate Release Wednesday May
27
DWV Considers Developers for the Wetmore
Motors Site
West Vancouver, BC: Council expects
to select the developer for the municipally-owned Wetmore Motors site
by June 2009. Once the developer is selected, a public
consultation process will be outlined which will ensure public input
into the design and form of the development to occur at this key
location.
In October 2008, seven responses were received to
a Request for Proposals (RFP) that was issued in August 2008.
The RFP outlined the option for a 99-year lease, or a potential sale
of the property for the construction of a seniors-oriented housing
project utilizing state of the art green building design and energy
conservation systems, as well as rental housing and community
amenities. Council has reviewed the proposals and has reduced
the list of potential developers to two teams - one led by Concert
Properties and one team from Pacific Arbour Retirement Communities.
Both teams have significant experience in constructing and operating
seniors-oriented housing.
The Wetmore site was acquired by an agreement
approved in February 2001 at a price of $5.56 million, paid over three
years. Acquisition was intended to allow Council full control of
the future use of the land, in consideration of community needs and
the site's relationship to adjacent civic uses, and to provide the
possible realization of financial benefits from rezoning. After
the purchase, Council studied potential future uses for the site.
Reviews of the Civic Site indicated that it was capable of meeting the
District's long term recreation needs as a main centre.
Further study and public review indicated that a seniors-oriented
development with assistance and services would best meet long term
community needs.
The Wetmore Motors site is located at the corner
of 22nd Street and Marine Drive, directly across the street from the
Aquatic Centre and the newly opened Community Centre. The site
is approximately 52,000 square feet and includes Wetmore Motors, an
existing residence, and a temporary parking lot for the civic centre
complex.
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B: MTGS? CLOSED? NEW MUSEUM?
Just when you think you've had your fill of surprises, along
comes another one.
Tonight again checking about mtgs just to make sure for
tomorrow.
What to my wondering eyes shd appear but two new mtgs for Thurs
May 28th.
One is the Climate Action WG at 4pm at the Cmnty
Ctr.
The two topics for the Design Review Cmte (4:30 at Hall) are the
Hollyburn Country Club and an addn to a commercial building at
1431/1437 Clyde.
It was the Cmnty Grants Cmte, however, that provided
multiple surprises.
Read on if you're interested in grants and a new
museum.
Intrigued to see a mtg for tomorrow morning (11am Thurs May
28th)
Went to their webpage to see what was on the agenda but there was
no agenda. There was, however, an agenda for Tues May 26th.
But wait a minute. Back to the DWV Calendar. No mtg there
for Tues. And when I looked at the bulletin board outside the M
Hall door Monday night, no mention of a Cmnty Grants Cmte mtg.
That's funny. By legislation, isn't the requirement that agendas
of mtgs be posted at the M Hall 48 hours beforehand? It's still
not there.
In the grip of curiosity, had to see what was on that agenda
Tuesday:
COMMUNITY GRANTS COMMITTEE Agenda
Cedar
Room - Community Centre (3rd Floor) 2121 Marine
Drive
6:30pm
- 8:30pm, Tuesday, May 26, 2009 (sandwiches will be
served)
1. Welcome &
Introductions
2. Overview
of Grants Review Process
3.
Breakout to Arts & Culture (Cathy Matheson) and Community Grants
(Anne Mooi & Leanne Sexsmith)
4. Next
Meeting - May 28, 2009 (11:00am - 1:00pm)
Note Arts and Culture (grants not
A&C Facilities WG) on the agenda. Cmnty Grants of all sorts are about $200K and they
are mainly for non-profit volunteer groups (the list is made
public).
ARTS & CULTURE WG --
museum plans
I'd been told lots of staff go to
the Arts and Culture WG and was told to look at the Jan 28th mtg
minutes. So off I went to:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Committees_and_Groups/Working_Groups/JAN_28_MINUTES_ARTS_AND_CULTURAL_FACILITIES_WORKING_GROUP(1).pdf
Many have asked me about rumours of a new museum down on the
waterfront. Evidently the A/C WG is discussing it -- here are
the minutes from January:
"Katherine Tong asked how
the Museum Study fits into this process. Cathy Matheson noted that the
Museum study is one consideration for future planning. We also
have the upcoming Charette exercise with the UBC School of
Architecture.
Design Charette: UBC School of
Architecture
Colette Parsons explained that
the District was approached by the UBC School of Architecture looking
for a project. With background from the Ambleside strategy,
students will look at two separate sites - the 1300 and 1600 block,
and actually design a Museum. This project builds on what the
District has been doing with the Museum Study, and maybe at the end
we'll have some ideas that will engage the public on what this
Museum can be. It keeps the Museum out there in public eye.
The students have just started, and Darrin Morrison [DWV curator?] has
met them on site. This is a term project that will conclude in
April. Council members will be invited to the final
critique.
Colette Parsons observed that
this group's task is to look at facilities and provide
recommendations to council, one of which could be that a larger
community engagement process is needed.
Cathy Matheson suggested that one
approach the Working Group could take is to provide Council with what
currently "is" for debate, and could suggest funding for an Arts
Facilities Master Plan that could shape what a dialogue with the
community would be. It would be best to go out to the community
with a blueprint in place. "
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SUGGESTION FOR CCL MTG
AGENDA:
The ccl agenda does have REPORTS from
Cclr mbrs and even stipulates also from cmtes and WGs. Why don't
we know more about a new museum? when do we get to have a look-in and
input? or will it be a case of fait accompli too late? Pls
put us in the loop -- I even wonder if the rest of Ccl is aware of all
this!
MEETINGS??? -- v late Monday June
1st
Still running late. News on those two critical cmtes
(spending your money) -- Finance Cmte and Cmnty Grants in this
update, plus a query wrt the ghost of CEC.
My continuing campaign for adherence to the Cmnty Charter and the
vaunted policy of OPENNESS.
The Cmnty Grants Cmte will meet Tues June 4th at 6:30pm at the
WV Cmnty Ctr -- just learned today (grant recommendations; see
agenda -- probably will have changed again by the time you read this!
-- mtg June 8?).
* CMNTY ENGAGEMENT CMTE
DISENGAGED?
Not only that, the agenda for a mtg of the Cmnty Engagement
mtg held June 1, but if you go to the DWV website (see the CEC webpage
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=2886 ) and
you'll see the mtgs for Jan and Feb were cancelled; and of course
today's was not on the DWV Calendar. So two cclrs met as CEC to
make WG appointments b/c the Mayor who is chair was away? What's
going on?
Is everything falling apart b/c the Mayor's been away for a
couple of weeks???
If no cclr is making sure that democratic and M procedures are
followed, does it then fall to the CAO?
The Mayor talks about open doors and windows and others close
them?
* FINANCE CMTE
While glad at last a Finance Cmte was established at the ccl mtg
tonight there was NO information provided to the public as stated
in the agenda. I've just checked the FCmte's webpage and
there's no info. It just says the FCmte is being reconstituted
so maybe it will be updated b/c the item passed tonight. Since
who was on the cmte and what the terms of reference are was not
uttered tonight, we'll have to wait and see. The only tidbit we
have is a comment made during the ccl mtg that Cclr Walker is the
chair. Stay tuned. Can't wait to see what they're going to
allow this FCmte to do (or not do)! In spite of voiced
intentions, no FCmte has been able to review the budget.
What is worrying however, is that the terms of reference for the
Finance cmte was on the CEC's closed mtg agenda Monday
morning. Discussing the TofRef of a cmte does NOT qualify to
be in camera.
Not only that, by not having it on the agenda that went out
Thursday, or what we saw Monday night at the mtg, residents are mere
bystanders completely in the dark only watching Ccl pass a motion
establishing a Finance Cmte and its TofRef with absolutely no idea
what the terms are nor who is on the cmte. Is this what you call
transparency?
Why didn't even the cclrs who campaigned on openness and
transparency speak up to ensure the public, even if they can't have
input or make changes, is informed?
* CMNTY GRANTS CMTE
Second surprise of the evening. I always check the bulletin
board as I leave the ccl mtg b/c by law (Cmnty Charter/LGA/Bylaw)
it is a requirement that cmte mtgs be posted two days in advance.
(There have been recommendations that it be two biz days and also four
days; keep in mind that mbrs of most cmtes/groups usually are informed
a lot sooner b/c of their schedules and the need for quorum.)
Last week this cmte's Tuesday mtg did not meet the notification
requirement "b/c of a clerical error", and then mirabile
dictu, Thursday's 'mtg' was not a mtg b/c it was "two separate
groups". Again, that does NOT qualify as an in camera
item/subject.
Under the old advisory cmte system they didn't go in camera to
discuss the tens of thousands of dollars being doled out to various
cmnty groups. Why this backward step?
Don't get me wrong. I totally support grants to these
deserving groups -- amounts vary -- but it shd be done in public.
(The only amendment to this that Ccl shd consider, as an accountant
pointed out, is how to address the tax issue, since it's after tax
money and not tax deductible. That's a nut for the beancounters
to crack, to mix a metaphor.)
Agenda
Cmnty
Centre (3rd Floor) 6:30 - 7:30pm, Tues, June 2
(sandwiches will be served)
1.
Welcome
2.
Appointment of a Committee Chair (or
co-Chairs)
3.
Report back from task groups (Arts and Culture Task Group and Social
Services / Community Services Task Group) on Grants
Recommendations
4.
Endorsement from the Committee as a whole on
Recommendations.
5.
Next Steps
UPDATE: This
June 2nd mtg was cancelled. Another mtg was set for June 8 but as of
wee hours of June 8 the mtg did NOT appear on the DWV Calendar.
I checked the cmte's webpage and found a DIFFERENT agenda for the mtg
on June 8 at 6:30pm at the Cmnty Ctr.
=== NEWSWATCH === a bit
of good news?
The Palestinian
Authority and Israeli forces agree on some checkpoint removal and more
"security" - 08.06.09 - 15:18 - Ramallah / PNN - The Israeli administration says it
will lift some of the bans on movement it has imposed in the
occupied West Bank. Article/report at:
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5670&Itemid=
=== BOOKWATCH ===
NYT Review of Books on 'The Photographer'
by EMMANUEL GUIBERT, DIDIER LEF=C8VRE and FRÉDÉRIC LEMERCIER;
reviewed by CHRIS HEDGES
A harrowing account of a Doctors Without Borders mission to
Afghanistan; part photojournalism, part graphic memoir. To read
review, go to:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/books/review/Hedges-t.html?_r=1&8bu&emc=bua2
=== MAIKU === late May
2009
*
shiny chartreuse leaves
lilacs and orange blossoms
sights, scents of late spring
Sure
my
parents
made lots of
mistakes
however
I've made a lot
more.
*
she
watched, realized,
many
marriages
like
Potemkin villages
=== QUOTATIONS
===
If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even
less.
--
General Eric Shinseki, former Chief of Staff of US Army (b 1942)
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has
wasted 30 years of his life
Middle age is when your age starts to show around your
middle.
--
Bob Hope, English-born American actor (1903 - 2003)
If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so
much as to be out of danger?
--
T. H. Huxley, English biologist (1825 - 1895)
Next to the striking of fire and the discovery of the wheel, the
greatest triumph of what we call civilization was the domestication of
the human male.
--
Max Lerner, American journalist (1902 - 1992)
COMMITTEES:
> John le Carre: A committee is an animal with four back
legs.
> Fred Allen: Committee--A group of men who individually can
do nothing but as a group decide that nothing can be done.
> Sir Barnett Cocks: A committee is a cul-de-sac down which
ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.
> Arthur Goldberg: If Columbus had an advisory committee, he
would probably still be at the dock.
> Katharine Whitehorn: Any committee that is the slightest use
is composed of people who are too busy to want to sit on it for a
second longer than they have to.
ANSWER to RIDDLE: Paradise Sloshed.