WVM2009-14
NOTES June 1
AGENDAS June 15
Calendar to June 25
by
Carolanne Reynolds, Editor
www.WestVan.org
West Vancouver's Cmnty
Day and Centre simply splendid!
IN THIS ISSUE:
= At Ccl June 15th: PUBLIC HEARING re 5775
Marine Drive (Takumi Restaurant opposite Thunderbird Marina) to
increase seating from 40 to 60.
MAIN ITEMS at Ccl Mtg: Spirit Trail WG mid-term Report; DPA
for 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane (Mulgrave School), Public Input; DPA
567/571 Craigmohr Dr (subdivision, watercourse change), Public
Input; Heritage Conservation Incentives; Zoning bylaws for
Child Care regulations and biz licence bylaws; Proposed Heritage
Revitalization Agreement, 5762 Larson Place; Bd of Variance
Apptmt; Correspondence re water/sewer rate increase, Collingwood
School DP, CNV re MetroV Draft LWMP, Ambleside landscaping, Horseshoe
Bay Redevt.
= Vive le Canada (BC+; NS; Ignatieff); ANIMALWATCH
(gay penguin couple with chick); from the EDITOR'S DESK; UPDATES
(Your MONEY: 2008 Annual Finance Report, (new) Finance Cmte,
WGs; Fire Regs; Strategic Planning Process; Gleneagles Clubhouse
Banquet "Expressions of Interest"; Brit Props Reservoirs
completed)
= CALENDAR to June 25th; CULTUREWATCH (Music and
Theatre)
= PH/Mtg NOTES June 1st: Public Hearing on Child
Care Regulations: WV Cmnty Fdn; 960 Sentinel Dr; Process re Redevt
Upland of Sewell's Marina; FINANCE CMTE Terms of Ref (Info to
be provided!); Accommodation during Olympics; Garbage Contract
(awarded); Bear Smart; WGs; Ccl Rep for Value for Services; 2451
Palmerston
= Ccl Mtg AGENDA June 15th: PH and reg ccl mtg
= INFObits (Guantanamo Uighurs); WORDWATCH / Tanka;
QUOTATION QUESTION, QUOTATIONS
=== Vive le Canada
===
+ 50th Anniversary of our provincial magazine, Beautiful
BC!
+ BC has a new and expanded cabinet -- guess it needs
reinforcements to handle the financial/economic crisis......
+ Nova Scotia elects an NDP govt -- for first time, and first
time in Maritimes.
+ Eleanor Wachtel interviewed Michael Ignatieff on CBC's
Writers & Company on June 7
( http://www.cbc.ca/writersandcompany/audio.html and
scroll down to that date to hear the interview). I didn't know
his great grandfather was George Monro Grant and he is also related to
George Grant of "Lament for a Nation" fame, so googled for
more info:
Michael Grant
Ignatieff
MP; born May 12, 1947)
is a Canadian
historian, author,
politician, leader of
the Liberal Party of
Canada and Leader of the Official
Opposition in Canada. He
has held prominent academic positions at Cambridge,
Oxford, Harvard and Toronto. An award-winning author, he has also worked as a
journalist and documentary filmmaker.
Ignatieff lived in
the United
Kingdom from 1978 to
2000. During this time he was a member of the faculty at both Cambridge and Oxford, and
worked as a film-maker and political commentator for the BBC. He lived in the United States from 2000 to 2005; there, he was director of
Harvard's Carr Center
for Human Rights Policy....
Ignatieff was born
in Toronto, the son of Russian-born Canadian diplomat George Ignatieff and Alison Grant. His Canadian
antecedents include his maternal great-grandfather, George Monro Grant, the 19th century principal
of Queen's
University. His mother's
younger brother was the political philosopher George Grant (1918-1988), author
of Lament for a
Nation, and his
great-aunt was Alice
Massey, the wife
of Governor General of
Canada Vincent Massey.
His great-grandfather was Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev, the Russian Minister of the
Interior
under Tsar Alexander
III, and one of the few
Tsarist ministers to have escaped execution by the Bolsheviks. In his book called The Russian
Album, Ignatieff explores the importance of memory and obligation
to ancestry in the context of his own family's history while
rejecting Russian
nationalism. Ignatieff
is fluent in both English and French, and has a basic knowledge
of Russian, the native language of his
father.
[from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ignatieff
]
=== ANIMALWATCH
=== Male penguins raise adopted chick
Humboldt penguin
numbers are declining in the wild (file image)
Two
"gay" male penguins have hatched a chick and are now rearing
it as its adoptive parents, says a German zoo.
The zoo, in
Bremerhaven, northern Germany, says the adult males - Z and Vielpunkt
- were given an egg which was rejected by its biological
parents. It says the couple are now happily rearing the chick,
said to have reached four weeks old. The zoo made headlines in 2005
over plans to "test" the sexual orientation of penguins with
homosexual traits.
Three pairs of
male penguins had been seen attempting to mate with each other and
trying to hatch offspring from stones. Since the
chick arrived, they have been behaving just as you would expect a
heterosexual couple to do
Bremerhaven
zoo -- The
zoo flew in four females in a bid to get the endangered birds to
reproduce - but quickly abandoned the scheme after causing outrage
among gay rights activists, who accused it of interfering in the
animals' behaviour. The six "gay" penguins
remain at the zoo, among them Z and Vielpunkt who are now rearing the
chick together after being given the rejected egg.
"Z and
Vielpunkt, both males, gladly accepted their 'Easter gift' and got
straight down to raising it," said a zoo statement....
-- the rest at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8081829.stm
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK
===
--
ceding space to Updates! read below.....
=== UPDATES ===
+ BUDGET -- MONEY MONEY MONEY!
(yours)
= 2008
Annual Report Now Available
Monday, June
08
-- The 2008 Annual Report is now available online.
A public meeting will be held on June 22nd at 7pm in the
Council Chamber to present the Annual Report and to receive comment
from interested residents.
The Annual Report will be also available for inspection at the
Finance Department in Municipal Hall.
2008 Draft
Annual Report
(PDF 3.8 MB)
= The (New) Finance Committee (all
Ccl)
All Ccl is the FCmte. It will provide recommendations
regarding the budget, financial policy, and process issues to West
Vancouver District Council [ie, themselves]. First mtg announced
June 16 for first mtg at 9am Thurs June 18. (See
Calendar)
= MORE ON FINANCE
(WGs)
~ Value for
Services Working Group
The first meeting
will be held Tuesday, June 23 in the Main Floor Conference Room at
Municipal Hall.
Membership
Council Member - Michael Lewis
Citizen Members - Alex Tunner, Graham Nicolls, Paul Tutsch, Steve
Wilson, Gordon Lancaster
Staff Liaison - Richard Laing (Director of
Finance), Barbara Wood (Manager of Financial
Reporting), Pascal Cuk (Legislative Services Clerk)
Purpose The purpose of this working group is to review
the cost realities associated with existing municipal services;
conduct a public education process on the costs of municipal services;
and conduct a public process on possible service level adjustments for
the 2010 Budget, in combination with a Three Year Financial Plan for
the years 2010 through 2012.
Duties The members of the working group will review
existing District service levels and their costs, and will conduct a
process for public review of the relative support for existing service
levels, with a view to recommending service level adjustments in
future budget deliberations.
Draft Terms of Reference:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Committees_and_Groups/Working_Groups/Value_for_Services/DRAFT_TERMS_OF_REFERENCE_VALUE_FOR_SERVICES_WORKING_GROUP.PDF
~ Strategic
Planning Working Group
The next meeting
will take place June 18 at 5:30pm in the Cedar Room on
the third floor of the Community Centre.
Membership
Council Member -
not yet appointed
Citizen Members -
Betty Poaps, Christine Banham, Louise Donovan, Maggie Pappas, Mehdi
Pouladin, Peter Lambur, Tom Wardell
Staff Liaison
- Brent
Leigh (Deputy CAO), Pascal Cuk (Legislative Services
Clerk)
Purpose
This Working Group
will advance the public consultation of the high level Strategic Plan,
and provide periodic updates to Council. Ten resident positions
are open. The term will be from May to September,
2009.
For more info:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=17162
Draft Terms of Reference:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Committees_and_Groups/Working_Groups/Strategic_Planning/TERMS_OF_REFERENCE_DRAFT_STRATEGIC_PLANNING_WORKING_GROUP.PDF
+ Outdoor
Fire, Barbecue, and Smoking Regulations
With warmer and
drier weather upon us there comes an added risk of outdoor fires.
A coastal fire ban has been imposed by the Ministry of Forests for all
fires other than campfires.
West Vancouver's
Fire Protection and Emergency Response Bylaw and Parks Bylaws do not
allow outdoor fires on public lands such as beaches and parks or
private property other than those fuelled by propane or natural
gas. Propane and charcoal barbecues are allowed on public
and private property, however as the summer season progresses, watch
for signs posted at certain parks banning all barbecues.
Smoking is banned in ALL parks and wooded areas due to the fire
risk. Having an illegal fire or disposing of a cigarette
butt on public property can net a fine of one hundred dollars or more.
It is important that we all practise fire prevention so everyone can
enjoy our beautiful parks and beaches. More
Information:
Fire Protection and Emergency Response Bylaw No. 3869,
1994 ; Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 3110,
1984 ; Summer Fire & Life Safety
Tips
With summer comes the increased chance of fire outdoors due to a
discarded cigarette butt.
If you are a smoker or invite smokers to your home, please ensure
they properly extinguish their cigarette or cigar in an ashtray and
not throw the butt over a balcony railing. That butt could land
on someone else's balcony and start a fire either in a planter or
other storage. That fire could grow, break through the balcony door
glass and enter the suite. The fire department sees a marked
increase in this type of fire this time of year and encourages you to
practise safe smoking. Thank you for your cooperation and should
you have questions or wish to report a careless smoker, please phone
925 7370.
+
Strategic Planning Update -- Details: westvancouver.ca/strategicplan
Throughout 2009,
the District will be developing a community-based Strategic Plan,
expecting to achieve:
A long-term Vision
for the Community; Clarity of Mission for the District; A set of long-term community
goals; A
Financial Plan that enables those goals; A measurement system to ensure the District
is achieving those goals. For details, please visit westvancouver.ca/strategicplan
Public
Consultation - Next Steps
Open Space Dialogue
sessions were held. Five key topics arose from those sessions, and a
set of questions were developed for residents to further explore at
two World Cafes held on June 3rd and June 5th, and at Community
Day:
Environmental Stewardship
Community Vibrancy
Social Services and Diversity
Housing and Neigbourhoods
Economic Stability
If you were not
able to share your thoughts, it's not too late to provide your
input! Please visit the online forum to review the questions and provide your
feedback. The next steps will be to develop goals identified by
the community and specific action plans to support
them. We want to hear from you. There will be a number of
opportunities for the community to contribute to and participate in
the development of the Strategic Plan including an online forum.
+ Gleneagles
Golf Clubhouse Restaurant Operations/Banquet Hall
Services
The District of
West Vancouver invites submissions of Expressions of Interest
from established companies interested in operating a restaurant and
providing banquet hall services at the newly constructed Gleneagles
Golf Clubhouse. This is a unique and exciting opportunity in the
spectacular setting of the Gleneagles Golf Course. This
attractive new building features a 250-seat banquet hall, 50-seat
restaurant, 1250sf dance floor and 1000sf covered outdoor patio
overlooking Larson Bay. The building's specifications and
design drawings can be viewed here. A formal RFP process was undertaken
in 2008, however that process has concluded without a contract award.
DWV is now in a position to receive Expressions of Interest and
negotiate a contract with an established service
provider.....
Submissions
will be received up until June 26. An Expression of Interest may be made by
phone, fax, mail, or email: Clay Nelson, CPPB, Manager,
Construction & Contracts, Expression of Interest EOI 09 14, 3755
Cypress Bowl Road, West Vancouver, BC, V7S 3E7 Tel: 925 7062 /
Fax: 925 5959 Email:
cnelson@westvancouver.ca
+ Two New Water
Reservoirs Completed Ahead of Schedule
Earlier this month,
both the Bonnymuir and Craigmohr reservoirs located in the British
Properties were commissioned - just in time to meet increasing
demand as summer weather is upon us. The reservoirs were scheduled to
be completed in mid-July, but thanks to the hard work of staff and the
contractor, the reservoirs are operational a month and a half
early. Read the rest of the
story: http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=19082
=== CALENDAR to June 25th
===
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.]
Late on DWV's so missing from last Calendar: Wed June 10
Strategic Planning WG at 5pm
= Mon June 15th ~ 3:30pm ~ WVPB Finance Cmte mtg
in WVPD Boardroom
= Wed June 17th
~
6pm ~ Child Care WG [MOVED to June 23]
~
6:30pm ~ Nbrhd Visioning Workshop and Consultation at Srs'
Ctr
~
7pm ~ Bd of Variance
~
7pm ~ Library Board (at Library)
~ 7pm, repeating 8:30pm ~ from WV Historical Society
newsletter:
"Diamond Head Chalet: A
Family's Journey"
Guest speaker: Donald Grant, Archivist Historian of the Hollyburn
Heritage Society and Hollyburn Ridge Association.
On the June 17th, Hollyburn Heritage Society
archivist/historian, Donald Grant, will be presenting the video,
"Diamond Head Chalet: A Family's Journey" at the West
Vancouver Seniors' Centre. The first show will start at 7pm. There
will be a second show at 8:30pm.
The 56-minute video includes rare 16 mm colour
movie film shot in Garibaldi Provincial Park during the 1940s, many
photos and slides taken during the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, and video of
the Brandvold/Mathews/Gambioli family reunion at the Diamond Head
Chalet site in September, 2007.
Garibaldi Provincial Park was established in
1927. Its many outstanding peaks and glaciers have made it a
mountaineers' paradise attracting many visitors, none more than the
Brandvold brothers, Ottar and Emil, and Joan Mathews. During the
late 1950s and '40s, Ottar and Emil built a number of cabins on
Hollyburn. Joan was an active skier and Hollyburn cabin
owner.
In the early 1940s, Joan, Ottar, and Emil formed
a partnership and worked out a plan to build a number of mountain
chalets in Garibaldi Provincial Park, linked together by trails.
During summer seasons they searched for the best building sites and
ultimately chose Elfin Lakes as the location of their first chalet.
(Plans to build other chalets in the provincial park never
materialized.) At first, horses were used to drag logs and other
supplies along a rough mountain track to the building site.
Later a road was built to bring in the guests and
supplies.
By the late 1940s, Diamond Head Lodge was open
and attracting local, national, and international
visitors.
During the next three decades thousands visited
the lodge. Summer hikers and back-country skiers explored the
compelling landscape that surrounded Elfin Lakes. In the early 1970s
the Brandvolds retired and BC Parks took over ownership of Diamond
Head Chalet.
After the Brandvolds left, BC Parks took no
interest in Diamond Head Lodge and it has slowly deteriorated until it
is now probably unrestorable. However, BC Parks did construct an
A-frame hut near the lodge as modest accommodation. It doesn't
have that awesome mountain feeling of the Brandvolds'
lodge.
= Thurs June 18th
~
9am ~ NEW Finance Cmte mtg (all of Ccl!)
~ 4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte -- CANCELLED
~
5:30pm ~ Spirit Trail WG
~ 5:30pm ~ Strategic Planning WG at Cmnty
Ctr
~ 6pm ~ NSh Family/Youth Justice Cmte at DNV M
Hall
~ 7 - 9pm ~ Transforming
Natural Capital at BC Museum of Mining, Britannia
Beach
Opening Reception -- RSVP 604 896 2233 x0
Official opening night of this
summer-long photography series by Lions Bay photographer Lawrence
Hislop, documenting the BC Mining Industry. His work is
complemented by "Submerged" a series of sculptural art forms
created from glass and iron, by Jiena Morosoff. This art
exhibition showcases local and regional artists exploring our
relationship with the evolving nature of mining and mined
materials. Enjoy this spectacular
exhibit 7 days a week from 9am - 4:30pm until August 31. See
poster:
http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/168996/fe7787cef5/257344/172c3b52e4/ and website for more:
http://www.bcmuseumofmining.org/
= Sun June 21st
Dundarave Porsche Show and Ride -- 10am to
1pm
One day, 50-plus
Porsches, 50 great rides up Cypress Mountain. Proceeds go to help find
a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. For more information,
visit
www.showandride.ca
= Tues June 23rd
~
5:30pm ~ Value for Services WG
~
6pm ~ Child Care Services WG
= Wed June 24th
~
1:30pm ~ Arts and Cultural Facilities WG
~ 6:30pm ~ Composting in
Bear Country: Coexisting on the Edge of a Rainforest
Join popular
compost expert Ryan Nassichuk and Bear Aware's Christine Miller at M
Hall to learn simple things you can do to create compost without
attracting bears. You will get an overview of bear behaviour,
bear attractants, and human-bear conflict prevention, AND learn to
create healthy, odourless compost without attracting
bears.
Admission is free
but space is limited; register at 604 990 3755. The GardenSmart
Workshop Series is jointly presented by the Lynn Canyon Ecology
Centre, the North Shore Edible Garden Project, and the North Shore
Recycling Program. Visit gardensmart.ca for
details.
= Thurs June 25th
~ 5pm ~
NSh Adv Cmte on Disability Issues at DNV M Hall
~ 5:30pm ~ Spirit Trail WG
~
5:30pm ~ WV Police Board mtg at WV Police Boardroom
+++ 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 19, 26]
+ 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
+ Thurs June
25 Philosophers'
Café: Friendship
How intentional and
transparent could and should you be in selecting friends?
10:30am-12:30pm in the Elizabeth Musto Room. Admission:
$5.00
+ June 26 + Free Friday Night Concert
The West Vancouver
Memorial Library is pleased to host the Red Stick Ramblers for this
year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival performance at the
library. Hailing from Baton Rouge Louisiana, this eclectic
five-piece mixes up traditional Cajun, western swing, zydeco, blues,
and old-school jazz. Seating is limited so come early and enjoy
refreshments by the Friends of the Library. Doors open at 7pm, show at
7:30.
For more
information:
www.westvanlibrary.ca or call 925 7402
+++ 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
= June 9 - 28 = "I Am More Than My Day
Job"
a mixed
media exhibition of art by District of West Vancouver Employees
+++ SILK PURSE +++
www.silkpurse.ca
= 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
+ FUNDRAISER
We hope you will be able to come on down to
the WV Legion on Saturday, June 27th for a Western-Themed
Fundraiser for The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. Both live and
silent auctions, a barbecued dinner in the lounge, and live music and
dancing are all part of the festivities! Please dress in western
apparel!
Tix are now available for sale behind the
bar. The deadline for purchase
is Monday, June 22nd at 6pm.
+++ WV MUSEUM
+++ Visit:
http://westvancouvermuseum.ca/
Simon Scott
--- The Architecture of Photography
Opening reception June
23 from 7pm -- Exhibition runs from June 24 to August
22
This exhibition profiles
the photography of Simon Scott, who studied architecture and graphic
design in England before emigrating to Canada in the 1960s. Over the
last three decades he photographed numerous buildings, homes and
interiors, including the work of renowned Canadian architect Arthur
Erickson and more recently the B.C. Binning house, for books and
international magazines. This first solo exhibition of Scott's
photography showcases the region's rich, innovative and iconic
built-forms.
+++ 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
June 19 and 20 at
7:30pm -- National Thyroid Awareness Benefit Performance
+++ WV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
+++ http://www.westvanchamber.com/
The new board of directors, just elected:
Gary MUSSATTO, President; Nicole GARTON-JONES, 1st Vice
President; Andrew POTTINGER, 2nd Vice President; Gabrielle LOREN,
Treasurer; Linda SWAIN, Secretary; Rick AMANTEA, Park Royal; Mark
BALLARD, Re/Max; Jason BOWMAN, Jason, BC Ferries Services Inc.; Graham
FANE, Capilano University; Doug FOOT, Doug, North Shore News; Gordon
HOLLEY, Bookkeeping Express; Ted MacCORMAC, MacCormac & Company;
Megan SEWELL, Sewell's Marina; Luis SOPENA, Caulfeild Assn; Aaron VAN
PYKSTRA, North Shore Outlook
EX-OFFICIO: Michael EVISON, Council Liaison; Haleh
KESHAVARZ-ALEXANDER, Past President
EX-OFFICIO: Tom YOUNG, Executive Director; Leagh GABRIEL,
Operations Manager
=== CULTUREWATCH
===
* MUSIC
+ VSO's Carmina Burana
June 13 and 15!
+ Gamelan Alligator Joy:
Vancouver gamelan ensemble performs new works by Andreas Kahre,
Michael O'Neill, Mark Parlett, Gary McFarlane, and Sam Salmon.
VanDusen Botanical Garden, 9pm June 21st (ph 737
1632)
* THEATRE
* At the Deep Cove
Stage, Everything in the Garden by Edward Albee June 11
- 27 (tix 929 3200).
+ Bard on the
Beach in the big tent --
see www.bardonthebeach.org and/or phone 739
0559.
Othello opened Thurs
June 4, Comedy of Errors June 13.
Bob Frazer as Iago dominates
Othello. The creative imagination and off-the-wall sense of fun and
silliness is in full flower in David Mackay's direction of Comedy
of Errors. Ryan Biel (one of the Dromios) is the actor to
watch. The first half is funnier (even Shakespeare makes an
appearance) -- guess b/c of the many instances of mistaken identity --
but the last half has its moments and the very last scene is rousing
(no, I'm not going to spoil it by telling you about it). FUN!
Get your tix asap b/c it's sure to sell out quickly just as Twelfth
Night did last summer.
+ Les Miz is at
the Stanley until at least July 19 (tix 687 1644); and United
Players' The Soldiers' Fortune runs Thurs to Sun at the
Jericho Arts Ctr (1675 Discovery) to June 28 (224 8007, tix $12 -
$16)
=== Ccl NOTES June 1st
===
A/M = Acting Mayor Shannon Walker, Mayor still away Sweden then
FCM in Whistler
> PUBLIC HEARING NOTES
<
1. CALL TO ORDER
A/M SW: Mayor G-J still in Sweden so I'll be acting mayor tonight
-- Ms Scholes
{who intro'd PH}
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
described the procedure
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.
Sokol: District staff and the Child Care WG has been
working on this. Leanne Sexsmith will make the
presentation.
LS: brought forward to update the bylaws; fills needs and
provides childcare options
[Provided overview, background for past two years]
In a nbrhd a home with 20 chn and few regulations while at same
time shortage in cmnty.
Child Care Services WG appointed; review, needs assessment,
regulations in other Ms, etc
First and foremost regulated by prov; they allow eight in any
home.
These recommendations to address our needs.
Opp in schools, etc; Gordon House in Amb with prov funding will
open in fall.
Recognized one strategy alone wd not meet all needs
residential areas, the smallest role
range of options and locations
[Slides. Went through regulations for sgl-fam areas, ideal
b/c close to parks but require nbrhd sensitivity; reduction to 16 from
20; limited parking; religious facilities and amenities]
For flexibility guidelines hv bn provided for Ccl's
consideration
traffic flow, parking plan, environmental sensitivity
Consider commercial areas
bylaws consistent, schools and churches
Develop a resource package for child care operators, update
sustainability of life
Sop: Mr Sokol 600ft..... in Amb wd bring up to 2000
difficult to put a daycare in ev block
Sokol: yes, the Cclr is correct, 600ft requirement limits to one
per block
child care is not v profitable biz, ppl will not be buying houses
in WV to operate a biz; not going to happen in ev block
for those who do want to make sure fit in with sgl-fam
nbrhd
limited to one per block
Sop: if 600 ft, licensing describes 90m for notification,
why?
is it my understanding, existing daycares that are 20 are
grandfathered?
Sokol: yes, can continue to operate even with adoption of new
bylaw
will ask staff, don't know why notification changed.
LS: when consulted with Mgr of Permits and Bylaws, told standard
notification is 90m so went with that
ME: have a number of questions I'll raise later on when Ccl
debate after the PH; had one Cclr Sop asked, and that was
grandfathering.
5. PUBLIC INPUT
{SSch referred to the correspondence received for the
PH}
Jason Rohrick: here on behalf of Deanne Cardwell and Angela Wu
(sps?) as their legal counsel so permitted ten minutes to speak, is
this correct?
A/M SW: Ms Scholes, is that correct?
SSch, MClk: for the purposes of the PH, correct, Madam
Mayor.
JR: and I have brought copies of my written submission
in a nutshell, the existing bylaw is bad b/c in it Ccl delegated
its policy-making discretion to the nbrs for licences. It
received good legal advice that it ought not to do that, but if the
legal advice had been fully good, this bylaw wd not have been severed
from those provisions, rather Ccl wd hv bn starting from a fresh page,
b/c by severing the provisions it merely ceased abdicating its
policy-making powers to the nbrhd and instead redelegated them in my
submission wrongfully back to itself under its licensing power.
The reduction of the number of chn in a residential area from 20
down to 16 does not fix this problem.
There shd be no grandfathering.
Confining my argument to sgl-fam areas:
A: WV's historical zoning approach to daycare, two kinds: in
home, five or less; and cmnty daycare within pre-existing
facilities
Both are consistent with pre-existing uses. -- five or eight
is consistent with a large family; cd be anticipated buying by a large
family; church or cmnty ctr known too
They don't alter the nbrhd
B: unlawful delegating re policy-making
Ccl cannot delegate its policy-making powers to staff; cannot
even back to itself under the guise of administrative powers to grant
permits in individual circumstances
why? one: protections to public of open hearings and public
debate are not present; and two, it's a formula for arbitrariness b/c
licences are granted on a one-by-one basis, whereas bylaws are made in
relation to everyone within a zoning district.
Nor can Ccl delegate its policy-making powers to the nbr of a
permit application
Bn repeatedly articulated by the Supreme Court of Canada, and
courts, ... due process to be substantively fair
it's for you folks to make policy, use in a specific zone, bylaws
apply equally to everyone
otherwise rule of law replaced by unprincipled arbitrary use of
power on one-off basis, formula for mischief and inconsistency, ppl
not know what to expect
the bylaw is illegal b/c decision in hands of nbrs
did NOT fix fundamental flaw
severing the notice requirement merely replaced one improper
delegate, nbr, for another, itself.
Reducing number of chn from 20 to 16 is not going to fix that
problem
same problem: institutional use in middle of nbrhd
Severing nbrs' approval did not fix, made it worse
.....whole thing shd hv been struck, shd hv gone back to
drawing board
a daycare with 20 chn is not a residential use in a sgl-fam
nbrhd
inconsistent with what adjacent property owners wd reasonably
expect
changes shd not be imposed on a nbrhd
arbitrarily.....
entire existing bylaw invalid
deal with this comprehensive or spot-zoning bylaw
ppl don't expect 16 in their nbrhd
think of it as a restaurant -- have a glass of wine at home vs
restaurant; cars, congestion
3200 diffused evenly? not place of market to decide good policy,
your job
grandfathering inappropriate, come back ev year for 20
leave my submission
A/M SW: any questions?
ME: prov govt allows up to eight chn?
JR: understand it was five, now eight
justification is can expect to live next to a house with eight
chn but 16 chn being brought and dropped off is different.
Nicole Navaretti (sp?): mother of three, three, four, and seven;
we need more places for daycare
I'm a former banker and an early child care educator
v expensive, need, and this bylaw wd address this
{A/M SW asked three times for further public input; MS moved
the recommendation PH closed.}
Sop: in light of my major concern
recall trying to address close proximity of two daycares
in spite of good bylaw, haven't addressed original problem; in
view of hearing from solicitor advisable not close PH till due course
on this issue?
Sokol: don't believe new info or anything staff has not addressed
or cd request staff to respond to what was presented this evening;
happy to do so if Ccl wd like or cd close the PH
MS: believe we shd move ahead, given public chance to comment;
regulations skillfully presented by Ms Sexsmith pointed out there has
to be 600ft between daycare ctrs in a residential zone; and there are
numerous other requirements in a residential zone
primary focus will be on parks, schools, and public spaces
residential is third component
these bylaws clean up the lack of regulation, tight and specific
notification re parking, drop off,
think changes excellent and we shd move ahead.
Sop: don't discount desire to move forward with childcare, do
have an issue with original intense commercialism -- two ppl came
forward who said this commercialism across the street from us
That started the ball rolling
what response to these two
no answer to severing, not throwing bylaw out
if application prior to this bylaw, still right to go ahead
another one across the street be allowed to proceed
need confirmation there will not be a second daycare across the
street
720 and 717 Anderson Cr
Sokol: on Anderson Cr, the existing daycare will be allowed to
continue as a grandfathered legal use
The one across the street withdrew their application
shd the bylaw be adopted wd be a new application; doesn't meet
600ft setback so wd not be allowed
Sop: Mgr of bylaws/services wrt Evergreen Daycare, whatever came
up wd not be enforceable....
cannot retroactively enforce the bylaw; so across the street b/c
of new bylaw
Sokol: yes; believe mgr of bylaws made that when original
they have withdrawn that applic; new wd apply so can't have a
daycare in that place
ML: re grandfathering, as chn cycle through the bylaw, 18? or
remain at 20 forever?
Sokol: 20 forever; permitted use
ML: distance is as the crow flies so not likely a daycare on
street A and street next to it going up the hill, so never going to
get one on every block
LS: .... as crow flies around the existing perimeter
ML: one on Inglewood not on Jefferson
Acting Mayor SW: I'm going to have the last word on this; excited
we're getting going on this
took two years since crisis at Cedardale
6. CLOSURE OR ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING
Moved THAT all written and verbal submissions ... be received and
that the Public Hearing be closed.
CLOSED [7:47]
MClk: PH has closed so can move to regular ccl mtg
A/M SW: complicated
> Ccl MTG NOTES
<
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ML: I move be approved as amended as written
{wch means that this info was NOT said for ppl to hear; got
this from DWV website later:
* adding report for Item 4 titled "Request for
Reconsideration of Remedial Action Resolution 960 Sentinel
Drive";
* adding report for Item 6 titled "Finance Committee
Terms of Reference";
* adding report for Item 11 titled "Terms of
Reference for New Working Groups: Strategic Planning; Transportation
Plan; and Value for Services";
* moving item 8 to Item 13.1 in the Consent
Agenda}
[nothing said!]
SSch: apologize; we have on table a report, item added just at
beginning of the mtg, not on list, and wd be included in the amended
agenda
SW: wd like to ask Ms Mooi to make an announcement
Mooi: v plsed to announce Ambleside Park was a winner in the
category of favourite NSh park and cmnty space by the readers of the
NShNews. Thank readers and NSN for this lovely plaque we were
presented with.
2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES -- No items
presented.
DELEGATIONS
3.
H. Vanee, Chair, WV Community Foundation, regarding WV Cmnty Fdn
Update (File: 0055-20-
WVCF1)
HV: thank you for opp; bring you up to date; first introduce the
directors and you'll notice none of them will be in need of
daycare
[NAMED them and they stood up]
thank you for coming tonight
Always a pleasure to
distributed to charitable causes; invest gifts received; to
worthwhile
have distributed more than $2M; students; many and diverse groups
--
downturn, last fall first time not able to distribute and this
year $40K but requests were $113K
almost irresistible to ask for donations but know the reason I'm
here so won't
spirit when cmnties feel ... for everyone
support cmnty events, such as a sustainable conference at Cap
U
... Cmnty Fdns across Canada
bring ppl together, new ideas/ideals
principles: understand cmnty, partnership, building cmnty
assets
offer opps to everyone; meet needs, challenges today and in
future -- your cmnty fdn
A/Mayor: Thanks, Helen
ME: don't want to talk about donations but if I did how wd we get
in contact with you
HV: we have a website
Ans: www.westvanfoundation.com
click on Canada Helps on line -- credit card, chq, tax
deductible, or come see me at 1846 MDr
HV: or...
ME:-- HV: --
A/M: what were the $40K in grants?
Ans: Meals on Wheels, Boys' Choir, Schizophrenic, xxxx
A/M: okay, sample
MS: if citizen wanted to donate in a specific area
HV: absolutely; express interest, that's where dividends will be
directed
a wide range of groups apply; cmnty, seniors; that's where the
money is directed
TP: no question we're a better place b/c of the Cmnty Fdn; thank
you and your board
[TYVM to applause]
REPORTS
4. Reconsideration
of Remedial Action Order 960 Sentinel
Drive (File: 1605 01)
Information to be provided.
RM: My name is Roger MacAfee [sp?], lawyer
knew Mr Smood, he asked if [I'd help]....
ask if this can be adjourned to give me time, to the next mtg
June 15
Sop: what wd be the reason for reconsideration
Ans: if I had all that now, I'd give it to you
he has sent a letter, I was not involved in it, had I been I'd
have put more bits and pieces
fall ... know you wd have .....
Mr Smood has been a resident for 40 years, don't think two
weeks....
Sop: I'll make a motion to defer to next ccl mtg
A/M: seconder?
[none]
another motion?
ML: make motion to reaffirm, completion by June 6
RM: do I have an opp to speak?
[a loud NO]
RM, incredulous: you're kidding!
MS: may be some middle ground; wait until Cclr Sop
A/M: repeat; Cclr Sop was distracting me
MS: maybe need a bullhorn
he's only got five days; maybe give him another 14 to 21
days
offer Mr MacAfee to meet with him how to....
perhaps Cclr Lewis extend
A/M: just extending completion of work, not the motion
ML: been a long long time; certainly enough time to put up a
gate
I'd be supportive of a friendly amendment ...
CAO: if we cd have bylaw; does not change the intent of the
motion
Liz H (Bylaw Ofcr): as long as the word is extension
MS: to June 21st, that's an extra 15 days
A/M: and seconder
Sop: reason not original motion, felt there shd be some
leeway......
realization the end has come and have to make some choices
flexibility .... assistance -- what avenue can you take best for
you
relationship to moving companies or junk moving companies
favourable to allowing more time
SSch: confirm remediation motion and the date for completion of
work be extended to June 21st 2009
ML: Madam Clerk the fact that that's a Sunday a problem?
Sokol: no, enables staff to report at Monday mtg 22nd
A/M: Madam Clerk, is Mr MacAfee allowed to say anything?
MClk: if Ccl so wishes
A/M: I'm going to call the question and let him have the two
weeks
[PASSES]
So, thank you, Mr. MacAfee.
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.
A/M: Mr Sokol, are you going to speak to this?
Sokol: can make a brief presentation... met; proceed
through District-led as outlined in staff report
[ME made motion]
ML: District-led or lead?
Sokol: led
6. Finance Committee Terms of
Reference
(File: 0116-20-FIN)
Information to be provided.
MS: We have a report from CAO on the proposed new FCmte, chaired,
all hopeful of good things happening b/c you're the chairman.
Move Cmte and TofRef attached dated May 29 be approved PASSED
{This was jaw-dropping! We were left sitting there
with no mbr names and no idea what the TofRef were. More on this
in next issue!}
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.
ME: self-defeating
Sop: right now you're allowed two lodgers
how is it without kitchen facilities; what's difference if owner
wants to rent for a month?
today no need for licence
for Olympics have to buy a biz licence -- no diff except for biz
licence
I'm with Cclr Ev, duplicating the service
Sokol: two things will be v different
1 - our regulations are only for lodgers of 29 days or longer
so for less time at least have to have a temp amendment of bylaw for
under 29 days
2 - apparent many more going on than now and thing more
issues, and think safety issue -- maintain health and safety ... b/c
of enforcement ... inspections
A/M: other Ms?
Liz: some to some, other, not at all, Vanc allows ......
A/M: need add'l staff?
Liz H: spread over time think we can handle with existing
staff
Sop: if we have this newfound, has a lot of merit, are those same
requirements put to all those homeowners have same ....
Liz H: don't do inspections
ME: what's the difference?
I used the word snooping; I'll repeat it
we're relaxing a bylaw and if don't do .... three months
then for next few years ..... has to be a simpler way
Liz H: lodgers must have a min of 29, not one day or two,
Residential Tenancy Act protects them; these will not be protected,
quick turnover; nor is the cmnty protected in any way
different in that way, not anticipating long term; only period of
Games
lodgers or boarders be protected longer and have RTA
TP: we've never had this before b/c we really don't know how the
cmnty will be impacted so good
MS: as usual I agree with Cclr Panz
most ppl in WV like to do things according to ....
welcome to come, take out a biz licence, enjoy ambiance, do
according to rules
all this motion is going to do is have staff come back with
proposed bylaws and we shd at least take that step and deal with it
intelligently
Sop: agree with Cclr Smith; duplication until I saw ...[ Liz
]
ME: not sure I always agree with Cclr Smith; encourage staff in
an easier version.
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
Withdraw: 1, 4, 5; approved remove 10 after we deal with 11
through 14; then 1, 4, 5
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
Mooi: now getting enquiries about bears; invite Corinne Ambor and
Bill McCuaig to describe WV practices
BMcC: ... numbers reduced ... offer education and awareness ...
Police now get some training
Black Bear NSh Network; Conservation Officers full partners
three most imp ingredients: accept by public, courage of ccl to
accept, Larry McHale answers day and night
TP: question on animal-proof waste mgmt
wonder how you're going to be rolling that out
if you get calls, know garbage no 1 attractant; is there a
process? warning a couple of times?
BMcC: missed the question -- waste?
TP; putting out in morning
BMcC: in effect and it seems to be working
TP: how can we do a better job; first make sure garbage not put
out till 5:30am
human conflict mgmt plan
am thinking of Upper Lands and Rodgers Crk, some stipulation
bearproof containers since up
CA: bylaw approved last year; work with Bill and Larry and bylaw
ofcr if putting out before they shd, removes attractant of food
wrt bearproof cans, that cd be brought into place as those new
devts come into play
wd be looking at this in future
ME: cd you tell me what prog we cd/shd hv to allow ppl to know
who they shd call and what they shd do? info in Tidings? what other
mediums?
CA: we've had something in Tidings in April and will have another
in June; what to do if encounter a bear
also have a page on the website at westvancouver.com/bears
TP: what's the coal for a bear aware
timeline?
ML laughing
BMcC: : ..... no bearsmart cmnties in BC yet
Whistler
hope to be first one; if you're not a bearsmart cmnty, lethal
tool only one allowed
bearsmart, that is allowed ....
11. Update on New Working
Groups: Strategic Planning; Strategic Transportation Plan; and Value
for Services (File: 0117-01) Information to be
provided.
{See Updates}
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 ... be received for consideration on
Monday June 22.
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.
Sop: opp to define boundaries larger than it is now
areas not protected at all
feel can be addressed; with no devt there, what an excellent
opp
incredible ecological system we have; protect it now rather than
when bldg proposals come up from BPP or
hope delegation wd not be turned down
TP: support; one of the WG recommendations is to look at the
Upper Lands, and specifically to look at ....
A/M:
SSch: currently looking at agendas for an approp date.
ME: rather surprised for no action required response
CAO: not sure
ME: asking for hookups; shdn't we respond and Dir/Engg has an
answer
RF: letter requesting a cost-sharing arrangement
Pasco Rd is a private road and that cmnty lies outside our
sanitary catchment area
if proceed, wd be a private project on a private
road
perhaps not put in action b/c not eligible for cost-sharing we're
aware of
ME: reply
RF: can do that
CAO: when something like this happens we usually do reply
Sop: originally were little cabins, they do their own
snow-clearing
the value of their props is now over $1M paying handsome
taxes
don't know if they have water, don't have sewer
when Ansell Place; paid for one down by water
felt Pasco cd get away from field; not paying big dollar
any feasibility, with plant sewer
RF: true during PH for Seascapes nbrhd expressed desire to look
to future, extend, waste water treatment plant to allow for those
flows
has capacity
so far away, the barrier is the sewer extension; fairly costly
project
while last assessments have gone up, ... might have fully
higher
however it is true those on private septic fields, don't pay
sewer utility charge, only for services they receive and not part of M
utility
recently this group of residents have approached the M about this
sewer extension feasibility
some of the costs associated, something of a stumbling
block
perhaps enter into a local improvement; ...technically feasible
through a lift station and pipe work
under our Local Improvement bylaw, list of eligible projects does
not actually state sanitary sewer.... to consider that bylaw wd hv to
be revisited
something the Finance Dept is considering a comprehensive review
of Local Imp; don't know if meet time lines if want to meet quickly
will have to find another mechanism
Sop: been there for years, if need, any way?... Biz Imp Area? fed
funds?
RF: some quite old; they're going to make a decision fairly
quickly
priv project on priv road, they'd have to band together, no
problem there
as far as a sewage treatment plant is concerned we're able to
accept those flows for treatment
A/M: move to no 5
ME: didn't expect such a long answer; now to 5
ME: excellent reply but didn't address the technical questions so
suggest one be given
A/M to reports
SSch: move to accept
15. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS
Oral
Reports from Mayor and Councillors (Including updates on working
groups)
Sop: final report from Measuring Up WG; interim report from
Spirit Trail WG also
A/M: German school; celebrating 30th year
starting enrolment in Sept; do these after school;
germanschool.ca
MS: Cmnty Day on Sat; starts in Ambleside and moves to Cmnty Ctr;
sure a great day; anxious to show off new cmnty ctr
A/M: [re Strategic Planning] this Wed 6 to 9 Cmnty Ctr and Fri at
Gleneagles
prefer register beforehand or call Brent 925 7003
beginning of end of public input so we can begin .....
picture of Gordon Smith's house.... [designed by Arthur]
Erickson
emotional; connection to nature; our global perspective;
sensitivity to place, and ...
help us to draft our plan over the next five years and into the
future
really important for ppl to have their views; it's a shame the
same ppl; really nice to hear a fresh perspective
then Cclr Evison
ME: one sentence
[moved acceptance]
16 PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS --
none
MS: before I move adjournment; stellar job as mayor
//
17. ADJOURNMENT 8:43
=== Ccl AGENDAs June
15th ===
+ 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. 4602, 2009
(5775 Marine Drive, Takumi Japanese Restaurant)
(File: 1010 20 06 007)
The Director of Planning, Lands and Permits will describe the
subject application:
Applicant: Takumi Japanese Restaurant.
Affected Lands: 5775 Marine Drive
(Lot 1, Block 15, District Lot 772, Plan 12573)
Purpose: To amend the MU5 Zone for the property to:
Allow restaurants as a permitted use and;
To increase the seating and patron capacity
permitted for any combination of bakeshops, confectionaries and/or
restaurants under the current zoning from 40 to
60.
Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment: To
amend the existing zoning of MU5 in the manner described
above.
3. PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE [is
described]
4. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
1) Reports received up to June 11, 2009:
TITLE/DATE/DATE
RECEIVED/NO.
2) Correspondence received up to June 11, 2009:
NAME / DATE / DATE
RECEIVED / NO.
On May 25, 2009
Council set the date for the Public Hearing. On May 29, 2009,
ninety-one Notices were mailed to owners/occupiers within the
notification area. The statutory notice of Public Hearing was
published in the North Shore News on June 7 and June 10. The Municipal Clerk will note written
submissions received for the June 15
Public Hearing.
5. PUBLIC INPUT: Mayor Goldsmith-Jones
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 regarding
the June 15, 2009 Public Hearing ... and
that the Public hearing be adjourned to ______________________.
Members of Council are not permitted to receive further
submissions once the Public Hearing is closed.
+ REGULAR COUNCIL MTG
AGENDA +
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
REPORTS
RECOMMENDED: THAT Council receive [the report from the
Chair] for information
4. Climate Action Working Group -
Presentation (File: 0117 20-CLMA) Presentation to be
provided.
At the May 25, 2009 meeting Council received the report dated May
15, 2009 from the Senior Planner, Urban Design regarding DPA ... and
set the date of June 15 for consideration.
NAME / DATE / DATE RECEIVED
Reports received up to June 11, 2009:
Correspondence received up to June 11, 2009:
(None received to date)
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
RECOMMENDED: THAT all written and verbal submissions ... be
received for information.
If Council wishes a further staff report, then:
RECOMMENDED: THAT Staff report back to Council regarding
submissions received ... to allow Council to make a
determination
OR RECOMMENDED: THAT the proposed DPA be approved.
At the May 25 meeting Council received the report dated May 15
from the Manager, Community Planning ... and set
the date of June 15 for consideration.
Reports received up to June 11, 2009: NAME
/ DATE / DATE
RECEIVED
DPA 08-038, 567 & 571 Craigmohr Drive, from
Manager, Community Planning /
May 15
/
May 25
Correspondence received up to June 11, 2009:
NAME / DATE / DATE
RECEIVED
D. MacLeod with petition / June 8,
2009 / June 9, 2009
D. MacLeod & D. MacLeod / June 9,
2009 / June 10, 2009
A. Kazemi RE: 512 and 530 Ballantree Place / May 28, 2009 / June 11,
2009
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
RECOMMENDED: THAT all written and verbal submissions ... be
received for information.
If Council wishes a further staff report, then:
RECOMMENDED: THAT Staff report back to Council regarding
submissions received ... to allow Council to make a
determination
OR RECOMMENDED: THAT the proposed DPA ... be
approved.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Staff utilize the following guidelines in the application
of heritage conservation tools and incentives, which are enabled
under the Local Government Act and Community Charter:
(a) Properties that are formally recognized for their heritage
value via listing on West Vancouver's Community Heritage Register
are considered eligible for municipal conservation
incentives.
(b) 'Non-monetary' and other 'supportive' incentives
be made available for conservation of privately-owned heritage
properties.
(c) Heritage Revitalization Agreements (HRAs) will be used as
the legal framework for drafting conservation agreements between the
District and the owner of a heritage property, including the
application of incentive tools.
(d) Heritage Designation bylaws will be used in tandem with
HRAs to provide for ongoing legal protection of heritage
resources.
BYLAWS
This bylaw received first reading at the May 4
Council mtg, and was the subject of the Public Hearing, held and
closed on June 1.
Second
and Third Readings RECOMMENDED
This bylaw received first reading at the May 4
Council mtg, and was included the Public Hearing, held and closed on
June 1.
Second
and Third Readings RECOMMENDED
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
10. Consent Agenda Items - Reports and
Correspondence
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report from the Sr. Community Planner
titled "Proposed Heritage Revitalization Agreement for 5762 Larson
Place", dated May 26, 2009 be received for information.
12. Appointment of Roger
Romses to Board of Variance (File: 2310-04)
RECOMMENDED: for a three year term commencing June 17,
2009.
RECOMMENDED: received for information.
CORRESPONDENCE LIST FOR CONSENT AGENDA
14. Correspondence List (File:
0120 24)
Correspondence received up to
June 8, 2009
Requests for Delegation -- No
items presented.
Action Required
Referred to Director of Engineering and Transportation for
consideration and response.
Referred to Director of Parks and Community Services for
consideration and response.
Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and
response.
Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and
response.
No Action Required (receipt
only)
(10) Submissions for Notice of Public
Consideration - Proposed Devt Permit No. 08-038 (567 / 571 Craigmohr
Dr):
Responses to Correspondence --
No items presented.
Responses to Questions in Question Period
/ No items presented.
15. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS Including
updates on working groups)
16. PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS //
17. ADJOURNMENT
=== INFObits ===
Emptying Guantanamo...........
+ Four Uighurs sent to Bermuda
+ from The Economist (issue June 6 - 12): The tiny Pacific
country of Palau accepted 17 former prisoners from the Guantánamo
Bay detention centre. The 17 are Uighurs, Muslims from the Chinese
region of Xinjiang. China had demanded their repatriation and other
countries were reluctant to accept them for fear of China's
anger.
=== WORDWATCH / Tanka
=== June 4 [sparked by a word heard in Bard's
Othello]
we seek
dignity
overwhelmed by two
giants
please grant us our
wish
to be distinct, different;
not pale copies, our own
selves
=== QUOTATION QUESTION
=== from Mardy's newsletter
Dr Mardy Grothe ( http://www.drmardy.com/ ) writes about chiasmus
(http://www.drmardy.com/chiasmus/welcome.shtml ) -- the way he came to
my attention -- and has a weekly newsletter (
http://www.drmardy.com/newsletter.shtml ) with quotations in history.
Here's one that came with a request to his subscribers for
information. Can you help? (I promise to give the copy to
you if you're the first.)
"Education is not the filling of a bucket,
but the lighting of a fire."
William
Butler Yeats
(NOTE TO SUBSCRIBERS: You will find
this last quotation -- in several variations -- on hundreds of web
sites and scores of quotation anthologies. It's a beautiful
observation, true, but after years of searching, I have not been able
to track down the original source. I've also seen similar
versions of the sentiment attributed to Plutarch, Plato, and Socrates,
all without a citation. I will provide a personally-inscribed
copy of one of my books to the first subscriber who can provide
definitive proof about the author and original source of this saying.
Go to work, Quotation Sleuths!)
=== QUOTATIONS
===
Elector: one who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the
man of another man's choice.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
American satirist (1842 - 1914?)
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange
them.
-- Ronald Reagan, US
president (1911 - 2004)
He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits
for the river to run out before he crosses.
-- Horace, poet and
satirist (65 - 8 BCE)
Crabbed age and youth cannot live together; Youth is full of
pleasure, age is full of care; Youth like summer morn, age like winter
weather; Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare. Youth is full
sport, age's breath is short; Youth is nimble, age is lame; Youth is
hot and bold, age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, age is tame. Age, I
do abhor thee; youth, I do adore thee.
-- William
Shakespeare
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old
age.
-- French proverb
To fail to experience gratitude when walking through the
corridors of the Metropolitan Museum, when listening to the music of
Bach or Beethoven, when exercising our freedom to speak, to give, or
withhold, our assent, is to fail to recognize how much we have
received from the great wellsprings of human talent and concern that
gave us Shakespeare, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, our parents, our
friends. We need a rebirth of gratitude for those who have cared for
us, living and, mostly, dead. The high moments of our way of life are
their gifts to us. We must remember them in our thoughts and in our
prayers and in our deeds.
-- WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR. (writer
and founder of National Review, 1925-2008), speech, quoted by
Richard Lowry, panel discussion, The Reagan I Knew, Manhattan
Institute, New York City, 27 January 2009, television broadcast,
C-SPAN2, 8 March 2009.