WVM2009-16
June 22 NOTES
July 6 AGENDA
Calendar to July 24
by
Carolanne Reynolds, Editor
www.WestVan.org
. . . bounding along
into full summer -- even though the days are getting
shorter!
IN THIS ISSUE:
= Main Items July 6th: Public Hearing on the
Horseshoe Bay Firehall site, to be rezoned three sgl-fam lots,
then ccl mtg: NSEMO Annual Report; Smoking Regulations; Accommodation
during Olympics; Bylaws for Adoption (2008 Annual Budget Amendment;
2008 Capital Reserve Fund Expenditure; Animal Control and
Licence): Non-Enforcement of Noise Control 1300blk Marine; setting
dates for consideration of DVP for 6080 Blink Bonnie and for 1431
Clyde; Correspondence
= Riddles; Vive le Canada (O Canada!); ANIMALWATCH
(wallabies); from the EDITOR'S DESK (Compliments; Amb Museum;
Palmerston flawed process; Email spoofs); UPDATES (Annual Report;
Strategic Planning; Heritage, WV Historical Society, BC Museum of
Mining); POLICEBLOTTER (Youth Initiative; Interactive Crime
Map)
= CALENDAR to July 24th; NATUREWATCH (next walks);
CULTUREWATCH (Theatre and Art)
= Ccl Mtg NOTES June 22nd: A Vision for
Ambleside: WV Museum Art - Architecture - Design;
Dundarave Biz Assn; Youth Strategy Presentation; DPA 2451
Palmerston (involves watercourse and variance); ANNUAL REPORT
2008 and FINANCIAL INFO ACT; Cmnty GRANTS Recommendations
2009 ($32,250 + $109,400); 6520/6540 Marine Drive (Firehall
site) PH set for July 6; Zoning re Takumi Restaurant 5775 Marine; CEC
Apptmts; Correspondence and DWV Reply re Dundarave
Parking/Traffic.
= Public Hearing and Ccl Mtg AGENDA July 6th
= NEWSWATCH (w/ IRAN); SCIENCEWATCH; WORDWATCH; KIDS &
COPS; Bard-ku; QUOTATIONS/Riddle Answers (the silly section)
+++ RIDDLES
+++
:-)
a) This
thing runs but cannot walk, sometimes sings but never talks.
Lacks arms, has hands; lacks a head but has a face. What is
it?
b) How do you know if there is an elephant
under the bed?
c) Why
do hummingbirds hum?
d) Where
does a blackbird go for a drink?
e) Why
do seagulls live near the sea?
=== Vive le Canada
=== O Canada!
Correct spelling of our national anthem is O Canada.
The English version is a translation from French. More
info:
* Canadian Heritage -
National Anthem: O
Canada11 Dec 2008 ... "O Canada" was
proclaimed Canada's national anthem on July 1, 1980, 100 years after it was
first sung on June 24, 1880.
...
www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/symbl/anthem-eng.cfm -
Cached - Similar -
* O Canada - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia"O Canada" is the
national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by the Lieutenant
Governor of
Quebec, the Honourable Théodore Robitaille, ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Canada - Cached - Similar -
* O Canada Lyrics and MP3Learn the lyrics to O
Canada in English and French and download
the National Anthem on MP3. www.singforcanada.ca/anthem.html -
Cached - Similar -
=== ANIMALWATCH ===
Wallabies and crop circles in SCIENCEWATCH
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK
===
> COMPLIMENTS
First of all, must mention that in my dealings with Patricia
Leslie in Communications have found her to be unfailingly receptive,
helpful, and courteous -- a real gem in the DWV staff
pantheon.
> AMBLESIDE VISION with Museum
Item 3 on June 22 ccl mtg is gripping.
Pls don't misunderstand -- GREAT concept, but it really does need
real and broad cmnty consultation to get residents' input, not just
from artists and architects who are needed once approved and their
further ideas and expertise valuable.
> PALMERSTON
Will write about minutes another time but just as in the above
item, the changes to the original motion are not indicated (along with
who), this has the glaring omission, rightfully queried by Sop, that a
bldg permit wd be issued without garage plans (three-car at that and
on a creek bank!); Dir/Planning admitted 'unfortunate' (shd not be
done); apparently gave in to applicant's desire to go ahead before
agreement on location reached. Bizarre to say the least.
But then Mark Sager represented the applicant.
> EMAIL
Some years I was outraged to receive an email showing it was from
me at my company email address and it had, shall I say, less than
edifying material. Again, I'm getting email purporting to be
from me with outlandish msgs, spam, and gobbledygook. It is alas
the case that spammers scour the Internet and scoop ppl's and
companies' email addresses to use and send out hoping more likely to
be read. I've got spam email indicating from the Royal Bank,
PayPal, eBay, etc complete with logos even.
Anyway, the lesson is that don't believe what you're getting, esp
if unsavoury, is from the source indicated. If in doubt, write
your friend and see if it was intended.....
=== UPDATES ===
> From DWV website:
2008 Annual Report Now
Available Tuesday,
June 23, 2009
The 2008 Annual Report is now
available online. The Annual Report is also available at the
Finance Department in Municipal Hall. 2008 Annual Report (PDF 3.8 MB)
> From Brent Leigh, DepCAO:
Strategic Planning Update
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
On June 25th Council, staff, and
members of the Strategic Planning Working Group met for a Visioning
Session. A draft Vision was developed, which will be further refined
by the Working Group, then brought forward to Council at their July
20th Council meeting. Residents will be able to post feedback and
comments on this draft Vision though the online Community Forum
throughout the summer months.
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. For details visit
westvancouver.ca/strategicplan
> HERITAGE MATTERS UPDATE
At the June 15th ccl mtg, Stephen Mikicich referred to the Historic Places Initiative program, which make
federal funds available for the conservation of commercial heritage
properties. Probably the program was targeted to investment in
commercial areas (e.g., small town main streets) to stimulate economic
development/tourism through heritage conservation. The program
was called Commercial Heritage Properties Incentive Fund. Here's
the link:
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/plp-hpp/plp-hpp2a.aspx
Commercial Heritage
Properties Incentive Fund
The objective of the Commercial Heritage
Properties Incentive Fund is to engage a broad range of taxable
Canadian corporations in preserving Canada's heritage properties, to
the benefit of Canadians and communities throughout
Canada.
The program is designed to award financial
incentives to eligible commercial historic places listed
on the Canadian Register of Historic Places (provided that
conservation work complies with the Standards & Guidelines for the
Conservation of Historic Places in Canada) in order to:
* save threatened historic properties from demolition
or destruction;
* preserve historic properties for future generations
through proper conservation; and
* develop new or enhance existing commercial purposes
for historic properties within the community.
The Commercial Heritage Properties Incentive
Fund began in 2003 as an ongoing pilot project. It has been closed to
new applicants since September 2006.
We are currently not accepting applications,
but if you are interested in the program, please consult our website
regularly for updates. [Date Modified 2009-04-15]
> Canadian Register of Historic
Places
The Canadian Register is a searchable
database containing information about recognized historic places of
local, provincial, territorial and national significance.
The Register allows everyone to discover Canada's amazing historic
places.
The Canadian Register of Historic Places is
available online at historicplaces.ca.
> from WV HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
President's Message
Work is continuing on the preparation of
the book in celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the
founding of West Vancouver. Our board has approved the securing
of the services of Francis Mansbridge, author of the recently
published book on Hollyburn, as the author of the history of our
community. He has worked as a professor, an archivist
(including in West Vancouver and North Vancouver), and an
author.
Under his leadership we are going to
hold community meetings in a number of the neighbourhoods of
West Vancouver to gather pictures and stories not yet contained in our
West Vancouver archives. Our first meeting is planned for June
4th in the St. Francis in the Wood church hall at 7pm. Coffee and tea
will be served. All who have pictures and information of historic
Caulfeild are welcome.
One of our long standing members,
Peter Hall, reminded me of an application for the designation of
the Lions' Gate Bridge as a National Historic Site. While
the West Vancouver Historical Society made the application in 1999 and
the final approval came through in 2005, no ceremony has been
held to erect a plaque and publicly acknowledge the designation.
We are currently working with Peter to ensure the plaque and the
recognition ceremony takes place in the near future.
Elaine Graham and the Point Atkinson
Lighthouse Sub-Committee have been successful in persuading the
Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans to provide the funds to ensure the
Radio Room was rebuilt and preserved. The committee will now
consider 'next steps' in the preservation of the site.
Jim Carter, President
WVHS (located in Gertrude Lawson House, WV Museum;
ph 778 279-2235)
> BC MUSEUM OF MINING
-- NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
The BC Museum of Mining has launched a new
Website! Click the link below to check out a host of multimedia
features and downloadable material, online archival images and
historical newsletters and learn about the past present and future of
BC Mining
Click here now to see the NEW WEBSITE
See: http://www.bcmm.ca/
There is a lot of on-site construction
underway as part of implementation of the Britannia Project. Our
master planning is nearing completion. It is becoming hard to keep up
with all the exciting new developments, but our new Website has news
and photographs to keep you up to date. Current Projects
include:
-The rehabilitation of our 1914
Administration Building; new displays will go inside and the
building will be relocated as part of our master plan.
-A Squamish Lil'wat Cultural
Journey Kiosk is being installed at the Museum. It is one of a
series of kiosks along the Sea to Sky Highway
-The Core Shed rehabilitation
will be underway soon. Direct Access Gaming funds are supporting
this project.
-The Britannia Project
Presentation Centre is being prepared; new offices will be a huge
benefit
Click HERE for photos and
stories See
http://www.bcmm.ca/whats_new/whatsnew-museum.asp
=== POLICEBLOTTER
===
West Vancouver Police Department BLOCK WATCH
BULLETIN
1330 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC V7T 1B5 | Ph: 925
7300 | Fax: 925 5938
Web: http://wvpd.ca | E-Mail:
cs@wvpd.ca
1: West Vancouver Police
Youth Initiative Unveiled At WV Council
West Vancouver Police Youth Initiative Unveiled
Date: 2009 June 22 Contact: Cst. Jeff
Palmer Telephone: 925
7348
West Vancouver Police Interim Chief Constable Jim
Almas has officially unveiled a report mapping out the future
direction of WVPD youth programs.
"Reaching Out, West Vancouver Police and Youth"
was delivered to Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and West Vancouver
Council.
The report is the product of extensive research and
community consultation undertaken as part of the department's
2008-2010 Strategic Planning Process, in which combating youth
problems and engaging youth in community safety was identified as a
priority.
The report spells out a series of initiatives aimed
at making the most effective use of police resources available to
schools while building and maintaining positive relationships between
youth and West Vancouver Police.
Through the initiative the department is committed
to build on existing partnerships with West Vancouver Schools and
Community Agencies, and for officers to remain a positive presence
within schools.
School and Patrol Team officers will also continue
to focus on effective enforcement to ensure schools remain a safe
learning environment.
The report sets out strategies to build
communication links with youth and parents and provide for greater
engagement between Patrol Team members and youth.
WVPD Youth Initiatives will also be linked into the
CompStat reporting system to ensure the community receives ongoing
information about the status of youth initiatives.
"Reaching Out, West Vancouver Police and Youth"
is available for public review at www.wvpd.ca.
2: Interactive Crime
Maps
Date: 2009 July 3 Contact: Cst. Jeff
Palmer
Telephone: 925 7348
It is summer time and you may be thinking of
road maps to your vacation. West Vancouver Police invite you to
thoroughly check maps that can help plot a way to better personal
safety and protection of your home and property.
West Vancouver Police believe an informed and
pro-active community provides the strongest defence against criminal
activity. That is a key philosophy behind continuous improvements
undertaken recently in the West Vancouver E-Policing program and
website www.wvpd.ca.
We invite you to visit our new interactive
crime maps link at http://wvpd.ca/e-policing. You can select an
area around your residence, pick types of offences that concern you,
then click and see how close criminal activity has been to your home
or office. Understanding risks to your safety and property is an
important step toward ensuring you take appropriate steps to protect
yourself.
The interactive crime maps build on information made
available to our community beginning last year through the CompStat
crime analysis program. All sections of the department gather for
monthly meetings led by Interim Chief Cst. Jim Almas to review
information regarding developing offence trends, and identify any
localized hotspots for offences. The process is invaluable in plotting
patrol priorities, and planning accurate and timely crime prevention
information.
CompStat information and Crime Maps provide an
overall community view of where offences have been occurring. We
invite you to pay a new visit to the CompStat or e-Policing pages of
our website http://wvpd.ca/crime-maps-and-compstat.
Through upgrades to our e-Policing email alerts,
members of e-Policing, BlockWatch, and BusinessWatch can be targeted
for crime alerts, and information fanouts, while participants in those
programs can easily update their own registration if they want to
change the information they receive.
Encourage your neighbours and friends to sign up for
e-policing bulletins. If you are a business owner, BusinessWatch
provides information and updates targeted specifically to you.
---
A cash reward of up to
$2,000.00 will be paid for any
information that leads to an arrest and charge. If you have any
information please call Crime Stoppers at:
1-800-222-TIPS
(8477) or by visiting the
Crime Stoppers
website.
=== CALENDAR to July 24th
===
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 website so missing from last Calendar:
+ A Saturday of Music in the
Atrium -- noon to 1:30pm -- Saturday, June 27
The West Vancouver Community Centre
presents "A Saturday of Music in the
Atrium"
The Band of the Fifteenth Field
Artillery Regiment is Vancouver's only professional concert band,
composed of musicians with years of performing experience. This
talented group of 60 musician-soldiers plays a wide range of music,
from classical [favourites] to show tunes and light
jazz.
+ News from Horseshoe Bay: Saturday June 27: noon
to 4pm
Last Sale of the Year! -- Nifty Thrifty Shop at St. Monica's
Parish Hall (6404 Wellington)
The shop will be closed for July and August and so this is your
last chance to reduce, reuse, and recycle until the end of
September.
+ Still Looking for a Great Way to Celebrate Canada
Day?
The B.C. Binning Residence is celebrating Canada Day with an Open
House. Come out and enjoy a tour of a unique National Historic Site
while learning more about one of Canada's first modern homes and the
artist who designed and lived in the house.
The Binning Residence is located at 2968 Mathers Crescent, WV.
Admission is by donation from 1-4 p.m. For more information,
please phone
The Land Conservancy 604 733 2313, email
tbaker@conservancy.bc.ca, or visit our
website.
+ Late appearance on the DWV Calendar: Thurs July
2nd ~ 5:30pm ~ Strategic Planning WG mtg at the Community Centre,
Cedar Room
= Sat July 4th and Sun July 5th -- Saturday
and Sunday -- 10am to 6pm at Ambleside Park
Squamish Nation War Canoe Races -- Come for two exciting days of
racing
= Sun July 5th ~ 8:15am ~ Seek the Peak Relay, Ambleside
Beach at main concession stand
Merrell is pleased to present the
6th Annual Grouse Mountain Seek The Peak Relay raising funds for
Rethink Breast Cancer. The challenging 16-kilometer course starts
on the beach at Ambleside Park, winds its way through North Vancouver,
then heads up the legendary Grouse Grind=AE to the Peak of
Vancouver.
Seek the Peak is not strictly a
race for elite athletes. Participants are primarily motivated by the
symbolic overcoming of a significant obstacle, reflecting the ongoing
fight against breast cancer. Info: Grouse Mountain
Website
= Mon July 6th -- BC Marine Mammal Response
Network
~ 2 -
4pm ~ DFO's WV Lab (4160 Marine Dr) by invitation
~ 7 -
9pm ~ PUBLIC TALK: NV Delbrook Cmnty Ctr (600 W
Queens)
= Tues July 7th ~ 5pm ~ Value for Services WG
= Wed July 8th ~ 7:15pm ~ Field Sports Forum
= Thurs July 9th ~ 4pm ~ Climate Action WG at Cmnty
Ctr, Mtn Room
= Sat July 11th ~ 6am ~ 21st Knee Knackering North Shore
Trail Run; Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove
The Knee Knackering North Shore
Trail Run is a challenging 30-mile foot race along the Baden-Powell
Centennial Trail from Horseshoe Bay to Deep Cove. It provides runners
with magnificent city, mountain, and ocean views, as they go up and
over the mountains, climbing 8,000 feet and descending another 8,300
feet in the process. Info: www.kneeknacker.com
= Tues July 14th ~ 5:15pm ~ Measuring Up WG
mtg
= Wed July 15th ~ 7pm ~ Board of Variance; and
also Library Bd (at Library)
= Thurs July 16th
~ 4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte mtg
~
6pm ~ NSh Family Court/Youth Justice Cmte mtg at DNV M Hall
= Mon July 20th ~ 3:30pm ~ WV Police Bd Finance Cmte
mtg
+++ A Summer of Cinema and Song
+++ in John Lawson Park
Concert at 7:30pm and film at 9:15pm
from
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=13854
Enjoy your Friday nights at John Lawson Park listening to an
outdoor concert followed by a movie on a big screen. Bring a chair or
blanket and enjoy the outdoor experience. (Weather
permitting)
Friday, July 10 -- Concert- North Shore
Concert Band; Film - Man on Wire (2008)
Friday, July 17 -- Concert - Summer
Pops Youth Orchestra; Film - Strings (2004)
Friday, July 24 -- Concert - Hardy
Hansen; Film - Singin' in the Rain (1952)
+++ 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
Summer Hours Reminder: The Library is closed
Sundays in July and August.
Monday - Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday - 10am - 6pm; Saturday - 10am -
5pm; Sunday - CLOSED
> Fridays: English Corner ~
10 - 11:30am ~ practise English conversation, discuss interesting
topics, make new friends: July 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31). Requirement: able to read English. For info call
Fariba Rocker at 604 506 6616. Facilitated by the Baha'i
Community of WV in partnership with the WV Memorial
Library.
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY
+++ http://ferrybuildinggallery.com/
= June 30 - July 26 = "A Passion For Plein
Air"
Watercolour, acrylic, and oil paintings by Robert Genn, Bob
McMurray, Kiff Holland, Brian Romer, Barrie Chadwick, Alfonso
Tejada
Opening Reception: Tuesday, June 30 from 6 -
8pm
Artist in Attendance: Saturday, July 4 at
2pm
ONGOING:
*** SALSA BY THE SEA with
LatinDanceForYou
June 25 to August 27 on Thursdays 6:30
to 8:30pm
Open to All Ages
-- You will learn Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Cha Cha Cha, and
Cumbia"
- $5 Drop in - behind Ferry Building Gallery (weather
permitting); Information:
925-7290
*** 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
+++ SILK PURSE +++
http://www.silkpurse.ca/
June 30 - July 12 "Tripping
The Light Fantastic"
Well-known acrylic artist Olivia Creighton
displays her whimsical Chagall style acrylic works, which showcase her
unique creativity, folkloric images, and her Celtic roots. Olivia
studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Montreal, under Arthur Lismer
of the Group of Seven and received diplomas from the Vancouver School
of Art and Emily Carr Institute of Art. Everyone is
Welcome!!
Opening Reception:
TUESDAY June 30th from 6 - 8 pm
July 14 - 26 "Abstract
Elements"
Talented local artists Jill Royall
and Sandra Harris, with a passion for painting landscapes and the
beautiful Canadian West Coast, showcase their look at abstract
landscape art, using a mix of colour, form, and fluidity to create a
dazzling display of spiritual creativity and emotion.
Opening Reception:
TUESDAY July 14th from 6 - 8pm
+++ WV MUSEUM
+++ Visit:
http://westvancouvermuseum.ca/
Simon Scott ---
The Architecture of Photography -- 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.
* Wed July 22nd ~ 7 to 8pm ~
Photographer's Exhibition Tour -- Guest: Simon Scott *
+++ 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 To get onto the mail list: the simplest
method is to call the box office (604 913 3634) or email
tickets@kaymeekcentre.com and to enquire about completing their
current survey (July)
+++ 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
+++ WV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
+++ http://www.westvanchamber.com/
=== NATUREWATCH ===
"Reconnecting with Nature"
NATURAL HISTORY FIELD TRIPS
with David Cook
... for more info, contact David Cook 924 0147,
cookeco2@yahoo.com
> Saturday July 11th -- Bald Eagle
Nests of the North Shore
Have you ever wondered how many bald eagles nests there are on
the North Shore or been interested to learn more about their biology
and behaviour? Come on a car tour across the North Shore to see as
many active bald eagle nest sites as time will allow. At this time of
year, the bald eagle chicks will be near to fully grown and getting
ready for their first flight, so we hope to see some interesting
behaviour. Some nest sights must be accessed by short hikes along
trails, while others are visible from roads. Meet at Parkgate Mall in
front of Safeway at 0900 where we can carpool. Parkgate Mall is at the
corner of Mt Seymour Road (the access road for Seymour Provincial
Park), and Mt Seymour Parkway.
This event is for the Vancouver Natural History Society (Nature
Vancouver). Mbrship and registration are not required.
Closer to the date, I will know which nests are active, the route we
will take, and the duration of the day's activities.
> Saturday July 25th -- Brothers Creek
Forest Heritage Walk and Veteran Trees
This is a logging history and nature walk in the lower Hollyburn
Ridge area east of Lawson and Brothers Creeks primarily along the
route of the Brothers Creek Forestry Heritage Walk designed by the
West Vancouver Historical Society, West Vancouver Museum, and the
District of West Vancouver. On the way we will have an opportunity to
view various sites relating to the logging that took place in the area
between the 1870s and 1950s. Side trips will take us to some of the
veteran old growth trees that survived the logging. We will try to
find what is left of the famous Candelabra Fir.
Elevation gain: 280 metres.
Meet at 0930 hours at McDonald's, Park Royal, for car pooling and
to collect persons travelling by bus. Alternatively, meet at 1000
hours at the trail head at the intersection of Eyremont Drive and
Millstream Road in the British Properties, WV.
This event is for the Vancouver Natural History Society (Nature
Vancouver). Mbrship and registration are not required.
Estimated time of return: Mid afternoon.
Bring lunch and water and dress for changes in weather.
There are many steep, rough, slippery, and rooty sections on the
trail, so hiking boots with deep tread and with ankle support are
essential.
=== CULTUREWATCH
===
* THEATRE
+ Bard on the
Beach in the big tent --
see www.bardonthebeach.org and/or phone 739 0559.
This is Bard's 20th season and they
will welcome their millionth audience mbr.
Othello (wch I call Iago
b/c of Bob Frazer's compelling performance, see Bard-ku) opened Thurs
June 4th, the official opening of the season. Christopher Gaze
commented that night on how hot it was -- in contrast to last year
when it was so cold he hiked up the bottom of his trousers to reveal
longjohns!
David Mackay's creative touches in his
interpretation of Comedy of Errors add more laughs
(started June 13, bound to sell out soon). They sang a
Shakespearean rendition of O Canada on July 1st! And don't you
just love his last moment in Comedy? (I'm not telling so see if
you make the connection.)
Opening Night (July 2) at Bard's
All's Well That Ends Well was fabulous. Rachel
Ditor had done a brilliant adaptation so all the comments about its
being a difficult play are not evident -- it flows and is funny.
Great acting by Lois Anderson, Scott Bellis, Allan Morgan, and Duncan
Fraser -- what a cast. Don't walk, RUN, to get your tix; bound
to be sold out soon. Richard II, the fourth of the
season, opens July 11.
* Edward Albee's dark
comedy Everything in the Garden ended June
27 at the cosy Deep Cove Theatre. Dark, indeed.
* United Players' Restoration
comedyThe Soldiers' Fortune at the Jericho Arts Ctr
with an over-the-top Sir Jolly ended June 28. Its 50th season
starts in September! (224 8007)
* If you haven't seen The
Number 14 (written in Vancouver and went int'l), then DO --
you'll get a good chuckle. Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
starting July 2, 684 2787, till July 26. G and I have seen two
earlier productions and enjoy the Vancouver references (but every city
has such nbrhds).
* Didn't see
Eleemosynary wch won this year's Theatre BC Greater Vancouver
Zone Festival -- it was at the Tsawwassen Art Ctr, weekend June 27/28
-- but cdn't help putting it in b/c of the name; it was the word of
the day June 22nd (AWAD) so of course I was familiar with
it.
* Metro Theatre often has
British comedies and until July 11 you can see Enchanted
April (tix 266 7191).
+ Les Miz is at
the Stanley has been extended to Aug 2nd (tix 687 1644)
* Will try to take in the
drama The China Tea Deal put on by Seven Tyrants Theatre
about the Qing Dynasty, European trade, and the start of opium use in
Suzhou; at the Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (578 Carrall).
Thursdays and Sundays 7:30pm to Aug 30; tix 662 3207.
* ART
The Vancouver Art Gallery -- Wed July 8th from 5:45 to
7pm
We are again having a special event at the Art Gallery!
Join us for an after-hours private guided tour of VERMEER, REMBRANDT,
AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART MASTERPIECES FROM THE RIJKSMUSEUM
exhibition with a professional staff animateur who will bring history
and perspective to the collection and focus on a rare work by a women
artist.
See vanartgallery.bc.ca for more information on the exhibit.
Tour starts at 6pm sharp.
Meet for no-host drinks afterward at Joey's (wine bar in Bentall
One).
Mbrs $30; future mbrs $40. Pls confirm your attendance with
our chair, Stephanie Friedrich at
stephanie@nmwa.caNMWA Canada is an affiliate of the National Museum of Women and
the Arts located in Washington DC. The Museum honours the
achievements of women artists of all eras and nationalities by
exhibiting, preserving, acquiring, and researching art by women and
education the public about their accomplishments.
We plan other exciting events throughout the year, including a
private visit focusing on women artists in the Gordon Smith Foundation
collection, and a tour of the major galleries of the city featuring
women's art. We also hope to have a lecture by a curator
on the how and why which art is selected for Museums as well as other
yet to be announced events. Mbrshp is $100.
=== Special Ccl Mtg
NOTES June 22nd ===
PLEASE NOTE: When the Agenda came out Thursday, June 18,
Item 8 ended with:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the Community Grants Committee recommendations for Social
Services and Community Services Grants, be approved as follows:
IOW, it was blank. Friday or Saturday the rest appeared
but I was not able to copy and paste so I typed it in personally but
of course the tabs/columns aren't aligned in the email. Another
helpful person sent me text. Two helpful subscribers cdn't get it from
the DWV website either.
Mayor: apologies running a bit late
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Amendments: Item 4 prior to 3; adding report to 5; adding
report for Item 10; replacement pages for item 12; adding report for
item 13
2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES -- No items
presented.
DELEGATIONS [7:09]
4. M. Southerst, Dundarave Business Association
(File: 0055 20 DMAS1)
MaryS: here with other biz assns, Holly (Haleh?) cdn't be with
us; here as a group of village assns (Dina Zeitler, Ambleside; Luis
Sopena, Caulfeild; Rob Delany, Dundarave Village Merchants Assn)
Robin Delany (DVMA): working together; four issues, three re
Olympics, signage to come down to our villages, wd make a diff
Voice (MS?): esp for Olympics
RD: banners -- only one of the three villages has
[Voice: four villages; Ambleside is the only one]
RD [to laughter]: nice to have another wife
Offscreen person: I'll get you for that one!
RD: so will Jennifer
2nd the banners wd be helpful, add a lot of colour; wd like to
support Olympics
3rd buses have ability to stop rather than drive through the
cmnty; willing to work with Chamber
4th not related to Olympics; love it to have an economic devt
ofcr; great to deal with Grant, Mayor, Colette -- one person to deal
with; even half a body, cost effective for everybody
Mayor: When Cclr Lewis makes motion, a lot of sense to refer you
to Christie Rosta on our staff to understand the transportation plan
for the games, look of the games, banners Ccl's providing for, all of
that absolutely, and economic devt officer that folds into our
strategic planning process b/c economic diversification, strengthen
the tax base, the viability of our villages coming up over and
over
we welcome those suggestions; wrt Games we can get going right
away
be fed into Mr Leigh, our strategic plan, affirmation of what
we've heard
MaryS: can I add one thing?
when they put the sign up for Amb V for 15th, I contacted [Hall]
and told we cdn't have one for Dund b/c no straight street into the
village, not 21st or 22nd
fed/prov say no but seems to me b/c of Olympics shd be on the map
somewhere
Mayor: that's a Min of Transp thing we can pursue, and then
banners and look of the Games wch is another thing we will be doing
for sure in the village
CAO: one point of contact for the various villages and assns to
deal with
have come to your mtgs in the past
wrt Olympics we can move that right now, Christie Rosta can deal
with it right now
signage is provincial and we can help they've taken strong
position we can lobby
point person, lot of fun to set that up
Sop: we have not experienced the Olympics in Vanc -- look at Salt
Lake, Calgary -- anticipated a lot of activity leading up; nine months
away; activities going to increase threefold
my point has always been, legacy -- venue, biz; don't know how
they'll fare, not just signs and bus routes -- how we can foster
all our kids are off for two weeks then -- are there
activities?
ongoing things in Amb? involve Dund, Caulfeild, even H Bay
it'll be here and gone before we know it...
ML: Mary, tyvm, v plsd availed yourself to come and see
[MOVED THX]
Sop: so what are we going to do, Madam Mayor?
Mayor: Christie, speak with new Minister Shirley Bond xxxx
wrt economic ofc, strategic planning come in fall?
Sop: any feedback? what are we going to do?
Mayor: three times I've said ... Christie Rosta
REPORTS
3. A Vision for Ambleside: West Vancouver
Museum; Art - Architecture - Design (File: 3012-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council endorse in [principle] the Museum Vision Report
("West Vancouver Museum: A Vision for Ambleside" and compendium
"Design Brief") by Urban Arts Architecture, June, 2009;
and
2. Council approve in principle the 1300 block between
Marine Drive and Bellevue Avenue and the waterfront precinct as the
location of choice for the new Museum; and
3. Council approve in principle the inclusion of the Museum
Vision Report in an overall strategy to be approved by Council for
District facilities; and
4. Council direct staff to make this study available to
potential partners, donors, and sponsors to support our vision of
Ambleside; and
5. Council direct staff to actively pursue and store
collections to support the new facility.
7:18 Mayor: looking forward; wonderful body of work; like
to welcome Cathy Matheson of staff and Merla Beckerman from the Arts
and Cultural Facilities WG.
[Cathy Matheson, staff, and Merla Beckerman, WG mbr]
MB: plsd to be here as a representative of the Museum Study
Task Force
Task Force was made up of equal reps of the Arts &
Facilities WG and the WV Museum Adv Cmte
{never heard of this group -- have you? Had never
seen any mtgs of the Museum Advisory Cmte on the DWV Calendar either.
Is there a breakdown in communication? The CEC establishes WGs
so will look into what was missing -- maybe no updated Terms of
Reference? Did they change their name without telling us or Ccl? or
their composition? The DWV website has NO task forces listed nor
is there a MACmte listed. Curious.}
thank Ccl so far for enabling; v much in support of the vision, v
proud of it
Study led by Jennifer Marshall, WV resident, proven experience
highly qualified, facilitated cmnty workshops; key to process; first
explore best practices, institutions in other Ms; work with cmnty in a
series of presentations and workshops and to test a vision
{When were these held??? did you ever hear/know about
a workshop? with the cmnty? the documentation refers to
stakeholders, artists, but I pass on any mtg or workshop info
including all on the DWV Calendar and I never saw an MAC mtg or a
workshop -- were they closed? by invitation only? If not
advertised to the general public, can it really be considered cmnty
consultation or a workshop?
Pls understand these are comments on the statements/claims
and the process and separate from any opinion on how great the vision
is.
I'm just very sensitive when ppl claim consultation with
residents but they haven't been notified -- not mentioned at
Ccl, not on Calendar, some ppl I asked hadn't hear either.....
There's no doubt interested parties like artists and architects must
be included but if only or if mainly them, how can it be called
"cmnty"?}
This process inclusive and transparent; and enabled Jennifer to
effectively capture the cmnty voice and some of the ideas
{!!! cmnty voice? I'm on the board of several cmnty groups
(eg ratepayers, environmental, historical/heritage) and none of them
ever were invited or told about them!}
WV is fortunate to have many leaders in the fields of art,
architecture, and design; and they were all v willing to participate
in this v important process;
{well, of course! for them!
Again, I'm not saying it wdn't be great to have a new arts
facility but talking them wd be what kind, not whether/when/how much
wch are questions for the cmnty, ie the taxpayers.}
Their experience and ideas helped to shape the
report
Foremost among these, we have a young friend, Gordon Smith,
who himself showed insightful leadership, passion, and commitment to
the project
I wd like to thank Gordon on behalf of the Task Force and the
many colleagues in our midst for his drive to see a facility in
Ambleside dedicated to this vision
{APPLAUSE -- he is the doyen of art in WV and just turned 90;
his piece of art high in the atrium of the Cmnty Ctr, "Beach
Tangle" is utterly beautiful and fitting for our string of
villages along the sea. I understand as a fundraiser some prints can
be purchased from the WV Museum.}
b/c he was so articulate, wd like to quote from the preface of
the report, his words:
A city and country is most defined and reflected by its art; WV
is a sophisticated cmnty with many of its citizens actively engaged in
and supporting the arts. Our current facilities are inadequate
and it is time to recognize the great contribution our citizens have
given to our cmnty and country as a whole, and we shd showcase the
unique art, architecture, and design that originated here. A
museum is not an indulgence, but a necessity.
Gordon's words were echoed by many in the cmnty process and were
undertaken as part of the study.
Will share a few more words but Cathy will present
CM: As Merla mentioned, the Museum Study Task Force was
comprised of equal representation from the Arts & Culture
Facilities WG and the Museum Adv Cmte.
{Still confusing. If you go to the DWV website and
click on cmtes/groups/taskforces/WGs :
http://www.westvancouver.ca/government/level2.aspx?id=3206
you will see it says under Task Forces, "none at
present" and there is no Museum Advisory Cmte listed with the
cmtes. I've made a PDF with the timestamp of the page; changes
made after Sunday July 5th are not there, but in any case these were
constituted before July this year if one follows this
presentation.}
Cmnty Advisory?
To start, I'd like to recognize the contribution of these
residents, and if you cd pls stand:
Jennifer Marshall, Jennifer Webb, Tyke Babalos, Nan Leggatt,
Karen Delfac, Katherine Tong [FBG], Reema Farris, Janet McGuire, and
to the remaining Cmnty Advisory, Ingrid Campbell, Barbara
Kaiser, Jim Carter, Kirsten Baker-Williams, and to all the
residents who participated in the focus workshops, we thank you for
your participation.
[APPLAUSE]
{Apologies for best guesses for names above.
fyi, the DWV website has this at
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=2962
Arts & Cultural Facilities
Working Group
Membership
Council Member - Councillor Michael
Evison
Citizen Members - Chris Philps, Janet McGuire, Katherine
Tong, Merla Beckerman, Reema Faris, Richard Montagna, and Susan
Goodeve
Staff Liaison - C. Matheson, Executive Director West Vancouver
Community Centres Society & Manager of Cultural Affairs and
Corporate Partnerships
Purpose
The Working Group will develop a
Facilities Master Plan for Arts, Culture and Heritage, supported by a
Business Plan, for approval by Council.
The two plans will:
Develop a vision for the
District's Arts, Culture and Heritage facilities, which will
accommodate anticipated demand in the years ahead;
Consider options and make
recommendations for capital funding and for sustainable financial
operating models.
The Working Group will be guided by
the findings and recommendations of several recent studies and
documents on the District's arts, cultural and heritage facilities.
These are summarized in "Arts and Culture - Background &
Context".
Duties
Work with staff, and the broader
community, to develop a framework for community centre
governance.
[from the Terms of Reference:]
4. WORKING GROUP
OPERATION
The Working Group will
operate in accordance with the District's Working
Group
Guidelines and Community Engagement Policy.
The Group's membership will
include, among others,
individuals with:
* An interest in
enhancing public arts, culture and heritage in West
Vancouver;
* Knowledge of the
District's programs;
* Experience in
facility design, development and operation;
* Experience in
program development, and governance.
Staff liaison will be
the Manager, Cultural Services, who will work closely with
the
Planning
Department.
The Working Group's
first task will be to formulate a Work Plan, outlining the tasks
to
be done,
responsibilities, and time schedules
-- we now resume programming :-) }
this study emerged from the Amb Town Strategy and the continued
call for an arts facility that is seen as a catalyst for change;
historic one; need first identified in the RFMP in 1999, amplified in
Arts & Cultural Strategy of 2005, addressed in the Arts, Cultural,
& Heritage Study in 2006, and now offering a vision for
Ambleside.
Like to recognize collaborative support from Colette Parsons
{Planning}, Darren Morrison {Curator, WV Museum}, and Ruth Payne
{Visual Arts Coordinator, FBG}
Delivers a concept and vision
deliver vitality to the heart of the cmnty -- proposes to move
current staff and exhibition programming to a new location and animate
the commercial dist with activities, events, and education
programs
The next few slides will focus on the key components of the
vision [slides; 7:23]
like museums across the world WV's had changed its purpose and
direction to actively engage the cmnty in dialogues about culture and
the arts, and the challenges that confront our society.
In an era of extraordinary change, creativity is now driving the
new economy.
As WV explores ways to participate in the new economy, the vision
for this facility as a centre for active engagement, dialogue, and
innovation supports the creative economy and proposes a space where
best thinking, or best ideas, cd be exportable.
The museum strives to be the creative ctr for innovation and
exchange for art, architecture, and design; to not just look back to
where we've been, but to become a driver for future change and
thinking in the arts, linking WV's creative past to today and
tomorrow
The focus on art, architecture, and design......xxxx ..... green
bldg practices, connection to nature, sensitivity to landscape.....
xxxx
Beginning with the 2005 exhibition and publication entitled
the Poetics of West Coast Modernism in WV,
{Yes, I saw that exhibition and bought the book -- it was
excellent, a great tribute to WV}
supported by Barry Downs and Russell Hollingsworth, coordinated
by Ruth Payne,
We have focused and honoured our architects as cultural
treasures; heralding the WV brand as a cmnty of creativity and
excellence.
That single exhibition has travelled across the country and
back
where ppl will come together; art and culture accessible to all;
new museum will attract biz and ppl, provide educational opps
place where ppl can discover and be inspired by art and
design
we tested this vision with the cmnty and asked specifically, what
progs, services, and spaces need to serve the cmnty in the broadest
sense.
This study answers these questions, and proposes a new museum
rooted in heart of the cmnty
anchor and catalyst for economic recovery; solid focus on chn and
youth arts highly valued
vision: modest scale yet top quality professional museum focused
on art, architecture, and design
rich legacy, midcentury modernism
Our working title is the WV Museum, but cd also be the WV Art
Museum or the Ctr for Creativity
not wanting to get fixed on title.... calls for collaborative
efforts currently operating out of small heritage facilities to occur
under one roof
All three elements collaborative working together; museum of
collns, gallery hosting exhibitions, strong edu programming
located centrally in Ambleside Town Ctr, bolstering cmnty
connectivity and identity, acting as a hub for cultural life and
providing a destination for the region and the nation
an art museum will maintain and art gallery display art colln,
host curated or visiting shows
A ctr for design, contemporary architecture, and preserve WV's
rich design heritage
place for arts and education, higher service level for chn and
adults; ctr for cmnty dialogue will engage residents in issues, ideas,
and solutions
Next two slides what vision responds to and delivers
first: current has outgrown its aging facility
second: Amb Vision Strategy calls for a cultural centre as an
important anchor....
collections, ppls give, manage appropriately
mandate for art, architecture, and design [AAD] unique, brands
District; strength unique; pull beyond region
currently there is no museum in Canada that encompasses
AAD.
will fill a cultural gap; draw wider audience
Lastly will contribute to the ecic devt and revitalization of the
area by attracting biz, ppl, and investment
approach suggested is also unique
This vision calls for a partnership model and the facility to
be realized through cmnty bonus opportunity
{That's one reason I keep asking for the Uplift to be
calculated for each upzoning and for the Cmnty Benefits to be decided
after consultation with citizens. Cmnty/ratepayer groups shd get
together and prepare a list of public amenities for COUNCIL to choose
from, NOT predetermined by staff wch has been
happening.}
with this intent in mind this report calls for endorsement of the
vision allowing staff to move the concept into play with sponsors,
donors, and partners; with the endorsement of Ccl allows for planning
and devt; enable planning to move to the next step; delivery, capital,
and operational plans based on an identified site and devt
proposal.
In closing, thank those who went before us, vision,.......
cherish, nurture,....build upon
[photo of Kay Meek and Arthur Erickson]
Mayor: before Ccl's questions wd like to invite Gordon
Smith
Gordon Smith: do appreciate opp to talk to you; my involvement in
arts in WV began, a group of us came back from overseas 1943, 1944,
there was the Bobacks, Shadbolts, Geoff Massey, Arthur Erickson, a
number of ppl....
enrolled in sch of art, and B C Binning was our mentor; at that
time, then ppl wanted some sort of facility for art in WV; Binning of
course, Ned Pratt, Dr Ethlyn Trapp, Norma Sorensen
when I first worked in WV it was 1944 at the Art School and Norma
Sorenson organized a group of ppl interested in art for one night a
week taking art lessons
Peter Aspinall (sp?) and I as teachers got $5 a night, a lot of
money then
this assn with the arts in WV has bn a part of my life; love
living here; since then all kinds of ppl coming here
I don't like the word Museum, museum is a frightening word; what
I like is a ctr for the arts, not just or artists to exhibit, not just
an art gallery, going to involve chn, education, diverse exhibitions,
wch I think is v important
when I went to the art school, Binning was our teacher, wonderful
for drawing and painting; but what we learned from Binning was
designing a house, designing homes
Ron Thom designed houses on the NSh; Arthur Erickson did, Geoff
Massey, Ned Pratt, later Barry Downs, a whole group of ppl came
this is known nationally across the country as being a ctr for
art and architecture here
right now, museum dynamic, v professional challenging
exhibitions, not enough space, no wheelchair access; a lecture there,
can't get ppl in
lovely bldg, but we need a bldg going benefit us all
everyone
know ppl concerned, say it's a frill, it's art in living that's
the important thing, not making paintings and sculptures; it's quality
of life -- design your garden, seawall walks, this place is getting
better and better
I visited Bilbao, small town in Spain, has now become ctr of
tourism
love to think here....
happen to like new landscaping as you come off the LGB; I know
ppl groused, held up by traffic but I think it's great.
come across LGB, I envision and see a bldg, doesn't have to be a
big bldg, can be a small bldg but has to be a good architect, benefit
cmnty, I can visualize having a restaurant there, a tourist place, and
I think it will benefit us all and I'm here really to plug this,
tyvm.
[APPLAUSE]
Mayor: one other mbr of the public wanting to speak, and that
makes sense, Simon Scott.
Simon Scott: I'm an architect, but more, an architectural
photographer and live in Amb
we live here on the shore of a protected bay of the Pacific
Ocean, against this great background of coastal range mtns --
definitely a world-class setting.
A municipality -- a world-class city
we now have this world class opportunity to bring in a world
class architect and have a world class museum. We deserve
it.
I have an exhibition next door, stating tomorrow evening; hope
you'll come
Far more important is that I and many others have a huge, huge
colln, models drawings, photos; they need a permanent home
Montreal has the CCA; we cd have an equal here; and keep this
valuable info here
know success of Bilbao; not copy but we shd learn from the
enormous success they have enjoyed from taking this major step
urge this Ccl to move forward for a world-class facility
the WV Museum of AAD can be a reality; we deserve it, our prov
deserves it, and the world deserves it
[APPLAUSE]
ME made motion (above)
SW seconder
ME: on behalf of M&Ccl, thank those who have been so involved
with this report
thank Gordon Smith for your inspiration over so many years
now opp to put into effect; and of those on the adv boards
years putting together the RFMP; don't think ppl wd argue provide
incredible recreation facilities
now hope perhaps over next ten years move in direction, create a
master arts facility plan
spoken for so long, now is our opp, I'm more than
encouraged
like your word, Gordon Smith, a ctr for the arts perhaps rather
than the word museum; Cathy's smiling, we've had this discussion --
opp to benefit from the arts in this cmnty
SW: I'm excited about this; waiting for the Amb Revit plan to
start taking some effect; if this is going to be signature movement
toward seeing Amb revitalized, then great; maybe Cathy can answer--
arts, programming for chn?
CM: through the mayor, goal progs of excellence; Arts Umbrella a
benchmark -- speaking to them about partnerships; that's an interest
of ours
SW: one of the things; personal experience, having to drive over
town
one of the things I ran on, keeping chn in our cmnty and educated
here
TP: don't know where we'd be without Gordon Smith's preface
I'm going to read his words
blessed to be in this cmnty; unique; arts reflected throughout --
arts, design, houses, ppl, cmnty; connect to cmnty on a day-to-day
basis
ctrd around what is unique; heritage -- carry on and expand, hope
with this ctr
Sop: Ms Matheson, some of the premise, from my side, is are we
shortsighting ourselves architecture and design of a national
scale
cd go into this with an amenity situation with devpr -- if you're
going to devp there then design, studio, museum
if national profile on it, fed govt be obligated with
funding
shdn't shortsight ourselves; if drawing ppl to our cmnty, has to
be on premise of a national museum of some sort; shdn't sell that
short
second, in your report you did state this study not asking for
any financial side, fair enough, but we'll make it clear to any devpr
this position we'd foster this
in short term, when we look at 1300blk where other needs
there; not sure this, combination, can't be somewhere else along the
corridor
don't want to lose the enthusiasm; hope open mind in
relationship to fostering the idea
financial side will be ongoing, staff, going to require
operating costs, going to have to sit down and work out
not to put any dampers on Mr Smith's desire to move along b/c
great initiative, and timely; I'm supportive of this; on the basis of
make sure layout of these requests, any mtg with any dvpr in future
going to have that highlighted
MS: start off with my positive remarks; think great asset to the
cmnty, art ctr and museum space; we definitely need to revitalize Amb,
ev knows we have to revitalize Amb; great kickstart for the entire
area
my concern is how make this vision a reality; need to tighten
this motion up a bit
no 3 says Ccl approve ... for District facilities -- what does
that mean?
Mayor: may I ask CM to respond, good point you're making
MS: you're throwing me off my brilliant words of wisdom
Mayor: I wd never mean to do that; after you've finished.
MS: I'd like to stay focused here
Ccl Evison refers to the recreation facilities master plan
(RFMP)
ten years ago Ccl did approve an RFMP in principle; first part of
the plan was a new clubhouse at Gleneagles, and a modest rec facility
in the west, and a $16M central cmnty ctr and we see what
happened ten years later
We can't go off the rails again; if we're going to move forward
with this we have to be crystal clear how we're going plan and execute
the project
p44 says wisely to be a viable institution -- capital and
operational funds need to be in place prior to undertaking the
project
I wd like to see us enthusiastically embrace the concept but be v
crystal clear as to how to put this idea forward in a positive way and
actually get some results, in a way make economic sense for the cmnty
as well as for the project
throw it over to you, Ms M, in your brilliance to consider those
remarks and if you can make a suggestion as to how we can tighten this
motion up to allow that to take effect, that wd be wonderful
Mayor: wd you like to comment what means in third part
CM: thank you for those comments; the choice of wording was
intentional
there are some unique opps in the Amb area -- with large parcels
of land
akin to a chess game, to begin some devt discussion, eg in
1300 or other, means moving and finding location
pt 3 allows moving discussion along, in play, as we look at other
opp for the Police Stn, other opps perhaps for other large parcel devt
in the cmnty
Mayor: so perhaps replace with overall strategy for Amb
redevt; not talking about District facilities
CM: happy with that
Mayor: helpful? less vague? not all facilities? friendly
amendment, Ms Scholes, if mover and seconder agree?
MClk: yes
Mayor: Cclr Smith wish to comment on budget?
MS: definitely shd be a Number 6; need a report back
[refer to p 46?], report back Society formed, seeking donations
tonight? how this thing is going to go forward
nice if staff came back with an economic game plan how to go
ahead otherwise, or it'll be filed away with a lot of our traffic and
parking studies, never to be seen again
Mayor: so perhaps No. 6, staff report back as to funding
approach, all right?
CM: certainly
Mayor: mover and seconder accept that?
[done] anything further?
ML: fabulous opp potentially but like Cclr Smith some unanswered
concerns
my guess is this is $15M bldg min but no idea what the
operational costs on an annual basis wd be. I like the concept
that it cd be a stimulus to revitalizing Amb
I'm looking for some biz case so I can do some analysis makes my
mind at ease when I go home tonight telling my chn that we shd
probably drop $20M on something here, so if you can help on that, wd
be useful
no 2 approve 1300blk in terms of a chess game not the best
move; think we shd broaden our options, some other sites where this
sort of facility wd really be a gem
Mayor: Sop
Sop: was just going to fire back
I concur with Cclr Smith; due diligence in planning and
financing
do object to going back to twelve or thirteen years' worth of
weekly mtgs that supported an initiative of two cmnty ctrs and a host
of other benefits to this cmnty, that we did through, uh, save money,
that is in fact is that that's used as a whipping stone that we shd be
v careful; fact is we produced something magical, well used, from days
of swimming pool to opening of cmnty ctr that we shd be proud of; it
too the initiative of several of us long mtgs over long periods of
time to do that; did most of it with saved money
no reason why we can't logically sit down and envision a museum
with the same attitude we did that many year ago
APPLAUSE
Mayor: think we can all agree that the RFMP renewed interest for
excellence in our public facilities
They too in no small part result of Gordon Smith's marvellous
installation at the cmnty ctr
beginning to express a high standard for art and
architecture
this is v exciting for the entire cmnty; brings our incredible
talent home wch is where it shd; builds the creative economy for the
21st century in WV wch it shd be; Amb is a natural focus; in last five
years have seen the arts and Amb progress together; exciting to be at
this point
This sets the stage for the redevt of Amb so whether talking
about a ctr of arts or a small restoration or renovation; the fact
that we will be sensitive to our natural setting and our heritage in
modern architecture is really crucial; this report will inform much of
our decision, as well as our vision for a ctr of the arts, and in
fact, WV shd be a ctr of the arts; hope this will bring together much
of what we do.
Norma Sorenson said to me before she died, we hadn't even quite
got the KM sorted out, and she started talking about the long overdue
need for a visual ctr for the arts
Now we know will be much more than that, and we're getting really
good exp as our cmnty ctr demonstrates
Thank you for this work; it's more than talking about what we've
talked about in the past, but it certainly allows us to stand on the
giants who are WV. Question?
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY [APPLAUSE 7:56]
{If you read the minutes, there is no record of the
original recommended motion; the amendment to no 3 and added no 6 only
appear. The original appears at the beginning of this item,
here's what is in the minutes to be adopted with the CHANGES IN CAPS
fyi:
1. Council endorse in PRINCIPLE the Museum Vision Report
("West Vancouver Museum: A Vision for Ambleside" and compendium
"Design Brief") by Urban Arts Architecture, June, 2009; and
2. Council approve in principle the 1300 block between Marine
Drive and Bellevue Avenue and the waterfront precinct as the location
of choice for the new Museum; and
3. Council approve in principle the inclusion of the Museum
Vision Report in an overall strategy FOR AMBLESIDE REDEVELOPMENT;
and
4. Council direct staff to make this study available to potential
partners, donors, and sponsors to support our vision of Ambleside;
and
5. Council direct staff to actively pursue and store collections
to support the new facility; AND
6. THAT STAFF REPORT BACK ON A FUNDING APPROACH}
[Many left chamber 7:58]
Mayor: now Police Dept here to speak about our Youth Strategy,
been working on for a long time
REPORTS
5. Youth Strategy Presentation (File: 2910-01)
{Pls see POLICEBLOTTER above for press release and more
info}
Chief Jim Almas: slide presentation: "title" all on
website wvpd.ca and can be downloaded; intro Const Lisa
Wanless
Mayor: plsd to be joined by Geoff Jopson and Mary Ann Booth
LW: enjoyed working on this
Aim of the report to meet the Strat Priorities; collab
approach
two officers to priv schools; revised on an ongoing basis;
recognizes fluid nature of crime
Goals of the Study [8:03]
Conduct of the Study: three phases
youth identified as problems: five key areas liquor control
licensing offences; met with stakeholders; wd hv liked to have met
with more
Best Practices Research
youth webpage; enhanced communication and partnerships
identify youth at risk, youth contact officers, caring for or
youth CFOY -- Sq Nation; stats; transparency; Youth Liaison
{described}
{DITEP = Drug Impairment Training for Educational
Professionals}
mischief reduction; combating {yes, that is the correct
spelling} violence, gang involvement
rolling out the end of this week, partnered with Vanc Coastal
Health and [sch dist?]
District and website and PAC; Identifying and developing
resources; chronic offender profile
E-Policing for Parents; involving all PACs, can register; able
to respond anonymously
Crimefighting
Mayor: know there'll be a lot of questions
LW: accountability review; Resource Allocation 1520 hrs to priv
and pub schools; 400 hrs Patrol div; roll out Sept 2009; thx
Mayor: this Ccl got an extra boost when former police chief
cancelled DARE, not handled as [well....]
know partners want to work together; thank Jeff Palmer
APPLAUSE
Sop: puts in forefront; towards youth in this cmnty
add to a bigger pic we're working on, scenario
we will be able to look back and say we did our job in time
wonder if our Superintendent wd like to comment
Geoff Jopson, Sch Sup: thx for opp; thank Const Wanless and Chief
Almas
watershed-- opp for Sch Dist and Coastal health to raise our
chn together
makes great sense; recommendations solid; do ev we can to make
this work
ME: normally reports come with maybes and wd be nice; quite
engaging to listen to you take so many initiatives; expressions we
are, we will; you've gone beyond talking some issues
I sit, rep WV, on NSh Family Court and Youth Justice Cmte,
familiar with progs on NSh
certainly without question, initiatives here hearing for first
time, encouraging and thank you -- police and SD45
[Sop made motion of thx]
JA : wd really like to take credit; our name but all; key
stakeholders put together and we will do all these things
[8:21]
At the June 1, 2009 meeting Council received the report dated May
22, 2009 from the Director of Planning, Lands and Permits regarding
Development Permit Application No. 08-002 for 2451 Palmerston Avenue
and set the date for consideration for June 22, 2009.
Reports received up to June 18, 2009:
Development Permit Application No. 08-002 for
2451 Palmerston Avenue (to provide for watercourse protection and
allow for a variance to the zoning bylaw) / May
22, 2009 / June 1, 2009
Correspondence received up to June 18, 2009: (None received to date)
Sokol: variance reduce from 15ft to 5ft; on and offsite
mitigation
from top of bank Marr Crk wch runs adjacent to the site
about 75 ft from top; new driveway (pointing to slide)
bldg permit for new bldg late 2007
ongoing discussions between owners and staff
agreement cd not be reached so decided to allow construction
of the house to begin with final decision on garage location
later
{!!! a recipe for problems; not justifiable or practical --
as is virtually admitted later}
proposed location of garage on north side partially within 15m
setback and driveway within 5m but b/c there was a patio, shed, and
rockwall in the area
{uh-uh...nope... if it's removed must comply with
bylaw; existing encroachments are grandfathered if they remain.
Since this has been going on for years apparently, maybe look at
timeline b/c the new Dir/Planning might have been
told......}
potential for onsite mitigation exhausted in this area; slope
determined to be unstable; plantings gone in, old sawmill on the site
was removed, extensive restoration
{hm. Wd the old sawmill be of heritage value? was
there a heritage report on it? Understand there were many across
WV but wdn't it be desirable to have one example left? (not
necessarily this one but check if there is one.....)}
unfortunately that leaves a net loss onsite of approx 189 sq m
of habitat
b/c of impacts some improvements: semipervious paving stones on
the driveway; infiltration trench; green roof on proposed garage
for lost habitat, the rate of $110 per sq m is recommended to
restore plants and function to the riparian area; general rule of
thumb used by biologists to mitigate habitat impact
formula results in $20,790 to be used for an offsite habitat
compensation project
Steve Jenkins [Env Mgr] working in conjunction with
Streamkeepers -- has identified the restoration of the flows in
Ambleside lagoon as an appropriate use of these funds
low capital cost cd achieve signif habitat benefits
{NB: usually Streamkeepers recommends
mitigation/compensation in same watershed.}
that's included in DP; staff recommendation be approved
Mayor: might help us to hear from applicant as well
Sop: when devt plans enter into the system, do you not
query a house without a garage?
Sokol: issue identified; we knew they needed a garage; went
back and forth for many months; resolution cd not be reached, decided
by both parties best to move forward and address it at a later date
-- think I'd tell you in hindsight probably not the best decision to
be made
{no kidding! btw, wd a smaller house have provided
space for garage? or smaller garage? how can an applicant
give orders to circumvent process? and then staff
agree???
Good question, Sop.}
also recognize intensive pressure on staff to get this moving
and start
{by whom? the owner? the rep for the owner, Mark Sager?
Staff shd be independent in upholding the bylaws and procedures -- and
this is even in the period before coming to Ccl! That's usurping
Ccl's prerogatives and decisions -- wd Ccl have allowed/permitted a
bldg permit for a house WITHOUT a garage knowing one was going to be
built?}
issues such as grade on site; prop owner, health issues re locn
of garage; push and pull
decision to move forward and permits issued
Sop: future applications--
Mayor: --Cclr Sop, I'd like to deal with this
application.
Sop: I'm just curious after all this time--
{tactful understatement}
Mayor, cutting him off again: --I'd also like to hear from the
applicant so some of these questions might be answered, then we'll ask
as a group
Sop: this is a staff issue more than anything else; wonder why
they wd approve a bldg already built with no garage
{exactly; who'd ever heard of that? who's
responsible? who made that ^@& decision? why no
repercussions or accountability? ball deftly diverted to left
field however.}
Mayor: when we get to the debate we can pursue that if we like.
The applicant?
Mark Sager: lawyer here with Mr Harris, owner of prop; Mr Sokol
set out an excellent overview
garage cdn't be initially b/c instability in bank b/c Harrises
took out old sawmill that was buried beneath the bank, a lot rubbish,
before cd determine where to put a carport. That issue had to be
resolved first. The owner trying to find the proper solution,
had privilege to meet nbr to rear and believe is in support of
remedy
{not heard by Ccl but I overheard someone grumbling about a
lost view.}
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
Patricia McLeod: has nothing to do with field hockey!
I'm nbr to the east; briefly document the lifestyle of the
residents of dead end of Palmerston for past two years
Mayor: not sure lifestyle
PM: to do with the garage at back
I know the owner has been dealing with the city for at least
three years
probably more frustrated that we are; residents/nbrs been left
out of this project to our detriment
2451 to the east on this picture and you can see the old
house
Marjorie Murray lived here for about 80 years; house from
1920s
[photo June 20 2007]
here you see excavator demolishing the house, two years ago this
week
garage area is at back; these trees were taken out, coming down
the driveway from top of [bank]; has been encroachment on both sides
of the prop
not a lot of correspondence, busy, and had been permitted so
not much that can be done
[Nov 2008] front of house built up 30ft from grade; this is view
from my front deck
As house permitted before any soln was found for driveway or
garage, basically the driveway been impassable for at least six
months, if not longer so many of the delivery and trade ppl have been
using my driveway
Mayor: remind you Ccl is here to discuss whether or not Ccl will
permit variance in protecting the watercourse, not here to go back
over something that has been permitted
{ie fait accompli}
PM: okay; this is the front that is complete [slides]
signif traffic on road June 19 2009; broken water main
front of house and back of house; this is where the three-car
garage will go
shd hv bn dealt with earlier and shd be dealt with now as fast
as possible
this kind of excavation; concerns re safety; put it in and
backfill up to grade
I don't know anything about the planning process in WV but the
residents hv bn left out of this one; don't know if any further
solution
Mayor: Ccl wd like to know if you're speaking in favour or
not
PM: I think this shd go ahead quickly
understand there's further work on bylaws around these kinds of
issue
residents surrounding prop shd be taken into acct
understand this is the only opp for mbrs of public have had
to actually address Ccl
have been in contact with Planning Dept; residents are on their
own here to try to deal with this, future concerns
not easy -- our prop taxes, big discount for last two years
wanted to document this; something happened here and it wasn't a
v good process, so fix it up and get it done
Mayor: in Housing Dialogue, more inclusive process for change in
the nbrhd; tonight here more narrow question; thank you for letting us
know
PM: museum might be interested in these photographs, think I'll
make them available for sale
{MOTION: THAT all written and verbal submissions ... be received
for information.
PASSED}
SW moved: RECOMMENDED: THAT the proposed DPA ... be
approved.
Sop: second
ME: question re retaining walls
visited the site, on N side quite high, sure addressed correctly;
but on east side; garage will be backfilled to grade
Sokol: yes; back of prop will be filled in to roof of the garage,
retaining wall somewhat less, order of 4 or 5 ft
Sop: will the bank behind the house where garage will be be safe
by engg standards?
Sokol: yes, any retaining walls supporting the garage; engr stamp
will certify that it will be safe
Sop: final look today
find it intriguing design/build a house without a
garage
hires someone, see house, say go ahead, whoops, no
garage.
think mitigation work is good, creek quite a way away
have concern three-car skinny garage that will only be backing
along a narrow excavated pathway, disconcerting to me; end result no
garage, where are you going to put it.
for future, something I hope we don't do or not too much of,
allowing that to happen
{RIGHT, Sop -- in fact, why at all or ever? no one else brave
enough to say anything?} 8:38
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council receive the printed Annual Report for the year ended
December 31, 2008, as attached.
2. "2008 Annual Budget Amendment Bylaw No 4597, 2009" be
introduced and read a first, second and third time.
3. "2008 Capital Facility Reserve Fund Expenditure Bylaw No
4600, 2009" be introduced and read a first, second and third
time.
4. "Financial Information Act 2008 Reports" be approved, as
attached.
MS: impressive; want copy, show up early
[all moved]
Mayor: thx, good work
ML recused himself before this item since he's involved with a
couple of the groups getting grants
TP: my pleasure to present; new cmte to adjudicate grants
assist residents to equitable access; grants second blueprint for
change
thank mbrs for their hard work... intro cmte [named; pls stand;
did] ....
Mayor: welcome
Julianne: have honour to be here
applics v worthwhile; fortunate; creativity; better attract
funding from donors and govts
received many applications; divided them up; rec funding for
69
identified a number of initiatives
reviewing methods and tools for grants
increased fundings for ... grants
funding mechanisms.... youth fund ... profiling recipients
of the grants'
Mayor: Ccl Panz
TP: two recommendations: first
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the Community Grants Committee recommendations for Arts and
Culture Grants, be approved as follows:
Community (Professional Standard or
Staff)
British Columbia [Boys]
Choir $2,000
Summer Pops Orchestra
$1,250
Subtotal $3,250
Community Arts Organizations (Amateur with
Membership)
Ambleside Orchestra
$500
North Shore Light Opera Society
$500
O'Shihan Cultural Organization
$500
Theatre West Van $3,250
West Vancouver Adult Community Band
Association $500
Hollyburn Heritage
Society
$750
Deep Cove Chamber Soloists
Society
$750
West Vancouver Historical
Society
$1,000
Subtotal $8,750
Community (Professional Standard &
Staff)
Chor Leoni Men's Choir
$750
Laudate Singers Society
$500
Pacific Baroque
Orchestra
$1,500
Pandora's Vox
$2,500
Presentation House Cultural
Society/Theatre
$1,500
Sinfonia Orchestra of the North
Shore
$3,000
JP Fell Pipe
Band
$500
North Shore Film
Festival
$2,000
Vetta Chamber Music
$500
West Vancouver Youth
Band
$5,000
Subtotal $17,750
New Applicants
JP Fell Armoury
$500
North Shore
Chorus
$500
Presentation House
Gallery
$1,000
WV Fire Service
$500
Subtotal $2,500
Total - All 2009 Arts & Culture
Grants $32,250
{ALL APPROVED}
Mayor: may I ask about three-year funding -- is that a
benefit?
Leanne: increases efficiency, reduces costs, and continuity
Mayor: got anywhere with one form for NV?
LS: one form for all orgs
Mayor: well done
ME: thank cmte for unenviable work
I recognize most of the recipients but not familiar with West
Coast Alternatives
LS: drug and alcohol counselling
Mayor: been in place for a long time; recently with Vanc Coastal
Health and much better
LS: that's correct
Sop: some folks on WG and we spent better part of a year to
...... improvements up to date
rec in blueprint -- going to sit on a shelf?
hope new....
LS: have started ...
Mayor: one of the keys was Child Care look forward to progress
overall
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Cmnty Grants Cmte recommendations for
Social/Community Services Grants, be approved as follows:
SPECIALIZED SUPPORT
SERVICES
Annual Grant
In the second year of a three-year
funding cycle (2008-2010):
BC Paraplegic
Association
$500
Canadian Hard of Hearing
Association
$600
Lions Gate
Hospice
$1,000
NS Disability Resource Centre -
Adults at Risk
$1,000
NS Women's
Centre
$1,500
NS Stroke Recovery Centre - Seniors
Peer Group
$1,300
Red Cross Respect
Ed
$700
Subtotal
$6,600
Commencing a three-year funding
cycle (2009-2011):
Avalon Recovery Society
$800
(BC) Canadian Paraplegic Assoc.
$500
Canadian Mental Health
Association
$500
Crisis Intervention & Suicide
Prevention Centre of BC
$1,000
Friend 2 Friend Social Learning
Society
$750
Harvest Project
$2,500
Lookout NS Emergency Aid
Shelter
$3,000
NS Assc. for the Mentally Handicapped -
NS Connexions Society
$1,000
NS Disability Resource Centre -
Children's Summer Program
$2,500
NS Project Society for Low Income &
Handicapped
$5,000
NS Schizophrenia Society NS
Branch
$2,000
West Coast Alternatives
$5,000
NS Stroke Recovery - Young Stroke
Survivors
$1,000
Subtotal
$25,550
FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
In the second year of a three-year funding cycle
(2008-2010):
Family Services of the North
Shore
$14,500
Living Systems
$500
NS Community Resources Society
$12,000
NS Restorative Justice
$5,000
NS Multicultural
Society
$3,000
West Vancouver Family Place
Society
$4,000
Subtotal $39,000
Commencing a three-year funding cycle
(2009-2011):
Autism Society of BC
$1,500
Big Brothers
$500
Big Sisters
$500
Highlands United Church $500
NS Crisis Services Society
$10,000
NS Neighbourhood House - Learning
Together
$1,000
Subtotal $14,000
SENIORS SUPPORT SERVICES
In the second year of a three-year funding cycle
(2008-2010):
Capilano Community Services
Society
$1,300
Lionsview Seniors Planning
Society
$2,000
Lionsview Seniors Planning Society - Seniors'
Coalition
$1,300
NS Meals on Wheels Society
$1,500
NS Volunteers for
Seniors
$3,500
NS Keep Well Society
$2,000
NS Neighbourhood House - Seniors Peer
Support $1,300
Subtotal $12,900
COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANTS
In the second year of a three-year funding cycle
(2008-2010):
Coho Society - Operating Grant
$5,000
Coho Society - Bus
Transportation
$1,250
NS Lifeboat Society
$2,500
NS Safety Council
$1,000
525 Pathfinder Squadron (Air Cadet League of
Canada) $900
Subtotal $10,650
Commencing a three-year funding cycle
(2009-2011):
Third West Vancouver Scout Group - Property Tax
$700
Subtotal $700
TOTAL Social Services and Community Services
Grants $109,400
8:51
RECOMMENDED: THAT Council approve the request... from 7am
to 8pm on Wednesday June 24
Sokol: sorry to interrupt but request to change date and bylaw
Holitzki will explain
LH: been a delay and want to change to Thurs July 9; ev the
same
Sop: what day is that?
Many: Thurs
[LAUGHTER/CARRIES] 8:52
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 1968, Amendment Bylaw No. 4608,
2009, as attached to the report from the Manager, Community Planning
dated June 12 be introduced and read a first time in short
form;
2. Zoning Bylaw No. ... be presented at a Public Hearing on
Monday July 6 at 7pm ... ;
3. The Municipal Clerk be directed to give Statutory
Notice...
4. The proposed green building requirements for new
development on District property at the former Fire Hall No. 2 be
received for information to allow public comment to be received on
these requirements at the July 6 Public Hearing; and
5. The proposed building and site design guidelines (to be
distributed on-table on Monday June 22, 2009)
{including paint colours :-) }
-- be received for information to allow public comment to
be received on these requirements at the July 6, 2009 Public
Hearing.
Sokol: happy to bring forward, staff been working
feverishly
conditions add'l cmnty goals; 2008 report of ... on site, had
spread to adj
now has been successfully mediated; turn over to Geri Boyle to
explain 8:54
GB: currently four lots; use words three sgl fam homes, three
small ones; green standards, design guidelines
from PUZone 1 to a new zone, site-specific, CD4 specific to this
site
min and max size so no potential to put one large or subdividing
in future
limited 0.35 times lot area; an exception will not
2500 sqft. 0.5 so can on...
16550 and 2250sf but wd not include a basement
second component: proposed green building standards
will explain how we got these standards and what expected to
do
you've heard of LEED standards, ... Vanc, Whistler, ... -- range
so how pick one
City of Vancouver achieved a great deal and was quite
simple
negative, not an option -- do this this and this; have added a
few other things
in package before you have shown you the source where we've
gotten it
below X but above home
Energuide 80 -- expected to yield
cmnty have a chance to comment
Ottaburn lots; in discussions with our lawyers
interesting thing I've discovered City of V unique, own
rest we have to have prov and want to push them to make bldg code
greener
bldg design guidelines, just distributed them on table
today.
will include in process; will write that in
will show how this will fit in with approval process
ME: on p5 says "to meet cmnty needs" -- funds will be
applied to capital needs of the cmnty?
Sokol: referring to when these props sold, money going into
Endowment Fund
Mayor: into EF, not to reimburse
ME: not cmnty at large, eg HBay
Mayor: all land sale proceeds go into Endowment Fund
RL: correct; when new HBay firehall was built, paid for out of
the EF, and that was on the condition that sale of this site wd repay
at least part of the costs of the new firehall
{so why not zoning that wd return all of the costs instead of
only part???}
Mayor: I have question about the PH; some of these design
guidelines go a bit far: trim has to be white, exterior colours have
to be neutral
I have a 1927 house that's always been blue, and the trim isn't
white, and I guess you cdn't do that
when I think of HBay, I think of really interesting homes,
diversity, seriously
means will be beautifully designed but afraid we're becoming
overly prescriptive
GB: at PH seek other comments; second reading, then before
adoption, may bring forward guidelines for some modification based on
what heard at PH
Mayor: so we don't need to worry about that now
ALL MOTIONS CARRIED
MS: and move proposed paint colours come forward....
LAUGHTER
Mayor: just a joke, Sheila
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 1968, Amendment Bylaw No. 4603, 2009 be
introduced and read in short form.
2. Zoning Bylaw ... be presented at Public hearing to be held on
Monday, July 6 at 7pm;
3. The Municipal Clerk give notice that a Public Hearing to
consider Zoning Bylaw No. 2200 is scheduled for Monday, July 6 at
7pm.
Sop: desire this be deferred to September
Mayor: don't want to get into it, everyone will
RECOMMENDED: [THAT Animal Control and Licence Bylaw No. 4545 be
introduced and read a first, second, and third time.
CARRIED 9:07
This bylaw received first reading and was the subject of the
Public Hearing held and closed on June 15, 2009.
RECOMMENDED: THAT "Zoning Bylaw No. 2200, 1968, Amendment Bylaw
No. 4602, 2009" be read a second, and third time.
Mayor: not permitted to hear any more information
ME: as I did at the PH, a mbr of my family as at last mtg
Mayor: and able to keep an open mind on the matter so able to
participate
Sop: curiosity gets me
if restaurant changed over time and premise that seats that's NOT
9:08
filled ev night, that's success
{Right; in fact there are restaurants with fewer than 40
seats that are successful.}
what we heard, new, was to stratify
{not in the documentation?..... does it increase the value
of the property? shd know b/c that wd then mean Uplift.
Separate application? Without information and without Cmnty
Benefits in return, is this an outright gift to the owner? In
any case, that aside, increasing the seats increases the assessed
value.}
if a new owner bought, what wd be their intention, what wd they
like to do?
with added seats, an added source for revenue? catering?
wedding?
if we went ahead, what control over new owner? make sense,
Mr Sokol?
Sokol: allows for bakeshops,...... up to 60 seats but still does
not allow more
if catering still 60
MS: the reality is that ppl in WV like to sit
outside
driving through Dund as I do ev day, Fish Market,.... etc, ppl
always sitting outside
the other issue is are we prepared to make biz
viable?
variety so
opp to make a change; go for 40 to 60, certainly not year
round
Ccl shd enthusiastically support it
{Without commenting on whether or not agreeing with 60,
there are in fact restaurants with 40 seats, even less, that are
profitable. No doubt we want viable businesses in WV, but again,
why not address the issue of increased value and what taxpayers get in
return???}
ML: add'l 20 seats, but not on patio, patio remains 20 and +20
inside
Sokol: the patio is already maxed out; add'l 20 inside
SW: if biz asking for what they rightfully can have ...
Mayor: glass wall and covenant?
Sokol: once given second and third readings work with
applicant to get agreements
{pardon? what incentive for applicant to come to an
agreement or make any agreement/concessions if the upzoning already
passed???}
some of the parking spaces are within the blvd
We'll work with ...
and getting a covenant, construct the glass shade
will not move forward until ...
THIRD READING [9:13]
14. Update - Remedial Action Order 960 Sentinel Dr
(File: 1605-01) Information to be
provided.
BYLAWS for Adoption (15 and 16)
LH: the timeframe was yesterday
we're working to arrange an inspection time; hoping Wed; not
anticipating clean to our specs but that signif done; report back
after that
MS: PASSING THESE TWO bylaws [9:16]
a lot of work by Anne Mooi, Leanne Sexsmith, and the WG
Mayor: you've done a lot of work on behalf of the littlest
ppl
9:16
RECOMMENDED: THAT the proposed DVP Policy for Child Care Uses in
Residential Zones be approved.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
18. Consent Agenda Items - Reports and
Correspondence
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Consent Agenda items as follows be
approved:
Item 19 - Appointments to the Community Engagement
Committee
Item 20 - Correspondence List.
ME: item 4 in Corresp
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
19. Appointments to the Community Engagement Committee
(File: 0116 20 CEC)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the following citizens be appointed to the
Community Engagement Committee for the term ending December 31, 2009:
John Almond, Patricia Bolton, David Crilly, Kirsty Pappas, Sara
Dubois-Phillips, and Carolanne Reynolds.
CORRESPONDENCE LIST FOR CONSENT AGENDA
20. Correspondence List
(File: 0120 24) -- Correspondence received up to
June 17, 2009
Referred to the Director of Engineering Services for
consideration and response.
ME: some sympathy for points made
RF: calming residents concerned re speed
survey: [speed of] 85% [of drivers] was 68kmh in a 50kmh
zone
it's a walk to school and bus route
been two fatalities
ICBC was approached and they concurred some safety issues
traffic calming and road island ICBC is contributing $10K to the
project
staff has bn working with the cmnty; medians and traffic circle
at Rockview Place
21. REPORTS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS
(Including updates on working groups)
Sop: will leave croquet
MS (wrt VSun article about money cclrs get for attending MetroV
mtgs): this stuck in craw
attended X mtgs not more than half an hour; leave by 9
clear to me [there just] to pick up their $300 per diem
xxx ... reality is ...
double-dipping to get paid for half hour mtgs .... taxpayers
deserve better
Mayor: no idea what letter wd look like; understand
sentiment
bd mtgs, I usually leave after four hours ....
what wd happen if not attend ... ?
and bring back to us
MS: you've just backed up my point
they pick up stipend
if you looked at this logically with 50 attendees, throw out top
and bottom ten of 50
what av attendee earns outside...
but this!
Labour Board; Police and Fire; end up referring to staff; just
there gobbling up like sharks
CAO: future of?
understand report re future of Labour Bd
a number of Ms opting out of Labour Bureau
not sure whether new bureau or xxx
believe shd come to this Ccl as a report
will be coming at an in camera session then decision
made
can certainly work with Cclr Smith, what's paid on per
diems
MS: the article in the VSun this morning is over
$700K
and these are ppl already being paid
Sop: for the $2.37 per hr I've received over the past
years
..... proven ..... Metro Toronto; big mistake
Mayor come back ashen wrt input re xxx
... xxx ... you can look at our stipends we're not
here for the money
ME: is it Cclr Smith's intention only to Labour Bd or?
chair clearly shd address issue; inclined to agree with Cclr
Sop
not to all xxx
Mayor: but also accountability also re Sop
Metro V v useful
we receive inexpensive utilities and high xxx
agree with Smith how is that time spent
maybe it feels sometimes some put in more an awful lot and others
not picking up $200
I'm always keep to reforming the restructuring of xxx
motion?
referred to CAO and back to Ccl
congrats to Lib Bd on croquet; Sager MCing
Chamber dinner awards: Cypress one of three women who runs a ski
in all of NAm
TP: LPPS AGM, their tenth anniversary
113 mbrs but planted over .... home propagated plants
total volunteer houses 650hrs; remarkable what they've done;
starting to show
composting in bear country; here Wed 6; Garden Smart...
22. PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
Mayor: Carolanne Reynolds. Oh, Mark Sager, are you going to
say something too?
{inaudible comments}
CR: The page I signed said No 9 so I thought there were eight ppl
before me.
Anyway, tyvm, and thank you for the recommendation to the CEC,
I appreciate that.
The Vision sounds exciting. I hope there will be many
public mtgs to decide what the chess game can be to try to get the
best.
I do have a couple of questions though.
I know some time ago, with devt and upzoning and things, that
in the Planning Process there wd be the Uplift information in the devt
b/c there's supposed to be a policy that Cmnty Benefits wd be around
75%, and perhaps I missed it but I didn't see those calculations in
recent Public Hearing or Upzoning [devt permits] so I just wondered if
I missed them or if they inadvertently got lost, or is it going to be
part of our process in future? if there's any change in zoning? that
the increase in value -- b/c I know we've already done it with
several devts and it's been quite successful, so--
Mayor: --I'm trying to think wch ones we've done recently
that--
Sokol: I believe Ms Reynolds is referring to the Takumi Japanese
restaurant;
{Well, I was speaking about recent ones in general (that is
the most recent); the Mayor is asking about recent ones in wch there
was Uplift and CBs.}
she had sent me an email saying that in particular she was
referring it to. In that particular instance, the reasoning for
the staff making the recommendation to move forward without looking at
securing cmnty benefits is encapsulated in the Ccl discussion wch also
furthers the OCP goal of encouraging the success of our commercial
areas; that was also a recommendation of the Housing Dialogue, and
it's also been identified as a goal in our strategic plan.
{but those are SEPARATE from CBs!}
I think the reason Ccl is moving forward on this--
Mayor: Sorry, on the Takumi Japanese restaurant, we haven't
adopted it yet so we shdn't really be talking about that, but you're
talking in general terms.
CR: yes, I was talking in general terms
Mayor: I want to be clear.
CR: yes, I was talking in general terms
Mayor: yes
Sokol: Thank you for clarifying that. I wd say, yes, it
is still our goal; it is the policy, and we shd be looking at that for
all new rezones for new devt, is what our policy says.
{Good to hear it is the goal; I decided not to debate and
repeat the query as to why that information/step was missing from the
staff reports. And if I noticed the upzoning info was missing so
we might have lost the opportunity to get Cmnty Benefits, why didn't
anyone on Ccl??? To be fair, Sop asked for a report on the
ramifications of the stratification but even increasing the seating
from 40 to 60, a 50% increase, does increase the value of the property
even without the stratification info.
And secondly, nope, it was understood to be for all
rezoning; Pat's Restaurant last year is an example. Let's look at that
wording and get a clarification! This sounds like either a
misinterpretation by the Planning Dept or wording different from the
intention and what was understood.}
CR: Yes, I just wanted to make sure that policy and process
hadn't been dropped and--
Mayor: --no, no, not at all
CR: good, so then, if we don't see it on something that comes
to us, we can go and ask for it?
Mayor: I think you can expect to see it.
CR: okay.
{Well, at least the Mayor is under the same impression.
Let's hope that means she'll be looking for that info too. And
let's watch who else. And for wch devts.}
and all those meetings are in West Matters
{holding up an issue of WVM, referring to mtgs for cmnty
consultation re Vision (mentioned when I first spoke) as well a
cmte and WG mtgs.}
and this issue has all the WV Chamber of Commerce winners
{also hard to hear; awards presented at their recent
dinner}
Sager: sorry, I didn't know there was a signup sheet, I
apologize
Mayor: we do it for Carolanne Reynolds
:-)
{not quite sure what is meant. The Mayor always asks if
anyone for PQP whether anyone has signed up or not. If there's
nothing on the agenda I know wd call for further comment I don't sign
and do not speak; sometimes I've not intended to speak and then
something's come up at the end and I've got up after other speakers.
I do wonder why the sheet I signed stated with No 9
though...}
Sager: I'm here representing the owner of the bldg adjacent to
the police station.
The ppl that own that bldg have owned it for decades, and have
always been satisfied with their investment and being part of the
Ambleside cmnty, but thanks to the work of Cathy Matheson, and the
vision that has been brought forward to Ccl tonight, they are prepared
to meet with their nbrs and with Ccl, and have asked me to lead them
in this process, in hopes that they too can be part of the vision wch
has bn brought forward tonight
I wd only ask, I believe that you have an amazing opp with an
empty piece of prop at 14th and Marine, with now, the key, one of
the key owners willing to work with Ccl, and of course with your
ownership of the prop, with the vision set forth tonight, to really
see something happen; and I wd just encourage you to grab this opp,
perhaps appoint a mbr of Ccl to work with your excellent staff to see
this actually begin, perhaps even by Sept, coming forward with some
kind of joint effort by all of the prop owners there.
One of the things from experience, and being in my profession
that we often see, is an owner of a prop inspired to join in a process
when they see a cohesive Ccl, a time frame that is realistic, and
hopefully [sic] an improving economy.
The third might be in doubt, but I don't think the first two are,
and so I think this is an amazing opp for a truly world class location
and I think you've got the ability to do it, and I wd just let you
know tonight one of the key owners of the prop fully supports this
effort, and thank you.
Mayor: anyone further wishing to comment?
23. ADJOURNMENT [MS at 9:36]
=== PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
July 6th ===
The Council Meeting will commence immediately
following the Public Hearing
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC HEARING
The Director of Planning, Lands and Permits will describe the
subject application:
Applicant: The District of West Vancouver
Subject Lands: 6520 & 6540 Marine Drive (former Fire
Hall No. 2 site)
Purpose: To rezone the subject lands so that they can be
used for three single family dwellings.
Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment:
1. Creates the Comprehensive Development Zone Four (CD4).
This zone provides for small lot single family residential
development. The requirements of the zone include:
A minimum lot size of 4,700 sq feet and a maximum lot size of
6,700 sq feet to ensure three lots are developed;
A maximum floor area ratio of 0.35 on each lot;
A maximum site coverage of 35%; and,
A maximum building height of 25 feet and two
storeys.
2. Rezones the lands from Public Use Zone 1 (P.U.1.) to
Comprehensive Development Zone Four (CD4).
Additionally, Proposed Design Guidelines for the three Single
Family Dwellings are provided for comment.
3. PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE
After everyone has spoken once, you will have an opportunity to
speak again if you wish.
4. REPORTS/CORRESPONDENCE
1) Reports received up to July 2, 2009:
On June 22, Council set the date for the Public
Hearing. On June 23, 131 Notices were mailed to owners/occupiers
within the notification area. The statutory notice of PH was published
in the North Shore News on June 28 and July 1. The Municipal Clerk
will note written submissions received for the July 6 PH.
5. PUBLIC INPUT
6. CLOSURE OR ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC
HEARING
If there is no further public input and Council does not wish
to have 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 ... and that the
Public hearing be adjourned to ________.
Members of Council are not permitted to receive further
submissions once the Public Hearing is closed.
=== CCL MTG AGENDA July
6th ===
TO COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC
HEARING
CALL TO ORDER
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
2. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
REPORTS
RECOMMENDED: THAT ... be introduced and read a first, second,
and third time.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Business Licence Bylaw No. 4455, 2005 Amendment Bylaw
No. 4611, 2009 be introduced and read a first, second, and third
time.
2. The intentions of Business Licence Bylaw No. 4455 be
posted and advertised in accordance with section 59 of the
Community Charter.
3. Council approve an Order of Non-Enforcement of PART1
Division 2 - Definitions - LODGER - to remove the requirement of
"securing residential accommodation of more than 29 consecutive
days" for "temporary accommodation" during the "Games Period"
as defined in Business Licence Bylaw No. 4455, 2005 Amendment Bylaw
No. 4611, 2009.
6. Changes to the 2009 Council Meeting Schedule (File:
0120-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT an Special Ccl Mtg be scheduled for Monday,
July 27
BYLAWS for ADOPTION
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
10. Consent Agenda Items - Reports and
Correspondence
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Consent Agenda items as follows be
approved:
Item 11 - Morrow Environmental Consultants Inc. - Request for
an Order of Non-Enforcement of Noise Control Bylaw - Proposed
Environmental Drilling - in the 1300 Block of Marine Drive Between-
Monday July 13th through to Wednesday July 15th 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. with noise levels expected to exceed the current decibel
levels permitted in section 6.1.5 Continuous Sound exceeding
80 dBA
Item 12 - Development Variance Permit Application No. 09-002
(6080 Blink Bonnie Road) (to set date for consideration)
Item 13 - Development Permit No. 09-012 for 1431 -1437 Clyde
Avenue - Proposed Building Renovation including addition, along with a
shared parking arrangement (to set date for consideration)
Item 14 - Appointment to the Strategic Transportation Plan
Working Group
Item 15 - Correspondence List.
REPORTS FOR CONSENT AGENDA
RECOMMENDED: THAT Council approve the request
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Municipal Clerk give notice that the DVP
Application which provides for a reduced front yard, side yard,
combined side yard and waterfront yard which will allow the retention
of a constructed glass guard rail on the roof of an accessory building
and a covered front entry and the installation of glass roof panels on
a trellis covering a BBQ, will be considered on Monday,
September 14 (or on July 27 if a Council meeting is scheduled for that
day).
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Municipal Clerk give notice that Devt
Permit Application which provides for a building renovation
including addition, along with a shared parking arrangement, will
be considered at the meeting of Council on Monday, September 14 (or
on July 27 if a Council meeting is scheduled for that day).
14. Appointment to the Strategic Transportation Plan Working
Group (File: 0117-20-TRPLN)
RECOMMENDED: THAT Councillor Soprovich be appointed to the
Strategic Transportation Plan WG.
CORRESPONDENCE LIST FOR CONSENT AGENDA
15. Correspondence List
(File: 0120 24)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Correspondence List be received for
information.
Correspondence received up to June 19,
2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and
response.
Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and
response.
Referred to Mayor and Council for consideration and
response.
Referred to Director of Planning, Lands and Permits for
consideration and response.
Referred to Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for
consideration and response.
No Action Required
(6) Committee and Board Meeting Minutes
Responses to Correspondence -- No items
presented.
Responses to Questions in Question Period --
No items presented.
Correspondence received up to June 29,
2009
Requests for Delegation -- No items
presented.
Action Required
Referred to Director of Parks and Community Services for
consideration and response.
No Action Required
(8) Committee and Board Meeting Minutes
Responses to Correspondence
Responses to Questions in Question Period --
No items presented.
16. REPORTS FROM MAYOR/CCLRS
17. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS 18.
ADJOURNMENT
=== NEWSWATCH / IRANWATCH
===
SAUDI ARABIA
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8020301.stm
Women in Saudi Arabia are banned from
driving, must wear a head-to-toe cloak when out in public and must
obtain permission from a male relative to work, travel, study or
marry.
HONDURAS
http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displayStory.cfm?story_id=13952942&fsrc=nwlptwfree
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13952942&fsrc=nwl
IRAN
A group of Iranian clerics calls
the presidential vote's result invalid, underlining the splits in the
ruling elite.
Iran clerics defy election
ruling
The split within the clergy appears to be
widening -- A group of clerics in
Iran has called Iran's presidential vote invalid, contradicting
official results.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8134904.stm
~ VSun had some explanations:
It is Khamenei who controls the 12man Guardian Council that is
looking into the electoral fraud allegations. As supreme leader, he
appoints six council members; the other six are appointed by the
country's justice minister, who is another Khamenei appointee.
Khamenei cannot be in any doubt that Ahmadinejad and his
supporters were overzealous in their attempts to secure the president
a second, four-year term. Before the election had even taken place
Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi, Ahmadinejad's spiritual mentor, is said to
have appealed to Khamenei to cancel the election result if the
president lost the ballot.
Yazdi, like Ahmadinejad, believes in the return of the 12th Imam
as the final act in the preparations for the end of the world. He
accused Mousavi of being anti-Islamic and demanded that, in the event
of him winning the election, the country's supreme leader use his
powers of veto to disqualify him from office.
Who's who in
Iran
As the situation in Iran becomes
increasingly volatile, we take a look at the players in Iranian
society.
Ayatollah Khamenei is believed to
back President Ahmadinejad
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei,
is the country's most powerful figure.
He appoints the head of the judiciary, six
of the 12 members of the powerful Guardian Council, the commanders of
all the armed forces, Friday prayer leaders and the head of radio and
TV. He also confirms the president's election.
Khamenei was a key figure in the Islamic
revolution in Iran and a close confidant of Ayatollah Khomeini, the
founder of the Islamic republic. He was later president of Iran from
1981 to 1989 before becoming Supreme Leader for life.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8102406.stm
=== SCIENCEWATCH ===
Wallabies and crop circles.........
VSun
SYDNEY - The mystery of crop circles in poppy fields in
Australia's southern island state of Tasmania has been solved -
stoned wallabies are eating the poppy heads and hopping around in
circles.
"We have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields,
getting as high as a kite and going around in circles," the
state's top lawmaker Lara Giddings told local media on Thursday.
"Then they crash. We see crop circles in the poppy industry
from wallabies that are high," she said.
Many people believe crop circles that mysteriously appear in
fields around the world are created by aliens.
Poppy producer Tasmanian Alkaloids said livestock which ate the
poppies were known to "act weird" - including deer and sheep in
the state's highlands.
"There have been many stories about sheep that have eaten some
of the poppies after harvesting and they all walk around in circles,"
said field operations manager Rick Rockliff.
Australia produces about 50 per cent of the world's raw
material for morphine and related opiates.
=== WORDWATCH ===
Family Tree of Vincent Van Gogh:
His dizzy aunt
----------------------------------------------- Verti
Gogh
The brother who ate prunes-------------------------------
Gotta Gogh
The brother who worked at a convenience store ------ Stop
N Gogh
The grandfather from Yugoslavia
----------------------------- U Gogh
His magician uncle --------------------------------
Where-diddy Gogh
His Mexican cousin
---------------------------------------- A Mee Gogh
The Mexican cousin's American half-brother ------------
Gring Gogh
The nephew who drove a stage coach ---------------
Wells-far Gogh
The constipated uncle
------------------------------------- Can't Gogh
The ballroom dancing aunt --------------------------------
Tang Gogh
The bird lover uncle
-------------------------------------- Flamin Gogh
The fruit-loving cousin
-------------------------------------- Man Gogh
An aunt who taught positive thinking ------------------
Way-to-Gogh
The little bouncy nephew
----------------------------------- Poe Gogh
A sister who loved disco
-------------------------------------- Go Gogh
And his niece who travels the country in an RV --- Winnie
Bay Gogh
. . . . . I saw you smiling . . . there ya
Gogh!
=== KIDS & COPS
===
POLICE #
1
While taking a routine vandalism
report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl
about six years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked,
"Are you a cop?"
"Yes," I answered and
continued writing the report.
"My mother said if I ever
needed help I should ask the police. Is that right?"
"Yes, that's right,'" I
told her.
"Well, then," she said as
she extended her foot toward me, "would you please tie my
shoe?"
POLICE #
2
It was the end of the day when I
parked my police van in front of the station. As I gathered my
equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and I saw a little boy
staring in at me.
"Is that a dog you got back
there?" he asked.
"It sure is," I
replied.
Puzzled, the boy looked at me and
then towards the back of the van. Finally he said, "What'd he
do?"
=== MAIKU / BARD-KU
=== dedicated to Bob Frazer as Iago in Othello
(Bard on the Beach)
scheming eyes smoulder
Iago
slithers, deflects, cloys,
oozes masked poison
perhaps too much as a tanka:
scheming eyes smoulder
Iago
slithers, deflects, cloys,
oozes masked poison
flatters, undermines, squirms, plots,
dissembles, and dominates
=== QUOTATIONS
===
Evil is like a shadow - it has no real substance of its own, it
is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by
trying to fight it, stamp on it, by railing against it, or any other
form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow
to disappear, you must shine light on it.
--
Shakti Gawain, (American?) teacher and author (b. 1948)
No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a
democratic country.
--
Alexis de Tocqueville, French statesman and historian
(1805-1859)
Power-lust is a weed that grows only in the vacant lots of an
abandoned mind.
--
Ayn Rand, Russian-American writer (1905 - 1982)
Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence
encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
--
Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1928)
When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it
is still an evil.
--
Max Lerner, American journalist (1902 - 1992)
If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't
brood. I'd type a little faster.
--
Isaac Asimov, Russian-American science-fiction writer (1902 -
1992)
Personally, I'm waiting for Caller
IQ. -- Sandra
Bernhard, American comedienne (b 1955)
o The right to misgovern themselves is the right that all
nations claim.
o A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are
absent.
--
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, English actor and manager (1852 -
1917)
In a perfect union the man and woman are like a strung bow. Who
is to say whether the string bends the bow, or the bow tightens the
string?
--
Cyril Connolly, English critic and editor (1903-1974)
Without transparency, there can be no accountability; without
accountability, what's the point of transparency?
--
Leonard Roy Frank, American (b 1932); the editor of
Random House
Webster's Quotationary; published in 1998). His
Random
House Webster's Wit & Humor Quotationary was published in
2000. In 2003, Random House published his
Freedom: Quotes and
Passages from the World's Greatest Freethinkers and five gift
books titled
Inspiration, Love, Money, Wisdom, and
Wit,
each subtitled
The Greatest Things Ever Said.
The
Electroshock Quotationary, which he edited, was published on the
Internet in 2006. Frank has lived in San Francisco since
1959. To add your name and e-mail address to the "Frankly Quoted"
Listserv [arrives once a month], notify him at
lfrank@igc.org. Comments and criticisms are always
welcome. And if, by chance, you run across a quotation (or have an
original thought or observation) which you think others would find
interesting, amusing, instructive, or inspiring, please send it along
and it will be considered for inclusion in a
future posting.
=== RIDDLE ANSWERS
===
a) This thing runs but cannot walk, sometimes sings but
never talks. Lacks arms, has hands; lacks a head but has a face. What
is it?
{The answer is a clock however I was madly impressed when one
subscriber, since this was sent out at the end of an ebroadcast
update, not only replied within three minutes -- and it was sent out
at midnight -- but took the singing into account by answering "an
alarm clock". Several answered 'clock' correctly in the
morning.}
b) How do you know if there is an elephant under the
bed?
{Your nose is touching the ceiling.}
c) Why do hummingbirds hum?
{Because they don't know the words.}
d) Where does a blackbird go for a drink?
{To
a crow bar.}
e) Why do seagulls live near the sea?
{Because if they lived near the bay, they would be called
bagels.}