WVM2011-11
May 16/19 Ccl NOTES
June 6 AGENDAs
Calendar to June 24
by
Carolanne Reynolds, Editor
www.WestVan.org
Sunny Cmnty Day -- is summer really
starting?
MAIN ITEMS on Council's AGENDAs June
6:
Delegation from
Rockridge Secondary at 7pm
then Hollyburn Mews Public
Hearing starts at 7:15am:
Staff report (June 3) on Uplift almost
as confusing as Uplift itself -- do read it; v important. CAC
calculations different with each report with Uplift from $600K to
$155K then most recently counting a sgl-fam house as two units so the
lane houses for each of the three lots then as duplexes means only one
add'l unit on each lot. Go figure.
It gives survey results but omits
majority don't want in their nbrhd. Submissions (one from Berardino, a lawyer, C-57,
impressive) -- much good info and opinion. Ccl needs to square
the circle or vv!
Regular Ccl Mtg:
Hollyburn Mews PH second/third reading perhaps; Liquor Licence for
Larson Stn; AmblesideNow approval for spending over $3M (and
selling M prop); 2010 Annual Report (av now, to be considered June
20); DWV Awards and Recognition; Update re UN Forum on Human
Settlements; Animal Control (+ cost); Tax Exemption for National
Historic Sites; MetroV Labour Relations Function; DVP date for 1403
Duchess; Climate Registry; Library, Grants, CEC apptmts; Amendments to
Grants Cmte T of Ref; Transit
Shelters; Correspondence
= Vive le Canada (Kandahar; D-Day; Cdn Armed
Forces); from the EDITOR'S DESK (Parks WG mtgs; Book on WV); UPDATES &
INFO (Budget Book 2011;
AmblesideNOW; Proposed OCP Amendment on Esq; WVFdn awards Grants;
Sec Stes Incentive Extension; WV Parks Master Plan; Pablo Petcasso;
Wetmore/Pacific Arbour)
= CALENDAR to June 24th; CULTUREWATCH (Theatre; Art;
Music); NATUREWATCH (Stanley Pk); SUBSCRIBER HEADSUP (Updates A, B, C
w/ mtgs, news, events, etc)
= Ccl Mtg NOTES May 16th and May 19th
May 16th: 525 Pathfinder Squadron Royal Cdn Air
Cadets -- 60th Anniversary; PH on Hollyburn Mews (many
submissions!); Seniors Today (Lionsview Delegation);
DPA 2430 Russet; Wetmore Bylaws and Devt package; Larson Stn re liquor
licence deferred to June 6; AmblesideNOW deferred to June 6
($3M+!); Finance Cmte and Audit Cmte Terms of Ref; Centennial WG;
Sec Stes Amendment Bylaw; Traffic/Parking Regns and Fees and Charges
(adopted on 19th?!); sp ccl mtg added May 19; Devt Permit
Applic 2436 Haywood
May 19th: what a sleeper! Mtg from 5 to 5:04 but oodles of
finance/budget/annual report/$$$ including the DWV salaries!
(running late so will deal with it in WVM12)
Details in Budget
Book 2011 (at start of UPDATES)
See: 2010 Annual
Audited Financial Statements and Financial Information Act Report
(File: 0907-01)
= AGENDAs June 6th -- Reconvened PH and reg ccl
mtg
= ANIMALWATCH (kittens; adorable red-crested tree rat);
INFObits (Parks Centenary; PNN); OTTAWAWATCH (new fed cabinet);
IRAQWATCH; PEACEWATCH; VILLAGEWATCH; STOPWATCH (stop non-violence!);
HERITAGE VANCOUVER (walks, garden party); ROYALWATCH ( UK/US Obama
visit; first royal visit for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is
Canada!); LANGUAGEWATCH (World's oldest blogger >110); WORDWATCH
(The King's Speech -- what shd hv been); HUMOURWATCH (OBAMA; Famous
Insults; Nun Marking Papers); MAIKU; QUOTATIONS/THOUGHTS/PUNS
+ Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada --
May 31, 2011
Kandahar, Afghanistan
..."Major Michael Wright, who, outnumbered,
surrounded, and under intense fire in Panjwai, refused reinforcements
for safety reasons, and led his men to outmanoeuvre the enemy, to
inflict serious casualties upon them and to defeat a much larger force
without a single Canadian casualty.
"Or Sergeant Martin C=F4té, a Quebec medic
who shook off the effects of a severe concussion even after his own
vehicle was hit, helped the survivors, relayed the information to
headquarters, and began life-saving treatments, all under live enemy
fire during a combat retreat.
...Before, Afghan children remained in
ignorance.
"Now there are more than 150,000 teachers in
this country, more than seven times as many as a decade ago. Of them,
almost one third are women, providing education to hundreds of
thousands of girls to whom it was once cruelly denied. In Kandahar
alone, Canada has built or repaired 50 schools. Across the entire
country, we have helped establish 4000 schools.
"Achievements in the health care field have
been remarkable as well.
"In 2002 it was a lucky Afghan, maybe one in
ten, who lived within a two-hour walk of a doctor. Now, two-thirds of
the population does.
+ Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the
anniversary of D-Day June 5, 2011 Ottawa
to mark the 67th anniversary of D-Day:
"Tomorrow, we will remember and honour the bravery of the tens
of thousands of soldiers, sailors, and air men and women who supported
and participated in the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944, leaving
behind their loved ones to defend the free world against tyranny and
hatred.
"Their legacy endures, as we continue to live by the
fundamental values that Canadian troops gave their lives to uphold -
freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
+ Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada to honour
the Canadian Armed Forces
June 5, 2011 Ottawa
"Today we honour the remarkable dedication and
hard work of the members of Canada's Armed Forces who courageously
put their lives on the line year-round to defend our interests,
strengthen our sovereignty, and keep Canadians safe and
secure.
"Our troops are making differences at home and
abroad: in Afghanistan, our men and women in uniform are helping
rebuild their country, training Afghan security forces to fight
terrorism and maintain stability; in Libya, our Forces are working
with international partners to protect civilians; and in Haiti, our
troops continue to participate in humanitarian operations. On a daily
basis, our Canadian Armed Forces protect and defend Canadians from the
threats of global terrorism while closer to home, they are on standby
to quickly respond to natural disasters like the recent devastating
floods in Manitoba and Quebec.
=== from the EDITOR'S DESK
===WVMhwv
+ Enjoy Saturday June 4, WV's annual outdoor
cmnty party!
Watch the parade and then visit the booths at the
cmnty ctr.
+ Parks Master Plan WG Mtgs
Our parks are jewels in our cmnty and at the top of nearly
everyone's list as what like most about WV. This is a massive
assignment to view all the parks and come up with an overall plan.
How are they used? How shd or can they be used? Are they
well placed throughout the cmnty? Shd we sell or swap small
under-used parks for other spaces?
For many years I've been asking for the parks to be zoned 'park'
b/c some, like Gleneagles, are zoned residential and though we trust
it's unlikely any Ccl wd develop it, it's better to have
insurance.
Please do go to a mtg to see what's being discussed (or look at
the agendas to find if something you're interested in is being
discussed).
FULL MARKS to the WG for being open -- even encouraging
the public to come to a mtg. In fact, Cclr Panz, the liaison, at
ccl mtgs during reports often says the public are welcome.
+ OUR COMMUNITY'S STORY -- WEST
VANCOUVER
In case you didn't get to the WVHS booth on Cmnty Day, here's an
update.
The West Vancouver Historical Society is preparing a book to
celebrate our centenary.
If you did get to the booth, you cd hv ordered a copy of
"Cottages to Community" and enter a draw for Dinner for Two
at Saltaire (find out if it's still on). A sample chapter was
available.
Author Francis Mansbridge and Photo Curator John Moir have
created a delightful coffee table book for WVHS chronicling the growth
of WV from a string of cottages along the waterfront to the
sophisticated urban city of today. The people, their stories,
and the historic photos tell a vital tale.
You may order now to ensure a copy when they are released on
September 15th. Only 3000 copies will be printed.
The price is $40 and since it is for charitable purposes, there
is no HST.
You, ordering or paying for the book, retain the lower half of
the order form; WVHS keeps the upper half and registers the order in
their office.
West Vancouver Historical Society
680 - 17th
Street, WV (V7V 3T2) * 778 279 2235 * Email:
wvhs@shaw.ca * Website:
wvhs.ca
=== UPDATES & INFO
===
+ Budget
Book 2011
The District of West
Vancouver's Budget Book 2011 includes the 2011 Annual Budget, as well
as the Five Year Financial Plan for 2011 to 2015.
The report incorporates best
practices recommended by the Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA) of the United States and Canada.
The report includes an
overview of West Vancouver; economic and financial trends as well as
information on the
District's capital program, utility and other funds, general fund
financial plan, and departmental operational
highlights.
This document provides Mayor
and Council, as well as staff, an outline for the financial and
operating environment for 2011.
* Budget Book 2011 (PDF, 3.44
MB)
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=34396
+ AmblesideNOW
OTOH the Ambleside Revitalization Commission has only had two
mtgs. When I'd only seen one mtg on the DWV Calendar I
enquired. Was told there was an oversight that the second mtg
had not appeared. There'll be an update at the June 6 ccl mtg.
Here's info I'm passing on.
AmblesideNow Presentation Centre Now
Open
AmblesideNow will revitalize West
Vancouver's historic town centre and provide the financial resources
needed to build a public safety building. This new building will house
the fire and police departments and will be able to withstand a major
earthquake. Drop by to learn more about the
project.
[They/We] welcome the public to learn more about AmblesideNow
by visiting the AmblesideNow presentation centre at 1408 Marine Drive,
calling Joe Redmond / Emina Dervisevic at the presentation centre
at 604 913 2761 or visiting the website at:
amblesidenow.ca
+ Proposed
OCP Amendment for future 'Infill' Housing,
21st/Esquimalt
Thursday, May
19 -- Geller
Properties Ltd. is proposing to redevelop three properties located at
2031, 2047, and 2063 Esquimalt Avenue with six duplex units fronting
Esquimalt Avenue and three detached coach houses and parking at the
rear lane (nine-unit strata). This proposal requires
Council approval for an Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment,
Rezoning, and a Development Permit.
On April 18,
Council introduced the OCP Amendment and Rezoning bylaws and set a
Public Hearing.
Click below to view
materials from this Council meeting:
Staff Report, including Applicant's Revised Submission (Schedule
A to Attachment H)
Background (from Executive Summary to above
staff report)
This application
was originally submitted in late 2008 by previous owners Bowling Green
Townhomes Ltd., and has previously been before Council on three
occasions: May 31, 2010; October 5, 2009; and May 4,
2009.
Key Council
resolutions were direction to staff:
o to give
further consideration to the rezoning application in the context of
an OCP amendment for the whole block bounded by Esquimalt Avenue,
20th Street, Fulton Avenue, and 21st Street; and
o to carry
out further public consultation on the proposed OCP Amendment and
Rezoning Bylaws prior to further consideration by
Council.
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=27980
+ WV CMNTY FDN AWARDS SPRING 2011
GRANTS
May 17 -- The Board of Directors of the West Vancouver Community
Foundation announces the spring 2011 disbursement of grants to assist
in funding worthwhile projects on the North Shore. The grants
were awarded to ten different organizations for a total of
$42,758. Over the last 32 years, the Foundation has
distributed in excess of $2M to projects that support health,
education, youth, seniors, the arts, social services and West
Vancouver's physical environment.
BOOKtopia - This grant was to fund the Grade Two event
featuring Ted Staunton, prominent Canadian children's book author,
entertaining banjoist, and a dynamic presenter who engages and
inspires young readers. Mr. Staunton will make two presentations
at the Kay Meek Centre on May 5.
Children of the Street Society - Funding will be used to
deliver the "Taking Care of Ourselves, Taking Care of Others"
program throughout schools and community groups in WV during the
2011/2012 year. The program is a unique and innovative workshop
designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and youth by
empowering them with the knowledge and tools to keep themselves and
their peers safe.
Harmony Arts Festival - As a founding sponsor of the
Harmony Arts Festival, this grant is to support the operations of the
Harmony Arts Festival and to continue having the Main Stage at the
festival.
North Shore Schizophrenia Society - will use their grant
to support their long-running education series for the public on
serious mental illness and related topics, a public workshop on
"Registered Disability Savings Plans and Representation Agreements"
and a much needed projector for their events.
Pacific Spirit Choir - was awarded funds to give a
performance of Handel's Messiah at WV United Church in December
2011.
The Land Conservancy of BC - was given a grant to
create a detailed Heritage Conservation Plan for the national historic
site, B C Binning House, located in West Vancouver.
West Vancouver Community Arts Council - the grant will
fund the new "Children's Music Education and Appreciation"
program. The concept is to expose children to performances by
the same high calibre of classical music performers that is brought in
for the adult audiences.
West Vancouver Historical Society - will use their grant
to produce a coffee table book on the "History of the Neighbourhoods
of West Vancouver".
West Vancouver Police Department - this grant will
support the celebration activities of the 100th year anniversary in
2012.
West Vancouver School District - received a grant to help
purchase the necessary food service equipment for the farm-to-school
program at Hollyburn Elementary School. The program is aimed at
feeding students with local, sustainable foods and at increasing
consumption of vegetables and fruits.
The West Vancouver Community Foundation is a
non-government, non-profit community foundation founded in 1979.
We assist individuals, families, corporations, and non-profit
organizations to make donations in perpetuity to our community,
thereby helping to shape its future. Gifts and donations to the West
Vancouver Community Foundation are used to establish permanent,
income-earning endowment funds. Earnings generated from these funds
are used to meet and respond to evolving community needs.
+
Secondary Suites Incentive Extended
Council has
given preliminary approval to extend the deadline to register
secondary suites under alternative life saving standards by six
months, to November 30, 2011. The secondary suite program was launched
in March 2010 to authorize existing suites and expand the range of
housing options in the community. Since the program began, 370
applications have been made.
Apply by November
30, 2011 to qualify
As an incentive,
the District offers owners who register their suites early the
opportunity to take advantage of the alternative life safety
standards. After the incentive expires, owners will be required to
comply with the full BC Building Code Standards which may incur extra
costs for built-in sprinklers and other potential renovations. An
alternative to registering a suite is decommissioning. It is a simple
process that involves removing the cooking facilities and completing a
declaration. For more pls call 925 7152 or visit
westvancouver.ca/secondarysuite.
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=34280
+ West
Vancouver's Parks Master Plan
Wednesday, May
18 Update: A telephone survey asking residents questions about
West Vancouver's parks is currently underway to support the Parks
Master Plan process. This statistically valid survey is being
conducted by Synovate, under the supervision of the West Vancouver
Parks Department. Synovate conducted similar surveys about the
West Vancouver Parks system in 2002 and 2006. If you have any
questions about this survey or the Parks Master Plan process, please
contact 604 925-7130, or email us.
The West Vancouver
Parks Master Plan Working Group has been asked by Council to
deliver a policy document that sets a clear direction for the
management, protection, enhancement, and community engagement of West
Vancouver's parks, trails and natural areas, to meet both the
immediate and long term needs for the next decade.
The Working Group
has developed a "working vision" for the Master Plan
process, which is as follows: "The West Vancouver Parks Master
Plan endows the community with a balanced approach to parks planning
that will increase enjoyment and pride in our natural
spaces.
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=33846
+ Are you the next "Pablo Petcasso"? Or know a youth
who is?
The
BC
SPCA Kids T-Shirt Contest offers youth 13 and under the chance to
have their artwork featured on all - more than 10,000! -
Scotiabank & BC SPCA
Paws for a Cause event T-shirts.
Youth must
register online then enter their artwork by uploading it as their
fundraising page profile picture. Each dollar that is donated counts
as one vote.
Voting closes June 26, with the winning entry being announced
on June 27.
More:
http://support.spca.bc.ca/site/PageServer?pagename=2011_paws_home
+ Wetmore
morphing to Pacific Arbour
Thursday, May 19, 2011 -
On Monday May 16, Council adopted the bylaws and approved the devt
plans necessary to pave the way for the Pacific Arbour devt on the
former Wetmore site. Following this Council meeting, Pacific Arbour
will now need to apply for building permits, before work can begin on
the site.
On July 26, 2010, Council instructed
staff to consult with the community on Pacific Arbour's plans for
the site. In August 2008, Council approved the issuance of a
request for proposals for a 99-year lease or a potential sale of the
property for the construction of a seniors-oriented housing project
utilizing state of the art green building design
and energy conservation systems, as well as rental housing and
community amenities. The lease agreement outlines the
following:
- 125-year lease, with $14.5 million paid
at building permit issuance;
- A minimum of 120 units and maximum of
130 rental units for seniors, with support space and limited
commercial space;
- A $500,000 payment to the District to
improve John Richardson Park;
- A $20,000 annual payment for park
maintenance;
- To provide public parking within the
building.
Detailed project information is
available online at westvancouver.ca.
======= CALENDAR to June
24th =======
All mtgs are at M Hall
unless indicated otherwise. NOTE: shown are mtgs known at
this date; often there are additions, changes, cancellations after WVM
goes out. Check the DWV Calendar:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Calendar.aspx .
Notices/mtgs/changes too late for an issue or too early for the next
are sent to subscribers as updates (see just above). They then
appear in the next newsletter.
== Tuesday June 7 ~ 7pm ~ Parks
Master Plan WG mtg
== Thursday June 9 ~ 4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte Mtg
== Friday June 10 ~ 9am ~ Cmnty Grants Cmte at
WV Cmnty Ctr (Cedar Room)
== Saturday June 11
~ 10am - 5pm ~ Park Royal is a proud sponsor of
The Aging
Revolution which will be held in Park Royal South.
This event is an informational showcase for seniors and the adult
children of seniors to offer advice and tips on aging well. Find out
more details at
http://agingrevolution.ca/.
== Sunday June 12
~ 10am ~ 4pm ~ PARADE: starts at Gore & Cordova; Vancouver
Fire Dept's 125th anniversary
http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Vancouver+fire+department+puts+history+parade/4924253/story.html
== Wednesday June 15 ~ 7pm ~
Bd of
Variance at the M Hall; NB: Library Board mtg at Library MOVED to June
22
== Thursday June 16
~ 4pm ~ Ambleside Revit Comm at AmblesideNOW Presentation Ctr
(1408 Marine)
Agenda (hilarious):
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Committees_and_Groups/AmblesideNow%20Revitalization%20Commission%20Agenda%20June%2016%202011.PDF
INFO:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Government/Level3.aspx?id=32596
~
4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte mtg MOVED to June 23
== Saturday June 18
+
LIGHTHOUSE PARK PRESERVATION SOCIETY AGM
Changed to June 18 at 2pm; for info, contact:
lighthouseparkps@gmail.com
For activities now and into summer:
http://westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Parks_and_Environment/Stewardship/FEBRUARY_2010_NEWSLETTER.PDF
+ Bagpipes
by the Beach
The Firefighters of
WV are once again presenting their famous Pipe Band Festival, Bagpipes
by the Beach. Formerly known as Pipes by the Sea, this
family-oriented event is also the largest fundraising event
for the West Vancouver Firefighters' Charitable
Society.
Time: Gates open 5 p.m., performance starts 6 p.m., massed
bands finale approximately 8:30 p.m.
Place: Ambleside
Park
Cost: Entry is by
donation. All proceeds to the Charitable Society
Featuring:
JP
Fell Pipe Band
Seaforth Highlanders Regimental Pipes and Drums
RCMP "E" Division Pipe Band
(Dowco) Triumph Street Pipe Band
West
Vancouver Youth Band
Seating is
limited, so come early or bring your lawnchairs and
blankets.
All net proceeds go
to the charitable society, which in turn donates to various
recipients on the North Shore and in Greater Vancouver. This
event is run by off-duty firefighters, and supported by sponsors.
Come down to enjoy some great
music! http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=34642
== Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19
North Shore
FolkFest
37th annual NSh
FolkFest, a multi-cultural extravaganza showcases some phenomenal
talent from across the NSh. More than 20 groups will perform over two days,
including:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=33886
== Tuesday June 21
~ 6pm ~ Rogers Wireless Consultation at the Hollyburn
Country Club
ROGERS
invites the cmnty to a public consultation mtg to find out about and
comment on the alternative locations.
~ 7pm ~ Parks Master Plan WG
== Wednesday June 22
Library Board mtg at Library / MOVED from June 15
== Thursday June 23 ~
4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte MTG -- MOVED FROM JUNE 16
+ Tuesday June 14
~ 7:30 - 9pm ~
TECHNICOLOUR UNIVERSE
Since its launch in 1990,
NASA's Hubble has made breakthroughs in virtually every aspect of
modern astronomy. The HR MacMillan Space Centre will present the most
awe-inspiring of these developments and offer a sneak-peak into the
technology Hubble uses to acquire such breathtaking images of the
universe.
Those wishing to take
advantage of our hearing impairment technology are asked to arrive 15
minutes early.
+ Thursday June 16
E-Reader
Information Session -- noon to 1:30pm
Come and learn about e-readers, and how you can use them to
access library e-books.
+ Friday June
17 -- A Conversation with Doug &
Pam
~ 7 - 8pm ~ Author
Douglas Coupland discusses his book Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing
of My Work! followed by a conversation with Mayor Pam Goldsmith-Jones,
presented by the WV Memorial Library. Seating is limited. Pls make your reservation by
contacting Lori Breen at 925 7410 or
lbreen@westvanlibrary.ca.
+ Wednesday June 22
~ 7pm ~
ROMANCING THE ICHTHYOSAUR
Forty years before
Darwin, 12-year-old Mary Anning found a huge skeleton in a cliff and
turned the science of the day upside down. Joan
Thomas's Scotia
Bank Giller Prize nominated novel Curiosity tells Anning's story. The author will read
from her novel and show pictures of the creatures that inspired the
book.
Joan is also the
author of
Reading by Lightning , which won a 2008 Commonwealth Prize and the
Amazon.ca First Novel Award.
+ Friday June 24 ~ 7:30pm ~ Rupa &
the April Fishes
Come and enjoy this TD Vancouver
International Jazz Festival Concert. Doors open at 7, concert starts
at 7:30pm. Come early for best seating!
=
English Corner ~
Fridays June 10, 17, 24 ~ Practise English Conversation
~ 10 - 11:30am
~ Ability to read English
is required. For more information pls call Fariba Rocker at 604
506 6616.
=
Philosophers' Cafe: Perception ~ June 17 ~ 10:30 -
noon
Join Moderator Randall MacKinnon for
discussions at a Philosophers' Cafe, part of SFU's Continuing Studies.
Check out the Philosophers' Cafe
website. Admission
$5
Do we ever really perceive exactly the same
thing as another person? How can we know? No registration is
required.
= New Roof
It has been a long, wet winter and our roof has felt the brunt of
it more than anyone. The Library is delighted that we will have a new
roof this summer--one that is low maintenance, cost effective, and
energy efficient. The durable metal roof will protect our
building and all that it houses for years to come. We thank
Council and the community for their support of this project. For
more information visit our
website.
+++ WV MUSEUM +++ http://westvancouvermuseum.ca/exhibitions/current_exhibition
=
The Smith Collection ~ June 9 to August
27
A
selection of works by leading Canadian artists from Gordon Smith's
private collection
Immersed in the visual art world, West
Vancouver artist Gordon Smith and his late wife Marion collected a
number of interesting works by leading Canadian and international
artists. The wealth of their art collection is evidence of the lives
the Smiths touched and conversely those who influenced Gordon
Smith's artistic practice. Through examining the Smiths' influence to
the Canadian art world, this first exhibition of the Smith Collection
includes works by Rodney Graham, Douglas Coupland, Jack Shadbolt, and
Ann Kipling among many others.
West Vancouver artist Gordon Smith and his
late wife Marion collected a diversity of artworks from leading
Canadian artists over their decades-long immersion in the Canadian art
world.
This exhibition includes important works
selected by Ian Thom, Senior Curator, Vancouver Art
Gallery.
Opening Reception
Wednesday June 8 from 7 to 9pm
= west
coast modernism at the Vogue Theatre (Vancouver)
~ 7 - 8:30pm ~ Thursday June 23
We are pleased to present Pecha Kucha
Vancouver, Vol 17, Special Edition in partnership with Cause +
Affect. We bring together twelve culturally minded architects,
designers, writers, and artists whose works uniquely express an
aesthetic that is found on the West Coast.
Our exciting line up of speakers
are:
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Mayor, West
Vancouver
Mike Bernard and Gavin Froome,
Filmmakers, Coast Modern Film
Bo Helliwell + Kim Smith,
Architects, Blue Sky Architecture
Julian Pattison, Design Director,
Landscape Architect, Considered Design Inc.
Marcia Crosby, Art
Historian/Curator
Free Lee, Owner, Designer,
Integrative Healer, fre(E)quency
David Scott, Architect, Peter
Cardew Architect
Isaac Vanderhorst, Joyce Song, and
Callum Kelpin, Education Coordinator and students, WV
Museum
D'Arcy Jones, Designer, D'Arcy
Jones Design
Cathy Church, Owner, Tartooful
Design
John Fulker, Architectural
Photographer
Adele Weder, Architecture
Critic/Curator
Sean Pearson, Creative Director, RUF
Project.
Tickets are on sale now and expected to
sell out quickly. To purchase tickets, please click here.
More information is available:
pechakuchanightvancouver.com.
{your editor wonders why affect (verb) instead of effect (noun); am
sure there's a reason}
+++ FERRY BUILDING GALLERY
+++ http://ferrybuildinggallery.com ~ 925 7290
GLIMPSES: A duo of daughters provide glimpses into the meaning
of dementia.
Presented in partnership by
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY RESOURCES SOCIETY AND THE FERRY BUILDING
GALLERY
~ 7 - 8:15pm~ Thursday May 26
Readings and live music, followed by Q & A.
Two daughters will read from their books about their mothers'
struggles with dementia. In their search for meaning during the
caregiving experience, the authors discover new paths of perception
and beauty.
The Long Hello-The Other Side of
Alzheimer's, Cathie Borrie's sensuous memoir, strips away all
preconceptions about what it means to be, or to love, a person with
Alzheimer's-giving comfort to those who have walked the caregiving
path and offering insight, hope, and a compass to those embarking on
the journey. Cathie lives in North Vancouver. Excerpts from her memoir
have been shortlisted in the CBC Literary Awards three times and she
has been interviewed on CBC's North by Northwest. She gave a
presentation and launched her books at Museum of Modern Art,
MoMA.
Falling Season by Beth Kope is a series of
poems on the frailty of memory and identity built around the narrative
of a mother's dementia. The disease pared her down to her basic self;
both unrestrained anger and unrestrained love. Beth lives in Victoria
with her family and lovely dogs. She's published both poetry and
non-fiction.
This program is a partnership with the Ferry
Building Gallery and North Shore Community Resources Society's North
Shore Family Caregiver Support Project. The Project is funded by
Government of Canada's Social Development Partnership
Program.
For interviews, jacket images, and author photos
contact:
Cathie Borrie: cathieborrie@gmail.com, www.cathieborrie.com, 604 603
'3496
Beth Kope: bethko@telus.net, www.leafpress.ca
four heathers LAY/ER/ED ~
May 31 - June 19
Heather Johnston - photograph, ink, and encaustic on wood panel;
Heather McAlpine - acrylic on canvas; Heather Cairns - ceramics;
Heather Aston - monotypes and mixed media on wood panel
Opening Reception Tuesday May 31 from 6 to
8pm
Artists in Attendance Saturday June 4 from 2 to
3pm
The Artists' Salon ~ June 21 - July
3
Mixed media art by members of The Arts Connection Networking
Salon for Artists*
Opening Reception Tuesday June 21 from 6 to
8pm
Artists in Attendance Saturday June 25 at
2pm
+++ SILK PURSE +++
http://www.silkpurse.ca/gallery2.html
May 31 - June 12th -- "A Way of
Seeing"
Photographic images by emerging
photographer Maryam Russell. In this exhibit Maryam attempts to draw
the viewer into a different perspective and way of seeing things, in
order to reconsider the world around us. She invites the viewer to see
the simple graces of life through the lens of her camera.
All sales proceeds to African children's charities
Opening reception Tuesday May
31st from 6 - 8pm
June 14 -
26th
-- "Fins
and Skins"
Fish themed mixed media
collage works of artist/writer/historian Katherine
Freund-Hainsworth pair up
with the whimsical and unique leather work creations, made for form
and function, by emerging Vancouver artist Joren MacMillan.
Opening
Reception Tuesday June 14th from 6 - 8pm
+++ KAY MEEK CENTRE
+++
Complete list of events: http://kaymeekcentre.com/on_stage/events_calendar
Electronic newsletter: http://kaymeekcentre.weebly.com
Simplest way to get on email list, call
913 3634 (also for tix) or email
tickets@kaymeekcentre.com
~ 7:30pm ~ Monday June 6 -- A
Conversation with Afghanistan's Fawzia Koofi
The first female Deputy Speaker in the Afghanistan government,
Fawzia Koofi will run for President in 2014. With stories from her
remarkable memoir,
Letters to My Daughters, she shares her very
personal experiences about the dismal state of women's rights in
Afghanistan. With Osama Bin Laden now dead, who will fill in the
leadership vacuum left in al-Qaida, and what does that mean for their
fledgling struggles?
Learn more and purchase tickets online.~ 6:30pm ~ Wednesday June 8 -- iZulu
Lami (My Secret Sky) Fundraiser
~ 8pm ~ Wednesday June 8 -- Phil
Moriarity in Concert
Phil Moriarity performs in concert with his 12-piece orchestra
and special guest Andrea Superstien. Entertaining his audiences with
songs from legendary crooners such as Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Elvis,
Phil also writes and sings his own music and delivers them in a smooth
baritone voice with his charismatic and easy going style.
Learn more about this event and purchase tickets
online.
Dance Vancouver 2011 Saturday 6pm June 11
+++ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 60, West
Vancouver +++
"Where Volunteers make the difference."
Chartered November 17th, 1926
The Winter Issue
of "The Torch" is now available
To view
the newsletter, just click the following link for direct
access:
Drop in -- This fun night
is for Branch members and guests
... June 2,
16, & 30. Info - call Kelvin
Andrew - 921 9665.
JUNE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
+ Saturday, June 4th GO
CANUCKS GO!
Stanley Cup Playoffs; Large Screen in the Lounge! And for all
games that follow!
+ FRIDAY, JUNE
10th ~ 7pm ~
Back by Popular Demand "The Die Hards"
+ Saturday, June
18th "LOBSTER
NIGHT"
Atlantic Canada's Best Dinner Tickets on sale at the Bar after meat draw
June 11th $45.00 each
~ 7pm ~ LIVE MUSIC IN THE
LOUNGE!!
~ 7pm Tuesday June 24th - General Meeting ~
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #60, West Vancouver, BC is inviting
you to join Facebook.
Once you join, you'll be able to connect with the Royal Canadian
Legion Branch #60, West Vancouver, BC Page, along with people you care
about and other things that interest you.
Thanks,
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #60, WV. To sign up for
Facebook, follow the link below:
+++ WV CHAMBER of COMMERCE + 926
6614 + http://www.westvanchamber.com
June 7, 21 - Chamber Breakfast
Club
Location: Cafe TrafiQ -- Have you attended one of the
breakfasts? The networks are continuing to expand and grow! Please
come to the next meeting. For
more info, contact facilitator and Board Director Mark Ballard,
mark@markballard.ca
=== CULTUREWATCH
===
*
THEATRE
+ BARD ON THE
BEACH http://www.bardonthebeach.org/ June 2nd to Sept
24
As You Like
It: June 9th; grand opening celebration (by invitation
only)
The Merchant of Venice
opens Saturday June 18
Henry VI, Wars of the
Roses, opens Wednesday July 6
Richard III opens
Saturday July 16.
Tix:
book online or call Box Office M-F 9am to 4pm, 739 0559; reserved
seating this year.
+ ARTS
CLUB 687 1644
- Stanley
Industrial Alliance -- Hairspray starring Jay
Brazeau May 7 to July 10
- Revue Stage on Granville
Island -- Mom's the Word:
Remixed; now playing to July 23
- Granville
Island Stage -- A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (June 16 to July
30)
+ Jericho Arts Centre
(1675 Discovery) 224 8007
- Our Class by
Tadeusz Slobodzianek
Poland 1925, children grow up as country torn apart June 3 -
26 (Th through Sunday)
- The Reputation of Lady
Mary by Charles Siegel June 6 - 27 (Mon to Wed except
20th)
+ Metro Theatre 266
7191
- Harvey by Mary
Chase; June 18 to July 16
+ The Cultch 251
1363
- Home Sweet Home
(interactive event by UK company); June 6 - 11
- Yippies in Love
(musical), June 22 - July 2
+ Hendry Hall 983
2633
- Checkout Girls
by Louise Roche (British musical); May 27 - June 11
+ Deep Cove Shaw
Theatre -- Leading Ladies, two
Shakespearean ladies; June 10 to 25
+ Capilano College Performing
Arts Theatre - June 10
Irshad Manji, Allah, Liberty, and Love, June
10
* ART
+ VANCOUVER ART
GALLERY
~ VAG PUBLIC PROGRAMS
-- All Programs free for Members.
Current exhibition:
"The Colour of my Dreams".........
~ Out for Lunch
-- Eine Kleine Lunch Musik Select Fridays, 12:10 -
1pm
* MUSIC
+ Vancouver Symphony
Orchestra 876 3434
Season Finale: Mahler's
Symphony No 1; Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto (James Ehnes) June 11 and
13
Summer Festival tix on sale
+ MUSIC by WV Composer,
Lloyd Burritt
Please join me at one, or both, of
these two concerts -- SONGFIRE Festival of Song
-- featuring three of my new song cycles! I very much look
forward to seeing you there!
Warmly yours,
Lloyd
SUNDAY JUNE 12
-- 8pm Choralfest -- Choral Concert: We Move
Homeward
Hear World premieres of two
exquisite song cycles by West Vancouver's own Lloyd Burritt.
Contemplate the moving poetry of Marilyn Lerch's We Move
Homeward and Robin Blaser's mystical Winter Words in a
Dark Love Song in the beautiful West Vancouver United Church
sanctuary.
WV United Church, 2062 Esquimalt; $25
Adults, $23 Senior or VISI member, $10 Student
SATURDAY JUNE 18 --
7:30pm Gala Concert
Schubertiade: Harmonious Hearts &
Gem=FCtlichkeit -- VISI 5th Anniversary Gala Concert &
Party
Join us at The Chan Centre for a
fabulous party celebrating artistic community. Amazing
performances of Schubert and Brahms, Vocal Quartets, and a beautiful
new cycle by Lloyd Burritt:
Start with a glass of wine,
relax and enjoy three gorgeous sets of music framed by more wine,
appies, and conversation.
Schubert: the young Bohemian
who really did live in garrets while sparking the Art Song
Revolution.
Schubertiade: a party by his
friends who recognized his genius. Many immortal works were premiered
in their living rooms during nights of wine, laughter, and wild
musical Revelation.
Gem=FCtlichkeit: A comfortable,
cosy ambiance.
$40 Adults, $35 Senior or VISI member,
$15 Student
Tickets available at the door (cash or
cheque only) and online shortly.
See www.songfire.ca for more information
about three weeks of CONCERTS, and more, at the SONGFIRE
Festival of Song.
=== NATUREWATCH ===
David Cook 924 0147 -- Sunday June 12
Title: A Stroll through 20 Million Years of Stanley Park's
Geological History
An
interpretive walk for the Stanley Park Ecology Society: A Discovery
Walk
Duration: 9 - 11am
Meeting Location: Parking lot behind Third Beach kiosk in
Stanley Park. Turn right at the Tea House.
Description of event: Join Geologist David
Cook on a walk along the Stanley Park seawall, and see how 50
to 70 million-year-old rivers laid down sand, silt, clay, and
minor coal over a period that included the waning years of the age of
dinosaurs. Other features will be the roots of 32
million-year-old volcanoes, giant boulders of granite stranded by the
retreating ice sheet, and wave-cut notches formed when the sea-level
was higher after the ice melted. Low tide at the time of our walk will
reveal other features such as a wave-cut platform, cigar-shaped
concretions in the sandstone, and joint-sets formed during the mighty
forces of crustal subduction.
Registration: No registration is required but there is a
fee of $5 for mbrs of the Stanley Park Ecology Society, seniors, and
children, and $10 for non-members. Payable on site.
=== SUBSCRIBER HEADSUPs
NB: Some of the info sent out to
subscribers (below) have parts moved to the body of this
WVM.
>
UPDATE A <
2011 May 17
Alas, after WVM10 went out on the
weekend, more news arrived so hasten to pass it on (several for
today!). I'll also revise the printed version. It will be
10R. Below are items not in WVM10.
HEREWITH:
May 16 PH/Ccl mtg highlights; Romance
(to guess who's right); Mtgs (added and changed), Lecture, Deadline;
Art/Museum Openings; Quotations/Thoughts/Query/Pun
{WVM}
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT
May 16th -- and it went to 11pm:
an impressive entrance of the air force cadets with the skirl of
the pipes followed by a presentation; then the marathon Public
Hearing on Hollyburn Mews (v interesting range of information and
opinions) went from 7 to 10:15pm wch was adjourned to June 6 (for
more info, report on Uplift) as was the items on Larson Station and on
AmblesideNow (Expenditure and Next Steps); the Lionsview delegation on
their survey for a better tomorrow for seniors waited patiently and
finally spoke at 10:20; another ccl mtg has been scheduled for 5pm
(changed from 5:30pm) Thursday May 19 but no idea yet about what
(will send the agenda as soon as available).
The minutes from the May 11 morning ccl mtg were amended to show
it lasted from 9 to 9:01am -- as I wrote in the newsletter, the video
is 55 seconds!
STAGES OF LOVE
In the mad dash to finish WVM10, ROMANCEWATCH was chopped a bit.
The reference was in AWAD's example for desultory. The article
itself however is a fascinating exchange between a couple married 30
years observing and predicting a newlywed couple's actions --
amusing:
"Anyway, here we are with our little burgers and cokes,
making the sort of desultory conversation that those who have been
married 30 years make -- when this newly married couple walk
in."
In case that link doesn't work, here's the whole one:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2011/April/opinion_April79.xml§ion=opinion&col=
See if, before getting to the end, you can guess wch one gets the
last bite.
MEETINGS/LECTURE/DEADLINE
o Tuesday May 17 (tonight!)
- I've asked and the location of the Parks Master Plan
WG mtg tonight at 7pm is at M
Hall
- Opening Reception for Swans and Other
People 7 - 9pm at the Silk Purse
- WRA Regular Meeting; 7:30pm at the Gleneagles
Clubhouse
Guest Speakers: Anne Russell, Block Watch WVPD, and Laurie Mark,
Kidney Foundation, BC Branch
Anne Russell will give a short presentation on Block Watch and
Laurie Mark will explain the Kidney Screening Program. Both will
answer related questions.
o Thursday May 26
The
Design Review Cmte's mtg May 26 has been CANCELLED
~ 7 - 8:15pm ~ "Glimpses"
into the Meaning of Dementia by a Duo of Daughters
Authors Beth Kope, Falling
Season (www.leafpress.ca), and Cathie Borrie The Long
Hello -- The Other Side of Alzheimer's (www.cathieborrie.com) will
talk about their caregiving journeys and read excerpts at the Ferry
Building Gallery -- poetry and music. NSh Cmnty Resources
(Helen Wait 982 3313); books for sale by 32 Books.
o Monday May 30
~ 7 - 9pm ~ ....ON BROADWAY"
DESIGN LECTURE
Broadway, extending across almost the entire
city, is not only an important street for walking, living,
shopping, and work but is also one of Vancouver's busiest
transit corridors. How can we make it better?
Allan Jacobs, former Director of City
Planning for San Francisco and author of Great Streets, and
Elizabeth Macdonald, Professor of Urban Design at the
University of California, Berkeley, will speak to best practices in
street design and provide advice on the design of Broadway and how it
could be a 'Really Good' Street, if not a 'Great
Street'. Free public lecture at Hbr Ctr;
reserve a seat @ www.sfu.ca/reserve
o Thursday June 2
Application DEADLINE for the Girls' Fire Fighting
Camp (Aug 5 - 7): Camp Ignite. Train with a team of
female firefighters for a fun-filled, action-packed weekend: Introduction to fire fighting; Health & nutrition
seminars; Community talks; Fitness activities; Team building
exercises; Meals & accommodations. Open to all
females 16 - 18 years of age. Find out about a challenging and
exciting career. Ask your school counsellor for an application form
and drop it off at WV Fire Hall No. 1.
OPENINGS {FBG and Silk Purse --
moved to WVM}
>
UPDATE B <
2011 May 29
Rushing to provide a headsup for some changes and new info.
Weekend first; Finance Cmte Monday; new events/mtg
changes; Obamas {WVM};
Qtns/Puns {WVM}
MEETINGS
== Saturday May 28
~ 10am
~ OGC Society's Cypress Falls Park Field Trip [details
below]
~
4:30pm ~ Melissa Fung in conversation with Kirk LaPointe
Discussing her memoir Under an
Afghan Sky
Freddie Wood Theatre
www.alumni.ubc.ca/alumniweekend
== Saturday May 28 and Sunday May 29
~ noon to 5pm ~ 12th
Annual Art in the Garden Tour
Self-guided tour of NV and WV gardens plus works by visual
artists and musical performances. See
www.nvartscouncil.ca
== Sunday May 29
Homes Tour 2011
-- Don't miss New
Westminster's heritage event of the year!
2011 Heritage Homes
Tour Sunday May 29th
You won't want to miss this year's
outstanding line-up of beautiful homes, from early 1900s' restorations
to a recently updated 40s classic. Tix $35, NWHPS mbrs-
$30.
http://www.newwestheritage.org/Homestour/homesmain.html
Tix on sale at various
locations including:
Irving House Museum Office, 302 Royal Ave., New
Westminster; 604 527
4640
== Monday May 30
>
DWMP
~ 12:30 - 1:30pm ~ Please
find attached new date and time for the rescheduled webinar (May
30).
Mandy Shergill 604 436 6715
Metro Vancouver and its member
municipalities work together to ensure clean air and safe drinking
water to more than 2.3 million people and associated businesses in the
Metro Vancouver region. We are now in the process of updating the
Drinking Water Management Plan to reflect the current strategic
direction.
Join the discussion on this very
important topic.
DRINKING WATER MANAGEMENT
PLAN
Population growth will place burdens not only on drinking water
demands, but water infrastructure. Metro Vancouver is committed to
making our region's water needs affordable and sustainable. This will
be done by using water more efficiently, so that the water supply
stretches into the future even as the region's population continues to
grow.
The Drinking Water Management Plan
ensures the investments in water treatment supply and conservation
programs mean consistently higher quality drinking water, improved
supply reliability and greater environmental protection.
Open
House: (no registration required) May 26
Time: 6 - 8:30 pm (presentation begins at 7 pm)
Location: Metro Vancouver Head Office,
Information Centre, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5C
3E6
For more info about the
open house and webinar email icentre@metrovancouver.org or call
604.432-6200.
>
FINANCE COMMITTEE -- MONDAY MAY 30
4:00
PM IN MUNICIPAL HALL, MAIN FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
1. CALL
TO ORDER
2.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA
3.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
4.
REPORTS 4.1 4.2 4.3
1st Quarter Results Policy Review Financial Services
Workplan Update
-
Status of Identification and Coordination of Functions and
Processes
-
Business Continuity Plan
5.
PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD
6. NEXT
MEETING
7.
RESOLUTION re EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC PURSUANT TO s.90 of THE CMNTY
CHARTER (if required)
8.
ADJOURNMENT
== Tuesday May 31
~ 9am ~
Meet Your Mayor, Richard Walton; Lynn Valley Main Library, NV
CANCELLATIONS/POSTPONEMENTS:
== Tuesday May 24
~ 7pm ~
Parks Master Plan WG CANCELLED
== Thursday May 26
~
4:30pm ~ Design Review Cmte CANCELLED
HERITAGE VANCOUVER
Please note the following changes to our Program
Schedule.
1. The Joy Kogawa Remembers event scheduled for
Thursday May 26th has been cancelled.
Read this bulletin from our website:
www.heritagevancouver.org/bulletin/bulletin_20110525.html
=== NATUREWATCH ===
[keep info for future reference]
Old Growth Conservancy Society -- Cypress
Falls Park Field Trip
Saturday May 28
10am
at Park's NW entrance (Cypress Trails Park)
Old Growth Conservancy Society Directors are
organizing a field trip to Cypress Falls Park on Saturday, May 28, as
part of our mission to increase public appreciation of other West
Vancouver old-growth areas.
Our Cypress Falls Park old-growth trip will be
led by Hugh Hamilton. We will start from the park's northwest corner
at Cypress Trails playground on Woodgreen Drive. From here we will
follow a trail leading down to Cypress Creek, then continue south
along the creek to the Lower Falls. From the Lower Falls, we will loop
back up on another trail to the starting point.
After the old-growth walk, Hugh will lead a
second short walk for those interested in seeing wetlands above the
park and perhaps the view of the Upper Falls.
Meet us at 10:00 a.m. at Cypress Trails
playground on Woodgreen Drive (see directions below). Expect to be
out until noon (or a little longer if you plan to visit the wetlands
after the old-growth hike). Wear protective clothing for changing
weather and hiking boots or sturdy shoes. The trails are rough, rooty,
and slippery in several places; a hiking stick is advised. Bring a
snack and beverage.
Directions: The starting point (Cypress
Trails playground) is near the top end of Woodgreen Drive and visible
from the road. Follow the yellow line in the road, which goes most of
the way up; do not turn off at Woodgreen Place or Woodgrove
Place.
Bruce McArthur,
President, Old Growth Conservancy Society
>
UPDATE C <
2011 May 31 (2:30am)
trying to keep up with all the
events........
In addition to what was noted in
WVM:
Parks mtg tomorrow; Cmnty Day (Jun 4)
reminder; missed a talk on V homes (but you might want to contact
them); Safe Kids (Th Jun 2) and Bike to Work Week details; ANIMALWATCH
(endearing) {WVM}; Famous Insults {WVM};
Qtn/Thought/Pun/Warning {WVM}
Some cancellations but there will be a Parks Master Plan WG
mtg on Tuesday May 31 (at the Hall).
CMNTY DAY
All looking forward to Cmnty Day -- parade, food, entertainment,
booths -- Beach theme:
Sat
June 4 from 10am to 3pm Details:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/Level3.aspx?id=25816
+ Illustrated Talk
125 Years of Vancouver Homes: from Green
Wilderness to Green Metropolis with award winning author, Bruce
Macdonald, (Vancouver, A Visual History).
Wednesday, May 25th 7:30 pm, $12 St. Mary's Church, 2490 W
37th Avenue.
Buy tickets now >>
The Vancouver Heritage Foundation works to promote the
preservation of the built environment. We depend on your support.
Please make a tax-deductible donation by calling the Foundation or
clicking here
to go online to become a Friend of the Foundation.
Thank you.
Safe Kids
Week
Sunday, June
05, 2011
Come to the West Vancouver Community Centre for a information session
and display about children's car safety. Check out the information
available in the atrium, and visit the community centre's parking lot
to have your child's car seat checked out for proper installation.
Enter a draw to win a booster seat.
Supported by Safe
Start, BCAA Road Safety, and the District of West Vancouver Community
Services department.
Date: Thursday, June 2
Time: 10 a.m. to noon Place: West Vancouver
Community Centre Atrium
+ Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition
North Shore Spring Bike to Work Week Kicks
Off
Celebration Stations Offer Refreshments and
Prizes
North Vancouver, Canada - May 25, 2011 - The
North Shore Committee of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition
(VACC)
announced today the kick off for Bike to Work week on the
North Shore. Starting Monday, May 30 and running to Friday June
3, Bike to Work encourages workplaces and workers to try cycling
as a healthy mode of transportation to get to work.
"The City of North Vancouver is pleased to sponsor a Bike to
Work Celebration Station as part of our ongoing programs to encourage
North Shore residents to get on their bike as a healthy, sustainable
mode of transportation," says Mayor Darrell Mussatto.
This spring, three Bike to Work Commuter Celebration stations
invite North Shore cyclists to enjoy free refreshments, obtain route
and gear advice, free repairs and enter prize draws.
Tuesday May 31
~ 6:30 - 9am ~ Dollarton Hwy at Amherst Dr,
NV (near Second Narrows Bridge)
Sponsored by: Ar'teryx, Brodie Bikes, Tim Hortons,
Wholefoods
~ 4 - 6pm ~ Lonsdale and 14th, NV in new
Civic Plaza
Sponsored by: CNV, Probar, Obsession Bikes
Wednesday June 1 ~ 6:30 - 8:45am
Lions' Gate Bridge,
North end pull-out / Giant Bicycles, Wholefoods,
Starbucks Canada
"The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition organized the first
Bike to Work Week program in 2007, inspired by grassroots Bike to Work
efforts that originated on the North Shore, so it is exciting that the
growing North Shore cycling community is able to offer bike commuters
with support stations," said chair, VACC- North Shore Committee, Jay
MacDonald.
Bike to Work Week has recorded massive 200% growth in the number
of cyclists counted at commuter stations since 2007. To sign up, or to
find a map of locations, visit
http://www.biketoworkmetrovan.ca/About the VACC
Formed in 1998, the VACC advocates for better
conditions for cyclists and the removal of barriers to cycling in the
Vancouver area. The VACC represents the basic community need for
sustainable and appropriate urban transportation. The objectives of
the VACC are consistent with the Liveable Region Strategic Plan and
consistent with cities that have aspirations to be the model for
progressive urban development in the 21st Century. VACC achieves our
objectives by meeting with governing agencies at all levels, writing
well-researched, proactive letters and reports, working constructively
with the media, and encouraging more people to cycle more often. For
more information and to join, visit vacc.bc.ca. VACC welcomes new
members. Please visit our website to find out about our many member
benefits.
Contact: Heather Drugge, Public Relations, 604 868 1309;
hdrugge@gmail.com
=== COUNCIL MTG NOTES May
16th ===
4:30pm in M HALL, MFCR
6:45pm IN
COUNCIL CHAMBER FOR A PRESENTATION TO THE AIR CADETS
(PUBLIC HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING AT 7pm IN COUNCIL CHAMBER,
FOLLOWED BY regular COUNCIL MEETING TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION IN
COUNCIL CHAMBER)
Note: At 4:30 pm the regular Council
Meeting will commence in open session (MFCR), immediately followed by
a closed session. At 6:45pm the Council Meeting will reconvene for a
presentation to the Cadets for their 60th Anniversary, and then
adjourn, to commence the PH/Public Mtg at 7pm. The Council Meeting
will reconvene afterward.
4:30 PM
1. Call to Order.
2. EXCLUSION OF THE
PUBLIC
RECOMMENDED: THAT in the public interest,
members of the public be excluded from part of the May 16 regular
Council Meeting on the basis of matters to be considered under the
following section of the Community Charter:
90. (1) A part of a council meeting may be closed
to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is
one or more of the following:
1. personal information about an
identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a
position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or
another position appointed by the municipality;
(c) labour relations or other
employee relations;
(e) the acquisition, disposition, or
expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that
disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the
municipality;
(g) litigation or potential
litigation affecting the municipality;
(i) the receipt of advice that is
subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications
necessary for that purpose;
3. Council will then proceed with the closed
session.
6:45 PM
Ah, the
skirl of the pipes -- the Ccl piped Ccl in!
4. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
DELEGATION PRESENTATION
5. 525 Pathfinder Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets - 60th
Anniversary (File: 0055-01)
Presentation to be provided.
Very good remarks/sentiments expressed by the spokesman/young man
wrt the 60th anniversary of the Royal Cdn Air Cadets, 525 Pathfinder
Squadron
{suggest you watch it -- have not
received the remarks to put in this WVM -- easy, since at beginning of
mtg}
Council thanked them.
6. ADJOURNMENT (TO COMMENCE THE PUBLIC HEARING/PUBLIC
MEETING)
PUBLIC HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING
AGENDA
7:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING
Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw
No. 4619, 2011 (2031, 2047, 2063, 2081 and 2091 Esquimalt Avenue; 711,
733, 761 and 789 20th Street; and 2030, 2040, 2074, 2078 and 2090
Fulton Avenue); Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4678,
2011 (2031, 2047 and 2063 Esquimalt Avenue); and Development Permit
Application No. 08-041 (2031, 2047 and 2063 Esquimalt Avenue)
(File: 1010-20-08-041/1610 20 4619/4678)
The Director of Planning, Lands, and Permits will describe the
subject application.
Applicant: Geller Properties Ltd.
Subject Lands for Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4360,
2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4619, 2011: Civic Addresses...
Subject Lands for Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw
No. 4678, 2011: Civic Addresses...
Subject Lands for Development Permit Application No.
08-041: Civic Addresses...
Proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw
Amendment:
The proposed OCP Amendment Bylaw, if adopted, would amend the OCP
to allow future infill housing development on the subject lands,
subject to rezoning. The proposed policies for infill housing
development are:
Infill housing is to enhance the character of the local
neighbourhood and meet a high quality of building and landscape
design;
Infill housing is to be ground-oriented and may
include: smaller single-family dwellings, coach houses, duplexes,
triplexes, and/or combinations thereof;
An infill housing project may include consolidation of
individual lots;
An infill housing development must not exceed a maximum
Floor Area Ratio of 0.61; and
The subject lands are designated as Infill Housing
Development Permit Area BF-B 13 under subsections 919.1 (1) (e), (h),
(i), and (j) of the Local Government Act; the objectives of the
designation and the guidelines that will govern the issuance of
development permits for development in the area are
specified.
Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment:
The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw, if adopted, would amend the
Zoning Bylaw by:
Creating the CD47 Comprehensive Development Zone 47
(Hollyburn Mews) and rezone the lots located at 2031, 2047, and 2063
Esquimalt Avenue from RS5 Single Family Dwelling Zone 5 to CD47
Comprehensive Development Zone 47 (Hollyburn Mews).
Purpose: To provide for development of a nine-unit
ground-oriented strata residential project with nine enclosed parking
spaces.
Development Permit Application No. 08-041:
If the bylaws described above are approved, the applicant will be
required to construct the development in accordance with a Devt Permit
approved by Council. Proposed Devt Permit No. 08-041 imposes
requirements and conditions for the development of the subject lands,
including:
nine two-level plus basement strata units comprised of:
six duplex units fronting Esquimalt Avenue, and three coach houses
at the rear lane;
Floor areas (exclusive of basements) of 1,155
sq.ft. for each coach house; and duplex units ranging in size between
1,430 and 1,625 sq.ft.;
A floor area (to site area) ratio of 0.61, and maximum
site coverage of 45%; and
Enclosed parking for nine cars, and driveways that can be
used as four visitor parking spaces.
{hm, appears that
this is spot zoning for three lots and an OCP amendment for the whole
block.
New name then: monster spot
zoning leading to jumbo spot zoning or monster block zoning? a
specialty of the unPlanning Dept? throw darts at the map of WV?
some direction or control with the central cmnty ctr as the bull's
eye..........}
3. PUBLIC HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING PROCEDURE --
described.
4. REPORTS/WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
For details see:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Agendas_and_Minutes/2011/May/11may11-notice%20of%20meeting.pdf
1) Reports received up to May 12, 2011:
= Cmnty Amenity Contribution for Proposed Rezoning
{Read this
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Agendas_and_Minutes/2011/May/11may11-r1.pdf
to see
how Uplift went from ~$600K in April to $155K in May ending up that
Geller Prop's Cmnty Benefit contribution dropped from $450K+/- to
$116K. I'm not a realtor so I can only guess and it sounds v
low. For the District to upzone property, rather than granting
as a gift, free, it's only fair that the taxpayers/residents get part
of this increase in value for (the policy is 75% of the
increase/Uplift from the rezoning). Are citizens getting a fair amt?
increasing to nine units on what was three sgl-fam lots -- anyone with
an analysis, pro or con, is welcome to write to WVM and/or speak at
the Public Hearing Monday night. It's not clear to me what the
true figures are.}
= Rationale for Proposed Official Community Plan Amendment for
the Whole Block
= OCP Amendment for Block Bounded by Esquimalt Ave, 20th
St, Fulton Ave, and 21st St; and Rezoning of 2031, 2047, and 2063
Esquimalt Ave (Devt Permit Application No. 08 041)
= Additional Information: Assessment of Uplift From Proposed
Rezoning
= 2031, 2047, and 2063 Esquimalt Avenue - Current and Proposed
Zoning
2) Written submissions received up to May 12, 2011:
To view all written submissions
{and yes, some ppl wrote more than once}
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Agendas_and_Minutes/2011/May/11may11-c1_to_c53.pdf
{In case you don't recognize the
names, most of those in favour are architects, planners, devprs,
realtors but their professions are not given. To be fair,
planners look at density and locations in relationship to the whole
municipality, not from the POV of residents in love with their own
special block and familiar quality of life.}
G. Hiscox; B.
Pettit; G. Ward Hall, Ambleside and Dundarave
Ratepayers' Association; L. & J. Broman; B. & D. Bell; A. &
G. Simpson; P. Hill; F. Pagani; C.
Hunter; C. Walker; K.
Little; T. Partington;
G. Polman; Lionsview Seniors' Planning
Society; M. Carter; D. Weber; P. Cunliffe; P.
Gooderham; J. Gibson; I.
& J. Baggott; R. Brodie; K. Higgins; H. Spouge; P. Gaastra; A. Bhayani; H. Park; N. Stevenson; C. Cassidy; F.
Baradarani; C. Mason; S. Bhayani; D. McConnell;
F. & J. Parrott; F. Parrott; D.
Spouge; M. Rostamabadi;
M. Cairns; E. P. Eggert;
F. Musson; S. Kaufman; A.
Woronuik; T. Campbell;
P. Ramsay; J. Wark; J. Wark; K. Kaufmann; J. Fitzgerald; C. Hall; A. Pahand; B. & M.
Clark; A. & G. Simpson; B. Beale; W. Lunan
On April 18, 2011, Council set the date for the
Public Hearing/Public Meeting. The statutory notice of Public
Hearing/Public Meeting was published in the North Shore News on May 8
and 11, 2011. The Municipal Clerk will note written submissions
received for the May 16, 2011 Public Hearing/Public
Meeting.
Mayor: Mr Sokol
Sokol: Mr Mikicich
SM gave background with slides, then: nbrd and ccl concerns
many like idea of smaller homes, infill units
was concern over spot zoning
others expressed interest devping with similar devt
other concern with land-use spread
area suits and for change; separation from nbrhd
apart xxx
rezoning bylaw only pertains to three lots shown on the map; nine
units strata devt
six plus three coach houses
.61FAR, site coverage 40% nine + four parking?
turn it over to Mr Sokol wrt cmnty benefits
Sokol: xxxxx; draft character stmt to ensure
consistency
sustainability and smart growth; green and landscape
will be constructing concrete sidewalks. xxxxx
underground utilities; surface water mgmt enhancements
as part of the project devpr will be giving $55K
DCC and CB????
{confusing to get not just
different appraisals/Uplift but also different by 100s of thousands of
dollars.}
$595K following that mtg consulted with prof appraiser
{it's with this report of ~$600K
for Uplift, the amt of $450K+/- was mentioned for a Cmnty Amenity
Contribution b/c the policy is 75% for Cmnty
Benefits.}
had discussions with the devpr; had not had time to fully
review
discussion behind some of the assumptions
time; benchmark of time made; real estate market has been
volatile
as a result of looking at those; Apr 2011 date did not fit best
issues surrounding
Sept 1 2011 date devpr took over
$155K
Sop: how did we go from a WG? benefit to downsize
[pilot?] wd allow us to see; that process never happened
Mayor: Ccl Sop
Sop: I want an answer
Mayor: when we set the date, that's when we shd hv discussed
this
Sop: did we debate; cmnty know
Mayor: don't think we shd debate
Sop: just want an answer!
Sokol: staff been working for two years
xxx; expecting a pilot will come forward in next few
months
5. APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION
Michael Geller: cadet; wife; daughter
presentation and happy to answer any questions
almost one year to the day May 18 2010 how do we devp xxx
houses
and fit into the existing character
hope proposal addresses those issues
houses getting too big; want smaller, ground-oriented; must
provide housing choices
hope large tree will be able to be maintained
{covenant for it to be
kept???}
showed this picture a year ago
ppl came up to me and asked why aren't they building things like
this
is possible to gently increase the density
add more visitor parking
good sense of separation and privacy
a natural landscape
isn't nec srs' housing, for ppl moving out of larger homes and
able to age in place
duplex designed to look like one larger home [slide of
layout]
inspired by traditional cottages of WV; many features have been
incorporated such as porches, siding
one of my architects said looks too much like rest of nbrhd
[slides] asymmetrical duplexes
for Susan Anderson.....
costs more to do things we want to see
energy efficient furnaces; higher insulation
cost more but buyer not prepared to pay more
something to look at as to how much does it increase the
line
designed for ppl who wish to age in place
at residences built at UBC -- no lights in any of the closets --
I need
{June 9 celebration} 40th anniversary from my graduation in
architecture in U of T
as Bill Good said, not a stranger to controversy
mid70s devt of south side of False Crk
George Puil outrageous to live on south
fam w/ chn
XXX packers in Steveston
benefited from the Heritage Restoration
devpr of first rezoning on Oak St 43-unit srs
Harry Rankin justifying for 55 and over not 75
most think they're 15 year younger
if 75 most of my customers will be dead
held up until Dunbar visioning
was built and many feel v successful devt
devpr who spoke against it now doing his second on Oak St
finally on X st
gentleman, why make the second bedroom so small
well it's a den a...... no it's HIS bedroom
for 30 years -- now can't find one
you'll hear from a number of ppl saying change for the
worst
block; not the case, on three lots
will allow you to decide the pace of change
SSch: 106 submissions; will be posted tomorrow
6. PUBLIC INPUT
> Gary Hiscox: from Ottawa 35 years ago, joined nbrhd
assn
joined ADRA; v different from the one I was used to and views I
did not share
devprs always cast as [7:31]
both you and I, ADRA has not allowed Mr Geller
NSN suggested blanket rezoning of the entire block
any other may or may not be granted
Prez of ADRA went on record not opposed
.... no more than spot zoning
all for as long as they don't oppose spot zoning
you will hear support and no better place in the cmnty
describe it as long spot-zoning
staff proposing the right approach here; hope lead to
others
diversity lead to xxxx
look forward to seeing; my own case
> Dick O'Callaghan: 955 20th St; longtime homeowner; much like
prop under discussion
does not meet zoning reqmts; not taken without broad; density in
the FAR
a moving transition zone moving to other sgl-fam nbrhds;
replacing
{NOTES SUPPLIED;
some bolding mine}
Reject each of the
precedent setting recommendations before you:
1)
Amending the Official Community Plan
This is a
precedent-setting recommendation that should be an election
issue.
To date -
Insufficient public consultation on a change to the OCP for the purpose of satisfying
the Local Government Act. The amendment is not the result of
broad community input and should not be endorsed as sufficient public
consultation. If approved, the sole purpose of the amendment
bylaw is to enable a process of higher density to change one block of
a larger established single family neighbourhood into a Development
Permit Area. The applied development is for the construction of three
strata duplexes and three strata lane coach houses. To date, there
are no constructed coach houses to be viewed to provide input into a
decision to allow this type of housing
alternative.
This
precedent-setting amendment will also provide a template to convert
other single family blocks, with similar pattern of lot size and
configuration, to high density multi family. This will produce a
moving transition zone that will spread to other single family
neighbourhoods.
2)
Amending the zoning, to create a Comprehensive Development Zone to
rezone the lots located at 2031, 2047, and 2063 from single family to
multi-family.
The proposed
infill housing does not enhance the character of a neighbourhood of
single family homes by replacing existing homes with a two-storey
duplexes and a lane coach house, both with the same height limit as a
single family house
The Community
Dialogue on Neighbourhood Character & Housing recommended the
coach house as a candidate for a pilot program. The intent was to
examine the potential for a modest-sized infill dwelling (coach house)
to provide homeowners with an opportunity for future downsizing on
their own property and to design and locate a low-impact building in a
manner that respects neighbours' views and established
landscapes. The proposed laneway houses are strata titled,
not for the purpose of allowing residents to downsize on their own
property.
Council has
placed a high emphasis on the Pilot Program for Alternate Housing in
order to establish housing that is acceptable to the residents of West
Vancouver within single-family neighbourhoods. However,
there are currently no in-place constructed coach houses to view and
assess the benefits or problems of this type of housing. In spite of
no examples of two-storey lane coach houses in the District, this
applicant plans to start with three. Each coach house is on a
small lot with a duplex.
The proposed
applicant zoning for large 1,155 square foot coach houses does not
meet the guidelines proposed for the construction of lane coach
houses. The proposed Comprehensive Development Zone should be
rejected.
Reject the
proposed Development Permit Application that approves the construction
of six two-level duplex units and three two-level coach
houses.
The proposed
nine-unit development and the rezoning of the remainder of the block
to multi-family will seriously affect the single-family character of
the surrounding neighbourhood.
[The] rezoning of
the block sets a precedent that will encourage developers to promote
other full-block rezoning in the immediate neighbourhood and
fundamentally change its single-family character.
The concerned
residents have upgraded their homes over the years with the intent of
living in them long term within the existing family setting. The
introduction of a block (or more) of multi-family housing in the
neighbourhood will discourage these, and other residents from
improving or upgrading their properties.
Council rejected
the initial proposal for ten townhouses on three lots in March 2006 as
it did not meet the "the site specific" guidelines of the OCP
policy H3. The present proposal of nine multi-family units also
does not satisfy the requirements of the OCP.
Follow the money,
the units will sell at market prices, no discounts for West Van
residents, not for seniors that can't climb stairs or young families
because there is no yard to play in, wall to wall garages or parking
spaces, the real winner is the developer and not the
neighbourhood.
Other
Municipal Experiences - Vancouver, Toronto, and Seattle have all
introduced lane housing, but none has accepted strata occupancy units
or height limits as high as the proposed 25 feet in this application.
In spite of this, there have been numerous neighbour complaints
dealing with parking, sight lines, and privacy
issues.
Say no to the
application
Dick and Judy
O'Callaghan
> Lynne Block: [TEXT SUPPLIED]
WV Council Presentation May
16, 2011
Good evening, Honorable Mayor,
Worthy Councilors, Ladies and Gentlemen.
My name is Lynne Block and I
live at 4640 North Piccadilly.
First, let me clearly state
that I am not against development, nor am I against increased density.
Indeed, I welcome initiatives that nurture and encourage our unique
community lifestyles. However, I am not supportive of this proposed
subdivision, for three reasons.
First, changing certain
regulations of the OCP to allow such a subdivision is setting a
dangerous precedent. Instead of our WV planning department being
proactive in looking at areas of our community already zoned for
increased density, or exploring district lands and properties that
could be in-filled, it seems that we are being reactive. We are
responding to the wishes and plans of a developer, rather than a
developer responding to our community's wishes. If this is
approved, then any developer can replicate this process to the
detriment of all our citizens in all parts of WV. Lastly, some
controversies such as this one may turn out to be, have often ended up
in the courts, with certain statutes, regulations, and rules cited
that ultimately, do not support the developer.
Secondly, this subdivision is
not meeting the needs of our beautiful community and its residents,
even though it purports to do so. I am sure there are members of WV
who believe that when they need to downsize, that these residences
will be perfect for them. Not so. Not all of our residents own
sufficiently expensive homes that once sold can buy one of these
residences and then to have enough monies left over to invest and live
on. Indeed, how expensive will the monthly maintenance fees be?
Can these properties provide housing suitable for those who are
disabled or who do not want to climb stairs or take out closets in
order to make room for lifts? I would encourage the developer and WV
planning staff, to spend as much time and effort as they have done on
this particular development, on another area in our fair community,
that is already zoned for increased density and development. I
understand that the developer lives in Southlands and has wanted to
develop this property for several years. I would invite the developer
to come and live in our community for a time, walk the Seawall, talk
to his neighbours and truly understand the unique and inviolate
qualities of West Vancouver - all before proceeding on any
development in the future.
Thirdly, I am disappointed,
but not surprised in the process that has come to light. I feel
that rather than observing and following the clear, thoughtful and
well-formulated recommendations put forward by the dedicated and
hard-working WV volunteers who spent a great deal of time and energy
on reports like the Community Dialogue on Neighbourhood Character and
Housing, the Community Strategic Plan, and so on, that I am being
bullied. No matter what I wish to see built in my backyard, or how
I wish to be consulted, or how I wish West Vancouver to evolve, I
feel that my voice is not being heard.
I thank you for this
opportunity and I would urge the mayor and councillors to say "no"
at this point, just as they have in the past. To look outside of the
box, so to speak. And to look at future densification and development
in areas that would prove beneficial to all as well as our long term
vision of WV.
Thank you
> Aleck Caruth: Nelson Ave; originally in urban planning,
Sydney Oz
one devt as VP of Lang [Laing?] Props, Hollyburn House
can see no better place; my vote in support of the proj we have
here
> Robin Barker: 2040 Fulton in favour; beautify the
nbrhd
if we get permission, be able to build it ourselves
lane houses good for older ppl; if we get permit believe it will
fit in
democracy cd all be dead before getting any of this passed
> Fred Ashworth: have written in support; like to raise
another aspect
under existing codes, if one has the financial
resources
can buy three or four lots, consolidate, and build monster
homes
{is that a
threat?}
changes character the nbrhd -- nothing does more than these
monster houses, gates
I live on Radcliffe, retired architect, cd walk down
street, doing own gardening, pushing carriage was the mother, not the
Filipina nanny
none do their own landscaping
going to be a beautifully landscaped one of best Jane Gilanti
{?}; down my street can't even see gardens any more; nbr, 10ft solid
rolling gate
heartily recommend you support
> Jan Timmer (architect): 6655 Madrona, in
support
cmtes creative alternative forms for WV; stay life in cmnty; shd
not threaten XXX
clear direction from Ccl staff as to where
more wd be proximity of cmnty facilities; add'l benefits;
slightly higher, low visual impact; reduce household cost; best for
cmnty
> Tish Davis: own two lots; bought 20 years ago; perfect for
place to grown old
when house next door to us came up bought b/c not wanting to be
in shadow
next to Mr Geller's lovely dvt
Stonethro also met with a lot of opposition
{but it's got multifam adjacent, Kiwanis, right next to it on
the block/street}
today a positive thing in nbrhd and has higher density than
Geller's.
process we have to go through is exhaustive and exhausting
dvpr and Design Panel wants this to be an example, ev
examined to Nth degree
consolidate two and with friends get three little cottages
not that ev wants a big devt; no more density, happy with as it
is
talked about this lane, ctr of cmnty; like, exceptionally
good
> Colin Clay {friend of the Davises}: 540 Southborough Dr,
resident 40 years same house biz same locn
left living in a house far too large for two ppl
criteria: two-car fam to one-car -- shd be close to...
> Freda Pagani: red herring only pilot proj
Housing WG went through consultation process and did survey;
majority in support of projs like this
CAC also
{but if asked next to them, answer is no; yes, over there, no,
next to me}
> John Wark: 20 years
140 units, Kiwanis xx; several opps for devt going on
sgl fam area shd remain; will set a precedent; locn in already
designated areas
> Keith Pople: [TEXT SUPPLIED]
Reference: Esquimalt
- Fulton 2000 Block Rezoning - Public Hearing May 16,
2011
I do not believe an
infill development of the proposed magnitude should be undertaken
until the concept has been tested on a smaller scale and found to be
appropriate in West Vancouver residential
neighborhoods.
I was a member and
pleased to participate in the Pilot Housing Work Group because
I believe there is a need for more alternative housing choices in West
Vancouver. The objectives given to our work group by Council (a
step-by-step process) seemed reasonable to me, and I quote from the
terms of reference given to us at our first meeting:
o
minimize site alteration and loss of trees during construction and
retain sites' natural features
o
introduce new housing types on a limited basis
o
solicit expressions of interest for infill housing and submit
recommendations to Ccl as to the most appropriate
proposals.
The work group
ended up recommending four proposals to Council, two of which received
preliminary endorsement - a modest-sized home on a separate lot in
Gleneagles and a carriage house in Dundarave. The Gleneagles
application was withdrawn as a result of neighbourhood objections.
As far as I know the laneway coach house is still awaiting
construction approval, but has also experienced neighbourhood
objection.
Shortly after the
work group's final report one of our members assisted staff in
arranging a Public Forum at the Kay Meek Centre in May 2010 titled "
Homes that Fit Us and Fit In" with guest speakers having expertise
in infill and eco-friendly housing and describing infill projects in
Metro Vancouver. As I recollect, one of the speakers, Mr. Michael
Geller, advised that, in his opinion, the step-by-step approach as
proposed in the Pilot housing Program terms of reference was
appropriate and there was no need to amend our OCP and zoning bylaws
until the appropriateness of various types of alternative housing have
been reviewed.
Somehow the step-by-
step process examination of infill housing that our Council initiated
in 2009 has been abandoned and we are now considering jumping into a
complete block of construction of high density infill.
Why is Council
bypassing the opportunity of cautiously examining the appropriateness
of infill in residential areas?
Some of the problems
I have with this Esquimalt development application
include:
o The
"cottage country" presentations made by the applicant are not
realistic
o The proposed
homes do not have sufficient outside area for residents to enjoy any
meaningful degree of privacy from their strata neighbours
o Laneway
housing of a complete block does not provide the type of lifestyle we
are used to or should encourage
o Congestion
in the laneway during construction (possibly years)
o Safety for
laneway residents accessing their homes and parking at night unless
adequate laneway lights are part of the development (and annoyance to
other residents if they are)
o These homes
will be more expensive than many conveniently located alternative
housing options currently available or in the planning stage,
and
o Approval of
the proposed bylaws will set a precedent that other developers will
endeavour to replicate and further erode the character of our
residential neighbourhoods.
Our planning
department has indicated that the proposed bylaws will not set a
precedent that will be replicated elsewhere in our community. However,
should a majority of Council approve the proposed bylaws please
incorporate an amendment assuring that similar infill developments
will not be considered until the whole Permit Area has been developed
and the suitability of this type of development can be
evaluated.
> [8:07] Heather Mersey: live in 1928 house
[SOME POINTS MADE SUPPLIED; some here, some at 9:48]
you are approving a process that pits nbr against nbr;
stressful
elected responsibility make sure processes work in
goes about manner not pitting, uncertainty
Resident of area since 1983, bought home from original owner,
Mrs. MacMillan, who was 80 years old! Waited for some time
before renovating. Houses run down. Was told it would be a
duplex zone area. Did not happen. Invested substantial
monies into renovating the house and landscaping. Watched as
neighbourhood rejuvenated. New houses being built, young
families moving in. Neighbourhood has cultural and age
diversity. How do we go about change?
process that doesn't pit nbr against nbr
be positive that meets all cmnty needs
The people who are in favour of the development have talked about
their need for certainty. People living in these neighbourhoods
also have a need for certainty. Currently living in state of
fear, ie when a house goes up for sale, what will happen to it.
Developer who will hold on to it, rental property, let the property
run down.
ppl like ourselves a lot of time and energy into our homes and
gardens; what's going to happen next?
great deal of densification around where we live
a ton of densification there; not like nothing
it's where do you draw the line between density and
destruction.
You have reached that point. Time to leave this historic
neighbourhood alone.
Wd like to read the letter from Mr Berardino, WV resident.
One of Canada's top lawyers has taken time to become involved and
express his opinion.
{PH Letter 1a11/C-57:
ON-TABLE Sent: May-13-11 9:09 AM
To: MayorandCouncll
Subject: The proposals including the
application to alter the Official Community Plan in the area bounded
in part by Esquimalt and Fulton, West Vancouver
I have reviewed the proposals. They
involve the prospect of a major intrusion into a large area that is
presently zoned for single families and is so confirmed as an area for
single family zoning under the Official Community
Plan.
The Official Community Plan is a
solemn representation by the Municipality to the public of the
Municipality's intentions for property within its boundaries.
Thousands of members of the community rely on the status of the
Official Community Plan and make significant important and
irreversible decisions based on it. The Official Community Plan is
reviewed periodically, but that process involves massive community
participation. One-off piecemeal alterations to the Official Community
Plan should occur rarely and only where exceptional circumstances are
clearly demonstrated.
Here, this proposed major intrusion
comes about simply because a developer seems to have amassed
properties and put forward a plan which is contrary to the Official
Community Plan and is designed to put the best face on a development
exercise done for profit. If the Municipality considers it
important to alter single family zoning for the purposes of providing
for greater density for the public good, then it should only do so
after reviewing the entire municipal area, setting out an objective
criteria for such alterations in zoning, receiving major public input
as part of the process, and setting out specific guidelines for the
kind of structures which would be acceptable in the event the general
public accepts changes. The areas for such changes should be
clearly designated and all of this done as part of an overall
assessment of the concept of greater density in the entire
Municipality. I cannot help but observe that the present plan for
greater density is brought forward at a time when, in the not too
distant past, we have seen the flagrant and large densities of those
monster homes that are strewn across the mountainside above the Upper
Levels Highway -- for which of course this Council can take no
responsibility.
This Council however takes
responsibility for these proposals, and a piecemeal approach
dictated by developers can never be in the best interests of the
community at large. To adopt these proposals would, in my view, be
a firm rejection by Council of proper and responsible planning for the
community at large. It would be to follow a course of community
[planning] which simply permits developers to play hopscotch
throughout the community with our zoning. These proposals should
therefore be rejected.
I make these submissions as constructive
observations and not on the basis of being critical of anyone. If
Council believes it is necessary to increase density in single family
zoning areas, then an overall approach directed at the entire
Municipality [it] is the only proper way in my view to approach the
issue.
All of which is respectfully
submitted.
Bill Berardino, Resident of West
Vancouver}
> Frank Parrott: now just now; complete block; not in
favour [8:14]
> Chris Short: oppose amending OCP and rezoning
ppl have expressed reasons against v well
foot print changes [listed]; not opposed to small coaches, feel
these too big
have already expressed in prev; others expressed v well
history of this devt goes beyond three years
turned down in 2006; brought back three times with basically
the same changes; too soon
three times in three years; not approp the nbrhd has to
repeatedly [fight/counter]
I ask M&Ccl not to change OCP
> Jamieson Merritt: make my living building
do best with xxx; don't hold anyone ill will
best way to make money is to increase density; going on
here
what I find offensive is Ccl keeps sending it back to cmnty
and checking the resistance
instead of being fair to residents
ev want housing, ev wants to live somewhere
what I have trouble with is telling me how to live in my
nbrhd
[8:19] whether here three or 15 floors at Safeway
if Ccl truly thinks something else shd go on
years ago and the Transition Zone, we all know what went on
there
Ccl instead of bringing ... shut it down ... think of time
wasted
put it to public and let them decide ... silent
majority
only hear those directly; do everyone a service, stick with
plan
[CLAP]
> Lee O'Neil: in favour of the three and whole block; a lot of
exciting things happening in WV
2008 Cmnty Dialogue on Nbrhd Character; exactly what they're
looking for
cmnty ctr; nbrhd is great
> Vivian Vaughan:
Mayor: welcome
VV: Good evening.....
{TEXT SUPPLIED, my bolding}
This hearing is for
those of us who believe our interest in property is
affected.
Since the Official
Community Plan bylaw is to be amended, that means everyone in West
Vancouver.
A development permit
application has been received that does not comply with the OCP bylaw,
nor does it meet the requirements for 'site specific amendments',
set out in 'Housing Policy H3' of the bylaw.
Sites considered for
OCP amendments must have:
a
degree of physical separation, such as a road, and include a
development permit review.
This requires a
development permit application for the entire block, right up to the
road boundaries on all sides, not just for the three lots shown this
evening. There is no statement allowing a mismatch between the
area under the OCP amendment, and the area under the development
permit.
This means,
regardless of any other objections, it would not be legal to approve
these submissions.
The real issue here
tonight, is not whether the duplexes will meet high standards and look
nice, or have enough parking, or be easy to sell, nor even if the
community benefit amount is adequate.
The real issue is
the precedent set by proposing to change the OCP without meeting its
requirements. This is not a mere
technicality.
The community put a
lot of work into the OCP to express our shared vision for the future,
and provide a sense of predictability.
The requirements of
policy H-3 are a safeguard, intended to:
o limit the
disruption to neighbourhoods by restricting the number of sites that
could potentially be deemed suitable for densification,
and
o ensure a full
redevelopment proposal, for the entire area under the OCP amendment,
is first put in front of the public.
Every resident
has a property interest in maintaining the integrity of the OCP, and
we are counting on our elected representatives to respect the words,
and spirit of our shared community plan
process.
thank
you
ML: Mr Sokol, hearing contrary msgs
Sokol: an OCP amendment for the whole block and a DP area for
the whole block and rezoning for the three
as other props want to go forward or can apply
ML: so the one block
based on parameters of road separation
Sokol: not proposing rezoning but whole block boundary and
road
> Andrea Flintoft: haven't spoken since OCP passed in
2005
here we are .... adamantly opposed for xxx of nine buyers?
[listed sites] all going to provide inventory; how about waiting
to see if need?
bought house after OCP
ev house in Van ... last sentence opposed
> B Fenton: now live in DNV; earlier Ccl mtg re DNV exercising
right
parents bought 50 years ago ... used to be ...
representing three generations [8:28]
she's at Westcot Pl; similar to where I live in Seymour
25 to 40 [age] gap; fast growing over 75
fulsome; not setting precedent
independent living; lose driver's licence; after 75th birthday
health deteriorates
wd be nice b/c takes years to go through process
wd like to see before her 100th birthday by Wayne Cox
good proposal; opp to make a positive decision.
> Peter Spencer: don't think precedent; desperately need in
WV; facing retirement; 4K
kids gone but one's returned but he'll be gone soon if we have
any say
ev time he flipped a page I said I like that
v limited in WV; we're restricted; good for cmnty
not sure increase in density; more noise, vehicles, where's the
evidence
> [8:35] Ben Ferraro: when 35th, many points been made
need for alternative housing, representing the younger
demographic, representing the more mature [8:36 LAUGHTER]
housing for younger couples and professionals can live in that's
not an apt
recently 40-something prof not able to find anything
not able to purchase a large 4Ksf home
pass an applic that may attract some younger ppl to the
area
> Christine Cassidy: third time in front of you on
this
more camera time with you than I ever wanted to have
immediately across; grew up here, grad of WVHi
parents lived here most of their adult life; house to apt and
passed away in WV
emphasis; not opposed to alternative housing or densification
in the approp nbrhd
am opposed to block wch will densify a sgl-fam nbrhd
increase parking and X prop
everyone who spoke in favour [does] not live in the
nbrhd
don't know area, composition -- I do
I went walking last week. 2.5
4/6 on my block opposed and signed; you received last week
one house boarded up, empty, one was
1820 Fulton: 20 sigs in opposition opp to OCP and this proj
meandering received another 11 signs in opp
these are the ones who count, not Madrona
we will live with the ramifications of your
decision.
we are not a tired nbrhd, we are vibrant, we do not need
gentrification or dvpr
since 2006 -- why do you keep sticking it down our throats?
you have other areas
I'll list in case you've forgotten: Rodgers Cr....... 1300 blk;
Kiwanis from 51 to 141, that will be affordable housing for
seniors
this is housing for the wealthy whether young or a senior
Michael Geller was quoted last week; a unique nbrhd
what ... Oxford ... I live ... we will be the next block
beginning of transition zone
[NOTES SUPPLIED]
The essential points of my speech
were:
1. Densification with alternative
housing is not appropriate in single family
neighbourhoods;
2. There is plenty of alternative
housing coming on stream to meet the demand...
a. 15th and
Fulton;
b.
the 1300 block Marine;
c.
the successful completion of phase 1 at Rodgers Creek affords the
opportunity for phase 2;
d.
the Wetmore Motors site designated for seniors;
e.
the Kiwanis site at Haywood and 21st has a proposal for 51 units in
five buildings to be converted to 141 units in two buildings. This
will be affordable housing for seniors;
f.
the proposed construction of five row houses at 14th and
Duchess.
g.
Evelyn Drive with some 300 units.
3. I collected 20 signatures from the
residents of Fulton Ave at 21st to Sinclair Avenue in opposition. I
collected another 12 signatures from the surrounding neighbourhood in
opposition to the proposed rezoning.
4. I quoted Michael Geller from an Outlook
newspaper article in which he stated that this block was unique. I
said that unique means one of a kind and this wasn't the case as my
block, the north side of Fulton, had many of the same features. I
asked if this was the beginning of a transition zone.
5. I stated that if the OCP was amended to
rezone this block that other single family blocks and neighbourhoods
with lane access would be similarly threatened. In other words, this
was precedent-setting.
6. I also addressed the horrendous parking
and traffic issues which we presently experience on
Fulton.
7. I stated that we were a vibrant,
multicultural neighbourhood with young families and seniors. A
neighbourhood where children walk to school and skateboard in the
streets. I stated that we didn't need to be gentrified with this
project that we were doing just fine.
8. I noted that all those individuals in
favour did not live in the neighbourhood.
9. I noted that this would not be housing
marketed specifically for seniors or West Vancouverites and its
pricing would be market driven, ie only the wealthy need
apply.
10. I also asked why if this project has
been rejected repeatedly since 2006 that the Planning Department kept
moving forward with it. Council stated two years ago that
multifamily units and lane housing should be introduced into single
family neighbourhoods on a gradual basis with the full acceptance of
the neighbourhood. We don't want it. Four of the six houses on
the north side of 2000 Fulton Avenue are opposed. One house is boarded
up and no one knows who owns it. I stated that we residents and
taxpayers wanted them to uphold the OCP and if they wanted to proceed
with block rezoning then make it an election issue for November
2011.
> [8:44] Paul Budra: small house 18 years ago; and one week I
was in front of Ccl
dvpr tear down ... opposed
ever xxx since; always say to help seniors
this only slowed down with the OCP; came as close as possible re
land use in WV
worried about whole block; we worried devt superseding cmnty
plan; more imp than cmnty consensus
no better place? there is -- my street and I'm afraid if this
goes forward my street will be next; selfish
certainly no more so ... than change to
> [8:45] Robin Palliardi: living here for 16 years; zoned
sgl-fam, a def attraction
approved twice: Gordon and Wetmore ...
no restriction ... xxx ... goes to who pays the highest
price
surrounded by two golden oldies; what stands in the way for
our
urge sgl-fam and respect the OCP
> Wendy Duke: 2040 Fulton; second person in the block to speak
in favour; strongly support
longtime resident, moved here as a child in 1965
840 sf cottage, small boys three, under 3000sf; fine if able to
use stairs
been converted to this project since 2006
ten units at that time too tall and not suitable
concerned as someone who shares the lane; the impact will be felt
along the laneway, not the street
we greet nbrs in the lane
too big in the inception; felt if smaller and both sides of the
lane included
impressed with how Mr Slone and now Mr Geller ... lowered height,
zzz parking, ???? planning
uniqueness of this block
my own story, my own little house not planning on doing
anything
all my life .... we're all disabled or temporarily
abled
want to put a lane cottage in my back yard
wd put my sister selling her house in WV, disabled with dog has
had to go to NV, wants to come back
cd see my husband and I [sic] to live in cottage and son in main
house
not ev wants/needs a 3800sf
able keep extended family together and age in place
> C. Cameron: 16th and Gordon; no affiliation
don't feel neg re devprs and Geller not approp
at info mtg last week and he was open; naysayers did not come
to meeting
{not true; I received email
after the mtg saying went to open house but chose not to speak
up,
just listen, but did not
support}
find comments inapprop
reduced to two essential questions: change (inevitable) and
what form
a bldg lot in Amb is now $1.5M, a lot no one will be able to
afford
most here able to buy in when much more affordable
need to take measures, increasing density only way it can
happen
process impeccable and substance hard to conceive of one more
incremental and XXX
common good
I wd welcome this across from my house; don't see it wd change in
a negative way
all preoccupied with
wd live alone in WV and have the waterfront to myself
Ccl, do not listen to the loudest voices or who live
across
chn and youth -- what will young ppl do? will they have to move
to Maple Ridge
Lib, Cmnty Ctr, waterfront strategy
remind Ccl, not till dead or out of cmnty ... only sgl fam
houses
> A. Atash: Master of Architecture at UBC; thesis;
worked at for one year
Sites Unseen: Room for multi-generational housing fabric
looked ... smaller, more affordable housing is one of our most
critical needs
vital for survival; losing our original cmnty; dvprs live in
cmnty
two concerns with proposal: strata ccl
palimpsest -- change according to changing needs, strata
permanently anchors it to this
shd allow subdivision
this is a progressive proposal
saying that we like our houses to look like late 1900s is
suppressing
we're driving smart cars, smart phones but live in what our
grandparents
many positive -- best thing is reducing the setback
make use of lanes
dealing with existing fabric v imp
fabric, will be dismantled in ten years
not in favour of form but of plan
> George Pajari: thank you, M&Ccl
I wish to address one specific issue, and that is the upzoning
of the three lots on Esquimalt and the community benefits that have
been offered as part of that proposal.
Time does not permit a detailed discussion of why community
benefits, in general, are fair and reasonable - suffice it to say
that upzoning is an imposition on an existing community and increases
the costs for us, the residents.
For the developer, on the other hand, upzoning reduces costs.
This developer could go ahead and build the nine units of housing he
is proposing without ever coming to Council. All he need do is go out
and buy three more duplex lots or six small single-family lots.
But that would cost money. A lot of money. And so
instead, he is here asking you for permission to build those nine
units without having to buy those three to six additional lots.
You can imagine how much you will save him if he doesn't have
to buy those lots.
Well, simply put, that is Uplift -- the money you are saving
the developer by upzoning existing land.
The report before you suggests that the amount of Uplift is
$155,000. Can anyone take that number seriously?
If you had to go out and buy six lots in West Van to be able
to build nine units, how far do you think $155,000 wd get
you?
Or look at it another way, if your own residential lot through
the magic of Ccl rezoning [were] tripled in density, wd the value go
up by $52K?
[Exactly!]
The problems with this approach are many, and I don't have time
to go through the long literature of difficulties with using
land-residual appraisals, but suffice to say in many cases when such
appraisals have been resented as evidence to courts, they have been
tossed.
The Supreme Court of Canada referred to them as
"useless".
We can take a case close to us here, where the Pat's
restaurant's rezoning a while back came to Ccl and an appraiser
suggested that upzoning wd reduce the lot value to zero!
Seriously! In the report to Ccl, [said] not an 'Uplift' of zero,
[rather] that the land wd be worthless as a result of the
rezoning! So there are serious problems with using the method
proposed for calculating Uplift.
So what are we going to do?
I suggest you ask staff to go back and use a method of
comparable appraisals rather than land-residual appraisals.
If you take a look at an example to illustrate, Stonethro on
Gordon. Three lots, similar to the three lots we have here,
rezoned to ten units -- we're looking at rezoning nine units here.
The density there went to .75, density here to .61, so broadly
speaking similar although slightly larger on Gordon.
The property [land] value on Gordon before rezoning was $2.8
million. The property [land] value after rezoning was $6.7 million, an
Uplift of almost $4 million.
{NB: Subsequent
research revealed that this analysis models "retail" land
value but does not correct for the carrying costs and profit required
by developers. The Uplift is still considerably more than $155K but
not as high as this analysis wd suggest.}
Now, I'm not suggesting that the Uplift we're looking at here
is necessarily of that magnitude, but I am certainly suggesting it's a
lot closer to $2M than the $155K being suggested by the staff
report.
With that said, the community through you, Council, may decide
that this development is of such benefit to West Vancouver that it is
worth subsidizing the developer by giving him a couple of million
dollars' worth of density so he can make the $1.4 million profit staff
thinks is necessary for this project to go ahead.
But if that is the case, please do so openly and transparently.
Say that this rezoning will significantly increase the value of the
land but we're going to grant that benefit because all-in-all we think
it is worthwhile to get this type of housing. But don't insult
our intelligence by saying this rezoning will only increase the land
value by $155,000.
That simply does not pass the laugh-out-loud test.
{still doesn't; but
probably around or a bit more than $1M.}
So I recommend that you adjourn this Public Hearing after tonight
so that staff can negotiate a serious community benefit package based
on a credible estimate of uplift using a method of comparable
appraisal, so that Ccl has the information they need to decide if this
proposal all in all, is in the cmnty benefit [interest].
Thank you.
> CR: Editor of West Matters.
2011 May 16 DWV PH re 20th/Esquimalt (Hollyburn Mews)
[TRANSCRIPT]
> CR: Editor of West Matters. Before I start on what I
had typed up this--
{ding a ling a ling}
--typed out this afternoon
{reacting to sound of the bell} I thought that was a
little short for five minutes!
[LAUGHTER]
Is there a method in this?
I do, uh before I go to this {the notes}, I do want to mention,
Mr Hiscox, who gave me a big laugh last time {mtg} when he was warning
us about the tyranny of the strata ccl wch I agreed with him
completely -- with my mother being in a strata ccl {building with a
strata ccl}
but then I discovered this devt actually is a strata as
well.
I wd also like to say, yes, in the past there have been ppl
saying there are terrible devprs, but there are some really good
devprs, and may I say having been here, going through lots of groups
for a long time, there are good and bad devprs, there are good and bad
groups, there are good and bad ppl, so I wdn't cast all of them in the
same package
but also, although I am on the board of ADRA -- I'm not speaking
for ADRA -- I'm speaking as editor, I did recommend that ADRA invite
Mr Geller and go to this {his public info mtg}
so I thought I {all} wanted the most information possible
so pls don't cast all of ADRA in one light
and I was delighted to have him [Hiscox] on the board some years
ago.
Anyway, ppl have been mentioning change.
Well, the change, yes, but it's how, where, and
when.
This is an awkward situation so how to make lemonade?
Two issues first.
For background, I had suggested residents shd be asked what
types of pilot project housing they'd like to try in their nbrhd and
once decided, put it in and evaluate rather than pick a site, stick it
in, and then fight the residents upset with what's been put near them
when no say in the beginning.
The last time this failed I suggested it be approached as a pilot
project but was told too late.
Yes, WV needs alternative types of housing.
Yes, this is an attractive devt, even desirable.
but do remember -- build it and they will come.
It's not a question that we're building something for WV
residents
There is no END of ppl who want to live in WV, and wd be
absolutely DELIGHTED if we subsidized it so it's cheaper for
them.
Anyway
it is the horrific precedent that alarms me.
If this goes ahead, with a lane or street as a separating
element -- rather a joke or certainly flimsy -- no part of
WV is protected. NONE can count on the zoning in their nbrhd as
protection or predictability.
And to say this is not spot zoning b/c the whole block is
involved -- instead of monster houses we're getting monster blocks! It
is an insult to our intelligence.
Planners will tell you, and many of them have said so tonight, it
is natural and desirable to have increased density around shopping
and facilities and yes, cmnty ctrs.
Yes, that's what planners all say.
It's up to you on Ccl however to do this carefully,
intelligently, and sensitively.
Cclr Lewis at one of the mtgs said, he really likes Cclr Panz but
if there were to be a great big building next to him as a pilot
project, he wd want to know first.
And I also had got the impression from the Mayor that before
putting these things out there shd be a lot of work done in
getting the agreement of the nbrs before putting presentation, and I
agreed with her completely.
It's hardly good planning to let increased density pop up in
different shapes and sizes all over the [whole] cmnty -- I have this
vision of these different mushrooms coming up
they're neither predictable and they are depending
upon
{either unpredictable or dependent on a few owners}
a few owners getting together to upzone.
This is not planning.
Engage in a dialogue with the two or three blocks around the
[civic] ctr if you're desiring to keep this one.
It may be that only the first block or variations within these
blocks wd be suitable or give these ppl time to move to another
nbrhd. There are all sorts of things you can do, IF you decide
this is desirable, but don't plunk it on them
{to have some alternative housing or some increased
density}
So, the um--
in this planning, the key factor is to involve the residents
in the decisions of how and when to accommodate devt, ecologically and
environmentally, around a well-used much-visited cmnty node.
As someone said earlier, the ppl who are living there are against
it, the ppl somewhere else can see that it's sensible.
We have to meld those things.
This rezoning may be part of it but the cmnty will know there's a
method to the madness and that it will involve -- if you do it
comprehensively -- local citizens, involve them in the decisions and
the reason and intentions will be clear, and let's hope if done well,
it will be accepted even applauded.
It will [also] set [to rest] the fears of the rest of the
cmnty that their nbrhd will not have to fight to maintain its
character and its quality of life.
tyvm
> S. Duke: disabled, pets; can't find anything suitable in
WW
I wd love to build an infill house in her backyard
nbrhd will miss me; if skateboard by without helmet -- [I ask]
does your mother know?
keeping families together
implore M&Ccl to approve this amendment; pls support this
modest reasonable and XX
> R. Changizi: site is two blocks away from my home
serious consideration to move to NV; limited in WV
support approval of this; esp coach houses; young
professionals
> Joanne Renfer [Redfern?]: realtor; clients are ppl
like me
ppl who have left or leaving
often can't find anything for them in WV and they end up moving
to NV
small town feeling that we have
{thought: is NV Outer Slobbovia?}
> Liz Byrd: wd like to remind you of something
Cclr Sop and I unanimously approved two lots on Nelson to four
houses
sold house before
why ppl so scared of densification? love the idea of a
laneway
{You love the idea, fine.
Does that trump what ppl who actually live there want? have and want
to keep?}
Hollyburn Mews, well-designed, green; garages are at the back;
this area is a cmnty area
ppl mix all the time; encourage Ccl to be brave this time.
>Mayor: ...
> Susan Anderson (a planner): north side of the lane;
care passionately about my nbrhd
excited about this
34 speakers -- one thing ppl do agree on we do need this type of
housing
shd go in areas where zoning is in place -- no zoning for this
type of
concluded without consensus of the housing issues
that's when we embarked on nbrhd issues
back to where does it go
Bob, you may be able to help me 90% area-wise [zoning
sgl-fam]?
Sokol: [not sure...]
{Susan is right. DWV is roughly
90% zoned sgl-fam, HOWEVER, ~40% of the ppl live in
multi-fam!}
lots of choices; want a diff choice; hope you support
> Andy Krawczyk: 5389 Aspen Dr; Vice Chair of the Dialogue
[9:23]
as a cmnty we need to continue to change in order to stay the
same
{mathematician? if we keep adding
two and three to six, the number will stay at six,
right?}
this proposal is what we envisioned, needed to kickstart
change
slower to change than education is cmnty devt
only way in educ by someone planting a seed no one thought it
wd grow
if you waited for school dist, orgs, that change wd never
[happen]
without it, good reason why never change
> Christine Banham: did live at 1940 Gordon; in favour
as Andy eloquently said; character, have to make some
changes
10, 20, 30 years ago
not change for entire Dist
allowing the nbrs in that area, what's right for most of
them
{but
most of them say no!}
> Arthur Mudry (architect): father-in-law was once a
reeve, [name]
live in a house built and owned by a mayor -- house same age as
me, 80
all chn gone to school within two blocks, rec ctr
see nine opps for a person with disabilities to move into a
ground unit
reinventing WV; looks like what it looked like
human scale, as an architect; twitchy high rise, no scale
sgl-fam terrible re amenities
extension of pleasant; ... degree and size of where you
live
ugliest things I see are the largest; too many homes too ugly;
blight upon
Monterey of Canada
not attractive enough; most attractive, our history
see what it's going to look like, go to Gordon
might not go along with architecture but amenable with residents,
house around it
let's see what it looks like, use as a precedent; no
commitments to expand
> Roy Bartholomew [9:14]: ... however your figures wrong --
$1.2M
real estate statistics show the av sale price in the last
12-month period is $1.1M and last four months $1M
this applic does not pass the affordability test
reports wch are misleading
staff frequently quote in their reports to you the Nbrhd
Character Cmte
however this report, is seriously flawed
the firm conducting the survey said it was not random, sent to
a selected list
skewed b/c skewed
conditional... wd you agree under xxx
[Read:]
in favour of [diversity/choice, yes, but survey result flipped
when asked:]
in your nbrhd? 72% NO
your best evidence
in conclusion, two sentences
OCP is a solemn representation by the M to the public of
the
1000s of mbrs of the cmnty
signif irreversible decision based on xxx {the OCP?}
> M. Rahbar [architect]: cdn't hold insults to Mr
Geller
remind, live in WV, involved in the proj for a number of
years
patient in need of surgery; use to get experts, treat
appreciate him; a privilege to have him; urban planner,
dvpr
trust; google him
> Barbara Pettit [Planner]: mbr, Cmnty Dialogue
worked in the City of Vanc when monster houses spreading in
Kerrisdale
if Vanc had to do, they wd not have lost; allows WV to grow and
change, to be receptive
kind of thing I envisioned, trying to control them in WV
cd be a better soln; can create a much better cmnty
> Gordon Ward Hall: concerned about the approach
we've taken on this project
I really do think we're going about it backward
relying on a devpr to tell us where we need the housing
fully agree we need alternate housing; going about it
backwards
study of nbrds and where allow
dvprs just come along and say here
going about it backward
many of the adjacent v much against it, mainly b/c of way
you've gone about it
study; where, how much
go to nbrhd discuss it and get devt
dvpr; he chooses, wrong; immed nbrs will complain and
suffer
second, you're kidding yourselves if you think it's not going to
creep
cmnty ctr on side, churches on other
multi-fam block, eight others will want to
the other side of xxx avenue will also be unique
xxx then next one; don't kid yourselves
get agreement of nbrd, do not rely on devprs without Ccl and
residents {?deciding/agreeing?}
[NOTES RECEIVED]
My first point was that planning and
council should determine if and where there should be multi-family
housing in single-family neighbourhoods. They are presently going
about it the wrong way by letting developers come up with a proposal
for a multi-family housing in a single-family neighbourhood rather
than having an overall plan for the District. This upsets all
the immediate neighbours outside the block in question.
The second point was that we are kidding
ourselves if we think that the block development concept will not
creep throughout this and other neighbourhoods. The present
block is considered unique because of the Community Centre on one side
and churches on one and a third sides. But as soon as this block
is developed into multi-family the next block becomes unique as it
will have multi-family down one side and the Community Centre down the
other side which will give a developer justification for another
family block development proposal. And so on down the whole
neighbourhood. There is no doubt about it this concept of full
block development permitting
will creep throughout the
neighbourhoods.
> [9:48] Heather Mersey: exhausting ... framework ...
without process
consider the positive benefits of sgl-fam
ownership in nbrhd
did learn of another; surprised to learn
the residents live behind Hollyburn Funeral and WVF
approached by all the residents approached
by a devpr for increased density
{Actually, I remember when some
residents were really alarmed b/c they feared loss of their special
quiet little corner. Come to think of it, rarely does a month go
by that I or someone I know is not called by a realtor or devpr.
Of course, I'm not saying it's assembling for density. Recently
a house in a sgl-fam area, assessed for ~$1.5M, sold for $2.3M to an
off-shore customer.
Is it true that real estate,
houses, devt, employ the most in WV? We have no industry but we
have v valuable land...... No wonder residents are trying to protect
their little piece of paradise.}
process that doesn't pit nbr against nbr
be positive that meets all cmnty needs; certainly for their
future
ppl like ourselves a lot of time and energy; what's going to
happen next?
great deal of densification around where we live
a ton of densification there; not like nothing
it's where do you draw the line? up
to here? when back off?
> Christine Cassidy: reiterate -- I did walk those blocks, 20
opposed, 30 overall
we're weary -- constantly have to ...
uphold the OCP -- if you want to rezone, put it to the
electorate, let all of WV speak
can't go around carving up; going to destroy
everything
> CR: Thank you. A couple of points.
Someone said -- and it is true -- that about 90% of the land is
[zoned] sgl fam. That is true, but it also is true that over 40%
of the residents in WV live in multi-family, so we have this -- you
know there are statistics and statistics. About 90% of the
land is sgl fam but 40% of the popn lives in multi-family.
The question-- everybody and everybody here tonight has spoken
of, we want choice, we want variety
and the question, the survey question, it was pointed out, was
great
we all say we want diversity and whatever it is but if you add
the rest of it, do you want it next to you? the number
switches
and that's why we depend on you, Ccl, for planning
and maybe looking at the OCP again
the other thing that, we're saying
I did say I respect some devprs, I respect architects, I do also
think that Mr Geller is a terrific architect, so it is nothing to do
with how we respect these
when it comes to change, what ppl want to do -- we all know
it's change we all know it's coming but we want to direct it, we
want a say in it, WE want to say the change we want; we don't want it
imposed on us; we want to know what's coming -- so don't say we're
against change
of course we're for change, but we want input
and the other thing, while we're building up ppl who've had
negative things said about them
POOR North Vancouver!
-- "they have to go
live in North Vancouver" !!!
{some giggles, undoubtedly some considering this fate worse
than death -- being banished from WV!}
well, what if the whole North Shore was called the North Shore,
wd we say they have to live in that other devt?
[ie, nbrhd]
do the ppl in Shaughnessy say, omigosh you might have to go live
in Kerrisdale?
ML: yes
LAUGHTER
CR: but get the point
in any case, we all want to live here and I'm sure that we
have the intelligence, we have the imagination, to come up with the
plan that addresses all of these without upsetting nbrhds and where
ppl [think/fear], God, it might be me next.
but I'm sure ... I think ... uh, you have the responsibility,
but I'm sure you have the intention to try to do it in an intelligent
and sensitive and wise way
thank you
> W. Duke: xxx shame to go to NV; leaving
Hollyburn
OCP only be considered in exceptional circumstances
this is one; 2 1/2 sides by residential use
going to be destroyed; opp to do something; staff
aware of some emails sent yesterday saw some sent to me
SSch: a number throughout the day
so there are add'l will be on website tomorrow
Mayor: stay till 10:30 and review later
7. CLOSURE OR ADJOURNMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING/PUBLIC
MEETING
If there is no further public input and Council does not
request a further staff report, then:
RECOMMENDED: THAT all written and verbal submissions be received
and that the PH/Public Mtg be closed.
TP moved: closed.
respectful; interesting and controversial proj; important as a
new cclr
review all the policy docs
p31; issues identified need more thorough is the Cmnty Dialogue
on Housing
Mayor: so you're speaking in favour of closing
TP: I am
Mayor: speak on closing
TP: imp to get this moving
SW: seconded: substantial
no need to go to a further; gives us a lot of interesting
material do discuss when we go to bylaw
Sop: if closed, any further dialogue on cmnty benefit package?
anyone having any say? closed or can it be dealt with by staff and Ccl
as part of the process?
my fear is if we close tonight, I don't have enough on
CBs/package to make a decision, and I need more dialogue from staff.
Can we do that after it's closed?
SSch: if PH closed; Ccl not permitted to receive any further
input in any form
cd be at second reading; Mr Sokol might want to comment on Cmnty
Benefit
Sokol: Staff cannot bring forward any new information; however
clarifying any reports in front of you, that wd be permitted shd the
PH be closed
Sop: I said I don't accept what's been stated, and I say to Mr
Sokol I want some more dialogue
if new info or go back to consultant or Mr Geller -- we can't
do that
so wonder why we wd be closing when something we have to deal
with
ML: wd like to echo what Cclr Sop said
look at the three reports: R1 R2 R3
substantial number of questions so if only mechanism is to
adjourn to another date
Mayor: wd you be able to articulate some?
ML: yes, concerned about the Cmnty Amenity Contribution; how it
was calculated; whether it's valid, whether approp
concerned about R2, rationale for OCP amendment for the entire
block and the implication in light of what I heard from the cmnty
tonight as opposed to looking at the Geller initiative as sgl
devt
some concerns heard a lot about cmnty character, nbrhd integrity;
don't think time to debate it
merits some discussion; doesn't see how if we just accept these
three reports
MS: I'll echo Cclrs Sop and Lewis
We have three reports on Cmnty Benefits accept three
[appraisals/CACs?]
latest one date May 2010, says assessment shd be dated Sept 2010,
rather than April 2011
so many inconsistencies in these three reports, we obviously
can't make a decision
[many dates] why not pick 1994 last year Canucks in [Stanley
Cup] playoffs?
[laughter]
it just doesn't make any sense
think it wd be great to close b/c heard a lot of public
input
but there must be some way to close and still debate some of
the merits; get a report as to how calculate Cmnty Amenity
portion so we can vote on the proposal?
don't know why have to keep PH open
Mayor: b/c that's the law
understand b/c what's expeditions
We can adjourn to June 6 for report and put second reading
then too
Sop: polled vote
ML move: as printed, adjourned to June 6
SSch: June 6 delegation from Rockridge; adjourn to 7:15
Mayor: now direct staff
cmnty contribution; why not amended for the whole block
Sop: in my first question prior Sokol
we have to have ... reports come to Ccl then it's ours
my difficulty...
Mayor: I'm sure it was
Sop: where missed the boat?
start slow, put a small house that was rented; if that's not
direction xxxx
cd go further
see how we can turn it into something positive; ppl who spoke for
and against
go ahead and solve the problem in a positive way
Mayor: def of our housing pilot proj; not just the pilot what
we're expecting
ML: not clear what we're asking Mr Sokol
we have a three-lot subdivision; xxx; this is a land
assembly
what are we asking for?
[10:10] Sop: what is before us
a situation where it fits into a nbrhd? xxx no discussion after
the recommendations
need for alternate housing; where shd they go?
today -- what happens tomorrow?
look we haven't finished our pilot proj
diff from in past; where housing if we truly want; we think in
Amb area, some chosen areas
sit down, we can make some change here; what WV deserves
Mayor: so I take it you're in favour of adjournment
this shd frame
..... thank you
MS: must be late at tonight b/c I agree with Sop
why not pilot? need answers
this Ccl .. we have failed the cmnty; split, like
abortion
Mayor: not split
MS: clearly not [agreed?] -- where did we miss the fork in the
road?
Mayor: just a difficult question
[10:14] adjourn for five minutes
OR, If Council requests a further staff report,
then:
MOVED staff report back to Council and that the PH/Public Mtg be
adjourned to
SSch: Mon June 6
Mbrs of Ccl not permitted to receive
further submissions once Public Hearing/Mtg
closed
7. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
8. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Amended adding: to Item 11 (three submissions); to Item 18
re traffic and parking regulations, and fees and charges
9. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: May 9, 2011 Special
Council Meeting; and May 11, 2011 Special Council
Meeting.
SSch: typo 9am start and ended at 9:01
DELEGATIONS [10:20]
10. D. Cartwright, M. Leyland, and K. Niesczeri, Lionsview
Seniors Planning Society, regarding SENIORS TODAY: Building a better
tomorrow survey project (File: 0055-20-LSPS1)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
Dolly: you'll be
M Leyland: what it means to you
srs expected to outnumber chn under 18 -- adults 60+ 22%
of NSh; 17% of Vancouver
imp to support our seniors; working together with cmnty, a
few
partnership of these three; trying to make sure broad range to
hear their input
survey framework
slide of categories, transportation outdoors, xxx, etc
[10:25]
will have 3000 surveys, hope to get 1000 back; survey back end of
June
what needed to service those seniors in Phase 2
starting to get tactics in place to move forward
$200K worth of in kind
market folks, etc., reaching out to huge volunteer network; have
to man this project
Mayor: extend mtg
[PASSED]
M Leyland: cont'd high-touch survey
so we can build out our network
Mayor: cclrs may have some questions
[10:30] Sop: Ms Mooi talked about that in past; those who want to
live independently
Dolly: yes we have a plan in place
through funding exercise
positive answers, low-cost housing
most seniors, I happen to know b/c I happen to be one, on
their old-age pensions and sr supplement they get $1800 a month when
you have to paying $1K a month for a one-bedroom
you can tell how much money left
looking forward to Kiwanis; some can move into new Summerhill at
Wetmore Motors; look forward
srs in WV are having a v difficult time
NSh volunteers and other org that provide lunches for srs, do it
out of their heart
like to donate $3 or $4 for lunch
a lot have no family here; some here, partner has died
want to know who they are what they want
Ev: this survey is much more than about housing
know NV, know your capacity somewhat limited
have you got some other questions/plan?
Dolly: yes; disab resource ctr
all working together for this project; tremendous service for the
cmnty
ML: the eight areas you're hoping to xxx
are critical; mental health challenges; allow diff agencies to
work together, synergize
thank
REPORTS
11. Development Permit Application No. 10-056 (2430 Russet
Place)
(File: 1010-20-10-056)
April 18 Council received the report dated April 8 re this DPA
and set consideration for May 16, 2011.
Reports received up to May 12, 2011:
DPA
Written Submissions received up to May 12, 2011:
W. J. Coulter
PRESENTATION BY APPLICANT
MS: are we going to ask for public input?
Mayor: yes, we shd
GBoyle: withdrew opposition
CALL FOR PUBLIC INPUT
Mayor: anybody wishing to speak?
All written and verbal submissions received for
information.
Then it was moved
THAT the proposed DPA, to allow a new two-storey
dwelling with basement within 15 metres of top of watercourse bank
and with zoning bylaw variances to reduce the east side yard and
increase building height, be approved.
[APPROVED 10:39]
12. Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw, Rezoning Bylaw
and Design Development Package for land at the northwest corner of
Marine Drive and 22nd Street, known as the Wetmore site (2203 Marine
Drive and 787, 793 and 815 22nd Street)
(File: 1610-20-4676/1610-20-4677/1010-20-10-040)
These bylaws received first reading at the March 7, 2011
Council Meeting, were the subject of a Public Hearing/Public Meeting
that was held and closed on April 4, 2011, and received second and
third readings at the April 18, 2011 Council Meeting. Council is not
permitted to receive any further submissions on these
bylaws.
RECOMMENDED: THAT Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw be
adopted.
RECOMMENDED: THAT Zoning Amendment Bylaw be adopted.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the proposed design development package
dated March 4, 2011 and attached to the report from the Manager,
Community Planning dated May 4, 2011 be approved.
Question [10:40]
13. Application for Patron Participation Endorsement Liquor
Licence - Larson Station 6190 Marine Drive
(File: 1605-14)
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. The Council report dated May 5 from the Mgr, Bylaw and
Licensing Services be received for information;
2. Council support the application by Larson Station for
the Gleneagles Golf Course at 6190 Marine Drive for a Patron
Participation Endorsement Liquor Licence based on the information
contained in the Council report dated May 5, 2011 from the Manager,
Bylaw and Licensing Services; and
3. A copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Liquor
Control and Licensing Branch (LCLB) in accordance with the legislative
requirements.
Sokol gave full explanation: hours unchanged
only diff is addn of entertainment wch is what they've been doing
with a sp event licence so now won't have to
Dave Patrick: moved to HBay in 1978 had the opp to buy the
Troller pub, and we ran it for 12 years
never had a prob, with noise, drugs, or whatever; one
complaint
this, as Sokol said, nothing will change; not dancing
[10:44]
one came up; lack of transparency during renovation
if anything was not transparent, don't know -- NSNews article
Club Improvement
group of residents, restore to former glory; Apr 2007 another
article
third, time get as good as it's given
final Nov 2007, life in Gleneagles Great Hall; certainly not a
lack of transparency; talked about for a long long time; this needn't
have come to Ccl attention
we have a residents' assn; like to urge anyone who lives; can be
sorted out at the cmnty level
Liz Byrd: I signed up twice and not been recognized either
time
live above; some trees cut down; never hear any noise
Tom Bowen, ...
noise does not go through a panabode
if you choose to live near a golf course, or xxx or xxxx
really aren't any problems; we as nbrs are diligent we'd; if not
sleeping heavily but I do, wd hear...
Mayor: SSch?
CAO: received in camera; so no opp to speak
Mayor: Ccl felt best to consider in camera
Ev: one question of staff; toward end of report
staff will control and will be monitored -- how will that be
achieved and what are the consequences?
Sokol: variety; noise, bylaws
if violations; in this situation b/c dealing with a lease that we
own
Sop: we went through an extensive process
confusion from the notification, ppl in the immediate area
notified
sev outside the area said they didn't get notification
what I think shd be changed
any change to be carried out affect far and wide, adopt a
policy communication for everyone
ppl making statements heard this and that
this notice area does hear this noise and they weren't
notified.
prevailing initiatives; we're not going to ask for anything
I can't make an informed decision b/c I haven't had a full
[info]
moving deferral until I have all pertinent info
MS: second
as a matter of respect if a mbr of Ccl hasn't been given enough
info to decide then shd
Ssch: specific time
Mayor: to June 6
PASSED
Sokol: ?
Sop: just want to talk about things we didn't get a chance to
talk about in camera
Mayor: given to you
14. AmblesideNow: Accomplishments, 2011 Expenditures and
Next Steps (File: 0115-20-ARC1)
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council approve the proposed expenditures for March to
December 2011 of $3,134,600 for AmblesideNow (of which $413,500
had been previously approved by Council) as recommended by both the
Finance Committee and Ambleside Revitalization Commission; and
2. the March to December 2011 proposed expenditures be funded by
the net proceeds of sale from municipally-owned lands including:
2301 Ottawa; the Horseshoe Bay Fire Hall lots (6538 and 6528 Marine
Dr, and 6385 Nelson); and the 1300 Block of Marine Dr (Police Building
site, parking lot and lane).
{do we really want to be selling land -- an asset
that holds or increases in value over time, in perpetuity -- to pay
for advice on how to revitalize Ambleside? (Besides this is
expensive -- how much are the consultants being paid? Why is the
Chair being paid and why is his rate so high?) Remember that the
last Ambleside revitalization happened in 1989 -- revitalization
typically lasts slightly less than a generation -- is it prudent to
sell off land assets to fund projects with such a short lifespan? What
will Council do when Ambleside needs to be revitalized again but there
is no more property left to sell?}
MS: Much as I'd like to deal with this and I see the consultant,
Mr Redmond, sitting there too; the
reality is we're asking for approval to pass $3M of public
money..... I think the public want to hear about the
project and get excited about it; Ccl mbrs obviously want an opp to
ask questions
don't know how -- I'm now hitting 16-hour mark from 7 this
morning; Think we need to defer this;
can't be dusted off at 10:53
Mayor: I agree; all right in terms of timeliness, Mr McRadu
CAO: if dealt with June 6, shd be able to handle it,
yes
[Deferral 10:55]
15. Finance Committee and Audit Committee Terms of
Reference (File: 0116-20-FIN)
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. The attached Terms of Reference for the Finance
Committee, Policy No. 02-30-330 entitled "Finance Committee Terms of
Reference" (Appendix A) be approved for adoption by Council
as recommended by the Finance Committee;
2. The attached Terms of Reference for the Audit Committee,
Policy No. 02-30-331 entitled "Audit Committee Terms of Reference"
(Appendix B) be approved for adoption by Council as recommended
by the Finance Committee;
3. Upon Council adoption of the above-noted policies,
(Policy No. 02-30-330 and Policy No. 02-30-331), that Council
rescind the following policies:
i. Terms of Reference for the Finance Committee, Policy No.
02-30-320 (Appendix C) be rescinded;
ii. Terms of Reference for the Audit Committee, Policy No.
02-10-302 (Appendix D) be rescinded; and
iii. Terms of Reference for the Finance and Audit
Committee, Policy No. 02-10-302 (Appendix E) be rescinded.
Mayor: routine; discussed at Finance mtg
[PASSED 10:56]
16. West Vancouver Centennial Working Group (File:
0117-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the proposal for the creation of a
Centennial WG, as set out in the report dated May 11, 2011, be
referred to the Community Engagement Committee.
{they're going to have to
appoint a CEC first since its term expired in Dec (and they hadn't met
since May)}
Mayor: straightforward report; see WV Cmty Fdn here and see they
want a spot on that cmte
17. Building Bylaw No. 4400, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No.
4685, 2011 regarding Secondary Suites and the Expiration Date of the
Alternative Life Safety Standards
(File: 1610-20-4685)
APPROVED: THAT
1. The report dated May 4 from the Mgr, Bylaw and Licensing
Services rec'd for information; and
2. "Building Bylaw" read a first, second, and third
time.
[10:57]
18. Traffic and Parking Bylaw Regulations (File: 1605-01)
-- Information to be provided.
Fees and Charges
[CARRIES; first, second, and third reading]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
19. Consent Agenda Items
19.1. Change to Council Meeting Schedule (File:
0120-01)
RECOMMENDED: amended by scheduling a sp Ccl mtg for 5:30pm
Thurs May 19 in the Ccl Chamber
SSch: any consideration wrt change to 5pm or was 5:30
confirmed?
Mayor: Mr McRadu? were thinking about 5?
CAO: were trying to look at 5, if we can; tried to get msg to
you
Mayor: so change to 5?
[YES, DONE]
{NB, I was rather perturbed about
this b/c it sounded rather offhand however later discovered not a ccl
mtg of little import; see notes on this mtg (following these
notes)}
19.2. Rezoning and Development Permit Application No.
11-013 for 2436 Haywood Avenue
(File: 1010-20-11-013)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report from the Senior Community Planner
and the Manager of Community Planning dated May 5 be received for
information purposes.
19.3. Correspondence List (see link
on electronic agenda)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the correspondence list be received for
information.
Council Correspondence up to May 6, 2011 (up to
12:00 noon)
Referred for Action
1. May 4, 2011, regarding Secondary Suite,
third Parking Spot and Distance to Bus Stop
(Referred to Director of Planning, Lands and Permits for
consideration and response)
Received for Information
2. Two Submissions dated May 4 and 5, DNV,
re Amended Bylaw - DNV Proposed OCP Referral
3. Four Submissions dated May 3-6,
regarding Hollyburn Mews Proposed Devt
4. 12 Submissions dated April 27-30, 2011,
regarding Gleneagles Golf Course (Larson Station) Liquor Licence
Application
Council Correspondence Update to May 10, 2011
(Up to 4:30pm)**
Received for Information
1. Three Submissions dated May 6-9
regarding Hollyburn Mews Proposed Devt
(Referred to May 16, 2011 Public Hearing/Public
Meeting)
2. W. J. Coulter, May 6, 2011, re Proposed
Devt Permit No. 10-056 for 2430 Russet Place
(Referred to May 16, 2011, Council consideration)
Responses to Correspondence
3. B. Sokol, Director of Planning, Lands,
and Permits, May 3, 2011, response to J. Sikes regarding Status of
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Property at 900 22nd
Street.
20. OTHER ITEMS -- No items.
21. REPORTS FROM MAYOR/CCLRS
Mayor: Cclr Sm says at your peril!
22. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Ralph Beltz: on behalf of my father
Cclr Walker responded b/c when responded Lewis
and Ev said they'd pass along letter and haven't heard; that was ten
days ago
{a few chuckles at back --
expecting a response within ten days???!}
asking for feedback from cabin of Hollyburn
Ridge
in accord with BSC; ask staff; 411B;
current
Mayor: BSC
RB: policy; done last year 2010
Sokol: done last year, being worked on as we
speak
RB: so when is it going to be done?
Mayor: come to mtg last week; just going to ask
Mr Leigh
BL: delighted to speak to Mr Beltz
CB vs the return on Investment
by just granting occupancy permit; take some time
and explore that a bit
RB: isn't that misleading to say policy in 2010
and it's 2011?
Mayor: considering the hour
RB: take your offer up
Mayor: any more?
23. ADJOURNMENT
[>>>11pm!]
=== Ccl AGENDA/NOTES
Thurs May 19th ===
Note: At 5pm the sp Ccl Mtg will commence
in open session (in the Ccl Chamber), and will include a motion to
exclude the public in order to hold a closed
session.
5:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER OPEN SESSION
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
RECOMMENDED:
adding to Item 6: Report dated May 18, 2011 from the
Director of Financial Services titled "2010 Annual Audited Financial
Statements and Financial Information Act Report"
{DONE}
BYLAWS {ADOPTED}
This bylaw received three readings at the May 16, 2011 Council
Meeting.
This bylaw received three readings at the May 16, 2011 Council
Meeting.
This bylaw received three readings at the May 16, 2011 Council
Meeting.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. The Financial Information Act Reports attached to the report
dated May 18, 2011 from the Director of Financial Services be approved
for submission to the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural
Development and made available to the public as recommended by the
Audit Committee on May 17, 2011;
2. The Audited Annual Financial Statements attached to the report
dated May 18, 2011 from the Director of Financial Services for the
fiscal period ending December 31, 2011 be approved by Council as
recommended by the Audit Committee on May 17, 2011;
3. The Audit Results and Communications report prepared by our
external auditors BDO Canada LLP and attached to the report dated May
18, 2011 from the Director of Financial Services be received for
information.
{N.
Leemhuis (Director of Financial Services) responded to
queries of Council.}
7. PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS {none}
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
8. RECOMMENDED:
THAT in the public interest, members of the
public be excluded from part of the May 19,
2011 special Council Meeting on the basis of matters to be
considered under the following section of the Community
Charter:
90. (1) A part of a council meeting may be closed
to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is
one or more of the following:
(d) the
security of the property of the municipality;
(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation
of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure
could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the
municipality;
(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting
the municipality; and
(j) information that is prohibited, or
information that if it were presented in a document would be
prohibited, from disclosure under section 21 of the Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
9. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Council
then proceeded with the closed session. The meeting adjourned at
5:04pm.
=== CCL MTG AGENDAs
Monday June 6th ===
REGULAR COUNCIL meeting
AGENDA
4pm IN MUNICIPAL HALL MAIN
FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
7:00 PM IN
COUNCIL CHAMBER FOR Delegation from Rockridge SECONDARY
school
(RECONVENED PUBLIC
HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING AT 7:15 PM IN COUNCIL CHAMBER, FOLLOWED
BY regular COUNCIL MEETING TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION IN COUNCIL
CHAMBER)
Note: At 4:00 pm the regular Council
Meeting will commence in open session (in the main floor conference
room), and will be immediately followed by a motion to exclude the
public in order to hold a closed session. At 7pm the Council Meeting
will reconvene in open session in the Council Chamber for a delegation
from Rockridge Secondary School, and then adjourn, to commence the
Reconvened Public Hearing/Public Meeting. At 7:15 pm in the Council
Chamber the Reconvened Public Hearing/Public Meeting will be held. The
Council Meeting will reconvene in open session in the Council Chamber
immediately following the Reconvened Public Hearing/Public
Meeting.
4:00 PM
1. Call to Order.
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC
2. RECOMMENDED: THAT in the public interest,
members of the public be excluded from part of the June 6, 2011
regular Council Meeting on the basis of matters to be considered under
the following section of the Community Charter:
90. (1) A part of a council meeting may be closed
to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is
one or more of the following:
(a) personal information about an identifiable
individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an
officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position
appointed by the municipality;
(c) labour relations or other employee
relations;
(d) the security of the property of the
municipality;
(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation
of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure
could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the
municipality;
(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting
the municipality;
(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to
solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for
that purpose; and
(k) negotiations and related discussions
respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at
their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could
reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if
they were held in public.
3. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
-- Council will then proceed with the closed
session.
7:00 PM
Following conclusion
of the closed session the following items will be considered:
4. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
DELEGATION PRESENTATION
5. Rockridge Secondary School Students, "The Ripple Effect"
(making school and the community more sustainable) (File:
0055-01)
Presentation to be provided.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Council thank Rockridge Secondary School Students Kelsey
Dennison, Callum Kelpin, and Lisa Tejpar, for the delegation regarding
The Ripple Effect.
ADJOURNMENT (TO COMMENCE THE RECONVENED PUBLIC
HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING)
6. Adjournment of the June 6, 2011 Council Meeting (to
commence the Reconvened Public Hearing/Public Meeting)
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the June 6, 2011 Council Meeting be
adjourned, to commence the Reconvened Public Hearing/Public Meeting
scheduled for 7:15 pm.
Note: At 7:15pm the Reconvened PH/Public
Meeting will commence in the Ccl Chamber. The Ccl Mtg will reconvene
immediately following the Reconvened PH/PMtg.
RECONVENED PUBLIC
HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA
7:15 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. RECONVENED PUBLIC HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING
Official
Community Plan Bylaw No. 4360, 2004, Amendment Bylaw No. 4619, 2011
(2031, 2047, 2063, 2081, and 2091 Esquimalt Avenue; 711, 733, 761, and
789 20th Street; and 2030, 2040, 2074, 2078, and 2090 Fulton
Avenue); Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010, Amendment Bylaw No. 4678, 2011
(2031, 2047, and 2063 Esquimalt Avenue); and Development Permit
Application No. 08-041 (2031, 2047, and 2063 Esquimalt
Avenue)
(File: 1010-20-08-041/1610-20-4619/4678)
The Director of Planning, Lands and Permits will
describe the subject application.
Applicant: Gellar [sic] Properties Ltd.
Subject Lands for OCP Bylaw No. 4360, 2004,
Amendment Bylaw No. 4619, 2011: Civic Addresses
Subject Lands for Zoning Bylaw No. 4662, 2010,
Amendment Bylaw No. 4678, 2011: Civic Addresses
Subject Lands for Development Permit
Application No. 08-041: Civic Addresses
Proposed Official Community Plan Bylaw
Amendment:
The proposed OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 4619, 2011, if adopted,
would amend the Official Community Plan to allow future infill housing
development on the subject lands, subject to rezoning. The proposed
policies for infill housing development are:
Infill housing is to enhance the character of the local
neighbourhood and meet a high quality of building and landscape
design;
Infill housing is to be ground-oriented and may include:
smaller single-family dwellings, coach houses, duplexes, triplexes,
and/or combinations thereof;
An infill housing project may include consolidation of
individual lots;
An infill housing development must not exceed a maximum
Floor Area Ratio of 0.61; and
The subject lands are designated as Infill Housing
Development Permit Area BF-B 13 under subsections 919.1 (1) (e), (h),
(i) and (j) of the Local Government Act; the objectives of the
designation and the guidelines that will govern the issuance of
development permits for development in the area are
specified.
Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment:
The proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw would amend the Zoning Bylaw
by:
Creating the CD47 Comprehensive Development Zone 47
(Hollyburn Mews) and rezone the lots located at 2031, 2047 and 2063
Esquimalt Avenue from RS5 Single Family Dwelling Zone 5 to CD47
Comprehensive Development Zone 47 (Hollyburn Mews).
Purpose: To provide for development of a nine-unit
ground-oriented strata residential project with nine enclosed
parking spaces.
Development Permit Application No. 08-041:
If the Official Community Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment
bylaws described above are approved, the applicant will be required to
construct the development in accordance with a Development Permit
approved by Council. Proposed Devt Permit imposes requirements and
conditions for the development of the subject lands, including:
nine two-level plus basement strata units comprised of:
six duplex units fronting Esquimalt Avenue, and three coach houses at
the rear lane;
Floor areas (exclusive of basements) of 1,155 sq.ft.
for each coach house; and duplex units ranging in size between 1,430
and 1,625 sq.ft.;
A floor area (to site area) ratio of 0.61, and maximum
site coverage of 45%; and
Enclosed parking for nine cars, and driveways that can
be used as four visitor parking spaces.
3. PUBLIC HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING PROCEDURE
4. REPORTS/WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
1) Reports received up to June 2, 2011:
Reports received up to and including May 16,
2011 Public Hearing/Public Meeting
TITLE /
DATE / DATE FOR
CONSIDERATION / NO.
May 10, 2011 / May 16,
2011 / R-1
May 5, 2011 / May 16,
2011 / R-2
April 7, 2011 / April
18, 2011/May 16, 2011 / R-3
April 15, 2011 / April
18, 2011 /
R-4
April 18, 2011 / April 18,
2011 /
R-5
Reports received May 16, 2011
- June 2, 2011 None to
date. (Report to be
provided)
{*** Reports received May 16, 2011 - June 2,
2011
Staff
Response to Council's Request for Additional Information for Adjourned
Public Hearing / Public Meeting on OCP Amendment Bylaw No. 4619, 2011
and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 4678, 2011, and Devt Permit Application
No. 08-041 (added June 3,
2011)
May 30,
2011 June 6, 2011
R-6 ***}
2) Written submissions received up to June 2, 2011:
To view all written submissions click
here.Here's the link:
http://www.westvancouver.ca/uploadedFiles/Your_Government/Agendas_and_Minutes/2011/June/11jun6-C1%20to%20C144.PDF
Submissions received up to and including May
16, 2011 Public Hearing/Public Meeting
AUTHOR / DATE
/ DATE FOR CONSIDERATION /
NO. {so many only putting name and Correspondence Number}
G. Hiscox C-1; B.
Pettit C-2; G. Ward Hall, Ambleside and Dundarave [Ratepayers']
Association C-3;
L. & J. Broman C-4; B. & D. Bell
C-5; A. & G. Simpson C-6; P. Hill C-7; F. Pagani C-8; C. Hunter C-9; C.
Walker C-10; K.
Little C-11; T.
Partington C-12; G.
Polman C-13;
Lionsview Seniors' Planning Society
C-14; M. Carter C-15; D. Weber C-16; P. Cunliffe C-17; P. Gooderham
C-18; J. Gibson
C-19; I. & J. Baggott C-20; R.
Brodie C-21; K.
Higgins C-22; H.
Spouge C-23; P.
Gaastra C-24; A.
Bhayani C-25; H.
Park C-26; N.
Stevenson C-27; C.
Cassidy C-28; F.
Baradarani C-29;
C. Mason C-30; S.
Bhayani C-31; D.
McConnell C-32; F.
& J. Parrott C-33; F. Parrott C-34; D. Spouge C-35; M. Rostamabadi C-36; M.
Cairns C-37; E. P.
Eggert C-38; F.
Musson C-39; S.
Kaufman C-40; A.
Woronuik C-41; T.
Campbell C-42; P.
Ramsay C-43; J.
Wark C-44; J.
Wark C-45; K.
Kaufmann C-46; J.
Fitzgerald C-47;
C. Hall C-48; A.
Pahand C-49; B. &
M. Clark C-50; A.
& G. Simpson C-51; B.
Beale C-52; W.
Lunan C-53; C.
Lindberg C-54; L.
Weninger C-55; M.
Popatia C-56; B. Berardino
C-57; M. & G.
Barnes C-58; F.
Moseley C-59; L.
Spooner C-60; M.
Bassirat C-61; A.
Horsburgh C-62; L.
Green C-63; G. &
J. Marr C-64; M.
Goldberg C-65; G.
Sutherland C-66;
R. Campbell C-67;
J. Kewley C-68; B.
Ransford C-69; D.
Walter C-70; S.C.
& D. Heming C-71; K. Bubbs C-72; L. Hedalen C-73; J. Timmer C-74; M. Hiscox C-75; G. Hiscox C-76; J. Choo C-77; C. Butterworth
C-78; C. & M. Hunter C-79; K.
McPhedran C-80; N.
Beatty C-81; J.
Griffiths C-82; G.
Butterworth C-83;
H. Weidner C-84;
R. Pellatt C-85;
J. Murphy C-86; N.
Newby C-87; P.
Kuzyk C-88; J.
Brown C-89; P.
Coté C-90; G.,
J. & S. Shields C-91; D., M. & J. Merritt
C-92; B. Phillips
C-93; B. & L. Sheaver C-94; M.
Hauptmeier C-95;
R. Salman C-96; E.
Reinsch C-97; A.
Read C-98; L.
Sherwood C-99; B.
Hann C-100; R. &
B. Blamey C-101;
P. Cain C-102; C.
Dodds C-103; P.
Budra C-104; N.
Beatty C-105; L.
O'Neill C-106;
A. Vertone C-107;
S. Duke C-108; W.
Duke C-109; R.
Barker C-110; M.
Turland C-111; R.
Spooner C-112;
Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association C-113; J. & A.
Poulsson C-114; J.
Gibbons C-115; C.
Karpiuk C-116; I.
Gibbons/Carstens C-117; K. Pople
C-118; C. Clay
C-119; J. Timmer
C-120; M. Amiri
C-121; G. Hiscox
C-122; R. Changizi;
C-123; D. & J.
O'Callaghan C-124;
C. Wright C-125;
L. Piper C-126; M.
Cunningham C-127;
J. & J. Olynyk C-128; R. O'Callaghan
C-129; G. Pajari C-130
Submissions received following the Adjournment
of the May 16, 2011 Public Hearing/Public Meeting up to June 2,
2011
I. Wright
C-131; D. McGregor
C-132; T. Zimmerman C-133; C. Gray C-134; D.
McConnell C-135; C. Reynolds
C-136; S. Anderson C-137; N. Beatty C-138; J. Slone C-139; B. & J.
Longe C-140;
Resident {?} C-141; G. Young C-142; K. Glynn-Morris
C-143; J. Carruthers C-144
On April 18, 2011, Council set the date for the Public
Hearing/Public Meeting. The statutory notice of Public Hearing/Public
Meeting was published in the North Shore News on May 8 and 11, 2011.
The Public Hearing/Public Meeting opened on May 16, 2011 and was
adjourned to June 6, 2011. The Municipal Clerk will note the reports
and written submissions received.
5. APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION
6. PUBLIC INPUT
7. CLOSURE OR ADJOURNMENT OF RECONVENED PUBLIC
HEARING/PUBLIC MEETING
If there is no further public input and Council does not
request a further staff report, then:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT all written and verbal submissions be received and that the
PH/Public Meeting be closed.
OR
If Council requests a further staff report, then:
RECOMMENDED:
THAT staff report back to Council and that the Public
Hearing/Public Meeting be adjourned to ____________________ (date,
time, location).
Members of Council are not permitted to receive further
submissions once the Reconvened Public Hearing/Public Meeting is
closed.
Following conclusion of the Reconvened Public Hearing/Public
Meeting, the following items will be considered:
7. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
8. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
9. ADOPTION OF MINUTES
and May 19,
2011 Special Council Meeting.
REPORTS
(File: 1010-20-08-041/1610-20-4619/4678)
These bylaws received first reading at the
April 18, 2011 Council Meeting, were the subject of the Public
Hearing/Public Meeting held and adjourned on May 16, 2011, and the
subject of a Reconvened Public Hearing/Public Meeting held earlier
this evening.
If the Reconvened Public Hearing/Public
Meeting is closed, Council is not permitted to receive any further
submissions on these bylaws, and second and third reading of the
bylaws may be considered.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw be read a second
time.
RECOMMENDED: be read a third time.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT Zoning Amendment Bylaw be read a second time.
RECOMMENDED: be read a third time.
(File: 0500-01)
Presentation
to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council approve the proposed expenditures for
March to December 2011 of $3,134,600 for AmblesideNow (of which
$413,500 had been previously approved by Council) as recommended
by both the Finance Committee and Ambleside Revitalization Commission;
and
2. the March to December 2011 proposed expenditures
be funded by the net proceeds of sale from municipally-owned lands
including: 2301 Ottawa Avenue; the Horseshoe Bay Fire Hall lots (6538
and 6528 Marine Drive, and 6385 Nelson Avenue); and the 1300 Block of
Marine Drive (Police Building site, parking lot, and lane).
Sale, not lease? losing permanent assets to pay
for buildings that will only last a few decades? When do
residents have input into a) this decision, b) the locations? or is it
fait accompli wanting a rubber stamp?
openness and transparency
anyone???
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. The Council report dated May 5, 2011 from the Manager, Bylaw
and Licensing Services regarding an application from Larson Station
for a Patron Participation Endorsement Liquor Licence be received for
information;
2. Council support the application by Larson Station for the
Gleneagles Golf Course at 6190 Marine Drive for a Patron Participation
Endorsement Liquor Licence based on the information contained in the
Council report dated May 5, 2011 from the Manager, Bylaw and Licensing
Services; and
3. A copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Liquor Control
and Licensing Branch (LCLB) in accordance with the legislative
requirements.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Pursuant to the Community Charter section
99 requirement, Council will consider the annual report and
submissions and questions from the public, at the June 20 Ccl Mtg, at
7pm; and
2. the 2010 Annual Report will be available for
public inspection at the West Vancouver Municipal Hall and on the
District's website.
(File: 0116-20-AWARD)
PowerPoint presentation to be provided.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the DWV "Awards and Recognition Program",
and the Awards Committee's revised work plan for 2011 - 2012 be
approved.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the report dated May 25 be received for information and
staff be requested to report back on progress related to ongoing
public outreach through the bi-annual report cards on climate
change.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. Council adopt the draft Animal Control
Compliance Policy attached as Appendix A to the report dated May 24,
2011 to assist staff with ensuring compliance with the District's
Animal Control and Licence Bylaw No. 4545, 2008;
2. Council authorize staff to create a temporary
Bylaw Officer 1 position on a six-month trial basis to enable the
District to increase compliance with District's Animal Control and
Licence Bylaw No. 4545, 2008; and
3. Council authorize an additional $42,000 to be
added to the 2011 Operating Budget for the Planning, Lands, and
Permits Division to fund this Bylaw Officer 1 position for the
six-month trial period, to be funded through higher than anticipated
building permit and bylaw licensing revenues received to
date.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. The District's current policy for approval of requests for
permissive tax exemptions be amended by adding "National Historic
Sites" to the types of requests that may be approved; and
2. Consideration be given to a permissive tax exemption for 2968
Mathers Crescent (the B.C. Binning House) for the 2012 taxation
year.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated June 1 be received for
information.
RECOMMENDED: THAT the Municipal Clerk give notice that the DPA to
allow five townhouse units with Zoning Bylaw variances to reduce
certain yards and increase the site coverage be considered on Monday,
July 4.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
20. Consent Agenda Items
The following Consent Agenda items may be considered
separately or in one recommendation.
RECOMMENDED: THAT
1. the correspondence dated May 20, 2011 from the
Chair, MetroV Board, regarding the Mexico City Pact -
"carbonn Cities Climate Registry" be received for
information; and
2. the addition of the DWV as a signatory to the
Mexico City Pact - "carbonn Cities Climate Registry" be
approved.
20.2 Appointments to Library Board, Community Grants Committee
and Community Engagement Committee (File:
1905-04/0116-20-CEC/CGC1)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the following appointments and
reappointments be approved:
Library Board (appointed for the term ending December 31, 2011):
Geoff Jopson
Community Engagement Committee (reappointed for the term ending
December 31, 2011):
Craig
Cameron, Sara Dubois-Phillips, and Paul Gagnon
Community Grants Committee (reappointed for the term ending May
16, 2013):
Ed Collins, Ieva Cornford, Pattie Donnelly, Karen Duffek,
Bryony Reid,
Cec Scantland, and Coral Winfield.
RECOMMENDED:
THAT the proposed amendments to the Community Grants
Committee Terms of Reference in sections 3.0, 4.1 and 7.0 as set out
in the report dated May 27 regarding Community Grants Committee -
Proposed Amendments to Terms of Reference, be approved.
(File: 3295-01/1135-01)
RECOMMENDED: THAT the report dated May 27, 2011 from the
Director, Engineering and Transportation be received for
information.
20.5. Correspondence List
RECOMMENDED: THAT the correspondence list be received for
information.
Council Correspondence Update to May 13, 2011
(Up to 12:00 Noon)
Received for Information
1. 39 Submissions dated May 6-13,
2011, regarding Hollyburn Mews Proposed Development
2. Two Submissions dated May 12 and
13, regarding Proposed Devt Permit for 2430 Russet Place
(Referred to May 16, 2011, Council consideration)
3. Two Submissions dated May 12 re
Gleneagles Golf Course (Larson Station) Liquor Licence
Application
Council Correspondence update to May 20, 2011
(up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
1. Westside Church, May 16, 2011,
regarding Meeting Request
(Referred to Director of Planning, Lands, and Permits for
consideration and response)
Received for Information
2. Committee and Board Meeting
Minutes - West Vancouver Memorial Library Board - April 20,
2011
3. D. Madill and C. Turner, May 16,
regarding Proposed Devt Permit No. 10-056 for 2430 Russet
Place
(Previously referred to May 16, 2011, Council
consideration)
4. R. Mason and L. Crittenden, May
16, re Gleneagles Golf Course (Larson Station) Liquor Licence
Application
5. Hon. I. Chong, Minister of
Community, Sport, and Cultural Development, April 28, 2011, regarding
Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy Dispute
Resolution
6. Hon. I. Chong, Minister of
Community, Sport, and Cultural Development, April 28, 2011, regarding
Letter of Congratulations
7. Two Submissions dated May 13-15,
2011, regarding Hollyburn Ridge Cabins
8. Two Submissions dated May 16 and
17, 2011 from Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) regarding UBCM
Releases Municipal Fiscal Management Study and Update: RCMP Contract
Renewal Negotiations
9. Two Submissions dated April 4-5,
2011 regarding Pacific Arbour Development
(Received after the close of April 4, 2011 Public
Hearing)
10. 75 Submissions dated May 6-16, 2011,
regarding Hollyburn Mews Proposed Development
(Previously referred to May 16, 2011 Public Hearing/Public
Meeting)
11. Four Submissions dated May 6-19, 2011,
regarding Hollyburn Mews Proposed
Development
(Referred to June 6, 2011 Reconvened Public Hearing/Public
Meeting)
Council Correspondence update to May 27, 2011
(up to 12:00 Noon)
Referred for Action
1. P. Ward, May 26, 2011, regarding
Dog Leash Bylaw
(Referred to Director of Parks and Community Services for
consideration and response)
Received for Information
2. Committee and Board Meeting
Minutes - Board of Variance - April 20, 2011
3. Hon. M. McNeil, Minister of
Children and Family Development and Minister Responsible for Child
Care, May 19, 2011, regarding 2011 Child Care Award of
Excellence
4. City of North Vancouver, May 10,
2011, regarding 2011 Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks
Show
5. North Vancouver School District,
May 9, 2011, regarding North Shore Congress - Child and Family
Friendly Community Charter
6. Metro Vancouver, May 24, 2011,
regarding 2011 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count Finds Same Number of
Homeless But More People Using Emergency Shelters
7. Three Submissions dated May 16-17,
2011, regarding Hollyburn Mews Proposed
Development
(Referred to June 6, 2011 Reconvened Public Hearing/Public
Meeting)
8. M. Howard, May 20, 2011, regarding
Spirit Trail
Council Correspondence update to May 31, 2011
(up to 4:30 pm)
Referred for Action
1. N. Beatty, May 28, 2011, regarding
Still Demanding Inventory and Answers Regarding Esquimalt Ave
(Hollyburn Mews Proposed Devt)
(Referred to Director of Planning, Lands,
and Permits for consideration and response, and referred to June 6,
2011 Reconvened Public Hearing/Public Meeting)
Received for Information
2. Three Submissions dated May 27-31,
2011, regarding Hollyburn Mews Proposed
Development
(Referred to June 6, 2011 Reconvened Public Hearing/Public
Meeting)
3. Mayor R. McLean, Town of
Princeton, May 9, re Princeton Regional Airport Presents 4th Annual
Airshow
4. Clean Air Coalition of B.C., May
31, re Help Us Spread the Word - The Five Warning Signs of
Stroke.
21. OTHER ITEMS -- No items.
22. REPORTS from Mayor/Cclrs 23. PUBLIC
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS 24. ADJOURNMENT
=== ANIMALWATCH
===
Smitten with kittens --
"Kitten season" is more than just a saying -- it's a
reality.
Cats tend to breed seasonally with kittens being born during the
warmer months of the year, from spring to early fall. And like
clockwork, kitten season hits BC SPCA shelters around the province.
Nearly 3/4 of the kittens we take in during the year are brought to us
between April and September.
You can help your local shelter cope with the flood of felines
during "Adopt a Kitten Month" this June.
For more:
http://www.spca.bc.ca/news-and-events/news/celebrate-adopt-a-kitten.html
+ stopping kitten's
nightmare :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE_YA7dSfWM&feature=related
+ First
Sighting of Adorable Red-Crested Tree Rat in
113 Years
By: KATY STEINMETZ
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/21/first-sighting-of-adorable-red-crested-tree-rat-in-113-years/
Read
more:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/21/first-sighting-of-adorable-red-crested-tree-rat-in-113-years/#ixzz1N41XXN5i
Lizzie Noble / Fundaci=F3n
ProAves
http://www.proaves.org/article.php?id_article=1000 click on
photos
Thought to be
extinct, red-crested tree rat reappears after 113 years
By Nadine Bells
| Good
News - Fri, 20 May, 2011
A red-crested tree rat -
about the size and cuteness of a guinea pig - made a surprise appearance at a Colombian nature reserve on May
4th. [See the
photographs
here.]
The last sighting of the
species was in 1898 and was presumed to be extinct....
The red-crested tree rat,
also known as the red crested soft-furred spiny-rat, made a rather
nonchalant first appearance. He stayed around for two hours, allowed
volunteers to photograph him, and then quietly disappeared back into
the forest....
=== INFObits
===
o May 19 was the actual 100th anniversary of National
Parks in Canada but the first park in Canada was Banff in
1885.
o PNN:
http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9992&Itemid=61
=== OTTAWAWATCH ===
The new cabinet (May 18):
http://www.pm.gc.ca/grfx/docs/cabinet.pdf
=== IRAQWATCH ===
Kurdistan
To view the on-line version click here.
http://cpt.org/cptnet/2011/05/24/iraq-profile-mullah-kameron-ali-khwa
rham
CPTnet
24 May 2011
IRAQ PROFILE: Mullah Kameron Ali Khwarham
by Peggy Gish
"I felt responsible to go to the
demonstrations after the violent response of the authorities to
the protesters on 17 February," Mamosta Mullah Kameron Ali
Khwarham told two members of CPT as they sat in his home in the
village of Faraj Awa, just southeast of Suleimaniya in the Kurdish
region of Iraq. "I wanted to let the protesters know that they are
not alone, that some of the religious leaders are with
them."
Mullah Kameron was arrested twice after speaking
out in the anti-corruption demonstrations in Suleimaniya that
lasted 62 days, from 17 February to 18 April 2011.
"There's a passage in the Holy Koran that
says if you see those in power oppress the poor, but you remain
silent and don't do something about it, you are standing with the
powerful," he said. "Islam teaches us that there is no
justice without freedom and freedom brings
justice."
In his speeches at the demonstrations, Mullah
Kameron called for a revolution without violence - a
"jihad." He urged the armed militias to put down their
guns. He appealed to the demonstrators to see the soldiers as
their brothers and not throw rocks or hurt them.
"The 'jihad' I am speaking about is not a
violent struggle or a struggle of believers against non-believers,"
he said, "but the nonviolent struggle of truth and justice against
corruption and injustice."
"The authorities took my words and twisted
them to use against me," Mullah Kameron recounted. "They picked
out the word, `jihad,' and made it look like I was advocating for
violence. Government leaders threatened me. Anti-terrorist forces came
to my house, put a mask on my head and arrested me. They took me to
jail and tortured me after charging me with encouraging people to
participate in illegal demonstrations."
When he was charged under the anti-terrorism law,
which could have brought the death penalty, 50 local pro bono
Kurdish lawyers from the Independent Group of Lawyers, local
protest leaders, and members of the international human rights
organizations, Christian Peacemaker Teams and Amnesty
international, helped put pressure on authorities for
his release. After listening to his whole speech recorded by
KNN-TV, in which it was clear he was calling for a peaceful
struggle, the judge reduced his case to a civil charge. He was
fined and released.
Coming from a lower class farming family, Mullah
Kameron has long felt the pain of the workers. From his youth, he
was gifted as a mediator. He felt compelled to stand with those
with little power and to speak out concerning social, economic,
or political problems in society.
As he spoke to CPTers in his home, he took time
to respond to his four children and held them affectionately on
his lap. He helped his wife serve the food and included her in
the discussion circle.
Mullah Kameron explained that the authorities
often sent in provocateurs to throw stones, after which security
forces responded with firing into the crowd. They created
violence in order to discredit and stop the protests. "The
problem is not with our country or the government itself, but with
corruption, injustice, and inequality," he said. "So the leaders
should step down." Now, after the brutal crackdown on the
demonstrations, he has little hope for the current situation to
change.
He spoke harshly about the support the powerful
countries of the west gave to corrupt and dictatorial leaders
in the KRG and around the world, thus allowing them to crush
their people. "The U.S. has two faces," he said. "They promote
democracy for their own people and dictatorships for the rest of us,
to serve their purposes."
He concluded the conversation with a plea.
"You must try to get your government to stop supporting the
violence and corruption of our government. Please help your
people see that there are many people outside your country who do
not have the freedom to demonstrate as they do. Help them to want
this freedom for all."
=== PEACEWATCH
===
http://cpt.org/cptnet/2011/05/17/al-khalilhebron-new-video-highlights-work-cpt-palestine
CPTnet
17 May 2011
AL-KHALIL/HEBRON: New video highlights the work of CPT
Palestine
"I consider the presence of CPT really something great. They
support the Palestinians and the nonviolent resistance," says CPT
South Hebron Hills partner Hafez Hereini in the new video, "An
Introduction to CPT Palestine."
Produced, filmed and edited by journalist Catherine Rabenstine,
the nine-minute film features CPT's Palestinian partners who
nonviolently resist the Israeli military occupation in Hebron/Al
Khalil and the South Hebron Hills. Rabenstine also interviews CPT
Palestine members who describe their work and their partnership with
Palestinians practicing "sumoud," or steadfastness, in
raising their families, going to school and laboring daily in the face
of enormous systematic violence imposed by the Israeli
Occupation.
Referring to CPT's newly energized emphasis on advocacy, of which
this film is a part, CPTer Melanie Southworth notes in the video,
"When you go to your home communities, they believe you because
you saw it with your own eyes. You have proof and you have stories.
I think the best gift you can give someone at home is the gift of the
truth of what's happening here."
The video is available for download or on a CD. Those who
wish to receive a CD of the film may contact palestine-advocacy@cpt.org.
The video is currently available on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/CPTHebron#p/a/u/0/A_wgfUJai68.
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devoted the same discipline and sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking
that armies devote to war? Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) seeks to
enlist the whole church in organized, nonviolent alternatives to war
and places teams of trained peacemakers in regions of lethal
conflict.
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criticisms, and affirmations send messages to
peacemakers@cpt.org.
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http://www.cpt.org/cptnet/2011/05/31/hebronal-khalil-their-independence-our-nakba"
CPTnet
31 May 2011
HEBRON/AL-KHALIL: "Their Independence is our
Nakba"
"Their independence is our Nakba," proclaimed a banner seen
by a Hebron CPTer on a day off in Bethlehem. What Israel
considers the beginning of their state in 1948 was the "Great
Catastrophe" for the Palestinians. The Nakba was the loss of
more than 400 villages to the invading Israeli armed militias.
Palestinians fled to other parts of Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and
Jordan. More than 750,000 lost their homes, set up camps, and
waited for the day when under international law they would return to
their homes.
In Hebron on 15 May 2011, the Israeli Army used live bullets and
a large amount of tear gas to disperse the crowd of 4000-5000
Palestinians. CPTers had responded to a request to accompany a
nonviolent demonstration -- commemorating the Nakba and calling for
refugees' right of return -- from the Hebron Municipality to the Old
City. However, the Palestinian Authority security forces intervened to
disperse the demonstration with sound grenades, batons, and shields.
At that point, young Palestinian men began throwing rocks and the
Israeli military moved in with more firepower. A shopkeeper,
seeing two CPTers caught in the tear gas, pulled them inside the shop
and applied perfume to their faces to counteract the effects of the
gas.
Demonstrations that day in Ramallah, Qalandiya, and Gaza
experienced greater violence. Hospitals in Ramallah reported
more than 150 injuries while Hebron reported only a few injuries and
no arrests.
Although no dramatic changes happened as a result of the
demonstrations in Hebron, recent events in Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain,
and other Middle Eastern countries where people are demanding an end
to tyranny indicate the energies of Palestinians seeking
self-determination cannot be contained indefinitely.
=== VILLAGEWATCH
===
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 12:16:00 +0300
Rampaging Israeli settlers invade Palestinian village of
Tuba
Tuba, South Hebron Hills, West Bank
16 May 2011 - Late last night, Israeli settlers invaded the
village of Tuba, damaged property, and killed and stole several sheep
belonging to the Ali Awad family. Palestinians of Tuba reported
that they counted seven masked settlers, who entered and left the
village on foot, and saw two cars at the outskirts of Tuba, near the
chicken barns of Ma'on settlement.
The rampaging settlers stole seven sheep, killed two, and injured
others, including one which lost an eye. In addition, the
settlers upended three water tanks, which held a total of 4.5 cubic
meters of water. They destroyed fences, punctured a storage tent
and three large sacks of yogurt, damaged a goat pen, and destroyed the
ventilation pipe of an outhouse. They also set loose a donkey,
which later returned.
Around midnight on Sunday 15 May, internationals from Christian
Peacemaker Teams received a call from a Tuba resident to report the
settler invasion and request help in urging the Israeli police to come
to Tuba. The police refused to go to the village because no one
there could speak to them in Hebrew. Two Israeli soldiers
arrived in Tuba on Monday morning, but did not speak Arabic and so
could not communicate with the villagers.
The Ali Awad family is considering making a complaint to the
Israeli police, despite the fact that all their previous complaints
about settler attacks, vandalism or harassment have not yet resulted
in any indictments or compensation. On 21 March 2011, a masked
settler from the illegal outpost of Havat Ma'on stabbed Mahmoud
Ibrahim Ali Awad as the Palestinian travelled by donkey from Tuba to
the city of Yatta. Mahmoud Ali Awad spent a week in the hospital
recovering from stab wounds on his chest and arm.
Christian Peacemaker Teams and Operation Dove have maintained an
international presence in At-Tuwani and the South Hebron Hills since
2004.
=== STOPWATCH
=== Ordered to stop being
peaceful?!?? the twisted Middle East......
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 22:33:18 +0300
CPT releases video about Israeli intelligence incursion in
At-Tuwani
Tuba, South Hebron Hills, West Bank
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) has released a video about the
recent incursion in At-Tuwani village by Israeli military and
intelligence.
On Monday May 23, Israeli intelligence entered At-Tuwani,
escorted by about fifteen soldiers. In the operation the Israeli
military invaded a local leader's house, demanded that villagers
stop their nonviolent resistance and threatened violent retaliation if
the Palestinians persist asserting their rights to the land.
Soldiers searched the house of one of the community's
nonviolent resistance leaders while four men in civilian clothes,
but with military gear and assault rifles, systematically approached
local adult men questioning them and enquiring about the recent
nonviolent actions carried out by the community. The armed men
demanded that Palestinians in At-Tuwani cease their nonviolent
resistance.
Neither soldiers nor intelligence officers gave any reason for
the military operation and the prolonged interference in people's
privacy and security. When asked why they were in the village the
armed men responded only "It's our job." Agents also demanded that
internationals refrain from taking any pictures of the unfolding
events but presented no warrants or identification and threatened to
call the police to arrest the internationals.
Christian Peacemaker Teams and Operation Dove have
maintained an international presence in At-Tuwani and the South Hebron
Hills since 2004.
=== HERITAGE VANCOUVER
===
Upcoming walking tours
Read this bulletin from our website:
www.heritagevancouver.org/bulletin/bulletin_20110525.html
Please note the following changes to our Program
Schedule.
1. The Joy Kogawa Remembers event scheduled for Thursday,
May 26th has been cancelled.
+ Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of
Commercial Drive
~ 10am - noon ~ Saturday June 11 *NOTE
RESCHEDULED DATE
Tourguide, Maurice Guibord
Heritage Vancouver Mbrs $10; Non-mbrs $15; Meet at the NW
Corner of Commercial and Charles
Join local historian, Maurice Guibord and explore the
architectural and historical fabric of Commercial Drive and its
residential neighbourhood, an area that was opened up by the
Interurban tram system and that remains in full evolution today.
You'll see examples of gentrification at its best and its worst, and
some surprising examples of re-use. Something for everyone! Lunch or
coffee on the Drive afterwards for those who want to stay and
chat.
Cheque: made out to Heritage Vancouver Society and mailed
to:
Heritage Vancouver, PO Box 3336, Main Post Office, Vancouver,
BC, V6B 3Y3. Please let us know if you've mailed a cheque at
events@heritagevancouver.org.
+ Heritage Vancouver's 7th Annual
Garden Party:
A Special Fundraising Event on Behalf of Heritage
Vancouver
5:30 to 7:30pm Thursday, June
23
Presentation by Mayor Gregor Robertson at
6:30pm
Hosted by: Suzanne Anton, City Councillor
Location: At her home in Kerrisdale (directions forwarded upon
ticket purchase)
Tickets: $100 donation to Heritage Vancouver Society.
Includes wine and hors d'oeuvres. (Tax receipts will be
issued)
Join special guest Mayor Gregor Robertson, City Councillor
Suzanne Anton and Heritage Vancouver in celebrating this
year's Vancouver Heritage Success Stories.
Enjoy a spectacular evening of wine, hors d'oeuvres, and
conversation in Councillor Anton's beautiful garden. This is a
wonderful opportunity to meet and mix with elected officials,
community leaders, and heritage supporters while at the same time
demonstrating your support for the many worthwhile projects undertaken
by Heritage Vancouver Society.
Thank you to the generous contribution of our community sponsors
the Dunbar Liquor Boutique and Granville Entertainment.
All proceeds will support Heritage Vancouver Society initiatives to
encourage the preservation of Vancouver's built heritage.
Tickets (Tax receipts will be issued):
Cheque: made out to Heritage Vancouver Society and mailed
to:
Heritage Vancouver, PO Box 3336, Main Post Office, Vancouver,
BC, V6B 3Y3. Please let us know if you've mailed a cheque at
info@heritagevancouver.org.
=== ROYALWATCH ===
Queen lauds
'special' U.S.-U.K. relationship
The Associated Press
Posted: May 24, 2011 8:02 AM ET Last Updated: May 24, 2011 9:16 PM
ET
...Tuesday was a day for
over-the-top pomp: Not just a 21-gun salute, but a 41-gun salute at
the palace (20 extras because the shots were fired from a royal park)
and an additional 62-gun salute from the Tower of London (21 bonus
booms because they were fired within the city of London, palace
officials explained)...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/05/24/obama-royals-britain.html
Michelle's dress is
great.
Also click on the "Queen
and Obama" -- it's not just the speech, it's the banquet so you
see a lot of the ppl.
Theme of the 2011 Royal
Tour of Canada "Moving Forward Together"
May 30, 2011 Ottawa, Ontario
Canada has been given the distinct honour of hosting the first
international tour by Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge. The 2011 Royal Tour of Canada will be their first
international destination as a newly married couple, as well as the
first Commonwealth country and the first realm country to welcome
them. With scheduled stops in the National Capital Region, as well as
every region of the country -- Atlantic Canada (Prince Edward Island
-- Charlottetown and Summerside), Central Canada (Quebec --
Montreal and Quebec City), Western Canada (Alberta -- Calgary) and
the North (Northwest Territories -- Yellowknife), the itinerary has
been developed in such a way as to allow the Royal Couple to meet as
many Canadians as possible.
Their Royal Highnesses will come to know Canada and, in the
process, develop their own lasting bonds of affection with Canada and
Canadians. This has been the case with Her Majesty The Queen for
over 60 years, beginning with her first visit as Princess Elizabeth at
the age of 25 in 1951.
The Royal Tour itinerary will focus on a unique combination of
events that mirror what Canadians have accomplished together (the
past), how we define ourselves through active service (the present)
and why we will continue to strive to attain other goals and
aspirations (the future). In much the same way as the Royal Couple
reflect the generational continuity and vitality of the Canadian
Crown, the various events of the tour will profile Canadians
who:
- have helped build our country: seniors, veterans, and community
leaders;
- serve to reinforce our shared values: volunteers, artists, and the
military; and
- now prepare for the many challenges and promises of the future:
Canada's youth.
=== LANGUAGEWATCH ===
Writing: World's Oldest Blogger -- 110!
Eric Shackle
Writes:
World's Oldest Blogger Is 109
"Brazilian-born
Bernando la Pallo, who now lives in Phoenix, Arizona, is almost
certainly the world's oldest blogger. He will celebrate his 110th
birthday on August 17,'' reports veteran journalist Eric Shackle.
He looks half his age, and
is a shining endorsement of his motto: "Age more, eat
less."
http://www.openwriting.com/archives/2011/06/worlds_oldest_b_2.php
=== WORDWATCH ===
Pronunciation / The King's Speech
just reminded by seeing The King's Speech (fabulous, incredible
acting by Colin Firth -- and I'm sure you've seen it -- we even bought
the DVD)......
You undoubtedly know this nursery rhyme:
Pussycat, Pussycat, where have you been?
I've
been to London to visit the Queen.
As I've said to many, been rhymes with seen
and I'm trying to beat back the American tide of been
pronounced to rhyme, bin/sin.
How expertly and authentically The King's Speech was done was v
impressive. It was, therefore, a disconcerting shock/blip to
hear Colin Firth say 'bin' for been.
btw, I've heard HM the Queen say been (as in bean/seen).
The slip is even more amazing b/c Firth (and crew/director/etc)
must have listened to King George VI's actual speech. It is one
of the short features on the DVD. Just to be certain, we played
it. Sure enough King George VI indeed said bEEn. Strange
they wd change it -- especially when a central theme of the movie is
diction!
btw, Lloyd Robertson at the end of his (CTV) nightly newscast
says bEEn.
Other discerning and pronunciation-conscious ppl do too!
=== HUMOURWATCH
===
From
Update B: THE OBAMAS
One night President Obama and
his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a
casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn't too luxurious. When they
were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the president's secret
service if he could please speak to the First Lady in private. They
obliged and Michelle had a conversation with the
owner.
Following this conversation
President Obama asked Michelle, why he was so interested in talking to
her. She mentioned that in her teenage years, he had been madly in
love with her.
President Obama then said,
"So if you had married him, you would now be the owner of this
lovely restaurant," to which Michelle responded, "No, if I
had married him, he would now be President."
FAMOUS
INSULTS
Mark
Twain: Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any
address on it?
Mae
West: His mother should have thrown him away and kept the
stork.
Andrew
Lang: He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts, for support
rather than illumination.
= A Nun Marking
Papers =
Can you imagine the nun sitting at her desk
marking these papers, all the while trying to keep a straight face and
maintain her composure! Pay special attention to the wording and
spelling. If you know the Bible even a little, you'll find this
hilarious! It comes from a Catholic elementary school
test.
Kids were asked questions about the Old
and New Testaments. The following statements about the Bible were
written by children. They have not been retouched or corrected.
Incorrect spelling has been left in.
1. IN THE FIRST BOOK OF THE BIBLE, GUINESSIS. GOD
GOT TIRED OF CREATING THE WORLD SO HE TOOK THE SABBATH
OFF.
2. ADAM AND EVE WERE CREATED FROM AN
APPLE TREE. NOAH'S WIFE WAS JOAN OF ARK. NOAH BUILT AND ARK AND THE
ANIMALS CAME ON IN PEARS..
3. LOTS WIFE WAS A PILLAR OF
SALT DURING THE DAY, BUT A BALL OF FIRE DURING THE
NIGHT.
4. THE JEWS WERE A PROUD PEOPLE AND THROUGHOUT
HISTORY THEY HAD TROUBLE WITH UNSYMPATHETIC GENITALS.
5. SAMPSON WAS A STRONGMAN WHO LET HIMSELF BE LED
ASTRAY BY A JEZEBEL LIKE DELILAH.
6. SAMSON SLAYED THE PHILISTINES WITH
THE AXE OF THE APOSTLES.
7. MOSES LED THE JEWS TO THE RED SEA WHERE THEY
MADE UNLEAVENED BREAD, WHICH IS BREAD WITHOUT ANY
INGREDIENTS.
8. THE EGYPTIANS WERE ALL DROWNED IN THE DESSERT.
AFTERWARDS, MOSES WENT UP TO MOUNT CYANIDE TO GET THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS.
9. THE FIRST COMMANDMENTS WAS WHEN EVE TOLD ADAM
TO EAT THE APPLE.
10. THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT IS THOU SHALT NOT
ADMIT ADULTERY.
11. MOSES DIED BEFORE HE EVER REACHED CANADA THEN
JOSHUA LED THE HEBREWS IN THE BATTLE OF
GERITOL.
12. THE GREATEST MIRICLE IN THE BIBLE IS WHEN
JOSHUA TOLD HIS SON TO STAND STILL AND HE OBEYED HIM.
13. DAVID WAS A HEBREW KING WHO WAS SKILLED AT
PLAYING THE LIAR.. HE FOUGHT THE FINKELSTEINS, A RACE OF PEOPLE WHO
LIVED IN BIBLICAL TIMES.
14.. SOLOMON, ONE OF DAVIDS SONS, HAD 300 WIVES
AND 700 PORCUPINES.
15. WHEN MARY HEARD SHE WAS THE MOTHER OF
JESUS, SHE SANG THE MAGNA CARTA.
16. WHEN THE THREE WISE GUYS FROM THE EAST SIDE
ARRIVED THEY FOUND JESUS IN THE MANAGER.
17. JESUS WAS BORN BECAUSE MARY HAD AN IMMACULATE
CONTRAPTION.
18. ST. JOHN THE BLACKSMITH DUMPED WATER ON HIS
HEAD.
19.. JESUS ENUNCIATED THE GOLDEN RULE, WHICH SAYS
TO DO UNTO OTHERS BEFORE THEY DO ONE TO YOU. HE ALSO EXPLAINED A MAN
DOTH NOT LIVE BY SWEAT ALONE.
20. IT WAS A MIRICLE WHEN JESUS ROSE FROM THE
DEAD AND MANAGED TO GET THE TOMBSTONE OFF THE ENTRANCE.
21. THE PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWED THE LORD WERE CALLED
THE 12 DECIBELS.
22. THE EPISTELS WERE THE WIVES OF THE
APOSTLES.
23. ONE OF THE OPPOSSUMS WAS ST. MATTHEW WHO WAS
ALSO A TAXIMAN.
24. ST. PAUL CAVORTED TO CHRISTIANITY, HE
PREACHED HOLY ACRIMONY, WHICH IS ANOTHER NAME FOR
MARRAIGE.
25. CHRISTIANS HAVE ONLY ONE SPOUSE. THIS IS
CALLED MONOTONY
=== MAIKU ===
2011 May 27 - 29
the
pink lilac bush trembles --
is it a breeze or
is it shivering?
== QUOTATIONS /
THOUGHTS/PUNS ===
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws. -- Charles de
Montesquieu, French philosopher and writer (1689-1755)
We are all sculptors and painters, and our material is our own
flesh and blood and bones.
-- Henry David
Thoreau
The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the
commission of evil.
-- Plutarch, Greek historian and essayist
(c46 - 120 CE/AD)
You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it
should be a vague idea. --
Picasso
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they
know they shall never sit in. -- Greek proverb
A capacity to change is indispensable.
Equally
indispensable is the capacity to hold fast to that which is
good.
-- John Foster Dulles
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.
-- Aristotle, philosopher (384
- 322 BCE)
The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome
and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.
--
Samuel Johnson
To agree without understanding is inane.
To disagree without understanding is
impudent.
-- Mortimer J. Adler
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are
spiritual beings having a human experience.
--
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting
what one wants, and the other is getting it. The last is much the
worst.
--
Oscar Wilde, writer (1854-1900)
{tsk, tsk, Oscar.
Two means shd be "latter" and
"worse"}
Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit
is.
-- Will Rogers
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they
have exhausted all other alternatives.
-- Abba Eban,
Israeli diplomat and politician (1915 - 2002)
Temptations, unlike opportunities, will always give you a second
chance. -- Orlando Aloysius
Battista
My words fly up, my thoughts remain below:
Words without
thoughts never to heaven go.
--
William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the
ribbons. -- Ruth Ann
Schabacker
Never be in a hurry to terminate a marriage.
Remember, you may need this
man/woman to finish a sentence.
-- Erma Bombeck
An ailing hamster
revived after receiving mouse to mouse resuscitation.
Chardonnay may not be
champagne, but it's still wine.
Atheists don't solve
exponential equations because they don't believe in higher
powers.
A pickle maker fell
into one of the vats at work. At hospital it was determined he had a
brine injury.
That religious fellow
fell for the same scam two times in a row. He is a burned again
Christian.
If a Norwegian robot
analyzes a bird, it Scandinavian.
The chef who tried to
bribe a judge with polenta was held in corntempt.
Purchasing tires made
me aware of inflationary pressures.
My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30 am this morning, can you
believe that..... 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up
playing my bagpipes.
-- Henny
Youngman
