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Kensington-Cedar Cottage CityPlan Committee

Meeting Notes

Kensington-Cedar Cottage Community Wide Meeting
Thursday, February 5, 2004
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Trout Lake Community Centre

In Attendance: John Buckberrough (Chairperson) Donna Chang, Kerry Williams, Kevin Kleparchuk, Jeff Nulty, Kim Nulty, Heather Imrie, David Marcantonio, Peter Wohlwend, Gary Bell, Margaret Marquardt, Barb Wright, Gary Shilling, Ruth Bultrum and others (names unknown) and Catherine Buckham (Planner, City of Vancouver)

Guests : Keith Hemphill, Rositch Hemphill Architects, Lynne Werker, Public Art Consultant

1) King Edward Village

Keith noted the following with respect to the project.

The design for Phase II (the site north of the lane) is underway.
There will be pedestrian-only access off of Kingsway; auto access will be primarily off of King Edward and Knight with secondary auto access off of Kingsway .
Phase II will be presented to the Urban Design Panel (at City Hall) on February 18 .
The mix of own/rent is unknown at this time; there will likely be some rental .
It's too early to comment on tenants for the commercial space.
The commercial at street level is being designed and targeted for neighbourhood-serving retail; the units are small and 40% face into the site (the mews) .
Negotiations for a food store are still underway .
The developer hopes to begin excavation of the south site (Phase I) by the end of April. It may take 3 months. They hope to pour concrete footings by the fall.

2) Public Art for King Edward Village

Lynne Werker noted the following with respect to public art at this location.

Developments of this size are required, by the City, to provide public art on the site.
Lynne has been hired by Aquilini, the developer, to manage the public art process.
The value of public art for this site is approximately $377,000 (including a process to determine the artist/art, design, creation, installation of art, etc.)
The process for determining artist(s) is already underway.
Lynne offered to consider hosting a workshop with the KCC CityPlan Committee if people were interested. Margaret, Gary, Jeff, Kim, Peter, David, Kerry, John and Ruth expressed interest.
Cathy will contact people if a workshop can be arranged (noting that timing is tight).

3) Kingcrest Park (update via email)

Liz Jang, volunteer coordinator of the Kingcrest Park improvement proposal, said Michel Desrochers, Planner with the Park Board, has been assigned to work on the Kingcrest Park plan with Liz and other volunteers. Michel told Liz that there are three allotments of money for park improvements: 1) playground; 2) playing field; and 3) general improvements. Liz said she will keep the KCC Committee informed with monthly progress updates.

4) Windsor Way Greenway Proposal

Sandy James, Planner with City Plans, contacted Doug Smith, Engineer with Greenways, and asked Doug to consider Windsor Street for a neighbourhood greenway.

As a follow-up, Peter Wohlwend contacted Doug Smith for ideas/suggestions on what the community could do to help.

Doug told Peter that the City is committed to several projects already, but would consider Sandy's and the group's request for a neighbourhood greenway along Windsor. Doug asked Peter to submit a proposal in writing.

If this project were to go ahead, it needs a community champion. Peter is committed to too many projects already and can't take this on.

The group decided to approach Uli when he returns from vacation.

5) Community Newspaper

Donna Chang asked the group if they would be interested in supporting a community newspaper for KCC. Barb offered to publish news items in the community policing newsletter, but the group preferred to have a community-based newspaper, sponsored by a variety of groups and agencies, including Barb's. Donna said she would invite Paul Reid, editor of the Renfrew Collingwood News to the next KCC CityPlan Committee meeting.

6) The Annual General Meeting

The AGM will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2004 at Trout Lake Community Centre (if the Centre is available, if not, the event will be held at Kensington Community Centre).

The format for the event will be similar to last year's,.. reports from local groups and agencies with an emphasis on recruitment (to the KCC Committee, sub groups, etc.).

7) Rumours of a New Coastal Health Authority Facility in KCC

Barb said she heard rumours that Coastal Health is looking for a new location in the Broadway & Commercial area. Barb is concerned that the area already has a concentration of facilities and the community should carefully consider the addition of one more. Margaret noted that the facilities run by Coastal Health Authority offer a variety of programs and services for children and families.

Next Meeting:

Thursday, March 4, 2004
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Trout Lake Community Centre

Questions or Comments? E-mail: cityplan@vancouver.ca