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Kensington-Cedar Cottage CityPlan Committee
Meeting Notes
Kensington-Cedar Cottage CityPlan
Committee Meeting
Thursday, September 5, 2006
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Trout Lake Community Centre, 3350 Victoria Drive, Vancouver
| Chairperson: |
John Buckberrough |
| Attendees: |
10 people, with Kirsten Baillie (City of Vancouver, Planning) |
1. Kingsway and Knight median
- Median from Inverness to Knight construction scheduled for late September.
- Will be doing some lane reconfiguration soon and a letter will be
sent out to businesses and nearby residents explaining this.
- Story stones will be installed as part of the street work this fall.
2. Neighbourhood Centres Program (NCP) will
speak to KCC CityPlan November 2
NCP are preparing a report to Council looking at the sequencing of planning
in different neighbourhood centres, they would like to come to the CityPlan
Committee to outline the work that has been to date and get your feedback
on sequencing and implementation.
3. Eco-Density
City staff are currently scoping an Eco-Density program. A meeting with
key stakeholders and CityPlan Chairs will be held in the beginning of
October to get feedback on the type of issues/questions that need to be
addressed. A report will go to Council this fall and public consultation
will begin in the New Year. John Buckberrough has been invited and Peter
W and Gary G expressed an interest in attending the October meeting.
4. Safety/Diversity Fair Update (Chris / Kirsten)
- Saturday Sept 30 — ads placed in the KCC Neighbour and the Eastside
Courier (CityPlan Money).
- Event will happen at the entrance to the new Broadway and Commercial
Skytrain station — space booked, merchants involved, crime game planned,
CPC and Police will bring police dogs and horses. There will be booths
on the CityPlan Committee, NIST, Graffiti, and CPC etc.
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5. Update on King Edward
Village
The developer submitted a rezoning application at the beginning of September
and City staff are in the process of reviewing the application.
6. Pan Visions — Workshop with Jim Diers
- November 26 1:00-3:30 at Renfrew Park Community Centre (2929 East
22nd Avenue). A light lunch will be served at 12:30. Please RSVP to
604-871-6126.
- Jim Diers, former director of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods
and a strong community activist, will speak about the importance of
building community by engaging and empowering local residents. During
this workshop participants will develop strategies to involve multicultural
communities, develop community ownership and maintain project momentum.
7. New Initiatives
- Friends of Clark Park
A young woman was attacked in Clark Park over the summer; residents
have initiated the Friends of Clark Park and are currently working with
Parks Board to improve the safety and security in the park.
- Gibby’s Field
A resident from Grandview Woodlands recently learned about the lost
China Creek system which surfaces at 1460 East 18th (Gibby’s Field).
The land is currently owned by Real Estate services and residents have
expressed interest in this area being bought by Parks Board and made
into a park. The issue was raised again at the CityPlan meeting and
other Committee members were interested in revisiting the possibility
of getting Gibby’s field designated as a park.
- 25th and Fraser Street
Residents in the area have expressed an interest in working with other
residents to improve the commercial and residential vibrancy of the
area. It was suggested that the KCC CityPlan Committee work with Riley
Park to address these concerns. Riley Park, South Cambie (RPSC) will
likely establish a CityPlan Committee this fall.
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8. Update on Community Activities
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MOBY — The construction of the community gardens is coming
along well — the fence, 32 garden plots and installation of
the water lines are complete. Currently MOBY is constructing the cob
shed and have set-up times for residents to come lend a hand for as
much or as little time as people can spare.
Monday Sept 4, 11, 18 from 5-8pm
Tuesday Sept 5, 12 and 19 from 5-8pm
Wednesday Sept 6, 13, and 20th from 4-6pm
Friday Sept 1, 8 from 10-noon
Saturday Sept 2, 9, 16 from 10-4pm
Sundays Sept 3, 10, 17 from 11-4pm
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Dickens Group — the Dickens Group
4th Annual Multi-Cultural
Picnic, Sunday Sept 17 from 1-6pm
McAuley Park
— 600 Block of E. 15th Avenue (Kingsway
and Fraser)
Peter informed the Committee that Dickens school is
currently being replaced under the seismic program which is good because
it is rumored that the budget for seismic upgrades to schools is being
reduced.
In addition, Sandy James just found out that there is money to add
greenway treatment to Windsor Street between 16th and 17th.
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David Chudnovsky, MLA celebrate on year of serving the Vancouver-Kensington
community.
BBQ Sunday September 24 from 1-5pm
Kensington Community Centre
5175 Dumfries Street
RSVP to Kelly Read 604-775-1033
- The Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House is currently engaged in a Strategic
Planning exercise to determine what their priorities and direction for
the future will be. On Friday October 13 they are holding a session
and asking residents what they see as the Neighbourhood House’s
role in the community. For more information please contact Donna Chang
at ccnh@telus.net.
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9. Update on the John Hendry
Master Plan
/ Trout Lake Community
Centre
An architect has been hired to produce drawings for the community centre
in three different locations along Victoria Drive. The new community centre
will not be built until after the Olympics but they are optimistic that
it will be part of the 2011 Capital Plan and the new Olympic ice rink
needs to be completed by Christmas 2008. The standard size for a new community
centre is 30,000 square feet however the Park Board managed to negotiate
for a 34,000-square-foot community centre to replace the Trout lake Community
centre.
A Committee member expressed concern that architectural drawings are
expensive and there is no guarantee that the new community centre will
be funded as part of the 2011 Capital Plan and questioned why the Park
Board has chosen to pay for these drawings at this time.
10. Meeting Schedule
- November 2 — Michael White, Senior Planner
with the City of Vancouver, will be speaking about the sequencing for
future Neighbourhood Centres programs and also EcoDensity.
- December 7
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