Rockland
Neighbourhood Association
Meeting
of the
Board of Directors
1401A
Rockland
Avenue
March
19, 2015
Present:
Bob June
(BJ), Dave Clark (DC), Vanessa Dingley (VD), Ian Mayhill (IM),
Sue Simpson
(SS), Pamela Madoff (PM), Norman Clark (NC), Janet Simpson (JS),
Stephen
Roughley (SR), John Edwards (JE), Dave McWalter (DM)
Absent: Marc Hunter
Meeting called to order at 19:01
·
Agenda
o Awards
and
VCAN added to the agenda by JS
o Motion
to
approve agenda as amended (SR/DC)
§ Carried
·
Minutes of January 14,
2015
o Motion
to
approve (VD/SR)
§ Carried
·
Minutes of AGM-February
11, 2015
o Motion
to
approve in draft form for posting (DC/IM)
§ Carried
·
Introductions
o Dave
McWalter
was introduced as a new RNA director and Pamela Madoff was
introduced
as the liaison to Council for Rockland
·
Councillor’s Report
o PM
has
met with the directors of Craigdarroch Castle and the Art
Gallery to gain
an understanding of their organizations
o Royal
Terrace
lighting
§ Two
residents
have complained about the quality of the new lights at the south
end
of the street; warm sodium vapour lights changed to cooler and
brighter LEDs.
§ SS
indicated
that the safety of the Royal/Rockland corner is improved with
the new
lighting and that the Royal/Craigdarroch corner (old lighting)
is also
unpleasantly bright
§ PM
is
working with staff to determine the optimum lighting for
residential areas
§ Staff
will
report back to Council on their recommendations
o PM
and
Ben Isitt will meet with representatives of Government House on
March 24 to
discuss the proposed path from Richardson to Government House
o There
is
a proposal for an independent liquor store at 1609 Fort (across
from the
Rockland border)
§ Proponent
is
requesting a 20% increase in allowable floor space.
o Revised
schedule
for Council
§ Planning
and
Land Use will be second and fourth Thursday mornings
§ Governance
and
Priorities will be the first and third Thursday mornings
o Path
from
Warren Gardens to Richardson
§ Resident
adjacent
to the path is looking to improve the path (drainage etc.) and
will be
contacting RNA
§ This
topic
prompted further discussion about grade manipulation and its
impact on
residents
§ Per
PM,
this is still on Council’s radar but, to date, has not been
addressed
o Cyril
Close
(NC)
§ Residents
would
like an island of vegetation in the center of their cul-de-sac
and have
agreed to pay for its construction if cost is reasonable
§ The
two
estimates from the city have been high
§ PM
will
follow-up to understand how the quotes are generated
o City
Budget
§ PM
urges
residents to participate in the etownhall (March 23) to provide
feedback
on the draft strategic and financial plans
o Reports
§ PM
provided
a number of reports (eg. grants by CRD arts committee) for
informational purposes
§ SR
offered
to distribute reports in the future if PM could provide
electronic
copies
·
Business arising
o Update
on
communication with Devon Property residents
§ Once
a
topic has been identified as being suitable for posting and the
material
prepared, it will be posted in Devon properties and could be
included in the
Devon newsletter
o Update
on
letter to Council regarding rezoning from R1A to R1B
§ This
was
in reference to the proposed redevelopment of 1381 Craigdarroch
§ Since
that
redevelopment has been cancelled, a letter will not be sent to
Council
§ However,
the
issue remains of what happens to grandfathered, but
non-conforming to
current R1A regulations, properties if the existing dwelling
burns, is
demolished etc.
o Update
on
dog event
§ There
will
be a meeting with Just Loves Animals on March 30
§ MH,
SR,
JS, VD and NC will attend to develop a plan for this event
§
Action: Group will report
back at next RNA meeting
o Update
on
letter to city detailing three neighbourhood priorities
§ Letter
was
written; however, VCAN is focusing on broader priorities
§ Per
PM,
active transportation and local area planning have been
identified by
Council as important
§
Action: RNA
Environment and Traffic will discuss what RNA would
like to see under
active transportation as well as other priorities for
Rockland (IM/NC/DC)
o Amalgamation
§ Moved
that
RNA Board supports a serious and critical study of amalgamation
and
encourages the neighbourhood to participate in discussions
(BJ/DC)
·
Carried
§ Ongoing
discussion
necessary to prepare RNA POV on topic
·
Action: JS will prepare a
POV for future discussion
§ PM
will
provide information on upcoming meetings on topic so residents
can be
informed
o Deer
Management
§
Action:
Environment Committee will
discuss this issue
o Hedges
and
sidewalks
§ Compliance
with
bylaw is complaint driven
§ If
complaints
are made to the city, the issue is addressed
§
Action: SR will develop a
piece for the next RNA
newsletter to inform the residents of the process
·
New Business
o Awards
§ Discussion
as
to appropriate way to thank AGM speakers
§ Moved
that
Roger Stephen be given an honorarium (DC/BJ)
·
Carried
§ Roger
Stephen
will be given a $150.00 honorarium
§
Action: Environment
Committee will investigate
additional use of LiDAR data
o VCAN
§ Covered
in
previous discussions
o Review
of
applications for RNA membership from non-Rockland residents
§ Moved
that
the Bekes (west side of Linden) be accepted as members of RNA
(DC/BJ)
·
Carried
o Other
§ Painting
of
utility poles
·
It was noted that poles
on Pemberton require
painting to cover graffiti
·
NC suggested engaging two youths and tasking
them with the
responsibility of maintaining the Rockland poles at a cost of
$5.00 per pole
·
Recommended that
volunteers local to the issue
be found to paint; paint and brushes supplied by BC Hydro on
request
·
Action: Prepare a
recruitment appeal for gaps in
coverage
§ Committee
Chairs
·
The following committee
chairs were identified
o Land
Use-Bob
June
o Communication-Stephen
Roughley
o Social
and
Events-Marc Hunter/Stephen Roughley
o Environment-Dave
Clark
o Garden-Janet
Simpson
o Membership
and
Welcome-Ian Mayhill
o Traffic-Ian
Mayhill/Vanessa
Dingley
·
Committee Reports
o Membership
§ 130
active
members
o Garden
§
Action: Water service
needs to be paid
o Welcome
§ Two
visits
to new neighbours in past month
§ Heather
Grampp
has joined Eileen Nurmi on the committee
o Land
Use
§ Craigdarroch
Castle
is close to submitting their plan dot Public Land Use Committee
§ 1745
Rockland
·
Meetings have been
ongoing with neighbours
·
There will be a third
public community meeting
§ Art
Gallery
·
Additional traffic
analysis has been completed
and will be presented to the city
·
Not yet determined if
upper deck will be open or
closed
§ 1521
and
1531 Elford
·
Although not within the
Rockland boundary, the
developer will be discussing this development with adjacent
neighbourhood
groups
·
Meeting was adjourned at
21:00 (DC/SR)
·
Next meeting-April 8,
2015