ROCKLAND NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION
Meeting
of the Board
of Directors
June
13th,
2012
Directors
Present: Janet
Simpson (JS), Bob June (BJ), Dave
Clark (DC), John Edwards (JE), John
Caldwell
(JC), David Hambleton (DH), Bill Brooks (BB), Jane Wheatley (JW),
Norman Clark (NC)
Guests:
Councillor Ben Isitt (BI), Tamsin McIntosh, Barbara and Richard
Davidson
(Traffic Committee)
Summary of motions and actions:
Action -
BJ will
extend a welcome to First Nations Chiefs or their representatives.
Meeting called to order at 19:00
Motion to
accept agenda
(JE/DC)
Carried
unanimously
Motion to
accept minutes (JW/JE)
Carried
unanimously
Consult with City
to get correct
protocol for invitation to First Nations for Rockland 150
celebration.
(Ron Sam, chief’s son, is
point person (Chief
is ill); Andy Thomas is chief of another family. BJ will extend a
welcome.
John Edwards –
seeking written
confirmation on Davey Tree Service discount.
Details to follow.
Parking issue
associated with
development at Richmond @ Oak Bay Avenue.
President wrote
generic letter of
introduction to
facilitate solicitation of donations for
Rockland 150 celebration.
Last month hosted a
meeting to
improve land acquisition and sale policy. (Public disclosure,
market
evaluation, etc.)
BB attended.
Official Community
Plan public
hearing – Wednesday, June 27th.
Traffic Committee report.
Bus traffic on St.
Charles Street
–Hop-on-hop-off bus use increasing.
Possible solutions:
·
Smaller vehicle,
·
Residential Parking only,
·
30 KM limit,
·
Promote Rockland Avenue as
a walking destination
(busses stay on Fort Street).
BI – suggested
ACTION - work with
the tour bus industry to develop a mutually acceptable route
through Rockland.
(BI left the
meeting)
TI: what is the
volume of bus
traffic? – ans: every 15 minutes at peak periods.
Motion: (BJ/DH) Write to the city requesting that
speed limits be
enforced.
Discussion: Current
speed limit
is being obeyed – motion is premature.
(JE
support,
all others vote against) motion defeated
Land Use
Land
Use
Committee included a presentation from Mark Hornell, Assistant
Director,
Community Planning Department City on OCP – some board members
attended.
Development
Permit
Area – design guidelines for any multi-family dwellings – the
Rockland
protocol has been extended to apply to the whole municipality.
1015
Moss
Street – Strata application – includes application for variance on
parking requirements
from 0.8 to 0.5 spaces per unit. Relevant Section 7.125 – parking
in side or
rear only. Immediate
neighbours will be
informed after the file works through city departments.
Issue
–
potential 9th suite in basement. Parameter for number
of suites
based on original square footage. Basement added 1000 square feet
of additional
living space. Also applying for heritage designation.
150 Year celebration
Classic
Car
presentation will be on Manor Road.
Communications
Next newsletter
deadline August
10th (in time for Rockland-wide garage sale on August
18th,
and for the Rockland 150 celebration).
Social
No wine and cheese
this year.
Government House suggests a frequency every second year.
.
Garden – spent $250 on
plants for newly recovered area.
DC Rockland-wide garage sale – permission to use
RNA logo on
posters. Communications will include updates over the email list,
and posters
for notice boards and utility poles. We will compile a list of
participating
addresses but will not release the list until the day before the
event
Update
your email address
for BJ thejunes@telus.net