MINUTES OF QUARTERLY GENERAL MEETING
–Wednesday September 5, 2012
7:30 PM AT BEECHER PLACE
AGENDA ITEM:
1. CITY OF SURREY – WASTE MANAGEMENT UPDATE
Speaker – Robert Costanzo, Deputy Manager, Operations
Robert Costanzo
provided the membership with a very informative presentation with regards to sustainability
initiatives in Metro Vancouver
down to the level of our city, Surrey. With the introduction of the new Waste
Management initiatives that are set to begin in Surrey on October 1, 2012, the
City’s goal is to have household waste that is diverted from landfill increase
from the present 55% to 70% in 2015. In addition, Robert stated that Surrey
residents are one of the leaders when it comes to recycling household goods,
therefore the new program should be well received by the residents. Also, in
order to show the City’s commitment to sustainability, the City will be
converting all of their Waste Management Diesel Fleet to Compressed Natural Gas
Trucks – studies show, replacing one diesel truck with a CNG truck is equivalent
to taking 475 cares of the road.
Points of Interest:
- October 1,
2012 –
City of Surrey new waste collection begins
- Collection will occur on ALL weekdays, INCLUDING STATUTORY HOLIDAYS (except Christmas and New Years
Day)
- O’Hara Lane will be assessed and
residents informed by the City as to how physical pick-up of their bins
will occur before October 1, 2012.
Most likely, adaptations to the trucks or manual disposal by waste
management team, will occur in order for the household bins to be accessed
and disposed of. This may be necessary due to the narrow width of O’Hara
Lane.
- The City of Surrey has and adaptor
for the lids of the bins if Racoons
or other wildlife become an issue. They can be obtained by contacting
the City directly.
- The “plastic-like” bio-degradable
liners for the kitchen catchers will not be accepted. Acceptable paper
bags will be available from the City of Surrey or the South Surrey Rec.
Centre.
If you require
more information, Robert offered his contact information. His email is racostanzo@surrey.ca. Otherwise, www.surrey.ca has much of the needed
information for this new initiative and other helpful information for
residents.
2. LOT RE-ZONING – 2568 and 2578 124B St.
Speakers:
Dennis Spadoni
– Lot owner requesting re-zoning from City of Surrey
Peter Jones, Bruce Wood and
Dymphna Wood – concerned residents against
Densification
The above noted
speakers had separately made contact with a couple of CBPOA Directors regarding
their perspective and concerns regarding the lot re-zoning of the above noted address. As the CBPOA
has no input into the City’s judgement on this particular matter, the Directors
offered, to both parties, the opportunity to share their perspective, concerns
etc. If you would like to discuss further or require more information, please
contact any of the CBPOA Directors who can put you in touch with the
appropriate people.
3. UPDATES
Speaker – Erik Seiz
- Underpass – Still pending at this
time. As there is still discussion about potential solutions, there are no
set plans.
- Whistle
Cessation
- A safety review has been completed. Once the report is finalized, the
City will forward the report to Transport Canada and BNSF for review.
4. FIRST-AID
CERTIFICATION COURSE
Speaker – Jim Mason
Jim refreshed the
group on the importance of having current first aid training in the case of an
emergency. He encourages those interested in attending and becoming certified,
to register as soon as possible.
Deadline is September 10, 2012.
Jim wanted to send
a THANK YOU to all of the canvassers who helped to deliver the notices and
spread the word for the upcoming course.
5. “COMMITTEE INITIATIVES” WITHIN THE CBPOA
Speaker: Erik Seiz
Erik informed the
membership of the initiative to move towards a “Task-oriented” Committee
format. (Please see minutes from August 14, 2012) This initiative will have
committees developed under the CBPOA to have a well defined task, a beginning
and an end to the task and ultimately, the CBPOA will be left with a “useable”
outcome to better the community.
6. MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Speaker – Bruce Friesen
Bruce updated the
membership on the current status of the membership. As they are currently in
the middle of the membership drive, Bruce wanted to thank all of the canvassers
for their hard work. Bruce mentioned some interesting points - within the
immediate area of Crescent Beach, 2/3 of all residents are members. Of the
remaining 1/3 – many are renters, new residents, leaving area etc. He mentioned
that the local Crescent Beach community is seeing a large turn-over of residents
in the most recent years. He also expressed the need to have more canvassers
from the Crescent Heights area to help grow the membership in that area.
Contact Bruce if
you are interested in getting involved. It is a great way to meet your neighbours
and stay in touch with your community.
7. NEW BUSINESS
- Sally Stewart presented to the
membership that she had uncovered a long – lost video on the covenant of
Crescent Beach.
- Dyke Stability - Walter Maughan expressed his concerns about the
Dyke at Crescent Beach. His concerns surround whether it is structurally
sound and if proper maintenance is being done.
Erik Seiz
commented that the CBPOA Directors do meet with the City of Surrey fairly
regularly and he would mention his concerns at their next meeting.
- Inquiry from one of the membership
as to status of the 1 year review of the Camp Alexander Community Garden.
- Comment from one of the members as
to their concern over increased violence and vandalism in the
neighbourhood. As they are new to the area, they were wondering if there
were any community initiatives etc.
Erik commented about the CBPOA’S ongoing
relationship with the City and the RCMP. He emphasized the importance of
CALLING THE POLICE at any sign of a problem. The police allocate their resources
according to the need; unless we call them they don’t know of our
issues/concerns here at Crescent Beach.
Also, if you have any acts of violence or
crime occur against you or someone you know, let the one of the CBPOA Directors
know and a notification can be sent to the rest of the members.
SURREY RCMP NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER
604-599-0502
or
911
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:30 PM
NEXT QUARTERLY
GENERAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER 5, 2012 – 7:30 PM
BEECHER PLACE
Pres: Erik Seiz 416-804-5135 Past Pres: Mark Nelson 604-531-4999 Vice Pres: Art Van Wart 604 – 541-2542 Treas: Malcolm Stewart
604 541-9004 Membership:
Bruce Friesen 778-292-1954 Sec:
Barbara Armstrong 604-733-7767 & Jo Anne Cook 604-538-0503
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