Directors present:
Andrew, Ed (acting secretary), Liz & Rona.
1)
Call to
order at 7:30 pm
2)
Presentations:
Sullivan St. Sport Court – Hugh Norris (City of Surrey) Parks Facility
Operations Manager was on hand to provide a report. Some trees have been
removed on private property. Trimming is now to be done on the inside of the
court. Plans are to remove the surface, fix the chain link fencing and install
a new frontage which will be more aesthetically pleasing. The front fence will
be moved in one meter to line up with the property to the south. There will be
a little more space for parking. The beautification project will spruce up the
front. The resurfaced court will be textured such as a tennis court, with lines
for ball hockey, basketball and pickle ball. One basketball hoop will be
replaced. A concern was raised regarding possible rough use by skateboards.
While there is no timeline the work is expected to be completed over the summer
(depending on the availability of contractors). Hugh was thanked with a round
of applause by the members.
Crescent Beach Swim Club – Bob Armstrong (President) spoke about the
club. It is 99 years old this summer. About 50% of the membership is local.
Begun in 1918, it is the oldest summer swimming club in BC. Next year there will
be a 100th anniversary celebration. CBSC is an eight week activity
(July & August) with about 1900 people participating. Activities include Swimming,
tennis, sailing, paddle-boarding, lifesaving, water polo, synchronized swimming
and lifesaving among other things. Next year the club plans to produce a large
coffee table book and hold a reunion week at Camp A. CBSC has a remarkably
small operating budget as it relies on ninety volunteer positions. Its staff of
sixty is made up almost entirely of teens. Concern from the floor about the
danger to children on bicycles with cars speeding on the roads (especially on
Sullivan and McBride). CBSC encourages parents to drive on main roads and
children to ride on the side streets.
3)
Approval
of the March 1st Quarterly Meeting Minutes (Moved Rona Tepper, Seconded
Bob Armstrong. All in favour)
4)
Business
arising from the minutes – none.
5)
Directors
Reports:
a.
Membership
Report – Bruce was absent and sent his report:
With respect to
the 2017 membership canvassing campaign:
- The canvassing will take place July through September, as usual.
- Bruce will be providing each canvasser with a package of information and forms by the end of June.
- We have a pretty solid team of canvassers. Thanks go to all the folks who have returned to the team for another year, and to the several new recruits. Both the returnees and new blood are very much appreciated.
- The one area we could use some more help is in the numbered streets and avenues in Crescent Heights.
b.
Treasurer’s
Report – Liz reported figures up to April 1st:
Chequing – $6873.93
Term – $42,593.50
Total – $49,470.43
The Directors are proposing that CBPOA give a donation of $1000 once
again this year to a local organization. Members are encouraged to send suggestions
to Andrew (president@cbpoa.ca) by June 30, 2017. Art suggested that it is
good if the donation provides something specific and visible that can include a
sign indicating the support of the CBPOA.
6)
The May 15th Community Meeting on the Review of the Crescent Beach Community
Development Plan, (Land Use Plan).
There was lively discussion about the issues of parking, traffic
congestion and speeding (this had also come up as discussion during the report
of the Crescent Beach Swim Club). Those who had not been able to attend the May 15th Community Meeting were interested to hear more about what
had been presented in regard to these issues. One question from the floor
regarding parking in the village was what options were offered to the city of
surrey when the executive board met with them in late 2016 and wondered if
doing nothing is a possibility. Andrew responded “yes these were discussed and
the city will look at all options”. Another concern had to do with what thought
has been going in to how to get traffic out of the beach when the roads are
crowded. Ingress and egress is a big safety issue. Surrey traffic engineering
is considering putting in a round-about at the corner of 128th and
Crescent Road to speed traffic flow.
Liz noted that if people park across your driveway you can use the
Surrey Request App (or phone 591-4352) to submit a service request and have the
car removed deal. Some members voiced complaints about people putting their
pots and gardens out in front of their home onto the parking area to restrict
public parking. We were reminded that signs that say “Private Parking” are not
enforceable. With regard to parking at Blackie Spit parking some wondered if
Surrey could have a parking assistant at the Spit monitoring the lot, closing
the gate when the lot is full, etc. As well, the parking lot could have
dividers to organize the parking so that more cars can be accommodated. A
number of members asked for more time at to discuss their concerns about issues
related to the ongoing review of the Community Development Plan. We understand
that the second of three community meetings concerning this plan is to be
hosted by the City of Surrey in September. It was agreed that the October
meeting of the CBPOA be a general to discuss issues raised by the Review of the
Crescent Beach Community Development Plan.
7)
BC’s New
Societies Act – Ed reported that all societies in British Columbia have until
November 2018 to submit their constitution and by-laws for approval. In
reviewing our current constitution and by-laws one small change is required.
The constitution may only include information concerning the purpose of the
society. All other information is to be included within the by-laws. We will
move the statement governing how the CBPOA would dissolve to the by-laws. If
members wish to suggest any other changes to the CBPOA by-laws they are to
contact Ed (vice-president@cbpoa.ca) before June 30th,
2017. It was asked if the bylaws are posted on the CBPOA website. The CBPOA
Bylaws can be found at CPBOA.ca, click on “Resources” and go to the CBPOA
Societies Act.pdf.
8)
Emergency Preparedness – Andrew spoke about
the Surrey Emergency Program, (SEP), “Neighbourhood Emergency
Preparedness Toolkit”. This encourages the neighbourhood to identify the
resources the community has within and ways in which we can we support one
another in the case of an emergency. There is an open invitation for volunteers to take
leadership in organizing locally.
9)
Whistle
Cessation update – Bruce sent the following report:
- An update from the City of Surrey: The City has
achieved agreement in principle on a lease agreement with BNSF to install
the fencing along the rail line (along Bayview).
- There has been a delay in finalizing the agreement.
The City is currently seeking a response from BNSF and have recently
spoken with Transport Canada and will be trying to get their assistance to
bring this to a close as quickly as possible.
- The City of Surrey is in a position to have the fencing
and knock-down bollards on the west side of the Crescent Rd crossing
installed as soon as the lease agreement is signed.
- Once the works are complete and approved by BNSF and
Transport Canada we can initiate the process for whistle cessation.
A question was asked
about how to have input on the location and type of fence. Those concerned were
encouraged to be in contact with Bruce.
10)
New Business
a.
A question
was asked concerning when the new bench in front of Beecher Place will be
finished (as the temporary fencing remains in place). No answer was forthcoming.
11)
Look ahead to the September AGM – Wednesday,
September 6th.
12)
Motion to
adjourn
a.
Moved Jim
Carter, Seconded Caroline Allen. All in favour.
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