CBPOA - March 6th, 2019, General Meeting Minutes

Directors Present: Andrew, Erik, Jim, Bruce, Robert.                               Beecher Place

1)      Call to order at 7:30 PM

2)      Presentations

2:1) Block Watch presentation. Leanne - RCMP coordinator

-          Only have 14 groups West of 140^th

-          Looking to increase membership

-          Community response team with Leanne advocating on our behalf

-          1 hour per month commitment for block watch captains.

-          Good communication on what is happening in the neighborhood.

-          Residents need to report!  Phone in to non-emergency line

-          We don’t use social media to keep tabs.  Don’t have the resources to do this. 

-          Annual meeting with all Block Watch captains and meetings throughout the year with continuing education.

-          Get a break on home insurance when have Block Watch.

-          Currently 6 in the beach.

-          Leanne suggested – ideally one on each street and she feels 5 more are required.

-          Susan Prince a current block watch captain on Beckett (keeps in touch with other captains)

-          Going to get us a map/list of current and gaps in the beach – see CBPOA blog.

-          Free service

-          Grants available for local socials, etc. from Block Watch

-          Neighborhood enhancement grants available from the City.

2:2) Tindi – had indicated he would not be present as the schedules for the 2019 work are not yet complete. By e-mail, Tindi indicated that the carry over work from 2018 will occur as soon as the ground temperature warms up to the level suitable for paving. Tindi will attend the May meeting to talk about the 2019 work.

2:3) Cell Phone tower proposal – Freedom mobile

-          James Shaw – Cypress land services.  Site acquisition and Municipal affairs

Consultants for Freedom Mobile    Cell: 604-719-4469

james@cypresslandservices.com

Pascal Dube – Freedom Realestate. Asim Siddiqui – Freedom Engineer.

-          Purchased by Shaw 3 years ago. Wanting to increase and improve network.

-          Federally regulated – safety code 6.  Standard to be followed by all carriers and has to meet the guidelines before installation

-          Beecher and McBride corner is the proposed location

-          Want to use an existing light standard and increase the total height to 9meters from the current.

-          Antenna is only at the top of the pole.  No microwave transmissions from the antenna

-          Telus antenna already at this location. (At a lower elevation). This new installation would be a Freedom mobile antenna.

-          Taller structure than what Telus is using

City turned down Crescent Park as a tower location.  A full tower at Crescent Park would cover the entire area.

Chloe Scarf and Carl Katz Canadians for Safe Technology (C4ST.ca)

-          Chloe, Pixie and Heather - business owner has chemically and environmentally sensitive clients. Will have to close her business if the cell antenna goes in.

-          Carl – Canadians for safe technology – Are there alternate sites available?

-          James offered that they would welcome feedback from the community.  Need City of Surrey to allow them to use the light standard and the City would lease the pole to them.

-          A lot of residents apparently did not get the notice.  Freedom has to respond to comments.

-          Following discussion, it was recommended that members wishing to respond to the proposal should send their input to the department at City Hall responsible for leasing the light/lamp standards.

 

The day following the meeting, we were informed by Councillor Pettigrew that there was no application in with the City. Feedback responses should therefore be directed to

publicconsultation@cypresslandservices.com   A message to this effect was sent to members.

Monday March 11^th, 2019. Message sent out by Cypress Land Services Inc. “Freedom Mobile has decided not to proceed with the proposed streetlight telecommunications facility at this location in Crescent Beach”.

3)      Adoption of the January 2^nd, 2019, meeting minutes.  Proposed: Jim  Second: Robert

4)      Neighbourhood Concept Plan approach to address community issues and opportunities.  Any future NCP should incorporate Zoning specific to Crescent Beach.

5)      Whistle cessation

-          Jamie Boan met with BNSF apparently to move the fence on to BNSF land?

-          Keep digging with City and BNSF to see where things are at. 

-          From the floor, the Federal funding should be looked at by Council to ensure it will not expire.

-          Steve Pettigrew, City Councillor, committed to follow up and make sure it is not being forgotten and the funding is safe

6)      Paddleboard operations.  

-          The Swim Club, (CBSC) has declined to take an interest in handling it.

-          Andrew has spoken with Sukhi Bahia from the City to insist that the current provider be made to abide by the contract terms.  Furthermore, any hut should be mobile, in and out daily and this should be addressed in the next contract.

7)      Beach path – No report for this meeting. Follow up and add to the next meeting.

8)      Directors’ Reports.   8:1) Treasurer. Jim reported $50,000 on hand. No action required.   8:2) Membership. Bruce reported Hillary Burrell has offered to participate in membership committee. Bruce continues to look for someone to take over the position.

9)      New Business.     None

10)  Meeting adjourned.