moved by Councillor McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Jenson proposed bear/wildlife policy for development permits. CARRIED

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1 DISTRICT OF SQUAMISH Minutes of the Strategy Session Meeting held Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, Municipal Hall, Second Avenue, Squamish, B.C In Attendance: Mayor Ian Sutherland Councillor Greg Gardner Councillor Patricia Heintzman (arr. 12:41p.m.) Councillor Mike Jenson (arr. 12:44p.m.) Councillor Raj Kahlon Councillor Corinne Lonsdale (arr. 1:33p.m.) Councillor Jeff McKenzie Also in Attendance: Kim Anema, Chief Administrative Officer Robin Arthurs, Director of Administrative Services Michelle Jansson, Deputy Clerk Cameron Chalmers, Director of Planning Heather Evans, Planner Ralph Hughes, Director of Financial Services Gord Prescott, Manager of Operations Mick Gottardi, Director of Community Development Peter Woods, Environmental Coordinator Meg Toom, Bear Aware Coordinator Mayor Sutherland called the meeting to order at 12:38 p.m. 1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA seconded by Councillor Kahlon, THAT the Committee adopts the Strategy Session Agenda BEAR AWARE REPORT Amendments to Building Code Bylaw No. 1822, Electric Fencing Bylaw No. 925, Refuse Collection and Disposal and Sanitary Landfill Site Bylaw No. 1083, Wildlife Attractants Bylaw No. 1876, Zoning Bylaw No. 1342, and a proposed bear/wildlife policy for development permits Meg Toom, Bear Aware Coordinator attended an provided an update on the Bear Aware program, status of bears in the community, discussed wildlife conflict management and requested support in moved by Councillor Heintzman, seconded by Councillor Gardner, Recommendation to Council THAT Council refers to staff the proposed amendments to the Building Code Bylaw No.1822, Electric Fencing Bylaw No.925, Refuse Collection and Disposal and Sanitary Landfill Site Bylaw No 1083, Wildlife Attractants Bylaw No.1876, Zoning Bylaw No.1342 moved by Councillor McKenzie, seconded by Councillor Jenson Recommendation to Council THAT Council refers to staff the proposed bear/wildlife policy for development permits.

2 Page 2 moved by Councillor Kahlon, seconded by Councillor Jenson, Recommendation to Council THAT Council supports the continuation of the Bear Aware Program for Councillor Gardner left the meeting at 1:09p.m. 3. RUN OF RIVER HYDRO POWER Councillor Gardner returned to the meeting at 1:13p.m. Jako Krushnisky, President & CEO, Run of River Power Inc., and Russ Tyson, TyPlan Consulting, attended the meeting and gave a PowerPoint presentation update on the Run of River green power project, proposed to run from the Upper Pitt River to the Cheekye Substation. The project is currently in the Terms of Reference and public consultations stage. Councillor Lonsdale arrived at 1:33p.m. Council commented on: Concern for transmission lines from south and north Number of IPP s proposed for the corridor 200 megawatt project Efficiency in energy consumption/use Minimizing environmental impact 4. STAFF REPORTS A) PLANNING (i) Draft Smart Growth Evaluation Framework for Review seconded by Councillor Kahlon, Recommendation to Council THAT Council endorses Smart Growth Evaluation Framework as attached to the December 11, 2007 report from the Planning Department, subject to the following revisions: o Include a question How does your development reduce the need for travel to Vancouver for work? o Include Pedestrian Walkway with sidewalks moved by Councillor Jenson seconded by Councillor Kahlon Recommendation to Council THAT Council directs Staff to use the Smart Growth Evaluation Framework in the development applications process as described in the Framework. (ii) Squamish Transit 5-Year Business Plan Bill Lambert, UMA, and H. Evans, Planner, advised on local transit service options to enhance service in Squamish, consultation, implementation strategy, Councillors each provided their vision for the Squamish transit system over next five years:

3 Page 3 - Councillor Jenson envisions a general increase in ridership and routes that work with the changing community - Councillor Kahlon envisions an increase in the frequency of the buses and to break car dependency habit - Councillor Gardner would like to see more frequent buses; an awareness and proactive education for the service; and would like to see something creative downtown to reduce car traffic - Councillor Lonsdale would like to see every household reduce reliance on cars by one per household and would like to see safe bus shelters and good routes - Councillor McKenzie sees all students in town receiving a pass as a start to build a long-term transit culture and getting rid of negative connotation students have about buses - Councillor Heintzman would like to see transit investigate the rail potential, especially for the Downtown and Oceanfront, along the lines of a street car maybe running bud cars between Brackendale and the oceanfront; would like to see student passes and incorporate with a Brennan park or amenity pass; proactive community programs; parking fees to reduce short distance trips; bus stops as public art contribution; and a summer program where all school kids ride free Mayor Sutherland envisions integration of public buses with school board bus system to double bus service and help the students with after school needs; a goal of no longer than 15 minute wait; and direct routing B) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (i) District of Squamish Watercourse Regulations M. Gottardi, Director of Community Development, reviewed the direction Council gave staff in 2006, advising that the framework is much more flexible now and follows the guiding principles and feedback received by the stakeholders. M. Gottardi, Director of Community Development discussed the framework of the document including: the guiding principles as a policy statement to support the bylaw the matrix table for determining riparian buffer width the variance procedure to establish riparian buffer and the role of an environmental review committee determining riparian buffers Council discussion included: Clarification of an ephemeral stream capacity Qualified environmental professional decides fish-bearing stream classifications Mr. Barr s (NRB Holdings) application was used as an example; a category 3, applying assessment and variance procedure, would proceed and the buffer could be reduced by 10 meters in one location but would be increased by 10 meters in another location. concern was raised regarding categories but is 3, 4, 5. A simple assessment approach for areas 3 and 4 might be a good solution. Council requested a site tour be arranged in January to see the impact of the different categories before making a decision.

4 Page 4 copies of the stream maps were requested for Council who noted that setback requirements for a property in category 2 with land on an incline would have problems meeting the requirements. Mayor Sutherland left the meeting and Acting Mayor Kahlon assumed the chair at 3:10p.m. Council reviewed the following project information: The District s regulations should meet or exceed the RAR requirements as dictated by the Province. A watershed approach will be taken to riparian area management. The Environmental Coordinator will screen QEP reports assessing low, medium and high impact; the bulk of review time focusing on the high potential for impact category. Mayor Sutherland returned to the meeting at 3:22p.m. Mapping project will be done to identify some of the watercourses. recommended that staff schedule a Committee of the whole meeting in January with a fieldtrip prior to adopting the schedule. seconded by Councillor Lonsdale, To defer consideration of the District of Squamish Watercourse Regulations until January 8, Meeting recessed at 3:25 p.m. Meeting resumed at 3:30 p.m. With all of Council in attendance, as well as K. Anema, M. Jansson, N. Plumb, G. Prescott, B. Kusch, J. Guggins, R. Hughes. C) OPERATIONS (i) Regional Landfill G. Prescott, Manager of Operations, presented the options available and the reasons to support development of a Regional Landfill for District of Squamish garbage disposal. Dr. T. Sperling, Sperling Hansen Associates, provided a presentation including: Solid Waste Management Plan Landfill History Waste Management Options: o Waste Reduction and Diversion o New Landfill in Sea to Sky corridor o Export to another location Ashcroft Ranch Landfill status Highland Valley Bioreactor Landfill Rabanco Landfill, Washington State o Waste to Energy Economic Analysis of Options Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the facilities comparison Cheekye Fan Proposed Landfill Expansion Leachate Management Landfill Gas Management Implementation Council commented on net costs of the options, wholesale waste

5 Page 5 reduction recycling program, further adding the SLRD will not support Squamish having their own landfill. moved by Councillor Heintzman, seconded by Councillor Gardner, THAT Council direct staff to commence development of a Regional Landfill adjacent to the current Squamish Landfill site. D) FINANCIAL SERVICES (i) Capital Expenditure Review to November 30th (ii) Recreation, Parks & Tourism 2008 Capital Budget 5. SQUAMISH SINKING/OCEANS RISING 7. ADJOURNMENT seconded by Councillor Lonsdale, THAT the meeting be adjourned. Meeting adjourned at 4:10p.m. Ian Sutherland, Mayor CERTIFIED CORRECT: Robin Arthurs, Director of Administrative Services