THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF FERNIE

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1 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF FERNIE Minutes of a Committee of the Whole held at 10:00 AM on May 13, 2013 in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 501-3rd Avenue, Fernie, BC. Elected Officials Mayor M. Giuliano Councillor P. Iddon Councillor J. Krats Councillor R. Macnair Councillor D. McSkimming Councillor W. Ripley Councillor J. Warshawsky Appointed Staff D. Cockwell, Director of Operational Services J. Hendricks, Chief Administrative Officer B. Lennox, Director of Planning M. Martineau, Director of Corporate Administration Services CALL TO ORDER Mayor Giuliano called the meeting to order at 10:02am. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND LATE ITEMS Moved by Councillor Iddon Seconded Councillor Krats That the agenda be adopted as presented. CARRIED ADOPTION OF MINUTES Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on April 8, 2013 were adopted. Moved by Councillor Macnair Seconded by Councillor Warshawsky THAT the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on April 8, 2013 be adopted. CARRIED PETITIONS AND DELEGATION REQUESTS TO ADDRESS COMMITTEE 5.1 The Cedars Richard Haworth presented their proposed subdivision application for The Cedars to Council and responded to questions of Council. A copy of their presentation is attached to and forms part of these minutes New ownership group took possession in 2012 Hope to have lots on sale this summer A small portion still remains in the ALR Submitted application for Phase I - made an amendment last week Proposing to do entire parkland dedication for whole subdivision in Phase I

2 Minutes of a Committee of the Whole held May 13, 2013 Page 2 Would like to put in a statutory right-of-way for roadway to provide flexibility in future Creating 25 lots in the R2 small lot zone to provide better planning and increased feeling of being part of overall community Suggested a water system loop that went up Anderson Road and looped back around at the top of Anderson Road o There will be internal loops within the system Requested that the rezoning application be put on hold to move forward with Phase I of subdivision with current zoning o Redoing by referencing existing zones o Reduced density of site from 260 units to 230 unit o Added a community amenity building small clubhouse o Set limits on size of secondary suites o P2 lands to be protected through a Section 219 covenant o Adjusted boundary of P2 zoned lands o Reduced park space down to 41% Set back from Lizard Creek remains the same as previously proposed Sewer line would come under the highway paid by developer Emergency egress would follow the water and sewer lines coming into the property Has consideration been made in the design to take into account the trees that are there? Do not have a tree survey site is very difficult to plan, putting restrictions on tree removal would complicate the plan Will there be a management plan for the portion within the ALR? Property is fenced as required by ALR and will be a 5m buffer. Land used by adjacent farmer Applicant would like to see a narrower pavement width on interior roads than what is found in some areas and would like to move to something more environmentally sustainable o City standards are curb and gutter, opening to reviewing other options that are reasonable o Council would like to see roads maintenance free for a while o Intention is for roads to be public roads Green spaces were determined by an environmental engineer Previous expectation was that a new road up to the entrance is that part of the plan? Need to have that discussion with Council and staff o Open to options, whether by DCC or contributions, on how the road is done o Wide roads (Castle Mountain) people speed and cut the corners o City wouldn t necessarily be looking for them urbanize the

3 Minutes of a Committee of the Whole held May 13, 2013 Page 3 STAFF REPORTS 6.1 LCLB Structural Change road (Park Road) with curb and gutter - good drainage expectation is to see the road paved City has funds in budget to do some work stripping to gravel safety and concern at moment Possible contribution towards that road Phase I - road would be resurfaced - road was not municipal until the development came in to the City o Director of Operations has concerns with using a ditch system and numerous culverts for driveways o Council would like to see the same appeal as in Alpine Trails - like to see a nice transition No street lighting concept developed at this time Have not completed a fire smart analysis on the property yet? o Will be looking at it as we proceed with subdivision application o The buffer will be around rather than within the community Is the intent to be off-street parking? o If we move away from the 11m standard it will be a challenge for street parking o Proposing no on street parking at this time o Need to accommodate parking for guests What can staff do to facilitate so that they can start selling lots? o Staff have just received the most recent subdivision application - have been discussions with staff and applicant o Staff is moving along as fast as they can, statutory processes involved (zoning amendments, variances to subdivision servicing bylaw) o Need to be cognizant that there are staff capacity issues and the department has 5 other projects on the go Maybe we need other short term staff or a way to subcontract this work so that this can move ahead quickly or an agreement that would allow them to start certain aspects of the work We shouldn't hold this up because we have a list and they have to go to the bottom of that list It is in the preliminary stages staff haven t received any engineered drawings o Staff will be sending out the revised Phase I design for referral this week Council identified that the City needs these types of development in the community and work for local contractors LCLB Structural Change to Liquor License Applications Process Overview. The report from the Director of Corporate Administration

4 Minutes of a Committee of the Whole held May 13, 2013 Page 4 Services was reviewed. The Director of Corporate Administration Services provided an overview and responded to questions of Council. 6.2 Broadcasting and Web Streaming of Council Meetings Broadcasting and Web Streaming of Council Meetings. The report from Director of Corporate Administration Services was reviewed. The Director of Corporate Administration Services provided an overview and responded to questions of Council. Council identified that their meetings needed to be broadcasted on Shaw and should be made available online 60% of the communication budget is not a good use of the funds Live video feed or indexing is not needed Provide archived videos ADJOURN Mayor Giuliano adjourned the meeting at 12:30pm Mary Giuliano, Mayor Michelle Martineau, Director of Corporate Administration Services I hereby certify the foregoing to be the correct Minutes of a Committee of the Whole held May 13, 2013

5 PROPOSED!DEVELOPMENT Single!Family!(R2)! 95!Units Single!Family!Small!Lot!(R2!Small!Lot) 50!Units Multiple!Family!Medium!Density!(R3) 70!Units Multiple!Family!High!Density!(R4) 50!Units Lands!in!ALR Parkland!(Parkland!Dedication,!Greenspace,!Other)!

6 PROPOSED!DEVELOPMENT! PHASE!ONE Single!Family!(R2)! 5!Units Single!Family!Small!Lot!(R2!Small!Lot) 20!Units Parkland!(Parkland!Dedication) 5%!of!Total!Site Dedication!of!Road!to!Lands!Beyond!