{"id":216,"date":"2011-03-18T22:40:27","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T22:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=216"},"modified":"2011-04-26T17:32:13","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T17:32:13","slug":"216","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=216","title":{"rendered":"Minutes &#8211; Mar 16 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><strong><strong><big>Fraser Heights Community Association Minutes<br \/>\n<\/big><\/strong><\/strong><strong>Mar 16 2011<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>President\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Web site \u2013 the address remains the same      (www.fhca.ca) but the server has      been changed and everything has been transferred over.  Emailing software was also changed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Treasurer\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial      statement \u2013 account balance is $4818.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gateway representative &#8211; changes at 156th St &amp; 176th St<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sheila Hui \u2013 from Transportation Investment Corporation did a presentation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website      for the Port Mann project is &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmh1project.com\/\">www.pmh1project.com<\/a> or email them at <a href=\"mailto:info@pmh1project.com\">info@pmh1project.com<\/a>,         Tel 1-866-999-7641<\/li>\n<li>There are      about 20 interchanges from Vancouver to Langley that have to be      restructured<\/li>\n<li>Cables on      the new Port Mann Bridge started going up yesterday \u2013 The bridge is 50 %      complete as of now<\/li>\n<li>Cape Horn      Collector \/ distributor system \u2013 33% of bridge traffic goes between 152nd      and Cape Horn Interchanges so this traffic will be separated from the      traffic going into Burnaby and Vancouver<\/li>\n<li>The      current Port Mann bridge has to be taken down in order to build the 2      lanes on the north side of the bridge so bridge will open with 8 lanes<\/li>\n<li>Project      should be completed and open to traffic in December 2012<\/li>\n<li>Sound      abatement\/retaining walls \u2013 the retaining wall on the south side of the #1      Hwy (Jim Pattison mall to 156<sup>th<\/sup> Street) is now complete<\/li>\n<li>Excavation      has started in the median for the #1 Hwy HOV median on\/off ramp at 156      Street\u2013 HOV lanes will be extended from Vancouver to Langley.  New median ramp will enter freeway in      the HOV lane<\/li>\n<li>HOV\/transit      use for median ramp only \u2013 will be signal operated for entry<\/li>\n<li>156 will      be a 3 lane road \u2013 with left turn lanes in the middle  &#8211; they will make sure the turning lanes      will be long enough so it will not back traffic up in or coming into      Fraser Heights (currently turning lanes are proposed to be 300 metres).<\/li>\n<li>HOV      regulations will remain at 2 people per vehicle<\/li>\n<li>The rapid      bus from Langley to Lougheed Skytrain station \u2013 the bus will exit freeway      at 156<sup>th<\/sup> street but it will not stop until it reaches Guildford      then it\u2019ll get back on the freeway, (it would not stop at 156<sup>th <\/sup>unless      a bus loop is installed).<\/li>\n<li>There\u2019s      still talk of a possible bus exchange at 156<sup>th<\/sup> but no definite      answer available yet<\/li>\n<li>Piling, for      retaining wall, will be starting in the next weeks \u2013 intermittent noise      will be heard \u2013 they are committed to working on this during the daytime<\/li>\n<li>Fall to      winter of this coming year \u2013 all west\/eastbound traffic will be pushed to      the south so work can be done on the north side of the #1<\/li>\n<li>Girders      for the 160<sup>th<\/sup> and 104<sup>th<\/sup> overpasses are up.  There will be upcoming closures on the      #1 between 176<sup>th<\/sup> and 160<sup>th<\/sup> during the night to allow      for the overpass girders to go over the freeway at 176<sup>th<\/sup> Street.<\/li>\n<li>160 will      be 2 lanes in each direction plus there will be left turn bays so it      should help alleviate some of the problems that were being anticipated for      156<sup>th<\/sup> Street.  The on\/off      ramp at 156<sup>th<\/sup> will be only for buses and HOV traffic so 160<sup>th<\/sup> will handle the rest of the traffic and single occupancy vehicles<\/li>\n<li>Noise      abatement wall on south side of #1 is essentially complete \u2013 the coating      still needs to be put on (sealant and anti-graffiti protection \u2013 done      within 2 or 3 weeks or when weather is better).  Wall on north side should also have this      \u201chighway\u201d finish<\/li>\n<li>All trees      were removed west of 156<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 there will be a sound wall      constructed (154<sup>th<\/sup> to 156<sup>th<\/sup>).  No plans to replace the trees at this      time \u2013 landscaping will be done as per choices made during the open houses.<\/li>\n<li>Barnston      overpass over 176<sup>th<\/sup> Street will connect Fraser Heights with      Abbey Ridge on the east side of 176<sup>th<\/sup> Street.  There will be a closure and rerouting of      traffic along 176<sup>th<\/sup> (north of #1 Hwy) in the next few weeks to      build the overpass (as it can\u2019t be built with traffic running along 176<sup>th<\/sup>.  177A St. \u2013 a connection has been put in for      rerouting the traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Intersection at 156th St &amp; 104th Ave<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Residents expressed frustration that no progress has been made on improving the traffic flow at the intersection.  Southbound traffic into Guildford can experience backups at the intersection of as long as 20-30 minutes in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>There were three options for improvements at the 104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave and 156<sup>th<\/sup> St intersection:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>force pedestrians to cross only on the east side of 156<sup>th<\/sup> Street,<\/li>\n<li>narrow the lanes on 156<sup>th<\/sup> heading south close to 104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave so the 2 lanes become three lanes so a right turning lane can be installed or<\/li>\n<li>make a lane for right turn by widening (many of the pedestrians want to cross on the west side as they are trying to catch a bus \u2013 restricting where they can cross would mean they would have to cross 3 sides of the intersection).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a City issue, not Port Mann\/#1 Hwy issue.<\/li>\n<li>This project has been stalled for over a year and we need to keep pressing for changes.  Please email Heather or the FHCA directors if you would like to be part of a delegation that would go to City Hall about this issue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Update<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Vince Lalonde, General Manager, Engineering, provided the following update on Mar 18th:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">&#8220;Thank you for your e-mail and I certainly understand your concern that this improvement has not yet been implemented.  While we were able to complete road widening to accommodate a SB right turn lane on 156 St at 104 Ave, unfortunately due to weather we have not been able to install the new pavement markings yet.  An additional complication is that we were expecting the Gateway program to have completed their widening work to the immediate north by now, but progress has been slow.  Our preference is to wait until they complete their widening so that we can implement the planned pavement markings; however, if the delay is too great, we will prepare an alternate temporary pavement marking plan to facilitate the right turn lane.  We are currently awaiting an update on their construction schedule.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Police and safety update \u2013 Constable Dibblee<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Constable Dibblee can be reached at:  604-839-6971, 778-593-3559 or at <a href=\"mailto:christopher.dibblee@rcmp-grc.gc.ca\">christopher.dibblee@rcmp-grc.gc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The crime rate is low in Fraser Heights \u2013      there were 7 break and enters and 4 vehicles were stolen\/damaged over a 6      week period \u2013 several of the car thieves are in jail now so this should      cut down on theft<\/li>\n<li>Police have set up \u201cwatches\u201d from time to      time and ticketed those not stopping at the stop signs, especially at 156<sup>th<\/sup> Street and 108<sup>th<\/sup> Ave.<\/li>\n<li>A few members of the community have requested      the police set up a speed trap on 156<sup>th<\/sup> Street by Northview      Park \u2013 people are going too fast past the park.  The concern is that there are often families      with small children at or around the park.<\/li>\n<li>15818 108<sup>th<\/sup> Ave house \u2013 this is      a rooming house being rented out to upwards of a dozen people \u2013 it is not      provincially funded so it is difficult to get enforcement there.  Police are trying to monitor criminal      activity around the area.  There has      not been an increase in \u201creported\u201d crime in that area so either the crimes      are not being reported or there hasn\u2019t been a problem.  This rooming house is being run by      Vision Quest \u2013 it is one of the better run facilities \u2013 they haven\u2019t      really been seen as high in crime.       Some of the residents of this house are out on parole<\/li>\n<li>One resident said his car had been broken      into 3 times in the last month \u2013 residents MUST report any activity, even      if nothing was taken in the attempt \u2013 without making these reports, stats      can\u2019t be kept.  These stats   are very important as they allow the      City to justify funding for more police officers<\/li>\n<li>There seems to be a general decrease in      grow ops in Surrey (from what the police know) \u2013 if residents know about      one, report it!  Fraser Hts is      usually more of a hotbed for grow ops because it is a quieter      neighbourhood and the houses have big basements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>176th St Development Update (east of 176<sup>th<\/sup> Street\/north of Hwy #1) &#8211; (proposed: 67 unit apartment building, 85 townhouse units)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Between      700 and 800 condos \/ apartments had been proposed for the entire site.<\/li>\n<li>Phase 1      (only part of the land mentioned above) \u2013 An application for a 67 unit 4      storey apartment and 85 townhouses (originally no townhouses were      proposed) has been made<\/li>\n<li>There has      been no further word on any commercial development for this site \u2013 maybe a      small corner store?  Zoning for a gas      station has been in place since 1992 and this has remained unchanged<\/li>\n<li>Children      from this development would go to Bothwell Elementary and to Fraser      Heights Secondary \u2013 the overpass to get over 176<sup>th<\/sup> Street should      be completed in 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>South Fraser Perimeter Road update<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pam Ryan      \u2013 we had asked for 30% noise abatement asphalt to be used on this roadway      \u2013 no news if this material will be used, (<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Update<\/strong>: As of Mar 17 2011, Pam Ryan of Gateway, confirmed that this asphalt is still planned to be used.<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>The      viaduct that had been planned to run from 168 over to 176 is still in      place \u2013 it is very important due to sensitive lands and fisheries.<\/li>\n<li>Possibly      heading into the year 2031, there could be some extra intersections added      in but for the foreseeable future, it does not look like there will be      further changes from what was planned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>10<sup>th<\/sup> Fraser Heights Scouts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They will      be holding a bottle drive on Saturday, April 9, 2011  &#8211; people can drop bottles\/cans at Fraser      Wood School between 9 a.m. and noon<\/li>\n<li>Scouts is      a parent sponsored group.  They are      looking for new people to help out in the roles of:  commissioner, treasurer and registrar<\/li>\n<li>Their email      address is:       commissioner@fraserheightsscouts.ca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Freezer Heights community fundraising event<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flyers in most of the stores in the Fraser      Heights Plaza.  It is on April 16<sup>th<\/sup> and starts at 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>The PACs from each of the Fraser Heights      Elementary schools are organizing a raffle as all of these schools benefit      from the funds raised<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Member\u2019s concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If anyone      has concerns pertaining to the City, email or mail city council for issues      (e.g.,  156<sup>th<\/sup> Street at      104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave)<\/li>\n<li>Some      residents were interested in forming a delegation\/committee to go to City      Hall about this issue (important in this election year).  If you are interested in participating      in this, please email Frank Russell or the directors of the Fraser Heights      Community Association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rec Centre expansion update<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Construction      has started on the addition to the Rec Centre<\/li>\n<li>Gymnasium      will be moved to 2<sup>nd<\/sup> floor<\/li>\n<li>Weight      room and cardio will be slightly larger than that at Guildford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Meeting:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7 p.m. Thursday, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May 26, 2011<\/span><\/strong> in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fraser Heights Community Association Minutes Mar 16 2011 President\u2019s report Web site \u2013 the address remains the same (www.fhca.ca) but the server has been changed and everything has been transferred over. 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