{"id":281,"date":"2011-06-02T05:02:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T05:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=281"},"modified":"2011-08-10T05:08:41","modified_gmt":"2011-08-10T05:08:41","slug":"minutes-fhca-meeting-may-26-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=281","title":{"rendered":"Minutes &#8211; FHCA Meeting May 26 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>President\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web site      \u2013 www.fhca.ca<\/li>\n<li>This is      the last meeting for the 2010\/11 school year<\/li>\n<li>Next year      (2011\/12), the school will charge $60 for non-profit organizations to use      the school for meetings so we may decrease the number of meetings from 5      down to 4 meetings per year &#8211; possibly Sept, Nov, Feb, May<\/li>\n<li>Communication      via email \/ website would help if there are pressing issues that need to      be addressed between meeting dates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Treasurer\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial      statement \u2013 total account balance is $4799.56<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gateway &#8211; changes at 156th St &amp; 176th St<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Changes at 160<sup>th<\/sup> Street \u2013 if coming      north on 160<sup>th<\/sup> Street, you will have to turn right onto a      cloverleaf to get onto #1 Hwy westbound \u2013 this should open around June 3<sup>rd<\/sup>,      weather permitting<\/li>\n<li>Those heading to #1 westbound while driving      west on 104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave will have to merge onto the cloverleaf just      before 160<sup>th<\/sup> Street.  The      onramp just west of the 160\/104 light will be closed (date for closure not      published yet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>Please report any vandalism\/theft or other      criminal activities to the police so they can keep track of the problem      areas.  If you do not report it, the      police will have no knowledge about these criminal activities.<\/li>\n<li>Be advised that a sex offender was released      on bail and is living in the Fraser Heights area.   The elementary schools have sent out      information to parents of the students at each of the schools.  If you see, hear or are involved in any      incidents regarding this individual, please contact the police.<\/li>\n<li>The recovery house on 108 Ave is not registered      as a Half-way house so it is not under the jurisdiction of the City.  This house is non-regulated and rented      out to those recovering from drug\/alcohol addiction, ex-cons and\/or out on      bail or on probation.  It is run by      an organization called Vision Quest (they also run other similar houses in      the City).  Residents living near      this house have reported that there has been an increase in the number of      cars and houses being broken into in that area.  Again, please report any incidents or      suspicious activity, no matter how minor, to the police so they can keep      track of this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>May 9<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 a letter was sent to community association about this development<\/li>\n<li>Originally,      this property was approved to build 841 units within 6 buildings.  The new proposal is down to 5 buildings      with a total of 596 units for the entire project<\/li>\n<li>Phase 1      is now going to be a 71 unit apartment bldg and a complex with 80      townhouses.  This project is      awaiting final approval from the City.       It goes for the final reading\/approval on May 30<sup>th<\/sup> or      June 13<sup>th<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>The      developers want to start building as soon as these final changes have      received approval<\/li>\n<li>There was      concern about the proposed wooden structure buildings.  As far as it is known, they will still be      wood structure buildings.<\/li>\n<li>There is      no commercial component proposed in this first phase<\/li>\n<li>This letter      (or link to it) will be put on the FHCA website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rec Centre expansion update<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There has      been no update on the completion date of the addition to the Fraser      Heights Recreation Centre so as it stands, it should be completed by the      end of 2011 or the beginning of 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Beautification grants through the City of Surrey<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The City of      Surrey provides grants to groups in Surrey to help beautify various areas      of Surrey.  The groups would have to      provide the labour and the City will provide grants of around $3000 toward      the project.  Suggestions were      called for &#8211; Ideas suggested were wraps to put around the hydro boxes to      reduce graffiti, flower pots on lamp posts, tree\/flower plantings or a      monument in combination with vegetation (flowers\/shrubs) at the entrance      to Fraser Heights (on 160<sup>th<\/sup>) to give a \u201cname\u201d to our      community.  Most of those attending      liked the last idea of a welcoming sign to Fraser Heights so people would      know that is the name of our community.       Please let the FHCA know if you would be interested in helping with      this project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Member\u2019s concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hannah, a      new resident to the Fraser Heights Community, is looking for space to      offer free English language classes as well as classes to teach computer      skills to new immigrants who speak little English.  She currently is teaching through a non-profit      organization.<\/li>\n<li>There      have been a number of open houses around Surrey in regards to dog      off-leash parks.  Residents were      given felt pens and were asked to mark on the maps where they felt would      be good places to have these off-leash parks.  They were also asked to fill out a      survey to answer various questions about dog off-leash parks.  Most residents who attended did not like      the idea of having to drive their dogs in a car to a park so they could      run their dogs off leash \u2013 a big part of dog walking is the social aspect      \u2013 meet others out walking.  Several      areas in Fraser Heights were identified.       The City will be making choices from all identified areas in      Surrey.  If you would like to fill      out the survey, go to:   http:\/\/www.surrey.ca\/culture-recreation\/2254.aspx.        Part way down the page, after the      dates (that have all passed) for the open houses, the website allows you      to fill out the survey online if you click \u201csurvey\u201d.  This is where you will find the survey      link on that site:   \u201cIf you are unable to attend any of the open      houses but would like to provide comment please fill out this survey!\n<p>Please contact <a href=\"mailto:parksrecculture@surrey.ca\">parksrecculture@surrey.ca<\/a> or      call 604-501-5050 if you have any questions or would like more      information.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>One      resident mentioned that he had heard about a program the City of Surrey      had where they provided funds to community associations for events\/parties      etc. that involve the community.       FHCA will look into this.<\/li>\n<li>The      Pedestrian \/ bike overpass now has had the last piece of the bridge      installed.  Opening date was not      known at this time.  On the south      side of the overpass and the east side of 168<sup>th<\/sup> Street, a 5      kilometre circuitous route has been created for pedestrians and cyclists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Meeting will be in Sept, 2011 (date to be announced when known)<\/span><\/strong> in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President\u2019s report Web site \u2013 www.fhca.ca This is the last meeting for the 2010\/11 school year Next year (2011\/12), the school will charge $60 for non-profit organizations to use the school for meetings so we may decrease the number of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=281\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281\/revisions\/282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}