{"id":289,"date":"2011-10-03T01:55:43","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T01:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=289"},"modified":"2011-10-04T02:51:45","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T02:51:45","slug":"fhca-minutes-sep-28-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=289","title":{"rendered":"FHCA Minutes &#8211; Sep 28 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>President\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web site      \u2013 www.fhca.ca<\/li>\n<li>The high school      is now charging $60 for non-profit organizations to use the school for      meetings so we have decreased the number of meetings from 5 down to 4      meetings per year &#8211; Sept, Nov, Feb, May (dates listed at end of minutes)<\/li>\n<li>For      pressing issues that come up between meetings, please communicate via      email or on the website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Treasurer\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial      statement \u2013 total account balance is $4544.92.  Liability insurance is now being charged      for groups renting out\/using the school facilities \u2013 Leanne was able to      get a good rate of $235.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Police and Security \u2013 Constable Dibblee<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Constable      Chris 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>Corporal      Croll (Constable Dibblee\u2019s team leader) and Constable Dibblee presented      information and answered questions<\/li>\n<li>There has      been a spike in break and enters in Fraser Heights \u2013 they were focused in      certain areas \u2013 about 7 or 8 over the past month were reported.<\/li>\n<li>If you      see something suspicious, please call police right away.  Until proven otherwise, men going door      to door selling children\u2019s books are possible suspects \u2013 if they come to      your house, please call police immediately after they leave or while they      are there and make sure you take one of their brochures to give to police.      Remember \u2013 they may not be the culprits but need to be investigated      because they were in the areas where the break-ins occurred.  Let the police investigate.<\/li>\n<li>In all or      most of the break-ins, the back sliding door was the entry point \u2013 they      have not done a lot of damage to get in and tend to lift the sliding doors      out of the tracks.  Remember to keep      your doors locked.  Put a piece of      wood or metal in the track if you have a sliding door.  If you see something out of place or      suspicious looking (e.g., cars\/people), please call police.  Break-ins have mostly been during the afternoon      or evening between 3 to 11 p.m. (they appear to have a similar profile so are      possibly the same people for each B&amp;E).<\/li>\n<li>4      break-ins on 157<sup>th<\/sup> (around 109<sup>th<\/sup>) \u2013 the 5<sup>th<\/sup> place to be targeted had its alarm go off.<\/li>\n<li>The      half-way house on 108<sup>th<\/sup> was relocated to a house in Port      Coquitlam so these individuals are no longer in Fraser Heights<\/li>\n<li>There      were a few break-ins around 155\/154 by 108, some around Arbutus      Wynd\/Chestnut Place, and a cluster around 169A Street and 104 A Ave.<\/li>\n<li>Total break-ins      for Fraser Hts that look like they can be attributed to the same suspects      would be about 7 \u2013 they took mostly cash, foreign currency and jewelry      (they didn\u2019t take electronics)<\/li>\n<li>Mail      theft \u2013 a thief was arrested about 2 weeks ago and police recovered lots      of mail from various municipalities \u2013 the thieves appear to steal people\u2019s      identities.  Do not leave mail in your      mailbox overnight \u2013 pick it up daily.       If you note anything suspicious about the community mail boxes,      contact CFIT (through the police dept).<\/li>\n<li>Due to      the increase of B&amp;Es, there are more marked police cars and officers      patrolling in FH.  With this      criminal activity, FH is on the list for priority responses for break-ins      in FH (remember, they won\u2019t come if you don\u2019t phone in anything      suspicious).  There were several      break-ins last week on Wednesday and Friday.<\/li>\n<li>102 Ave\/168      St \u2013 there has been underage drinking, smashing bottles, vandalism,      breaking trees and throwing bottles onto Highway#1 (10 p.m. to 4 a.m.) since      the 168<sup>th<\/sup> overpass was opened. Surrey has funds for extra      patrols on weekends to deal with this.       Please call police if you encounter these situations.<\/li>\n<li>103 Ave\/170      St \u2013 a boat was stolen from a resident\u2019s driveway.  A white pick-up truck had been seen      driving around the area many times.       The boat was eventually found at a drug house in Mission.  Report suspicious vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Grow ops      \u2013 ongoing pursuit of these \u2013 the police have a website that makes these      houses public \u2013 they show a leaf on the map where these houses are so      neighbours will know the locations.       You can ask to be put through to the drug section when you phone      the RCMP to report suspicious houses.<\/li>\n<li>If you      buy new electronics (or expensive items), don\u2019t put those boxes in      recycling as it is an advertisement to the thieves.  Cut the boxes down, invert them or take      them to a recycling depot.  Record a      list of what is in your house.  Take      digital photos of everything in your house and keep that information on a      memory stick.  This helps police      recover your items \u2013 they will check Craig\u2019s list, pawn shops etc. and      will set up a \u201cmeet\u201d with sellers they suspect.<\/li>\n<li>Criminals      tend to go after motion detectors \u2013 they unscrew lights around the      backyard.  The homes targeted were      not secluded homes and they did not have back lanes.  The thieves made sure no one was home      and they targeted many of the houses during dinner time.<\/li>\n<li>Speed of      reporting is essential \u2013 this will give police the opportunity to block      entries\/exits to Fraser Heights so they can catch the criminal(s).<\/li>\n<li>Suggestions      to make it look like someone is home &#8211; put boots on porch by front door,      leave lights, TV and\/or music on, leave a car in the driveway, have neighbour      park in the driveway or get a relative or friend to stay in the house if      you will be away on vacation.<\/li>\n<li>Alarms      don\u2019t make houses invincible as thieves can dismantle them.<\/li>\n<li>There was      a level of professionalism with these B&amp;Es \u2013 the criminals seem to be      doing their homework so it doesn\u2019t appear to be high school students \u2013 there      was a description of taller males in their 20s.<\/li>\n<li>The police      in other cities\/municipalities of Metro Vancouver are checking for      similarities between the crimes here and possible ones in their      jurisdiction.<\/li>\n<li>Not a lot      of damage has been done by these criminals as they seem to be taking their      time to get the doors off but there may be some damage to the door when      they either break the lock or pry the door out of the track.  Once inside, the thieves will riffle through      the drawers etc. dumping things.<\/li>\n<li>Keep a      list of serial #s that are on the TVs etc. (engrave your driver\u2019s licence      # on the electronics \u2013 engravers can be bought at Canadian Tire)<\/li>\n<li>Phone or email      Constable Dibblee if you have any information on the criminals or the      B&amp;Es &#8211; he checks email and voice messages in the morning<\/li>\n<li>It was      suggested that a screecher alarm would be the best protection as it is      piercing and hurts your ears.  If you      have an alarm with cameras \u2013 make sure the DVR is hidden or they will      steal that.  The cameras are worth a      fortune and are often stolen.<\/li>\n<li>Atop a      light post on the south side of 108 Ave at 157 Street, there was a camera      mounted this past week as part of a traffic study \u2013 statistics are being      collected from this.<\/li>\n<li>Traffic      patrolling \u2013 there may be quite an increase over the weekend (watch your      driving as they will be targeting that as well as the possible criminal      activity).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Traffic Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The lane realignment on 156<sup>th<\/sup> Street on the north side of 104 Ave. has been completed \u2013 when you are      heading south on 156<sup>th<\/sup>, there are now 3 lanes (one right turn      onto 104 Ave. to head west, one straight through (heading south) and one      left turn (eastbound).<\/li>\n<li>A new pedestrian light was installed at 162      and 108<sup>th <\/sup>Street last week and will soon be put into operation.<\/li>\n<li>The Port Mann project has been causing a lot      of traffic in Fraser Heights \u2013 Kiewit said they need to keep progressing      onward with the work to get the highway project completed \u2013 the schools      have been phoning them about the traffic issues.<\/li>\n<li>When 100<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue closed, the      traffic had to find alternate routes to get to 104 Ave.  The intersection of 170A Street and 104      Ave. has become a very dangerous spot.       Traffic had been alternating during peak hours, adding to the      congestion.  There have been 2      accidents in the past week (the one this morning was very bad and looked      like high speed was involved) and 2 pedestrians were hit fairly recently      (one had very serious injuries).  The crossing guard has had many incidents      with cars ignoring him or narrowly missing him.  Please notify Surrey\u2019s      traffic\/engineering department about this intersection (or other local      traffic issues that are not part of the PMH1 project by emailing Jamie      Boan, Manager of Transportation, at jaboan@surrey.ca.  <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Make sure to cc. the mayor and      councillors in the email<\/span><\/strong>.  Their email addresses are      available on the City of Surrey website at www.surrey.ca<\/li>\n<li>Parents of Pacific Academy students have had      their access to PA via 100 Ave closed off so they have had to find      alternate routes and are adding to the traffic congestion.  Traffic throughout the area has      significantly increased so drivers must be more vigilant to watch for      children walking to school.  Several      times, drivers have stopped to let people go across the street and the      driver behind them has driven around that driver who had stopped, thereby narrowly      missing the pedestrian(s) crossing the street.  There are often drivers passing other      drivers on the hill at speeds way above the speed limit.  The visibility is poor so it has become      a serious issue for the residents of this area to safely cross 104<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue.  100<sup>th<\/sup> Ave is      closed and is not slated to be opened again so this problem is not going      to go away.<\/li>\n<li>Note:  Council      is very receptive at this time of year due to the elections coming up on      November 19, 2011 so be sure they also get a copy of your concerns.  The more emails that are received      concerning an issues, the more likely action will be taken.   Emails from administrative staff at the      schools holds a lot of weight.<\/li>\n<li>TI Corp &#8211; they are the consultants for Kiewit      (these are feeder roads for the Port Mann\/Hwy#1 project (e.g., 176 Street      intersections, 160<sup>th<\/sup> Street etc.)  Emails concerning issues to do with the      PMH1 project should be directed to Sheila Hui at shui@ticorp.ca<\/li>\n<li>The 160<sup>th<\/sup> Street overpass date to      open is dependent on weather so no date was known at this time.  The 152<sup>nd<\/sup> overpass opened      yesterday.  Once the new 160th      overpass opens, the old one will be dismantled so until all of this is      done, there will be disruptions to traffic flow.<\/li>\n<li>If residents would like to receive regular      updates from the Port Mann Highway #1 project, they can email <a href=\"mailto:info@pmh1project.com\">info@pmh1project.com<\/a> or phone 1-866-999-7641 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting to ask to be put on the mailing list or they      can visit the website at www.pmh1project.com or Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/portmannhwy1\">www.twitter.com\/portmannhwy1<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>It was noted that there were no sidewalks      along 104<sup>th<\/sup> between 176 and 168<sup>th<\/sup>.  The side of the road is like a mine      field \u2013 students and parents of young people have been seen struggling to      walk or push buggies over this rough terrain.  Sidewalks are needed here.<\/li>\n<li>There was a question about homes that have too      many cars parked in front of the neighbour\u2019s houses.  There seemed to be no bylaws for cars      parking in Surrey.  They can legally      park in front of houses for any length of time.  In many of the municipalities, there is      a 3 hour limit for parking in front of houses during daylight hours.  This needs to be taken up with the City      of Surrey.  There may be a      restriction as to how many cars a house can park off their property if      they have secondary suites \u2013 it would be worth pursuing this problem from      the secondary suite angle.<\/li>\n<li>Abbey Glen \u2013 there is a house running an auto      wrecking yard from the home \u2013 every once and awhile they have been forced      to clear it up (it is in the vicinity of 170 Street and 103<sup>rd<\/sup>Ave).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Parks and Recreation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dog      off-leash parks \u2013 out of all the parks\/areas suggested by Surrey Residents      for the off-leash parks at the Open Houses, 12 parks made the short      list.  Of those parks, 6 will be chosen      to become off-leash parks.       Residents are encouraged to vote or fill in the questionnaire that      is on the website (you only need to comment on the park in your area and      not the parks throughout Surrey).<\/li>\n<li>There      were two parks chosen in Fraser Heights \u2013 the first was Fraser View Park      that is on the north east corner of 160<sup>th<\/sup> Street and 112<sup>th<\/sup> Ave.  This park is rarely used by      residents and was said to be an ideal park to use as an off-leash      park.  Information on how this park      would be transformed to become an off-leash park and a picture of the park      are on the website:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surrey.ca\/dogparks\">www.surrey.ca\/dogparks<\/a> If you want any further information,      you can email Doug Merry at <a href=\"mailto:djmerry@surrey.ca\">djmerry@surrey.ca<\/a> or phone him at      604-598-5778.<\/li>\n<li>The      second site in or near Fraser Heights was the Port Mann Landfill      area.  This would be a destination      park (like Tynehead Park is \u2013 meaning you\u2019d have to drive there).  It would not only have the off-leash      areas but would have an agility training area where there would be      culverts to crawl through, things to climb on and an area that would be      like a slalom (dogs would wind in and out between poles).  The problem with this site is it is not      known when the land will be ready to use.       Access, at this point in time would be via the #1 Highway or      through an underpass under the #1 Hwy from Birdland.<\/li>\n<li>Doug      suggested that Fraser View Park would have the best chance of being      developed.  Please vote \u2013 the more      people who vote, the better chance we\u2019ll have of getting a dog-off leash      park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>City Beautification Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Fraser      Heights Community Association has chosen to apply for a grant to put a      sign at the intersection of 160<sup>th<\/sup> Street and 104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave.  Surrey said we can put in a proposal of      where we might want the sign and the City will get the ball rolling on the      approval.  FHCA is looking into the      sign.  The grant allotted for the      project is around $3000 which may or may not cover the cost of a sign (we      may have to raise more money for that).       Location of sign may be on the north east side of 160<sup>th <\/sup>Street\/104      Ave but it is not known what the road layout will be once new overpass opens      up so the location decision will be made later.<\/li>\n<li>It was      suggested that the sign be made of a material resistant to vandalism,      weather damage and possibly elevate it so vandals can\u2019t reach it.<\/li>\n<li>There are      several community signs throughout Fraser Heights and most have been      maintained by the neighbours living around them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Development in Fraser Heights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are      2 lots at 10145 173 Street that have a proposal to divide them up into 12      small lots.  If residents have      concerns about this, they should contact Stephanie Long, City of Surrey,      at 604-591-4753 and give her the File # 7911-0190-00.  The proposal is at the early application      stages to develop this land so residents now have the opportunity to voice      their opinions.  This proposal amends      that area of the community from suburban to urban to allow for this      development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Member\u2019s concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some      residents had been on the FHCA email list and no longer are \u2013 not sure      what happened.  Mail chimp is now      being used so if an email bounces back to FHCA, it drops that person off      the list.  Let FHCA know if you\u2019ve      been dropped off the list or if you want to be added to the list to      receive emails.  You can subscribe      on the website.  There are currently      about 400 subscribers on the email list \u2013 emails are usually only sent      when an important issue arises or just prior to meeting dates.<\/li>\n<li>Dave      Hayer, our MLA, is now a resident of Fraser Heights.  He is interested in our community and      its issues.<\/li>\n<li>Several      Surrey Civic Coalition candidates came to the meeting and introduced      themselves.  The FHCA is non-partisan      but we do like to support those who work with us.  The candidates were:  Rina Gill (she ran in 2008), Sukhy Dhillon      (her pet project was collecting books and sending them to Nigeria), Steve      Wood, Gary Robinson, and Ijaz Ahmed Chatha.<\/li>\n<li>One      resident stated that he carefully looked at his Property Tax bill and      found a charge for a secondary suite.       It is up to the homeowner to prove that there is no secondary suite      as many of the new houses have completely finished basements and may be      billed.  The extra charge for a      suite is about $200 to $300.       Another resident stated that it is cheaper to have your water      metered if there are few people living in your house as it reduces both      the water and sewer utility bills.<\/li>\n<li>Residents      said there was an Increase in train horns during night.  Langley has a bylaw for the train      noises.  You can phone the train yard      about the noise.  Some train      engineers give a little toot while others lay on the horns.  Whistles should not go off during      midnight to 6 a.m. \u2013 individual trains make a decision to toot horns.  Dave Hayer has info on this.  It is possible to get silent crossings \u2013      must apply for them but there is a liability issue \u2013 so if someone gets      creamed, it states who is responsible.<\/li>\n<li>Surrey      Bend Park \u2013 plan to develop it \u2013 Gary Robinson was involved in this      proposal \u2013 It was under a 10 year plan and plan is coming into focus.  Work has started on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Meeting will be Wednesday November 30 , 2011 at 7 p.m.<\/span><\/strong> in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting schedule for the 2011\/2012 year will be:<br \/>\nWed Nov 30, 2011<br \/>\nThurs Feb 2, 2012<br \/>\nWed May 2, 2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President\u2019s report Web site \u2013 www.fhca.ca The high school is now charging $60 for non-profit organizations to use the school for meetings so we have decreased the number of meetings from 5 down to 4 meetings per year &#8211; Sept, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=289\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289"}],"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=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":292,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289\/revisions\/292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}