{"id":494,"date":"2013-03-06T04:31:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T04:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=494"},"modified":"2013-03-06T04:31:35","modified_gmt":"2013-03-06T04:31:35","slug":"minutes-of-meeting-february-21-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=494","title":{"rendered":"Minutes of meeting February 21, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FRASER<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> HEIGHTS<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">February 21, 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>President\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Web site \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/\">www.fhca.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lindsay Ryerson, president<\/li>\n<li>Reaching members \u2013 email, signs on mailboxes and in the Fraser Heights shopping area, word of mouth and websites (fhca and myfraserheights)<\/li>\n<li>4 meetings per year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasurer\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial statement \u2013 total account balance is $4018.30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Police and Security \u2013 Staff Sargent Dean Scott<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dean Scott, Div 2 commander for the RCMP, is assigned to this area &#8211; he\u2019s been in the RCMP for 32 years.\u00a0 Dean is at the RCMP office at 5 every morning so contact him with any concerns you might have \u2013 he is excellent at answering emails or forwarding them to the appropriate departments. \u00a0His email address is <a href=\"mailto:dean.scott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca\">dean.scott@rcmp-grc.gc.ca<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>RCMP have analysts who figure out where crime will be occurring so it can be targeted.\u00a0 The Crime reduction manual through environmental design is good for predicting crime<\/li>\n<li>Break and enters have been decreasing, in general<\/li>\n<li>Breaking into cars \u2013 2 people who were responsible for this in FH have now been arrested \u2013 they\u2019d do 5 to 7 a night.\u00a0 Car thefts are probably underreported \u2013 74 in FH, Guildford and Tynehead\/Fleetwood areas were reported.\u00a0 Residents must report these crimes as Police can\u2019t do anything unless they know.\u00a0 To help prevent car break-ins, leave the glove box open so thieves can see there is nothing in the car.\u00a0 Do not leave garage openers as they\u2019ll steal them then come back later and break in when residents are gone.<\/li>\n<li>Break and enters \u2013 7 of the thieves have been caught.\u00a0 They have been hitting Lower Mainland hard<\/li>\n<li>Street robberies \u2013 about 20 \u2013 100% solved<\/li>\n<li>Child predator of young girls just was arrested and he\u2019s been incarcerated<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t leave valuables and jewelry in the bedroom, especially between the mattresses.\u00a0 This is usually the first place targeted.<\/li>\n<li>Speed Watch volunteers coming out with reader boards to FH.\u00a0 Team will look at data and police will go after violators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Block Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marlene Drodza<\/li>\n<li>Vehicle theft \u2013 laptop, cash, sunglasses, iPods, cell phones, GPS (remove it and suction cup \u2013 as will break in thinking GPS is in vehicle if they see the suction cup),\u00a0\u00a0 If successful at getting items from cars, they\u2019ll keep coming back.\u00a0 Park car in a well-lit area.\u00a0 Keep things open and visible.\u00a0 If they see club on wheel, they usually leave car alone.<\/li>\n<li>Jewelry \u2013 don\u2019t leave in bedroom \u2013 put it somewhere else.\u00a0 Thieves usually flip the mattress 1<sup>st<\/sup> thing, grab a pillowcase then go through the drawers.\u00a0 If they don\u2019t find cash\/jewelry in the bedroom, they\u2019ll usually go for cellphones, electronics etc.\u00a0 Personal electronics have your personal info in them.\u00a0 There is a program that charges $25 \u2013 they give you stickers to put on your items which leave indelible ink on them so they can\u2019t be resold.\u00a0 Help stop crimes &#8211; make sure you record all serial numbers of your electronics.<\/li>\n<li>Break and enters \u2013 make sure you make provisions for lights to be on when you leave the house.<\/li>\n<li>Look at your house as if you\u2019re a burglar.\u00a0 Can your address be read, are lights on, leave a radio on.\u00a0 If someone knocks on your door and no one answers, thieves go to the back and break in so acknowledge you\u2019re there and they\u2019ll move on.<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer to be a Block Watch Captain \u2013 free of charge Criminal Records check will be done on you.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t take a lot of time to be a captain \u2013 you have to circulate a newsletter about once every 4 months.\u00a0 Info is relayed to captains to pass onto your Block Watch neighbours.<\/li>\n<li>There will be a Seniors\u2019 forum this Saturday put on by City of Surrey.\u00a0 Another forum will be on 31<sup>st<\/sup> May for people 55 and over \u2013 info will be in local newspapers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Traffic Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>104 Ave and SFPR intersection \u2013 currently, traffic heading east on 104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave must go through the intersection of SFPR (176 St), then turn around in the Barnston Island ferry parking lot and come back through the intersection to turn north to Hwy17.<\/li>\n<li>TI Corp \u2013 we\u2019re pressing for egress and ingress from Fraser Height onto SFPR.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Concern had been that those from outside FH would be rat runners but it would be easier for them to go onto the #1 freeway to 176 then head north down the 176 hill.<\/li>\n<li>Currently, the easiest way to get onto SFPR is to go to Scott Road Station and get on there.<\/li>\n<li>The FHCA supports access in and off Hwy 17 at 104 Ave.<\/li>\n<li>When going south on SFPR, there is no right turn onto 104 \u2013 every day, people are doing this illegally.\u00a0 TI Corp is looking at building a curve adjacent to the jug handle so it will be easier for us to get in and out of FH.\u00a0 Illegal left turns in the morning are about 1 in every 3 cars.<\/li>\n<li>Currently, options are being reviewed for us to get access on and off SFPR.\u00a0 It is high on their priority list as they are very aware of the problem.\u00a0 SFPR is in the domain of Gateway, not the City of Surrey.<\/li>\n<li>Email your concerns to T1 Corp of not being able to turn onto the Perimeter road.\u00a0 They do listen and respond to all concerns \u2013 if a common concern, they\u2019ll deal with it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dog Off-Leash Park in Fraser Heights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Doug Merry was at the Surrey Bend Open House and stated that the next off-leash dog park to be developed will be either Bear Creek or Fraser View Park (at the north-east corner of 160<sup>th<\/sup> St and 112<sup>th<\/sup> Ave)<\/li>\n<li>The more people who email him or the City and show interest in this, the better the chance that FH will be the next ones to get an off-leash park.<\/li>\n<li>Doug Merry can be emailed at <a href=\"mailto:djmerry@surrey.ca\">djmerry@surrey.ca<\/a>.\u00a0 He is the Parks Planning Analyst for Planning, Research and Design.\u00a0 More information about the off-leash parks can be found on the City of Surrey website \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surrey.ca\/\">www.surrey.ca<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Surrey Bend Habitat Enhancement Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Open House was held at Pacific Academy on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013.<\/li>\n<li>All concept maps and information are on the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pmh1project.com\/\">www.pmh1project.com<\/a>.\u00a0 There is a feedback form on that site that can be filled out so residents can have input into this project.\u00a0 You can email them at <a href=\"mailto:info@pmh1project.com\">info@pmh1project.com<\/a> if you have any questions or suggestions.<\/li>\n<li>104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave will be closed off on the east side of SFPR so there will be no direct access to Surrey Bend or the Barnston parking lot for the ferry.\u00a0 Access will be rerouted via Daly Road then turn off at Trigg Road to get direct access to Surrey Bend.\u00a0 This is slated to be completed in 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Member\u2019s corner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surrey Transit rally at Surrey Centre \u2013 come make your voice heard (bus stop onto 156 not gotten Feb 26 at 3:30 (Tuesday).<\/li>\n<li>Parking regulations \u2013 8 to 6 in other cities (Burnaby, Richmond, Vancouver \u2013 3 hour restricted parking btwn those hours).\u00a0 A resident proposed that Surrey do something similar.\u00a0 If the general community is in agreement with this, our community association will take it on.\u00a0 Resident said there was a formal proposal at City Hall but the status of it was unknown.\u00a0 Don\u2019t know how it would be enforced.\u00a0 Multiple suited areas may be areas that would be checked.\u00a0 We\u2019ll look into the proposal and see where it\u2019s at.<\/li>\n<li>156<sup>th<\/sup> St and 111 Ave \u2013 North View kiddies\u2019 park \u2013 156 is becoming a raceway \u2013 a resident said she asked police if it warranted a speed bump and they didn\u2019t think it did.\u00a0 People are taking little kids to park to play and it can be dangerous at times with cars racing by.\u00a0 City sends those types of complaints directly to the RCMP.\u00a0 Resident talked to RCMP before Christmas.\u00a0 It was suggested she check with Dean Scott.\u00a0 Currently there is no sign to let motorists know that it\u2019s a park and there are no lines on road to indicate a pedestrian crossing.<\/li>\n<li>The intersection of 156<sup>th<\/sup> St and 108 Ave can be very problematic, especially for pedestrians.\u00a0 The majority of cars do not stop at the sign and do not figure pedestrians in their four way turns.\u00a0 Many pedestrians have had very close calls with cars that blow the stop sign.\u00a0 A round-about was suggested but since the majority of cars are heading west on 108 to go south on 156, vehicles on 156 heading south and those on 108 heading east but turning south on 156 could have difficulty getting into the round-about as the cars from 108 will load the round-about making it difficult for others to enter.<\/li>\n<li>A resident had asked about a noise reduction wall between her property and the #1 Hwy \u2013 she was told it would be installed during the summer 2013<\/li>\n<li>104 Ave \u2013 btwn 160<sup>th<\/sup> St and 168<sup>th<\/sup> is the City\u2019s domain \u2013 they\u2019re waiting till all development is completed before they do the arterial road improvements.\u00a0 So far, they have only done some patchwork maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Liquor Store Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A letter was written to Mayor Diane Watts after the last meeting as the predominance of people at Nov meeting were opposed to the liquor store application<\/li>\n<li>The application is for a full liquor store, not a beer and wine store.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>City Hall has received in excess of 1100 petitions both for and against \u2013 a public info meeting is being organized so all residents can come and give their opinions.\u00a0 This will be held prior to spring break (Mar 18).\u00a0 We should know the date shortly.\u00a0 City Hall will advertise in all local papers and it will be put up on our (fhca.ca) website.<\/li>\n<li>If want to lend your voice\/opinion, please attend the hearing &#8211; look at the casino application in S. Surrey \u2013 the community was heard and the casino was voted down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Meeting will be May 1, 2013<\/span><\/strong> in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES February 21, 2013 President\u2019s report Web site \u2013 www.fhca.ca Lindsay Ryerson, president Reaching members \u2013 email, signs on mailboxes and in the Fraser Heights shopping area, word of mouth and websites (fhca and myfraserheights) 4 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=494\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","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\/494"}],"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\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":496,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions\/496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}