{"id":504,"date":"2013-05-13T02:46:19","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T02:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=504"},"modified":"2013-05-13T02:46:19","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T02:46:19","slug":"minutes-of-may-1-2013-meeting-including-safety-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=504","title":{"rendered":"Minutes of May 1, 2013 meeting &#8211; including safety tips"},"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;\">May 1, 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 Most attendees received notification by email or signs posted in the Fraser Heights shopping area.\u00a0 Information about meetings etc. can be found on our website and at myfraserheights<\/li>\n<li>There are 4 meetings per year<\/li>\n<li>We are a voice for our community \u2013 active with the City and Gateway projects<\/li>\n<li>We are volunteer-based and we welcome community members to join us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Treasurer\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial statement \u2013 total account balance is $4,280.36<\/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 (for the past 3 years), is assigned to this area.\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>At this time, the crime stats are incredibly low for our area<\/li>\n<li>Surrey RCMP Chief Superintendant, Bill Fordy, is in charge of the Surrey division \u2013 Due to growth in Surrey, there will be a redesign to the district and how it is serviced to better serve the City of Surrey<\/li>\n<li>When there are serious problems, a Strike Unit will come in \u2013 It is a highly trained unit to deal with these issues<\/li>\n<li>5 years ago \u2013 554 cars were stolen from Guildford, this year, there was one vehicle stolen.\u00a0 Credit is not only to RCMP but to car manufacturers who have added high tech anti-theft devices to cars and Block Watch participants who report suspicious activity within the community<\/li>\n<li>Street robberies, especially for theft of cell phones \u2013 phone manufacturers will be incorporating anti-theft technology into the phones that will render them useless when stolen.<\/li>\n<li>The armed robbery that recently happened at the ESSO station has an RCMP team working on this.<\/li>\n<li>Requests for speed traps \u2013 there are only 3 police officers in the City that do this.\u00a0 There must be scientific backing in order to get them to set up a speed trap.\u00a0 An alternate to this are the Speed Watch volunteers who can set up in places where speed might need to be monitored.\u00a0 The Speed Watch vans have a reader board that displays the posted speed limit and your speed.\u00a0 There are now \u201cNO\u201d warnings \u2013 tickets are issued.<\/li>\n<li>Medicinal marijuana \u2013 in commercial sites, not houses \u2013 reinforcement by whom?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0Following are some summer safety tips to keep our community safer:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>SUMMER SAFETY TIPS<br \/>\nfrom Marlene Drozda<br \/>\n<\/strong>Crime Prevention Program Coordinator<br \/>\nSurrey RCMP District 2<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With warmer weather approaching always insure\u00a0all doors and windows are properly\u00a0locked and secured when leaving the house.\u00a0 Some people believe that you can leave a window open on your upper floors and no one will be able to enter.\u00a0\u00a0 That&#8217;s entirely wrong we have many reports of break-ins to upper floor areas through open or insecure windows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you leave a door open for fresh air in the back of the house and you have a screen door\u00a0make sure that the screen door is secured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Never leave your garage door open even for a few minutes even if you are for example cutting the lawn in the front of the house.\u00a0\u00a0 A thief can enter the garage quickly as you\u00a0may not hear him due to the noise of the lawnmower.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you are working out in the yard still secure your external doors as it&#8217;s very easy\u00a0for someone to enter the home when you are not paying attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Secure garden sheds properly and keep a record of serial numbers of your equipment\u00a0and if possible\u00a0engrave these items with your BC Driver&#8217;s licence.\u00a0 Shed break-ins increase in the\u00a0summer months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you do not have any type of motion lights in the back of your home consider installing them.\u00a0 This will alert you to anyone in the back yard after dark.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If stays lighter longer this time of year but please remember to leave your porch lights on when retiring to bed.\u00a0\u00a0 This will light up your yard and discourage criminals. If everyone leaves their porch lights only it not only lights up your home but assists in lighting up the whole neighbourhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With regard to motor homes.\u00a0\u00a0 When their vehicles are not in use, do not leave valuable items in them\u00a0for example, GPS&#8217;s, stereos, radios, even clothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With regards to boats, if the boat is not being used also remove valuable items from the boat, electronics, fishing rods, fish finders etc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Use wheel locks, hitch locks, and removing the trailer hitch coupler or removing a wheel from the trailer will prevent\u00a0a person from backing up to your trailer and driving away with it.<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ensure ownership papers in your boat are not the only copies you have. Photographs of your boat along with receipts of equipment should be kept in a secure place.\u00a0 Confirm and know the serial number on your boat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>11.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you&#8217;re going on vacation, make sure to advise your neighbours.\u00a0 Make sure all Newspapers are stopped especially the local papers.\u00a0\u00a0 Sometimes these papers are left by mistake, so make arrangements with a neighbour to pick up any papers\u00a0left on the door step.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Make arrangements for someone picks up your mail if you have multi-mailboxes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Read your insurance policy, most companies require that someone enter your home for certain periods of time while you are away.\u00a0 This is not only if your home experienced a break-in but also in case of water leaks etc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>13.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is also a good idea for a neighbour you are close to, to have a contact number for a family member or a close friend\u00a0if case of an emergency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Traffic Issues<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>156<sup>th<\/sup> Street traffic issues \u2013 the traffic department will try to make traffic flow better.\u00a0 Intersection at 108<sup>th<\/sup> Ave and 156<sup>th<\/sup> St \u2013 cars are not coming to a stop and pedestrians have nearly been hit on many occasions \u2013 what to do at this intersection?\u00a0 If any ideas, please contact Marcie through FHCA website<\/li>\n<li>Proposals are a roundabout or traffic lights.\u00a0 Whatever main direction traffic will be flowing will dominate circle if a roundabout is installed.\u00a0 Land would have to be expropriated unless it is a mini traffic circle.\u00a0 Lights may not work because of the oddness of traffic flow \u2013 no \u201cone\u201d solution.<\/li>\n<li>104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave\/168<sup>th<\/sup> St lights \u2013 residents commented on their effectiveness \u2013 light stays green longer in one direction \u2013 Residents in that area suggested lights for 108\/156 as people would have to slow down for the light<\/li>\n<li>Roundabouts are difficult for pedestrians\/students to navigate (students going to Dogwood school have to cross there).\u00a0 Lights would be safer for kids<\/li>\n<li>156<sup>th<\/sup> St pavement (108 to 112 Ave) is rough and crumbling along the edges \u2013 loose gravel was put there but it was a temporary fix as the gravel isn\u2019t staying in the holes.<\/li>\n<li>There is a spot that juts out on the east side of 156<sup>th<\/sup> St between 108 and 109 Ave that should be removed as it has been hit by cars and is dangerous at night time.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Development is taking place on 156<sup>th<\/sup> Street toward 112<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 Is the City waiting till all houses are built before fixing 156 Street?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Member\u2019s corner:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No update on 104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave\/176<sup>th<\/sup> St intersection with the South Fraser Perimeter Road \u2013 no left or right turns if want to get in or out of Fraser Heights \u2013 the City is now looking at how to most efficiently fix this intersection.<\/li>\n<li>Pedestrian underpass at 110 Ave\/154 to 152 Streets (under lane of freeway not yet open that will be dedicated to go to Coquitlam) \u2013 the lighting is poor \u2013 light fixtures have been smashed leaving the tunnel dark.\u00a0 There has been lots of graffiti in the tunnel.\u00a0 The City will be taking that over \u2013 right now it is highways running it \u2013 highways said they will retain control at present.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Liquor store \u2013 public information at old Fraser\u2019s Bistro was put on by those seeking the license.\u00a0 It will go to public hearing in the future \u2013 We will post hearing date on FHCA website.\u00a0 At the public hearing, you can register for\/against opinions if you don\u2019t want to speak to the issue \u2013 just write your name down and whether for or against it and then you can leave.\u00a0 There\u2019s a list where you can write your name down if you wish to speak.\u00a0 City takes this info under consideration when they make a decision (City does listen &#8211; Casino application in South Surrey was declined)<\/li>\n<li>Forms filled out at the Liquor store information open house \u2013 they did have an affect so now this has to be presented at council.\u00a0 They had 500 comments for and 500 against (probably collective info \u2013 numbers were quite close).<\/li>\n<li>Please go to the City Hall meetings if you want your opinion heard.\u00a0 Development at 176<sup>th<\/sup> Street was altered as, working with the City, FHCA got # of units down by 40%.\u00a0 Going to meetings can make a difference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Transit plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Skytrain along Fraser Hwy to Langley is one of the proposals<\/li>\n<li>Surrey favours LRT \u2013 Newton to City Centre, 2<sup>nd<\/sup> along Fraser Hwy and one down 152<sup>nd<\/sup> Street.\u00a0 Consideration is being made based on residents\u2019 commuting patterns as to which would work best for the City.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>LRT \u2013 can have many cars on the trains but they still have to stop for red lights.\u00a0 Many residents favour LRT as would go to 156 and would provide them with better access to City Centre.\u00a0 For us, it would be a slightly better solution if we\u2019re going downtown.<\/li>\n<li>Transit Coalition meetings have been mid-morning downtown so difficult for FH directors \/ residents to get to.<\/li>\n<li>HOV bus at 156<sup>th<\/sup> St from Langley is currently off the record<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biofuel facility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will be going in next door to transfer station at 192<sup>nd<\/sup> St and 98<sup>th<\/sup> Ave<\/li>\n<li>Can download pictures from website of area<\/li>\n<li>Rob Castanzo(<a href=\"mailto:raconstanzo@surrey.ca\">raconstanzo@surrey.ca<\/a>) (Deputy Manager of Operations for the City of Surrey) is responsible for new garbage system \u2013 there has been a 46% drop in garbage since October<\/li>\n<li>We have cut food waste going into the garbage which is currently trucked to Cache Creek (356 miles) \u2013 it was $107 per ton to transport the garbage<\/li>\n<li>Now are capturing methane gas which goes to Georgia Pacific \u2013 At present, can only capture 30 to 40 % of the methane.\u00a0 Surrey is to build most comprehensive biofuel facility.\u00a0 Organic waste will be used to make renewable natural gas that garbage trucks will use.\u00a0 Due to taking organics out of garbage, City has gone from $12.5 million to $9.5 million for garbage service now<\/li>\n<li>City\u2019s goal is to get 70% garbage reduction by separating out organics<\/li>\n<li>Surrey owns the land where biofuel facility will be going \u2013 they are asking for 25% funding from federal gov\u2019t (17 million)<\/li>\n<li>City is looking for a partnership with Fortis.<\/li>\n<li>Odour is the biggest concern of residents \u2013 there will be state of the art biofilters.\u00a0 When Rob Constanzo toured the Ontario\u2019s system, it was very smelly inside but it couldn\u2019t be smelled outside.\u00a0 Anaerobic digestive system \u2013 completely enclosed.<\/li>\n<li>No net increase to traffic \u2013 instead of going to just the transfer station, trucks will go to both.\u00a0 Residents cannot take organics there<\/li>\n<li>Public hearing will be sometime in June to change zoning from light industrial to comprehensive<\/li>\n<li>The gas produced can fuel trucks or be turned into electricity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liquor Store Application:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May 27<sup>th<\/sup> could be the day of the hearing for the rezoning of the site in Fraser Heights mall for the liquor store \u2013 The information about the hearing will be in the leader on the 16<sup>th<\/sup> or 17<sup>th<\/sup> if the hearing will be on 27<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li>May 6<sup>th<\/sup> hearing \u2013 there is an application for a Recreation Yoga studio that is behind the Esso station \u00a0\u2013 rezoning is needed before it can proceed \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other community news:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The annual Country fair is June 14<sup>th<\/sup><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Utility boxes \u2013 the City of Surrey will put wraps around them.\u00a0 The one FH has applied to have a wrap put around is at the north east corner of 160<sup>th<\/sup> St\/104<sup>th<\/sup> Ave as you drive into Fraser Heights.\u00a0 Please put a tick mark beside your favourite picture(s) from the group of pictures on the front table when you leave<\/li>\n<li>The addition to high school should be done by Feb 2014.\u00a0 This addition will include community space, an upgrade to the shop class, 8 classrooms and hopefully, the parking lot will be once again available to park in.\u00a0 There will still be some portables on site.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Teresa Singh is retiring to look after her health so she is closing Urban Homestead (between Quiznos and Petopia in Fraser Heights mall).\u00a0 A Dollar store will go in there.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Craving Thai has closed and a Korean Chinese restaurant will open there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Meeting will be in the fall 2013<\/span><\/strong> in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School at 7 p.m. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2013 Date to be announced when the arrangements have been made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES May 1, 2013 President\u2019s report Web site \u2013 www.fhca.ca Lindsay Ryerson, president Reaching members \u2013 Most attendees 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