{"id":606,"date":"2014-10-07T04:41:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T04:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=606"},"modified":"2014-10-07T04:41:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T04:41:03","slug":"minutes-september-18-2014-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=606","title":{"rendered":"Minutes, September 18, 2014 meeting"},"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;\">September 18, 2014<\/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>FHCA is a volunteer organization \u2013 we volunteer our time to represent the community<\/li>\n<li>The FHCA gathers four times a year to discuss issues that affect our community<\/li>\n<li>FHCA helps shape policy and issues that involve our community<\/li>\n<li>If you have problems in our community, please send your information to us and we will look into these issues (go to Contact Us on the fhca.ca website).\u00a0 This is our primary site to collect comments from residents about community issues so we know about them and can send them on to the City.<\/li>\n<li>If you are not currently on the email list, go to our website and sign up.\u00a0 You will receive four notifications and four reminders of the upcoming meetings per year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasurer\u2019s report<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Financial statement \u2013 total account balance is $4,330.28<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RCMP update on safety \u2013 District Commander\/ Sergeant Paul Reshaur (he can be reached at paul.reshaur@rcmp-grc.gc.ca)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you don\u2019t report crimes in Fraser Heights, there will be no record of them so police can\u2019t track the criminals\/hot spots of activity.\u00a0 Call the Non-Emergency RCMP number <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">604-599-0502<\/span><\/strong> about any incidents, no matter how small they seem.\u00a0 You can also make reports using the new Surrey app called <strong>Surrey Request<\/strong> for emergency and non-emergency issues.\u00a0 This app has a link to the RCMP emergency and non-emergency numbers.<\/li>\n<li>The Community Constable program \u2013 these officers are not armed at present \u2013 they deal with community issues, crime prevention, residential problems \u2013 grow ops\/crack shacks etc.<\/li>\n<li>Heather Paradis is our new crime prevention coordinator.\u00a0 She is Marlene Drozda\u2019s replacement.\u00a0 You can contact her at <a href=\"mailto:heather.paradis@rcmp-grc.gc.ca\">heather.paradis@rcmp-grc.gc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Corporal Bryan Tepper (<a href=\"mailto:bryan.tepper@rcmp-grc.gc.ca\">bryan.tepper@rcmp-grc.gc.ca<\/a>) fills in for Seargent Paul Reshaur<\/li>\n<li>SFPR \u2013 there were 76 accidents at 96 Ave and 176 St last year (reasons may be due to the hill, different speeds on each of those roads and the fact that there are lots of lanes).\u00a0 There were no stats available yet on accidents on the SFPR portion that runs through Fraser Heights \u2013 it has only been open since Dec 2013<\/li>\n<li>ICBC contact Karen Klein \u2013 contact her at <a href=\"mailto:karen.klein@icbc.com\">karen.klein@icbc.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Theft from auto \u2013 this is often not reported.\u00a0 Please note, even small incidents need to be reported so police can track where crime is being committed and look for patterns.<\/li>\n<li>Speeding \u2013 The City of Surrey has bought more speed reading boards and there is a volunteer Speed Watch group that sets these up around the City to monitor speed.<\/li>\n<li>Neighbourhood liaison now has a licence plate reader that will notify the car owner\/driver if there are issues with the car\/driver\/uninsured drivers etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Observe it Report it<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Please make a police report even for minor things such as someone is wandering around your neighbourhood and they don\u2019t look like they belong.\u00a0 Police would rather look into this than find out later that the person broke into several cars\/houses.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Police collect this data and it can help pinpoint the hotspot areas and target them.\u00a0 You can text or call 911 if important or call the non-emergency number (listed above).\u00a0 There\u2019s also a link to both numbers on the Surrey app \u2013 Surrey Request)<\/li>\n<li>Crime in the FH area can be viewed on the RCMP web site.\u00a0 These stats are publically available to district 2 (Guildford area).<\/li>\n<li>FH is not a crime hotspot for Surrey as it is mostly residential, there is not a lot of transportation, it is isolated and people coming here usually come for a reason<\/li>\n<li>Robberies \u2013 There were 3 in July to Aug and 3 from Jan to June.\u00a0 Unreported robberies cannot be counted in these stats (please report even minor incidences)<\/li>\n<li>Disturbances \u2013 maybe a dozen for last few months<\/li>\n<li>Drug offences \u2013 2 for summer months<\/li>\n<li>There were 4 break and enters in the commercial area of 108 Ave\/160 St during Jul\/Aug (they occurred after hours)<\/li>\n<li>There was a cluster of residential break and enters in the area of 160 to 164 Streets and 112 to 104 Aves.\u00a0 The Red Alert gang from Winnipeg have done a lot of them \u2013 mostly aboriginal males.\u00a0 They watch houses and when they see you pulling out of your driveway, they might go up and ring your doorbell.\u00a0 If no one is home, they will attempt to break in through your rear sliding door or a rear window (often unlocked windows or doors, especially in the summer).\u00a0 Best recourse is to make sure your windows\/doors are locked \u2013 use metal bars or wood dowels in track.\u00a0 Leave your lights on outside your house.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Have a motion sensor light installed.\u00a0 They are good if they are installed in high places so they can\u2019t be reached to unscrew them.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Red Alert has targeted certain ethnic groups who keep jewelry\/cash at home.<\/li>\n<li>A number of new crime analysts have been hired to find patterns and MOs.<\/li>\n<li>Robberies usually occurred in the late afternoon on weekdays (4 till 8 pm)<\/li>\n<li>If your vehicle is broken into, your garage opener can be used to gain access to your house.\u00a0 <strong>Make sure your garage door to your house is locked.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In one area, residents reported several thefts on a Sunday early morning (about 4 a.m.) \u2013 plastic flower pots, lawn furniture etc.\u00a0\u00a0 One car was broken into twice on a weekend<\/li>\n<li>Watch for people on foot casing your neighbourhood.\u00a0 They often come with backpacks and check house and car door handles and take items that are loose in the cars (such as chargers, holders for iPods etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Theft from auto has been a scourge all over the City this year (cluster in Tynehead Park \u2013 12 in last 2 months).\u00a0 Don\u2019t leave any valuables in car (even minor change), GPS \u2013 don\u2019t leave your holder on the car window, wipe off the suction cup\u00a0 mark, leave your glove box open, windows up, park your vehicles in the garage.\u00a0 If they are parked on the street, park under street lights and lock your doors.\u00a0 Nine out of ten times, the thieves are addicts looking for drugs\/money.\u00a0\u00a0 ICBC hands out clubs to older vehicles that are the most targeted by thieves<\/li>\n<li>FH population is about 25,000.\u00a0 The total population for District 2 is around 100,000<\/li>\n<li>There is a Website that all police officers can go to \u2013 if they have video surveillance from a crime, they\u2019ll post that info on the site.<\/li>\n<li>There is a bait car parked at Guildford<\/li>\n<li>Commissionaires \u2013 community safety patrols start patrolling tonight (Sept 18\/14)<\/li>\n<li>If there are problem residences in your area, call as the City\/RCMP will work with bylaws, fire dept etc. to shut them down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mailbox break-ins:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Please clear your mail from your box every day<\/strong> when you come home.\u00a0 The break-ins usually occur during the night.\u00a0 When the boxes have had the bait mail planted, it was found that many boxes had days or weeks\u2019 worth of mail that hadn\u2019t been picked up.<\/li>\n<li>Mail thefts \u2013 Canada Post deals with this \u2013 postal inspectors keep track of where thefts are happening (big cluster last month NE of 104 Ave\/168 St (Community Super boxes).\u00a0 New boxes being installed in areas where break-ins have been occurring.\u00a0 Make sure you clean out your mail daily.\u00a0 Please let RCMP know if people hanging around boxes or if there are unmarked vans near the mail boxes.\u00a0 Report those licence plate numbers to the RCMP so they can check to see why the person is there.<\/li>\n<li>Rather than use the mail for banking, do as much of that as possible electronically so thieves can\u2019t steal that information.<\/li>\n<li>Security access line for Canada Post \u2013 call\u00a0 1-855-229-6025 (also call RCMP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Update on final Trans Mountain Pipeline routing through Fraser Heights (released August 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are concerned, and this will affect you negatively, band together with neighbours and send your emails to <a href=\"mailto:info@transmountain.com\">info@transmountain.com<\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Area along 181 St east of 176 St (pipeline will run through a Surrey Park))<\/li>\n<li>158 St to 168 St \u2013 pipeline runs along the bank down to the SFPR, will be close to residences in this area.<\/li>\n<li>A swath of about 10 meters needs to be cleared over pipeline so trees that have provided noise mitigation may have to be removed.\u00a0 Trans Mountain is looking at how to remove as few trees as possible.<\/li>\n<li>The pipeline will rise to top of bank between 164 to 157A Street.\u00a0 Along 181 St, it will run along the top of a Surrey Bike path \u2013 tree removal will cause loss of noise mitigation for road and trains<\/li>\n<li>Trans Mountain is willing to look into mitigating the noise for residents<\/li>\n<li>Wildlife habitat\u00a0 &#8211; Trans Mountain has responded to information requests about the environmental impact (will run through Surrey Bend)<\/li>\n<li>The pipeline runs very close to the Fraser River and Trans Mountain is dealing with mitigation of possible spills that could leach into river and how shock and vibration from the railroad will affect the pipeline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Links \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.neb-one.gc.ca\/ll-eng\/llisapi.dll?func=ll&amp;objId=2450830&amp;objAction=browse&amp;viewType=1\">https:\/\/docs.neb-one.gc.ca\/ll-eng\/llisapi.dll?func=ll&amp;objId=2450830&amp;objAction=browse&amp;viewType=1<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The pipeline will be sending different types of oil through in batches and a cleanser between these batches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Traffic issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Express 555 bus from Carvolth Exchange Station in Langley to Braid Station in New Westminster is now stopping in Fraser Heights (there are bus shelters\/stops on the HOV ramps to the #1 Hwy off 156 St. \u00a0Reports have been received that the bus comes full from Langley so during rush hour, it isn\u2019t servicing Surrey \u2013 people are waiting to get on that bus \u2013 Translink is working on putting extra buses on this route so instead of every 10 minutes, it could run every 7.5 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Local impact \u2013 are people parking on residential streets as a \u201cpark and ride\u201d (count was done before stops were put in and this situation will be monitored to see if becomes a problem)<\/li>\n<li>Roundabout at 156 St and 108 Ave vs Traffic light &#8211; Engineering wants more public input about this intersection.\u00a0 They will be talking to PAC at Dogwood once school is back in session.\u00a0 If you use this intersection and want to give your opinion and reasons for or against either traffic light or roundabout or contact <a href=\"mailto:transportation@surrey.ca\">transportation@surrey.ca<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Better signage has been requested for the 160<sup>th<\/sup> overpass in regards to #1 Hwy and 104 access<\/li>\n<li>104\/ 170A (pedestrian crosswalk) \u2013 cars don\u2019t stop for it.\u00a0 There was a full survey to the blocks on either side of the crosswalk about 4 months ago \u2013 no further discussion \u2013 for continuing issues with this intersection (e.g., a request for a stop light \/ roundabout), please email the city \u2013 the more emails they get about the same situation, they will take notice of that site and it is more likely there will be action<\/li>\n<li>Highway 15 (176 St) accidents coming down the hill to 104 Ave from Hwy 1 \u2013 It wasn\u2019t known if this was a Ministry of Transport issue, a design flaw or construction error?<\/li>\n<li>Noise mitigation as result of Jake brakes coming down the hill \u2013 the Ministry has installed excessive noise reduction signs on the hill but it is at the discretion of driver for safety as to whether they use the jake brakes.\u00a0 Residents stated that the jake brakes were heard on the flats heading toward the traffic light where 104 Ave intersects with Hwy 17<\/li>\n<li>Ministry said the design and construction were appropriate \u2013 it was driver error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Members Concerns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resident raised the issue \u2013 will there be a pedestrian overpass over Hwy 17 as this is a dangerous intersection to cross.<\/li>\n<li>Since the SFPR opened, a lot of trucks have been going up 104 Ave \u2013 they race up\/down hill at night (many are from home construction??).\u00a0 The traffic is speeding on 104 all day and residents stated that it is hard to cross 104 Ave, even at the pedestrian crossing at 170A Street \u2013 vehicles don\u2019t stop.<\/li>\n<li>Signage on 104 Ave says No Trucks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Meeting will be November\u00a0 12, 2014<\/span><\/strong> in the theatre at Fraser Heights Secondary School at 7 p.m. \u2013 this will be put on website to confirm date as school use needs to be confirmed first (with strike, this has not been possible to do).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The meeting dates for 2015 will be announced on the website or at the next meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES September 18, 2014 President\u2019s report Web site \u2013 www.fhca.ca Lindsay Ryerson, President FHCA is a volunteer organization \u2013 we volunteer our time to represent the community The FHCA gathers four times a year to discuss &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhca.ca\/?p=606\">Continue reading <span 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