FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES
\nSept 23, 2015<\/p>\n
President\u2019s report
\n\u2022\tWeb site \u2013 www.fhca.ca
\n\u2022\tMarcie Kroeker, president
\n\u2022\tFHCA is a volunteer organization \u2013 we volunteer our time to represent the community dealing with issues that affect our community such as safety, traffic, development
\n\u2022\tThe FHCA gathers four times a year to discuss issues that affect our community
\n\u2022\tFHCA helps shape policy and issues that involve our community
\n\u2022\tIf 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). 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.
\n\u2022\tIf you are not currently on the email list, go to our website and sign up. You will receive four notifications and four reminders of the upcoming meetings per year.
\n\u2022\tOur Community Association mailing address is PO Box 74042, Surrey, V4N 1N9.
\n\u2022\tSign up \u2013 membership is free (it\u2019s on the right side of website page) and you\u2019ll receive notification of meetings.<\/p>\n
Guest singing group
\n\u2022\tThe FHCA was treated to a choral selection by a group called Sound Scape. Their members come from Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley and Northwest Washington State. They meet Monday evenings at Bothwell. If anyone is interested in auditioning for their group or contacting them to sing at an event you are planning, please email them at www.soundscapesings.ca <\/p>\n
Treasurer\u2019s report
\n\u2022\tFinancial statement \u2013 due to our guest singers and speaker, this was not presented.<\/p>\n
RCMP update on safety and security \u2013 District Commander Sergeant Paul Reshaur has been transferred. Our new District Commander is Sergeant Laurie Clarkson – she can be reached at laurie.clarkson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
\n\u2022\tIf 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. Call the Non-Emergency RCMP number 604-599-0502 about any incidents, no matter how small they seem. You can also make reports using the new Surrey app called Surrey Request for emergency and non-emergency issues. This app has a link to the RCMP emergency and non-emergency numbers.
\n\u2022\tWe were unable to have a representative from the RCMP attend our meeting in September but the following information was shared at the meeting:
\n\u2022\tThere were 69 accounts of theft or attempted theft from vehicles in last 5 months \u2013make sure you keep your car doors locked and do not keep valuables in your car.
\n\u2022\tThe City of Surrey uses the Cosmos website (http:\/\/www.surrey.ca\/city-services\/665.aspx) to show information on our community (such as where theft has occurred). Instructions on how to access Cosmos are available at that website.
\n\u2022\tBlockwatch \u2013 there are 21 groups in FH \u2013 it is strongly suggested that if your neighbourhood doesn\u2019t have one, call the RCMP (Heather Paradis) to set one up.
\n\u2022\tThere was a very serious fire near 168 St and 106 Ave \u2013 about \u00be of house burned down. \u2013 The Blockwatch group from that area came together for that emergency.
\n\u2022\tPower outages \u2013 from 30 to 63 hours were reported in FH during the windstorm August 29. We need to be prepared for emergencies \u2013FHCA plans to have an Emergency Preparedness person come to one of our future meetings to discuss this topic.<\/p>\n
Development:
\n\u2022\tDon Luymes, from the City of Surrey, did a presentation at our meeting on East Fraser Heights Land Use Plan proposed by the City of Surrey \u2013 what it means for new developments in Fraser Heights, including strata properties.
\n\u2022\tThis land use plan was initiated March 23 for the area east of 172 to 184 Street, north of Highway 1 and south of Golden Ears Connector. It included analyzing the infrastructure needed in order to develop this area (schools, parks, utilities and roads)
\n\u2022\tThere was one Open House in late June at the FH Rec Centre. 132 people attended open house. Only 31 people filled out the feedback forms and their comments included \u2013 better transportation, neighbourhood centre, environmental protection. The City needs feedback to know if they are on target or what changes are being requested. Please take the time to fill out a feedback form to make your comments heard.
\n\u2022\tAnother Open house will be held Oct 1 at gym of Rec Centre \u2013 6:30 to 8. This will assist the City in determining what would best suit the community and would help provide us with a better idea of what future development will look like.
\n\u2022\tThere have been a number of development applications for this area
\n\u2022\tThe development Plan A included large acreage properties (173 to 176 and 101 to 103 will be left) and smaller lots as well as some townhouses (where appropriate).
\n\u2022\tBarnston drive has RF zoning which is typical of FH and along 172 St. There will be a new street and lots on both sides of that street. Low to medium density townhouses are proposed between 100th Ave and Hwy 1 due to the awkward nature of this stretch of land. 10 to 15 units per acre so 100 to 120 units could be built from the Korean church to the south side of 100\/Barnston from 173 to 176. In one of the proposed developments, there were also townhouses on the north side of Barnston\/100th
\n\u2022\tHwy1 and Hwy 17 \u2013 the townhouse and\/or condo complex is still being built and people are slowly moving into the complex. There will be some retail shops along the eastern side of this complex.
\n\u2022\tDaly Road \u2013 part of property around there is zoned for industrial and part for residential
\n\u2022\tEnvironmental study includes studying waterways, trees worthy of retention, riparian areas, water courses (Class A and B have \u2013 can\u2019t build there \u2013 if not fish in them, they may feed fish further downstream, wildlife habitat, terrestrial habitat, culvert under freeway \u2013 wildlife corridor that links under Hwy 1 to Tynehead\/Serpentine
\n\u2022\tGood stands of trees, Douglas firs, monkey puzzle trees, western red cedar have been identified in this area and may be slated for retention
\n\u2022\tPreservation of green space – Parkland DCC plan \u2013 developers pay into it to allow for parkland in new developments
\n\u2022\tDensity compatible \u2013 the density of some of these proposed developments may not be identical to the existing density but buffers will be provided between these two levels of density to give transition
\n\u2022\tThere will be an integrated local road network for the areas to be developed with connections to the surrounding areas
\n\u2022\tNetwork of pedestrian and cycling routes including connections to the Fraser Heights Greenway and adjacent regional parks.
\n\u2022\tServicing strategy and financial strategy to fund infrastructure improvements
\n\u2022\tThe Katzie are interested in lands owned by provincial gov\u2019t toward where Hwy 17 Connector and Golden Ears Connector meet \u2013 townhouses at 20 units per acre are proposed for this area
\n\u2022\tAn alternative B plan was also shown with higher density in different areas (both plans will be available at the Open House.
\n\u2022\tPlanning process \u2013 environmental study was done in spring, land use concepts during summer, 2nd public open house is scheduled \u2013 if comments are negative, they\u2019ll plan a 3rd open house otherwise the plan will get final adoption in late spring 2016.
\n\u2022\t3 new direct connections to the SFPR connector from FH will be completed
\n\u2022\t1200 residents currently live in East FH and about 4000 are proposed to be living in that area when development completed (70% of new houses have suites but in established areas about 30%). Numbers bumped up a bit to account for this.
\n\u2022\tNo elementary school is proposed at this time as the estimated population density wouldn\u2019t warrant having one. Instead, residents would either go to Bothwell or a new school that would possibly be built in the Anniedale area on south side of Hwy #1
\n\u2022\tParking coordinator \u2013 Dave Harkness \u2013 contact him if parking becomes a problem in your area or if you suspect the development will cause parking problems. The number of parking spots is formulaic for number houses per acreage.
\n\u2022\tResidents stated that access to and from FH is already a big problem so development will cause even more congestion on existing roads
\n\u2022\tAlthough these types of lots are not common in Surrey, Panhandle lots could possibly be built. They are narrower and deeper and have a driveway alongside a house to service a house behind each one instead of building another road. The reason for this would be due to the pipeline that may make building roads in certain areas impossible as the pipeline cannot be paved over.
\n\u2022\tIf you have any comments, feedback or concerns, please email Markus Kischnick \u2013 mkischnick@surrey.ca and attend the open house October 1, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
\n\u2022\tApplications to the City do not always address lot sizes so there have been some developments where residents need to speak up if lot size is not acceptable for that area.
\n\u2022\tNote \u2013 RF 12 lots are 3400 square feet in size and allow a house of 3500 square feet to be built on it. They will also allow one suite. Houses of this size do not exist in FH but have now been proposed for the acreage at the north east corner of 156 Street and 110 Ave. All other houses around it are either acreages or RF (around 8000 sq ft lots). IF you have comments about this development, please email Donald Nip at dnip@surrey.ca and quote file number 7915-0232-00.<\/p>\n
Traffic issues:
\n\u2022\tResidents complained about the light at 104 and Hwy 17 that won\u2019t allow them to turn right (south) from eastbound 104 Ave on the red light when northbound Hwy 17 traffic is turning left to head west onto 104 Ave. Few cars get through on a light and so the traffic tends to back up. It was stated that there would not likely be any changes until the Golden Ears Connector opens. It was slated to open at the end of this year but now they are looking at March 2017 for the opening date.
\n\u2022\tThe Golden Ears Connector from 184 to 179 is complete and paved just not connected through to 104\/Hwy 17.<\/p>\n
Members Concerns\/Announcements:
\n\u2022\tGlenwood pond was drying up this past summer. Residents in that area came together to form Friends of Glenwood Pond to take care of this pond. This story made it into both the local newspapers and the Vancouver Sun!
\n\u2022\tFraser Heights Winecellar store will soon be opening (next to Nesters in the corner \u2013 it will be a retail store selling wine only (not a liquor store) so the business owner did not have to apply for rezoning<\/p>\n
The scheduled meetings for this school year are all on Wednesdays:
\nNovember 25, 2015
\nFebruary 17, 2016
\nMay 4, 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FRASER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION MINUTES Sept 23, 2015 President\u2019s report \u2022 Web site \u2013 www.fhca.ca \u2022 Marcie Kroeker, president \u2022 FHCA is a volunteer organization \u2013 we volunteer our time to represent the community dealing with issues that affect our … Continue reading