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September 8th

Council Meeting

First look

We came out after meeting to see a beautiful sunset – But meeting could also be seen as a ‘new day’ dawning --- scallop aquaculture etc

Several good news stories from Council meeting

·        Scallop hatchery

·        Monica back

 Then there are the usual

·        Infrastructure old (here boilers)

·        Permits needed

·        ‘Public input’ sought or not

 

 

From public meetings to ‘encroachings’

Meeting was carried by staff presentations, Zeno had three – most discussion among councillors was generated by what format to hold public meetings with

 

 

Skip to the Chase

The paperwork signed by a group calling itself MDC Coastal Shellfish Corporation --- MDC often used by Metlakatla Development Corporation, and I assume they are (one of) the proponents --- the black rectangle on Canadian Fish Property is a proposed Greenhouse to raise both Algae and juvenile scallops

 

From the Power Point presentation

These are the ‘green algae’ meant to feed the juvenile scallops --- note the proponents believed setting up a greenhouse was within the Zone M3 permitted uses --- but the planner nixed that saying the recently passed Development Permit Area Design Guidelines required permission from Council – thus the present vote

 

After juveniles raised to a certain stage then they will be placed in various Grow out sites which BioToxin and local 1st Nations developed over the years

 

Another Good News story

Monica was present at the meeting to do City articles for the Northern View ---

 

 

Rudy brought his son Dillon to the meeting --- Mayor Jack Mussallem called him up to front before the meeting started and gave him something – see below --- Rudy’s main presentation was about the state of Boilers at our Civic center and how needed replacement – more later

Presentation by Rudy Kelly

Originated from a letter sent out by BCRPA asking for support to lobby (Provincial government) for upgrades to recreational facilities ‘A time for Renewal’ – Their study and report online --- basically found 68% of BC’s indoor recreation facilities are 25 years or older.42% of BC’s indoor recreation facilities are 35 years or older.

 

 

 

We will see how this turns out --- Council did not want a few people with agendas to dominate meetings – so went for a dispersed model --- but sounded to me like it will be Council lecturing to us about Development Permits Areas etc and then asking our collective opinions – We’ll see on September 16th 6:30to 9PM at Dick St. Louis auditorium

This item brought the most discussion

I will return to this later – presumably a press release will be issued today (not online yet)

 

 

Water pools at doorway thus wants to add roofing etc

One would have thought this kind of thing could be done at Board of Variance --- but it does give illusion Council is ‘busy’ and justifies salary paid to planner

I will return to this later in week --- both the specifics of this application --- which does not have the ‘proper’ set-back’ from street etc --- and the (I will argue) outdated concept of planning that is implied with our Zoning bylaws --- where what was once acceptable now becomes an ‘encroachment’ needing paperwork and fees

 

 

An irregular lot

See the yellow arrow below --- presumably the house was just fine when built – but now when owner wants to add a second floor to the original envelope --- needs Variance Permit – --- note the orientation of next door house (to better fit irregular lot?) more later

 

 

From the technical info along with the application

What is interesting here is the legal diagrams are given – this is my neighbourhood – and I see that numerous properties have ‘enclosed’ public property into ‘their’ residential lots (blue arrow etc) – more later

 

 

Image from window Council chamber – where this light was not broken --- coming on ‘just right’

Reporting street lights out

Mussallem said with the shortening days that Citizens become aware now of how some street lights have gone out – a telephone number was given for reporting to City – said to be in Telephone book Blue pages (250-627-0988)– and presumably a recorded message and you leave the details etc

 

Created by LG on 8/9/2010

Last updated on Wednesday, September 08, 2010