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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil this Week 2014-09-15.pdfDavid Pollock, Municipal Engi- neer, provided a brief history and noted that the draft Strategic Transportation Plan provides a high level, multi-model, plan that will allow Council to establish short and long term priorities for the City of Maple Ridge. Mr. Pol- lock noted that the report also contained cost estimates for the capital works discussed in the Plan, and that priorities and more detailed costs would be estab- lished as part of the financial planning work in 2015. He then introduced the consultant who has been working on the project with staff. John Steiner from Ur- ban Systems, provided Council with an overview presentation on the highlights of the draft Strate- gic Transportation Plan. Mr. Steiner noted that the Plan deals with the four major themes of our transportation network; the road network, pedestrians, bicy- cles and transit. There are specif- ic recommendations in each of these four areas for both short and long term connections that will help citizens move throughout the community. He walked through the broad aspects of the Plan and some of the highlights of the report. Council provided a number of comments and feedback on the draft and moved that the 2014 draft Strategic Transportation Plan be finalized and brought for- ward to a regular Council meeting for consideration. Transportation Plan Council This Week Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Canada Tel: 604-463-5221 Fax: 604-467-7329 Website Enquiries Email September 15, 2014 Inside This Issue:  Transportation Plan  Housing Action Plan  Industry Canada Cell Tower Presentation Housing Action Plan Noha Sedky, City Spaces Consulting, presented Council with an overview presentation of the high- lights of the draft Housing Action Plan. Ms. Sedky took Council through the process used to get to this final stage of the project timeline and noted that public input throughout the project has been both critical and gratifying. Ms. Sedky noted that the role of local government in the area of housing is complex, and that other levels of government are primarily responsible for dealing with some of the social aspects around the issue of housing, however the City of Maple Ridge can play an im- portant role in facilitating the conversations and bringing people together to find solutions locally. She also noted that City policies and regulations can help create an environment where these is- sues can be addressed. Finally, she noted that the local government here in Maple Ridge together with other communities, can be important in advocating change to senior levels of government. Ms. Sedky provided a high level review of the Vision, Key Principles and the Strategy Statements. Council provided comments and feedback on the report and moved the item to the next regular Council Meeting for consideration. Council This Week Page 2 Industry Canada Cell Tower Presentation This presentation was rescheduled to a future date. Please Note! Council This Week is an informal summary of the reports and discussion of Council’s work at Work- shop. This document will provide links to all reports and presentations that were provided to Council as part of their deliberations. The comments are not the official minutes of the meeting. These notes are intended to capture the essence of the discussion so that citizens can keep in touch with the work of Council in this public meeting. This version of Council This Week has been modified to a more accessible version that better meets the needs of our citizens with visual impairments.