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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil this Week 2015-06-01.pdfCouncil was given a verbal update on the report detailing additional in- formation on Solid Waste Collection that had been requested at the March 30, 2015 Council Workshop meeting. The report outlines the number of homes being serviced by the Ridge Meadows Recycling Society, a review of recent contracts from other lo- cal governments in Metro Vancouver for solid waste collection and an estimated range of costs for providing this service in Maple Ridge. The report also looks broadly at the implications on the City’s Financial Plan based on the range of costs that exist in other Lower Mainland commu- nities. Council had a broad-ranging discussion about the information in the re- port and the desire to get public input based on the estimates of those who are using alternates to private pick-up of garbage. Council passed a motion establishing a sub-committee of Council con- sisting of Councillors Masse and Speirs, who will come back to Council with a recommendation on the question and methodology to obtain public input on this issue. City of Maple Ridge 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 Unsubscribe Inside This Issue:  Solid Waste Collection  Remedial Action Order  Tree Management Bylaw Consultation Update  FCM  Mayor’s Homelessness Solutions Task Force Information on Solid Waste Collection June 1, 2015 Remedial Action Order Council This Week Page 2 The owner of a property located at 22333 122 Avenue appeared before Council asking for recon- sideration or delay in the Remedial Action Order that the property be demolished as it has be- come a public safety issue. After hearing from the owner and reviewing photos of the property, Council voted unanimously that the Remedial Action Order proceed. Maple Ridge Tree Management Bylaw Consultation Update Rod Stott, Environmental Planner, provided Council with a presentation that outlined key infor- mation from the report on the results from the public consultation on the proposed Tree Manage- ment Bylaw. Mr. Stott described the processes used to collect information which included an online survey for the public, consultations with tree experts and other community stakeholders, a public open house and a review of 80 permit applications and site visits in the community. He also noted that there were numerous emails and phone calls from citizens. Above all, participation in the consul- tation was very high with over 600 questionnaires returned to the City and close to 150 people registered at the Open House. Mr. Stott noted that all of the feedback was available in the report, but took the time to distill some of the key findings for Council. He noted that there was a different perspective on tree man- agement for urban and rural homeowners and that there was some pretty compelling information presented to support the perspectives for each type of property. There was also solid feedback from the tree experts and stakeholders that supported proposed revisions to the Tree Manage- ment Bylaw. Mr. Stott outlined the proposed changes to the Bylaw and noted that the revised Bylaw would be placed on the City website for citizens to review. The Bylaw will come back before Council at an upcoming meeting after they have had an opportunity to review all of the changes. Council thanked Mr. Stott for the report. Council This Week Page 3 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Please Note! Council This Week is an informal summary of the reports and discussion of Council’s work at Workshop. 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. Council passed a motion that would allow Councillor Speirs the opportunity to explore participa- tion on committee work at FCM. Councillor Speirs will report back to Council if an opportunity arises. Mayor’s Homelessness Solutions Task Force Council had a brief discussion around the Provincial response to the 2014 Union of BC Munici- palities resolutions. In addition, there was a discussion and summary of the meeting held with the BC Minister of Advanced Education with Mayor Read and Councillors Masse and Shymkiw. Council members expressed their pleasure at the level of engagement of the Minister and his un- derstanding of the aspirations our community has regarding the development of increased post- secondary opportunities in Maple Ridge. Some specific ideas came out of the meeting that will be followed up on by both parties in the discussion.