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INAUGURAL MEETING
Thursday, May 28, 2009, commencing at 7:09 p.m.
Rotary Field House
Aldergrove Athletic Park
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES:
Mayor R. Green
Councillor B. Long and Councillor C. Fox
STAFF REPRESENTATIVES:
J. Chu, P. Crawford, Inspector R. Konarski, S. Palmer, R. Seifi and Fire Chief D. Wade
OTHERS PRESENT:
J. Karakas and F. Ducote, HB Lanarc
INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS
A. TERMS OF REFERENCE
1. Terms of Reference
B. ELECTION
Nominations for Chair were received from the floor for Maureen Robinson and
Kieron Hunt. A silent vote was conducted, votes were tallied and Maureen Robinson
was duly elected as Chair.
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C. PRESENTATIONS
What is a charrette?
A charrette is an intense collaborative session in which professional designers work
with community stakeholders on a design solution to an area. The materials
produced at the charrette (drawings, plans, diagrams, etc.) will not be highly refined,
but will form the foundation for subsequent stages of the design and planning
process. Such charrettes serve as a way of quickly generating a design solution
while integrating the aptitudes and interests of a diverse group of people.
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C. PRESENTATIONS
A Council workshop will be held during the summer to present preliminary concepts.
Public open houses will be held in September; after which an APC meeting will be
held to discuss key elements in the preferred concepts. The preferred concept plan
will be prepared followed by two more workshops for further refinement. Detailed
land use maps and massing study will be provided showing the form and shape of
the concept; a final report with the illustrated concept plan, policy recommendations,
design guidelines would be provided in January – March 2010.
Charrette Directives
Using information from the Community Visioning Program in 2004, the consultants
confirmed the following charrette directives with the Committee:
• reinforce downtown as the social, cultural and commercial heart of the
community;
• increase housing choice and density in the downtown while ensuring a high
degree of livability;
• incorporate mixed-use developments in the downtown including housing
located above commercial uses;
• focus on (and potentially reduce) the extent of commercial uses to create a
vibrant commercial core;
• consider re-orienting commercial development in a north/south alignment
(don’t continue linear development along the Fraser Highway);
• incorporate built form, layout and open space design that supports transit-
use and cycling for everyday travel needs;
• prioritize pedestrian activity in the core area to create a walkable downtown;
• create options for vehicles and goods movement traveling through the
downtown core to minimize vehicle impacts on Fraser Highway;
• create an attractive and distinct public realm and interconnected open space
network that emphasizes pedestrian comfort and safety and reinforces the
small town/rural identity of the community;
• create a greener downtown that that provides parks, street trees and protects
and enhances Bertrand Creek as a focal point; and
• incorporate built forms, open space treatments and innovative infrastructure
that reduces overall environmental impacts.
Discussion
• L. Hollaar asked the question of what population density numbers are required to
support the need for medium and high density development. F. Ducote
responded that there is no clear answer; existing built areas and centres are the
best places to locate future growth. There may be some small scale infill in the
form of duplexes and multiplexes, bringing more energy and customers to
revitalize the commercial core area. This will, in turn, trigger other forms of
development in the mid-rise (4-6 storeys) residential buildings adjacent to the
core area. Finally, over the medium to long-term, gradual intensification will
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C. PRESENTATIONS
D. OTHER BUSINESS
K. ROUND TABLE
L. NEXT MEETING
M. TERMINATE
Moved by A. MacDougall,
Seconded by R. Daems,
That the meeting terminate at 9:31 p.m.
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