NAME
Bob Fearnley
Elizabeth Fodor
Joe Heilman
Guy Heywood
John Hutchinson
Craig Keating
Yashar Khalighi
AGE
58
No answer provided
34
53
58
49
31
OCCUPATION?
Small business owner; City councillor
Self-employed
Business owner
Managing director, BMO corporate fi nance
Security guard
History professor, Langara College; City councillor
Professional civil engineer
LIST ANY POLITICAL PARTY MEMBERSHIP(S):
Liberal Party of Canada
No
None
Liberal Party of Canada; B.C. Liberals
No answer provided.
NDP
None
HAVE YOU RECEIVED CUPE SPONSORSHIP?
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
ARE YOU SOLICITING CUPE SPONSORSHIP?
No answer provided
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
DO YOU LIVE IN THE CITY? FOR HOW LONG?
31 years
50 years
11 years
No but shopping
17 years
20 years
Four years
INCUMBENT: YEARS ON COUNCIL?
15 years
Three years
12 years
NON-INCUMBENTS: LIST MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE AND/OR RATEPAYER ASSOCIATION EXPERIENCE.
My experience is based on research identifying signifi cant municipal revenue currently not collected.
CNV Board of Variance and CNV Design Panel.
Advisory Design Panel
WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITY CHANGES IF ELECTED?
Open a new Harry Jerome. Finish the redevelopment of Lower Lonsdale, east of Lonsdale. Build much needed and long awaited cultural facilities.
Support municipal auditor general review; identify uncollected municipal revenues increasing taxes and fees, ensure density bonuses increase rentals, slow density growth, upgrade rental standards.
Ensure developments are well thought out and maintain municipal fi scal responsibility.
A sensible approach to rebuilding our public facilities. Updating the Official Community Plan. Keeping taxes low.
Watch for high density growth. Make sure heritage housing is kept. Make sure green spaces are kept. To watch for the height of buildings.
Finalize shipyard site, final plan for renewal of Harry Jerome, revise coach house guidelines, complete Spirit Trail, improve bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
We need more market rental housing to replace the aging ones. Increasing the jobs/residents ratio. Enhancing vibrancy and livability and promoting a healthy lifestyle.
IS THE CITY MANAGING GROWTH APPROPRIATELY?
In recent years, there has been too much redevelopment activity and we all need a break from the construction in our city. Many of us wake up Saturday mornings to the sound of hammers and saws not birds singing. Respect for the OCP and our residents is essential!
The city hasn't addressed increased traffi c due to population growth. It's common for drivers of all ages to ignore, swear or wave apologetically as they drive through intersections while pedestrians are walking along the crosswalk. One day, someone is going to misjudge the distance and hit a pedestrian.
Yes.
Yes and no. The waterfront and the civic plaza are examples where the city benefited greatly. Growth has brought tangible benefits such as the Pier, waterfront access and the new city library. In a given neighbourhood density can just bring profits to developers without benefi t to the community.
I really don't know at the moment. There is high density in Lower Lonsdale; I don't think people want the West End on Lonsdale.
Yes. We have grown at a modest rate of about 1% per year for the past decade and have optimized community benefits from development such as a new library and rec centre. Council rarely varies the OCP and almost always does so unanimously.
The city is managing growth well. A little more attention could be paid to the pedestrian scale and the streetscape quality to encourage families and individuals to walk and bike rather than taking the car. More pedestrian traffi c would potentially increase the visibility of local businesses and their revenue stream.
SHOULD THE CITY AMALGAMATE WITH THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER?
Amalgamation is not in the best interests of city residents. We are in a far better shape financially, than the district.
Financially amalgamating appears to be the most costeffective. Combining two municipalities with different policies and procedures will be the greatest challenge.
The idea has merit and I would support a public input process.
No. We need less bureaucracy but not less democracy. That said, there are many things we can co-operate on for mutual benefit and lower costs.
The city should not amalgamate with the district at the moment.
No. Amalgamations elsewhere have increased costs. Amalgamation would substantially raise city taxes. We would lose our substantial legacy funds.
No. The city has a culture that's resulted in a landuse plan that is compact and walkable, conducive to sustainability planning and consequently, lower taxes.
WHAT IS THE WORST DECISION MADE BY THE PRESENT COUNCIL AND WHY?
Stopping the process on replacing Harry Jerome recreation centre. Most of the buildings are on borrowed time and are seismically unsafe.
City council should have banned plastic bags and built a waste transfer station to implement the Green Can Program by 2011, but did not.
The decision to renovate instead of build new at Harry Jerome was wrong. It will cost more and not meet the community's needs.
The worst decision made by the council, don't know that either. They should not get rid of the William Griffin pool. Maybe three pools are needed now. One here in Lower Lonsdale would be good.
Not to implement fully the recommendations of the citizen-based Coach House Working Group.
$1 of investment in a pedestrian friendly environment means a savings of $4 in health care. Some more attention to quality streetscapes may be of benefit.
YOUR WEBSITE?
www.bobfearnley.com
www.elizabethfodor.ca
www.joeheilman.ca
www.guyheywood.ca
craigkeating.ca
www.yashar2011.com
