We’ve got hot water, rising pay, field hockey and table tennis Monday night. With the summer break approaching West Vancouver seems to be slowing down but the two North Vancouvers are each as busy as a caffeinated beaver.
District of North Vancouver
Council is expected to be highly questionable Monday.
District of North Vancouver council is set to vote on adding this question to the election ballot this fall: "Do you support the establishment and funding, not to exceed $100,000, of an advisory body comprised jointly of residents of the City of North Vancouver and residents of the District of North Vancouver to investigate the costs, benefits and potential implications of reunifying the two municipalities?"
If council finds common ground, district voters will be able to express their opinion on the zigzagging border that separates the city from the district when they head to the ballot box Oct. 20.
The response will not bind future councils to any course of action.
As income tax is expected to take a bigger bite from the salaries mayors and councillors, the district is looking at a pay raise “intended to keep councillors ‘whole.’”
The six councillors would see their pay rise from $41,602 to $49,111. The increase represents a $1,805 hop in take home pay. The mayor’s net pay would stay flat at $88,466, but gross pay would jump to $122,777, an increase of $18,773. The pay hike would take effect in 2019.
Council is also expected to issue a development permit for the 32-storey Seylynn tower at 600 Mountain Highway, which was approved nearly six years ago. A development permit is also in the offing for a proposed expansion of Kinder Morgan’s diesel facility at 1995 West First Street. The expansion means 12 extra spots for unloading railcars and two new tanks on site.
Council is also expected to mull simplifying the coach house approval process and to approve a $54,000 budget for election initiatives including advance voting, advertising, and multi-language voting brochures.
The district is scheduled to host a pair of public hearings on Tuesday: a six-storey, 106-unit rental building proposed for 2555 Whiteley Court as well as a five-storey at 600 West Queens Road with 80 non-market rental units and a seniors’ respite care facility.
City of North Vancouver
Council is set to make what could be the decisive votes on both a six-storey, 48-unit residential building at 173-181 West 6th St. as well as a five-storey, 40-unit strata at 117-125 West 23rd St.
Council is also slated to consider a 13-storey, 225-unit rental building spanning five lots at Eastern Avenue and East 17th Street.
The city’s back and forth relationship with the North Shore Table Tennis Club Society continues Monday as the club asks for financial assistance for an upcoming seniors’ tournament.
Monday night is also set to feature a rate review of Lonsdale Energy Corp., some transportation talk, and what could be the crucial vote for the proposed cohousing project set for Chesterfield Avenue.
In a bid to establish where pot shops should be located, when they can open and close their doors and what they should look like from the street, the city is planning to host a stakeholder meeting for members of the marijuana industry on Wednesday and an open house on Thursday.
West Vancouver
Following a presentation from the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club, council is slated to hear from the West Vancouver Community Centres Society, who are slated to discuss replacing the Ice Arena and Seniors’ Activity Centre.
There’s discussion of TransLink’s proposed Dundarave to Phibbs Exchange B-line bus.
