Langley Township Council Meeting Report--Monday Afternoon, Feb. 1, 2010
Notes from Langley Township Council's special meeting, Monday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2010. A full agenda can be found here.
After hearing a delegation from property owner Barry McCall, Council voted 6-3 (moved by Long, seconded by Fox) to endorse his ALR exclusion request for 36 acres along 56th Avenue, directly across the street from GLoucester Industrial Estates. The owners hope to rezone the land to industrial. An amendment to restrict the uses to agro-industrial was defeated 5-4 (moved by Richter, seconded by Long; Ferguson, Bateman, Dornan, Ward and Kositsky opposed).
Council voted unanimously (moved by Ward, seconded by Fox) to send a liquor licence application for the Playtime Gaming bingo hall at 19664 64 Ave. to public hearing.
We voted 8-1 (moved by Bateman, seconded by Fox; Long opposed) to receive a report on RV parking restrictions in residential areas. The majority of Council was comfortable with our current rules.
Council voted 8-1 (moved by Bateman, seconded by Ward; Kositsky opposed) to authorize staff to video webcast and archive our Council meetings live on the Internet, using an outside solution. The cost will be roughly $2,000 in set-up, and about $1,000 a month in ongoing costs. This is an important step in opening the doors of our decision-making process to the public we serve. The Township continues to integrate more web services into how we operate. The new system should be up and running this spring.
We voted unanimously (moved by Ferguson, seconded by Ward) to authorize staff to consider preparing a Smith neighbourhood plan in future work programs.
After some debate, Council voted 5-4 (moved by Kositsky, seconded by Ferguson; Fox, Long, Richter and Green opposed) to refer a $15,000 left turn signal upgrade at 248th and Fraser to our budget discussions. The upgrade, according to an engineering analysis, would have a minimal effect on the intersection.
A report on TransLink Major Road Network changes was referred to staff for a presentation at one of our March meetings.
Council voted unanimously (moved by Bateman, seconded by Ward) to receive a recommendation from our Economic Development Advisory Committee that "incentives such as tax exemptions" be used to encourage investment and redevelopment in Aldergrove. The Aldergrove Planning Committee is already looking at such ideas.
We voted unanimously (moved by Bateman, seconded by Ward) to approve the 2010 Agricultural Advisory Committee workplan.
Council voted unanimously (seconded by Green) to endorse a Coun. Fox motion to have staff research and report back to us on the merits and feasibility of an agricultural land trust in Langley, similar to trusts in Prince George and Delta.
After hearing a delegation from property owner Barry McCall, Council voted 6-3 (moved by Long, seconded by Fox) to endorse his ALR exclusion request for 36 acres along 56th Avenue, directly across the street from GLoucester Industrial Estates. The owners hope to rezone the land to industrial. An amendment to restrict the uses to agro-industrial was defeated 5-4 (moved by Richter, seconded by Long; Ferguson, Bateman, Dornan, Ward and Kositsky opposed).
Council voted unanimously (moved by Ward, seconded by Fox) to send a liquor licence application for the Playtime Gaming bingo hall at 19664 64 Ave. to public hearing.
We voted 8-1 (moved by Bateman, seconded by Fox; Long opposed) to receive a report on RV parking restrictions in residential areas. The majority of Council was comfortable with our current rules.
Council voted 8-1 (moved by Bateman, seconded by Ward; Kositsky opposed) to authorize staff to video webcast and archive our Council meetings live on the Internet, using an outside solution. The cost will be roughly $2,000 in set-up, and about $1,000 a month in ongoing costs. This is an important step in opening the doors of our decision-making process to the public we serve. The Township continues to integrate more web services into how we operate. The new system should be up and running this spring.
We voted unanimously (moved by Ferguson, seconded by Ward) to authorize staff to consider preparing a Smith neighbourhood plan in future work programs.
After some debate, Council voted 5-4 (moved by Kositsky, seconded by Ferguson; Fox, Long, Richter and Green opposed) to refer a $15,000 left turn signal upgrade at 248th and Fraser to our budget discussions. The upgrade, according to an engineering analysis, would have a minimal effect on the intersection.
A report on TransLink Major Road Network changes was referred to staff for a presentation at one of our March meetings.
Council voted unanimously (moved by Bateman, seconded by Ward) to receive a recommendation from our Economic Development Advisory Committee that "incentives such as tax exemptions" be used to encourage investment and redevelopment in Aldergrove. The Aldergrove Planning Committee is already looking at such ideas.
We voted unanimously (moved by Bateman, seconded by Ward) to approve the 2010 Agricultural Advisory Committee workplan.
Council voted unanimously (seconded by Green) to endorse a Coun. Fox motion to have staff research and report back to us on the merits and feasibility of an agricultural land trust in Langley, similar to trusts in Prince George and Delta.
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