Meeting Summary: February 3, 2011

Welcome new members and guests In attendance: Peter, Stephan, John, Bill, David, Heather, Jay, Fiona, Antje, Bart, Tamiko, Dianne, Real Charrois (Mainroad), Jesse Morwood (MoT), Bob Devaney (Mainroad), Don Legault (MoT)

Discussion with Mainroad and MoT

• Sidewalk through SP Causeway is not Mainroad's responsibility, but VPB
• Jesse - *might* have a jurisdictional map that he can provide us (if it's public) - John will follow up
• Mainroad's jurisdiction generally stops at the face of the curb. Sidewalks are NOT their responsibility EXCEPT abutment to abutment of bridges.
• Sweeping - contractual obligation is a vacuum sweeping every 120 days with additional engagements to clean up after accidents
  • items 1 litre or larger are cleaned up right away
  • Glass on roadbed just call and they will get on it right away
  • Other stakeholders might dirty it up but they need to clean it up when leaving project
• 604-904-0209 x2 and lionsgt@mainroad.ca are recommended contact mechanisms. Anything else will probably fail.
• Lloyd to Westview path MR is responsible for vegetation control but not sweeping
• NS-VACC needs to work with municipalities to get them to contract with MR to clean from current responsibilities to path ways, etc
• 15th St overpass on Hwy 1 is problematic - end up in lane that pinches out when on bicycle.
  

  15th St overpass
• South end of LGB pooling issue is being addressed, re-profiling the pavement
• We can help MR by reporting what we see.

Education & Outreach

• Delegation presentation to West Vancouver council (Peter)
  • April 18th at 7:00 pm have 10 minutes
  • What message do we want to leave with them? We've been ineffective so far because Mayor, Council and Staff are silent except Mayor and one council. Brent Dozzi is generally interested and supportive.
  • That we exist and want to help
  • Use NS-VACC like an advisory committee. Get opinions from the stakeholders.
  • Benefit of city biking
  • Invite Brent to join West Van members at a meeting in February (Peter not here for March)
  • WV Members to create presentation with help from Jay

• Proposed North Shore cycling map (Antje)
  • Antje sending email to all mayors and JBAC and the two JBAC councillors
  • Bart to ask Mayor to go to next North Van BMP workshop

• Advocacy Advisory Committee recap (Jay)
  • ACC Planning document - Tabling until March
  • John to post IWMB minutes on Wiki
  • NS-VACC willing to help distribute UC
  • 2 banners - Heather to get 4 quotes

• 2011 monthly group rides (Antje)
  • Plan and schedule rides for the whole spring/summer/fall
  • Need a waiver paperwork for riders
  • Advertise as community events
  • Jay to contact VACC about their policy around group rides and liability

• JBAC and DNV (Heather/Jay/others)
  • Annie Kim responded to Heather's call
  • DNV has pulled out of JBAC as a recommendation from an external review on how to optimize the committees
  • CNV does not know where things are going but the BMP is still moving forward

• VACC AGM March 26th (Jay)

Hot Spots & Issues

• Low Level Road realignment (Heather)
  • Meetings February 8, 9 10. Fiona and Heather going on 9th
    • Document!

• Low level road Welch-Park Royal (Stephan)
  • Things are happening without consultation to advocacy groups
  • Squamish band won't go for good infrastructure
  • Getting one paved shoulder only now
  • When the Band has an open house West Van will invite us
  • Tamiko & Bill to find out who we should send a letter to initiate a relationship with them as NS-VACC

• Hwy 1 crossing at Lynn Valley Road (Jen/Dave?)
  • Need someone to take ownership. Jen?

• Off-ramp to 6th Street from new west-bound Capilano bridge (Peter)
  • Peter posted drawing PDF on Wiki

• Proposal for green shared lanes on Marine Drive 11-13th Streets, West Van (Peter)
  • NS-VACC supports this idea