Edgemont & Upper Capilano Community Association

28 th Annual General Meeting 7:00pm, Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020

Capilano Branch Library – Potlatch Room

Co-Chairs: Louise Nagle and Eric Skowronek

Draft Minutes

1. Call to Order: Meeting Co-Chair, Louise Nagle, called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and welcomed the approx. 35 attendees. Recognition was given of the attendance of the DNV Mayor Mike Little and councillors Back, Hanson, and Forbes. Louise gave a brief outline of the agenda and explained that EUCCA General Meetings are run under the “New England Town Hall” format where anyone may speak when acknowledged by the Chair, but once a point has been made it should not be repeated. It was noted that although all general /agm meetings are open to anyone to attend – EUCCA is a residents’ association and only members may vote on issues.

2. Adoption of Agenda: Minutes from the previous AGM were adopted.

3. Presentation by Ocean Ambassadors on Plastic Bag Free Initiative in Edgemont Village followed by Q&A

Eleanor Gill Presentation on behalf of Ocean Ambassadors. Eleanor outlined this initiative which now has 90 Edgemont Village businesses signed on as participants. There will be a ticketed ($10) Launch Event hosted by Highlands United Church on Friday February 21 from 7 - 9 pm. There will be snacks, wine and displays by local schools, youth groups, etc. They are looking for a large turnout, and tickets will be on sale via the Ocean Ambassadors website. https://oceanambassadorscanada.org/community-initiatives/ See copy of Eleanor’s presentation attached to these minutes.

4. Remarks by Mayor Mike Little Traffic Congestion: Issue has been ongoing, and increasing since 2011.

New Collector Bridge is almost complete to take Hwy #1 traffic around the BOB (Big Orange Bridge) which is scheduled to be replaced soon. 3 vulnerable ‘crash’ sites on various feeder roads onto the Ironworkers’ Bridge will be remediated to address these problem on-ramps. There will be a comprehensive study of Highway # 1 from the Ironworkers’ Bridge through to West Vancouver and beyond re: volume, safety, and much needed improvements. Library and Recreation Facilities: The 19,000 sq. ft. Library Services and Recreation centre is nearing completion at the Capilano Road and Fullerton location. 3,000 popular titles will be made available via on-line ordering or direct visits to the new site. The current Capilano Library is now the oldest library in the District and in spite of recent earthquake and structural remediation will still require study for its next few decades of service to the community. The long future sees the retention of the facility in Edgemont Village.

Capilano Suspension Bridge: Nothing new re: the empty condo property which has been

unoccupied for over a year. An audience member queried whether the CSB could be ‘forced’ to rent these units to help alleviate the much-needed affordable rental housing shortage. Mayor Little replied that the District does not have this authority. Grouse Mountain Resorts now has a new owner. Village Construction is mostly over. Paving will resume in the Spring to complete Ayr and other roads. Mayor Little also promised to review the status of the pedestrian-crossing at the N/E Edgemont and Ridgewood intersection. Meet our Mayor evenings are held once a month on Tuesday evenings…check local library listings for locations in your neighbourhoods.

Coffee Break (courtesy of Delany’s) & Dues Collection There was $110 collected in voluntary EUCCA Membership dues ($5) and 2 new members signed up

5. Annual Financial Report Corrie Kost presented the report. Balance was $963.87 (before latest $110 voluntary contributions). There is an outstanding credit of $65.71 for a future room booking. Details are attached to these minutes. Corrie provided a brief overview of Brian Platts’ contribution to the broader community and his service on the EUCCA Executive since its founding in 1992.

6. Election of Executive Note that all EUCCA members were previously duly notified to proclaim their interest or nominate another member to serve on the Executive Committee. The following members were elected by acclamation (1 new member added – now 10. Note max allowed is currently 12).

Arzoo Babul

Grig Cameron

Adrian Chaster

Susan Hyam

Corrie Kost (Treasurer)

Elizabeth Mclenehan

Louise Nagle

Eric Skowronek

Peter Thompson

Dave Wilson (new)

7. Brief Updates on Village Developments Eric Skowronek presented a number of issues, in and around the Village area. Pictures referred to are attached. Susan Hyam, reminded the audience that the Urgent and Primary Care Centre/UPCC operated by Coastal Health as an alternative for NON- Life Threatening illnesses or injuries has been open since November and is now equipped with X-Ray, Lab, and a Dispensing Pharmacy. Drop Cards were distributed and members were encouraged to locate this useful alternative to the often full-capacity LGH Emergency Department. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm Notes prepared by Susan Hyam, EUCCA Exec. Member in consultation with other exec members.

Presentation to EUCCA

January 22, 2020

Why Single Use Plastics?!

• Plastic does not naturally decompose or biodegrade. Plastic pollution is set to triple in the next decade unless prompt action is taken.

• British Columbia scientists have found more than 3,000 plastic microparticles per cubic metre of water in the Strait of Georgia. Bioaccumulation and health concerns.

• Plastics are made from petroleum, & extraction and processing contributes to climate change. At current trends, the plastics industry could consume 15 per cent of the world’s total carbon budget by 2050.

• DNV moving in this direction. Vancouver, Surrey, plenty of other municipalities…

Timeline of Initiative

• Ocean Ambassadors previous experience with similar initiatives: • Deep Cove Plastic Straw Ban 2018 • Horseshoe Bay Plastic Bag Ban Summer 2019

• Eleanor and Alison meet and discuss Edgemont Initiative – April 2019

• Initial EVBA and Businesses outreach – April to June 2019

• Decide on Plastic Bag Ban – Sept 2019

• Business Engagement – Sept 2019 – ONGOING

• Pop-Up Booths – Dec 2019-Feb 2020

• Plastic Bag Free Launch Event – Feb 21, 2020

• Plastic Bag Ban Starts – March 1, 2020

Initial Business Engagement

Key Single Use Plastic Uses in Edgemont Village:

• Plastic shopping bags (majority of businesses still offering plastic carrier bags)

• Disposable hot and cold drink cups

• Take-out food containers

• Disposable straws and utensils (mostly in franchises)

• Polystyrene foam cups and take-out containers (only a few businesses – sushi, takeout)

**WASTE: Lack of garbage as well as recycling facilities in village for consumers. Key issue seen to be around coffee shops. Lack of collective recycling facilities for businesses for supplier waste. According to District Waste Coordinator, recycling bins will arrive in the village in early 2020.

Initial Business Engagement

• Out of 42 businesses that we visited and spoke with: • 13 currently do not currently offer plastic bags. Offer paper bags or no bags. • 27 do currently offer plastic bags, either automatically or when asked. • 8 are on the cusp of shifting to paper bags/no plastic bags, or are actively

considering this shift. These businesses still have plastic bag inventory to use up, but aren’t planning on buying more.

• 29 out of 31 supportive of a SUP reduction initiative • 2-4 would likely need a viable alternative to plastic bags (grocery store, sushi,

etc.)

• EVBA – supportive but little capacity to take on tasks.

• Benefits of 3rd party organization taking the lead.

Plastic Bag Free Edgemont – Participating Businesses!!

32 Books and Gallery

At Home

Bufala (TBC)

Caffe Artigiano

Capilano Barber

Columbus Farm Market

BC Playthings

Beauty Unleashed

Bodyside Laser Clinic Inc.

Bjorn Bar Bakery

Delaney's Coffee Shop

Delish General Store

EDGE Dental

Edgemont Dental Care

Edgemont Fabricare

Edgemont Fine Wines

Edgemont Gourmet Meats

Edgemont Optometry

Eutopia Beauty Care

Freshslice Pizza Edgemont

Giftworks Boutique Ltd.

Glynda the Good Witch Cards & Cool Things

Highland Optical Ltd.

Health Works

Kim's Hair Studio Edgemont Village

Kokomo (TBC)

Krave Kultur

Nicli Antica Pizzeria

Paws & Claws Pantry

Pebble Baby Store Inc.

Pharmasave Edgemont

Pizzazz Gifts

Pure Integrative Pharmacy (TBC)

Queen's Stationery

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Rogers Chocolates

Rosa Floral Design

Runaway Bay Beauty Bar

Sophia Nails and Spa

Starbucks

The Splash Hot Tubs and Pools

Thrifty's

Trims

Twiga Ethnic Adornments

Vicki's Hair Fashion

Windsor Meats (TBC)

Young's Orchids

Supported By: 4Cats Art Studio North Vancouver Amica (TBC) Bloom Family Wellness Centre BlueShore Financial BMO Brain Academi Canada Trust Capilano Library - North Vancouver District Digby Leigh & Co Highlands United Church HSBC Edgemont Village Infinity Travel Concepts Johnstone's Benefits Kahlena Movement Keegan Cassidy Maz Majidi Personal Real Estate Corporation Oak Wynn Realty RBC Edgemont Village RBC Wealth Management Team Clark Real Estate Group The Mortgage Group Sotheby's St. Catherine’s Church (TBC) TD Canada Trust Westland Insurance

Community Engagement

• EVBA

• Schools (through teachers, clubs, and PACs)

• Guides/Scouts

• Churches

• Highlands United Growing Greener (HUGG)

• Elected Officials

• Personal networks of Alison and Eleanor

• …and EUCCA of course!

• Communications: • PAC newsletters • Church newsletters • OA website and social media • EVBA website • Fliers in windows of

participating businesses • News media (North Shore

News, etc.)

Please help us get the word out!!!

Pop-Up Booths

• Nov 30 – OA Volunteers

• Dec 7 – Highlands Grade 7s

• Dec 14 – Highlands Grade 7s

• Jan 11 – OA Volunteers

• Jan 18 – Handsworth Env'l Club

• Jan 25 – 21st Capilano Scouts

• Feb 1 – Handsworth Env'l Club

• Feb 8 – OA Volunteers

• Feb 9 – 30th Grouse Guides

• During week of Feb 10 - Waldorf

• During week of Feb 18 – Waldorf

Roughly 120 passers-by engaged per booth!

“I’m excited to be working to help Edgemont Village move away from plastics bags because we’re taking action making system change within local businesses. I enjoy talking to older people and inspiring them to participate in the initiative and other climate change actions. I feel hopeful that people are coming together to make this change. I’m passionate about the ocean and I want to directly impact its’ wellbeing.” -Olivia Brennan, 16 years-old

Feb 21 Launch Event

• Highlands Church

• 7-9pm

• OA tables

• Handsworth Grade 8 artwork

• Short films

• Speakers: Micro-plastics Researcher Rhiannon Moore

• Celebration of businesses + stickers

• Appetizers + cash bar for wine and sparkling water

• Tickets Available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/edgemont-is-plastic-bag-free-lets-celebrate-tickets-90198041771?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term

• $10 adult tickets, $5 children tickets. All proceeds to seed a few businesses with paper bags

Other Potential Initiatives

• Community Bag Share Program/Bin in Village

• Edgemont Village Reusable Bag

• Communal Recycling Facilities for Edgemont Businesses

• Increased Recycling In Village for Customers

• Water Refill Station (& businesses stop selling plastic water bottles)

• Other?

FINANCIAL STATEMENT / TRANSACTION REPORT Financial Statement for EUCCA - Prepared by Corrie Kost (Treas.)

Feb/2014 to Feb/2020

DATE Transaction Memo Amount Balance Feb /2014 Library Room Rental (Mar 10) EUCCA AGM (paid by Walsh) -48.59 Rebated by DNV

Mar 10/2014 Member Contributions (Mar 10) EUCCA AGM 105.75 1140.18

Apr 16/2014 Contrib to Highlands Church EUCCA-Executive mtg rm 201 -50.00 1090.18 May 7/2014 Interest 0.05 1090.23 Nov 13/2014 Contrib to Highlands Church ACM Nov 12/2014 -100.00 990.23 Nov 13/2014 Repay Brian Albinson CHQ#91 Misc. (wine/book credit, etc) -110.35 879.88 Dec 24/2014 Library Room Rental (Feb 4/2015) EUCCA AGM (cheq. #68 Mailed) -42.00 837.88 Jan 27/2015 Library Room Rental (Jun 3/2015) EUCCA GM of Jun 3 (cheq mailed -42.00 795.88 Feb 6/2015 Members contribution EUCCA AGM of Feb 4/2015 145.00 940.88 Apr 30/2015 Surplus from Albinson collection Deposit by Louise Nagle 22.00 962.88 June 2/2015 Library Room Rental (Sep

29/2015)

EUCCA GM (cheq. #70 mailed) -42.00 920.88

July 20/2015 Member contribution (June 3/2015) EUCCA GM Jun 3/2015 30.00 950.88 Sep 29/2015 Member contribution(dep. Feb 2/2016) EUCCA GM Sep 29/2015) 55.00 1005.88 Oct 15/2015 Contrib to Highlands Church Fed ACM in Church – Oct 14 -100.00 905.88 Nov 23/2015 Library Room Rental(Feb 24/

2016)

EUCCA AGM(cheq #72 delivered) -44.16 861.72

Feb 24/2016 Member Contributions (Feb 24) EUCCA AGM Feb 24/2016 125.00 996.72 Mar 16/2016 Library Room Rental (Jun 8/2016) EUCCA GM(cheq #73 delivered) 44.16 952.56 Jun 8/2016 Members Contribution EUCCA GM June 8/2016 10.00 962.56 Oct 26/2016 Library Room Rental (Nov

24/2016)

EUCCA GM Nov 24/2016 mtg. deferred to Feb 8 2017

-44.76 917.80

Feb 09/2017 Members Contribution EUCCA AGM Feb 8/2017 120.00 1037.80 May 08/2017 Contrib to Highlands Church Prov ACM May 2/2017 -120.00 917.80 Oct 03/2017 Filming Frozen Man Contribution 500.00 1417.80 Feb 01/2018 Library Room Rental(Feb1/2018) EUCCA AGM(Feb 20/2018) -66.55 1351.25 Feb 20/2018 Members Annual Contribution EUCCA AGM (Feb 20/2018) 75.00 1426.25 May 28/2018 Library Room Rental (Jun 19/2018) EUCCA GM deferred to Nov 22 -120.07 1306.18 Oct 17/2018 Contrib to Highlands Church Mun. Election ACM Oct 17/2018 -120.00 1186.18 Oct 17/2018 Moderator Appreciation Gift(CHQ#75) Mun. ACM Oct 17/2018 -30.00 1156.18 Nov 22/2018 Meeting at Delbrook Com. Centre EUCCA GM Nov 22/2018(cheq#6) -------- 1156.18 Feb 07/2019 Library Room Rental(13Mar2019) EUCCA AGM Mar 13/2019 -62.40 1093.78 Mar 14/2019 Members AGM contribution EUCCA AGM Mar 13/2019 135.00 1228.78 Apr 3/2019 Members AGM contributions EUCCA-Exec Apr 3/2019 25.00 1253.78 Apr 6/2019 Members AGM contributions April 6/2019 10.00 1263.78 Apr 11/2019 Cap Lib 12Jun & 25Sep 30Oct EUCCA GM’s room rental costs -131.91 1131.87 May 2019 Appreciation of Brian’s service $48 for book -48.00 1083.87 Oct 21/2019 Contrib to Highlands Church Fed ACM Oct 9/2019 -120.00 963.87 Jan 22/2020 Library Rental (Paid Apr 11/2019) EUCCA AGM Jan 22/2020 Credit used(*) 963.87 Jan 22/2020 Members AGM contributions Deposit into bank account Feb 18 110.00 1073.87 C:\D-Sony\Community-Material\ECA\2020\AGM-Jan20-2020\budget-18feb2020.doc (*) ~$65 credit available for future room booking