Mayors 2006

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CITY OF PORT MOODY

• Mayors 2006
• Year-End Address

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THURSDAY - MAYORS OPEN OFFICE
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What Port Moody residents want

• Safeguard small town character
• Balance approach to growth
• Interactive Government
• Reduce traffic / Improve public transit
• Promote pedestrian friendly corridors
• Plan for infrastructure renewal
• Start replenishing reserves
• Provide Affordable housing
• Ensure connection with waterfront
• Increase parkland dedication
• Preserve heritage

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Protect Port MoodysSmall Town Character

• How do we define Small Town Character?
• Among top comments during OCP consultation
• Defined more by what it is not
• Not Big Box Retail
• No vast parking lot in front
• Not open at 1100 pm

Started
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Play your part to protect ourSmall Town Character
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Balance Approach to Growth
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Balance Approach to GrowthOfficial Community
Plan

• Promote participation of the entire community
• Small town character not compromised
• Respect green space priorities
• Ensure growth tempered by public transit and
  traffic improvement investments
• Promote liveable, sustainable, complete
  community.

Started
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
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Reduce Traffic CongestionImprove Public Transit

• Many challenges ahead
• Slow progress on Ioco Road
• Significant progress on Murray St.

Started
Progressing
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Reduce Traffic CongestionImprove Public Transit

• Form Light Rail Transit Task Force
• Expand mandate of Traffic Safety Committee
• New Standing Committee of Council

Done
Done
2007
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Reduce Traffic CongestionImprove Public Transit
Prelim design done

• Murray Clarke Connector
• Evergreen Line

Design started
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Pedestrian-Friendly corridors

• Bert Flinn Park trails
• Shoreline Park trails

Done
Started
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Pedestrian-Friendly corridors

• Pedestrian overpass at Klahanie
• Mountain Bike
• Task Force
• Pathway Westhill
• to Water

Done
Started
2007-08
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Create opportunities for access to the waterfront

• Improve access to Trans-Canada Trail at Douglas
  Street
• Work with Ioco toward public use of waterfront

Idea planted
Under Study
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Affordable Housing

• Aggressively lobbying for change
• Secondary suites
• Affordable housing contribution in townhouse
  development
• Willing partner
• Community Care Committee

Done
Done
Done
Ongoing
Done
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Other Major Projects

• New Council
• Strategic Plan

Done
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Other Major Projects

• Award restaurant in Rocky Point Park

Done
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Other Major Projects

• New Public Safety Building

Done
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Other Major Projects

• Westhill Park sports field

Done
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Other Major Projects
Progressing

• Rec Centre Expansion Renovation

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Other Major Achievements

• Labour relations

Done
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