MP TOWN HALLJericho Garrison Lands

Update on GOC planned sale and development

Joyce Murray, MPVancouver Quadra

July 15th 2014

Introductions

• David Eby, MLA for Vancouver Point Grey• Michael Geller, architect and mentor at the

UBC School of Architecture• Members of the West Point Grey Residents

Association

Agenda

• 1. Background on the Jericho Lands• 2. Development plan Update• 3. Next steps for community members

1. Background on the Jericho Lands

• Historic and current uses• Provincial and Federal components• What has initiated upcoming land use change• Importance of inclusive vision for change• My concerns about public involvement

Historic and current uses

• Traditional territory of 4 First Nations• WW2 Canadian Armed Forces Western HQ • Today a Garrison: 39 CBG Headquarters• Military Family Housing; MF Resource Centre– 75 residences

• Historic Buildings and Heritage Homes• Preschool facility• Green space and mature trees• Hydrological impact on Jericho Park

Provincial and Federal components

Importance of inclusive vision for change

• Land use changes over time• Vision for the long term, not short term• Take time to bring people and ideas forward• Identify values for creating a sustainable

society• Consider all possibilities of public good

Concerns about public involvement

• Research via Parliamentary Library in 2009• The “Little Mountain” model: meeting w/

Vancouver’s City Manager and Director of Planning• Meeting: 200 members of the West Point Grey

Community Association; WPGCA exec meeting• Requests for meeting/briefing: Ministers of National

Defence and Public Works)• Tabled petition in the House of Commons, calling for

a full public consultation process• Met with the CEO of Canada Lands in June, 2014

The “Little Mountain” model

Veterans Affairs (federal) sells to Province of BC

Province sells to developer

Developer creates plan

Developer applies for city

permits

City consults with public

2. Development plan Update

• CLC is the developer• First Nations consultation and accommodation• Public consultation process (similar CLC

projects) • Jericho Lands consultation timeline

CLC the developer

• NOT the “Little Mountain” model • In the process of acquiring property from DND• Priced at market value less clean-up; disposal• CLC produces a plan for development– Institutional and Public input sought

• Plan approved by City of Vancouver• Development built and sold in stages• Profit to GOC

Canada Lands Company (CLC)“Who they are and what do they do?”

• Commenced operations in 1995• Commercial Crown corporation creates

projects that are financially viable, enhances communities and creates lasting legacies

• Active from coast to coast in over 18 municipalities

CLC Consultation Process

• When it acquires property, CLC does not have a pre-defined plan– Consultations with communities always begin with

a blank slate• Process– Ideas Fair– Workshops & Open Houses– Public Advisory Group Meetings– Draft Planning Process

Past Projects: Garrison Crossing, Chilliwack, British Columbia

Past Projects: Currie Barracks, Calgary, Alberta

Past Projects: Currie Barracks, Calgary, Alberta

Past Projects: Rockcliffe Lands, Ottawa, Ontario

Past Projects: Rockcliffe Lands, Ottawa, Ontario

Consultation timeline18 months for Currie Barracks Alta

Preliminary plan

Community input and redraft #1

Community input and redraft #2

Community input and final

draft

Submit to City for approval

Jericho Lands consultation timeline

• CBG 39 moves out in 2015• MF Housing closes in 2017• Consultation could start within the next year• Pressure to complete the process• Jericho very different from the other Bases

they have developed• Will adequate time be provided for developing

the Vision

3. Next steps for community members

• Your ideas….