Council Response from April 2021 GBGPCA Committee as a Whole Meeting

• Gellatly Bay Goats Peak Community Association was established in October, 2020 with a membership of over 150
• Since inception, they have launched their website, membership drive and newsletter; submitted feedback for the Visioning exercise; shared feedback on Crown and Thieves access; held an executive meeting and met with Mayor and CAO; and submitted feedback on short term rentals
• Founding Goal – to ensure new neighbourhood development be completed in a thoughtful and cohesive manner
• Have concerns with safety and access  
  • This is one of Council’s top strategic priorities ‘Foster Safety and Well Being’ 
• There is a lack of parking and lack of access 
• There is limited use of the public boat launch (monopolized by private industry)  
  • Currently our Bylaw Department manages any Commercial use at the public boat launch.  When residents see this type of activity we ask that you contact our Bylaw Department to investigate.
• Locals want access to their neighbourhoods and parks in a safe fashion
• Concern with infrastructure – storm sewer, sewer (and odor), traffic and roadways, parking 
  • This is one of Council’s top strategic priorities ‘Invest in Infrastructure.
  • Despite these hurdles, Council has consistently invested in ATI since incorporation in 2007, we have:
    • Expanded the Gellatly waterfront trail in three phases over four years (2009/10, 2012/13 and 2014) and upgraded the bridge to add better cycling and pedestrian connectivity (2020)
    • Added bike lanes and/or sidewalks on significant portions of Boucherie (2011/12 and 2018), Brown (2013), Glenrosa (2020), Hudson (2010/11), Ingram (2011), McIver (2021), Westlake (2014 and 2015) and Ross Roads (2019); these upgrades do not include sidewalks or bike lanes, which we required to be added as part of neighbourhoods planned and built since incorporation like Tallus Ridge, South Boucherie, etc.)
    • Adding a roundabout and multi-use path to Gellatly from Witt to Boucherie this year, $2.5 million
    • Adding a roundabout and multi-use paths to Shannon Lake/Bartley/Stevens this year and next, from McDougall Creek Bridge to Westlake Road, $6 million
  • Our 10 year plan includes additional ATI improvements as follows, which are subject to change based on budget approvals each year:
    • Butt Road and Old Okanagan Highway intersection improvements 2022/23, $1.5 million
    • Shannon Lake Road from Reese Road to Asquith Road, 2023/2024, $3 million
    • Elliott Road from Smith Creek Road to Reece Road, 2024/2025, $5 million
    • Gellatly Road roundabout at Boucherie and final completion of sidewalks along Boucherie Road, 2025/2026, $3 million
    • Boucherie Road from Ogden to Sunnyside Road, 2027/28, $8 to $10+ million
• Concern with safety and the lack of bylaw enforcement; the wharf should be monitored and cleared by 11:00 pm
  • Parks Department has a contract with a security company that locks up the park gates each night.  If there is activity after 11:00 p.m. we ask that residents contact the RCMP non-emergency line, unless it’s an emergency you call 9-1-1.
• Bylaw Officers are off by 6:00 pm
  • Our Bylaw hours during the Summer are 7 days a week from 7am until 6pm.    
• The complaint-based model for bylaws is not working
  • Council sets the level of services, and allocated resources, in accordance with the Bylaw Enforcement Policy.
• Concern with noise from short term rentals and how will this be regulated after 6:00 pm
  • The City is working on establishing an after hours service to respond to respond to short term rental complaints.  Council recently adopted the Short Term Accommodations Bylaw.
• Concern that new development will multiply all these concerns
• Recommend that renderings for proposed new developments be to scale
• Next initiatives for GBGPCA: increase membership; monitor neighbourhood development requests; serve their members.

A full recording of the original meeting and presentation can be viewed here. The presentation by the GBGPCA can be found as item 6.3 of the agenda.