{"id":25062,"date":"2014-06-09T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T22:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=25062"},"modified":"2014-06-09T14:46:17","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T21:46:17","slug":"release-ocop-grandview-woodlands-citizens-happy-city-planning-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/06\/09\/release-ocop-grandview-woodlands-citizens-happy-city-planning-process\/","title":{"rendered":"RELEASE: OCOP! – Grandview Woodlands Citizens not happy with City planning process"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cOur Community, Our Plan!\u201d (OCOP!) Residents\u2019 Group members are concerned that the City wants to build dozens of high-end condo towers across the East Vancouver neighbourhood they love. This would displace low-income renters and pave over the community\u2019s cultural and heritage values.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t a NIMBY thing about view corridors,\u201d said local resident Garth Mullins. \u201cThis is about stopping gentrification and displacement. Grandview-Woodland has always been welcoming to people from all parts of the world. We want to make sure the community remains welcoming and affordable – not just another homogenous forest of upscale condo towers\u201d.<\/p>\n

The City now wants to discuss the future of the neighbourhood through a Citizens\u2019 Assembly. The City recently published its draft Terms of Reference for the Citizens\u2019 Assembly but OCOP! says, “go back to the drawing board”.<\/p>\n

OCOP! remains suspicious that the City is just looking for a new way to get buy-in to their old condo tower Land Use Plan.
\nLocal resident, Zool Suleman said, \u201cI\u2019m suspicious about the City of Vancouver spending $275,000 to educate us about our issues”. At a recent meeting, Zool said to City planners, \u201cWe are the citizens, we are assembled, and with all due respect, all you need to do is listen”.
\nOCOP! applauds the City for seeing that deeper consultation was necessary in the form of the Citizens\u2019 Assembly but this plan comes up short. The Assembly should be:<\/p>\n

Open<\/strong>: According to the City, membership in the Citizens\u2019 Assembly will be limited to 48 and drawn by lottery. Yet, over the past year, many residents have been meeting, researching, participating in City workshops and speaking at City council meetings. A lottery system will exclude all this effort, and leave out many passionate voices.<\/p>\n

Diverse<\/strong>: The Citizens\u2019 Assembly must also reflect the neighborhood, in all its diversity, paying special attention to traditionally marginalized peoples. This requires an open door policy, along with active recruitment of folks who are often underrepresented on such bodies.<\/p>\n

Accessible<\/strong>: This is a low income community that speaks many languages. To enable those not as comfortable in English, the Citizens\u2019 Assembly should have interpretation and translation services. Also, a small honorarium should be made available to enable<\/p>\n

Transparency<\/strong>: In 2013, after a year of consultation with residents, the City suddenly proposed dozens of condo-towers across Grandview-Woodland (see Backgrounder). Some were up to 36 stories tall. OCOP! says, \u201cNo more surprises.\u201d The members of the Citizens\u2019 Assembly should write the Report, not an appointee of the City. Council should deliberate upon it, in an open session, without interference from staff. Residents want real influence in planning the future of this neighbourhood.<\/p>\n

Accountable<\/strong>: OCOP! says, \u201copen the books\u201d. The City plans to spend $275,000 on the Citizens’ Assembly, the majority of which, will be spent on expensive consultants. Every penny of tax dollars spent on engagement with Grandview-Woodland should be made public.<\/p>\n

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Web: gw-ac.org<\/a> (transitioning to OurCommunityOurPlan.Org)<\/em>
\nHashtag: #OurCommunityOurPlan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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