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EFCL News Secondary and Garage Suites Bylaws EFCL Letter Nov 27 2007 Concerns Zoning Enforcement PIP Planning Applications & Development Decisions New EFCL Representative on Trails, Paths and Routes EFCL Establishes Joint Use Committee Parkland Encroachment EFCL Planning and Development Committee Meetings EFCL 2006 Annual Report
In 2007, the Edmonton Federation of Community leagues in partnership with the Urban Development Institute (UDI), the Edmonton area Home Builders Association (CHBA) and the Edmonton Planning and Development Department reached agreement on better ways to inform and involve community leagues and the public whenever controversial land development proposals arise in their neighbourhoods. The City’s Office of Public Involvement helped bring the parties together to create better ways for people and communities affected by such events to learn about them and to participate in discussions about them. UDI and CHBA representatives recognized that they too have a stake in those processes and were instrumental in supporting earlier stakeholder involvement, greater transparency and better information sharing, all major principles of the new approach. When processing applications for for rezoning, closures/sales of road allowances and amendments to neighbourhood plans, City Planners will follow the Public Involvement Plan for planning applications. When making decisions on applications for development permits, City Development Officers will follow the Public Involvement Plan for development decisions.
Secondary and Garage Suites Bylaws 14750 and 12800
Council Gives Secondary Suites the Green Light and other background
information:
Secondary Suites
Zoning Concerns
And the proposed Bylaw and Council
Report EFCL Letter concerning zoning enforcement EFCL submits a letter to theGeneral Manager of Planning expressing concerns regarding zoning enforcement. Read pdf file Representative on Trails, Paths and Routes Advisory Committee Alex Khan, president of Malmo Community League, has been appointed at the EFCL representative to the city’s Trails, Paths and Routes advisory committee. The committee is responsible for planning and designing bicycle and walking routes throughout the City of Edmonton. It also monitors route safety makes recommendations to the Edmonton City Council on a variety of operational issues. EFCL Establishes Joint Use Committee The EFCL has established a committee to review the joint use agreement recently signed by the City of Edmonton and the two Edmonton school boards. This wide-ranging document governs the way school facilities can be used by the community and city facilities, like school playing fields, can be used by the school groups. A number of community leagues have expressed concerns about the availability of school facilities, which has prompted the formation of the committee. The members of the committee are: David Gibbens (EFCL vice president), Edo Nyland (EFCL vice president), Cassandra Haraba (president, Grovenor Community League), Marty Rybiak (president, Ermineskin Community League), Roger Plouffe (president, Duggan Community League), David Dodge (president, Evansdale Community League) and Les Day (president, Brookview Community League). The next meeting has been set for 7:00 pm, January 28 t the EFCL office. Interested community representatives are welcome to attend. Please advise the office at office@efcl.org. Gaming Rules and Regulations The EFCL welcome any suggestions about gaming policies and procedures, particularly with respect to the use of gaming proceeds like casino or lottery funds. Send your comments to gaming@efcl.org. We will report on any action we take in response to the submissions received.
EFCL 2006 Annual Report (1.1 MB PDF) Seniors Driving Centre Seniors Driving Centre of Edmonton transports seniors to their medical appointments, shopping, banking, etc. If you can spare just a few hours a week/ Mondays-Fridays during the day and have your own vehicle, we would love to hear from you, gas costs are subsidized. This is a great way to support the seniors in our community and many are eagerly waiting drivers. Call Seniors Driving Centre at 732-1221 or visit www.seniorsdriving.org
YMCA
Youth Exchanges Canada Program For more information call 1.877.639.9987 or visit: www.ymcatoronto.org/youthexchanges
For Sale
New Resource
Focus
Edmonton
Tips
on CPR EFCL Planning and Development Committee Meeting Docs for 2008: Meeting Minutes for 2007:
Terms of Reference (pdf) Committee Principles (pdf)
Boysdale
Camp
The new Boysdale Camp Foundation is seeking to broaden
its community-based support in order to continue
providing service to at-risk youth in the greater
Edmonton community. Community support from leagues, area
councils, and president councils are essential to
sustaining the operation of the camp.
The Boysdale Camp Foundation is a volunteer,
not-for-profit, charitable foundation dedicated to
providing a safe and challenging summer camp experience
to at-risk youth (ages 7-13) from Edmonton and
surrounding areas.
For more
information, please contact The Boysdale Camp Foundation
at 406-5999 or visit
www.boysdalecamp.ca
Parkland Encroachment - Important information for Your Community League
"Edmonton's parks breathe life and sustainability into a vibrant urban environment."
Parks, ravines, the river valley and all natural areas are owned by all Edmontonians supported through tax dollars. The total value of Edmonton's parkland is more than 1 billion dollars. The City of Edmonton protects and preserves parks by prohibiting the unauthorized use of parkland as stated in Bylaw 12308.
Parkland Encroachment Homeowners with property that borders parkland are encroaching when they put any structure, landscaping, material, etc. beyond their property line onto parkland, or when they cut trees down, clear undergrowth or dump waste outside their property line.
These are common examples of encroachment:
Encroachment also becomes an issue if you are selling your home. In the event of selling your property, lawyers and lending institutions, may require a compliance certificate to protect their client's interests. A compliance certificate is written confirmation from the City of Edmonton that development on a property meets the regulations of the Zoning Bylaw. In the case of an encroachment, the City cannot issue a compliance certificate until the encroachment is completely rectified according to the City's satisfaction. This could scare of would-be buyers who don't want to inherit a problem.
If you would like more information about parkland encroachment, please contact the City of Edmonton at 496-TREE. To view the complete bylaw, visit: www.edmonton.ca/bylaws and search for Parkland Bylaw 2202.
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