Email from Timothy Ankenman to Kitty Chavarie regarding post-meeting feedback

From: Timothy Ankenman timothy@amarchitects.com Subject: Old Island Date: May 29, 2020 at 12:38:38 PM PDT To: tikkygc@gmail.com Cc: JEFFREY SENGARA budandblues@shaw.ca, Dimitar Bojadziev dimitar@amarchitects.com, Misha Sydorenko misha@amarchitects.com

Hi, Kitty!!! Thank you for reaching out! I was thrilled with the outcome of the meeting and was so very happy to feel the excitement around the room for what we’re proposing. As mentioned in the meeting successful development needs to be a win-win for all stakeholders and early workshops are the best way to communicate to gauge support and had I heard any concerns or complaints, it would have been clearly an appropriate time for us to retool, and represent but honestly - having a standing ovation at the end of our Workshop from our immediate neighbours was both humbling and exciting!!

I will also address your points as follows:

The presentation and information last night at Lions cove was great and easy to understand and totally in favour of this improvement to our area Again fantastic and SO exciting! In the height of my excitement though I neglected to leave exit surveys which I dropped off yesterday to the Strata President Chris Perry and I am hoping that some or all of you can fill in as it will be important as we move forward to allow Council the ability to understand the support we have gained for this project. As noted in our meeting, in all of our door-knocking and outreach program we have come across not one person that has any issues with what we're proposing which in my line of work is very unusual (albeit highly refreshing!!). Perhaps I’ve learned a thing or two over my 40 years in this profession? Ha ha

A dog wash and maybe outlet for scooped poop to exit thru sewer system would be very modern and desirable Yes, consistent with our post-meeting chat we will ensure that these dog-waste disposal bins are placed in various areas around the building, including the plaza where it could become more of an issue for non-residents visiting the market and spending time at the gathering areas designed for the public plaza - .I have cc'd my Project Manager here to ensure these are included and will form part of our application package and will be coordinated into our landscape architect's work.

I don't own and dog but am vehemently opposed to dog droppings in plastic bags tossed all over the world as am I but at least slightly better than 10 years ago when no-one even picked up (ha ha).

Keep well and keep up the progressive work Thank you! I extend the same wishes to you, your family and all the lovely people living in Lion's Cove!

PS in your plans to you included locked cages for bikes? Sure wish our council would change our cable lock area as have had 3 bikes stolen in the past few years and they are never the dusty flat tired bikes ( we have e bikes we use almost exclusively and sure do envy good lockup's ) As noted in our presentation, some people are spending more money on bikes now than then they spend on their cars, and ever since the cordless reciprocating saws were invented the problem has become far worse. What we do (and what we're doing up on the "Glen" for example), is instead of leaving a large number of bikes parked in one room leaving them vulnerable to theft, we instead create smaller rooms that are monitored and they are built with concrete block, steel doors, steel strike plates and the like and (finger's crossed) have had no issues with those bike rooms that we have built in that manner. Cages as you suggest unfortunately can be cut through and further, thieves can see what's behind them, so we do go far above and beyond. If residents don't feel comfortable that their $5-$10,000 bike investment is secured they of course drag it (often wet and muddy) through the lobby, up the elevator and down the corridor to their suites and lock it onto their balcony guard rail all of which cause major issues including overall building aesthetics so we do take bike lockers very seriously.

Should you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to reach out at this email address which comes to me directly vs. our general mailbox at my Vancouver offices.!!!!

Kitty Chavarie

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