' ah on ae ¢ eee ; - and gentlemen: ee _ “Your Honour “Judge . _. Millar, Members of the West - - Vancouver’ Municipal: Coun- _ cil, senior members. of. the _. municipal «staff, and: ladies, Judge: Millar’ and’ Reverend Valentine for. their. ‘services this. evening: We all. thank you both “for” your” kind attendance. This is. probably - the most: representative "i ‘meeting that. can ‘can. occur. within the Municipality. - Io. _ believe that the. Council this. ae _. yearisa splendid. admixture. - that will be seen-to be truly representative of our Munic-..* System.The. Municipal Coun-* ~ ipality: We also have present a the .senior staff.- a Municipality © of “the of service. 9- “It is particularly welcome oS and timely to. have the presence ‘tonight of the. - Chiefs of the’ Squamish 2 - .Band, because time- showing that we: are all: one a community. — : ~“*Most importantly, in 1 the : public area of this: Chamber, 7 - inadequate. that. it is, repres-- ----entatives °-of - ‘the | — Publics who both tonight a and: "SHOPPING SPREE I IN THE MALL _ 2nd Prize | SHOPPING SPREE IN THE MALL | 3rd) Prize ‘Luncheon for 2° at Harbour House’ | i Restaurant | - and. through - them some. 460: “permanent -- --Staff..and = many. ‘temporary _- employees, responsible. for - allour.Municipal endeavours... ‘general I arbour Centre @ Mall's Christmas © Shopping Spree Draw Ast Prize Page 52, December 6,1978-North Shore News in 1 the ‘future, I hope, will be in attendance to see, feel and hear the. work, plans and endeavours of this council on — their. behalf. The: procedures _<. and intent of Council must at’ - ee rate AMD. times be ‘clear to ‘the- “We are” ‘indebted | ‘to. "MANAGER SYSTEM. . “Our: “Municipality : per ates. under. a. Manager earning : a 2 similar confidence, which. amongst. us all is necessarily a two-way ‘street. we “4p order’ to faciliatate the . work, study and develop- . - ment of Council’s policy .on : public: in ‘this. Chamber, or. through the-press’to the . ‘‘areas’ of responsibility” of *. public not. in this ‘Chamber, mv and the public” may expect. Aldermen to speak in debate _ . on -any . motion ‘so that “its ~ % intent. may: be. clearly. known. - the ' various matters, I list the: the Aldermen.: “In. this, - the. aldermen | will sit. either as. 7 chairman or as a member: of =: the various advisory. boards. or. committees. ‘that are’ | ‘applicable to. their a1 . "will be the: ‘communicaion, " . arid. again in. two directions, between . such’ boards: and : “committees: and the Council: and: cil" formulates’ policy and is: ” aes assisted. in .so doing by | / “general - ‘public. Council’s. policy i is ‘the. policy -*. on. which: the® staff’ govern, ir nport: ... their: work and ‘their service. itiés. ‘and it willbe. ‘obvious that it is Council. that has: the. ‘paramount respon-.. sibility: to: the. public for. the.- ~Style,. to the. public, © ication that the. taxpayers of West Vancouver: receive. ‘imput, by re phere ary, Co ; reports. and » “advice. from - Advisory Boards -and : from staff “research” and: ‘reports. aomen of these 2. ms “ALDERMAN D. : BLACKBURN © Land. ‘Use, - Planning, | Design: ‘Panel, “2: Growth,- government. “and commun- ae ete. “Alderman - ~ Blackburn’s. experience: and. i ability to study and research ‘. important..subjects. is. most | 7 valuable ¢ to ) the: Council.’ ‘Council - “already” ‘has jo at ay ae es ‘much mutal confidence, col- -: <3. lectively. and: individually: B ae ible :. Af -took forward. to. > meriting and and. ‘Transportation. . The . “diligence and success of Alderman: Hicks particularly _ in bringing ‘the Seniors _. Building’ to: ,the point. of. — ~ - commencement will be most _: “useful in all the. important - .. matiers: under. these head- . irigs. The. equipping. of the -. Seniors Building .will ‘be a ~ splendid community project. 4, ALDERMAN. 3. ‘HUMPHRIES - Community ~ Services, Hospital. Board, North Shore Union Board of Health, Seniors Advisory. - Board. Alderman. Humphries brings to Council a history of “energetic initiative. His con- - . tinuity — “service area will stand: this — Council i in: ‘good stead. in’ the community oe “5 ‘ALDERMAN: D. LAN-. -.SKAIL - The Greater Van-— couver ‘Regional . District. Labour Relations, Capilano’ ~ Development Committee and the area of Inter-municipal ‘and Provincial relations. ‘Alderman — Landskail’ Ss most | considerable experience will ~ be of much | service to the _ Municipality in these areas - as there are a number of -major ‘subjects to be negot-. ‘jated. in’ the not-to-distant ‘ . Rutae. _ o Arnos previous experience - 7 | ose areas facilitates the _ and budgeting. iderman. McAlister’s ex- “perience and perspicacity: should do much to protect us | ‘from any untoward waste, “and his watching eye on this 2 whole area should benefit us | - greatly. In addition, he. is. ete . , being» asked... to’ consider. . Narious . ways in which ‘the | s . commercial and retail bus- 689-7304. | : - immediate future: 6.. ALDERMAN - Dp. . McALISTER - Finance and Business — Promotion. Of . equal importance to all other “areas is the. area of finance — ‘In this, ~-iness s segments of: the Munic- 7 .> ipality can be really uplifted zone in’ spirit, — ‘appearance - and a: economics. “These. areas: of. respon- ee ticipation | of : any: "Member of . Council in any ‘subject., ‘Any ~ ‘working committee the. alder- ai - men,wish to have concerning’ Fe any or all of their matters,’ A they already ‘have’ one.— and others can be: added. ‘as required. This arrangement st will ensure that- the~ public member ‘in myself, business done here in public will. be :spoken to by. the: ‘Members of Council. con- _cerned.. Initiative, facts and. — recommended action. will. lie - ~. ...on the’ shoulders © of. the~ ” appropriate » -Alderman..The * -work -and .advice of the Municipal staff are more a... : background preparation for: Council meetings and the — the. Council - conduct the business here in _ public. Members of. TRAFFIC RELIEF _ “It is proper at this time to mention some of the major - measures that Council will — in the : have. before it 1..-In the area of traffic amelioration, we will need to. get together with our neigh- bours in the District of North Vancouver to: discuss the . common problem of traffic dispersement from the Lions _ Gate. Bridge, and: in. this I~ hope we would jointly ap- proach.-the Provincial. gover- © nment: with .a view: to . expediting the most approp- “4 riate form of : Capilano link that can be engineered. wy will propose to Couiel - “that the: Municipality. rezone the’ ‘remaining - ~apartment-" - facilities will per ‘gafeguardin, 3 that your. Council,. that. ‘is: ‘as. conve ; matters. AL ln + discussions with the Ss Municipal ‘staff, can assure)” the public that. all, except the -unreasonable, who need and. “ eall for service and® advice will receive’ it. in. the. best manner: that. time and: thei the rere of x susplis and interlocked: re al . fap “ essenti: receiving all necessary ‘pubis ? economic as s possible! in these oe “6. ‘The Community. Plan i is: 52 fe in preparation; ‘and the work: on it will continue ‘unabated - oe ‘a