HERE'S A QUICK look at what to expect at Tuesday's council meeting, kicking off at 5:30 p.m. at the Maury Young Arts Centre.
ACCESSIBILITY POLICY
Council will hear a presentation from staff on the development of a new accessibility policy for the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) at the Feb. 4 meeting.
The report comes just two weeks after council received a letter from the Spinal Cord Injury Organization of BC that highlighted the lack of accessible transportation options in the Whistler and the Sea to Sky corridor.
Staff propose to build the new policy using concepts and standards reflected in Universal Design, the BC Building Code, the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification Program and the Accessible Canada Act.
An open house will be held in the summer to gather community feedback on the policy, with an eye to presenting it to council in fall 2020.
WMSC REZONING
Council will also consider first two readings of a rezoning for a new employee housing building at the Whistler Mountain Ski Club's (WMSC) 2028 Rob Boyd Way location on Feb. 4.
The WMSC is proposing a new building containing two three-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units, with common storage, laundry and parking.
While the new building is intended to house seasonal ski club staff first and foremost, it will also be able to house other employees as necessary.
RMOW staff is proposing a maximum rent of $1,200 per bedroom.
The rezoning would effectively remove the property from the existing Commercial Core Two zoning it shares with other Creekside Village properties and replace it with a new site specific zone (Leisure Recreation Eleven).
A public hearing will follow.
EMERALD INFILL HOUSING
A subdivision application seeking to provide infill housing on Emerald Drive is also coming back to council on Feb. 4.
The application proposes subdividing one lot at 9391 Emerald Dr. into two, creating a new employee housing lot.
Council last deliberated the proposal on Feb. 26, 2019, approving a development permit application for the project provided one of the lots is kept for employee housing (www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/council-gets-philosophical-on-housing/Content?oid=13292361).
Council will consider a housing agreement bylaw for the new lot on Feb. 4, which will establish occupancy and price restrictions.
Find the full council package at https://www.whistler.ca/municipal-gov/council/meeting-agendas-and-minutes.
Pick up Thursday's Pique for more from council.
