At Monday's Langley City Council meeting, staff from Transporation Investment Corporation, a provincial crown corporation, gave an update on SkyTrain construction. The project is in full swing, with work at the future Langley City Centre SkyTrain Station underway. They noted that this station will have a centre platform and two elevators, ensuring that even if one elevator is out of service, the stations will remain accessible.
Council asked several questions on public art and design. The SkyTrain team told us they will incorporate public art into the project. Like at Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station in Coquitlam, the Langley City Centre Station will have a track stub. Council asked if it would be designed to soften its impact, and the SkyTrain team said it would not.
Council also ask many questions about construction and its impact on residents, businesses, and accessibility. The SkyTrain team told us they plan to minimize all impacts and maintain accessible access on our sidewalks and streets at all times. The key takeaway was that people should visit the Surrey Langely SkyTrain project website and sign up for the email list. They also provided the 24/7 project hotline, which is 1-844-815-6111.
Later in the meeting, Council provided a formal opportunity for the community to provide feedback on the proposed 2025 budget. Three people provided feedback. One person supported the proposed budget, and one business owner wanted the City to provide financial compensation to businesses on the Fraser Highway Oneway because of the current construction project. Another person had a question about two staffing positions, wanted Council to remove the proposed infrastructure level increase and wanted a freeze on any Council compensation increases.
Later in the meeting, Council gave final reading to a bylaw to update some job titles. Council also approved signing an agreement between Metro Vancouver and ourselves for Next Generation 911. The short version is that Next Generation 911 will provide your exact location when you call. Munipcailities need to provide the geographic data to enable this feature. This agreement was around how we provide and update this data.
Council also approved a motion from a member of Council to receive an operational review report of our fire/rescue service and deferred another motion to release it publically until Council had received the report.
Council also released a January version of the City's organizational charts and referred to City staff a letter from Squamish Nation asking for us to work on a climate strategy.
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