[Fairfield] Cook & Pendergast (Pic-A-Flic Video site) | Residential and commercial

Whatever is going on, there are no tenant improvement BPs issued for the property

Minor detail. LOL

Ask for forgiveness, not permission.

They wouldn't be the first to start demolishing interior walls without having a permit in hand. 

Whatever is going on, there are no tenant improvement BPs issued for the property

Depending on what is being done, not all tenant improvements need BPs

Pretty much

Looks like a sale or rental centre for the developer, Aragon Properties: "New Showroom for Aragon Discovery Centre" (BP055439); Strip out - non-structural (BP055254).

There is a letter on development tracker dated October 9, 2019, and some updated plans (only minimal changes, which appear to be restricted to the design of the Pendergast boulevard only). 

CAC of $300K, which includes cash in lieu of subsidized rental for daycare space which was offered and then frustrated.

"We hope that the Mayor and Council can conclude that our application was made under the guidelines existing at that time and evaluate it under those circumstances existing at that time."

I wonder if this is the beginning of a possible legal challenge. The application was originally filed in February 2018.

This is going back to CotW on Thursday March 19.  Aragon investigated the option of working with BC Housing to secure affordable rentals, but that has turned out to be unfeasible. So Aragon is proposing to scrap the planned daycare facility and contribute its planned subsidy of the facility to the City's housing fund instead; the amount is approx. $161k.  See: 

https://pub-victoria...ocumentId=51551

Edited by Jackerbie, 15 March 2020 - 05:55 PM.

Note that the daycare facility was scrapped because the strata didn't want it there (it's in a neighbouring building, not located in the proposed development) and as a result Aragon is proposing to sell the commercial strata unit to the City at 25% below cost for expansion of the Cook Street Village Activity Centre

This is becoming a very creative deal with Development & City. 

Thanks for the Coles Notes Jackerbie. 

Did anyone catch the live stream of COTW this morning?  I'm just curious to see if this proposal passed and will move forward to a public hearing ...

Did anyone catch the live stream of COTW this morning?  I'm just curious to see if this proposal passed and will move forward to a public hearing ...

Loveday made a motion to postpone for two weeks. It passed with Helps and Alto opposed.

Loveday made a motion to postpone for two weeks. It passed with Helps and Alto opposed.

Any idea why Alto opposed?

Any idea why Alto opposed?

I didn't watch the full livestream, but the gist of the motion was that there were more pressing matters than land use on the agenda. In case there was confusion, Helps and Alto opposed the motion to postpone for two weeks. There was no vote and little discussion on whether to send this to a public hearing, as the matter was postponed.

For those interested, the archived video is posted almost immediately after the meeting, so you can watch it online. It's easiest if you click the HTML agenda, which will include a small video window in addition to the agenda. Clicking the item will usually land you pretty close to the right time in the video. https://www.victoria...e-meetings.html

Edited by Jackerbie, 19 March 2020 - 03:28 PM.

I didn't watch the full livestream, but the gist of the motion was that there were more pressing matters than land use on the agenda. In case there was confusion, Helps and Alto opposed the motion to postpone for two weeks. There was no vote and little discussion on whether to send this to a public hearing, as the matter was postponed.

 

For those interested, the archived video is posted almost immediately after the meeting, so you can watch it online. It's easiest if you click the HTML agenda, which will include a small video window in addition to the agenda. Clicking the item will usually land you pretty close to the right time in the video. https://www.victoria...e-meetings.html

Sorry Jackerbie. I got confused. 

I thought you said the project passed Public Hearing with Helps and Aalto opposed. 

I see now you were just talking about the postponement. 

This goes back to CotW on Thursday May 21.

Did anyone see if this passed to a public hearing at this morning's CotW meeting? 

Edited by Kapten Kapsell, 21 May 2020 - 11:15 AM.