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FCS *RePlan Strata Leaseholder Bargaining Agency Information Session

September 19th and 22nd 2018, Revue Stage, Granville Island

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Welcome and Introductions

Our speakers:

• Richard Marchant, SLS Delegate, Chair and Creek Village resident
• Sharon Yandle, SLS Delegate and Marine Mews resident
• Doug Ramsey, SLS Delegate and Market Hill resident
• Mike Walker, *RePlan’s Lawyer; Partner, Miller Thomson
• Nathan Edelson, *RePlan Project Manager
• Lisa May, SLS Delegate and Mariner Point resident

Strata Leaseholder Subcommittee Delegates

Strata Name Strata Name 658 Leg-in-Boot Robert Renger Lagoons John Sanders, Tom Beechinor, Hans van der Slagt 666 Leg-in-Boot Rosalie Hawrylko, Ralph Skinner Leg-in-Boot Commercial George Stratis Alder Bay Jaki Chantler, Scott Hughes Marine Mews Sharon Yandle, Josef Skala Creek Village Richard Marchant (Chair), Marta Hutton Mariner Point Cory Lake, Lisa May Fountain Terrace Tom Gibbons, Linda Lytle Market Hill Terrace Jim Woodward, Doug Ramsey Harbour Terrace Marie-Claude Collins, Wayne Sutherland Spruce Village Panos Grames, Monty Wood Heather Point Jerry Roy Stamps Landing Jim Taggart (Residential), Trevor Katz (Commercial)

Today’s Outline Part 1: Leaseholder Update Part 2: Overview of a bargaining agency Part 3: What is a bargaining agency? Part 4: Next steps Part 5: Find out what you think and answer your questions

SLS Activities: 2018

February

• SLS report to City Council and presentations to leaseholders

April

• City Manager becomes directly involved in meetings with staff – 5 meetings held

with City Manager, Real Estate, and SLS representatives (May to July) May

• City Council puts the community plan on pause
• Staff presentation to Harbour Terrace Leaseholders

June

• SLS update to leaseholders and letter to City Council liaisons

July

• SLS agrees to consider forming a bargaining agency

August

• Information regarding agency prepared for distribution to leaseholders
• City sends letters to Harbour Terrace leaseholders

September

• SLS presentation to leaseholders
• City presentation to Harbour Terrace
• Letter to the Mayor

Bargaining Agency Overview

• SLS advocacy role
• City’s response
• Issues with the Harbour Terrace lease

extension and options

• Potential impact on other stratas
• Transitioning the SLS from consultation to

negotiation

• Advantages of a bargaining agency

The Specifics

• Structure and Purpose
• Agency Agreement
• Negotiations
• Costs
• Benefits

Agent:

*RePlan Strata Leaseholders’ Society

City of Vancouver

Leaseholders

*RePlan Strata Leaseholders’ Society

Purposes:

• Promote interests of leaseholders
• Negotiate lease modifications with City of Vancouver on behalf of

leaseholders

To be eligible for membership:

• False Creek residential strata leaseholder
• Sign agency agreement with Society

Directors:

• Three appointed by *RePlan (initial)
• One or two appointed by enclaves with at least 30% participation

Agency Agreement

Each leaseholder agrees:

• no separate negotiation with City of Vancouver
• no lease modification unless ratified by participating leaseholders

*RePlan SLS agrees to:

• act as agent within scope described in agency agreement
• present lease modification to participating leaseholders for approval

One agreement between *RePlan Strata Leaseholders’ Society and all participating leaseholders Fixed term unless extended by leaseholders

individual leaseholders sign lease modifications with City

Conduct of Negotiations

Leaseholders fix SLS mandate (3/4 vote) SLS holds talks with City legal and other advisors retained through SLS revise/refine mandate SLS/City reach tenta?ve agreement on lease modifica?on Leaseholder ratification (3/4 vote)

Next Steps

• 1. Hold leaseholder information sessions
• 2. Update FAQ and post the session online
• 3. Compile results of the bargaining agency survey
• 4. If supported, form a bargaining agency
• 5. As part of a communication plan, interview municipal

parties/candidates and post their information prior to the opening

• f advance voting for the October 20th municipal election
• 6. Prepare for negotiations

Wha What do do you u th thin ink?

• Questions?
• Interest in a bargaining

agency?

• Priorities, preferences,

hopes, concerns?

What do you think?

Survey: www.falsecreeksouth.org/agency