OUR (UBC居民自发联合协会) 候选人竞选平台 - 社区土地利用总体规划和发展

OUR (UBC居民自发联合协会) 候选人竞选平台

- 社区土地利用总体规划和发展

作为UBC居民自发联合协会 （OUR）候选人竟选平台的一部分, 理查德·亚历山大 (Richard Alexander)，查尔斯·孟席斯 (Charles Menzies)和武绍宏(Shaohong Wu)承诺， 如果当选，他们将争取让社区居民在土地利用总体规划和发展上发挥切实有效的和更大的作用， 他们建议：

• 确实保证UNA居民有实际并有效的角色参与和修订社区邻里土地使用和开发计划以及区内项目发展建议的批复。
• UNA应该在确保更多的社区居民能够积极有效的参与上起到更积极的领导作用。
•居民社区规划职位以及其他相关机构的职位应由UNA 委任，委任人应定期向UNA 汇报工作进展情况。

UBC居民自发联合协会候选人的承诺：
理查德· 亚历山大(Richard Alexander)
“我相信参与的作用和理念。我们应该确保新移民应该并能够有效地参与并融入我们的社会，为建设共同的社区家园做贡献。我承诺当选后，我会通过UNA及其系列活动积极地接触和整合社区内的物业管理委员会，教师，职员和学生团体。我代表迅速发展的南校区参与本次竞选，并承诺将积极主动整合业主和社区居民有效地参与我们社区的发展”。

查尔斯·孟席斯(Charles Menzies)
“我是一个社区民主的积极倡议者和支持者。作为大学校园居民社区学校行动委员会的前主席，我积极有效地提倡和促进了我们社区内学校和社区配套设施的发展。现在我们的社区发展正处在一个关键的十字路口 – 新建议的高密度建筑楼群将严重威胁我们的社区宜居性。为确保我们的社区的健康发展，现在是我们一起采取有效的行动的时候了”。

武绍宏(Shaohong Wu)
“作为校区居民，我和你们一样关注我们的社区发展，环境和生活质量。当选后，我承诺将致力于把UNA发展成为一个代表我们居民的自主管理机构。我的工程专业背景，专业的项目管理经验，多元文化群体背景下发展和培养的领导技能将使我有效地完成使命。 我承诺将致力于发展适合我们居住的社区和具有居民广泛参与的社区民主”。

OUR Candidates’ Platform—Land Use Planning and Development

As part of their platform, OUR candidates—Richard Alexander, Charles Menzies and Shaohong Wu—commit to seeking a greater role for residents in land use planning and development for the neighbourhoods.

The candidates have adopted the following positions:

·       Residents should have an integral role in the formulation and amendment of land use and neighbourhood plans, and in the approval of individual development proposals.

·       The UNA should take the lead in bringing about this increased resident involvement.

·       Resident positions on planning and other bodies should be filled by UNA appointees, who should report regularly to the UNA.

Our Candidates

Richard Alexander

"I believe in community involvement. We have new residents, many new to Canada, who can and should participate in our community and make it a better place to live. While on the UNA, I will reach out to strata councils, faculty, staff and students who live in the area to become engaged in their community through UNA committees and sponsored activities. I am running for UNA Board to represent the rapidly developing South Campus area and to encourage owners and residents to become engaged with their community." 

Charles Menzies

“I’m a strong supporter of community-based democracy. As the former chair of the Schools Action Committee of the University Neighbourhoods Association at UBC I have advocated on behalf of our community for appropriate school and community facilities. We are at a crossroads where increased development is putting the livability of our community at risk. Now is the time to act prudently and considerately to ensure that our community stays livable.”  

Shaohong Wu

"As a resident of U-Town, I share my neighbors concerns about our environment and quality of life. I am committed to UNA's vision of a democratic self-governing community. I am confident that my engineering background, professional management expertise, leadership skills, and my in depth understanding of and extensive experience in collaborating with people from multiple cultural backgrounds will enable me to contribute to the fulfillment of UNA's vision and help make our U-Town a more democratic and livable place."

The Election has Begun!

The UNA election has formally begun with the posting on the UNA web page of the names and bios of the four candidates running for the three open positions.

Look for me and fellow OUR Team candidates, Shoahung Wu and Richard Alexander, in your neighbourhoods.  We will be working to meet each of you during this campaing.

Making sure that we have real and effective local government is our mandate!

Time for Change: Vote Charles!

Our community is changing rapidly.  It’s time for real, effective, local government.  I’m running with members of OUR (http://ourUtown.com) Richard Alexander and Shaohung Wu because we believe that together we can make the UNA more effective as our local government.  You can read more about me on my election blog votemenzies.ca.  Find me on twitter @charlesmenzies

I’ve lived in the university town since 1996 with my family. Over this time I have been consistent in advocating for community-based democracy.

As the former chair of the Schools Action Committee of the UNA I advocated on behalf of our community for appropriate school and community facilities. Finally we can see progress on this front as the new high school at 16^th and East Mall nears completion and the new middle school and elementary schools are now well underway. 

Prior to the UNA I was part of a group of early Hawthorn Place residents who created the Hawthorn Lane Resident's Association.  There was a real need for community representation and we took the initiative to ensure that resident voices could be heard by UBC and UBCPT.

As a parent of two children who were in the Vancouver school system I participated, as a classroom volunteer, a Parent Advisory Council member, a School Planning Council member, and also as an elected member of Vancouver's District Parent Advisory Council for six years.

I have effectively managed extensive public volunteer activities while being a full time professor at UBC. My research interests focus upon matters of economic development and natural resource policy. 

I consider participation in the life of our community town to be both a privilege and a responsibility.  I look forward to serving as a member of your elected UNA as we build a more effective local government in our town.