RESULTS: WV Satisfaction Survey Sept 2019

The Mood of West Vancouver: Attitudes towards development initiatives, local government and new bylaws

Table of Contents • Survey of random sample of 408 West Vancouver residents • Conducted via telephone interviews • Survey carried out Sept 6 to Sept 11 2019 • Questionnaire and detailed tables attached

Top of mind issues

Issues of greatest concern in West Vancouver TRAFFIC/CONGESTION

22%

HOUSING/AFFORDABLE HOUSING

13%

INFRASTRUCTURE

12%

DEVELOPMENT/OVER DEVELOPMENT

10%

PUBLIC TRANSIT

5%

POPULATION GROWTH/DENSITY

5%

ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE

5%

TAXES/PROPERTY TAX

4%

GOVERNMENT/POLITICS

4% 0%

5%

10%

15%

Percentage

20%

25%

Views on selected initiatives

Support or opposition in regards to… 65%

ADOPTING A SPECIAL TAX FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT REMAIN EMPTY FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SIMILAR TO THE VACANCY TAX IN THE CITY OF VANCOUVER.

28%

29%

SWAPPING DISTRICT LAND ABOVE THE UPPER LEVEL HIGHWAY ON CYPRUS ROAD SO THAT A NEW 90 ACRE MULTI-UNIT COMMUNITY CAN BE BUILT BY BRITISH PACIFIC PROPERTIES.

59% 26%

TAKING ACTIVE STEPS TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE WEST VANCOUVER POPULATION BY BUILDING MORE HIGH-DENSITY APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND CONDOS.

67%

22%

ADDING FIVE ADDITIONAL FLOORS TO THE CONDO PROJECT CURRENTLY BEING BUILT AT THE PARK ROYAL SHOPPING CENTER WHERE THE WHITE SPOT USED TO BE LOCATED.

72% 21%

CONVERTING TWO LANES ON MARINE DRIVE FROM DUNDARAVE TO PARK ROYAL TO 'BUS ONLY' WITH NO CARS PERMITTED TO USE THE LANES EXCEPT TO PARK AND TURN RIGHT.

76% 0%

Support

10%

20%

Oppose

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Rating of performance of Mary Ann Booth

Do you generally approve or disapprove of the performance of Mary Ann Booth as mayor?

41% Approve

30%

Disapprove

Unsure

29%

0%

10%

20%

30%

Percentage

40%

50%

Rating of District Council

Do you feel that the rest of the District council are doing a good job, or poor job, in improving the overall quality of life in West Vancouver?

39%

Good job Poor job

33% Unsure

28%

0%

10%

20%

30%

Percentage

40%

50%

Rating of District Management

Overall, do you feel that senior staff and management of the District are doing a good job, or poor job, in improving the overall quality of life in West Vancouver?

50% Good job 26%

Poor job Unsure

23%

0%

20%

40%

Percentage

60%

Rating of local government on selected issues

Percentage that think our local government in West Vancouver is doing a good job or a poor job 47%

COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF WEST VANCOUVER

45% 47%

OPERATING IN AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT FASHION

36% 42%

COMMITTED TO VALUE FOR THE TAXES WE PAY

44% 39%

LISTENING TO THE CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS

46% 0%

Good Job

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Poor Job

Views on Grosvenor Ambleside Patio Hours

Percentage of people that are aware of the Grosvenor Ambleside development by the ocean at the base of 14th street – where the new Earls restaurant is located 89% Percentage

Aware Unaware

11%

Should the district pass a bylaw requiring patios that serve alcohol to close at an earlier hour, or should the current midnight closing time be left unchanged?

LEAVE CURRENT HOURS UNCHANGED

49%

REQUIRED TO CLOSE PATIO EARLIER

UNSURE

47%

5% 0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

Percentage

50%

60%

Municipal Recall Initiative

In favour of, or in opposition to, the establishment of recall election procedures for mayors in BC

FAVOUR

57%

OPPOSE

34%

UNSURE

9% 0%

10%

20%

30%

Percentage

40%

50%

60%

If recall elections were possible for mayors in BC, and such an election were held in West Vancouver, would you… NOT VOTE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER

44%

VOTE TO HAVE MARY ANN BOOTH REMAIN IN OFFICE

39%

VOTE TO HAVE MARY ANN BOOTH REMOVED FROM OFFICE

17%

0%

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Percentage

Did you vote in the most recent municipal election in 2018?

Percentage

83%

15% Yes

No

1% Unsure

Percentage living in a single family house, townhouse, or multistory residence Single family house 1% 30%

Townhouse 58%

Multi story residence

11%

Unsure

Length of time residents have lived in West Vancouver Under 5 years

7%

12%

6 to 10 years 62%

19%

11 to 20 years 21 plus years

Contact Information Dr. Angus Reid angus@angusreid.net