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Greater Vancouver Regional District Board of Directors GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held at 9:05 a.m. on Friday, February 26, 2016 in the 2nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. MEMBERS PRESENT: Port Coquitlam, Chair, Director Greg Moore Pitt Meadows, Director John Becker Vancouver, Vice Chair, Director Raymond Louie Port Moody, Director Mike Clay Anmore, Director John McEwen (departed at Richmond, Director Malcolm Brodie 9:44 a.m.) Richmond, Director Harold Steves Belcarra, Director Ralph Drew Surrey, Director Bruce Hayne Bowen Island, Director Maureen Nicholson Surrey, Director Linda Hepner Burnaby, Director Derek Corrigan (arrived at Surrey, Director Mary Martin 9:07 a.m.) Surrey, Director Barbara Steele Burnaby, Director Sav Dhaliwal Surrey, Director Judy Villeneuve Burnaby, Director Colleen Jordan Tsawwassen, Director Bryce Williams (arrived at Coquitlam, Director Craig Hodge 9:46 a.m.) Coquitlam, Director Richard Stewart Vancouver, Director Heather Deal Delta, Director Lois Jackson Vancouver, Director Kerry Jang Electoral Area A, Director Maria Harris Vancouver, Director Geoff Meggs (departed at Langley City, Director Rudy Storteboom 9:44 a.m.) Langley Township, Director Charlie Fox Vancouver, Director Andrea Reimer Langley Township, Director Bob Long Vancouver, Director Gregor Robertson Maple Ridge, Director Nicole Read Vancouver, Director Tim Stevenson New Westminster, Director Jonathan Cote West Vancouver, Director Michael Smith North Vancouver City, Director Darrell Mussatto White Rock, Director Wayne Baldwin North Vancouver District, Director Richard Walton (arrived at 9:07 a.m.) MEMBERS ABSENT: Lions Bay, Director Karl Buhr STAFF PRESENT: Carol Mason, Commissioner/Chief Administrative Officer Deanna Manojlovic, Assistant to Regional Committees, Board and Information Services, Legal and Legislative Services Chris Plagnol, Director, Board and Information Services/Corporate Officer, Legal and Legislative Services Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, February 26, 2016 Page 1of14 A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1. February 26, 2016 Regular Meeting Agenda It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVRD Board adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for February 26, 2016 as circulated. CARRIED B. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 1. November 27, 2015 Regular Meeting Minutes 2. January 29, 2016 Regular Meeting Minutes It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVRD Board adopt the minutes for its regular meetings held November 27, 2015 and January 29, 2016 as circulated. CARRIED C. DELEGATIONS No items presented. D. INVITED PRESENTATIONS No items presented. E. CONSENT AGENDA The following items were removed from the Consent Agenda, in the following order, for consideration under Section F. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda: 2.4 Renewed Federal Comprehensive Land Claims Policy in Relation to Local Governments Interests 1.1 Consultation on Amendments to GVRD Air Quality Management Bylaw No. 1082, 2008 and GVRD Air Quality Management Fees Regulation Bylaw No. 1083, 2008 5.1 Update on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project 5.2 Response to the "Prepared and Resilient: A Discussion paper on the Legislative Framework for Emergency Management in British Columbia" It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVRD Board adopt the recommendations contained in the following items presented in the February 26, 2016 GVRD Board Consent Agenda: 1.2 Partnering Agreements and Funding for Metro Vancouver's Wood Stove Exchange Program 2.1 Appointment of the 2016 Local Government Treaty Table Representatives to the Katzie and Tsleil-Waututh Negotiations 2.2 Appointment of Metro Vancouver's 2016 Representative to the UBCM First Nations Relations Committee Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, February 26, 2016 Page 2of14 2.3 Appointment of a Metro Vancouver Observer to the Fraser Valley Aboriginal Relations Committee Meetings for 2016 3.1 Metro 2040 Consistency of a GVS&DD Sewerage Area Extension - City of Coquitlam 3.2 GVS&DD Sewerage Area Extension - City of Surrey 3.3 Regional Context Statement Amendment - City of Langley 3.4 Metro Facts in Focus Policy Backgrounder: Office Development in Metro Vancouver 4.1 2016 Housing Committee Work Plan 4.2 Homelessness Partnering Strategy Community Entity Activities Repor 5.3 Amended 2016 Labour Relations Function Budget 6.1 Amendments to the Metro Vancouver 2016 Appointment to MFA CARRIED The items and recommendations referred to above are as follows: 1.2 Partnering Agreements and Funding for Metro Vancouver's Wood Stove Exchange Program Report dated January 13, 2016 from Derek Jennejohn, Lead Senior Engineer, Planning, Policy and Environment, seeking Board approval to formalize the continuing participation of wood burning appliance retailers in Metro Vancouver's Wood Stove Exchange Program, to add additional retailers, and to request that the Board send a letter to the BC Minister of Environment in support of continued funding for the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program. Recommendation: That the GVRD Board: a) authorize the participation of wood burning appliance retailers in Metro Vancouver's wood stove exchange program; b) direct staff to publish Metro Vancouver's intention to work with wood burning appliance retailers listed in (c) below to carry out the program; c) authorize the Greater Vancouver Regional District to enter into a partnering agreement with each of the following retailers to establish the terms and conditions of the services they would provide to Metro Vancouver as part of the program: i. Alpha Home Energy Centre Ltd., Abbotsford, BC ii. B.C. Fireplace Service Inc., New Westminster, BC iii. Big Valley Heating & Sheet Metal Ltd, Maple Ridge, BC iv. Bowen Building Centre Ltd., Bowen Island, BC v. Bridge Fireplace Group, Port Coquitlam, BC vi. Dagg's Gas Gallery, Abbotsford, BC vii. Delco Fireplaces Ltd., Langley, BC viii. Fireplace by Maxwell, North Vancouver, BC ix. Fireplaces To Go Manufacturing Distributors Ltd., Coquitlam, BC x. Gasland Equipment & Fireplaces Inc., Surrey, BC xi. Hilltop Plumbing & Heating Ltd., White Rock, BC Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, February 26, 2016 Page 3 of 14 xii. Mainland Fireplaces, Langley, BC xiii. R.E. MacDonald Stoves and Stones Ltd., Langley, BC xiv. The SHP Fireplace Warehouse, Richmond, BC xv. The Olde Stove Works, Mission, BC xvi. Vaglio Fireplace Ltd., Vancouver, BC xvii. Warm Hearth Heating Centre, Maple Ridge, BC; d) authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to execute the partnering agreements listed in (c) above; and e) send a letter to the BC Minister of Environment requesting continued funding for the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program. Adopted on Consent 2.1 Appointment of the 2016 Local Government Treaty Table Representatives to the Katzie and Tsleil-Waututh Negotiations Report dated February 9, 2016 from the Aboriginal Relations Committee, together with report dated January 11, 2016 from Ralph G. Hildebrand, General Manager, Legal and Legislative Services, seeking nominations by the GVRD Board to local government treaty table representatives to the Katzie and Tsleil­ Waututh negotiations for 2016. Recommendation: That the GVRD Board appoint: a) Councillor Barbara Steele, Surrey, as the local government treaty table representative to the Katzie negotiations for 2016; and b) Councillor Mary-Ann Booth, West Vancouver, as the local government treaty table representative to the Tsleil-Waututh negotiations for 2016. Adopted on Consent 2.2 Appointment of Metro Vancouver's 2016 Representative to the UBCM First Nations Relations Committee Report dated February 9, 2016 from the Aboriginal Relations Committee, together with report dated January 25, 2016 from Ralph G. Hildebrand, General Manager, Legal and Legislative Services, seeking the GVRD Board appointment of a Metro Vancouver representative to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities' First Nations Relations Committee for 2016. Recommendation: That the GVRD Board appoint Director Barbara Steele, Chair of Metro Vancouver's Aboriginal Relations Committee, to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities' First Nations Relations Committee for 2016. Adopted on Consent Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, February 26, 2016 Page 4 of 14 2.3 Appointment of a Metro Vancouver Observer to the Fraser Valley Aboriginal Relations Committee Meetings for 2016 Report dated February 9, 2016 from the Aboriginal Relations Committee, together with report dated January 25, 2016 from Ralph G. Hildebrand, General Manager, Legal and Legislative Services, recommending that the GVRD Board appoint an observer to the Fraser Valley Aboriginal Relations Committee meetings for 2016. Recommendation: That the GVRD Board appoint Director Nicole Read, Vice-Chair of Metro Vancouver's Aboriginal Relations Committee, as the Committee's observer to the Fraser Valley Aboriginal Relations Committee meetings for 2016. Adopted on Consent 3.1 Metro 2040 Consistency of a GVS&DD Sewerage Area Extension - City of Coquitlam Report dated January 13, 2016 from Terry Hoff, Senior Regional Planner, Planning, Policy and Environment, responding to a request from the City of Coquitlam to extend the GVS&DD Sewerage Area within the Metro
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