Mayor and Council External Correspondence Summary March 11, 2013

H.01 Mayor and Council External Correspondence Summary March 11, 2013

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087 G. Bohn & G. Valou, Board in Brief CLERKS 116152 Metro Vancouver

088 Mayor M. Sjostrom, 2012 Resolutions HR&CP 116144 President, UBCM

089 L. Brummitt, Co- Letter to the Minister of Health re PR&C 116066 coordinator, Delta Seniors Establishing the Office of the CC: Planning Team Seniors’ Advocate CLERK’S

090 A. Alton Lowering of Fees After April 1 PR&C 116163

091 D. Walker, et. all Community Social Services PR&C 116186 Awareness Month

092 R. Scott, President, Pedestrian Fence Along the Centre ENG 116147 Business Improvement Median Island on 12 Avenue Association of Tsawwassen

093 L. Meyer Rezoning CP&D 116083

094 W. Ryan Southlands Development CP&D 116058 *

095 D. and S. Kemp Support for the Southlands CP&D 116059 * Development 096 N. Oldham Southlands Development CP&D 116067 *

097 B. Oldham Southlands Development CP&D 116068 *

098 M. Anderson Southlands CP&D 116115 *

099 D. McBride Bylaw Preparation for Southlands CP&D 116130

* Comment box for the Southlands correspondence:

A response has been sent to the writer advising that their comments will be included in the public feedback for the Southlands Official Community Plan amendment and rezoning application. Staff will be reviewing all correspondence, noting comments and concerns, which will be summarized and reported to Mayor and Council. In addition, staff are preparing binders that contain all public correspondence/feedback on the Southlands application for distribution to Mayor and Council.

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Please note these are not the official minutes. Board In Brief is an informal summary. Material relating to any of the following items is avaifable on request from Metro Vancouver.

For more information, please contact either: Glenn Bohn, 604-451-6697, [email protected] or Greg Valou, 604-451-6016, Greg. [email protected] :::~:: j;9~~1~d~ AT #. Il!tll7a {~omments fY',rAr~\f.. ~ Greater Vancouver Regional District ~(j 11v(o...r {'fIe.eJ.'J Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Wreck Beach Trail 6 Swimmer Safety APPROVED

Wreck Beach is a popular clothing-optional beach located in Pacific Spirit Regional Park. For years, some beach users, via the Wreck Beach Preservation Society (WBPS), have complained about disruption from watercraft near the beach.

i, The Wreck Beach Trail 6 swim area is an extremely busy site during the peak summer season. Since 2002, MV has worked with WBPS and Transport Canada to quantify safety issues and put into place appropriate measures to address swimmer safety. Staff recommended requesting more RCMP marine patrols plus enhanced signage for both boaters and swimmers.

The Board passed a resolution to: a) send a letter to RCMP E Division Offices requesting marine patrols of the Wreck Beach Trail 6 swim area, and enforcement of Transport Canada's Vessel Operation and Restriction Regulations during the 2013 summer season, contingent upon no cost to Metro Vancouver; and to b) direct staff to explore options with Port Metro Vancouver for additional buoys and to work with the Wreck Beach Preservation Society to encourage agreement to safe separation of swimmers and marine vessels. ~'. i City of Richmond Request to Port Metro Vancouver's Land Use Planning APPROVED ! Not to Expand on ALR Lands

Metro Vancouver acknowledges the need for industrial land by Port Metro Vancouver and places priority on preserving and increasing the supply of industrial land in the region. The potential for encroachment of industrial uses into agricultural land led to the inclusion of an Agriculture deSignation as part of Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth Strategy (RGS).

Metro Vancouver has expressed concerns regarding Port Metro Vancouver's acquisition and use of Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) lands on several occasions in the past. Expansion of Port activities on designated agricultural land would undermine Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth Strategy.

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The Board resolved that the Board Chair write a letter requesting that Port Metro Vancouver's proposed Land Use Plan not include any designatiqn that would allow non-agricultural uses on ALR lands. The letter is to be addressed to the Federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the BC Minister of Agriculture, the Chair of the BC Agricultural Land Commission and the Chair of Port Metro Vancouver's Board.

South-West British Columbia Food System Design and Planning Project RECEIVED

Dr. Kent Mullinix and Dr. Arthur Fallick from Kwantlen Polytechnic University requested that Metro Vancouver become a partner in the South-West British Columbia Food System Design and Planning Project. The objective of the project is to put forward an "actionable plan for building a sustainable food system that creates income and jobs and builds social capitaL"

While interesting ideas for innovative practices and policies may emerge from this work, Metro Vancouver staff did not recommend financial support for the project as currently defined.

The Board received for information the report about Kwantlen Polytechnic University's proposal.

Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw No. APPROVED 1082, 2008 - Staff Appointments

Metro Vancouver's Air Quality Regulatory Program supports the goals ofthe Integrated Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan by promoting compliance with air quality management bylaws regulating the discharge of air contaminants.

The Greater Vancouver Regional District Air Quality Management Bylaw 1082, 2008 delegates authority upon Board-designated Assistant District Directors and Officers.

The Board appointed Kathy Preston as an Assistant District Director and rescinded Don Miller as an Assistant District Director and Officer..

Development of an Organic Materials Processing Odour Emission Control APPROVED Regulatory Model

Metro Vancouver staff has proposed a regulatory model that an odour emissions control bylaw that would apply to facilities processing organic material, such as rendering plants, composting facilities, anaerobic digesters, and animal feed manufacturers.

Stakeholders have expressed concerns about the proposed regulatory approach in consultation sessions.

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The Board referred the proposed Odour Emission Control Regulatory Model back to staff for further review in consideration of consultation results.

Appointment of Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation Directors 2013 APPROVED

The Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation (MVHC) is a non-profit corporation providing affordable housing to thousands of families in Metro Vancouver. MVHC has a board of directors appointed by Metro Vancouver, its sole shareholder. Housing Committee membership increased by two in 2013, so the number of directors on the MVHC board must also increase accordingly.

The Board appointed Councillors Kerry Jang and Brad West as directors of the MVHC Board, effective February 8, 2013.

UBC Alma Mater Society Liquor Licence Application - Extension of Hours APPROVED at the Student Union Building

The UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS) wants to change the hours of operation for its liquor licence at the Student Union Building. In November 2012, Metro Vancouver received an AMS request to provide comments on their liquor licence application. UBC and the applicant are located within Electoral Area A.

Under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act, local governments or First Nations may choose whether or not to provide input for liquor licence applications in areas where they have jurisdiction.

The Board declined to provide comments or recommendations to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch with regard to the application by the Alma Mater Society to change their liquor primary licence at the Student Union Building at UBC.

Greater Vancouver Regional District Labour Relations Service Bylaw No. 1182, APPROVED 2012

The Board approved minor amendments to Bylaw 1182, which sets out the terms and conpitions of the labour relations service that will be provided by Metro Vancouver, as well as an amended 2013 budget, which is reduced budget by $768.

Long Term Infrastructure Program (LTIP) Update APPROVED

Metro Vancouver elected officials and staff have been working closely with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to develop a long term infrastructure financing strategy.

With the Building Canada Fund due to expire, the Federal Government's response is imminent. Metro Vancouver and member municipalities represent one of the largest metropolitan regions in

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Canada. High quality of life and economic prosperity can only be maintained with ongoing investment in municipal infrastructure.

The Board resolved to write a letter to the Federal Minister of Finance, in support of FCM's position on the role of Canada regarding long term infrastructure financing.

Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District

New Waste-to-Energy Capacity Project - Update RECEIVED & APPROVED

The Board received a report with updates on the New Waste to Energy (WTE) Capacity Project:

Highlights:

• A request for qualifications (RFQ) for waste-to-energy technology was issued on November 23, 2012, and is scheduled to close on February 14, 2013. Staff expects to present the list of qualified respondents to the Zero Waste Committee in April 2013.

• Metro Vancouver has issued an RFQ seeking a technical consulting team to assist in the remaining stages of the project. The team will have expertise in health and air quality; WTE technology; WTE procurement; large infrastructure financing, financial modeling and public private partnerships; environmental and other regulatory processes.

• Metro Vancouver has been notified that the New WTE Capacity Project has been successfully screened in to Round 4 of the P3 Canada Fund.

• The MV project team is in the process of identifying a WTE technology expert to sit on the Third Party Expert Panel. The Third Party Expert Panel is tasked with ensuring that the technology procurement process is unbiased.

• Metro Vancouver has declined the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD)'s requestto appoint an observer on the Third Party Expert Panel.

• The MV project team has initiated the engagement and consultation program which , i includes a political liaison committee with the FVRD.

The Board also directed the Chair of the Zero Waste Committee to work with the FVRD Chair to form a pOlitical liaison committee to support the development of an FVRD engagement and consultation strategy.

4 Karen Waterberg

From: Angila Bains Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:58 AM To: Mayor & Council Subject: FW: Board in Brief - February 22, 2013 Attachments: February_22_2013_Board_in_BrieCdocx.pdf

Importance: High

_._~O<... _- _ .... __ From: CorporateRelations [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: February-28-13 8:46 AM Cc: Glenn Bohn; Greg Valou Subject: Board in Brief - February 22, 2013 Importance: High

Attached is the Metro Vancouver Boord in Brief- February 22,2013 for your information.

Material relating to any ofthe items available on request. Please contact Glenn Bohn, Corporate Relations, at 604-451-6697 or Greg Valou, Corporate Relations, at 604-451-6016.

This message is provided in confidence and should not be forwarded to any external third party without authorization. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return email and delete this message along with any attachments.

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February 15, 2013

Mayor Lois Jackson Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta BC V 4K 3E2

Dear Mayor Jackson:

Re: 2012 Resolutions

Please find attached the provincial response to the 2012 resolution(s) put forward by your Council and endorsed by the UBCM membership at Convention.

I trust this information will be of assistance to you. Please feel free to contact Reiko Tagami, UBCM Information & Resolutions Coordinator with any questions.

Tel: 604.270.8226 ext. 115 Email: [email protected]

Sincerely,

Provincial responses to Delta's 2012 UBCM resolutions are provided for Mayor Mary Sjostrom information. President .

Enclosure

MAYOR'S OFFICE FEB 21 2013 RECEIVED 2012 B27 MILK CONTAINERS Delta WHEREAS beverage containers for milk, milk substitutes, rice milk, soya milk, flavoured milk, infant formulas, meal replacements or dietary supplements are not included in the deposit-refund beverage container stewardship program, require extensive space in municipal blue boxes and collection vehicles, and contribute to garbage and litter throughout the province;

AND WHEREAS the deposit-refund beverage container stewardship program is the most effective and environmentally responsible way to divert these containers from disposal:

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government remove the exemption for milk, milk substitutes, rice milk, soya milk, flavoured milk, infant formulas, meal replacements or dietary supplements beverage containers in the beverage container product category of the Recycling Regulation. CONVENTION DECISION: ENDORSED

PROVINCIAL RESPONSE Ministry of Environment

The Province acknowledges that milk and mille substitute containers not currently captured under the Beverage Container Schedule of the Recycling Regulation (2004) do require significant space in the current municipal blue box programs. However, the Province does not intend to add deposit-refund obligations to these containers at this time. The Recycling Regulation (2004) does not include deposits on containers for milk and milk substitutes such as soya milk, rice mille, infant formula, meal replacements and dietary supplements, as extra deposit costs could impact the ability of vulnerable members of society to meet basic nutritional needs.

Deposits on pop and juice have helped industry beverage container programs achieve high recovery rates, as many of these drinks are consumed in non-residential places where recycling options are less convenient. Most mille containers are used in the home and are not generally considered a littering issue. All containers not currently regulated under the Beverage Container Schedule of the Recycling Regulation, including containers for milk and milk substitutes, are captured under the Packaging and Printed Paper category of the Regulation. Regulated producers will have to develop collection methods that will meet recovery targets and they must consult with stakeholders when designing and implementing their stewardship programs. Local governments are encouraged to provide their input on efficient, convenient and environmentally preferable methods for collecting mille and milk substitute containers during the packaging consultations.

The Province will expect the producers' packaging program to achieve high performance targets as set out in tbeir plan, or as part of a plan they join with other producers of packaging. 2012 B78 REGULATION OF ABANDONED BOATS & Delta DERELICT STRUCTURES ALONG PUBLIC WATERWAYS WHEREAS abandoned boats, derelict structures and squatters in float homes and boats along public waterways can cause significant environmental damage, and pose a hazard to navigation and public health and safety;

AND WHEREAS the current regulatory framework, with overlapping jurisdictions, makes it difficult and costly for municipalities to deal effectively with the problem:

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial and federal governments be requested to implement regulatory changes that will provide municipal authority to enforce the removal of abandoned, derelict or hazardous structures along public waterways, and to enforce the eviction of illegal float home and house boat squatters. CONVENTION DECISION: ENDORSED

PROVINCIAL RESPONSE Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

The Province shares many of the concerns expressed by coastal communities with respect to derelict and abandoned vessels in coastal waters. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNR) is actively exploring long-term solutions within available resources during a period of fiscal constraint. FLNR is participating in the development of a guidance paper to clarify roles and responsibilities for each organization with a mandate to address derelict vessels. The paper is being reviewed by the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General. The estimated time for completion of the review and posting of the paper on the FLNRO internet site is February 14, 2013. FLNR communicates regularly with Transport Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard and works with the federal agencies to find collaborative solutions for addressing concerns associated with derelict and abandoned vessels.

In 2011/12, FLNR worked with local governments and individuals wishing to accept responsibility for vessel cleanup by contributing some operational funding to cover partial equipment costs associated with the removal of vessels. Staff from regional-federal agencies are working with their counterparts in Ottawa to seek funding and to develop a permanent solution for the Pacific coast. 2012 B123 REGULATING THE SALE OF UN STERILIZED Delta RABBITS WHEREAS many municipalities are facing the problem of rabbit abandonment and proliferation in city parks and public areas;

AND WHEREAS feral rabbits can cause significant property damage, and pose a hazard to public health and safety:

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the provincial government be requested to implement legislation to regulate the sale of unsterilized rabbits. CONVENTION DECISION: ENDORSED

PROVINCIAL RESPONSE Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development

Under the Community Charter s. 8(3)(/(), municipalities have the authority to adopt bylaws to regulate, prohibit and impose requirements in relation to animals, subject to any provincial regulations. B.C. Regulation 144/2004 "Community Charter Spheres of Concurrent Jurisdiction - Environment and Wildlife Regulation" identifies rabbits as "alien invasive species ". Therefore, municipalities are authorized to control and eradicate those alien invasive species, except in cases where the species is part of a farm operation as defined under the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act.

Additionally, Community Charter s. 8(6) authorizes municipalities to regulate in relation to businesses. In relation to a bylaw banning the sale of puppies and dogs from pet stores, the British Columbia Supreme Court in International Bio Research v. Richmond (City), 2011 BCSC 471 found that this authority could be used to prohibit such sales provided there is a valid municipal purpose for doing so and the bylaw is not unreasonable or otherwise impermissibly discriminatory. Given the potential scope of municipal regulatory authority, the Provincial Government does not intend to pursue legislation to regulate the sale of unsterilized rabbits at this time. 089

Mayor Council

From: Lynda Brummitt [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20,20134:51 PM To: Mayor & Council i··· .. •••. Q\ 1:50-9),D16tt:.-- Subject: Office of the Seniors' Advocate Attachments: Letter of Minister of Health - Feb. 15-2013.pdf

To Mayor and Council:

On behalf of the Delta Seniors Planning Team, you are receiving, for information, a copy of a follow up letter that was recently sent to the Minister of Health regarding establishing the Office of the Seniors' Advocate.

Our group participated in the consultation that occurred in June 2012 for the formation of this Office. We also prepared a written submission which we circulated to Mayor and Council October 1, 2012. We are concerned that since the closing of the consultation process in July, 2012 there has been no further progress updates. We felt it was important to express our concern for the lack of progress and reiterate the importance of the formation of this Office and share this with Council. ~ .....' 'TI m Lynda Brummitt, Co-coordinator IX!, 1"'-' Delta Seniors Planning Team, A Voice for Seniors I-'" I ! 604.818.3290 http://www.deltassist.comldeltaseniorsplanning.html

This matter is received for information. Staff will advise of any follow up with the Minister of Health regarding establishment of the “Office of the Seniors Advocate”.

1 DELTA SENIORS PLANNING TEAM C/O Deltassist Family & Community Services 9097 - 120'" Street Delta, B.C. V4C 6R7 604-946·9526 i

! February 15, 2013

Honourable Margaret MacDiarmid Minister of Health Room 337, Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V lX4

Re: Creating the Office of the Seniors' Advocate

In July 2012, the Delta Seniors Planning Team submitted the views of our members on creating the Office of the Seniors' Advocate. To date, we have had no information regarding the establishment of this Office. We believe that, once created, this Office will be an important step towards giving BC Seniors a strong voice. It is important that planning for this growing senior demographic is treated as a priority and that the Office of the Seniors' Advocate be immediately established.

The key points laid out in our submission included: • Independence ofthe Office of the Seniprs' Advocate • Advocacy role that includes both systemic and individual advocacy • Avoidance of duplication of advocacy, particularly, information and referral, offered in communities and efforts to strengthen community advocacy resources and local connections for seniors • Focus of the Office of the Seniors' Advocate must include the work of all government ministries and health authorities that impact on the lives on seniors • Inclusion of public awareness and communication to facilitate ongoing input from seniors on the focus of the work of the Seniors' Advocate and to educate and inform the broad community about seniors' issues.

We urge you to establish the Office ofthe Seniors' Advocate as soon as possible and to continue the practice of engagement and consultation with BC Seniors once this Office becomes a reality.

Yours sincerely,

\ \ ~

Joanne Van Snellenberg, Co-chair .Gr~ Co-chair Cc: Han. Ralph Sultan, Minister of State for Seniors Mike Farnworth, Opposition Critic for Health Guy Gentner, MLA Vicky Huntington, MLA Delta Mayor and Council Delta Seniors Advisory Committee Clerks

From: Lynda Brummitt [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 4:16 PM To: Clerks Subject: Seniors Advisory Committee Attachments: Letter of Minister of Health - Feb. 15-2013.pdf

Seniors Advisory Committee:

The Delta Seniors Planning Team recently sent a follow up letter to the Minister of Health regarding establishing the Office of the Seniors' Advocate. Our group participated in the consultation that occurred in June 2012 as well as prepared a written submission. We are concerned that since the closing of the consultation process in July, 2012 there has been no further progress updates. Our letter is attached for the information of the Seniors Advisory Committee

We feel it is important to share with the Seniors Advisory Committee our concern on the slow pace in the development of the Office as there is a strong need for an Advocate to oversee the quality of care that seniors receive in health facilities.

Lynda Brummitt, Co-coordinator " Delta Seniors Planning Team, A Voice for Seniors 604.818.3290 http://www.deltassist.comldeltaseniorsplanning.html

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From: Allan Alton [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 27,20136:34 PM To: Mayor & Council Agenda Subject: Lowering of fees after April 1 Yi\ FILE # reoLlo·- dO

With the reverting from HST to GST on fees such as recreation passes, the tax remitted will change from 12% to 5% as I understand it. As the tax is included in the posted fee, will the fees be reduced accordingly? I know if it was going the other way (from 5% to 12%) we would certainly expect an increase.

The reason I ask is because I just paid for 50 passes at $234 at Sungod. I was planning on buying only 10 to hold me over until April 1. However, I was told by a supervisor by the name of Marion that the prices would be staying the same when the tax changes April 1. That would imply the 7% difference in tax would effectively be a price increase.

Clarification would be appreciated.

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There will be no change to the admission fees when the GST comes in. The writer has been advised.

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February 28,2013

RE: Community Social Services Awareness Month

Dear Mayor and Council: \ ?, lY\tChY"! C:l Each year, around this time, we write to your municipality seeking your council's endorsement of 1:;1"'1 March as Community Social Services Awareness Month, Last year, more than 50 municipal councils in B.C. passed such resolutions-a meaningful public acknowledgement of the value and contribution of the sector.

Each day, across our province, some of our most vulnerable citizens need assistance with basic life issues, Women and children fleeing domestic violence. lnunigrants and refugees looking for work or coping with language and settlement issues. People with disabilities who need help with speech, occupational or physical therapies. Parents who need child care or infant development assistance. People who are unemployed, seeking job training or skills development, People living in poverty, or with addictions, who need supported social housing or counseling. And aboriginal families, who have culturally specific needs around one or more of these issues.

When people need this kind of help, they turn to one or more community social service agencies. Most of us know someone who, at some time, has relied on these services to keep house and horne together, to maintain basic health, or even to survive, It's reassuring to know the services are there,

But B.C. conununity social services cannot survive without the government's recognition of the crucial role of these services-and the caring professionals who provide them.

Sadly, for nearly 15 years, government mandated program cuts, wage freezes, and agency closures have left the sector chronically under-funded. Since 2004, the sector has been cut by more than $300 million-with more cuts to corne, according to the recent provincial budget.

The consequences are obvious, Cuts to health care, mental health services, women's services, and now services for adults with developmental disabilities have only increased the pressure on an already overstressed conununity social services sector. Workers are dealing with unsustainable workloads due to service cuts, program closures, growing wait lists, and chronic underfunding. Recruitmentand retention of skilled workers remain a serious challenge, with many dedicated professionals forced to hold down two or three jobs in order to make ends meet. This is not sustainable.

On August 5, 2000 Council discontinued the practice of making proclamations. Council may wish to consider a UBCM Resolution asking the Province to re-invest in the Community Social Services sector. cep 467 I cope 378 www.CommunitySociaIServicesMatter.ca .... .12

March is Community Social Services Awareness Month. Sector workers from across B.C. will be engaging in a range of public awareness activities. Some of these events may take place in your community, such as information booths at shopping centres, libraries, and other venues. We are enclosing an assortment of print materials that will be displayed and distributed at these events throughout the month.

This year, in recognition of Community Social Services Awareness Month, we are respectfully requesting that your council bring forward a resolution highlighting the current challenges faced by the sector as well as the unique value that community social services contribute to your municipality. We further ask you to share this resolution or letter with the Premier and/or the Minister of Social Development as an expression of the urgent need for the provincial government to reinvest in B.C. 's community social services sector.

If you would like additional posters, postcards, or brochures, we would be pleased to mail them to you. As well, we would appreciate receiving a copy of your approved resolution or letter so that we can post it on the CSS Month section of our website (www.comt1lunitysocialservicesmatter.ca). Requests for print materials and copies of resolutions/letters can be sent to: Emet Davis, Staff Representative, Research and Campaigns, BCGEU, 4911 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 3W3 (or by email: [email protected]).

Thank you for your continued support.

Yours truly

Darryl Walker, President B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union

Victor Elkins, President Hospital Employees' Union

Barry O'Neill, President BC Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees BC

Reid Johnson, President Health Sciences Association cep 467 / cope 378 www.CommunitySociaIServicesMatter.ca L: WHAT CAN YOU DO? SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. CARING COMMUNITIES. Throughout the month ;= of March we are shining a Community social services are based spotlight on the vital role on the belief that people of all ages, \,,-, community social services play abilities and backgrounds are valuable in our lives and in our society and contributing members of society. as a whole. During difficult periods, or when a crisis arises, it's important that ,-i'; They make our communities communities are able to respond by stronger, healthier and more providing supports, services, or the 'J; stable. skills people need to deal with life's ·zo=,' challenges.

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT Community social services are FOR COMMUNITY SOCIAL about creating and maintaining SERVICES. supportive, healthy, stable, and caring communities. write a letter to your community newspaper.

contact your MLA A MESSAGE FROM: . Federation of Community Social Services of BC post our campaign BC Society of Transition Houses materials in your Ending Violence Association of BC workplace, library or Association of Neighbourhood Houses BC community centre United Community Services Cooperative Developmental Disabilities Association get more information at Be Government and Service Employees' Union www.community Canadian Union of Public Employees socialservicesmatter.ca Hospital Employees' Union Health Sciences Association of BC Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training Early Childhood Educators of BC Coalition of Child Care Advocates Of BC fi££i Every day across B.C., ill large cities and small towns, frontline community social services workers and agencies are helping to build safe, healthy and caring communrties for all of us.

We know just how much these services matter. THEY MAKE ALL OF US STRONGER. Supportive services. Caring communiti~~; WHATWfDO.

SUPPORT children and adults with developmental REACH OUT to the homeless. people with mental STRENGTHEN families through family and physical disabilities to fully participate in their illness and at-risk and street-involved youth by development counseling, parenting support communities through housing. employment support, providing shelter, supported housing, employment and and intervention when needed. recreation and community engagement. life skills training and counselling. SUPPORT Aboriginal communities to HELP end violence in our communities by supporting ASSIST immigrant families to settle into new empower families. youth and children. women, youth and children fleeing abuse, and other communities by helping people get the housing, victims of crime, by providing safe environments, employment, language training and other support IMPROVE lives through therapeutic supports counselling and advocacy. services they may need. such as infant development, occupational and speech therapies for children with special PROVIDE kids with a great start through early care WORK WITH adults and youth in conflict with the needs. and leaming, integrated and supported child care law to prevent crime, through community engagement programs and before-and-after school care. and restorative justice programs. housing, employment CONNECT people facing job loss, life skills support and counselling. and decision-making challenges to training and successful employment. communitysocialservicesmatter;.ca

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February 25, 2013

The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2

Dear Mayor and Council:

Thank you for your letter dated February 15, 2013.

Over the past fifteen years, the Business Improvement Association of Tsawwassen has invested thousands of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars to beautify Tsawwassen's entrance and downtown core.

We are very concerned with council's endorsement of a pedestrian 'fence along the centre median island on 12 Avenue west of 56 Street. We understand the concern for safety and ask that this decision be given a second review and that the Business Improvement Association of Tsawwassen be included in the discussion to search for better solutions.

Similar fencing has improved pedestrian safety in Ladner and North Delta and we look forward to the same results here. The fencing height will be lower than comparable fencing at other locations in Delta to preserve the current appearance of Business Im"provement Association of Tsawwassen the planted median.

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION OF TSAWWASSEN ADDRESS 1333 - 56TH STREET, DELTA, Be V4L2A6 *TEL 604,943,0502 • FAX 604.484,9112 [email protected] ' WEBSITE www.shoptsawwassen.com Extract from the Minutes of the January 28, 2013 Regular Meeting

-- Reports Received MOVED By Cllr. Cllr. Paton, and SECONDED By Cllr. Kanakos, THAT the reports numbered F.03 Recommendations through to F.06 and F.07a be received and the recommendations Endorsed by Consent contained therein be endorsed as presented.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Therefore the following recommendations were endorsed by consent. 12 Avenue Report by the Engineering Department dated January 11, 2013 Pedestrian Fence regarding 12 Avenue Pedestrian Fence. (File: 5220-25/12/56S, (F.OS) 5220-25/12/MALL, R12194) A. THAT staff install a decorative pedestrian fence along the centre median island on 12 Avenue west of 56 Street. B. THAT Sterling Fence Co. Ltd be awarded the quotation, in the amount of $37,497.60, including the 12% HST .. C. THAT the Director of Engineering and the Director of Finance be authorized to execute the contract. D. THAT staff notify the Business Improvement Association of Tsawwassen regarding the proposed installation of the decorative fence at this location. Engineering

File: R12194

February 12, 2013

Randy Scott President Tsawwassen Business Improvement Association #119 - 1315 56 Street Delta, BC V4L 2A6

Dear Mr. Scott:

Subject: Installation of Pedestrian Fence on 12 Avenue

The Corporation of Delta will soon be installing a pedestrian fence along the centre median island on 12 Avenue just west of 56 Street to prevent pedestrians from jaywalking across 12 Avenue (see Attachment A for location map).

The fence will be similar to the existing pedestrian fence on Harvest Drive close to Ladner Trunk Road (photo included in Attachment B for reference).

To I(eep the fence as unobtrusive as possible, the height of the pedestrian fence will be limited to 1.2m (4 feet). The pedestrian fence will be installed adjacent to the concrete median curb to reduce impacts to the existing landscaping, irrigation equipment, and palm trees. A photo rendering of the fence on 12 Avenue is included in Attachment C for your reference.

Should you have any questions regarding this installation, please contact me at 604-946-3299.

Yours truly,

flSteven Lan, P.Eng. Director of Engineering

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The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence TayloJ' Crescent Della, BCV~I( 3E2 604.946.4141 www.delta.ca Engineering Subject: Installation of Pedestrian 'Fence on 12 Avenue File No: R12194 Page 2 of2

Attachments: A. Location Map B. Harvest Drive Photo C. Photo Rendering of 12 Avenue

CC: Gordon Botha, P.Eng., Roads Engineer Trent Reid, AScT, Manager of Design and Construction Alan Chiang, Project Technologist

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Mayor Council

From: Larry Meyer [[email protected] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 11 :02 AM To: Mayor & Council Subject: Rezoning

Monetary values created by rezoning by mayor and councils in communities throughout metro Vancouver would better serve those communities when they are retained. The uptick in value created by councils should be preserved to support the community in the future. Our first nation neighbors lease land to developers who then build and profit, but not in perpetuity. A prepaid lease for a set term works for developers. A prepaid lease for a set term works for those who control the zoning. Dominion Construction built and leased warehouses in Richmond for a period of 25 years and prospered. As a condition for rezoning if that land was first transferred to Richmond then leased back to the Developer prepaid eventually the property would be returned to Richmond for its residents benefit.The lease length determined by the uptick in value created be council. Farmland to residential may provide a greater value than commercial to a residential commercial mix. The greater the value created the shorter the prepaid lease length. Trading zoning for amenities does not return the value that a prepaid lease would for the community. It preserves value for First Nations, why not for us?

Larry Meyer 5736 Goldenrod Crescent Delta, B.C.

Mr. Meyer has suggested that The Corporation of Delta consider acquiring land through rezoning, and then leasing it back to developers in order to retain the “uplift” value for the community. One of the examples cited is First Nations. First Nations generally operate under a different land ownership structure and legislative framework than municipalities. This correspondence has been received for information.

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Mayor _Council

From: Wayne Ryan [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 7:43 AM 13c2'9o"OW ~ To: Mayor & Council .. Ult2tJi2-39/) Subject: South lands Development

To Whom It May concern,

I would like voice my overwhelming support for the most recent plans for the above noted development. My wife and I have been long time residents and owners in the Tsawwassen area, and as we are nearing retirement, would very much like to stay in the area. The 'Plan' seems very balanced, and gives back a large percentage of the land to the Corporation of Delta. We currently live near the South lands lands, and have always enjoyed the area, but it is time for this development to finally move forward.

I know I speak for many of our Delta friends who are supportive of a balanced plan, like the one the Century Group is proposing, but could not be bothered to voice that support with yourselves. The silent majority is always the least vocal.

I urge you to move forward and approve this proposal, and keep families like ours in the ,Tsawwassen area.

Many thanks, ....." w -n Wayne Ryan m 522 Tralee Cres !XI, N Delta BC V4M 3R8 00 ~ 00 Sent from my iPad t:O W,....

1 095 Mayor Council

From: Debbie Kemp [debbie.kemp@telus.netj Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:36 AM To: Mayor & Council Subject: Support for the South lands Development

Dear Mayor Jackson and Council,

U'I I would like voice my overwhelming support for the most recent plans for the above noted developmenCT'l Steve and I have been living in Tsawwassen for 14 years. We are living in The community of Boundary Bay and would love to have this community be more vibrant. We've lost the store, the cafe and the school in recent years. We are nearing retirement and would very much like to stay in the area but don't need a big home and aren't interested to live on the golf course. We love the idea of the community farm component of the plan. I am always taking advantage of courses through Earthwise and see the real value of local farming.

I continue to read that there most of the mail is opposed to the plan, while there are a significant number of us who support the plan - it's quite usual that those in favour wouldn't form a lobby group. So I was encouraged to write to express my support.

As a relative newcomer to Tsawwassen I learned there are three things you don't talk to your neighbours about - sex, religion and Southlands. We do seem to be a community of 2 solitudes on this issue. You're either in favour or opposed - not much neutral.

I support this proposal, and know it would keep families like ours and attract new families to Tsawwassen and help our community thrive not stagnate.

Many thanks,

Debbie and Steve Kemp

26967 St. Delta BC

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Mayor Council ..... From: nancy oldham [[email protected]] J"3.;}0D c.,tal - ~...., Sent: Wednesday, February 20,201312:06 PM To: Mayor & Council [email protected]

I would like voice my overwhelming support for the most recent plans for the above noted development. My family and I grew up in the Tsawwassen area, and as we are planning for retirement, would very much like to return to the area. The 'Plan' seems very balanced, and gives back a large percentage ofthe land to the Corporation of Delta. We have always enjoyed the South lands area, but it is time for this development to finally move forward.

I urge you to move forward and approve this proposal, and keep families like ours keeping the Tsawwassen area in our plans.

Many thanks,

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1 097 Mayor _Council

From: Beverley Oldham [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:37 PM To: Mayor & Council Subject: Southlands Development

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I would like to voice support for the most recent plans for the above noted development. My family lived in Tsawwassen for 18 years before travel time to UBC and other matters indicated the necessity for a move. Now that tunnel travel is no longer a regular requirement (Thank goodness for that) the plan is to move back to Sunny Tsawwassen. The development ofthe Southlands has been a hotly contested issue for a very long time as you surely know. That land cannot be farmed economically as has been shown clearly. Years ago local residents overlooking the South lands grumbled that they didn't want to lose the viewof the lands and the cows and such. The suggestion of putting greenhouses on that area was truly hated by many residents. I hope such comments are being ignored at this time. There are bigger issues at stake and one is to use the lands to maximum potential- for the benefit of all Delta residents - expand the tax base, the population - which the local merchants sorely need and to keep the schools open. Certainly the plan put forth many years ago by George Hodgins that included various types of residences, streams, ponds, and so on was an absolutely fabulous plan but which was totally ignored by many. I recall clearly that residents of Pt. Roberts were permitted to speak and sometimes overtake the hearings that were held. Please don't fall for all that "stuff' again - the Herons don't need the South lands as is in order to thrive. Delta needs tax revenue without overtaxing the existing properties and this is an opportunity for that to happen.

Beverley Oldham

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1 098 Mayor Council • From: Mike Anderson [anderson1 @dccnet.comj 0- W Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 1:31 PM To: Mayor & Council Subject: South lands. ,1=" fl!n;!:'Mil:E1Jj__ § ~ Dear Mayor Jackson, Councillors Bishop, Campbell, Hamilton, Kanakos, McDonald and Payton, a w w I have finally committed some time to voice my opinion on the Southlands proposal. After reading this story in the Province.

Gangsters and growth turning Kelowna into a paradise lost

I realize that most of the content in this story does not apply to Delta / Tsawwassen area, what did strike me as interesting is the comments on the development process in Kelowna that has contributed to the problems there.

Gordon Price was quoted that "Kelowna Politicians seemed to lack the will and vision to guide smart development" and Mayor Dianne Watts was quoted that" give developers the vision - more walkable, more dense, buildings more linked in purpose - that they can buy into".

In 2000, my wife and I chose Tsawwassen to plant roots and raise a family. The main reason was the fact that Delta was different, not better but different. Being born and raised in the Lower Mainland, today I find it very difficult to tell one community from the next. Most of the community planning and design has been the same" Cookie Cutter" approach. I see the current Southlands Development as an opportunity to showcase an innovative new development strategy for the future. It will be compared to all the current and future developments in the Lower Mainland for years to come.

I realize that the Southlands has been a very contentious development issue. But if in the opinion of all the advisors, that the eventual deVelopment can't be postponed forever, everyone must ask themselves" Can we i really get a better deal than the one before us " ? " How much better can we expect" ? . ' I'm sure that everyone on council has considered these and countless other questions surrounding this proposal. Hopefully you have not forgotten that people are more likely to take the time to complain than make the effort to compliment. Nothing is perfect and the future of this property will never have unanimous support within the community. The property being given to the citizens of Delta is a gift that may never be offered again. Can you find any other development in the Lower Mainland that comes close? I support this proposal because I don't . think the citizens of Delta will never be offered such an opportunity again to acquire a large area of land for future generations for free. Especially if the land is transfered to another owner who doesn't have deep roots in this community.

I watched the videos showing the making of the Massey Tunnel and marvel at the growth over the past 50 years. Though I can't envision what Delta will look like in another 50 years after I'm long gone, I'm pretty sure that the decision to secure what we can today will be looked upon as a wise choice for the future. At times, the right decision may not be the easiest or the most popular but the council of the day must do what's right for generations to follow. 1 Please don't let this opportunity fade away.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson 55054thAve DeltaBC V4MIH2

2 Gangsters and growth turning Kelowna into a paradise lost

The Grand Hotel shooting in Kelowna on Augnst14, 2011.

Photograph by: Don Sipos, Province

To fellow diners in a cafe outside the Delta Grand hotel, with their muscles and tattoos, Jon Bacon and his pals including Hells Angel Larry Amero and an Independent Soldier plus the pretty, young niece of a Fraser Valley Hells Angel, were perhaps gaudy. but not too conspicuous. Since the Hells Angels expanded their presense in town starting in 2003, thugs out and about and cruising the streets and waterways of Kelowna in gleaming toys, were to be expected. -

But on August 14. a typical lazy, sunny day downtown. Kelowna got its wake-up can when Bacon was gunned down in a white POTSche Cayenne in front of stUIll1ed vacationers.

The latest drug murders to shock the community, this time in West Kelowna, include an apparent innocent, 3D-year-old mother Tiffany Goruk. She and Jeremy Daniel Snow, 33, were found dead Monday in a black SUY outside a high-end condo complex. Snow was a convicted drug smuggler who served time in a U.S. prison for his part in a high-profile ring.

Sgt. Ghalib Bhayani of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says that several factors led to the influx of gangsters during the past few years, including the push of enforcement in the Lower Mainland, and the pull of attractive property and fast money on Okanagan Lake. Police know, for example, that gangsters and their extended families have bought up expensive lake properties recently, taking advantage of a post 2008 real estate market dip.

Right now the Hells Angels are dominant, with "support clubs" such as the Throttle Lockers and the King Pin Crew. The Rock Machine, a biker gang known for bloody battles with the Hells Angels in Quebec, was seen in town during the past six months but may have been pressured out by the Hells Angels recently. To an extant, Lower Mainland gangs including the United Nations and Independent Soldiers are present in Kelowna, as well as less organized street-level players.

Bhayaoi said he can't comment on the Bacon investigation, which is still open. He points to recent police successes, such as charges against several Throttle Lockers members in the 2011 murder of a man named Dain Phillips, as signs of success.

"At one point the gangs believed they were under the radar and untouchable, and that's why we've moved up there too," Bhayani said.

Simon Fraser University criminologist Rob Gordon says a crackdown on grow ops and gangs in the Lower Mainland displaced gangs into the Interior, so logically, as the third-largest urban area in B.C., the Kelowna district has become a major crime hub. The fertile pot growing in remote Okanagan forests, and increasing use of drug routes in southeastern B.C. - such as the Nelson corridor that the recently murdered Jeremy Daniel . ~now used to access the U.S. market - make Kelowna a key drug route nexus.

"Quite clearly, what used to be a sleepy Okanagan town, has changed into a permanent city, with all the crime problems you would expect," Gordon said.

A COCKTAIL OF FACTORS

So where did it go wrong, and can Kelowna get back on track? For University of B.C. population geography Prof. Carlos Teixeira, it's clear that local citizens are afraid of increasingly visible violent criminals in Kelowna, and worried ahout the city's growing reputation as a crime-capital. These are common topics of discussion in the UBC Okanagan campus community, although studies on the reasons why violent crime statistics have spiked haven't been done, says Teixeira.

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But it's reasonable to suppose "a cocktail of factors" including rapid popuLation growth, a transient population that is drawn to Kelowna's mild climate, and a public sector that is struggling to catch up. are likely causes behind the growing criminality, Teixeira concludes.

In Teixeira's classes students talk about the steep growth curve that Kelowna has seen: from a sleepy rural town 100 years ago, to a retirement community of 20,000 in 1970, to the fourth-fastest growing city in Canada in 2012, with a current population of about 130,000. Population roughly doubles in the summer when recreation on the lakes ramps up, which makes the region difficult to police.

Teixeira says local planners must get ahead of the population growth trend and address social problems stemming from a lack of skilled and noo skilled jobs for youth, inadequate public transit, and economic imbalances caused by Kelowna's exorbitantly priced housing benchmark, which is the fourth-most expensive in Canada.

Teixeira uses colourful terms such as ''pepperoni pizza development" to describe the haphazard manner in which housing is splattered around the region, with little or no unifying thOUght.

"We need the local govennnent to pay attention: Are we growing too fast. Where are we going?" Teixeira says.

'BAD DEVELOPMENT ON STEROIDS'

Gordon Price, one of B.C.' s leading city experts and a former Vancouver councillor. remembers well his charming childhood trips to Kelowna in the 1950s. There was the city park, the fruit-stands, a good bustle on Bernard Avenue, and the "Fintry Queen" car ferry in the harbour. Ironically, the iconic Finrry Queen just got the boot, to make way for a $5-million private wharf development.

Price says when the municipal government asked him to come to Kelowna to help put through an anchor mixed-use development on Bernard about 20 years ago, he was stunned by the disjointed and ugly patchwork of parking lots and strip malls. The development failed, with complaints against building height and density.

"I thought Nanaimo would be the worst example of a city being 'maUed' to death until I went back and saw what happened in Kelowna," Price said. "And now from what I've seen in West Kelowna. it is even worse. It's bad development on steroids."

Price says that during the years Kelowna politicians seem to have lacked the will and vision to guide smart development growth, but there is still hope.

Basically, Kelowna needs the type of turnaround that Mayor Dianne Watts and her council have started in Central SliTey. Focus on increasing transit and public infrastructure investment downtown and give developers a vision - more walkable, more dense, buildings more linked in purpose - that they can buy into.

"You have huge potential in Kelowna. There is a reason people go there. Just stop making bad stuff."

TURNING CITY AROUND

Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray, a longtime municipal leader who was recently voted back into office, acknowledges some mis-steps in Kelowna, but downplays crime fears.

"I don't get the sense that we have a population that is scared for their lives." Gray said, noting,this week's double murder was in West Kelowna. "The Jon Bacon killing could have happened in Sicamous as much as Kelowna. He was in Kelowna because bad guys like holidays, too."

Gray said Kelowna has upped its police force by 12 members, and with a crime reduction strategy getting underway in 2013, he believes citizens are confident that the dubious crime-capital statistics Kelowna has been tagged with in recent years will soon fade away.

When it comes to criticisms against misguided development in Kelowna, Gray points out that his council is ttying to tum the city around, with plans that echo many of the urban-design successes that the City of Vancouver is known for. Bernard Avenue is undergoing a $17 -million makeover that will reduce automobile traffic and "make it a people place," Gray said. Public transit, biking and walking routes are the new focus. and Kelowna is seeking to foster new high-tech startups. build on its wine, food and recreation destination brand, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 30 per cent, by 2020.

If that sounds like a Vancouver of the Interior, well, that's sort of the idea.

'.'We want to be the most desirable mid-size city in North America," Gray said, of his new vision for Kelowna.

Back in his Vancouver office, Gordon Price is asked to consider the good and the bad in Kelowna, and prescribe an urban-planning remedy that . could help the underpetforming city live up to the beauty of its natural surroundings. On his computer he opens up a Google Earth satellite map and literally gasps, taking in all the potential land value and tax-base being wasted in car parks.

It's exactly like Joni Mitchell said. They paved paradise to put up a parking lot.

''Those lots just suck the life away. They need to fill that in with transit-oriented development," he says. "They've had some good ideas that lacked momentum, and they have a good economy. The important thing is to have the long-term vision and commitment."

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Mayor ~Council

From: Debbie McBride [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 20136:22 PM To: Mayor & Council Cc: Harold Steves Subject: Bylaw preparation for South lands

Mayor and Council,

At the outset of this letter I would like it to be very clear that I want this included in correspondence for the regular Council meeting and not included in correspondence regarding the rezoning application for the South lands by Century.

I recently read an article in the weekend edition of the Vancouver Sun which concerned the Southlands application proposal. It was a two page story that had a very interesting statement in it that was attributed to Delta's CAD, George Harvie.

According to the reporter, Mr. Harvie had said that "Staff" was preparing a bylaw for 1st and 2nd reading. That confuses me since the last that this matter was brought forward to Delta Mayor and Council, Century was told more answers would be needed before Council could make further recommendations.

Since the statement in the paper was very clear, it can only lead to a couple of conclusions.

First, if Century has brought forth information that has not been presented to the public and Staff has received instruction by Mayor and Council to prepare these bylaws after the public had been led to believe they would see that information first, I'd like to know why. In fact the public was promised at a previous Council meeting that an Information Meeting would be held before bylaws were to be brought before Council. What has changed? And yes, I do expect an answer.

I know that the promised information meeting has not yet transpired, so the public, nor Council one assumes, has had comprehensives answers and studies provided to them before any recommendations and/or Bylaws should have been prepared. Is that process no longer in effect at Delta and are Senior Staff now in charge of ordering bylaws be prepared ahead of Council's instructions? If that's the case I think taxpayers need to be aware of it and we may want to start voting for our senior staff as well.

This change of process, if it is taking place, needs to be explained in detail.

All that being said, I also noted that Mr. Harvie did say that the majority of public op1n10n was running against the rezoning application proposal. I will assume then, that as it seems non elected people are now making the decisions in Delta, public opinion doesn't need to make any difference at all anyway.

Mayor Jackson has seen fit on many occasions to remind us, Area Plans don't mean anything anyway. Why should voters be surprised and expect our opinions to matter to Staff since clearly most of our elected Councillors don't care what we think anyway.

If, as many suspect, Delta is simply trying to lay the decision squarely on the doorstep of Metro Vancouver, residents should be making those on the Metro Board aware of the new and more streamlined arrangements taking place here. Just in case Metro thinks that it is our elected officials making development decisions .

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1 And while I have your attention, let me remind Mayor and Council members that voted to approve a drive through coffee shop at Tsawwassen Springs, of the original development application they approved. The "coffee shop" concept was sold to Council and residents as a small local place where community members could go to socialize. A little place they could WALK to. This entire development was going to be so green, residents would be able to use shared electric cars to do their shopping in Tsawwassen.

Gosh, I even remember Councillor McDonald waxing poetically about buying a home there himself. Now it seems though, Councillor McDonald is instead looking in Ladner. Is that because there was no "high end" coffee shop available? Never mind, problem solved.

Those who voted for that amendment should be ashamed of themselves. Though it does give credence to the knowledge Delta residents already have. Not only do Area Plans count for nothing in Delta, so do the promises and commitments made by developers seeking approval for their projects. They mean nothing as well. Thanks for reminding us.

Respectfully, Debbie McBride 1086-51A St., Delta, BC V4M 2Yl

At the December 17, 2012 Regular Meeting of Council, staff provided an update on the Southlands application to Council. One of the items included in the update was a commitment to have a Public Information Meeting to provide further information to the public prior to consideration of the bylaws. On December 17, 2012 the Chief Administrative Officer confirmed that the bylaws would be brought forward for consideration of first and second readings as soon as possible, and the planned Public Information Meeting will only have Delta staff to provide information to the public.

Staff are still planning on having this Public Information Meeting prior to submitting the bylaws to i , Council for consideration of first and second readings. Staff are currently working on preparing the bylaws and first and second readings report for the Southlands application, but additional information is needed from the applicant before they can be finalized. A Public Information Meeting will be scheduled once staff have the information required.

Staff will send an email to the writer to confirm that there has been no change to the process for the Southlands application that was discussed on December 17, 2012.