H.01 Mayor and Council External Correspondence Summary November 28, 2011
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Hon. M. McNeil, Minister of November Proclaimed as Adoption CLERK’S 110778 530 Children and Family Awareness Month Development
M. Owen, Managing Director, Sediment Issues HR&CP 110896 531 Ladner Reach Properties
A. Block, President, North Delta Inclusion – North Delta Rotary Club HR&CP 110787 532 Rotary Club CC: CP&D, ENG, PR&C
D. Overmyer, President, Nature Environmental Assessment of HR&CP/ CA&E 110856 533 Vancouver Deltaport
534 B. Bancy Playground Updates in Endersby Park PR&C 110789
535 J. Miller Swim Team Pool Fees PR&C 110786
C. Makazu New Recreation Centre Expansion in PR&C 110821 536 North Delta
Hon. M. de Jong, Minister of Age-friendly British Columbia (AFBC) PR&C/CP&D 110895 537 Health Community
538 J. & J. McCorquodale 886 English Bluff Road CP&D 110726
L. Jackson, Chair, Metro Metro Vancouver Support for the CP&D 110845 539 Vancouver Board Agricultural Land Commission
J. Broocke, Director & Applications to the Passenger CP&D 110854 Secretary, Passenger Transportation Board for “Suburban” 540 Transportation Board Taxis to Operate in City of Vancouver on Friday and Saturday Evenings and Other Peak Period Days
H. S. Gill Permission to Build Homes with a CP&D 110894 541 Basement
K. Vance, Senior Policy Agricultural Land Reserve: CP&D 110918 542 Analyst, Union of BC Legislative & Policy Update Municipalities
M.D. Dubuque, President, NAIOP Vancouver’s 2011 Municipal CP&D/FIN 110877 NAIOP Vancouver Chapter, Report Card 543 The Commercial Real Estate Development Association
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Hon. Dr. M. MacDiarmid, Grants-In-Lieu Payment Details FIN 110866 Minister of Labour, Citizens’ Report 544 Services and Open Government
G. Schoberg, Senior Manager, Application to the BCUC Proposing to ENG 110788 545 Community & First Nations Amalgamate Natural Gas Utilities Into Relations, Fortis BC One Legal Entity
546 J. Marshall Bus Service on Annacis Island ENG 110886
547 L. Guenther 84th Ave. & 110th, North Delta ENG 110911
548 C. Copeland & G. Hibbs Traffic Along 96th Avenue ENG 110912
549 J. Ronback Bad Nanoparticles in our Air CA&E 110919
550 R. Tomyk Delta Block Watch POL 110771
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Her Worship Mayor Lois E. Jackson and Council District of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Cres Delta BC V 4K 3E2
Dear Mayor Jackson and Council:
November has once again been proclaimed as Adoption Awareness Month in British Columbia. This month provides an opportunity to highlight the need for every child to have a stable and loving forever family - and to celebrate the many families in the province that have been created through adoption ..
In your community and across the province, there are children who are waiting for a permanent family to call their own. Over the past five years, 1,443 children have found hoines through adoption, but there are still over 1,200 children in government care who are waiting for their forever family - with over 500 children who are ready to be adopted today. Some of these children are part of a sibling group, some have special needs and some are teens. Regardless of age or need, all children deserve a family to belong to - someone to celebrate their achievements and milestones, support them through the challenges of growing up, and to rely on for assistance, advice and encouragement. Adoption is about families, unconditional love and a deep, lifelong commitment.
During Adoption Awareness Month, the Ministry of Children.and Family Development places a special emphasis on enhancing adoption awareness and heightening recruitment efforts to find families for children in our continuing care. Potential adoptive parents are ordinary people residing in neighbourhoods across our communities. They come from diverse backgrounds with various life experiences but they all share the capacity and commitment to love a child. Single people, married couples and non-traditional families can all become adoptive parents to a child in need of a loving home.
In communities across British Columbia, there are a variety of events and displays to promote the need for more adoptive parents and to celebrate our many adoptive families. The Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia representative in your area can provide you with more information on these exciting events; a contact list is enclosed. There are also five licensed adoption agencies in British Columbia who contribute to both adoption awareness and the placement of children. A contact list of these agencies is also enclosed.
MAYOR'S nFFICE .. .12 NOV 03 1011 Ministry of Office of [he Mailing Address: Location: Children and Family Minister Parliamenr BuildiiR EeEl VE D Parliament ~lljldings Development Victoria Be V8V' i./L.... Vicmria I also encourage you to find out more about adoption and the celebrations throughout the province by visiting the Ministry of Children and Family Development's Web site regularly throughout November, at: www.mcf.gov.bc.caladoption.
If you are interested in learning more about adoption, please contact the ministry's Regional Deputy Director of Adoptions for your community. For your assistance, I have included a list of contacts for all five regions.
On behalf of the Ministry of Children and Family Development, thank you for helping us find safe, nurturing and loving homes for British Columbia's children and youth.
Sincerely,
Enclosures (4) CONTACT LIST · November 2011 Ministry of Children and Family Development
IJcensed Adoption Agencies in British Columbia
The following agencies are licensed to operate an adoption agency in compliance with the Adoption Act (1995) and Adoption Agency Regulations.
Family Services of Greater Vancouver CHOICES Adoption and Counselling Licensed Adoption Agency Services 1616 West 7u. Ave 100 - 850 Blanshard St Vancouver, BC V6JJS5 Victoria, BC V8W 2H2 Attn: Cathy Loptson, Administrator Attn: Cheryl Fix, Executive Director Ph: 604 736-7613 Ph: 250479-9811 Fax: 604733-7009 Fax: 250 479-9850 Toll-Free: 1 866582-3678 Toll-Free: 1 888479-9811 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Sunrise Family Services Society Hope Services 102 -171 West Esplanade 200 - 2979 Gladwin Rd North Vancouver, BC V7M 3J9 Abbotsford, BC V2T 5T4 Attn: Natasha Chalke, Administrator Attn: Christene Buchanan, Administrator Ph: 604 984-2488 Ph: 604 850-1002 Fax: 604 984-2498 Fax: 604 852-1045 Toll-Free: 1 888984-2488 Toll-Free: 1 800916-4673 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
The Adoption Centre 255 Lawrence Ave Kelowna, BC VI Y 6L2 Attn: Jennifer Wall, Administrator Ph: 250 763-8002 Fax: 250 763-6282 Toll-Free: I 800935-4237 Email: adoptioninfo@kcLca ;0 \.•. ~.... BRITISH • $ 11 COIcLJM~IA
CONTACT LIST November 2011 Ministry of Children and Family Development
Adoptive Families Association of BC: Adoption Support Co-ordinators
The Adoptive Families Association of BC {AFABC} has a provincial support network that provides direct support to adoptive families in every British Columbia community. The adoption support co-ordinators work one-an-one with families, promote awareness of the Waiting Child Program, and arrange pre- and post-adoption information sessions, workshops and social activities. They also work closely with community groups and organizations supporting children and families.
Karen Madeiros Sherrie Jones Executive Director Adoption Support Coordinator Adoptive Families Association of BC North: Peace River Ph: 604320-7330 ext. 109 Ph: 250 786-5370 (Dawson Creek) Toll-Free: 1 866900-7330 ext. 109 Toll-Free: 1 866902-7330 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Cheryl Piddocke Sarah Reid Adoption Support Coordinator Adoption Support Coordinator North: Central and Northwest Lower Mainland: Vancouver/Coastal Ph: 250 963-8553 (prince George) Ph: 604320-7330 ext. 105 Toll-Free: 1 866303-4591 Toll-Free: 1 866900-7330 ext. 105 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Hillman Dianna Mortensen Adoption Support Coordinator Adoption Support Coordinator Lower Mainland: South Fraser Interior: Okanagan, Kootenays, Thompson Ph: 604 320-7330 ext. 101 Cariboo Toll-Free: 1 866900-7330 ext. 101 Toll-Free: 1 866694-1222 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Cathy Gilbert Adoption Support Coordinator Vancouver Island: Central and Upper Island Ph: 250 722-3032 (Nanaimo) Toll-Free: 1 866334-3873 Email: [email protected] FACTSHEET November 2011 Ministry of Children and Family Development
Adoption Awareness Month
The Government of British Columbia has proclaimed November as Adoption Awareness Month. The Ministry of Children and Family Development iS,taking this month-long opportunity to raise awareness about children in care who are waiting for an adoptive home, and to recognize adoption as a valued way to build a family.
Key Facts: • Children in the permanent care of British Columbia's Ministry of Children and Family Development may be placed for adoption through the ministry. Permanent care occurs when the courts have determined that the child cannot return to the care of their birth parent(s) and a Continuing Custody Order has been granted.
• For children in continuing custody, the ministry makes plans for permanency. These plans can include: a Adoption (including foster caregiver adoption: long-term caregivers are encouraged to adopt). a Transfer of custody: this transfers custody of a child to someone with a significant tie to the child. a Ensuring a child has lifelong connections with significant adults in their lives if adoption or other permanency options are not in the child's best interest.
• During the past 10 years, an average of 271 children have been adopted annually. Last year, 263 children and youth in care of the ministry found permanent homes. Still there are over 1,200 children with adoption as their plan of care who are waiting for a permanent family .
• - Many of the children available for adoption are school age. They may be siblings who need to stay together. Some may have special placement needs due to difficult early childhood experiences, prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs, learning delays or other developmental challenges.
• Potential adoptive parents come from diverse backgrounds and have a range of life experiences. Anyone who is interested in providing a 'loving, nurturing home is encouraged to apply to adopt.
• The ministry strives to place children with families that preserve a child's ethnic and cultural heritage. As culture is essential to a child's positive identity formation and preservation, adoptive parents who reflect BritishColumbia's cultural diversity and adoptive parents who are willing to maintain lifelong connections with the child's cultural community are needed. • The number of Aboriginal children being placed with Aboriginal families is on an encouraging trend upward and was 68 per cent in 2010/11- up from 27 per cent in 2000/01.
• In 2007, the Cowichan Tribes on Vancouver Island became the first delegated Aboriginal agency to handle adoptions in British Columbia. They have since held two cultural adoption ceremonies with the second in November 2010 bringing the numqer to 18 for adoptions for children in their community.
• The ministry works with community partners (including the Adoptive Families Association of BC) to increase the number of approved adoption homes for children in care. The Adoptive Families Association is contracted to provide both pre- and post-adoptive support. They also provide assistance with recruitment initiatives such as answering the 1-877-ADOPT-07 phone line.
Post-Adoption Assistance Program: • The Post-Adoption Assistance Program supports families in meeting the unique needs of their adopted families and makes adoption possible for many families that, otherwise, would not have the financial means to give a child a home and family.
• The Post-Adoption Assistance Program supported approximately 1,200 families in British Columbia with a budget of over $18 million for 2010/11- up from $2 million in 2000/01.
Adoption Reunion Registry: • The Adoption Reunion Registry (ARR) has been in operation since 1991 and is legislated to provide, search, intermediary and counselling services to those who have been affected by a B.C. adoption.
• The ARR is available to adopted adults, birth mothers and fathers, siblings of an adopted adult, relatives of an adopted adult and the children or grandchildren of a deceased adopted adult. Adoptees that are searching or being searched for must be at least 19 years of age.
• Since 1991, approximately 17,000 applications for both passive and active searches have been filed with the registry, resulting in approximately 5,000 connecting people together.
• The ARR can be contacted in the Victoria area at 250 387-3660 or toll-free within North America at 1877 387-3660. The ARR website can be found at http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption/reunion/index.htm
Contact: Cindy Rose Ministry of Children and Family Development Communications 250356-1639 CONTACT LIST November 2011 Ministry of Children and Family Development
Deputy Directors of Adoption in British Columbia
If you are interested in finding out more about adoption, please contact the Ministry's Regional Deputy Director of Adoption for your community.
CoastlFraser Region (South and East CoastlFraser Region (North Fraser, Fraser) VancouverlRichmond, CoastlNorth Shore) Bruce McNeill Sheila Robinson Executive Director of Service Executive Director of Service Ph: 604 586-4123 Ph: 604 660-2433
North Region Interior Region Robert Watts Anne Kishiyama Executive Director of Service Community Services Manager Ph: 250 565-4367 Ph: 250 371-3665
Vancouver Island Region Torn Weber Executive Director of Service Ph: 250 334-5820 Ladner Reach Properties Ltd. 29 - 3871 River Road West, Delta, B.C. V4K 3N2 E-mail: [email protected] Phone (604) 946-9747 Fax (604) 940-9747
November 14, 2011
Mayor and Council The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2
Dear Mayor and Council:
While we realize the efforts placed on sediment issues in the five Ladner channels of the south arm of the Fraser River by the Corporation of Delta may be falling on deaf ears in Victoria and Ottawa, where the real responsibility lays, I'd like to take this opportunity to inform you of some of the real possibilities if this sediment intrusion continues.
I would like to make it clear that we are not asking the government to keep our water lots free and clear of sediment, rather to keep their crown property free and clear and at a level so that "their" silt does not become our silt. Water lot owners all along the river are in desperate need of having the government step up to the "sediment plate" and clean out government channels. Mother Nature brings about 30 million cubic meters of sediment into the Fraser Valley each year. Ladner channels receive about 3 million cubic meters of fine silt in a 5-year basis. Ladner has not seen any dredging since the very early 1990's. Channels in the Ladner area are infilling at a more exponential rate.
Delta, through the provincial tax system, receives about $30,000 in revenues from our small 1,000 feet of shoreline and its 28 floating homes. Ladner Reach also pays another $40,000 to the Port, the Province, and the Federal government in water lot lease fees, income tax, Harmonized Sales Tax and other payroll deductions directly related to the maintenance of this moorage facility. We are a tiny company and these figures do not include what our 28 floating home owners pay to maintain their float homes.
Our company additionally purchases supplies and services from businesses in the immediate Ladner I Delta area to the tune of approximately $100,000 per year. This revenue is all at risk if something is not done about sediment management.
Yours truly,
Michael Owen, Managing Director Ladner Reach Properties Ltd. 29 - 3871 River Road West, Delta, B.C. V4K 3N2 E-mail: [email protected] Phone (604) 946-9747 Fax (604) 940-9747
November 15, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
The recent $19.0M funding announcement by the federal government providing Sydney, Nova Scotia with funds to dredge their harbour is to be congratulated. We understand from research your office had a greatdeal to do with this.
Sir, I write to you today to seek your direct involvement in the sediment management funding issue in Deltl'l/Richmond.
We're speaking about six channels in the lower Fraser River that contribute far more tax revenue, contribute far more jobs, contribute far more recreational activity, create far more habitat for salmon, birds and fauna and create far more public interface for Ladner and Steveston than the Sydney harbour ever will.
Sediment intrusion is a serious threat to the viability of these channels and facilities. Since. the downsizing of Public Works Canada by Prjme Minist~r Brian : i -I Mulroney and off-loading the maintenance of these channels, sediment has continued infilling these channels at an alarming rate. Attached is a copy of a letter we sent to Delta Council outlining the various taxes we pay for our small water lot.
Every Mayor and Council, every MP in the Fraser Valley in the last decade has requested federal government funding of sediment management in the entire lower Fraser River in a meaningful manner. Those of us in the Ladner and Steveston areas cannot wait for the bigger picture to take place. Sediment arrives each year in ever increasing and alarming rates. The economic impacts are becoming larger and larger and in the Ladner and Steveston area, are becoming unsustainable. Please, Sir, do something. We need help now! Some of the answers are funding, but much is also policy changes within Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Port Metro Vancouver.
Yours truly,
Michael E. Owen, Managing Director
Cc Mayor and Council, The Corporation Delta Mayor and Council, City of Richmond Kerry-Lynne Findlay, MP - Richmond East I South Delta
Enc!. Sydney Harbour dredging to get federal funds - Nova Scotia - CBC News Page 1 of2
Sydney Harbour dredging to get federal funds Last Updated: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:28 PM AT
Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday that the federal government will help pay for the dredging ofSydney Harbour. (CDC)
The federal government will help fund the dredging of the harbour in Sydney, N.S., opening it to private container business, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday.
Harper said the federal government will spend $19 million over the next three months to dredge the harbour. The project will cost $38 million, with the Nova Scotia government kicking in up to $15.2 million.
The project will create jobs, he said, and will ensure the harbour can take full advantage of the economic opportunities available to it.
"By dredging Sydney Harbour, we can unlock Cape Breton's true economic potential," Harper said in a news release. "This will allow bigger ships into the harbour and create jobs in Cape Breton for the longtenn."
Federal government support, provided through the Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, will contribute to dredging, or deepening the harbour, allowing Sydney to receive the largest possible I , container ships into the port and opening up trade opportunities for Canadian businesses. , It is estimated additional cargo ship traffic will generate thousands of new jobs over the short and longtenn.
"Our government is delivering for Cape Breton by deepening the Sydney Harbour and positioning it as a world-class port," Harper said. "We are making this important investment today to make sure Sydney Harbour can take full advantage of the economic opportunities ahead."
'A great day for the people'
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter said the project will help keep young people in Sydney and improve the economy of Cape Breton Island, and the whole ofNova Scotia.
"Today is a great day for the people of Cape Breton," Dexter said in a release.
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From: Andrew Block [[email protected] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 11 :33 AM To: Mayor & Council Subject: Inclusion - North Delta Rotary Club
Dear Council Is there a staff member that could speak to the North Delta Rotary Club on what our ...... community's policy is with respect to accessibility for persons with disabilities and ~ inclusion in the community both socially and through employment and what has been done to ~ actualize the objectives, whatever they may be. The speaker would not be presenting sometime in 2012. Thanks Andy
Regards
Andrew Block, CEBS President http://www.delsure.com/about-us/andrew-block Delta Pacific Benefit Brokers Ltd 300 - 6935 120th Street Delta BC V4E 2A8 Phone: 604 590 0680 Local: 104 Toll Free: 1 877 231 4899 Fax: 604 590 0617
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From: Jeremy McCall [email protected]] "~ Sent: Friday, November 11, 2011 11 :59 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].~ Mayor & Council; [email protected] !.!J Cc: Daniel Overmyer; [email protected] -< Subject: Environmental Assessment of Deltaport ::Q Attachments: 111110 As sent - R. Silvester - PMV - Re EA.doc ::::: .~...... To the following: .j>. @ .::;.. The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, Canada (J1 The Honourable Christy Clark, Premier, Province of Britsh Columbia The Honourable Terry Lake, Environment Minister, Province of British Columbia Elaine Feldman, President, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (to follow when Rob Fleming, MLA, Opposition Critic for the Environment, British Columbia Mayor and Council, Corporation of Delta Carrie Brown, Manager Environmental Programs, Port Metro Vancouver
Please find attached Nature Vancouver's letter dated November 10, 2011, which raises concerns about the Environmental Assessment of Deltaport which is now under way
On behalf of Daniel Overmyer, President, Nature Vancouver
Cc Daniel Overmyer
Jeremy McCall [email protected] 'tYF'E: &ejvlY:V A9<"nolo.. 604-876-7694 OEF'1 fitt-Cf a1-+e:' A.T # iI 0 ro)k' Comments: f'Jo \I etY\ bG~'l3/ II N>j vllqr (v'leen-I'cJ
1 Nature Vancouver Vancouver Natural History Society PO Box 3021 Vancouver Be V6B 3X5 Vancouver Bird Alert 604-737-3074 Website www.naturevancouver.ca
November 10, 2011
Port Metro Vancouver 100 The Pointe, 999 Canada Place Vancouver BC V6C 3T4 Attention: Robin Silvester, President Bye-mail at:[email protected] Dear Mr Silvester We believe that the process presently being pursued by Port Metro Vancouver is inhibiting stakeholder input concerning the plans for Container Expansion at Deltaport. It may also be contrary to the policies of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency due to its failure to deal with public stakeholders fairly and allow adequate time for response. We were extremely disappointed to receive your letter dated October 17 in which you stated that the Port would not reconsider its decision to boycott Nature Vancouver's October 27 meeting about Deltaport. You Will recall that we arranged this event to discuss the Port's plans to develop Terminal 2 at Deltaport and that Cliff Stewart originally agreed to arrange for the Port to be represented. In the last few days we learned that the Port's Deltaport Terminallrnprovement Project has already commenced an Environmental Assessment. We have just obtained a copy of a document dated October 14 and issued by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to that effect. The document states that the Port is required to conduct a screening of the Improvement Project. Furthermore an undated document issued by the Port states that a public comment period commenced on October 27 and will continue until November 10. It is not easy to ascertain from that document what the public is being invited to comment on. We find it absolutely incredible that the Port, when it was given an opportunity to inform our members about current developments with regard to the Deltaport expansion, declined to do so at the same time as it was about to solicit input from the public and other stakeholders. As a result we believe the Port is not acting in good faith with our Society and we would like to bring the following to your attention: • It was the Port which identified Nature Vancouver as a stakeholder when it invited us to participate in pre-consultation meetings in June. • We have gone to considerable lengths to make our members familiar with what is going on at Deltaport with absolutely no help from the Port. • An invitation to the public to comment on the description of a new project, which was issued in late October with a deadline of November 10, appears to us to be treating at least some public stakeholders with extreme disrespect. • A number of stakeholders, including our Society, who are committed to engaging in this type of process rely entirely on the efforts of volunteers to keep informed, to study relevant material and to develop responses. It is obvious that volunteers cannot be expected to respond to events as quickly or effectively as salaried professionals with the support of their staff. • Although our Society has clearly identified its interest asa stakeholder in what is happening at Deltaport, the Port made absolutely no effort to inform us of this current phase of an environmental assessment. We find the process you are pursuing for this environmental assessment to be grossly inadequate in terms of the information provided and the time in which to respond. We believe that to fulfill the Port's obligation to consult public stakeholders, you should issue a much clearer and more informative description of your plans for Container Expansion at Deltaport to as many stakeholders as possible and provide a meaningful extension of the time for public input. Yours sincerely (Original signed by)
Daniel Overmyer President 604-732-6719 cc The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, Canada The Honourable Christy Clark, Premier, Province of Britsh Columbia The Honourable Terry Lake, Environment Minister, Province of British Columbia Elaine Feldman, President, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Rob Fleming, MLA, Opposition Critic for the Environment, British Columbia Mayor and Council, Corporation of Delta Carrie Brown, Manager Environmental Programs, Port Metro Vancouver
2 Delta City Council
4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent
Delta, BC Canada
V4K 3E2
To whom it may concern:
I would like to take this opportunity to bring to your attention of Endersby Park in Delta. The park is in dire need of some playground upgrades to keep up with the residential needs of people living in the area.
Endersby Park is a small park situated south of number 10 Highway. It consists of a nice field for children to playas well as a small wooded area to enjoy the beautiful trees and walks of nature. It also consists of a single tennis court. What the park is lacking is a playground for children. It consists of one infant swing, one regular size swing 'setup as well as a teeter totter and that is it. There is no other activities for children to play or enjoy besides the ones listed. In comparison to other parks in Delta or Surrey, Endersby Park is extremely lacking in providing the encouragement for children to play and keep an active lifestyle.
The park is utilized from the break of day to night. Many use the park to walk their dogs, play baseball, or tennis. The wooded area is a great area for a small stroll or for children to ride their bicycles. The swings are often utilized as well as the teeter totter. There are approximately 120 children in the neighbourhood that are under the age of 7. Many young families have moved in the area in the last 10 years. There are also about 30 different households that walk their dogs during the day that pass through the park or in the vicinity of it. In the spring and summer months, the tennis court is utilized on a da ily basis.
Families in our beautiful neighbourhood have come to an agreement that Endersby Park is definitely due for an upgrade to the playground facility to enable children to grow as our community grows.
Sincerely,
Bobby Bancy
5760 Abbey Drive
Delta, BC
V4E 2K6 Ma or _Council From: [email protected] on behalf of Jewel Miller [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:25 PM To: Mayor & Council ~::I2 Subject: Swim Team Pool Fees ......
Hello Mayor Jackson and Council, ~ W I am writing to you to because I need to understand why my daughter's swim team, Team SUngOd;: has had a 50% increase in pool fees this year. I think this is absolutely excessive. How do fees go up that much in one year? This is an organized sport run by parents who now have to find ways to come up with and additional $14,000 this year. I think the team is being gouged since I find it very hard to believe that pool costs have gone up that much since last year. Please explain this to me. Many people like myself are on fixed incomes, and this deprives children of healthy organized activities, and many people simply cannot afford to put their children in healthy and organized activities. If my daughter's fees go up I will no longer have the resources to pay for this activity and she will have to drop out. I vote for you at every election because I believe that you do a lot to support North Delta. Please help to keep organized team sports affordable for All children!
Thank you, Jewel Miller 604-572-7617 H~t4- ~01} 1fV[,
Staff have responded to Ms. Miller to address her concerns about swim club fees.
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From: James Ronback [[email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:42 PM To: Mayor & Council; Mike Brotherston Cc: Vicki Huntington; Delta Optimist; SouthDeltaLeader Subject: Bad nanoparticles in our air
Dear Mayor and Council~ Re:Beware of nanoparticles especially in diesel exhaust
Do our air quality monitors in Delta measure the levels of the amounts of these harmful nanoparticles~ e.g.~ carbon black~ cerium oxide~ nickel oxide~ zinc oxide ~ copper oxide, etc.?
Yours safely,
Jim Ronback, P.Eng. (Retired)
1530 Kirkwood Road, Tsawwassen, Bc V4L 1G1
604 948 1589
Nanoparticles Used as Additives in Diesel Fuels Can Travel from Lungs to Liver http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117141157.htm Intratracheal instillation of cerium oxide nanoparticles induces hepatic toxicity in male Sprague-Dawley rats http://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=11185 Carbon Black Nanoparticles Can Cause Cell Death, Inflammation in Lungs, Researchers Find http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518161713.htm Induction of Inflammasome-dependent Pyroptosis by Carbon Black Nanoparticles http://www.jbc.org/content/286/24/21844
Nanoparticles Used in Common Household Items Cause Genetic Damage in Mice http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091116165739.htm
Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Unique Inflammatory Footprints in the Lung http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov!article!info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1002201
Nanotoxicology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotoxicology
The Metro Vancouver Air Quality Monitoring stations located in North Delta and Tsawwassen both measure PM2.5 which is the total mass of all particles smaller than 2.5 microns. This includes nanoparticles. The guidelines established for PM2.5 consider the potential health effects of the various components of particulate matter. Particulate matter measured at both stations is consistently under the Canada Wide Standard. There are no Canada Wide Standards specific to nanoparticles. Staff is seeking additional information from Metro Vancouver and will be responding to Mr. Ronback.
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From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 2: 10 PM ~ To: Mayor & Council Subject: New rec center expansion in North Delta ~...... ,..... Hello ~ I think the expansion at the rec center looks amazing however it seems so very sad that all tn of this money is going to be spent and yet the pool is not going to be redone. The current b8 pool is not regulation for holding swim meets nor is it in great shape. The floor of the pool is damaging kids feet making them raw and full of blisters. If $9 million is going to be spent why not add pool renovations in there. This would benefit both the swim clubs as well as the public.
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1 BRITISH COLUMBIA NOV 1 0 2011 rypE:~~~V' ""2~6517 Her Worship Mayor Lois E. Jackson and Members of Council 4500 Clarence Taylor Cres DEPT .JJl: \-c.J_C If! +- iL DeitaBC V4K3E2 AT #-JlD'Oqs::, r,ommenls: No Vtl-MW L -gIll Dear Mayor Jackson and Councillors: ~~ (J#k.. ' j{ ~ v!v A.~ t'lyI}-W~Li? j~i!u,12Jt-)~ O}flq;.i We are pleased to provide you with a new resource package to help your community become an Age-friendly British Columbia (AFBC) community. British Columbia has been advancing the age-friendly agenda since the launch of the World Health Organization's age-friendly guide in October 2007. A renewed AFBC strategy was announced by Premier Christy Clark on September 29,2011. Starting in late fall 2011, local governments can apply to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities for a new round of age-friendly planning and project grants of up to $20,000 to support policies, services, settings and structures that enable older people to age actively with good health and full participation in their communities. A new AFBC Recognition Program is another component of the strategy. Local governments that complete four basic steps on community engagement, commitment, assessment and action can apply to be recognized as an AFBC community. Recognized communities will receive an AFBC award and a cash grant of $1 ,000 to help create a legacy project or celebration, will be profiled on SeniorsBC.ca, and will be linked to a national and international network of age friendly communities. The enclosed package includes Becoming an Age-friendly Community: Local Government Guide and a suite of tools and information for your staff to use to complete the steps to become recognized. All materials are also available for download from www.SeniorsBC.calagefriendly. Finally, an Age-friendly BC Coordinator is in place within the Ministry of Health to assist your government with completing those steps and can be reached at [email protected]. Becoming age-friendly is one of the most effective ways to meet the needs ofthe growing aging popUlation in communities throughout BC. We look forward to continuing to work with you in creating age-friendly communities. . Yours truly,
Michael de Jong,QC Minister Enclosure
Ministry of Office of the Minister Mailing Address: Location: Health PO Box 9050 Stn Pray Govt Parliament Buildings Victoria Be vaw 9E2 Victoria Age-friendly British Columbia Orientation and Recognition Package
Enclosed you will find tools and information to help you make your community more age-friendly. For an overall orientation to the age-friendly initiative, begin with Becoming an Age-friendly Community: Local Government Guide.
When you have completed the steps leading to an age-friendly action plan, consider applying for Age-friendly British Columbia recognition by completing the enclosed Age-friendly British Columbia Recognition Application Form.
Age-friendly British Columbia Resource Inserts
To support you at each stage, referto the key resource inserts:
./ Age-friendly Reading and ./ Funding Opportunities Resources ./ Community Coordinator ./ Age-friendly Committee Terms of Guidelines Reference ./ Conducting a Focus Group ./ Age-friendly Council/District Community Assessment Board Resolutions ./ Age-friendly Consultation Poster ./ How to Pass a Local Councilor Template District Board Resolution: ./ Sample Action Plan and Template Guidelines for Community ./ Sample Age-friendly Community Members Action Summary (Sechelt) ./ Planning for the Future: Age friendly and Disability-friendly Official Community Plans If you have questions or need assistance, please contact [email protected]. You can also request additional resources electronically.
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October 26, 2011
Mayor Jackson and Council Mem bers The Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta,BC V4K3E2
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
fie: Community Planning and Development,
File# LUOO6123 (886 Ellglish Bluff Road Tsawwassen)
We QI'e both long term residents ofTsawwassen, having moved here with our parents in the mid sixties. We have witnessed South Delta evolve over the years into the beautiful, spacious, family oriented community we enjoy today. With wise and measured development we hope to be able to leave an equally attractive community to our children.
The proposal to create a four lot Strata development from a single large lot, appears out of character and inappropriate for our immediate neighborhood of Gale Drive, SA and English Bluff All four proposed lots al'f considerably smaller than the sUITOunding majority. Other than the special case of access to
I Tsaw-wassen Beach, there are no other Strata deveJopments in the immediate area. In the past, large lots 1 on English Bluffhave been divided lengthwise in such a manner to maintain frontage. We fear tills development would set a precedent for future subdivisions along English Bluff:
We respectfully request that this variance be denied. ~4 metrovancouver C;re(1[-er VaIlCOUlff.'r Hc,giollcjl DislTkt 0 Greater V,:IIKOUV(-,I' Weiler Dhtrict n ~ CiH:atc,1 V~1nCOliver S(-;WCt<-l~Jl-; ;-lIld D)cdnaC)(~ District " Metre.) V;:H1COLIVer HOllsinq COq)(Hil[-i . n ~ 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5H 4GB 604-432-6200 www.metrovancouver.org ~
Office of the Chair Tel. 604432-6215 Fax 604 451-6614 ~ genda I I' { ..... A FILE # O\.;l50-0:0/6V~ tJ\\I File: CP-07-01-006 § NOV 07 ZOll ...... o...... Mayor Lois Jackson and Members of Council Corporation of Delta iB 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
Re: Metro Vancouver Support for the Agricultural Land Commission
On October 28, 2011, the Metro Vancouver Board considered the attached report and decided to request the Minister of Agriculture to ensure that the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) has adequate resources to carry out its mandate. The need for additional resources and the challenges faced by the ALC were detailed in the Auditor General's September 2010 audit of the ALC. These items remain largely unresolved as documented in the October2011 self-assessment by the ALC.
We look forward to working with our partners in building a strong and sustainable agricultural sector. If you have any questions, please contact Christina DeMarco, Regional Development Division Manager at 604-436-6850 or [email protected].
I remain,
Loi . Jackson air, Metro Vancouver Board
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Attachments: Report to the Metro Vancouver Board on October 28, 2011, titled, Metro Vancouver Support for the Agricultural Land Commission, dated October 11, 2011 (Doc. # 5504559)
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metrovancouver CH.'dlN Vdr1(OllV~r Ik 4330 Klngsway, Burnaby, BC, Canada VSH 4G8 604-432-6200 www.metrovancouver.org GVRD Board Meeting Date: October 28, 2011 To: Board of Directors From: Christina DeMarco, Regional Development Division Manager Metropolitan Planning, Environment and Parks Department Date: October 11, 2011 Subject: Metro Vancouver Support for the Agricultural Land Commission Recommendations: That the Board: a) communicate to the Minister of Agriculture their support for the mandate and work of the Agricultural Land Commission and the allocation of adequate resources to this agency; b) forward this report to all member municipalities, the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD), and all Agricultural Advisory Committees in Metro Vancouver. 1. PURPOSE To reaffirm Metro Vancouver's support for the mandate and work of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) and to ask the province to take actions to provide adequate resources, as contained in the recommendations in the September 2010 BC Auditor General's audit of the ALC. . 2. CONTEXT At the October 6, 2011 meeting of the Agriculture Committee, members discussed advocacy strategies to work with the province to help promote the protection of agricultural land in the region. The Committee recommended that the Metro Vancouver Board send a letter to the Minister of Agriculture expressing Metro Vancouver's support for the ongoing role of the Commission and to strengthen the ALC's role financially and legally. The Auditor General released an audit of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) on September 8, 2010. The objectives of the audit were to determine if the ALC was: • effectively preserving agricultural land and encouraging farming in British Columbia; • adequately protecting the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) from damage through its compliance and enforcement activities; and • adequately evaluating and reporting on its effectiveness. The findings of the audit emphasized the challenges in administering the ALR in the face of continued pressures to convert these lands to non~farm use and the lack of adequate budget and staff resources provided to the Commission. RD - 317 To address these challenges, the Auditor General made nine recommendations designed to: o improve the ALC's ability to preserve agric;ultural land and encourage farming through the application process; o ensure the ALC has the capability to evaluate the capability and suitability for farming of lands in the ALR as well as the collective and cumulative impacts of the, ALC's policy and application decisions; o engage in proactive long-term planning with local governments to encourage farming; and o strengthen the compliance and enforcement program so it is sufficiently robust to protect the ALR. On November 12, 2010, the Metro Vancouver Board affirmed their support for the mandate and work of the ALC and the need for allocating adequate resources to this important agency, On December 9, 2010, a letter was sent from Chair ,Jackson to Minister Stewart requesting action (Attachment 2). The Auditor General recently released a report, dated October 2011, titled "Follow-up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports". http://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2011. This report was received by staff after the October 6 Agricultural committee meeting and reinforces the points raised at that meeting. Attachment 3 contains the relevant section of this report. The purpose of this new report is to check on progress made by agencies and departments in following through with the Auditor's General's recommendations. The report in'eludes a self assessment from the Agricultural Land Commission which ineludes the following commentary: The Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) appreciates the opportunity to update the Auditor General on the progress to date in implementing the recommendations outlined in the September 2010, "Audit of the Agricultural Land Commission". The challenges facing the commission and identified in the audit continue and only modest steps have been taken to address the recommendations. The recommendations in the audit were helpful to the Chair in carrying out his review of the ALC's organization and operations in the Fall of 2010. The Minister of Agriculture asked the Chair to conduct a thorough review of ALC operations, policy, regulation and legislation to ensure the ALC continues 10 effectively fulfill ils mandate to support farm families and enhance the integrity and suslainability of agriculture in British Columbia. The Chair's report "Review of the Agricultural Land Commission - Moving Forward: A Strategic Vision of the Agricultural Land Commission for Future Generations" was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 2010. Further action on the recommendations, is awaiting direction from government. Representatives from the Agricultural Committee and Metro Vancouver staff met with the Chair of the ALC in August 2010 to provide input to his review of ALC operations, policy and legislation. As mentioned above, this report has not been released but is awaiting direction from the Minister. The attached draft letter expresses Metro Vancouver's desire for provincial attention to address the recommendations in the Auditor General's report, to release the Chair of the ALC's report, and to have the province provide additional resources to the ALC in order for it to fulfill its mandate. RD - 318 3. ALTERNATIVES That the Board may: a) communicate to the Minister of Agriculture their support for the mandate and work of the Agricultural Land Commission and the allocation of adequate resources to this agency; or b) take no further action. 4. CONCLUSION Metro Vancouver is reaffirming its support for the Agricultural Land Commission and Agricultural Land Reserve and requesting the province provide additional resources to the Agricultural Land Commission so that it can achieve its mandate. ATTACHMENTS 1. Draft letter. titled "Reaffirm Support for the Agricultural Land Commission" from Metro Vancouver Board Chair Lois Jackson addressed to the Minister of Agriculture, The Honourable Don McRae (Doc. #5504498). 2. Letter dated December 9, 2010. titled "support for the Agricultural Land Commission" from Metro Vancouver Board Chair Lois Jackson addressed to the Minister of Agriculture, The Honourable Ben Stewart (Doc. # 5511633). 3. Extract (pages 21 and 22) from Report 7 dated October 2011, titled "Follow-up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports" - BC Auditor General (Doc. # 5513260). 5504559 RD - 319 This page left blank intentionally . . RD - 320 ATTACHMENT 1 Office of the Chair Tel. 604432-6215 Fax 604 451-6614 File: CR-11-01-AGR The Honourable Don McRae Minister of Agriculture PO Box 9043 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9E2 Dear Minister McRae: Re: Reaffirm Support for the Agricultural Land Commissiori On October 28,2011, the Metro Vancouver. Board re-affirmed their support for the mandate and work of the Agricultural Land Commission and importance of the Agricultural Land Reserve. The Board has observed that the findings of the Auditor General's report remain largely unaddressed and the Agricultural Land Commission requires additional financial and legal resources in order to properly fulfill its mandate and protect agricultural lands for agriCUltural uses. The Board's concerns were transmitted to Minister Stewart on December 9,2010 as follows: • Successfully implementing the recommendations of the Auditor General's Report will require a commitnient by the Province to increase th~ resources allocated to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). The audit revealed that the ALC budget has been reduced by nearly one million dollars since 2002, This reduction in budget has occurred while the workload associated with the exclusion process continues to be intense and leaves little capacity to improve its compliance and enforcement functions or for the evaluation of the long term implications of its decisions. • Due to budget constraints, the South Coast Panel of the ALC meets on a very irregular basis. This has raised concerns as to whether the Panel has the time and staff support for considering the full implications of the range of applications they must consider. • Compliance and enforcement of ALC decisions and policies is weak. The ALC has limited capacity to carry out enforcement functions. Even when local governments have bylaws that affect the ALR (e.g. soil fill and deposit bylaws), the local government bylaw officers are sometimes ill-equipped to identify or enforce infractions on ALR lands. As a result, farmers across the region have voiced concerns about the rising incidence of illegal truck parking and fill dumping on agricultural lands. • While more resources are required for the ALC to effectively fulfill its mandate, this does not need to be at the expense of other Provincial priorities. There are at least two means for increasing the revenues allocated to the ALC. First, the fees an applicant pays to apply for an exclusion or change in use does not seem to reflect the total administrative costs involved in evaluating an application. Setting fees that reflect costs for exclusion applications may help deter some applications from being made and would be consistent With the principle of "user pays". Secondly, the fines for infractions on ALR lands should be high enough to deter these RD - 321 illegal activities. Therefore, fines and application fees could be an additional source of revenue for the ALC. We note that the Auditor General recently released a report, dated October 2011, titled "Follow-up Report: Updateson the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports". The purpose of this report is to check on progress made by agencies and departments in following through with the Auditor General's recommendations. The report includes a self assessment from the Agricultural Land Commission which states that they have not been able to make much progress on the recommendations of the Auditor General due to lack of resources. This report also states that the Chair of the ALC's report "Review of the Agricultural Land Commission - Moying Forward: A Strategic Vision of the Agricultural Land Commission for Future Generations" was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 2010 and is still awaiting furthefgction on the recommendations from your government.,,,, ", /F We are anxious to receive this report and to know what actions you will be taking on the Auditor General's recommendations. Representatives from our Board's Agricultural C6mmi~ee and Metro Vancouver staff met with the Chair of the ALC in August 2010 to provide input for thisimportant review. Protection of our rich agricultural lands is a regional and provincial priority and the region's commitment is reinforced through the recently approved Metro \/ancouver Regional Growth Strategy. Further, Metro Vancouver is workingcollaboratively witl\ your staff on a comprehensive inventory of all agricultural lands in the regiof\. In February 2011, the Board endorsed the Regional Food Systems Strategy which builds on thewqrk of the Be Agriculture Plan completed in 2008. ~\ ,/' '/ We would very much appreciate ,the Minister providing an update on the provincial actions to address the findings in the Auditor General's reporland the Chair of the ALC's report. To further discuss these concerns andthe important work of the Agricultural Land Commission, the Metro Vancouver Board invites, you to meet with its Agriculture Committee in the coming months. We look forward to working with you and your Ministry il) building a strong and sustainable agricultural sector. ' ., Respectfully I~emain; . Lois E. Jackson Chair, Metro Vancouver Board LEJ/CD/ea j i RD - 322 ATTACHMENT 2 metrovancollver 4330 Kinqsw,lY, Burn,lby, Be. CtlllJua V5H ,1\...,8 604-432 62UO www.llletrovJncouve.rorg Office oll~9 Chair Tel. 604432·6215 Fax 604 451·6614 DEC 0 9 2010 File: CR-11·01·AGR Honourable Ben Stewart Minister of Agriculture PO Box 9043 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, B.C. V8W 9E2 Dear Minister Stewart: Rs: Support for the Agricultural Land Commission On behalf of the Metro Vancouver Board I would like to extend our congratulations to you in your new position as Minister of Agriculture. We look forward to a constructive and fruitful relationship as we collaborate on improving the sustainability of agriculture and building the local component of our food system. As you are aware, the BC Office of the Auditor General recently completed an audit of the Agricultural Land Commission. The findings of the audit emphasize the challenges of administering the Agricultural Land Aeserve (ALA) in the face of continued pressure to convert . these lands to non-farm use. The Auditor General's report was the subject of discussion at the October 10, 2010 meeting of the Agriculture Committee. The Committee recommended that the Metro Vancouver Board communicate to you its support for the work of the ALC and include input from the Agricultural Advisory Committee as to how the reduced budget allocations have affected the ability of the ALC to fulfill its mandate. On November 12, 2010 the Metro Vancouver Board affirmed their support for the mandate and work of the ALC and the need for allocating adequate resources to this important publiC agency. Specifically, our concerns are: • Successfully implementing the recommendations of the Auditor General's Report will require a commitment by the Province to increase the resources allocated to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). The audit revealed that the ALC budget has been reduced by nearly one million dollars since 2002. ThiS reduction in budget has occurred while the workload associated with the exclusion process continues to be intense and leaves little capacity to improve its compliance and enforcement functions or for the evaluation of the long term implications of its decisions. • Due to budget constraints, the South Coast Panel of the ALC meets on a very irregular basiS. This has raised concerns as to whether the Panel has the time and staff support for considering the full implications of the range of applications they must consider. • • Compliance and enforcement of ALC decisions and policies is weak. The ALC has limited capacity to carry out enforcement functions. Even when local governments have bylaws that affect the ALA (e.g. soil fill and deposit bylaws), the local government bylaw olticers are sometimes iII-eqUipped to identify or enforce infractions on ALR lands. As a result, farmers RD - 323 ~- .. \ -- Minister Ben Stewart Subject: Support for the Agricultural Land Commission Page 2 of 2 across the region have voiced concerns about the rising incidence of illegal truck parking and fill dumping on agricultural lands. • Also due to the demands on staff time, ALC planning staff has not been able to attend the Metro Vancouver Agricultural AdviSOry Committee meetings or those of our municipal partners. ALC staff are valued participants in these meetings. They provide background information on ALC decisions and policies making these meetings more efficient and help to expedite decision-making on agricultural issues facing both municipal and the regional governments. • While more resources are required for the ALC to effectively fulfill its mandate, this does not need to be at the expense of other Provincial priorities. There are at least two means for increasing the revenues allocated to the ALC. First, the fees an applicant pays to apply for an exclusion or change In use does not seem to reflect the total administrative costs involved in evaluating an application.· Setting fees that reflect costs for exclusion applications may help deter some applications from being made and would be conSistent with the principle of "user pays". Secondly, the fines for infractions on ALA lands should be high enough to deter these illegal activities. Therefore, fines and application fees could be an additional source of revenue for the ALC. To further discuss these concerns and the important work ahead for the ALC, the Metro Vancouver Board invites you to meet with its Agriculture Committee in the coming months. We look forward to working with you and your Ministry in building a strong and sustainable agricultural sector. o . Jackson Chair, Metro Vancouver Board U/CD/ar 5511633 RD - 324 SElF-ASS~5SEO PR.OGRESS iN Ih\PLEMENTlNG RECOM,'AENOATlONS ATTACHMENT 3 Audit of the Agricultural Land Commission Rekasc.l: S'-TLt'tnbt'r 1.\)10 1st Folknv-up: l \:tuber WI I D]SL'llSS('d by the Publh: Accoullts Committee: Dect,tnlk'f J.n I () Tr,H\script Self-assessment conducted by the Agricultural Land Commission The Agncultural Land Commission (ALC) appreciates the opportunity to update the Auditor General on the progress to date in implementing the recommendations outlined in the September 2010, "Audit of the Agricultural Land Commission': The challenges facing the commission and identified in the audit continue and only modest steps have been taken to address the recommendations. The recommendations in the audit were helpt?l to the Chair in carrying out his review of the ALe's organization and operations in the Fall of20lO. The Minister ofAgriculture asked the Chair to conduct a thorough review of ALC operations, policy, regulation and legislation to ensure the ALC continues to etfectively fulfill its mandate to support farm families and enhance the integrity and sustainability of agriculture in British Columbia. The Chair's report "Review of the Agricultural Land Commission - Moving Forward: A Strategic Vision of the Agricultural Land Commission for Future Generations" was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 2010. Further action on the recommendations is awaiting direction from government. Recommendations RECOMMENDATION AND SUMMARY OF PROGRESS. SElF-ASSESSED STATUS Recommendation 1: Ensure that ALR boundaries are accurate and include land that is both No action taken capable of and suitable for agricultural use. Actions taken, results and/or actions planned The Chair's report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 20 10. lhe ALC is awaiting direction from government. Also, the ALC has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the resources needed for ALR boundary reviews. Recommendation 2: Seek governments support to make changes that will allow it to more Partially implemented effectively preserve agricultural land and encourage farming through the application process. Actions taken, results and/ or actions planned The Chair's report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 20 10. The ALC is awaiting direction from government. Recommendation 3: Engage in proactive long-term planning with local governments to No action taken encourage fannmg. Actions taken, results and/ or actions planned 'nle Chair's report was submitted to the !vlinister of Agriculture in November 20 10. ~rhe ALC is awaiting directIon from government. Also, the ALC has undertaken a preliminary ,lssessment of the resources needed for proactive long-term planning. Recommendation 4: Work with Fr Actions taken, results and/or adiop.s planned lhe Ch;lir's report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 2010, lhe ALC is awaiting direction from government. Also, the ALC has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the resources needed to properly oversee delegation agreements. Audilor General of !:RQ,.c3l2fibia I Oclaber 2011 ro!luw-IJP Report Updates on 11m Implementation of recornmend(]jiol1s from recenl fl!Ports '" SSU=·,<\SSE5SED PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDA'fIONS Recommendations (Cont.) Recommendation 5: Work with the Oil.lnd GJS Commission to develop an Actions taken, results and/or actions planned The Chair's report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 2010. The ALe is awaiting direction from government. AlsoJ the ALe has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the resources needed to properly oversee delegation agreements. Discussions with the aGe have taken place. Recommendation 6: Ensure that it has a sufficiently robust compliance and enforcement Partially implemented program. Actions taken, results and/or actions planned The Chair's report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 20 10. The ALC is awaiting direction from government. The ALC is beginning to collaborate with provincial government resource management sta1fthrough the Resource Management Coordination Project, which provides the· ability to draw on C & E resources throughout the province. Also, the ALC has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the resources needed to establish a robust compliance and enforcement program. Recommendation 7: Prioritize completion of the new database and finalize conversion of Partially implemented the original paper ALRmaps into digitalized format. Actions taken, results and/or actions planned The Chair's report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 2010. The ALC is awaiting direction from government. Also, the ALC has undertaken a prelimina~y assessment of the resources needed for database management and mapping. The original paper ALR maps have been digitzed, however, they are not currently linked to the Commission's database and analysis capability is extremely limited. Recommendation 8: Evaluate the collective impacts ofits decisions on applications and its No action taken broader policy decisions. Actions taken, results and/ or actions planned 'fhe Chair's report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 2010. The ALC is awaiting direction from government. Also, the ALC has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the resources needed for database management. Recommendation 9: Report publicly on the cumulative impacts of its decisions. No action taken Actions taken, results and/ or actions planned 'TIle Chair's report was submitted to the Minister of Agriculture in November 20 1O. The ALe is awaiting direction from government. Aisol the ALC has undertaken a preliminary assessment of the resources needed for database management. 5513260 Auditor General of tlrtIGh-C3ld,6,io I Oc1ober 2011 Full()w-lJp Report- Updotes on the impl0fllentution of recommendations from recent rep()rl~ TRANSPORTATION BOARD 202· 9408LANSHARO STREeT' PO BOX 9850 STN PROV GOVT • VICTORIA Be V8W 9r5 November 9, 2011 Her Worship Mayor Lois Jackson Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC Canada V4K 3E2 By Email: [email protected] Dear Mayor Jackson: Re: Applications to the Passenger Transportation Board for "Suburban" Taxis to operate in City of Vancouver on Friday and Saturday Evenings and Other Peak Period Days. The Passenger Transportation Board (the "Board), .an indep~ndent tribunal, considers applications from taxi operators to obtain a licence, change an existing licence and add more vehicles to their fleet. Applications are published in the Board's Weekly Bulletin. This Bulletin is posted on our website: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/ptb/bulletins.htm. We have attached a brief information sheet on passenger transportation licensing by the Board. On July 27,2011, the Board published similar applications from 16 taxi companies in the . Greater Vancouver Regional District. These companies are applying to operate 15% of their fleet in the City of Vancouver on Friday and Saturday evenings (10 p.m. - 5 a.m.), on "black" and "red" days at cruise ship terminals and other special days as approved by the Board. Delta Sunshine Taxi (1972) Ltd., Guildford Cabs (1993) Ltd., Tsawwassen Taxi Ltd., Surdell Kennedy Taxi Ltd. and Newton Whalley Hi Way Taxi Ltd. are five of the applicants. They currently have authority to pick up passengers in your municipality. Delta Sunshine has a maximum fleet size of 40 vehicles, Guildford Cabs has a maximum of 50 vehicles, Tsawwassen Taxi has 28 vehicles, Surdell Kennedy Taxi has 69 vehicles, and Newton Whalley Hi Way Taxi has a maximum fleet size of 70 vehicles. "Public need" has for many years been a key aspect of regulating taxi supply in the Province. If the application were approved, these companies could remove up to 39 Phone: (250) 953-3777 Fax: (250) 953-3788 Emai': [email protected] web:wwwptM.AYe.R.S OFFICE NOV 10 2011 RECEIVED vehicles from service in your municipality on Friday and Saturday nights and other special occasions. As part of its investigation of these applications, the Board is seeking input from the base municipalities in which the 16 companies operate. We would appreciate it, if you would respond to the attached questionnaire. Please be aware that we will forward your response to counsel for the taxi companies. Please respond to this office by January 16, 2012. Our contact information is: Mailing PO Box 9850 STN PROV GOVT Address: Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 9T5 Street Address: 202-940 Blanshard Street Victoria, British Columbia Phone: 250-953-3777 I Facsimile: I 250-953-3788 If you have any questions, please contact me directly by phone at 250-953-3782 or by e mail at [email protected] Yours sincerely, Jan Broocke Director & Secretary to the Passenger Transportation Board Attachments pc: Frank Pizzuto City Manager William H. McLachlan, Barrister and Solicitor, McLachlan, Brown, Anderson (Counsel for the applicant companies) Page 2 Questionnaire on Taxi Service in Your Municipality Name of Name & Position of Municipality Contact Person Phone Number E-Mail 1. Does your municipality regulate taxi cabs? DYes D No If yes, please explain the nature of regulation? (e.g. business licence, vehicle for hire by law, etc.) 2. Do you have a cap on the supply of taxi cabs? DYes D No If yes, what is the cap? 3. Do you have any operational requirements, such as hours or days of service, for the operation ofa taxi cab? DYes D No If yes, please explain. 4. Ifthis application were approved, would it violate any municipal by-laws? DYes D No If yes, please explain. Page 3 5. Does your municipality experience any issues with taxi service on Friday and Saturday nights? 0 Yes 0 No If yes, please explain. 6. Have you had any comments from people about taxi service on Friday and Saturday nights in your municipality? 0 Yes 0 No If yes, please explain. Information on the number and types of comments would be appreciated. . 7. Do you have any other comments you would like to make to the Board. Page 4 paC;C;enger• • TRANSPORTATION BOARD Passenger Transportation Licensing The Passenger Transportation Act sets out three types of commercial passenger vehicles: 1. passenger directed vehicles - e.g. taxis, limousines, shuttle vans 2. inter-city buses - e.g. buses that operate on a schedule 3. general passenger vehicles - e.g. sightseeing or tour buses with a set itinerary The Passenger Transportation Act sets out two types oflicence authorizations: 1. Special Authorization 2. General Authorization The Passenger Transportation Board makes decisions on applications for Special Authorizations. The Registrar of Passenger Transportationmakes decisions on applications for General Authorizations. Commercial Passenger Vehicle The Passenger Transportation Board reviews Special Authorization applications and considers three questions: Page 5 1. Is there a public need for an applicant's proposed service? 2. Is the applicant a fit and proper person and capable of providing the service? 3. Would approving the application promote sound economic conditions in the transportation industry? If the Board approves an application, the Registrar of Passenger Transportation will issue a licence when safety requirements are met. The Registrar of Passenger Transportation in the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure issues licences when safety requirements are met. There is no public need or other economic regulation test. The Registrar may refuse to issue a licence ifhe or she finds that the applicant is not a fit and proper person to provide the service. The Registrar works with Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) staff in the planning and delivery of enforcement and compliance actions for licensed and unlicensed carriers. The Registrar may impose administrative penalties on licensees. Contacts The Registrar, Passenger Transportation Branch can be contacted at: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Passenger Transportation Branch, 104,4240 Manor Street, Burnaby, B.C., V5G IB2 Phone: 604453-4250; Toll Free: 888 453-4280 Fax: 604453-4253 Email: passengertransportationbr@gov,bc.ca The Passenger Transportation Board can be contacted at: Passenger Transportation Board, PO Box 9850 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria, British Columbia V8W9T5 Phone: 250-953-3777 Fax: 250-953-3788 Email: [email protected] Page 6 Mayor & Council November l'i , 2011 We are property owners in the Annieville Single Family CD331 Zoning Area. Owner Name and Signature H8!PAt- ,),/VC"JI!j flzlLi Subject Property Address We are single family zoning and as with all other single family zones in Delta we wish to confirm that we are permitted to build homes with a basement. We understand there is hesitation in the planning department to allow basements in CD331 Zoning. Thank you, Mayor Council From: Lauren Munden on behalf of CAO's Office Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 5:07 PM To: Mayor & Council Subject: FW: Agricultural Land Reserve: Legislative & Policy Update Attachments: UBCM_ProvinciaUnTheHouse_18November2011.pdf Lauren Munden, Communications Advisor Chief Adminlstrative Office The Corporation of Delta (604) 946-3244 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 3:58 PM To: CAO' s Office Subject: Agricultural Land Reserve: Legislative & Policy Update Dear George Harvie, Please find attached a communication piece that is being forwarded to inform local governments about recent legislative and policy changes that the provincial government has introduced regarding the Agricultural Land"Commission (ALC). If your local government has any questions regarding this communication, please contact Ken Vance, Senior Policy AdVisor at [email protected] or phone (604)270-8226 ext. 114. This advisory is provided through a distribution system that is maintained and monitored by UBCM. To change or update the contact information for your organization, please contact [email protected]. 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. 1 This communication is being forwarded to inform local governments about recent legislative and policy changes that the provincial government has introduced regarding the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). Agricultural land Commission planning and other measures to promote legislative & Policy Update farming in local communities. legislative Changes - Bill 19 - Miscellaneous The proposed legislation is posted at: Statutes Amendment Act (No.3) www.leg.bc.ca/39th4th/1suead/gov19-1.htm The proposed legislation amends the Agricultural Policy Changes land Commission Act to give the chief executive officer: The province has indicated that it is undertaking the following policy changes to further improve • the authority to refuse an application which the operations of the ALC and enhance farming: has previously been considered by the commission within the past 5 years and been Sustainable Operations: An additional $1 .6 refused. The legislative change would place a million provides the ALC with resources to 5-year moratorium on repeat applications to transition to a more self-supporting operating the Ale. model by 2013. The proposed legislation would also allow the AlC to charge service fees to • the authority to request that the executive augment provincial funding. The fee structure committee reconsider a decision made by a will be set by provincial regulation following panel to ensure fairness, transparency and consultation with producers, local governments consistency in the decision-making process. and other stakeholders. The legislative change would proVide greater oversight of panel decisions to ensure they Increased Enforcement: The Province has meet the provincial objectives of preserving already increased the number of provincial farms and expanding opportunities for government officials authorized to investigate producers. and respond to ALR violations to approximately 30 through coordinated multi-ministry • the authority to charge service fees for enforcement. The proposed legislation would reviewing applications forwarded to the ALe. further expand enforcement by allowing The intent would be to provide additional qualified officials from other government resources to the ALC to encourage land use agencies and levels of government to conduct enforcement activities. www.ubcm.ca , 111:m~[[mfui] llc~~lliJflr@[[I2'<@1ll} . in THE HOUSE Strategic Governance: The recruitment of a chief The Minister's Bylaw Standard is entitled executive officer (CEO) for the ALC is underway. "Regulating the Siting and Size of Residential The CEO will lead the ALe's evolution into Uses in ALR" and is posted at: a sustainably structured organization. The proposed legislation would also enable the chair www.agf.gov.bc.calresmgmtlsf/residential_uses_ of the ALC to have greater oversight ofregional in_ALR_consultation/residential_uses_index.htm panels to ensure fairness, transparency and consistency in the decision-making process. UBCM Contact Upgraded Information Services: Government If your local government has any questions ministries and agencies are already working . regarding this communication, please contact to improve the ALe's business processes and Ken Vance, Senior Policy Advisor. He can be information management capacity through reach either by email at:[email protected]. or its online application tracking system. Upon phone 604-270-8226 ext. 114. completion, thiseffort will provide enhanced web services to clients through full integration with the Province's online mapping database and interactive tools. Encouraging Farming: These changes will free up resources to allow the Province and the ALC to be more proactive in their work with local governments to encourage agriculture in their land use plans, bylaws and policies, and to promote agriculture, farm diversification and value-added processing in their communities. A New Minister's Bylaw Standard: The Minister of Agriculture has developed a new standard to guide local government bylaw development in farming areas and a letter has been sent to local governments requesting them to review their bylaws to determine if they address the new standards. The bylaw standard provides local governments with a ready-to-use model that restricts building large residential homes in the centre of ALR lots and ensures the majority of the land is preserved for agricultural use. The resulting standard follows extensive consultation with local governments, agriculture producers, stakeholders and the general public. Page 2 www.ubcm.ca t ~ :f~ . ',' , ", .~,'; . , ,'" 'i •• ~. , ' .' '. ,- : '\, • ,: " , ", , . , '" ' \" .. , ... ,' :' , . '. ,,' , " " www.naiopvcr.com • ",.',,' '. " ,.. -:..' .\,', - ,.' • ',. ,.' " • \, • J. -:~, • NAIOP ger COMMERC I AL REAL ESTATE Fit DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIAT ION VANCOUVER . CHAPTER November 10, 2011 rvPI i{efJ I.i la, A~ e",l" DEP SJ: n 1 f- I N Mayor Lois E, Jackson, The Corporation of Delta AT #_ 1\ o~ -=r-=\- 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Cammer" ri ''Vlh L;t(I' Delta, BC V4K 3E2 {( <'1" I,'r ('fleeh~J RE: NAIOP Vancouver's 2011 Municipal Report Card Dear Mayor Jackson, I am enclosing for your information severa l copies of NAIOP Vancouver's 2011 Municipal Report Card, which was released earlier this month. This is NAIOP's 12th annual survey, which is distributed to over 20 communities within the Lower Mainland and which requires each municipality to identify the cost and processing times associated with a particular case study, This year's report is focused on industrial development. For 2011, the development project was the construction of a two-storey 100,000 square foot industrial warehouse distribution building on a 6.0 acre residentially zoned lot. The development scenario required both subdivision and rezoning, In producing this annual publication since 2000, NAIOP Vancouver strives to provide its members and the business community as a whole with a reference tool that quantifies the relative costs and processing times associated with typical projects within Metro Vancouver municipal jurisdictions, It has become a valuable tool to assist our membership in guiding their capital investment decisions, We believe that the survey has also become a useful tool for the municipalities, whose active participation makes the survey possible, as a gauge for the regional competitiveness of their costs and approval processes , With this year's survey, we felt it was time to recognize municipalities who in NAIOP Vancouver's opinion have gone the extra mile to assist our members in supporting investment and job creation within their communities, With this year's survey and onwards, we will be presenting awards co incid ing with the release of the publication each fall , We have called the awards the "NAME" (NAIOP Award for Municipal Exce llence) Awards, This year's winners are: Most Improved Municipality The Cities of North Vancouver and Chilliwack Both of these cities achieved the most improvement compared to previous survey results and recorded an overall drop in costs of 6% from the previous industrial survey results in 2009, 102 - 211 COl umbia Stree t, Van couver, BC V6A 2R5 Tel: (604) 6015106 Fax: (604) 681·4545 [email protected] Most Fiscolly Responsible The Corporation of Delta Delta has kept cost increases in line w ith overall inflation and has managed to limit cost increases over the lO-year time frame of the survey to just over the average rate of inflation. Most Business Friendly The City of Abbotsford Abbotsford has implemented five-year staggered tax incentive programs for commercial and industrial development, and these have encouraged new Investment. Congratulations to the winners! Please visit our website at the following link to access an electronic version of the survey: http://naiopvcr.com/development-Issues/annual-cost-of-business-surveyl We hope you find this survey useful. Yours sincerely, '------, A -L..--rOc-_{~1. l-j'ttfl.--- Maury D. Dubuque President, NAIOP Vancouver Chapter NAIOP - The Commercial Real Estate Development Association 12TH ANNLJAL Regional CO I ~M E RCIA L R~ A L ES T A T E ,)E'J ELO? M E:H A SSOCI A T I ON CH A. PTlE! R evelopme t ost Survey IV unicipa.1 Fall 2011 Oevelopment The VancQuver Chapter of the National Association ofIndustrial and Costs Office Properties (NAJOP) is pleased to present the 2011 edition of their Commercial Development "Report Card" r ~ew 1hls v•• r. .A NAIOP " II b. ae'nowl.dglng four municipaUHes rhat have excelled In creating enll.ironments poslUlJe to oo slness creation Jhe 3 cat~ofies of awa rds are. • Most Improlled • Most Fiscally Responsible • Most Il uslness Friendly The ilWards will be presented at lh e! Octobe! 20th breakfast meeting This year's winners are: • Most Improvl d - City of N,orth Vancouver and City of chiI,IIw8ck - both \hese..drles re<:orded overilll ' cost ledlKllons of 6% frum che previous sUf\'ey results in 2009 .. Most Fiscally ffesp onslble - Ci ty uf Oa:Jr.:t .:.th/J ,J ~ liil:> man~ged . \to Ii\'!'lit 'o \ Un(f ~''''~ IW ~ l \I\I! \.0 yea r timeframe of the SlUUY 10 jU'3t over the average rate of Inflation, ~ Most !JusiMSS Friendly - ctty of Abbotsford - 5 year stagyered tax· Incentive programs for cOmmettlal and lndtnttlal dev'e l opm ~nt hav~ been pu t In pla PacificLink is a strategically located, masterpl an ned 83-acre Frito Lay Canada, Quik-X, PCX, W illiams Machinery, Lordco and "urban-industrial" business park fronting, and directly other business have already made PacificLink their home. connected. to both Scott Road and the South Fraser Opportunities are 8till available for your buainess to lake advantago Perimeter Road. of this unique development and location. The South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR) is a new four-lane, BOkm/hr route along the south side of the Fraser River from Deltaport Way in southwest Delta to 176th Street (Hwy 15) For mare information, please contact in Surrey, with connections to Highways 1, 15, 17, 91, 99, Rachel McGladory 604 633 2888 and the Golden Ears Bridge. The route will provide a continuous, efficient transportation route to serve the port facilities, rail yards, & industrial areas .. along this key economic corridor, with anticipated wesgroup 150 ~~"~~ 'tP",,, completion in 2012. For more information please visit uS online at wesgroup.ca Industrial Development Scenario WEST ~ NORTH GUVER . [, r y . ~ COUVER• II ) IHQICOUVER' BURNABY •Now. J / Westminster , \ J - I Fort l8n~&Y Rlcil MOND . SURREY ' ,) • Mi~lion CHILLIWACK• DELTA . / • , • I \ -'""':."'... ./~NGLEY. 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I'm technology to improve info rmuion inspecton carry mobile devicC$ happy to re port early success rdated " I parr of ow focus on job crc:uion sharing with clients, and the Ciry hu wi th wireless printers. Rcporu arc to development applic:l.tlons In OUf .#"\.Mayor Di:lMC WalLS initiated had early succeues with eBusi ne.u distributed on-site, can be easily Economic Investmcnt, Zoncs wit h a the Red T;lpt Advisory Committee. improvements. Client. can check e-mailed and Iluto matically update 9% reduction in proceuin5 time on I'm privilegedlO Ch:tlt this Committee project muus, find engineering the dafll base :It Ciry Hall. Less trips 10 se rvice :Iog reemenrs for City Cenrrc working to reduce C:OSI3 and inCfCl.SC du.wi ngs and requeSll nspccc10ns Ciry Hall savel Oll r c!ienu lime and projects. cc ru.inty foT inve$tors. UnnecdSilIY red online· cil i, :l.UOWS clientJ to :u;ccss mOlley for more important activ ities. 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T his could he benchm:ulu [0 meuure rhe cfficacy unnecessary bylaw. in the future , rhe When me City wa n" to improve Committee alao reco mmended putti ng poIlcio milt effea bUlineu we a sun se t cl:il. u IC 0 11 new bylaws and uncknrmd rhe bett way to ddiv~ resulu policie •. Nor all bylaw. will have a is to (;Uk to people: In indlUuy. Indwuy " Nationally red tape costs the economy $30 sunset claust, bur fOI those that mue can quickly identitY priority issues, and .en$e, particula rly thOle focusing on suggest practical solutions that "mget billion - in BC it amounts to $5 billion. proC('$.S , we' ll pUI it in place, the City where it nwls to be. 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V,flCot/V@I' 51)0,976 single storey 100,000 squ:ue fOOl Townstlip alllnolty 559,8611 indwC"ial WlIIthouse on ~ rC:li of 5.S Sunoy 53$,411 laud requiting both subdivi$ion and 434,)71 rezoning. _"'m PlttMNdows 404,301 001. 390.171 Mission 16l.901 J Abbotsford 351,268 Oty of Nofttl Vancou~ )42,24) DbU1a of North Van(ouv« )]9.046 Chlllr-:k 2'5,4]1 New Wetmlnsle. l12.110 POi'I Coqulilim 257,108 Maple Rldgl 255,532 2111,4U .... Ui1U92 6urn~,- -550.000 $150,000 $350,000 $550.000 $750,000 $!ISO,OOO 51,150,000 COIt($1 Municipal Approval Times '10 Fees and Schedule Vancouver he lOtW retl lc:vied by each New Westminster '10 Tmunicipality for the connruaion City of North VIOCOVYef of ~ 100,000 squm foot indusuW ,'" distribution w:uehou5e and offie.: 001. .. ~ bUilding devdopmenr (as d~jbed ,.. Pan Coqullla'" on page 3) :lie pu:sc:nted on the lefT, :above. On the I'iglu, the toW Coqullllm apprDY2i times - from apptiaDon '" dare to Building Pcrmit-:art shoYll1. 110 '" Approval time &.una shown call ...PonMoody and will extend beyond the periods ""- noted if me developer doca not supply j"'''rl'' 01 NonhV,"~,_ '" 15' necmary infomurion with !he initial BV/nlby applicadon or respond (0 requestS for 120 additional dc:t:Ul or darificllion in ~ 120 timely mann". Carrying costs (interest Town~hlpof"'ng l ll'f - 120 rcpracn{ and ClXc:s) II considerable pjttMtadows component of pre-coruuuction 120 expenses and :addiriorral time spe:nt ., ...... in the municipal approval proccu n, incmucs thruc emu. '20 """"Surr.y '''''' ChIIlJw..:k " ...... "" " SO 100 ISO 200 'SO 300 D." BIV Media Group offers targeted business intelligence Build. to keep you in the loop so you can build your business. BUSiness www.biv.com/aboutbivmg.asp Exclusive media sponsor of NAIOP B1V INVESTOR MEDIA ._...... ""n...... " ...... " ..• ...... •... IGROUP -...-...... ----...... ~ ... Municipal Fees and Approval Times Annual Increase Compared to ( PI Comparison March CPI from 2001 (1.79%)* 2001 to 2011 he: du~ shows;J. clear division between ml: mu1itionaUy ~s ubwb:lfl":lll d -urbiUl" Inunicipalitiea. With SOniC nor.lblc txecption. (Pitt Me:KIow, and th e: City or u nglcy), the .uburbOUllocatiolu ~ uch at Odel, Coquid:un and Surrey managed (0 limit mel t increaJeS to jlUr under 2.5 rimes CPI what the mOK highly urb.1nlud jurisdictions f Uch aJ Richmond, New Wc.ntn,i rutcr, Burnaby :llld Vancouver posrcci inQ"c;ues well in ~cessoffour to fi~ rimes more than the ;ycrage CPI growth. AJ DeC'. arc normally the brgat component of the overall com of development, w.: would normally c:'tfl«1 "developing" areu to pon the hi ghm incre:axs but in this c:uc if would appear [hilt DeC'. m increasing at a higher m e: in the al.Je20dy urbanite his ye:u'llcon Speaker is John It with MmdlOn RnIt')' in Montre:al. and compUlics through MeL.crnon TMc.Lanon, Honorary Chairman and I:lfcr as Gcr.en.l Manager. Development. Consulranu !..rd. Co-Founder of Colli en lmc:macional. hued in Vancouver. He beamc President ~Any rning', ponible,· John shared his insightt with (he of Vancouver· based Macaulay Nicolls nys John. "That a Vancouver NA IOP members III me October 20, 2011 Mllitland In 1977 and was inStrWllcnt-al b:ued company with S2 M of ch:l.ptc r breakn.n at die Hyatt Regency in die employee purch:uc: of the wmpany commerci:a.l revenue in 1975 can HOl el. and the formation of the CMN Group in Brow to an ol'pnization with John served lit Chairman :md 1985. Over the p:l~1 three dcc:adc:s orhit olflCd in multiple countries ChicfRxectJtivc Officcr ofColJim involvement. John guided CMN through worldwide, with tOW revenu" M:loulay Nicolb from L9n ro 2002, ste:.dy busint$S growth. sucussfUlly of approxima tely $1 Billion in and Chlli rl1'l :ua of me company umil complcring some 50 m~rs :lnd 2010 is a ICiUU1lC1it ro h:lving Occcmber 2004. He began his catccr acquisitions in rhe Americas. A5ill P.1drlC :a vision. Ifyou have a vision in 1%4 u an inVl:Stmenr Analy" with :wd Europe:uxl. SUCCCS5f'uUy reblanding its nor ifyou have a vision. you Ca nadian Pacine. He has been IIcri ve in the firm 10 Collien Lmem;lIioo:!.l. John ,hould h:lve 1I vision - push thaI tilt: teal estall: indunry since 1%8. He correnuy proyid~ :ad'Awry lCrVices 10 vision funnel than you would bcg:m his C2.J(:CI 0 11 rhe development si de Colliers Internation:!.l and several orner probably be comfortable with and you will teach it." V~ir www.naiopvcr.com That a Vancouver based company with to explore our indum"Y Slog 10 see John's observ:uionJ and $2 M of commel'Cial revenue in 1975 can assessments on the pr«ent It:ltc and flilure of the current grow to an organization with offices in conunerci:a.l re:a.l CSt:lte: industry. Prornund iNighb: from II mUltiple countries worldwide, with total RaJ Estale Icon. revenues of approximately $1 Billion in 2010 is a testament to having a vision. " - John R. Mclernon, Honorary Chairman and Co-Founder, Colliers International co we build relationships, c as well as buildings CO IV. Ventana eonslrucllon. we believe our job.1 a Deneral OOOlraetor and cons truction manager Is to build relallonlhips C - al wett SI commerclsl, tndustrlal, relaU and rnulti·unll - relldentlal building •. Q) Before we start constructlon. we bring clients. architects. > consultants and IUb-tradellOgether al ooe cohe8ive group with a common gool. Why11t'. the bolt way to ensure the project II a luccell for everyone Involved. Contact Ventana today to learn how your project will bene~ t rrom our focul on relationships. VentlinaCon.tructlon.comlnllop 804.291.9000 - . relationships to build 011 The tax burden Industrial to residential ('I ndustri:ll' :lnd 'commerd:ll' property mil rate ratio - 2011 design:ltions) p:ly a significantly greater proporrion of the property (lJIes, Although, it is often said that businesses hile it may nor bt the primary For light indumbl and commercial Wcoruidc:r:lfion, 2. growing propenies, research has indicated that "don't vote" in local elections, in reality they number of bUlinc:sse$ arc: co ruid ering the ideal medi:1n tU rado (indumiall me impact of the property rax burden, commereiallllx nle co residential do cast a ballot, by making the decision to and the variations in mal burden :u;ro" (ax roue) i.3 (0 I. Less than half the me region, when making rhe decision munici paiitici surveyed are in line relocate to lower cost jurisdictions in which on where 10 IOCllle . Property tUeJ are wirh fh i.. fario, The awarencli among not, {or the mon p;lft, filcrored Into bUline$$ owner. of the disparity their business can thrive and contribute to pcr ~' quuc . foor lease prices but. like between commereial and residential common Illn Ilnd malnttn:!.n« (CAM) IllX rat" is growing. Va ncouver their local communities. com. rhey an: p:tid in :add.ition to the and Coquidam's ratio in 2009 was b,ue Icue rarea, approximately 5 to I and hIlS been Municipal property rua pay fOr reduced to 4,0 and 4,3 to I In 2011 by city service. such III parks, roads, lowering or main t'.tining the: bwinell utilities, policing, fi re protection and tax rate at tile expense of an incruse The five: Metro V:l.ncouver :l.nd Fr.aK! local improyemenu, Property TQl rOlles in the res idential ratc. We commend and contribUle to the goaJ orbuilding within any municipality are impacted borh mUllicipalitie. for (heir effora V:l.llcy Municip:uiti~ Wllh the higheSl compact SUSlainable dties, by two f2aorl. The first is the \la lue and we look forward to continuing commcrcilli to residential property t:lX High municipal property wc:s ror of Ihe property being ",xed ::lI\d the fmllre adjuJTmc:nu. burdm (rared rrom highest to Iowur> these rypel orbwillClKS have Kriou. were: $c:co nd is rhe tax rare (m ill (lite) rh:1I Por 20tl, the fi vc municipalities impacts on our dry, neighbourhoods Ihe municipality applies to various with the lawen commercilli to • North Vancouvu (District) and employment opportunitiu ror • New WUlmiA,te:r property Irp«. Mllllidpalitie. ensure resi dential property (:I.X bu rden (raled rcsidenu. Although, It .. often laid rhar their ability to balance their budge(l from lowest to highut) were: • Pon Moody bwil\eSSCJ "don't VQl;e ~ in local clcctions, in reality lbey do an a ballot, by making with their abiliry [0 lIdjusr mill nrell. • Chillwack • YlU\COUVU The proputy ru burden for • Langley (City) • Burnaby the dcclJion 10 rdoale 10 lower COSI businesses varie5 from jurisdicdon • Abbouford Smllil and mewum sized CQmmercilli juriidk:lions in which their businc:u CIIJl to jurisdiction howeve r, tompared • Surrey busiOC5K1 are «sential to die socio thrive and conl'tibute to the susrainpbiliry economic hea lth or the community :lJ'ld villllity of rheir IocaJ conununitics. to tuidenliai tIU rates, businecses • Mu.ioD ACKNOWLEDGMENT NAJOP would like 10 acknowledge and thank all of'the:: municipalities who took palt in thl. ycar'. IXvdoprnent COst Survey. Panidpalion i.t volunruy and the lime expended m respond to it can be ' ignificllnt, nOI unlike a "real " development ~ppli¢ilion , Developmenl in any jurisdktion is a parlntflhip bc:twcc:n btuinell and the community. NAtOP is pb&c:d 10 be in a poriIition to work, on bc:h.a1f of our members, with ~U of the Metro V:lJ'lCOllvc:r jurisdiction" which putic:ipaled in lhe publication of thiJ informadon for the bu.il\C$s cornmunity. NAIOI) would also li ke to acknowledge the CQntrilimion$ from Avi50n Youn g and Wakefield for die Market Beat Report Ilnd L:iwson lunddl f1:, r providing the: municipal mill race information. l'han,babOIO NAIOP member. forlhcitllme In ptltdnllhll pro;ec.l logclhCf: IS YOUR GrllmeSllvcno, PltnlryGroup Gtelen l-IelU" WUlrouP PtOpI!rtifll Canada Lid. o.rlenc Hyde, Buc:uti"'l Direc:!OI", Chair NA.lOP Oewlopn'lt:llIluues NA IOP WORKPLACE Commlltu Bmd Tctller, N.... IOP Cher yl ClIrler, BUdinUl in Vancouver Gcuff Heu, GWl. Rcalry "dv, READY? John Conlc:eUa, W«StOUp Propertlfll ,Imn ~lm un lc , Grm~ nor Can your real estate strategy handle the global, mobIle, 24n reellty of busInes$ 80d add'ess the diverse ways people are NAIOP working In tOday's intercomected world? Whether you design COMMIiRC tAL "'fAL e.'TAT! spaces, manage spaces or work in them, our goalie to make OIlVIILOPMIIN T ASSOCIATION your Job easier.. ,to help you , .. Love how you work. , . . " For ITICInI nlOm\ollOn on hoW to create an ntaroonnected ~ cell ww.naiopvcr.com DHo H8/ri •• 004,240.1544 I cIwriIICIateelcas&eom • zan Rink" 20 11 RDut t.\un lc l ~ llIty Llalllinduslril l ~111 1 Rule Au ldenU al 101111 Hi la I Llg~ ll n duttla l to ReddlMlI l1 Til Rallu MaUo Vantouver , 1 CtulllWIICM 8.B072 4231 5 20!U 1 , Langl BY(Ci ty) 9.2424 3.697 2.500 , , Abllo l ~ t o r ~ 1~.2 1l D 177 15 Z,ssg • • Surray 6.B073 2.3781 2.778 , ,. 'h~lun 13101 8 1,5821 Z-6i9 7 , Milple " lag. 1<1.1045 3.897 6 3.1 05 , , L~ n U1 8y (lownMIIIIlI !l.7G07 3 1 29~ 3.125 8 8 Del iS 10.4817 3.2185 3.191 , Pill l COilu\tlaul 14.6135 3069 l,on "11 10 Nor th Vancouver (Ci ty) 9.5662 2.3891 4.004 " 11 Ctl li ulll ~m 1231 35 311486 ~ Ol 9 10 12 RlchmoM 9.054 2.1609 4.1 90 15 " Pin 1.18Jdol'/' IS 013'/ J.5B14 ~ 192 , 14 Burnaby 10.0307 2.3771 4.220 " " V~lIcou~~r 0.1988 2.1262 4,322 18 " P O " M~ 19.0143 3.2145 S.93 4 " " NGWWestinULI!" 25.7857 3 6131 7. 137 " " Nort h VanCOU'Jef (Dis trict) 21.7157 2.4729 &.781 light Industrial to Residential Tax Ratio Nonh V&JlCOU\ltl, (Disll1cl ) t" ' .781 New W'Ulmln,ter ( ?m Po" Moody S.934 4.3U VllocolI'I.r 4,220 8 urn a ~ 4.192 PlnMeadowi 4.190 Alcflmood 4.039 Coql,llliam i NOI'th V.ncouver (Ci ty) '.004 H72 ~ PO'I Coq ultl ~m 3.191 lIIngley (Tow n""shi"p) l ~m MBp!, Rldge 3,10S Mission 2.879 SU fr~ 2.718 Abbotsford 2.S 59 l lnglfly (City) ,." Chill iwack 9.000 0.000 l .OOO '.000 R.tio NAIOP names award winners - CONGRATULATIONSI NAIOP congratulates outstanding mun IcI palitIes as part of the annual development cost survey. This Is the first year for such awards and they will be known as the NAME Awards (NAIOP Awa rd for Municipal Exceliencel, ln 201 1 the awa rd s go to: Most Improved Most Fiscally Most Business . Municipality Responsible Friendly NAIOP WINNER COMMe R C I AL R EA L eSTAT e WIN NlI1,·- rII WINNER oeVELOPMENT ASS OC I A 'I' I O rJ of Drlta r:il'l of Abhotsfurd City of North Vancuuve( CIty M RT IfO \/ A Hc:o u v o n City of Chlll lV'l dck I a 'snlPJhot' of the incrnsing move towards Municipality CIun Building InclAlln, Dhelopmln[ 1I.~ulr t nl'n[S A sliSllIilIabmty amongst the mlUllcip:diria. NAJor 01111 Delta lin dlYlloped I "Gr •• n Growtn INllx" IS a [001 [0 has included II secdon within iu survey on whether Iden[lIy [Ilt IHlaln.blllty I. I[UIII 01 maJO( nM dlY.lopmenl there arc any Jwtain:LbJclpn building requirements ptolKlI. TIlttI lutu'll l Ie l$pOlteilto Council and tec ured II pari 01 dlvllopment IOletmlnl. il 'PPfOllfllll. (beyond th e: rcqu.ucrncnQ in the Be Building Code) Ot incentives in place within each municipality. This ym CJt~ 01 Norih V, hc.lU'N SUU,\h l ~~ltl I V ,Ial,mlnl Ilqulr.Q 101111 DevelopUI,m ~Il pllc alhm Oulldlnllio cO!l lulm 10 ASItIl,A.E!lO I 2()01 ~ig nifiQnd y more than h;a.l f(12 ofthc 18 munidp:Ui uCl who respond«l} confmn«l they have rcquiremcnl5 audl OISlllcl 01Mopl, IIldge Town C~nlre - II Veil 100% ploperty tax G,un Oulldlng Questions alllllCludell as pall 01 Town break lor LEEQ Slivil Ctnlll DI~elopn1.nl Permi t Guldetlnll or incendves 10 promote sustainable building, Some were voIunwy masures covering all ateu of Q':.III~t vi Ilor lli VJnc~v,~ r fSII SOnu~ts illl,.II' bl, U11\ler GBS lor Cnlnuft.1nce Wl ln GIlS n(lt/Pled In :iprtn\l 201 111 nl~nll.1l1)r1 I1I5ninabiliry or smart growth, orne!', were ma.ndarory InnUn, l!Nelhe; l.rOUI, v/hell fa!OI1lnu I, rcq~lrlKl G",n a u!ldlnllgl~(ltllll ltt "I Irlc.l u ~ed In III, QCP actions on panicul:u items such:u stormwatcr management and grt'Cn (planted) rool's for buildings QISlricl Of Mission Dlstricl recenw updlltd II DP OUldlllnes 10 Incourage grlln om buikllng pI.ellen a ccrQin siu. JlUI MUIlO'... . Clly IcqulrU tne SIIW[ GrO~11l Ch~Gkll" lor ~II.lt11ellllntdml Most municipalioo now requi re SOIT\e form of 10 QCP illitl ZonliiO 01 OiI,I:I\IUllInllldllUlt ~PII I ILIt!un!l Jwrain:a.biliry reporting as pan of their rC'lon ing/ C lwkh~ ll ~ 115011 ~s a 1r!\)lltlOII~Url ddVelullmcnl_ .I~ In ~clopm c n( appiiction, and many of these are offering ~ceplnq willi I ~r g~r IIlutitCllI~ 01);11. IQr 5m~rl GIQ~I I II incentives including density bonufing, noor Uta New Weslmlnster AIl.ppllcam mUll complet. a SuslalMbillly lIellor! Calli exclusions, u'llllSfcrs, DeC and f:lX exe mption, as W(:Uli S M Clly \II r UII Colllllll~nl ~o.11 I"'lck bUll dln!: p'lIIill ~llllncl tl ltln OfO- Offun 1001 Of DQU31 IOQllllftli \'/llere ~ulldl"O ~ru .'lteco~ IUt tnOO ng the permir procw for Mgrcc:n projecu. In (nlll dtvelppnl.ms 1II '~1 1\ Un pfl1 Qlmlnt. 500ln2 fUlure. the c:xpc:a:uion is dm m:my of the processes mar SI~nd3'd~ acc now voluntary will be fortn al iud, u municlpalirie.s City or Pori Mooay AsumlnabllllY cnlckll" lIN' n.w d'Y'I~.nlls Itqulrt!l r.Wc the bat on what i, wruiducd. grccn. willi .ll lIzonlng and dly. l ~m.m ptln\l.ppllCation• • Includes In Ifltlgy " tlt:I.ocy 1II{IIIItIf n. w IfMlusttlai bulld - Il101 0125% bttttf Ulln Mod,1 National EnllOY Codl CIIV oi RI~h",(IIIrI Bjlaw aJ8~ Glnll lIul\h & Qlh~r Qpl1unl I~lI u lft.lndu ' lllIl Inll Olllc'lIu~l1lnQs urUltr IlI.In 2000 m210 ~chlM flO/m walll funolt Obj'~II~" BurMb~ Parking ,equlrlmlnll can bllt!lu(td 10 Gleen BulldlnglLEEQ IIIntllr(ll l ft lI.golll1l11 In co-op'" encourage Co-op and car Ihilino In co- al lon wltll developer o p .r.tlo~ wllh (level opel V~ncoU\lu l PIU511 see IItlpllv8ntQU~ff c nJ,ullalh~IIW P I MSI'8~ IIltl)'llva~tOu"" cil"U~I~ln~bUl1yfl"du Illtn lIyllllUUlIllI1 KoFFMAN KALEF LLP BUS I NESS LAWYERS Out ColTIITII!rcW Rell Estate Pl'llcticl mlnbll . nd munidpal requiremenla; group rlptdtnt. cllenu in • Vlriety of bll'e land . ItDtl deve!opmentl. II .... bI complex real estIte tJan~cdoru: Md hotel "'nd recn!ltlonai dt:vdopmenu. deYtlQPment m.tten Incl\ldl ns: the llld leas/n, UWlSadloru: (tndUSlrlIll, purchai41 and II1I4I (lr ,hopping centlu, office. rcte.U. ""d FIJ'St NatioN). We abo office buJldlngs l nd industrial parks.: adviM OW' rul eWlle cllt nu in connec ClnIta property development matter&, tIon with corutruction. UI«!out ""d Including the pn:plU"lldon and fUing or Inllelltory financi ngs, IlIId the IiInlctut DlK10liuri Stalemenu Wlder the Real In8 of Jolnl ventures. co-ownenhlp EsUlIll D.vewpmclIlMal'utl"l ltd; I.nd lff. n lle m ~I\ I J IlIld real estllte syndlca. lSStmbU es, wbdlvl.slon malten. Indud tions of all typd, IncludIng limited inll pioWilng . dvice resatdlng environ- putnmhlpt. Frolll ieftto rlillt: MOrh,y Kofflnan. Q,C.. P~ l tl,k J. Julian, Omit! S. R. m1n. Andr.. J. W.IOI, 511 11 Won" Mark f. WllnS. Erin K.1'II1t. l,.uUe A. Th ~ h r. Min lna: Mltllul M. Kilt!. Andr. w G. 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IIrm 01 Hvt Velr. based on municipal property val ul laxet as toll ow.: Vur I: 100'10 ol lh,Int:'.Utd ...... d y. lul; Vur 2: 80% ot t"t lncll ...d aluu ed yalu., Vnr 3; 80'lfo ot ,"elncr.ased nlu uCI valut: VII' 4: 40% 01 the Inc, eased UIUlld value, V.. .. 5: 20'1f0 or the lnerll, td ...... d YIIUl 0111., cofldlrlon l also apply, 2. P"'appIICDlIon mlltlng. can III l chadul ed wlthln 7-10 daY, lnd alt l,U 01e halg' Written preliminary commenl, ll. provldtd. City 01 Rlc ~ mOIl1I Cl ly l lill ", tnlltnU\' In Iho PIO(t:U at upd al,nll lilt City'. OCP. Tht (evll w Includtl nil Employmenl Landl 1l00 ~ CUy of Llngl ey New OCC bylaw hll been Introduce Chy or y~II(Il\JYCf Job LUltt} UpWto· bl\jl'h'liI,fltOlJ\'t' c ./ct)mm'V('IVI~n~no"'1l(~!O ll sJpdI1 11 m,y t :t m t(l\QloCOUI\(I I tldl MillO COrl JOIH h t tp.lf'JI1(: IJ Uy. t CJItO(lIm'~Cllp l lnmnyl c Oi tltllWindu.hlnl NAIOP Vancouver Read Jones Chrlstofforsen Real Estate ConsultrnQ (nQrneel s Excellence Awards SubmissIon dead line for applications: January 15,2012 Award categories will Incl ude the followI ng: lnvestOlentTransactlon Office Development Office Lease Indus trl ot Developm ent We Can Help Contribute to • Industrial Lease A Successful Development Mixed Use Development with proven practical building enQlneerlnQ services Retail Development Developing Le~de r Award lI(etlme Achievement Award Nomlnallo n Information and forms al www.n.lopvc(.com. Awards Gala to be held In May 2012. NAIOP 00 ". ". 1 1'\ 0 , ... 1. 1\ . ... 1. 11 8T ... 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NA IOP Vancouver committees Irt vt.ry IIclive and have won sevel'lll !lwards mcludlng Chapler oftM Year 'lOO). the Perlodlca' Publication Award 1~ for the Cost 0(001 n8 SusU\tu Survey and the:loOO7 Annual PubU~tlon Aw.n1 (rom NAJOP Nllflonal. Through I/o gl1luroolS network NAIOP seeks to creat e, protec t and enhance ptopertyvllues. VMJCOUVEA CIIAPTER ., NAIOP COM M ERC I A L REAL ESTATE OeVELOI'MENT ASSOC IATtON ... TftO Y A HOOUV." • CHA.T. " NAIOP Board 01 Dlreclors NAIOP Is a professional associa tio n 8.clllOW: GorOon Wyh. DlftClQr, JoM Scott. Spoosorslllp Comrntuot CIIIit: Don Halrlson, Educalion Commlnoe ChIU: Chris MacCIuIty. DevelopIng LUll.,. CIIIIr; Dlnall Jonn, Br.ulnt Commltt" Chalf;Jtft 1WIk. NaUonli OI'KtOl'; Jim .. 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BC ~ Access to NAIOP'S online database lions, Mr. Brian Burke. formerly with the (anucks. and perlodlc newsletter For more information on NAIOP Mayor Sam Sullivan, and the City of Vancouver - Vancouver Chapter Planner, Mr. Brent loderlan. t/ legislative voice - through our Leglslalive Issues and Government Affairs Commllte es or any of its events, V' National networklns through conferences and please visit the website at aCcess to NAIOP nal10nal database t/ Industry recognition - through our Industry awards evenlS www.naiopvcr.com. t/ Industry and market Information - through period cali 604-60'-5106 or publications and reports fax 604-68'-4545 Ma or _Council From: Mayor Lois Jackson Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 12:22 PM !;fl To: Mayor & Council Subject: FW: Grants-in-Lieu Payment Details Report from Minister Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid Attachments: Districtof Delta. pdf ~..... ::0!'i: 6ejiAIM aje~., ~ 'I':f"'f. .. FrrJ .. -'~.... "4-" From: Minister, LCfZ LCfZ:EX [mailto:[email protected] 11 "-. tli Sent: Monday, November 14, 201111:13 AM !I.T #: I u D_~fq~ <.D r - -- To: Mayor Lois Jackson ,omMents: November VI/I( Cc: Karl Preuss Subject: Grants-in-Lieu Payment Details Report from Minister Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid f\ejlA./a. or (Yle eh~ Ref: 94876 Date: November 14,2011 Dear Mayor Jackson and Conncil: I am pleased to advise you that the Province will be issuing your mnnicipality's grant-in-lieu of property tax payment for provincially owned properties administered by the Ministry of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government in your commnnity. This year, the Ministry of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government, is issuing a total of $16.9 million in grants-in-lieu of property taxes to mnnicipalities across British Columbia. Your 2011 grant payment is $25,123.40 for the property identified in the attached Grant Payment Details Report. Included in the amount is $381.47 due to the Regional District which is to be transferred at your earliest convenience. Your 2011 grant payment will be made by electronic funds transfer on November 15, 2011. All grant payments are made in accordance with the Municipal Aid Act. If you have questions respecting the payment being made to your mnnicipality, please contact Jim Baker, Director, Real Estate Services, Real Estate Management, Integrated Workplace Solutions, either bye-mail jim. [email protected] or by telephone 250 952-8381. Sincerely, Honourable Dr. Margaret MacDiannid Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Attachment - Grant Payment Details Report 1 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. 2 TXROQ70 Province of British Columbia 2011-10-21 8:58:11 AM Ministry of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Mion.:rJ Grant Payment Details Report Page 1 of 1 -~~ ~~to~~ Fiscal Year 1112 Jurisdiction: 306 - District of Delta r-~------Tax Oass r Municipal Regional Land- I Regiona! I I Improvements 06------Business "clnd other 10.461700 ' 0.151300 0.161300 Taxable Values Grant Amounts ------General SChool/Other Municipal Regional To< ! , .Assessment RDII Number Oass i ",0' Improvements Total Impl"OlK!merm; , T"'" ",0' : Improvements i Total ",0' I Improvements Total Sub-Total Mise TotcIl GIL ----_.,------' "'''' ,0-16+524-01-0 06 ! 1,570,000 795,000 2',~65,O\lO 1,570,000 795,000 , _~,36S,OO"~",_ 16,424.87 8,317.05 24,741.92 253.24 128.23 381.47 2S,123.40 0.00 25,123.40 I : ,,-~--- _.- ' '-"'"""1 " 1,570,~0 __ ~9S,OOO:~:::,~~_5,~OO 1,~70,oo0 795,000 2,365,000 16,424.87 8,317.05 24,741.92 253.24 128.23 381-47. 25,123.40 0.00 ~~~~~,!I Totalsfor 306 1~~!.:0!~~_-_-=_2.~~~~_ :'\; :'2,365~~~~_~ __1,~~~~~.____ 795,000 ~~~6~,O_o.~ ,, ___ :~!4~~'!7__ 8,~_~?~~ ____~4?41.~_ 253.24 128.23 38.1.47 25,123.40 0.00 ,.~~!~~;I...i TXR0070 Province of British Columbia 2011-10-21 8:58:11 AM Ministry of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Q MiWstryaf Page 1 of 1 d'':L~,~, t...bo"t, OU=' 5=,"" Grant Payment Details Report ,....;,;.;.;'~ ..... ,,,,,dOpcnCo,,",mmcnl Fiscal Year 1112 Report Totals Grant Amounts Taxable Values ~ I - - _ _ I ' Land Improvements I Total Land Improvements Total Land Improvements i Total Land! Improvements I Total Sub-Total 1 Mise Total GIL , .' I ~-----~, 1,570,000 I 795,000 2~~?!~~.L_~~1,570,OOO _ .?95,000 ' ___ ~65tOOO. ____ 16,~:~~ ___~B~~~~~~7~!:~ .~_ 253.24 __. ___ ~_~~_~~~ 25,123.40 i 0.00 L~~z:;~~~~_ 16705 Fraser Highway genda Surrey, Be V4N DES FORTISBC" A FILE # o 5 Lfbo--:3o fortisbc.com November 2, 2011 Lois Jackson Mayor District of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Dear Lois Jackson: I am writing today to share with you that FortisBC has filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) proposing to amalgamate our natural gas utilities into one legal entity, with common rates and services across the province. If the BCUC approves the application, all natural gas customers across the province will have common rates and service offerings, beginning January 1, 2013. What does this mean? Bringing all three natural gas utilities together as one entity will eliminate rate discrepancies and allow FortisBC to offer consistent gas rates and services for all customers across the province. If our application is approved, each customer in a given customer class will be charged the same rate, regardless of where they live. This provides significant benefits to a sizable portion of our customers, notably on Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast and in Whistler over the longer-term. We are committed to providing all our customers in British Columbia with economic and fair natural gas rates. Our application is revenue neutral to FortisBC and the proposed changes offer several benefits to many of our customers. FortisBC's current structure Currently, FortisBC provides natural gas to customers across the province under three separate legal entities with entity-specific rate structures. These separate legal entities were formed as various natural gas utilities were acquired across the province. The three natural gas utilities are: • ForiisBC Energy Inc. - serving customers in the Lower Mainland, Columbia and Inland regions o Fort Nelson, although legally part of FortisBC Energy Inc., is treated as a separate region and has its own rate base and rate structure • ForiisBC Energy (Vancouver Island) Inc. - serving customers on Vancouver Island, Powell River and the Sunshine Coast • ForiisBC Energy (Whistler) Inc. - serving customers in Whistler As it stands today, each utility is responsible for providing natural gas service in a different region of the province. Natural gas rates are varied across the regions, so a customer on Vancouver Island pays a different rate than a customer in the Lower Mainland or in Whistler. Each entity also provides different service offerings by region, such as energy efficiency and conservation initiatives or renewable natural gas. For example, renewable natural gas is currently available in the Lower Mainland, Columbia and Inland regions, but not Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast, Whistler or Fort Nelson. MAYOR'S OFFICE NOV O~. 2011 RECEIVED 21Page Why move to common rates? Moving to common rates will allow FortisBC to offer consistent natural gas rates and service offerings to all of our customers throughout the province. Without common rates, FortisBC's forecasts indicate significant rate increases for some of our customers. For example, an approximate 20 - 40 per cent cumulative rate increase over the next three to four years is indicated for Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast customers as a result of the expiration of the Royalty Revenue agreement with the provincial government at the end of 2011. This agreement was put in place to help offset the cost to Vancouver Island customers of bringing natural gas to the Island 20 years ago. With regards to Whistler, a typical residential customer in Whistler is projected to pay 65 per cent more than a typical Lower Mainland customer in 2013 without common rates. While Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast and Whistler customers will see a large decrease in their natural gas rates as a result of amalgamation and common rates, FortisBC is proposing a small decrease for residential customers in the Lower Mainland, Columbia and Inland areas in 2013 and a small increase in 2014. For Fort Nelson customers, FortisBC is proposing no change to rates from the proposed 2013 revenue requirement application, currently before the BCUC, by deferring the impacts of amalgamation for a five year period after which a gradual annual increase will come into effect over a ten year period until Fort Nelson rates align with the rest of the province. Next steps FortisBC is committed to consulting with our customers and stakeholders, and will meet with stakeholder groups to gather information and feedback as we prepare for the next phase of the rate design application. Any proposed changes will need approval from the BCUC. If the application is approved by the BCUC, all of FortisBC's regulated natural gas companies will be one legal entity under the name FortisBC Energy Inc. Our electric operations will remain a separate utility with a separate legal name - FortisBC Inc. - and separate rates and service offerings for electricity customers. Our customers will continue to know all of the companies under the shared name FortisBC and the ownership structure of FortisBC will remain the same, operating under our Canadian parent company, Fortis Inc. If you would like any additional information about our filing, you are welcome to contact me directly at your convenience, at 604-592-7534 or [email protected]. You can also find more information on our website at fortisbc.com/ratedesign Sincerely, Gord Schoberg Senior Manager, Community & First Nations Relations FortisBC Mayor Council From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 3:32 PM To: Mayor & Council Subject: Delta Website - Comments, Compliments & Inquiries ** * ** *F eedback Form Completed ** * * * * Directed To: Mayor Council Response Requested Comments: I have been trying very hard to deal with Translink to better the bus service on Annacis Island. I have just been cut short and told there is no money. I would love to take transit to the Island from North Delta but the situation is not only very inconvenient but dangerous. The bus system on this Island might have been ok 25 years ago but not now. I was wondering if anyone there can tell me where I can go from here. I plan on working on the Island for many more years and plan to fight this situation until I can start taking the bus and not feeling like my life is in danger. Please help! Completed by : Janis Marshall Address: # 11- 11865 80th Ave. DeltaBC V4C 8E4 Phone Number: 604-590-0705 Email: [email protected] 1 Mayor _Council From: Linda Guenther [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 9:37 AM To: Mayor & Council Subject: 84th Ave & 110th N Delta Importance: High Hello, f:;j I am very concerned about the lack of lighting and lack of a flashing pedestrian light on 84'h ave and 110'h ave in North ~ Delta. Last night, at 4:30pm, I stopped for a women as she needed to cross this intersection, she was almost hit by a vehicle travelling east bound on 84'h ave. I know this intersection has had many 'close calls' and unfortunately, some have been hit. This intersection needs a flashing pedestrian light that the pedestrian would push a button to activate. Can you tell me if this intersection will be improved? Thank you very much! fYPE: _~ ~,(4I ~ Linda Guenther DEPT :; 6045900738 A.T.# I "vfl'ln?l=on-."" PL_ 't:rld Comments: t1£,( 20/ fl l>Gt.-'ffI ,gC . ((Q~ Ihu/YJ 1 Mayor _Council From: Grant Hibbs [[email protected] Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 6:05 PM To: Mayor & Council ~ Subject: Traffic along 96th Avenue !Yl November 16, 2011 ...... ~ ~...... Honourable Mayor Jackson and esteemed Corporation 'of Delta Councillors, co I'm following up an impassioned voice message regarding the aftermath of a horrific traffic 88~ accident this evening on 96th Avenue. It's hard to see a neighbour lying on the cold, wet road after being hit in the crosswalk. I don't know her, but thinking that it could have been me or one of family members leaves me with deep sympathies for,her family. My husband and I have lived on 96th for close to ten years and of course understood that the road is frequently used as a main passage way for many getting to Nordel or other parts of Delta; however the speed of traffic has been steadily increasing and more erratic. I could bang out several close calls, but really only need to point out the tragic events tonight as well as another accident a few weeks ago involving a bus pulling out of a bay and being stuck from behind by another vehicle in the early morning hours. We are continuously baffled that neither the Corporation of Delta and the City of Surrey have done somethi"ng to investigate and tame the traffic travelling on what is a residential road. What the residents of both Delta and Surrey require is safety, which means improved lighting and calming measures. We frequently hears cars speeding down the road starting at S am and continues not only through the rush hour time, but pretty much all day. My neighbours and I have frequently grumbled about the problem with each other, but unfortunately haven't taken any action until now, please don't make the same mistake in being complacent with the traffic issues plaguing 96th and even 116th. My husband and I would like·to know what the Corporation of Delta has in mind for making 96th Avenue a safer roadway for the residents living in the adjacent neighbourhoods. Please give us a call to discuss our concerns in greater detail at 604-583-8330. Sincerely, Christa Copeland and Grant Hibbs 11742 96th Avenue TYPE: Re:;14 h V" 0?n Je.- North Delta, V4C 3W7 ~~:: -~tW~ I i~ ~'-' Comments: N~ v'(?,fo1'\,hu 7.Jf /l' ~:9iA \Of tVlee:~~') 1 Ma or _Council From: [email protected] on behalf of Jewel Miller [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:25 PM To: Mayor & Council ~::I2 Subject: Swim Team Pool Fees ...... Hello Mayor Jackson and Council, ~ W I am writing to you to because I need to understand why my daughter's swim team, Team SUngOd;: has had a 50% increase in pool fees this year. I think this is absolutely excessive. How do fees go up that much in one year? This is an organized sport run by parents who now have to find ways to come up with and additional $14,000 this year. I think the team is being gouged since I find it very hard to believe that pool costs have gone up that much since last year. Please explain this to me. Many people like myself are on fixed incomes, and this deprives children of healthy organized activities, and many people simply cannot afford to put their children in healthy and organized activities. If my daughter's fees go up I will no longer have the resources to pay for this activity and she will have to drop out. I vote for you at every election because I believe that you do a lot to support North Delta. Please help to keep organized team sports affordable for All children! Thank you, Jewel Miller 604-572-7617 H~t4- ~01} 1fV[, Staff have responded to Ms. Miller to address her concerns about swim club fees. 1 549 Mayor _Council From: James Ronback [[email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:42 PM To: Mayor & Council; Mike Brotherston Cc: Vicki Huntington; Delta Optimist; SouthDeltaLeader Subject: Bad nanoparticles in our air Dear Mayor and Council~ Re:Beware of nanoparticles especially in diesel exhaust Do our air quality monitors in Delta measure the levels of the amounts of these harmful nanoparticles~ e.g.~ carbon black~ cerium oxide~ nickel oxide~ zinc oxide ~ copper oxide, etc.? Yours safely, Jim Ronback, P.Eng. (Retired) 1530 Kirkwood Road, Tsawwassen, Bc V4L 1G1 604 948 1589 Nanoparticles Used as Additives in Diesel Fuels Can Travel from Lungs to Liver http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111117141157.htm Intratracheal instillation of cerium oxide nanoparticles induces hepatic toxicity in male Sprague-Dawley rats http://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=11185 Carbon Black Nanoparticles Can Cause Cell Death, Inflammation in Lungs, Researchers Find http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518161713.htm Induction of Inflammasome-dependent Pyroptosis by Carbon Black Nanoparticles http://www.jbc.org/content/286/24/21844 Nanoparticles Used in Common Household Items Cause Genetic Damage in Mice http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091116165739.htm Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Unique Inflammatory Footprints in the Lung http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov!article!info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1002201 Nanotoxicology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotoxicology The Metro Vancouver Air Quality Monitoring stations located in North Delta and Tsawwassen both measure PM2.5 which is the total mass of all particles smaller than 2.5 microns. This includes nanoparticles. The guidelines established for PM2.5 consider the potential health effects of the various components of particulate matter. Particulate matter measured at both stations is consistently under the Canada Wide Standard. There are no Canada Wide Standards specific to nanoparticles. Staff is seeking additional information from Metro Vancouver and will be responding to Mr. Ronback. / Mayor Council From: Bob Tomyk [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 10:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Delta Block Watch Dear Mayor and Council I reside at 6719 Todd Place and commenced to create a Block Watch ( BW) on our street of 14 homes. One of the BW main components is to have a sign posted on the street signifing its existance in a active area and deter individuals wishing to do havoc and criminal acts in that area. In taking the required seminar by Delta's BW program to be a Captain of the BW program on my street, I find out BW signs from Delta are unavailable. Further investigation into the status of the BW signs, it is discovered that the mayor and council have had before them for a period believed to be two years a motion to approve the sign and installation of such. I can not believe the mayor and council who I understand endorse the BW program and have permit certain phases of the BW program to proceed and yet sit on a 'motion to have signs made and installed to inform residents and criminals the program is in effect in areas that residents wish to make safer and as well as suggested in the seminar assist Delta in dealing with community mischief and crime, which reduces policing costs. I therefore request the mayor and council deal immediately with the motion on BW signs one way or another so the citizens of Delta can move ahead and make the BW program 100% effective in their particular area. Yours truly Robert Tomyk [email protected] 604 594-5257 6719 Todd Place Delta, BC V4E2T1 lYPE: ~Efj VI (q,( k9 e4"\~ DEPT: POL-.. :T, #: \~)"t11 ,omments: ('0 v'l'-vn '0& 2..81. ( 1<'5'-'- \~l.r fI1. ...L~') 1