H.01 Mayor and Council External Correspondence Summary September 14, 2015 FROM TOPIC DEPT. A.T. # M.A. Ouellette, Honours Medal of Good Citizenship – Call for HR&CP 126308 242 and Awards Secretariat Nominations P.C. Livolsi, Provincial New Building Canada Fund – Small HR&CP 126267 Co-Chair, Oversight Communities Fund (NBCF-SCF) Project CC: FIN Committee, Small #N20056- 12th Avenue Storm Water 243 Communities Fund, Management Improvements Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure and Major Projects Division Dr. V. Craig, President, Working with Applied Biology HR&CP, 126304 244 College of Applied Professionals Ensures Access to Credible CA&E Biology and Accountable Science-Based Advice 245 C. Bodman Substances Lining Centennial Beach CA&E 126208 C. Tuckwell, President & 2014 Annual Report PR&C 126206 CEO, Boys and Girls 246 Clubs Foundation of South Coast BC Kids Help Phone Kids are Stressed about Back-to-School; PR&C 126306 247 You Can Help K. Trenaman, Road Distracted Driving Campaign in Delta POL 126381 Safety Coordinator, Delta 248 & New Westminster, Insurance Corporation of BC T. Barnes, Manager, Dr. Parking Situation for Seniors in Ladner ENG 126207 249 David Fine Opthalmology and Cataract Surgery T.M. Sterling Recommend Delta Leave Translink and ENG 126141 250 Return to BC Transit D.G. Massey George Massey Tunnel Replacement ENG 126305 251 Project D. Jones In-Ground basements at 5649 & 5659- CP&D 126339 252 120 Street CC: ENG, PR&C C. Terpsma, Program Receipt of $15,000 Representing Funds CP&D 126270 253 Coordinator, Delta from the Delta Wildlife Forage Fund Farmland & Wildlife Trust (DWFF) F:\CorpRec Corr-Other\Agenda - Regular\2015\2015-09-14\1H01 Summary.doc ::0c: August 27, 2015 242 , '"N genda -.J Mayor Lois Jackson and Councillors A FILE # ~ District of Delta o 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent N Delta BC V4K 3E2 N Dear Mayor and Councill ors: Re: Medal of Good Citizenship - Call for Nominations Premier Christy Clark recently unveiled the design of the Province's new Medal of Good Citizenship. Nominations for this new honour for generous acts are now being accepted. The Medal of Good Citizenship wi ll recogni ze indi viduals who, through exceptional long-term efforts, have made outstanding contributio ns to the well-being of their communities without expectation of remuneration or reward. The medal refl ects their generosity, service, acts of selflessness, and outstanding contribution to community life. Anyone is welcome to nominate a deserving individual as a candidate. I seek your assistance in informing your municipality about this opportunity to take part in the public recognition of its outstanding citizens. An independent selection committee will consider the nominations. Nomination forms for the Medal are available at the Honours and Awards Secretariat website. The completed Nomination Form, description of achievement, testimonial letters and any supporting materials must be submitted electronically as one package by email totheHonours andAwardsSec retariatatb c h o n o urs and awa rd s@~ov. b c .ca by Friday, September 25, 2015. Nominations received after this will automatically be forwarded for consideration in 2016. Staff will feature the nomination opportunity for BC's new Medal of Good Citizenship Yours sincerely, on Delta's social media channels. Marc-Andre Ouellette, L.V.O. Honours and Awards Secretariat Mayor _Council From: Robyn Anderson Sent: Thursday, August 27,2015 1:55 PM To: Mayor & Council Subject: FW: Medal of Good Citizenship - call for nominations Robyn Anderson Municipal Clerk The Corporation oj Delta Phone: 604-952-3125 From: Mayor Lois Jackson Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 1:50 PM To: Robyn Anderson; Dona Packer; George Harvie Subject: Fwd: Medal of Good Citizenship - call for nominations Greetings Ms. Anderson, would you be So kind as to include this correspondence In the next council information Package please.111 Thank you so much .. Lois E. Jackson Mayor Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "BC Honours and Awards HAS:EX" <[email protected]> Date: August 27,2015 at 1:18:56 PM PDT To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> SUbject: Medal of Good Citizenship· call for nominations 243 New Building Canada Fund - Small Communities Fund MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE 5C - 940 Blanshard Streel, Victoria, BC V8W 3E6 August 14, 2015 Cliff# 236684 Her Worship Lois Jackson Mayor of the Di strict of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Cres Delta, BC V4K 3E2 Dear Mayor Jackson: Re: New Building Canada Fund - Small Communities Fund (NBCF-SCF) Project#N20056 -12th Avenue Storm Water Management Improvements It is my pleasure to inform you that your application for funding under the New Building Canada Fund - Small Communities Fund (NBCF-SCF) has been approved at a maximum federal/provincial contribution of $5 ,400,000. "'-', Please ensure that all public information material for the approved project clearly and onJ prominently indicates funding is provided from the NBCF-S CF. U1o The Province will require you to submit online periodic progress reports along with budget forecasting reports using the new online Local Government Information System. Details outlining this requirement will be sent to the project contact shortly. Claim form information along with final report requirements will soon be avai lable on the website: www.gov.bc.calsmallcommunitiesfund. A contribution agreement wi ll be sent to your Chief Administrative Officer. Please note, it is your responsibility to obtain and comply with all necessary authorizations and/or pernlits as an ongoing condition of our funding. If you have any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact Liam Edwards, Executive Director, Local Government Infrastructure and Finance Branch, Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, at 250-387-4060. Delta's grant application for the 12th Avenue Storm Water Management Improvement Project was successful in securing joint Federal/Provincial funding of $5.4 million towards the $8.1 million . .. /2 project. Engineering staff are managing the project. BRITISH • erCOLUMBIA Canada MAYOR'S OFFICE AUG 1 9 2015 RECEIVED -2- I wish you every success with your infrastructure project. Yours truly, Patrick C. Livolsi, P. Eng. Provincial Co-Chair, Oversight Committee, Small Communities Fund Assistant Deputy Minister Infrastructure and Major Projects Division cc: Vicki Huntington, MLA Delta South Sean Nacey, Senior Manager Infrastructure Development Branch Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Liam Edwards, Executive Director Local Government Infrastructure and Finance Branch Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Hugh Fraser Deputy Director of Engineering District of Delta 244 CO LLEGE OF APPLIED BIOLOGY Professional Accountability Mayor Lois E. Jackson and Council Corporation of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta. BC V4K 3E2 August 19. 2015 Re: W orking w ith applied bio logy professionals ensures access to c redible and accountable science-based advice Dear Mayor Lois E. Jackson. In recognition of the increasing roles of local governments in managing and in fluencing land use planning and natural resource management, we are contacting you to recommend that your municipality consider hiring and/or contracting registered applied biology professionals to ensure any advice you seek to inform such decision-making is from qualified and accountable professionals. The College of A pplied Biology is the self-regulating professional organization for applied biology professionals in British Columbia. We have over 2,200 members employed by all levels of government, natural resource industries, First Nations, and consulting firms who inform decisions about the use of natural resources in all regions of the province, a growing number of whom are employed by local governments. Their areas of p ractice range from conducting environmental assessments and riparian area assessments. to drafting environmental management p lan s, assessing and remediating contaminated sites, and advising governments and private firms on how to reduce the impacts of their activities on the natural environment. The applied biology professionals we regulate, Registered Professional Biologists (RPBios) and Registered Biology Technologists (RBTechs), have met stringent entry requirements and are required to stay up to date in their areas of practice through mandatory continuing p rofessional development requirements. This provides employers, cl ients, and the public w ith assurance that they are competent and qualified in the work they do. Furthermore, we have a number of quali ty assurance mechanisms in p lace, including random audits, practice reviews, and discipline processes, to ensure applied biology professionals are accountable for their work. When hiring or seeking external advice to assist with land use planning or environmental management decisions, we encoura ge you to hire and work with applied biology professionals to ensure the advice you receive is credible and science-based. We welcome an open dialogue with your municipality and would encourage you to visit the College's website at www cab-bc.oro .We would be pleased to answer any questions you have about applied biology professionals and the work they do. Sincerely, Staff have reviewed the College of Applied Biology's letter. Currently the Corporation of Delta employs two staff who are registered with the College of Applied Biology as a Registered Professional Biologist and a Biologist in Training. Those staff