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FUNDING

The participants tn the process must be prepared to provide the
staff support to the process necessary to bring it to a successful
conclusion within a year after terms of reference and the work
program have been adopted which itself should take not more than
three to four months. It is our view that the main expertise
needed to put a plan together is already resident in the
participant organizations. It is essential that a working group
of such personnel be established to do the job, supplemented by
consultants as needed.

We are prepared to make municipal staff availabie to provide input
and to review options in the planning process. Ye expect to
coordinate our staffs' involvement through the intermunicipal
Development Services in the GVRD and are prepared to pay our fair
share of the direct costs of the planning process. We will,
however, want to be assured that the 'lead' agencies have given
their commitment first. It will make it easier for all of the

other groups to secure agreement of their Boards and Councils if
that is done.

We do not believe that we can comment on the questions of cost

sharing in the implementation of the plan until we know more about
its substance.

COORDINATION

Questions of interjurisdictional arrangements must be part of any
plan. We believe that much can be done by agreements and would
hepe that the plan would identify what is required in this
respect. If additional legislation is needed to deal with such
matters, that also should be jfdentified.