BURN@BY BC

Greater Varicouver Regional District Regional Manager

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4330 Kingsway, Bumaby, British Columbia, Canada V3H 408 ig 988hetephone (604) 432-6214

7 December 1986

Mr. Erdan Kirk

City Aduiniatrater
City of Port Coquitlan
2272 McAllister Avenue
Bort Coquitlam, B.C.
VaC 2A8

Ret Port Comuitiam’s Participation in Development Services
Dear Mr. Kirk:

Harlier this year, City Council considered a proposal from the Greater
vancouver Regional District that Port Coquitlam participate in
nene-regulatery development services ag a GVRD Pmnction undez
Supplementary Letters Patent. "Non-regulatory development services" ia
the term used to describe the data, forecasting, transportation
madelling and intermunicipal coordination services provided by the
's Development Services Department. The Supplementary Letters
Patent were intended to replace the contractual arrangement between the
eed and participating municipalities which prevailed between 1983 and

Council expressed a preference for continuing with the contractual
arrangements, basically extending the present contract beyond its
termination point at the end of 1968. ‘The Oiatrict of Surrey tack the
some position, but it has recently decided to opt inte the 8 emantary
Latters Patent arrangement. Before proceeding with the application for
Supplementary Letters Patent. for Surray or preparing a contract for Port
Coquitlam, the GVRD Board has directed me to bring you up te date on the
current status of the Supplementary Letters Patent option as it may
apply to Port Coquitlam’s current requirements.

the GVRD's application for Supplementary Letters Patent wae approved in
August, A copy of the Supplementary Latters Fatent is attached as
Appendix A. In addition, Supplementary Letters Fatent have been issued
to add the City of Langley and Township of Langley to the GVRD for all
functions, including Development Services, as of 1 January 1989.

To provide municipalities participating in Development Services with
agsucance of continued involvement in the function, a bylaw has been
drafted for consideration by the GVRAD Board in early 1989. The
provisions of the bylaw (Appendix B) are:

@ establishment of the Davelopment Services Advisory Committee,

@ consultation with municipalities prior ta consideration of
policy recommendations by tha GVRD Board; and .

@ establishment of a base budget for the function at $.11 per
$1,000 o£ assessed value, a level which can only be exceeded
through specific authority of the GVRD Board after review by
the Davelopment Services Advisory Committee.

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