AND WHEREAS under Section 799(1) the Councils of all member
municipalities of the Greater Vancouver Regional. District have
waived the assent requirement of Section 795(2)(a)(i) in respect to
this bylaw;

AND WHEREAS all member municipalities and Electoral Area
Directors of the Greater Vancouver Regional District have consented,
in writing, to the adoption of this bylaw;

AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 790 of the Municipal Act the
Lieutenant Govemor in Council has by Regulation No. 750 granted
additional powers to the Greater Vancouver Regional District to

establish and operate regional strategic planning as an extended
service;

NOW THEREFORE, the Regional Boardin open meeting assembled
enacts as follows:

1. The Greater Vancouver Regional District hereby establishes
Regional Strategic Planning as an Extended Service for the
Greater Vancouver Regional District.

The service is established for the purpose of enabling the

Regional Board to prepare, adopt and implement a Regional
Strategic Plan.

The service area for the Regional Strategic Planning
Extended Service includes each of the municipalities and
‘ electoral areas within the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

The Regional! Strategic Plan may include text, maps and plans”
and shall include policies on:

i) the vision, goals and objectives of the Regional District
in respect of its growth, development, quality of life and
environment;

the long term distribution of population, housing and
employment within the regional district;

the general pattern of development of the regional
district, including areas to become urbanized or to
remain undeveloped, agricultural areas, the regional
open space system, the location of major centres of
activity and higher density and the areas to be

redeveloped;
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