THE COKPORATION OF THE

CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMORANDUM

TO: Mr. B.R. Kirk DATE: January 20, 1993

City Administrator File: GVURD - Dev. Services -

Regional Strategic Plan

FROM: Carlos Felip

Director of Planning
RE; Yask Force Report on Regional Mandates for Land Use and

Transportation Planning - December 19, 1992

Plmaming and Developwent Committee — January 19, 1993
RECOMMENDATION ;

That the GVRD Board of Directors he informed that the City of Port
Coquitlam supports the recommendation of the Task Force, to seek legislation
to prepare, adopt and implement a Regional Strategic Plan for Greater
Vancouver, provided that:

1. The Regional Strategic Plan be prepared in close consultation and
cooperation with member Municipalities;

2. The Regional Strategic Plan receive approval by each local Council;

3. Subsequent changes to the Regional Strategic Plan after adoption may be
made with the approval of the local Council, and not necessarily with the
approval of the GVRD board; and

4. Any subsequent changes to the Regional Strategic Plan proposed by the GVRD
be conditional upon approval for every local Council or Municipalities

affected by the changes.

BACKGROUND:

On January 18, 1993 the Municipal Council discussed a report prepared by

the Planning Committee on the referenced Task Force report.

In the course of the discussion, members of Council suggested that the

Coumittee should consider the advisability of hoiding Public Information
Meetings on this item and expressed views leading towards a wider overview of

the functions of the GVRD.

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