fie of Mhe Chairman GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

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October 26, 1983

The Mayor and Members of Counci?

‘Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam

2272 McAllister Avenue

Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 2A8 NOV 7 1983

Your Worship and Members of Council:

Re:__The Municipal Amendment Act (1983) and the GVRD's Planning Function oo poe ites

The extended discussions of Bill 9 - The Municipal Amendment Act (1983)
introduced in the legislature on July 7, 198

3. have come to an end with
Royal Assent to the Bill on October 21, 1983, ;

In our efforts to secure amendments to this le
or part of our regional planning function,
guided by the almost unanimous support of th
Unfortunately, we were not successful
_ Government to change the legislation in re

gislation to continue all
I have been sustained and
e GVRD's members councils.
in persuading thea Provincial
Spect to regional planning.

Consequently, the proclamation of this Act will
‘statutory responsibility to undertake regional pla

eliminate the GYRD's
nning and maintain a
the Official Regional

Technical Planning Committee. It will also cancel
Plan.

The ‘Provincial Government has repeatedly stated that it has no intention
of eliminating the non-regulatory aspects of present regional planning i
functions in regional districts where municipalities wish to continue a
these aspects. In a letter dated October 13, 1983 (Appendix 0), the. :
Minister has informed us that these activities can be continued through
agreements between member municipalities and the GVRD under Section 770
(2) of the Municipal Act (see Appendix £).

_ Although the GVRD Board believes this section is neither intended nor
particularly well suited to this purpose, we have concluded that we have
no alternative but to follow the course proposed by the Minister if we
wish to continue to provide the non-regulatory services which the vast

majority of GVRD member councils have repeatedly stated they want
retained.

the continuation of the activities presently

anning function, minus the regulatory role,
The main features of the agreement are:

eovd