APPENDIX A DRAFT BYLAW

GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT BYLAW NO. 750

A Bylaw to establish a Regional Strategic Planning Extended Service for the Greater Vancouver Regional District

WHEREAS a regional district may, by bylaw, establish and operate

an extended service under the provisions of Part 24 of the Municipal Act;

AND WHEREAS the Board of Directors of the Greater Vancouver Regional District ("Regional Board”) has established and is operating regional district development services under Section 787(d) of the Municipal Act;

AND WHEREAS the Regional Board desires to establish and operate regional strategic planning as an additional extended service for the Greater Vancouver Regional District under the provisions of Section 790 of the Municipal Act;

AND WHEREAS the Regional Board desires to operate regional

strategic planning service on a consensus/partnership basis with member municipalities:

AND WHEREAS the Regional Board desires to provide a bylaw framework for implementation of regional strategic planning initiatives on a contractual basis with member municipalities, senior government agencies or private individuais:

AND WHEREAS the Regional Board desires that powers of member municipalities for the. management of development under Part 29 of the Municipal Act will not be reduced in any way;

ANDO WHEREAS the participating areas include all of Electoral Areas A, B and C and ail member municipalities of the Greater Vancouver

Regional District and the service can be established without borrowing;

AND WHEREAS under Section 800(1)(b) of the Municipal Act the Regional Board has for Electoral Areas A, B and C waived the assent requirement of Section 795(2)(a){i) in respect to this bylaw;

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