METRO VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD) Board of Directors held at 9:01 a.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021 in the 28th Floor Boardroom, 4730 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Burnaby, Chair, Director Sav Dhaliwal North Vancouver City, Vice Chair Director
Linda Buchanan*
Anmore, Director John McEwen*
Belcarra, Director Jamie Ross*
Bowen Island, Director David Hocking*
Burnaby, Director Pietro Calendino*
Burnaby, Director Mike Hurley*
Coquitlam, Director Craig Hodge*
Coquitlam, Director Richard Stewart*
Delta, Director George Harvie*
Delta, Director Dylan Kruger*
Electoral Area A, Director Jen McCutcheon*
Langley City, Director Gayle Martin*
Langley Township, Director Jack Froese*
Langley Township, Director Kim Richter*
Lions Bay, Director Ron McLaughlin*
Maple Ridge, Director Mike Morden*
New Westminster, Director Jonathan Coté*
North Vancouver District, Director Lisa Muri*
Pitt Meadows, Director Bill Dingwall*
Port Coquitlam, Director Brad West*
Port Moody, Director Rob Vagramov*
Richmond, Director Malcolm Brodie*
Richmond, Director Harold Steves*
Surrey, Director Linda Annis*
Surrey, Director Doug Elford*
Surrey, Director Laurie Guerra*
Surrey, Director Doug McCallum*
Surrey, Director Mandeep Nagra*
Surrey, Director Allison Patton*
Tsawwassen, Director Ken Baird*
Vancouver, Director Christine Boyle*
Vancouver, Director Adriane Carr*
Vancouver, Director Melissa De Genova*
Vancouver, Director Colleen Hardwick*
Vancouver, Alternate Director Pete Fry* for Kennedy Stewart
Vancouver, Director Michael Wiebe*
West Vancouver, Director Mary-Ann Booth*
White Rock, Director Darryl Walker*
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Vancouver, Director Lisa Dominato STAFF PRESENT:
Jerry W. Dobrovolny, Chief Administrative Officer Chris Plagnol, Corporate Officer
Amelia White, Legislative Services Coordinator, Board and Information Services
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
1. April 30, 2021 Regular Meeting Agenda It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for April 30, 2021 as circulated.
CARRIED B. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
1. March 26, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board adopt the minutes for its regular meeting held March 26, 2021 as circulated.
CARRIED 2. April 8, 2021 Special Joint Meeting Minutes
It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board adopt the minutes for the special joint meeting of the MVRD, MVHC, GVWD, and the GVS&DD Board of Directors held April 8, 2021 as circulated.
CARRIED C. DELEGATIONS
No items presented.
D. INVITED PRESENTATIONS No items presented.
E. CONSENT AGENDA
At the request of the Directors, the following items were removed from the Consent Agenda, in the following order, for consideration under Section F. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda:
4.1 National Zero Waste Council Annual Update 2.2 Metro 2050 Projections Update
2.3 Metro Vancouver 2020 Regional Industrial Lands Inventory It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board adopt the recommendations presented in the following items as presented in the April 30, 2021 MVRD Board Consent Agenda:
1.1 Delta Nature Reserve and Delta South Surrey Greenway – Public Engagement and Management Plan
2.1 Metro 2050 Draft Policy Language – Goal 3: Protect the Environment and Respond to Climate Change Impacts and the Implementation Section
3.1 Audited 2020 Financial Statements 3.2 2020 Financial Results Year-End
4.2 Union of BC Municipalities 2021 Community Excellence Awards Nomination 5.1 Draft Climate 2050 Transportation Roadmap
5.2 Best Management Practices for Invasive Species: Hedge Bindweed and American Bullfrog
5.3 Help Cities Lead Campaign
CARRIED The items and recommendations referred to above are as follows:
1.1 Delta Nature Reserve and Delta South Surrey Greenway – Public Engagement and Management Plan
Report dated March 16, 2021, from Steve Schaffrick, Division Manager, Central Area, Regional Parks, providing the MVRD Board with background information that contributes to the preparation of a management plan for the Delta Nature Reserve, Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area lands east of Highway 91 and the Delta South Surrey Greenway, and receiving authorization to begin phase 1 engagement for the plan.
Recommendation:
That the MVRD Board authorize staff to proceed with the engagement process as presented in the report dated March 16, 2021, titled “Delta Nature Reserve and Delta South Surrey Greenway – Public Engagement and Management Plan”.
Adopted on Consent 2.1 Metro 2050 Draft Policy Language – Goal 3: Protect the Environment and
Respond to Climate Change Impacts and the Implementation Section
Report dated March 26, 2021, from Erin Rennie, Senior Planner, Regional Planning and Housing Services, providing the MVRD Board with the opportunity to review and comment on the draft content of Goal 3 and the Implementation section of Metro 2050, the updated regional growth strategy.
Recommendation:
That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated March 26, 2021, titled “Metro 2050 Draft Policy Language – Goal 3: Protect the Environment and Respond to Climate Change Impacts and the Implementation Section”.
Adopted on Consent 3.1 Audited 2020 Financial Statements
Report dated April 7, 2021, from Joe Sass, Director, Financial Planning and Operations/Deputy CFO, presenting, for approval, the Audited 2020 Financial Statements for the Metro Vancouver Districts and the Metro Vancouver Housing
Recommendation:
That the MVRD Board approve the Audited 2020 Consolidated Financial Statements for the Metro Vancouver Regional District.
Adopted on Consent 3.2 2020 Financial Results Year-End
Report dated March 26, 2021, from Joe Sass, Director, Financial Planning and Operations/Deputy CFO, presenting the MVRD Board with the final report on financial performance for the year ending December 31, 2020 as compared to the 2020 annual budget.
Recommendation:
That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated March 26, 2021, titled “2020 Financial Results Year-End”.
Adopted on Consent 4.2 Union of BC Municipalities 2021 Community Excellence Awards Nominations
Report dated March 29, 2021, from Amanda McCuaig, Director of Communications, External Relations, and Jean Lawson, Program Manager, Intergovernment Relations, External Relations, seeking support to submit for two Metro Vancouver projects to be considered for the UBCM 2021 Community Excellence Awards.
Recommendation:
That the MVRD Board support the following entries for the Union of BC Municipalities 2021 Community Excellence Awards:
a) Excellence in Governance: Metro Vancouver’s Increased Engagement During a Time of “Social Isolation”; and
b) Excellence in Sustainability: Lulu Island Renewable Natural Gas Facility.
Adopted on Consent 5.1 Draft Climate 2050 Transportation Roadmap
Report dated March 24, 2021, from Morgan Braglewicz, Senior Policy and Planning Analyst, and Jason Emmert, Senior Planner, Parks and Environment, seeking MVRD Board authorization to proceed with the engagement on the draft Climate 2050 Transportation Roadmap.
Recommendation:
That the MVRD Board authorize staff to proceed with engagement on the draft Climate 2050 Transportation Roadmap, as presented in the report dated March 24, 2021, titled “Draft Climate 2050 Transportation Roadmap”.
Adopted on Consent
5.2 Best Management Practices for Invasive Species: Hedge Bindweed and American Bullfrog
Report dated March 22, 2021, from Laurie Bates-Frymel, Senior Planner, Regional Planning and Housing Services, providing the MVRD Board with two new invasive species best management practices documents and a suite of seventeen new fact sheets for information.
Recommendation:
That the MVRD Board:
a) receive for information the report dated March 22, 2021, titled “Best Management Practices for Invasive Species: Hedge Bindweed and American Bullfrog”; and
b) direct staff to forward the Best Management Practices and suite of seventeen invasive species fact sheets to member jurisdictions for information.
Adopted on Consent 5.3 Help Cities Lead Campaign
Report dated April 19, 2021, from the Climate Action Committee, seeking the MVRD Board’s authorization to support the Help Cities Lead Campaign.
Recommendation:
That the MVRD Board write letters expressing its support for the Help Cities Lead Campaign, to the following Provincial Ministers:
i. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy;
ii. Minister of Municipal Affairs;
iii. Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation;
iv. Minister of Finance; and
v. Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing.
Adopted on Consent F. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
Items removed from the Consent Agenda for consideration under Section F were considered in numerical order.
2.2 Metro 2050 Projections Update
Report dated March 17, 2021, from Sinisa Vukicevic, Program Manager, Regional Planning and Housing Services, providing the MVRD Board with the opportunity to review and comment on the draft content of Metro Vancouver projections for Metro 2050, the updated regional growth strategy.
Comments were offered about how the sub-regions are used in the Metro Vancouver projections and about the need to examine the projection data at the jurisdiction level.
It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated March 17, 2021, titled “Metro 2050 Projections Update”.
CARRIED 2.3 Metro Vancouver 2020 Regional Industrial Lands Inventory
Report dated March 25, 2021, from Eric Aderneck, Senior Planner, Regional Planning and Housing Services, providing the 2020 Regional Industrial Lands Inventory to the MVRD Board for information.
It was MOVED and SECONDED That the MVRD Board:
a) receive for information the report dated March 25, 2021, titled “Metro Vancouver 2020 Regional Industrial Lands Inventory”; and
b) direct staff to distribute the report titled “Metro Vancouver 2020 Regional Industrial Lands Inventory”, to member jurisdictions, the Province, the Port of Vancouver, TransLink, the Urban Development Institute, NAIOP, Vancouver Airport Authority, Agricultural Land Commission, and Squamish Lillooet and Fraser Valley Regional Districts to support ongoing efforts to protect the region’s essential industrial land base for industrial activities.
CARRIED 4.1 National Zero Waste Council Annual Update
Report dated March 10, 2021, from Heather Schoemaker, General Manager, External Relations, and Ann Rowan, Division Manager, Collaboration and Engagement, External Relations, providing an update on the work of the National Zero Waste Council over the past year and identifying the work planned for 2021.
It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board receive for information the report dated March 10, 2021 titled “National Zero Waste Council Annual Update.”
CARRIED G. REPORTS NOT INCLUDED IN CONSENT AGENDA
1.1 MVRD Regional Parks Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 1321, 2021 – Amends Bylaw 1177, 2012
Report dated March 11, 2021, from David Leavers, Division Manager, Visitor and Operations Services, Regional Parks, proposing an amendment to the Metro Vancouver Regional District Regional Parks Regulation Bylaw No. 1177, 2012 that proposes new fees and charges.
It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board give first, second and third reading to Metro Vancouver Regional District Regional Parks Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 1321, 2021.
CARRIED
It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board pass and finally adopt Metro Vancouver Regional District Regional Parks Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 1321, 2021.
CARRIED 1.2 Metro Vancouver Regional District Mosquito Control Service Amending Bylaw
No. 1320, 2021 – Amends Bylaw 1164, 2012
Report dated March 11, 2021, from David Leavers, Division Manager, Visitor and Operations Services, Regional Parks, proposing an amendment to the MVRD Mosquito Control Bylaw to add the City of Richmond as a Participating Area in the Metro Vancouver Nuisance Mosquito Control Program.
It was MOVED and SECONDED That the MVRD Board:
a) give first, second and third reading to Metro Vancouver Regional District Mosquito Control Service Amending Bylaw No. 1320, 2021;
b) direct staff to seek consent of at least 2/3 of the participating member municipalities to amend the service by adding the City of Richmond to the Metro Vancouver Nuisance Mosquito Control Program, and following that, forward the Metro Vancouver Regional District Mosquito Control Service Amending Bylaw No. 1320, 2021 to the Inspector of Municipalities for approval.
CARRIED H. MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN
No items presented.
I. OTHER BUSINESS
1. MVRD Board Committee Information Items and Delegation Summaries It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board receive for information the MVRD Board Committee Information Items and Delegation Summaries, dated April 30, 2021.
CARRIED J. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS
No items presented.
K. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board close its regular meeting scheduled for April 30, 2021 pursuant to the Community Charter provisions, Section 90 (1) (c) and (e) as follows:
“90 (1) A part of a board meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:
(c) labour relations or other employee relations; and
(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the board or committee considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district.”
CARRIED L. RISE AND REPORT (Items Released from Closed Meeting)
No items presented.
M. ADJOURNMENT/CONCLUSION It was MOVED and SECONDED
That the MVRD Board adjourn its regular meeting of April 30, 2021.
CARRIED (Time: 9:32 a.m.) CERTIFIED CORRECT
Chris Plagnol, Corporate Officer Sav Dhaliwal, Chair
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