AGENDA GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT (GVRD) REGULAR MEETING. Friday, June 25, :00 a.m. 2 nd Floor Boardroom 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC

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1 AGENDA GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT (GVRD) REGULAR MEETING Friday, June 25, :00 a.m. 2 nd Floor Boardroom 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC Board Members: Chair, Director Lois Jackson, Delta Vice Chair, Director Richard Walton, North Vancouver District Director Heather Anderson, Anmore Director Brent Asmundson, Coquitlam Director Kim Baird, Tsawwassen Director Brenda Broughton, Lions Bay Director Malcolm Brodie, Richmond Director George Chow, Vancouver Director Derek Corrigan. Burnaby Director Ernie Daykin, Maple Ridge Director Heather Deal, Vancouver Director Sav Dhaliwal, Burnaby Director Ralph Drew, Belcarra Director Catherine Ferguson, White Rock Director Peter Frinton, Bowen Island Director Moe Gill, Abbotsford Director Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, West Vancouver Director Rick Green, Langley Township Director Maria Harris, Electoral Area A Director Linda Hepner, Surrey Director Marvin Hunt, Surrey Director Colleen Jordan, Burnaby Director Raymond Louie, Vancouver Director Don MacLean, Pitt Meadows Director Gayle Martin, Langley City Director Greg Moore, Port Coquitlam Director Darrell Mussatto, North Vancouver City Director George Peary, Abbotsford Director Andrea Reimer, Vancouver Director Gregor Robertson, Vancouver Director Tim Stevenson, Vancouver Director Harold Steves, Richmond Director Richard Stewart, Coquitlam Director Joe Trasolini, Port Moody Director Judy Villeneuve, Surrey Director Dianne Watts, Surrey Director Wayne Wright, New Westminster Please advise Kelly Birks at (604) if you are unable to attend.

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3 Section A 1 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT (GVRD) BOARD OF DIRECTORS 9:00 a.m. Friday, June 25, nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA A G E N D A 1. June 25, 2010 Regular Meeting Agenda Staff Recommendation: That the Board adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for June 25, 2010 as circulated. B. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 1. May 12, 2010 Regular Meeting Minutes Staff Recommendation: That the Board adopt the minutes for its regular meeting held May 12, 2010 as circulated. 2. May 21, 2010 Regular Meeting Minutes Staff Recommendation: That the Board adopt the minutes for its regular meeting held May 21, 2010 as circulated. C. DELEGATIONS No items presented. D. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 1. Ian Jarvis, Chief Executive Officer, TransLink Subject: Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan E. CONSENT AGENDA Note: Directors may adopt in one motion all recommendations appearing on the Consent Agenda or, prior to the vote, request an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for debate or discussion, voting in opposition to a recommendation, or declaring a conflict of interest with an item. June 16, 2010 RD-1

4 1. REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORTS 1.1 Bill 11, Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Local Government Act, Part 25 (Regional Growth Strategies) Regional Planning Committee Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the report dated May 20, 2010, titled Bill 11, Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Local Government Act, Part 25 (Regional Growth Strategies). 2. ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COMMITTEE REPORTS 2.1 Marine Emission Control Area Environment and Energy Committee Recommendation: That the Board send a letter to the Federal Government, congratulating them on the adoption of new Annexes of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and also requesting that the Federal Government enact necessary regulatory changes to allow for the implementation and enforcement of Annex VI and Emission Control Areas without further delay. 3. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS Schedules of Financial Information Finance Committee Recommendation: That the Board approve the 2009 Schedules of Financial Information for Remuneration & Expenses and for Payments to Suppliers for Goods and Services. 4. AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE REPORTS Agriculture Awareness Grants Agriculture Committee Recommendation: That the Board provide agriculture awareness grants to: 1) Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation for the amount of $7,500 for the Take a Bite of BC program; 2) Growing Chefs for the amount of $6,000 for Chefs for Children s Urban Agriculture project; 3) The CEED Centre for the amount of $5,000 for the Aldridge Acres Connex Project ; 4) The Langley Environment Partners for the amount of $5,000 for the Seed to Plate initiatives; 5) Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust for the amount of $2,500 for the A Day at the Farm event; 6) Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Agricultural Association for the amount of $1,500 for the Fun `Til you re Done Farm display. 4.2 Invitation to Metro Vancouver to Co-Host Food System Public Event Agriculture Committee Recommendation: That the Board approve the expenditure of $5,000 to co-host a public event on food system planning as described in the report dated June 8, 2010, titled Invitation to Metro Vancouver to Co-Host Food System Pubic Event. RD-2

5 5. PARKS COMMITTEE REPORTS Note: The following items will be considered by the Parks Committee on Thursday, June 17, Any resulting changes to recommendations will be presented on table at the Board meeting. 5.1 Funding Request for Dredging of Burnaby Lake Recommendation: That the Board receive the report Funding Request for Dredging of Burnaby Lake dated June 1, 2010 for information. 5.2 Aldergrove Lake Regional Park Swimming Lake Facility Recommendation: That the Board approve the staff recommendation to permanently close the Aldergrove Lake Swimming Facility at the end of the 2010 summer operating season. 6. OTHER REPORTS 6.1 Metro Vancouver External Appointments Status Report June 2010 Staff Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the following reports from Metro Vancouver representatives to external organizations: a) Report on the Recent Activities of Fraser Basin Council from Director Richard Walton b) Report on Activities of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee from Director Maria Harris c) Report on Lower Mainland Local Government Association Activities for the period of November 2009 April 2010 from Director Raymond Louie d) LMTAC Progress Report on Treaty Negotiations and Aboriginal Relations from Director Ralph Drew e) Report on Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia Activites for the period of November 2009 April 2010 from Director Brodie, Director Corrigan, Director Walton and Director Wright f) Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) June 2010 Report from Alternate Director Michael Wright as contained in the report dated June 1, 2010, titled Metro Vancouver External Appointments Status Report June Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Staff Recommendation: That the Board: a) Advise the TransLink Board and Mayors Council on Regional Transportation that the Base Plan component of the draft 2011 Plan is, given the financial constraints, understandably consistent with the direction set out in TransLink s Year Plan, but that the plan will still frustrate the achievement of regional economic, environmental, greenhouse gas reduction, and broad planning goals; b) Request TransLink to respond to the Metro Vancouver Board on the following concerns: (i) the impacts that the Service Rationalization Initiative, expansion of the U-Pass program, and scheduled transit fare increase in 2013 RD-3

6 may have on transit ridership and fare revenue growth require further explanation and discussion; (ii) the understanding of the impact of key cost factors having potentially large effects on TransLink s financial stability, such as construction inflation, labour rates, and long-term interest rates, would benefit from the inclusion of sensitivity analyses; (iii) in the absence of new committed federal and provincial funding for regional transportation, the priority is to identify and implement new within-region, transportation user-based revenue sources, and management strategies, including, transportation demand management, transportation system management, and parking and vehicle-based revenue sources; these should have a higher priority than capital expansion studies other than those related to the Evergreen line; (iv) any studies for rapid transit expansion should reflect the priorities required to support the emerging Regional Growth Strategy: the Evergreen Line, followed by rapid transit expansion in the South of Fraser subregion; (v) the Smart Card and Faregates project should proceed only if there is a clear and prior commitment to implement new innovative transit pricing solutions and to develop these in close consultation with affected stakeholders; c) Advise the TransLink Board that joint sessions of the TransLink Board and Metro Vancouver, supported by the Regional Planning Committee and Finance Committee, be convened to collaborate on the preparation of a new Supplemental Plan and Outlook, and priority core strategies for sustainable funding and transportation demand management; d) Reaffirm that 100 percent of the Federal Gas Tax Revenue (Strategic Priorities Fund) allocated to the region be directed to TransLink for eligible transportation expenditures that are supportive of regional goals for the period ; and, e) Advise the Federal Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities and the Provincial Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure that any new federal or provincial funding sources for regionally-significant infrastructure should be broad-based and not be constrained to transportation expenditures only. F. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA G. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF NOT INCLUDED IN CONSENT AGENDA 1. Results of Alternative Approval Process for Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, 2010, and Proposed Final Adoption of the Bylaw Staff Recommendation: That the Board reconsider, pass and finally adopt Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, RD-4

7 2. Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, 2010: Third and Final Reading Staff Recommendation: That the Board: a) give third reading to Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, b) reconsider, pass and finally adopt Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, Fall MFA Borrowing for City of Pitt Meadows GVRD Security Issuing Bylaw 1126, 2010 Finance Committee Recommendations: a) That the GVRD Board, pursuant to Sections 182(1)(b) and 182(2)(a) of the Community Charter, give consent to the request for financing from the City of Pitt Meadows in the amount of $2,600,000; b) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1126, 2010 being a bylaw to authorize the entering into of an Agreement respecting financing between the Greater Vancouver Regional District and the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia, be introduced and read a first, second and third time; c) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1126, 2010 be reconsidered, passed and finally adopted; d) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1126, 2010 be forwarded to the Inspector of Municipalities for Certificate of Approval. 4. Fall MFA Borrowing for City of Pitt Meadows GVRD Security Issuing Bylaw 1127, 2010 Finance Committee Recommendations: a) That the GVRD Board, pursuant to Sections 182(1)(b) and 182(2)(a) of the Community Charter, give consent to the request for financing from the City of Pitt Meadows in the amount of $2,175,000; b) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1127, 2010 being a bylaw to authorize the entering into of an Agreement respecting financing between the Greater Vancouver Regional District and the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia, be introduced and read a first, second and third time; c) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1127, 2010 be reconsidered, passed and finally adopted; d) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1127, 2010 be forwarded to the Inspector of Municipalities for Certificate of Approval. RD-5

8 5. Greater Vancouver Regional District Parks Fees and Charges Bylaw Number 1128, 2010 Recommendation: That the Board: a) approve proposed Regional Park fees and charges for 2010, as outlined in the report titled Greater Vancouver Regional District Parks Fees and Charges Bylaw Number 1128, 2010 ; b) give leave to introduce Greater Vancouver Regional District Parks Fees and Charges Bylaw Number 1128, 2010 and that it be read a first, second and third time; and c) reconsider, pass and finally adopt Greater Vancouver Regional District Parks Fees and Charges Bylaw Number 1128, Note: The above item will be considered by the Parks Committee on Thursday, June 17, Any resulting changes to the recommendation will be presented on table at the Board meeting. 6. Fall MFA Borrowing for City of Coquitlam GVRD Security Issuing Bylaw 1130, 2010 Finance Committee Recommendations: a) That the GVRD Board, pursuant to Sections 182(1)(b) and 182(2)(a) of the Community Charter, give consent to the request for financing from the City of Coquitlam in the amount of $3,000,000; b) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1130, 2010 being a bylaw to authorize the entering into of an Agreement respecting financing between the Greater Vancouver Regional District and the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia, be introduced and read a first, second and third time; c) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1130, 2010 be reconsidered, passed and finally adopted; d) That Greater Vancouver Regional District Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1130, 2010 be forwarded to the Inspector of Municipalities for Certificate of Approval. H. MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN No items presented. I. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Metro Vancouver Events June-July 2010 J. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING Note: The Board must state by resolution the basis under section 90 of the Community Charter on which the meeting is being closed. If a member wishes to add an item the basis must be included below. No items presented. K. ADJOURNMENT Staff Recommendation: That the Board conclude its regular meeting of June 25, RD-6

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11 Section B 1 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held at 9:16 a.m. on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 in the 2 nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair, Director Lois Jackson, Delta Vice Chair, Director Richard Walton, North Vancouver District Alternate Director Mary-Wade Anderson, White Rock for Catherine Ferguson (departed at 10:39 a.m.) Director Brent Asmundson, Coquitlam Director Malcolm Brodie, Richmond Alternate Director Pietro Calendino, Burnaby for Sav Dhaliwal Director George Chow, Vancouver Director Derek Corrigan, Burnaby Director Ernie Daykin, Maple Ridge Director Heather Deal, Vancouver (arrived at 9:19 a.m.) Director Peter Frinton, Bowen Island Director Moe Gill, Abbotsford* Director Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, West Vancouver Director Rick Green, Langley Township Director Maria Harris, Electoral Area A Director Linda Hepner, Surrey MEMBERS ABSENT: Director Kim Baird, Tsawwassen Director Brenda Broughton, Lions Bay STAFF PRESENT: Johnny Carline, Commissioner/Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Administrative Officer s Department Chris Plagnol, Deputy Corporate Secretary, Corporate Secretary s Department Director Marvin Hunt, Surrey Alternate Director Kerry Jang, Vancouver for Raymond Louie Director Colleen Jordan, Burnaby Director Don MacLean, Pitt Meadows Director Gayle Martin, Langley City Alternate Director Mary Martin, Surrey for Dianne Watts Alternate Director Geoff Meggs, Vancouver for Gregor Robertson Director Greg Moore, Port Coquitlam Director Darrell Mussatto, North Vancouver City Alternate Director Kerri Palmer Isaak, Anmore Director George Peary, Abbotsford Alternate Director Mae Reid, Coquitlam for Richard Stewart Director Tim Stevenson, Vancouver Director Harold Steves, Richmond Director Joe Trasolini, Port Moody Director Judy Villeneuve, Surrey Director Wayne Wright, New Westminster Director Ralph Drew, Belcarra Director Andrea Reimer, Vancouver Klara Kutakova, Assistant to Regional Committees, Corporate Secretary s Department For Parks purposes. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 1 of 12 RD-9

12 A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1. May 12, 2010 Regular Meeting Agenda The Board was requested to suspend its procedural rules for hearing late delegations. 9:19 a.m. Director Deal arrived at the meeting. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board suspend at its May 12, 2010 meeting the Procedure Bylaw rule regarding Board Delegations (section 13.7) to hear a delegation by Judy Williams, Pacific Spirit Park Society. CARRIED It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board: a) amend the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for May 12, 2010 by adding item C3.1 Judy Williams, Pacific Spirit Park Society; and b) adopt the agenda as amended. CARRIED B. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 1. April 9, 2010 Regular Meeting Minutes It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board adopt the minutes for its regular meeting held April 9, 2010 as circulated. CARRIED 2. April 23, 2010 Regular Meeting Minutes C. DELEGATIONS It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board adopt the minutes for its regular meeting held April 23, 2010 as circulated. CARRIED 3.1 Judy Williams, Pacific Spirit Park Society Judy Williams, Pacific Spirit Park Society, UBC/PSPS Land Use Liaison Task Force, and Chair of Wreck Beach Preservation Society, expressed the following concerns regarding proposed legislative amendments to land use planning and development for University of British Columbia (UBC) campus: The amendment does not satisfactorily resolve the main issues between UBC, Metro Vancouver and community groups Metro Vancouver was not consulted on the proposed amendments Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 2 of 12 RD-10

13 Potential impact that UBC development may have on the adjacent park and park values Requirements for public consultation in the amendment are unclear; they appear to set unreasonably low minimum standards for public consultation The delegate presented a recommendation passed by the Pacific Spirit Park Society Board at its May 10, 2010 meeting, urging the Ministry of Community and Rural Development to make an order requiring UBC to: 1) Respect park values; 2) Protect environmental integrity; and 3) Put in place an instrument enabling the Province to use its authority over UBC to ensure that future Campus development respects park values and protects its environmental integrity. The delegate requested that the Board resolve to ask the Province not to enact the amendment during the current legislative session to allow Metro Vancouver and others a reasonable opportunity to study, understand and respond to the proposed amendments. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board receive for information the presentation received at its May 12, 2010 meeting from Judy Williams, Pacific Spirit Park Society. CARRIED D. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 1. Dale Wall, Deputy Minister of Community and Rural Development Dale Wall, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Community and Rural Development, informed members of the following: The proposed legislative changes contained in Bill 20 to address planning and land use responsibilities in the area of the UBC campus: o The current Official Community Plan, with one amendment, deems to be the land use plan for UBC campus land o The Minister has the authority to require UBC Board to develop a UBC campus plan, prescribe matters that UBC has to address in the plan and prescribe additional requirements concerning public consultation o The Minister is the final approver of the land use plan Metro Vancouver will have regional authority (Metro Vancouver regional bylaws will continue to apply) but will no longer have local planning and land use regulatory authority The Deputy Minister elaborated on the reasons leading to the introduction of the legislation and the intent of the legislation to address the following concerns raised in discussions with UBC and Metro Vancouver: clarify Metro Vancouver and UBC land use planning responsibilities ensure that an elected official is the final decision maker address the question of the long-term governance arrangements for the area Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 3 of 12 RD-11

14 The Deputy Minister also provided the following comments: The proposed act enables the Ministry to resolve disagreements between parties Protection of park values would have to be addressed in the plan that is coming forward The Ministry can enforce UBC to consult with community groups With the exception of decision making on land use planning and governance, the role of Metro Vancouver and the Electoral Area Director would remain unchanged Joint GVRD/UBC Committee will continue to be involved 10:39 a.m. Alternate Director Anderson departed the meeting. Members expressed the following concerns: The swiftness by which legislative changes were introduced The lack of consultation on the proposed changes with Metro Vancouver and the public The Minister, who will assume the role of the elected official and the final decision maker, was not elected locally or regionally, and does not represent UBC residents The second step of the process related to governance is not legislated and no timeliness are provided for; this step needs to follow shortly to ensure democratic representation for the area It is retrogressive to shift the authority from the regional body to provincial body The overlap of minister s land use planning authority and transportation authority Members inquired about the following: Which body will hear concerns from local residents Whether consultation concerning future governance will take place not only with UBC residents but also with community groups Assurance from the Minister that the status quo of UBC Farm will be maintained until a democratically elected body is put in place Whether two foreshore regional parks lots will be governed by UBC Whether the amendment for the block of land immediately west of Wesbrook Mall and north of Thunderbird Boulevard from future housing to UBC core applies to the entire block or just to a portion Whether the Minister, as the new authority, would contemplate an independent review of the need for local land use regulations Members provided the following comments: Support for continuation of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee The need for a dispute resolution mechanism for neighbours and residents Preference that the Ministry (rather than UBC) be engaged in consultation with the community concerning future governance Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 4 of 12 RD-12

15 There has been no imminent need to amend the legislation; the status quo could be maintained while the new governance system is being developed Importance of providing a date or a target for the second phase of the process Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board: a) receive for information the presentation received at its May 12, 2010 meeting from Dale Wall, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Community and Rural Development; b) request the Chair to send a letter to the Minister of Community and Rural Development, outlining the concerns expressed and questions raised at the May 12, 2010 Board meeting. Discussion ensued on the following: Implications of the proposed legislation for the region Status of actions outlined in the GVRD/UBC Memorandum of Understanding Need for a communication strategy for the area residents, outlining the governance status and consultation on future governance Amendment to the Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board amend the Main Motion by adding the following sections: c) direct staff to provide a written report analysing the implications of the legislation for Metro Vancouver; d) direct staff to provide a status report on actions outlined in the GVRD/UBC Memorandum of Understanding; and e) direct staff to prepare a written communication strategy for the UBC area residents. CARRIED Question on the Main Motion as Amended Question was then called on the Main Motion as amended and it was CARRIED The Main Motion as Amended now reads as follows: That the Board: a) receive for information the presentation received at its May 12, 2010 meeting from Dale Wall, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Community and Rural Development; b) request the Chair to send a letter to the Minister of Community and Rural Development, outlining the concerns expressed and questions raised at the May 12, 2010 Board meeting; Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 5 of 12 RD-13

16 c) direct staff to provide a written report analysing the implications of the legislation for Metro Vancouver; d) direct staff to provide a status report on actions outlined in the GVRD/UBC Memorandum of Understanding; and e) direct staff to prepare a written communication strategy for the UBC area resident. E. CONSENT AGENDA At the request of Directors, the following items were removed from the Consent Agenda for consideration under Section F Items Removed from Consent Agenda: 3.1 Update on Metro Vancouver s Wood Smoke Emission Reduction Program 1.1 Advancing a National Housing Strategy though Bill C An Act to Ensure Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing for Canadians 2.1 Major Industrial Property Taxation Review Underway News Release, March 10, 2010 It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board adopt the recommendations contained in the following items presented in the May 12, 2010 GVRD Board Consent Agenda: 3.2 Reinstatement of the Home Renovation Tax Credit Program 4.1 Delegations Executive Summaries Presented at Committee April 2010 CARRIED Directors Gill and Steves absent at the vote. The items and recommendations referred to above are as follows: 3.2 Reinstatement of the Home Renovation Tax Credit Program Report dated May 4, 2010 from the Environment and Energy Committee, requesting the Federal Government to reinstate the Home Renovation Tax Credit, which would include a component related to environmental improvements. Recommendation That the Board send a letter to the Federal Government, requesting them to reinstate the Home Renovation Tax Credit, including a component related to environmental improvements. Adopted on Consent 4.1 Delegations Executive Summaries Presented at Committee April 2010 Report dated May 4, 2010 from Kelly Birks, Office Manager, Corporate Secretary s Department, presenting the executive summaries received by Committees in April Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the report dated May 4, 2010, titled Delegations Executive Summaries Presented at Committee April Adopted on Consent Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 6 of 12 RD-14

17 F. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA The reports removed from the Consent Agenda were considered in numerical order: 1.1 Advancing a National Housing Strategy though Bill C An Act to Ensure Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing for Canadians Report dated April 6, 2010 from Janet Kreda, Senior Housing Planner, Policy and Planning Department, providing an update on the status of Bill C-304 and recommending appropriate steps to advance the passage of the Bill. It was proposed that not only regional but all Members of Parliament be informed about Metro Vancouver s endorsement of Bill C-304. Urgency of sending the letter immediately was emphasized at the meeting. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board inform all Members of Parliament and members of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Big City Mayor s Caucus that they endorse Bill C-304: An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians. CARRIED Director Meggs absent at the vote. 2.1 Major Industrial Property Taxation Review Underway News Release, March 10, 2010 Report dated May 3, 2010 from the Regional Planning Committee, seeking appointment of a Metro Vancouver representative to the steering committee and the advisory committee, established to review major industrial property assessment and taxation. It was suggested that the letter be sent to the Board of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities rather than the membership. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board send a letter to the Ministry of Community and Rural Development and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Board seeking appointment of a Metro Vancouver representative to the steering committee and the advisory committee established to review major industrial property assessment and taxation. CARRIED Directors Goldsmith-Jones, Harris, and Villeneuve absent at the vote. 3.1 Update on Metro Vancouver s Wood Smoke Emission Reduction Program Report dated April 19, 2010 from Marian Kim, Senior Engineer, and Grace Cockle, Wood Stove Exchange Program Coordinator, Policy and Planning Department, providing an update on the development of Metro Vancouver s wood smoke emission reduction program, including the wood stove exchange program, and seeking Board authorization to formalize the participation of two additional wood burning appliance retailers in Metro Vancouver s wood stove exchange program. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 7 of 12 RD-15

18 Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board: 1) Direct staff to continue with the development of a wood smoke emissions reduction program including the development of appropriate regulations; and 2) Authorize the participation of two additional wood burning appliance retailers in Metro Vancouver s wood stove exchange program by: a) directing staff to publish Metro Vancouver s intention to work with the two additional wood burning appliance retailers listed in (b) below to carry out the program, and b) authorizing the Chief Administrative Officer to enter into a partnering agreement with each of the following retailers to establish the terms and conditions of the services they would provide to Metro Vancouver as part of the program: i) BC Fireplace Service Inc., New Westminster, BC ii) Woodbros Construction Ltd., West Vancouver, BC Discussion ensued on additional incentives for switching to natural gas appliances. Members were informed that the wood stove exchange program is a provincial program and that the agreement with the provincial government would have to be amended in order to increase the rebate amount. It was suggested that the additional rebate be paid by Metro Vancouver. Concerns were expressed about the budgetary implications of the proposal. The Board requested that the feasibility and advisability of the proposal to Metro Vancouver be investigated by the Environment and Energy Committee. Amendment to the Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board amend the Main Motion by adding section 3) as follows: 3) Direct staff to report back to the Board through the Environment and Energy Committee on the advisability and feasibility of increasing the subsidy from $250 to $500 for participants, switching to natural gas appliances. CARRIED Directors Gill and Harris absent at the vote. Members suggested that the report be forwarded to the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD), given that the wood stove exchange is a joint project between Metro Vancouver and the FVRD. Amendment to the Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board amend the Main Motion by adding section 4) as follows: 4) Forward the report dated April 19, 2010, titled Update on Metro Vancouver s Wood Smoke Emission Reduction Program to the Fraser Valley Regional District for their information. CARRIED Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 8 of 12 RD-16

19 Director Harris absent at the vote. Question on the Main Motion as Amended Question was called on the Main Motion as amended and it was CARRIED Director Harris absent at the vote. The Main Motion as amended now reads as follows: That the Board: 1) Direct staff to continue with the development of a wood smoke emissions reduction program including the development of appropriate regulations; and 2) Authorize the participation of two additional wood burning appliance retailers in Metro Vancouver s wood stove exchange program by: a) directing staff to publish Metro Vancouver s intention to work with the two additional wood burning appliance retailers listed in (b) below to carry out the program, b) authorizing the Chief Administrative Officer to enter into a partnering agreement with each of the following retailers to establish the terms and conditions of the services they would provide to Metro Vancouver as part of the program: i) BC Fireplace Service Inc., New Westminster, BC ii) Woodbros Construction Ltd., West Vancouver, BC 3) Direct staff to report back to the Board through the Environment and Energy Committee on the advisability and feasibility of increasing the subsidy from $250 to $500 for participants, switching to natural gas appliances; and 4) Forward the report dated April 19, 2010, titled Update on Metro Vancouver s Wood Smoke Emission Reduction Program to the Fraser Valley Regional District for their information. G. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF NOT INCLUDED IN CONSENT AGENDA 1. Early Observations as Local Governments Establish Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets, Policies, and Actions in Official Community Plans in Accordance with the Local Government Act Report dated May 4, 2010 from the Regional Planning Committee and the Environment and Energy Committee, together with report dated April 14, 2010 from Raymond Kan, Senior Regional Planner and Eve Hou, Air Quality Planner, Policy and Planning Department, presenting early observations as member municipalities work to establish greenhouse gas reduction targets, policies, and actions in official community plans in accordance with the Local Government Act. These observations include actions that the provincial government could take to complement and reinforce local government actions. Members spoke in favour of the Environment and Energy Committee resolution, which comprises Regional Planning Committee amendments and several additional amendments. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 9 of 12 RD-17

20 Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board: advise the Provincial Ministers of Environment and Community and Rural Development that: a) member municipalities in Metro Vancouver have made steady progress to meet the requirements of the Local Government Act to establish greenhouse gas reduction targets, policies, and actions in official community plans; b) further legislative and fiscal actions by the provincial government are necessary to enable local and regional government actions to maximize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, such as: (i) in the buildings sector, accelerate the modernization of the BC Building Code, and increase incentives and regulations for residential and commercial building retrofits; (ii) in the transportation sector, enable the region and member municipalities and similar local authorities to implement comprehensive transportation demand management measures, coordinate current provincial greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles with new federal standards, and, increase funding for sustainable transportation infrastructure and the Scrap-It Program; (iii) in the solid waste sector, accelerating legislative measures to reduce waste and emissions in product lifecycles, and extended producer responsibility; and, (iv) establishing standard tools, assumptions, data, and forecasting methods so that local and regional targets, policies, and actions are coordinated. The following additional changes were proposed: Addition of the second bullet from the Regional Planning Committee recommendation, which is not contained in the Environment and Energy Committee recommendation; Specifying in the recommendation acceleration of the legislative measures related to packaging; and Forwarding a copy of the correspondence to municipal councils and similar local authorities in the Lower Mainland Amendment to the Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board amend the Main Motion as follows: 1. by adding at the end of the recommendation a second bullet that reads as follows: request the Board Chair to send a letter to the Ministries, outlining initiatives taken by local governments in the buildings, transportation, solid waste and other sectors to-date and Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 10 of 12 RD-18

21 reaffirming the need to have provincial assistance in these sectors. 2. by adding in section b (iii) after the phrase extended producer responsibility the phrase and packaging ; and 3. at the end of the recommendation, by adding a third bullet that reads as follows: direct staff to send a copy of the correspondence to municipal councils and similar local authorities in the Lower Mainland. CARRIED Question on the Main Motion as Amended Question was called on the Main Motion as amended and it was CARRIED The Main Motion as amended now reads as follows: That the Board: advise the Provincial Ministers of Environment and Community and Rural Development that: a) member municipalities in Metro Vancouver have made steady progress to meet the requirements of the Local Government Act to establish greenhouse gas reduction targets, policies, and actions in official community plans; b) further legislative and fiscal actions by the provincial government are necessary to enable local and regional government actions to maximize reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, such as: (i) in the buildings sector, accelerate the modernization of the BC Building Code, and increase incentives and regulations for residential and commercial building retrofits; (ii) in the transportation sector, enable the region and member municipalities and similar local authorities to implement comprehensive transportation demand management measures, coordinate current provincial greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles with new federal standards, and, increase funding for sustainable transportation infrastructure and the Scrap-It Program; (iii) in the solid waste sector, accelerating legislative measures to reduce waste and emissions in product lifecycles, and extended producer responsibility, and packaging; and, (v) establishing standard tools, assumptions, data, and forecasting methods so that local and regional targets, policies, and actions are coordinated. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 11 of 12 RD-19

22 request the Board Chair to send a letter to the Ministries, outlining initiatives taken by local governments in the buildings, transportation, solid waste and other sectors to-date and reaffirming the need to have provincial assistance in these sectors. direct staff to send a copy of the correspondence to municipal councils and similar local authorities in the Lower Mainland. H. MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN No items presented. I. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Metro Vancouver Events Calendar May-June 2010 It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board receive for information the Metro Vancouver Events Calendar for May-June CARRIED 2. Meeting with the Federal Liberal Caucus Board members were informed of a meeting with the Federal Liberal Caucus which will take place at Metro Vancouver on May 18, J. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING No items presented. K. ADJOURNMENT It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board conclude its regular meeting of May 12, CARRIED (Time: 11:14 a.m.) CERTIFIED CORRECT Chris Plagnol, Deputy Corporate Secretary Lois E. Jackson, Chair FINAL Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Page 12 of 12 RD-20

23 Section B 2 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held at 11:09 a.m. on Friday, May 21, 2010 in the 2 nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair, Director Lois Jackson, Delta Director Brent Asmundson, Coquitlam Director Malcolm Brodie, Richmond Director Brenda Broughton, Lions Bay Director George Chow, Vancouver (arrived at 11:22 a.m.) Director Derek Corrigan, Burnaby (departed at 11:41 a.m.) Director Ernie Daykin, Maple Ridge (departed at 11:49 a.m.) Director Heather Deal, Vancouver (departed at 11:45 a.m.) Director Sav Dhaliwal, Burnaby Director Catherine Ferguson, White Rock (departed at 11:53 a.m.) Director Peter Frinton, Bowen Island Director Moe Gill, Abbotsford* (departed at 11:15 a.m.) Director Rick Green, Langley Township (departed at 11:52 a.m.) Director Maria Harris, Electoral Area A (arrived at 12:29 p.m.) Director Linda Hepner, Surrey (departed at 12:11 p.m.) Director Marvin Hunt, Surrey MEMBERS ABSENT: Vice Chair, Director Richard Walton, North Vancouver District Director Kim Baird, Tsawwassen STAFF PRESENT: Johnny Carline, Commissioner/Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Administrative Officer s Department Paulette Vetleson, Corporate Secretary, Corporate Secretary s Department Director Colleen Jordan, Burnaby (departed at 11:41 a.m.) Director Raymond Louie, Vancouver (arrived at 11:27 a.m.) Director Don MacLean, Pitt Meadows (departed at 11:41 a.m.) Director Gayle Martin, Langley City (departed at 11:57 a.m.) Director Greg Moore, Port Coquitlam Director Darrell Mussatto, North Vancouver City Alternate Director Kerri Palmer Isaak, Anmore Director George Peary, Abbotsford (departed at 11:15 a.m.) Director Andrea Reimer, Vancouver Director Gregor Robertson, Vancouver (arrived at 11:25 a.m., departed at 11:47 a.m.) Alternate Director Barbara Steele, Surrey for Dianne Watts Director Tim Stevenson, Vancouver Director Harold Steves, Richmond Director Richard Stewart, Coquitlam Director Joe Trasolini, Port Moody Director Judy Villeneuve, Surrey Director Wayne Wright, New Westminster Director Ralph Drew, Belcarra Director Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, West Vancouver Klara Kutakova, Assistant to Regional Committees, Corporate Secretary s Department For Parks purposes. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 1 of 10 RD-21

24 A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1. May 21, 2010 Regular Meeting Agenda It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board: a) amend the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for May 21, 2010 by adding the following: i. item I2 Response from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities; ii. section J Resolution to Close Meeting pursuant to Section 90 (2) (b) of the Community Charter (the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the regional district and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party); and b) adopt the agenda as amended. CARRIED Directors Steves and Villeneuve absent at the vote. B. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES No items presented. C. DELEGATIONS No items presented. D. INVITED PRESENTATIONS No items presented. E. CONSENT AGENDA At the request of Directors, the following items were removed from the Consent Agenda for consideration under Section F Items Removed from Consent Agenda: 1.2 Metro Vancouver s Membership in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities 3.1 Catharine Johnston and Bill Fanagan, Montizambert Wynd: Request Fire Protection Service 2.1 Supplementary Report on Proposed Change in the Administration of Federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy Funds in Metro Vancouver It was requested that item E1.2 Metro Vancouver s Membership in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities be considered in conjunction with item I2 Response from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board vary the order of the agenda to consider item E1.2 Metro Vancouver s Membership in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities together with on-table item I2 Response from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. CARRIED Director Broughton absent at the vote. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 2 of 10 RD-22

25 It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board adopt the recommendations contained in the following items presented in the May 21, 2010 GVRD Board Consent Agenda: 1.1 Metro Vancouver s International Program and Analysis of Participation in ICLEI, UCLG, Metropolis, ICSC/PLUS Network and IRBC 1.3 Summary of Election Task Force Submissions by Metro Vancouver Member Municipalities 1.4 Updated Sustainability Framework Booklet 3.2 Appointment of the Electoral Area Advisory Planning Commission Members 3.3 Transfer of Responsibility for Barnston Island Dike and Drainage Facilities from the Province to Metro Vancouver Report dated April 19, 2010 from David Boote, Electoral Area Planner, 4.1 Delegations Executive Summaries Presented at Committee May 2010 CARRIED Directors Brodie and Broughton absent at the vote. The items and recommendations referred to above are as follows: 1.1 Metro Vancouver s International Program and Analysis of Participation in ICLEI, UCLG, Metropolis, ICSC/PLUS Network and IRBC Report dated May 7, 2010 from the Intergovernmental Committee, together with report dated April 21, 2010 from Heather Schoemaker, Manager, Corporate Relations Department, responding to the request of the Intergovernmental Committee for an update on Metro Vancouver s international program and budget, and information on the current status of Metro Vancouver s participation in a number of international NGOs, including ICLEI, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Metropolis, the International Centre for Sustainable Cities (ICSC)/Plus Network and the International Regions Benchmarking Consortium (IRBC). Recommendation: That the Board, beginning in 2011, enforce a policy requiring that Metro Vancouver s representatives on international organizations be Directors of the Board. Adopted on Consent 1.3 Summary of Election Task Force Submissions by Metro Vancouver Member Municipalities Report dated April 20, 2010, from Paulette Vetleson, Corporate Secretary, Corporate Secretary s Department, updating the board on Metro Vancouver s Member Municipalities submissions to the Election Task Force. Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the report dated April 20, 2010, titled Summary of Election Task Force Submissions by Member Municipalities. Adopted on Consent Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 3 of 10 RD-23

26 1.4 Updated Sustainability Framework Booklet Report dated April 27, 2010, from Johnny Carline, Commissioner/ Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Administrative Officer s Department, providing the Board with an updated version of Metro Vancouver s Sustainability Framework. Recommendation: That the Board receive for information an updated version of the Metro Vancouver Sustainability Framework. Adopted on Consent 3.2 Appointment of the Electoral Area Advisory Planning Commission Members Report dated May 4, 2010 from David Boote, Regional Planner, Policy and Planning Department, seeking to appoint Electoral Advisory Planning Commission members for a two-year term starting May 2010 and ending April Recommendation: That the Board: a) appoint the following persons as members of the Electoral Area Advisory Planning Commission for the term: John C. Lee representing Montizambert Wynd Sharon Kennedy representing Strachan Point Michael Linton representing Upper Indian Arm Chris Forsyth representing Pitt Lake John Russell representing Barnston Island Roger Gale representing Passage Island b) re-advertise the positions for Ocean Point and Bowyer Island c) request the Chair to write to the previous members of the Advisory Planning Commission thanking them for their work. Adopted on Consent 3.3 Transfer of Responsibility for Barnston Island Dike and Drainage Facilities from the Province to Metro Vancouver Report dated April 19, 2010 from David Boote, Regional Planner, and Eric Aderneck, Regional Planner, Policy and Planning Department, reviewing options and impacts of Metro Vancouver potentially taking over responsibility from the Province for the Barnston Island Dike. Recommendation: That the GVRD Board express their concern for the provincial proposal to transfer responsibility for the Barnston Island diking system to Electoral Area and request a meeting of the GVRD Board Chair and the Electoral A Director with the Minister for the Environment. Adopted on Consent 4.1 Delegations Executive Summaries Presented at Committee May 2010 Report dated May 12, 2010 from Kelly Birks, Office Manager, Corporate Secretary s Department, presenting Delegations Executive Summaries received at Committees in May Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 4 of 10 RD-24

27 Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the report dated May 12, 2010, titled Delegations Executive Summaries Presented at Committee May Adopted on Consent F. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA The items removed from the Consent Agenda were considered in numeric order. 2.1 Supplementary Report on Proposed Change in the Administration of Federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy Funds in Metro Vancouver Report dated May 7, 2010 from the Housing Committee, together with report dated April 23, 2010 from Kingsley Okyere, Coordinator, Homelessness Secretariat, Policy and Planning Department, providing additional information on the proposal by the Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness, as requested by the Housing Committee at its April 16, 2010 meeting. The Board requested the following changes to the wording of section b) i. of the recommendation: after the phrase will be incurred by deleting the word by ; and by replacing the phrase from Service Canada in addition with the phrase from Service Canada. In addition. Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board: a) accept the proposal by the Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness for Metro Vancouver to apply to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to assume responsibility for managing and administering the annual $8 million federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy fund for the Metro Vancouver region; b) authorize staff to negotiate with: i. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) for additional financial contribution to offset all or part of the incremental management and administration cost that will be incurred as a result of the transfer of the program administration from Service Canada. In addition that staff be authorized to enter into negotiations with HRSDC on receiving a proportionate share of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy funding based on population, along with an automatic inflation adjustment and ii. retroactivity to year 2000; or one or more partners in the region to deliver the program in order to reduce management and administration cost; and c) direct staff to report back on the progress of the negotiations within 60 days. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 5 of 10 RD-25

28 11:15 a.m. Directors Gill and Peary departed the meeting. 11:22 a.m. Director Chow arrived at the meeting. 11:25 a.m. Director Robertson arrived at the meeting. 11:27 a.m. Director Louie arrived at the meeting. It was proposed that, in order to gain the greatest service efficiencies, other delivery mechanisms also be explored. Amendment to the Main Motion It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board amend the Main Motion by adding in section b) ii. after the phrase administration cost the phrase and/or provide more effective delivery. CARRIED Question on the Main Motion as Amended Question was called on the Main Motion as amended and it was CARRIED Directors Asmundson, Corrigan, Dhaliwal, Green, Hunt and MacLean voted in the negative. The Main Motion as Amended now reads as follows: That the Board: a) accept the proposal by the Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness for Metro Vancouver to apply to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada to assume responsibility for managing and administering the annual $8 million federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy fund for the Metro Vancouver region; b) authorize staff to negotiate with: i. Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) for additional financial contribution to offset all or part of the incremental management and administration cost that will be incurred as a result of the transfer of the program administration from Service Canada. In addition that staff be authorized to enter into negotiations with HRSDC on receiving a proportionate share of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy funding based on population, along with an automatic inflation adjustment and ii. retroactivity to year 2000; or one or more partners in the region to deliver the program in order to reduce management and administration cost and/or provide more effective delivery; and c) direct staff to report back on the progress of the negotiations within 60 days. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 6 of 10 RD-26

29 3.1 Catharine Johnston and Bill Fanagan, Montizambert Wynd: Request Fire Protection Service Report dated May 11, 2010 from the Electoral Area Committee, asking District of West Vancouver to enter into discussions with Metro Vancouver staff on behalf of the residents of Montizambert Wynd with regard to provision of fire protection services on a fee for service basis 11:41 a.m. Directors Corrigan, Jordan and MacLean departed the meeting. Clarification was provided that the discussions would take place at the staff level. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board request the District of West Vancouver staff to enter into discussions with Metro Vancouver staff on behalf of the residents of Montizambert Wynd with regard to provision of fire protection services on a fee for service basis. CARRIED Directors Asmundson, Ferguson, Mussatto, and Villeneuve voted in the negative. G. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF NOT INCLUDED IN CONSENT AGENDA 1. International Regions Benchmarking Consortium Conference and Membership Report dated May 7, 2010 from the Intergovernmental Committee, together with report dated May 5, 2010 from the Board of Directors, seeking direction and response to an invitation to the Board Chair to participate in the Third Annual International Regions Benchmarking Consortium (IRBC) conference; and an invitation to participate as members of the International Regions Benchmarking Consortium as outlined in a draft Letter of Agreement. 11:45 a.m. Director Deal departed the meeting. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board: a) authorize the Chair to appoint a Metro Vancouver Director to participate in the Third Annual International Regions Benchmarking Consortium conference in Fukuoka, Japan, July 7-9, 2010, at an estimated cost of $12,539; b) direct a staff person to be part of the delegation accompanying the Director; and c) refer to staff the matter of financial remuneration related to travel and bring forward a report to the Finance Committee. CARRIED Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 7 of 10 RD-27

30 2. Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the 96 th Avenue Widening Project Bylaw No. 1124, 2010 Report dated May 7, 2010 from Michelle Garvock, Property Division Manager, Finance and Administration Department, and Paulette Vetleson, Corporate Secretary, Corporate Secretary s Department, seeking first, second and third reading of Bylaw No. 1124, 2010 for the land exchange between Metro Vancouver and the City of Surrey and seeking Board authorization to proceed with an alternative approval process to obtain electoral approval. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board: a) Give leave to introduce Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the 96 th Avenue Widening Project Bylaw No. 1124, 2010 (the Bylaw ) and that it be read a first, second and third time; b) Direct staff to implement an alternative approval process to obtain elector approval for the Bylaw pursuant section of the Local Government Act; c) Establish the deadline for receiving elector responses as July 9, 2010; d) Establish elector response forms in the form attached; e) Determine that the total number of electors of the area to which the approval process applies is 1,552,655; f) Direct staff to report the results of the alternative elector approval process to the Board and if approval has been obtained, bring the Bylaw forward for final reading and adoption by the Board. CARRIED 3. Metro Vancouver Ownership of Local Infrastructure in the Electoral Area Report dated May 11, 2010 from the Electoral Area Committee, together with report dated April 28, 2010 from David Boote, Electoral Area Planner, Policy and Planning Department, proposing, as a result of requests by property owners in the Electoral Area, recommendations related to Metro Vancouver ownership and funding of local infrastructure. 11:47 a.m. Director Robertson departed the meeting. 11:49 a.m. Director Daykin departed the meeting. 11:52 a.m. Director Green departed the meeting. 11:53 a.m. Director Ferguson departed the meeting. In response to question of shareholder liability and potential impacts on Metro Vancouver, it was suggested that the matter be referred to the Water, Finance, Intergovernmental and the Regional Planning Committees for their assessment. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 8 of 10 RD-28

31 11:57 a.m. Director Martin departed the meeting. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board refer the report dated May 11, 2010, titled Metro Vancouver Ownership of Local Infrastructure in the Electoral Area to the Water, Finance, Intergovernmental and the Regional Planning Committee for their examination of the potential impacts on Metro Vancouver. CARRIED H. MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN No items presented. I. OTHER BUSINESS 1. Metro Vancouver Events - May-June, Response from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Correspondence dated May 17, 2010 from Brock Carlton, Chief Executive Officer, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, to Heather Schoemaker, Manager, Corporate Relations Department, responding to Metro Vancouver request to become a full FCM member. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board receive for information the following items: 1. Metro Vancouver Events - May-June, 2010; and 2. Response from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. CARRIED Agenda Varied Pursuant to Board resolution, Consent Agenda item E1.2 was considered at this point. E. CONSENT AGENDA 1.2 Metro Vancouver s Membership in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Report dated May 7, 2010 from the Intergovernmental Committee, together with report dated April 21, 2010, from Heather Schoemaker, Manager, Corporate Relations Department, providing updated information on the current status of Metro Vancouver s membership in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Discussion ensued regarding Metro Vancouver s Membership in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the potential double representation and alternative solutions. 12:11 p.m. Director Hepner departed the meeting. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 9 of 10 RD-29

32 It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board refer the matter of Metro Vancouver representation on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities back to the Intergovernmental Committee to consider an alternative solution for representation. CARRIED Director Trasolini voted in the negative. Agenda Order Resumed The order of the agenda resumed with section J Resolution to Close Meeting. J. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board close its regular meeting scheduled for May 21, 2010 pursuant to the Community Charter provisions, Section 90 (2) (b) as follows: 90 (2) A part of a board meeting must be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to one or more of the following: b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the regional district and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party. CARRIED K. ADJOURNMENT It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Board conclude its regular meeting of May 21, CARRIED (Time: 12:27 p.m.) CERTIFIED CORRECT Paulette A. Vetleson, Corporate Secretary Lois E. Jackson, Chair FINAL Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Board of Directors held on Friday, May 21, 2010 Page 10 of 10 RD-30

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35 Section E 1.1 Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: June 4, 2010 To: From: Regional Planning Commitee Eric Aderneck, Regional Planner, Policy and Planning Department Date: May 20, 2010 Subject: Bill 11, Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Local Government Act, Part 25 (Regional Growth Strategies) Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the report dated May 20, 2010, titled Bill 11, Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Local Government Act, Part 25 (Regional Growth Strategies). 1. PURPOSE This report summarizes proposed changes to the Local Government Act, Part 25 (Regional Growth Strategies), as initiated through Bill 11 (Miscellaneous Statues Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010). 2. CONTEXT As introduced in the Legislative Assembly on April 21, 2010, proposed changes to Local Government Act shorten the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) acceptance period for affected local governments and streamline the dispute resolution process. The reduction from the current 120 days to 60 days for the RGS acceptance period by affected local governments reflects the fact that much time and effort working with affected local governments is spent in advance of regional districts proceeding with the ratification process. The collaborative processes leading up to formal consideration of the RGS allows for discussion and refinement of the draft RGS. It is more appropriate, and administratively and legally simpler, to make changes during this period before the readings, rather than once the readings have commenced. It is acknowledged that at the local government acceptance stage of the process, it will not take affected local governments 120 days to determine if they accept or not accept the Regional Growth Strategy. With regards to the dispute resolution process, the Ministry of Community and Rural Development now has experience with the ratification process with other regional districts and has identified weaknesses in the processes established in the existing legislation. The proposed changes address these problems. Changes relating to regional growth strategies are summarized as follows: Section 857 Changes the acceptance period for affected local governments to review a proposed regional growth strategy from 120 days to 60 days. RD-33

36 Bill 11, Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Local Government Act, Part 25 (Regional Growth Strategies) Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: June 4, 2010 Page 2 of 2 Section 857 Clarifies that an affected local government is deemed to have accepted a provision of a regional growth strategy to which it does not object in a resolution. Section 859 Clarifies the minister s role in specifying a time period within which to conclude the non-binding resolution process. Section 859 Clarifies that an affected local government may not indicate an objection to a provision it is deemed to have accepted (provisions that were not changed as a result of a resolution process). Section 867 Requires the establishment of an intergovernmental advisory committee if there is a proposed amendment to the regional growth strategy that is not a minor amendment. 3. ALTERNATIVES None presented. 4. CONCLUSION The Province has initiated proposed minor changes to the Local Government Act to streamline the acceptance and amendment process for a regional growth strategy. It is expected that these amendments will receive Royal Assent in May ATTACHMENT Bill 11, 2010, Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Local Government Act Introduced into the House April 21, 2010 (Doc. # ) RD-34

37 ATTACHMENT Bill 11, 2010, Proposed Legislative Amendments to the Local Government Act Introduced into the House April 21, 2010 SECTION 110: [Local Government Act, section 857] changes the acceptance period of a regional growth strategy from 120 days to 60 days; provides that a local government is deemed to have accepted a provision of a regional growth strategy to which it does not object in a resolution. 110 Section 857 is amended (a) in subsection (4) (b) by striking out "within 120 days" and substituting "within 60 days", (b) in subsection (7) by striking out "If an affected local government refuses to accept the regional growth strategy, its resolution under subsection (4) (b) (ii) must also indicate" and substituting "In the resolution under subsection (4) (b) (ii), the affected local government must indicate", and (c) by adding the following subsection: (7.1) An affected local government is deemed to have accepted any provision of the regional growth strategy to which it does not indicate an objection under subsection (7). SECTION 111: [Local Government Act, section 858] is consequential to an amendment made to section 857 of the Act made by this Bill. 111 Section 858 (1) is amended by striking out "the 120 days" and substituting "the 60 days". SECTION 112: [Local Government Act, section 859] provides that the minister may set a time when a resolution process must be concluded; provides that an affected local government is deemed to have accepted provisions of a regional growth strategy that were not changed in a resolution process and that the local government may not object to provisions that it is deemed to have accepted. 112 Section 859 is amended (a) in subsection (2) (a) by striking out "specifying a time period within which the parties must begin the resolution process,", (b) by adding the following subsection: RD-35

38 (2.1) If requiring a non-binding resolution process under subsection (2), the minister (a) at the time of requiring a non-binding resolution process, must specify a time period within which the parties must begin the resolution process, and (b) before or after the resolution process has begun, may specify a time period within which the parties must conclude the resolution process., (c) in subsection (6) by striking out "in accordance with section 857." and substituting "in accordance with section 857 but an affected local government may not indicate an objection to a provision it is deemed to have accepted under section 857 (7.1) or subsection (6.1) of this section.", and (d) by adding the following subsection: (6.1) An affected local government is deemed to have accepted the provisions of the regional growth strategy that were not changed as a result of a resolution process under subsection (2) (a). SECTION 113: [Local Government Act, section 867] requires the establishment of an intergovernmental advisory committee if there is a proposed amendment to the regional growth strategy that is not a minor amendment. 113 Section 867 (1) is repealed and the following substituted: (1) A board (a) may establish an intergovernmental advisory committee for its regional district, (b) must establish an intergovernmental advisory committee for its regional district when a regional growth strategy is initiated, and (c) must establish an intergovernmental advisory committee for its regional district if (i) there is a proposed amendment to the regional growth strategy, except in relation to an amendment under section [minor amendments to regional growth strategies], and (ii) the committee established under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection no longer exists RD-36

39 Section E 2.1 Environment and Energy Committee Meeting Date: June 8, 2010 To: From: Environment and Energy Committee Roger Quan, Division Manager Shelina Sidi, Senior Project Engineer Policy and Planning Department Date: May 25, 2010 Subject: Marine Emission Control Area Recommendation: That the Board send a letter to the Federal Government, congratulating them on the adoption of new Annexes of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and also requesting that the Federal Government enact necessary regulatory changes to allow for the implementation and enforcement of Annex VI and Emission Control Areas without further delay. 1. PURPOSE To provide the Board with an update on developments of the adoption of Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention and the designation of waters in Canada, United States and France waters as an Emission Control Area under this Annex. 2. CONTEXT At its May 4, 2010 meeting, the Environment and Energy Committee considered a news release from Transport Canada dated March 26, 2010, Canada joins forces with the U.S. and France to reduce air pollution from ships and requested that staff provide an assessment of the annexes of MARPOL. The focus of this report is Annex VI: The Prevention of Air Pollution by Ships, which has seen progressive improvements in emission standards since it was first enacted. History The International Maritime Organization (IMO) MARPOL Convention is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships due to operational or accidental causes. The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) Annex VI was ratified in 2004 and entered into force on May 19, It established the following standards: Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Tier 1 standards for nitrogen oxides for vessels built on or after January 1, 2000; Sulphur Oxides (SOx) - a global standard of a fuel sulphur content of 4.5%. RD-37

40 Marine Emission Control Area Environment and Energy Committee Meeting Date: June 8, 2010 Page 2 of 4 In October 2008, the IMO adopted revised international standards for marine diesel engines and their fuels. As a result, the amended MARPOL Annex VI introduced new global standards that establish more stringent emission requirements for NOx and SOx emissions than the previous standard including: Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) - New engines will be required to meet Tier 2 standards in 2011 (a 20% reduction compared to Tier 1) and existing engines will be required to meet Tier 1 standards in Sulphur Oxides (SOx) - A progressive reduction in SOx emissions from ships, with the fuel sulphur cap dropping from the previous global cap of 4.5% to 3.5% in 2012, and then to 0.5% (5,000 parts per million or ppm) in 2020, pending a fuel availability review in Despite the tightening of the global standards, the new IMO regulations of 2008 remained considerably less stringent than those developed for land-based sources. For example, the IMO global fuel sulphur limit of 5,000 ppm by 2020 can be compared to 15 ppm sulphur limits for on-road, off-road and locomotive diesel fuel by 2006, 2010 and 2012, respectively. Emission Control Area Provisions The IMO regulations include provisions for the establishment of geographically specific Emission Control Areas (ECA). This means that more stringent emission restrictions can be developed that would require ships in the territorial waters of ECA nations to achieve much lower levels of SOx, NOx and PM emissions. For instance, in previous years, the Annex allowed for the creation of SOx Emission Control Areas (SECA) in which the fuel sulphur content is limited to 1.5% (compared to the global cap of 4.5% described above). Two SECAs were created under the Annex: The Baltic Sea on May 19, 2006 and the North Sea, including the English Channel, on November 22, After several years of collaboration and extensive research, Canada and the US submitted a joint application to the IMO on March 27, 2009, with a proposal to designate specific portions of Canadian and US coastal waters as Emission Control Areas that would impose much more stringent standards for both SOx and NOx emissions. The IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee considered the Canada-US joint ECA proposal at their meeting in July Parties to Annex VI (those who had ratified the treaty) voted on the proposal at the March 2010 Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting. The application was approved and the North American ECA will enter into force in August The North American ECA also has the support of France and will include the French waters of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Canada became a signatory to the Annex in March 2010 and is currently amending regulations under the Canada Shipping Act to implement and enforce the ECA and the newly revised air emission standard under Annex VI. The following additional restrictions will apply to ships in the designated ECAs: Beginning in August 2012, fuel used by all vessels operating in these areas cannot exceed 1.0% percent fuel sulfur (10,000 ppm). Beginning in 2015, fuel used by all vessels operating in these areas cannot exceed 0.1 percent fuel sulfur (1000 ppm). This requirement alone is expected to reduce PM and SOx emissions by more than 85 percent. RD-38

41 Marine Emission Control Area Environment and Energy Committee Meeting Date: June 8, 2010 Page 3 of 4 Beginning in 2016, new engines on vessels operating in these areas must use emission controls that achieve an 80 percent reduction in NOx emissions (Tier 3 standards). The two figures below, from a presentation made by Environment Canada to the Environment and Energy Committee in November 2009, illustrate the timing and stringency for SOx and NOx limits under an ECA designation compared to the global limits which would otherwise apply. 5.0% SO x Emission Limits for All Ships 4.0% percent sulphur 3.0% 2.0% Global Limit ECA Limit 1.0% 0.0% NO x Emission Limits for New Ships (for <100 rpm engines) grams NOx per kwh Global Limit ECA Limit RD-39

42 Marine Emission Control Area Environment and Energy Committee Meeting Date: June 8, 2010 Page 4 of 4 Air quality modeling conducted by Environment Canada and Transport Canada in support of the ECA application indicates that ozone levels will improve by 2% to 5% in southern BC and PM 2.5 emission levels will improve by 5% and in some areas by 10% over the businessas-usual scenario. Predicted health benefits of reduced asthma, bronchitis and death, resulting from the establishment of an ECA compared to those under the current IMO requirements are expected to be in the order of 25% 50%. 3. ALTERNATIVES The Board may: a) write to the federal Minister of the Environment and the federal Minister of Transport, congratulating them on the adoption of new annexes of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), and also requesting that the Federal Government enact necessary regulatory changes to allow the implementation and enforcement of ECA without any delay. b) receive this report for information and take no further action at this time. 4. CONCLUSION On March 26, 2010, the Marine Environmental Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization approved the formation of a North American Emission Control Area (ECA) including Canadian and US coastal waters, and with support from France to also include French waters of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Modeling work to support this application suggests that designation of these coastal areas as an ECA will result in significant reductions in SOx, NOx and PM emissions and lead to significant health benefits for residents of BC and the Metro Vancouver region RD-40

43 Section E 3.1 Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 TO: FROM: Finance Committee Phil Trotzuk, Financial Planning & Operations Manager, Finance & Administration Department DATE: May 21, 2010 SUBJECT: 2009 Schedules of Financial Information Recommendation: That the Board approve the 2009 Schedules of Financial Information for Remuneration & Expenses and for Payments to Suppliers for Goods and Services. 1. PURPOSE To present the 2009 Schedules of Financial Information as part of the reporting requirements of the Financial Information Act. 2. CONTEXT The Financial Information Act is provincial legislation that requires local government to prepare the following statements and schedules of financial information annually: (1) statement of assets and liabilities; (2) an operational statement; (3) a schedule of debts; (4) a schedule of guarantee and indemnity agreements; (5) a schedule showing remuneration and expenses paid to or on behalf of each employee that exceeds $75,000; (6) a schedule showing the payments for each supplier of goods or services that exceeds $25,000. The requirements of the Financial Information Act are addressed in two stages. The first four requirements were met by the annual audited financial statements which were adopted by the Board in April, while the remaining two requirements must be met by June 30 and are covered by the schedules included as attachments to this report. The requirements under (5) are met by Schedules 1 to 4 which include remuneration and expenses paid to or on behalf of directors, committee members, employees and any severance payments as well as a reconciliation of these amounts to the financial statements. Expenses included are those incurred while conducting Metro Vancouver business. The requirements under (6) are met by Schedules 5 to 7 which include payments made to suppliers in both Canadian and US dollars as well as a reconciliation of the payments to the financial statements. RD-41

44 2009 Schedules of Financial Information Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 2 of 2 3. CONCLUSION The 2009 Audited Financial Statements were adopted by the Board in April The attached supplementary information was included in the context of the audit, but provides additional detailed information that is required for public disclosure. Approval concludes the legislated requirements. Once approved, the Financial Information Act filing information is then available for viewing by the public and anyone can acquire a hard copy of the information from the Finance and Administration Department for a fee of $ Attachment: Statement of Financial Information for the year ended December 31, 2009 PT/wc Document # The fee is prescribed by provincial regulation. RD-42

45 METRO VANCOUVER FINANCIAL INFORMATION ACT FILING STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 THIS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCLUDES THE ACCOUNTS OF: GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT GREATER VANCOUVER WATER DISTRICT GREATER VANCOUVER SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT METRO VANCOUVER HOUSING CORPORATION RD-43

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49 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 INDEX 1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities... See Financial Statements 2) Operational Statements... See Financial Statements 3) Schedule of Debts... See Financial Statements 4) Schedule of Guarantee and Indemnity Agreements... None 5) Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses Members of the Board of Directors And Elected Officials...Schedule 1 Employees...Schedule 2 Reconciliation of Remuneration and Expenses To Financial Statements...Schedule 3 Statement of Severance Agreements...Schedule 4 6) Schedule of Payments to Suppliers for Goods and Services Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn)...Schedule 5 Payments to U.S. Suppliers ($US)...Schedule 6 Reconciliation of Payments for Goods and Services to Financial Statement...Schedule 7 7) Report on Funds Received from the Provincial Government...Schedule 8 RD-47

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51 Schedule 1 Page 1 of 3 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Members of the Board of Directors and Elected Officals Name Position Remuneration Expenses Anderson, Mary-Wade Board Member (Alternate) $ 10,215 $ Anton, Suzanne Board Member (Alternate) 3,161 Arnold, Jack Committee Member 253 Ashlie, Cheryl Council of Council 1,264 Asmundson, Brent Committee Member 506 Baird, Kimberley Board Member 2,873 Bak, Andrew Board Member (Alternate) 952 Barkman, Lester Council of Council 316 Barnes, Linda Board Member (Alternate) 10,852 Bassam, Roger Board Member (Alternate) 1,201 Becker, Eric Council of Council 1,264 Bing, Douglas Board Member (Alternate) 885 Bookham, Pamela Council of Council 316 Brodie, Malcolm Board Member 23, Broughton, Brenda Board Member 16,024 Cadman, David Board Member (Alternate) 9,523 1,812 Calendino, Pietro Board Member (Alternate) 10,369 1,565 Campbell, Robert Council of Council 1,581 Carroll, Sherry Council of Council 316 Chow, George Board Member 8,611 Clark, Roderick Board Member 4,094 Clay, Michael Council of Council 1,901 Coleridge, James Committee Member 316 Corrigan, Derek Board Member 21,827 6,530 Cote, Jonathan Council of Council 632 Daykin, Ernest Board Member (Alternate) 8,943 Deal, Heather Board Member 17,482 7,904 Dhaliwal, Satvinder Board Member 11,708 Donnelly, Finbarr Board Member 3,161 Dornan, Beverley Council of Council 316 Drake, Bruce Board Member (Alternate) 2,541 Drew, Ralph Board Member 21,328 3,080 Dueck, Judy Board Member 5,106 Elliott, Robert Committee Member 63 Evison, Michael Committee Member 569 Fassbender, H. Peter Board Member (Alternate) 10,093 Fathers, Helen Council of Council 316 Fearnley, Robert Committee Member 569 Ferguson, Catherine Board Member 7,026 Forrest, Michael Council of Council 695 Forsyth, Ralph Committee Member 190 Frinton, Peter Board Member 13,337 Gibson, Gary Board Member (Alternate) 640 Gill, Mohindar Board Member 5,750 Gill, Tom Board Member (Alternate) 640 Glover, M Council of Council 316 Goldsmith-Jones, Pamela Board Member 16,561 7,945 Green, William Board Member 13, RD-49

52 Schedule 1 Page 2 of 3 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Members of the Board of Directors and Elected Officals Name Position Remuneration Expenses Hall, David Council of Council 316 Halsey-Brandt, Gregory Board Member (Alternate) 632 Hamilton, William Board Member (Alternate) 13,340 14,631 Harper, William Board Member (Alternate) 4,090 Harris, Maria Board Member 20,835 1,331 Hawksworth, George Council of Council 316 Hepner, Linda Board Member 16,237 13,331 Hicks, Robin Board Member (Alternate) 3,509 Hogarth, Allen Council of Council 316 Hunt, Marvin Board Member 25,672 1,096 Jackson, Lois Board Chair 64,371 6,710 James, Teri Board Member (Alternate) 632 Jang, Kerry Board Member (Alternate) 956 Joe, Marvin Board Member 960 Johnston, Daniel Board Member (Alternate) 7,271 Jordan, Colleen Board Member 11,068 Keating, Craig Board Member (Alternate) 5,374 King, Linda Board Member 4,742 Kositsky, Melvin Committee Member 6,920 Lewis, Michael Board Member (Alternate) 4,141 Little, Mike Board Member 4,493 Long, Bob Board Member (Alternate) 4,995 Lonsdale, Corinne Committee Member 633 Louie, Raymond Board Member 8,935 Low, Duncan Board Member 4 Lynch, Barrie Board Member (Alternate) 8,496 MacLean, Donald Board Member 13,748 Martin, Gayle ME Board Member 33, Martin, Mary Board Member (Alternate) 1,280 McDonell, Paul Council of Council 316 McEwen, John Board Member (Alternate) 190 McIntosh, Elizabeth Council of Council 320 McNulty, William Board Member (Alternate) 3,513 Meggs, Geoffrey Board Member (Alternate) 7,354 Moore, Greg Board Member 13,404 Morse, Alison Board Member (Alternate) 2,865 Mussatto, Darrell Board Member 21,055 Nixon, Alan Board Member (Alternate) 4,664 Nuttall, Gerald Board Member 632 O'Connell, Gwen Council of Council 316 Osterman, Robert Committee Member 633 Panz, Patricia Council of Council 316 Peach, Lynda Council of Council 316 Peary, George Board Member 7,907 Penner, Darrell Committee Member 4,035 Peterson, Sharon Anne Committee Member 759 Pollock, Glenn Council of Council 316 Rankin, Lee Council of Council 4 RD-50

53 Schedule 1 Page 3 of 3 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Members of the Board of Directors and Elected Officals Name Position Remuneration Expenses Rasode, Barinder Board Member (Alternate) 1,597 Reid, Mae Board Member 14,385 Reimer, Andrea Board Member 11,632 Richardson, Colin Committee Member 380 Richter, Kimberly Council of Council 316 Robertson, Gregor Board Member 4,994 Robinson, Selina Council of Council 316 Rockwell, Karen Board Member (Alternate) 8,408 Ronsley, Joanne Board Member (Alternate) 1,707 Sekora, Louis Board Member (Alternate) 640 Simons, Ruth Board Member 253 Sinclair, Lynne Board Member 3,770 Smith, Michael Board Member 2,466 Soprovich, William Council of Council 316 Speirs, Craig Committee Member 696 Steele, Helen Board Member (Alternate) 12,345 Stevenson, Tim Board Member 23,848 10,103 Steves, Harold Board Member 18,970 Stewart, Richard Board Member 8,631 Storteboom, Rudolph Council of Council 316 Sturdy, Jordan Committee Member 380 Trasolini, Giuseppe Board Member 28,182 2,670 Turnbull, Leanne Committee Member 380 Villeneuve, Judy Board Member 12,792 Wallace, Rosemary Council of Council 316 Walters, Debra Board Member 4,366 Walton, Richard Board Vice Chair 31, Ward, John Council of Council 316 Watts, Dianne Board Member 4,149 Weinberg, Harold Board Member 14,230 Williams, Lorrie Board Member (Alternate) 5,955 Woodsworth, Ellen Board Member (Alternate) 1,209 Wright, Michael Board Member (Alternate) 1,901 Wright, Wayne Board Member 22, Wrinch, David Council of Council 316 TOTAL: $ 854,611 $ 80,643 RD-51

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55 Schedule 2 Page 1 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Abraham, Thomas $ 91,865 $ 1,637 $ 93,502 Abu, Bakar Bahari 101, ,787 Adamson, Jane 82,275 1,033 83,308 Agnew, Anna 80, ,139 Aldaba, Alain 91, ,177 Alexander, Murray 86, ,100 Ali, Amzad 116, ,674 Allan, Chris 118, ,638 Allas, Toivo 184,835 2, ,339 Almeida, Joseph 75,166 3,932 79,098 Amos, William 96,612 3, ,288 Andrusiak, Edward 169, ,796 Archibald, Paul 143,231 7, ,432 Arkell, Keith 114,544 1, ,546 Armstrong, James 80,931 5,485 86,416 Arya, Sanjeev 85, ,927 Atchison, John 78, ,233 Austrom, Gordon 101, ,664 Ayalp, Met 104,578 1, ,624 Babey, Mark 87,270 2,059 89,329 Badaisha, Amar 97,203 7, ,793 Bains, Udham 84, ,777 Bakharia, Adam 91,793 2,402 94,195 Ballack, Rawle 117,104 1, ,029 Banman, Michael 122,088 2, ,604 Barroetavena, Roberto 98,993 1, ,044 Baskalovic, Dragan 117,091 1, ,655 Bates-Frymel, Diana Laura 89,585 3,112 92,697 Bator, Bradley 130, ,288 Bean, Roger D 108,620 2, ,547 Beaumont, D Robert 98,963 2, ,949 Bedrossian, Shant 78,257 1,497 79,754 Beere, Chris 86,483 3,905 90,388 Bellwood, Ross 93,832 2,724 96,556 Benjamin, Angelo 97,022 3, ,646 Berglund, Michael 106, ,544 Bertold, Stanley 110,083 3, ,605 Bertolone, Nick 116, ,886 Berube, Esther 93,961 1,623 95,584 Beverley, Jessica 87,264 7,220 94,484 Bickford, Karen 116,240 2, ,435 Bigg, Terry 86, ,191 Bindley, Dale 82,597 1,243 83,840 Bishay, Farida 76,980 5,814 82,794 Blankert, Bernie 76, ,234 Blayney,Holly 81,647 1,631 83,278 Block, Randal 85,544 1,637 87,181 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-53 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

56 Schedule 2 Page 2 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Blue, M Bonnie 99,249 1, ,913 Bohn, Glenn 77,882 1,221 79,103 Bond, Brett 125,403 4, ,776 Bonin, Derek 114,582 4, ,668 Boss, Michael 126,161 8, ,567 Botwright, Mark 82,352 1,480 83,832 Bousmina, Zoheir 78,336 1,506 79,842 Bowen, Patricia 80,072 1,250 81,322 Broughton, Darren 83, ,924 Brown, Debbie 85,603 1,640 87,243 Brown, Donna 127,122 5, ,611 Brown, Kevin 95,256 1,300 96,556 Bullock, Michael 76,265 1,161 77,426 Bungubung, Renato 85,974-85,974 Burleigh, Corie 82,738 2,475 85,213 Burn, William 78,925 1,921 80,846 Burr, Shane 75,568 3,717 79,285 Burtniak, Darryl 80, ,324 Burton, Brent 112,493 2, ,612 Caird, David 123,408 3, ,252 Campbell, Richard 102,521 5, ,097 Campeau, Bruce 100, ,765 Cantelo, John 88,262-88,262 Carline, Johnny 312,676 7, ,806 Carmichael, Jeffrey 106,962 3, ,275 Carrusca, Ken 135,863 7, ,219 Case, Douglas 84, ,278 Cavill, Robert 155,748 5, ,983 Cech, Peter 81,407 4,585 85,992 Chan, Berlinda 76,333 1,671 78,004 Chan, Jeffrey 120, ,052 Chan, Kenneth 100,321 1, ,739 Chan, Kimberly 76,441 1,547 77,988 Chan, Richard 114,194 4, ,345 Chang, Kit Ronald 78, ,129 Chaput, Jim 96,124 4, ,680 Chaudhry, Pratibha 84,661-84,661 Chen, Susan 76,759 1,231 77,990 Cheng, Bob 120, ,380 Cheng, Shan 111,033 1, ,183 Cheong, Tony 102,121 1, ,591 Chin, Adeline 88,249 5,448 93,697 Chin, Tony 90,387 2,561 92,948 Chiu, Gary KK 78,984 9,175 88,159 Chiu, Joe 78,703 6,142 84,845 Chiu, Vincent 126,865 3, ,078 Chow, Jack CK 98,113 2, ,279 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-54 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

57 Schedule 2 Page 3 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Choy, Harvey 108,364 5, ,434 Christie, Robert 86,600 1,063 87,663 Chu, Alfred KY 115,170 1, ,269 Chung, Peter 81,170 2,070 83,240 Chung, Tiffany 80,509 2,977 83,486 Churchill, David 79, ,223 Clarke, Martin 106,605 2, ,233 Cockle, Grace AJ 77, ,256 Comeault, Jane 101,460 3, ,385 Connelly, Shawn 83,322-83,322 Conner, Sheri 79, ,658 Cook, Kelleen 84,952 1,265 86,217 Cooke, Rodney 86,905 3,902 90,807 Copas, Lorraine 103, ,129 Coughlan, Janaka 78, ,159 Coulon, Harvey 86,829 1,004 87,833 Coutinho, Ed 82,775-82,775 Coutinho, Eric 78, ,119 Coutu, Kevin 96,895 1,909 98,804 Cowan, Kathleen 94,247 4,045 98,292 Crosby, Jennifer 107,267 4, ,854 Crowle, John 106,072 1, ,903 Cruz, Fortunato 110,878 2, ,372 Cumming, Simon 114,874 2, ,455 Currie, Graham 88,304-88,304 Dadalt, Wendy 126,599 1, ,686 Daines, Gerald 100, ,472 Dallimore, Howard 105,449 1, ,875 Davies, Mike 101, ,205 Day, Donald 75, ,117 De Cosse, Bradley 104, ,435 De Gusseme, Brian 82,729 1,704 84,433 De La Franier, Carol 118,849 4, ,289 Deacon, Daniel 83,265 3,674 86,939 Delany, A Lloyd 84,329 5,396 89,725 Del-Linz, Giacomino 84, ,675 DeMarco, Christina 134,953 5, ,036 Denboer, Robert 76,760 1,482 78,242 Der, Kelly 106, ,084 Dhillon, Jatinder 105,616 2, ,404 Dineen, Kevin 127, ,137 Diotte, Jules-Luc 91, ,421 Doi, Andrew 75,144 2,477 77,621 Dolemeyer, Frank 87,199 6,437 93,636 Donaghy, Steven 85, ,224 Donnelly, Daniel 140,769 1, ,283 Donnelly, Stephen 80,736-80,736 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-55 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

58 Schedule 2 Page 4 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Dove, Franklin 85,236 1,010 86,246 Dragon, Willyam 97, ,388 Dreger, Clayton 104,173 2, ,986 Driedger, Donald 122, ,627 Dunkley, David 108,064 3, ,174 Dunn, John 106, ,769 Durran, Rick 106,072 2, ,101 Duynstee, Theresa 86,373 1,943 88,316 Dyck, Peter 88,584 1,983 90,567 Easton, Joseph 77, ,966 Eastwood, William 79,736-79,736 Ebinesan, Joshua VK 81,353-81,353 Elliott, James 94, ,189 Eng, Raymond 97,418 2,202 99,620 Ergudenler, Ali 120, ,617 Erickson, Brian 98,022 1,033 99,055 Esplen, Chad 76,795 2,578 79,373 Fairbairn, Robert 90, ,979 Fenwick, Gary 75, ,236 Fereidouni, Reza 86,923 3,083 90,006 Ferguson, A Mark D 138,425 2, ,719 Ferguson, Michael 91, ,246 Fisher, Peter 93, ,250 Ford, Bruce 76, ,244 Ford, Laurie 100,213 2, ,228 Forscutt, David 79, ,088 Forsyth, Scott 125,768 3, ,662 Fought, Rob 127,854 1, ,914 Franson, Rose-Helene 83,765 1,440 85,205 Fretz, Laurie 110,464 3, ,529 Fung, Henry 107,020 4, ,154 Gagnon, Richard TA 104,763 10, ,297 Gale, Tony 90,066 1,994 92,060 Galick, Brent 95,936 3,356 99,292 Gallilee, Rick 135,909 2, ,940 Gant, Murray 120, ,621 Garnett, Lee-Ann 94,830 2,636 97,466 Garvock, Michelle 125,565 2, ,867 Gasparro, George 108,407 2, ,575 Gawdin, Bryan 88, ,266 Geche, Lilly 78,929 2,910 81,839 Gehrer, Christopher 94,479 3,924 98,403 Genge, Kerry 93,609 2,184 95,793 Gentile, Gerry 81,264 1,825 83,089 Gibson, K Andrew 107,169 2, ,070 Giesbrecht, Paul 141,643 7, ,519 Gilbride, David 122,140 2, ,357 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-56 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

59 Schedule 2 Page 5 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Glasgow, John 83,858 3,427 87,285 Glass, Jennifer 87,491 1,090 88,581 Gnos, Martin 106,716 10, ,313 Gogol, Jeffrey 82, ,259 Goh, Cordelia 88,325 1,566 89,891 Gomez-Garcia, Jose 94,892-94,892 Goodine, Larry 96, ,330 Graham, Malcolm 181,285 3, ,961 Gray, Ronald 78, ,324 Green, Matthew 104,696 2, ,504 Gregonia, Theresa 106,087 5, ,774 Griffith, Lionel 85,733 1,848 87,581 Griggs, Marie 122,966 3, ,761 Gu, Li 108,398 2, ,453 Guiron, Warren 80, ,355 Gulamhussein, Shiraz 81, ,637 Gushue, Joseph 84, ,353 Hajdukovic, Dan 131,066 5, ,212 Hall, Brent 92, ,317 Hamza, Danny 87,751 3,952 91,703 Hansford, Douglas 87, ,513 Hansford, George 108,735 5, ,077 Harder, Susana 97,352 3, ,182 Hardie, Johnstone 128,648 4, ,768 Harmeson, Matthew 80,869 2,936 83,805 Harris, Edward 83, ,513 Harris, Peter 120,480 6, ,783 Harrison, Stephanie 107,041 1, ,173 Hartley, Elizabeth 78,073 2,861 80,934 Haw, Kevin 84,571 1,832 86,403 Hayton, Scott 84,407 2,544 86,951 Hebert, Robert 76,815 1,009 77,824 Hebner. Gail 91,302 1,807 93,109 Hengen, Thomas 107,676 7, ,304 Herdsman, Christopher 92,048 1,319 93,367 Heyman, William 102,415 1, ,154 Hickey, Heidi 95,554 2,574 98,128 Hicks, Robert 120, ,188 Hildebrand, Ralph 174,812 6, ,093 Ho, Alfred 112,356 3, ,542 Ho, Allen 78, ,855 Ho, Brandon 85,483 4,316 89,799 Ho, Kate 85, ,317 Hobson, Wayne 77,091 1,314 78,405 Hocking, David 115, ,022 Hoff, Terry 99,244 1, ,718 Hoffman, David 110, ,799 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-57 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

60 Schedule 2 Page 6 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Holt, Glenn 109,820 2, ,678 Holton, Janet 87,040-87,040 Hoonjan, Raj 103, ,795 Hryciuk, Raymond 109,337 2, ,710 Huang, Wei CG 106, ,447 Huber, Frank 154,643 3, ,315 Hubert, Barney AG 77,324-77,324 Hughes, Michael 90,824 2,139 92,963 Hui, Kenneth 108,360 2, ,514 Hui, Terry FY 107,082 3, ,277 Humphris, Douglas 198,540 5, ,404 Hunt, Andrew 115,558 3, ,997 Husoy, Tracey 128,567 2, ,711 Hyslop, Ronald 89, ,195 Hystad, Brian 107,536 8, ,997 Isbister, Graham 93, ,115 Islam, Shafiqul 98,801 3, ,981 Islam, Shahzad 106,356 10, ,050 Jackson, Robert 89,708 1,613 91,321 Jacob, Cristina 126,083 3, ,878 Jacques, Joseph 97,247 1,713 98,960 Jacques, Lisa 86,050 4,122 90,172 Jadrijev, Renato 85,142 3,996 89,138 Jarvis, Janice 76,327 2,526 78,853 Jennejohn, Derek 108, ,386 Jensen, Gudrun 115,436 1, ,756 Jensen, Michael 80, ,507 Jervis, Timothy 202,822 1, ,187 Jessa, Noordin 99,450 2, ,660 Ji, Xiao 107,595 6, ,045 Jivraj, Tameeza 87,057 2,822 89,879 Johnson, Owen 123,813 2, ,456 Jones, Robert 143,033 7, ,154 Jordan, A.J. 83, ,535 Jung, Don 87,269 5,748 93,017 Juvik, Kenneth 129,166 5, ,653 Kadota, Paul 126,708 1, ,411 Kaleem, Saleem 78, ,677 Kan, Raymond 92, ,879 Kan, Siak 80,207 1,079 81,286 Kelder, Mike 82, ,036 Kelder, Murray 126, ,819 Kellas, Hugh 184,926 1, ,897 Kennedy, Alan 86, ,988 Kennett, Michael 116, ,384 Kim, Marian MH 116,475 1, ,785 Kimble, Willard 87, ,167 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-58 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

61 Schedule 2 Page 7 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Kingdon, Michele 88,816 1,572 90,388 Kinney, Linda 86, ,161 Kirkpatrick, Brent 98,355 4, ,618 Kleiberg, Julie 94,733 2,935 97,668 Kohl, Paul 117,859 2, ,413 Konvur, Linda 84, ,342 Kopp, Doug 93, ,757 Kostachuk, Jerry 82,655-82,655 Kovacevik, Mihajlo 75, ,942 Kuzyk, Randy 98,225-98,225 Kylmala, Senja 110, ,476 Lacoste, Peter 105,312 2, ,540 Laglagaron, Delia 254,159 2, ,750 Laic, John 77,564 1,653 79,217 Laird, Cameron 87, ,085 Laird, Rick 80,370 3,186 83,556 Laliberte, Michel 84,057 1,429 85,486 Lam, Yiu Wai 156,042 3, ,667 Lamb, Julie 86,991 1,089 88,080 Lan, Yao-Hung 108,186 3, ,322 Landry, Lynn 106,377 5, ,401 Lane, Rodney 76,990 2,572 79,562 Larkin, Keith 82,708 1,410 84,118 Launder, Vincent 115,776 4, ,726 Lee, Hyuk 92,239 2,132 94,371 Lee, Kenneth 108,151 4, ,558 Legault, Susan 81, ,966 Legge, Robert 126, ,252 Lemke, Roy 76,076-76,076 Lenning, Daniel 88,518 1,172 89,690 Lepore, Alfredo AL 84, ,898 Lepore, Pietro 87, ,410 Leung, Karen 94,441 5, ,283 Lewis, Norman 102,630 8, ,551 Lewis, Steven 120,703 1, ,319 Li, Alan 103, ,942 Lin, Hong 75,802 5,910 81,712 Lindenbach, Kenneth 82, ,568 Lindsay, Shelley 85,742 2,018 87,760 Littleford, Donald 175,655 3, ,011 Liu, Douglas 77, ,048 Liu, George CH 113,778 3, ,879 Liu, Joan 88,285 1,563 89,848 Lo, Benson 94,391 1,706 96,097 Lockwood, Stewart 108,190 2, ,786 Loeppky, Christopher 101,731 1, ,741 Lofgren, Jefferey 87,184 1,696 88,880 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-59 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

62 Schedule 2 Page 8 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Logan, Kurt 86, ,568 Lok, Fook 89, ,256 Longson, John 84, ,978 Lowe, Don 98, ,626 Luccock, Edward 105, ,054 Lui, Eddie HC 77, ,679 Lui, Gordon 130,285 2, ,846 Luongo, Ralph 105,786 3, ,009 Maag, David 106, ,945 MacConnell, Mark 93,946 2,626 96,572 MacFarlane, John 118, ,369 MacHaffie, Janice 82,825 1,511 84,336 Mackay, Ted 83, ,967 MacKenzie, Sandra 107,746 1, ,915 MacLeod, D Clyde 81,722 1,686 83,408 Macomber, Kenneth 86,519 1,811 88,330 MacQuarrie, Douglas 120,270 2, ,172 Mahdavi, Sayed 81,593 4,807 86,400 Maloku, Tahir 76, ,578 Manning, Ian 114,014 2, ,901 Marchand, Alfred JC 95,435 5, ,015 Marchand, Richard 154,388 3, ,243 Marchiel, Victor 99,497 2, ,039 Marchioni, John 88,191 2,738 90,929 Marconato, John 88, ,842 Marcus, Gerhard 105, ,557 Marr, Andrew 124,847 1, ,647 Martin, Brian 79,033 1,533 80,566 Martin, Kelly 80,946 2,297 83,243 Martinovic, Nick 84, ,534 Masse, Kenneth 94,055 1,177 95,232 Mather, D. Wayne 107, ,022 Maurer, Donald 108,050 1, ,220 Maximuk, Gregory 104,656 2, ,863 Mayers, Michael 115,956 5, ,077 Mazzucco, Sean 84, ,115 McComb, Tom 109,697 2, ,168 McCorkindale, Neil 78,556 1,571 80,127 McCurrach, Raymond 136,141 10, ,319 McElroy, John 113, ,288 McFadyen, Cameron 95,117 2,287 97,404 McGillivray, Grant 90,335 1,036 91,371 McGowan, Cameron 106, ,353 McInnes, Alvin 84,386 2,451 86,837 McKague, David 82,971 1,337 84,308 McKenna, William 79,150 6,033 85,183 McKenzie, Catherine 81, ,192 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-60 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

63 Schedule 2 Page 9 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total McLean, Colin 100,390 2, ,935 McLean, Robin 129, ,228 McLean, Stephen 75,187 3,201 78,388 McLellan, Sean 101, ,839 Mcluskie, Jonathan 101,314 3, ,006 McQuarrie, James 121,322 1, ,904 McQueen, James Robert 106, ,908 McQuillan, Dan 85, ,827 Megas, Russell 92, ,234 Melanson, Armand 93,833 3,830 97,663 Meldrum, Colin 106, ,397 Merry, Callan 120,541 2, ,675 Meyer, Bill 106,576 2, ,387 Meyer, Craig 82,664 1,026 83,690 Meynert, Franz 81, ,264 Micsoniu, Rodica 79, ,256 Miller, Christopher 108, ,472 Miller, Donald 85, ,185 Miller, Douglas 87,315 1,653 88,968 Miller, Robin 79, ,247 Miller-Werning, Leslie 82,308 7,669 89,977 Milnes, Katherine 107, ,416 Milobar, Eldeen 86,561 4,059 90,620 Mitchell, Allen 107,032 3, ,108 Mitchell, Bill 77,747 2,706 80,453 Montgomery, Jesse 80,906 5,225 86,131 Morgan, Margaret 79,676 4,780 84,456 Morrell, William 122,623 1, ,630 Morris, Duane 157, ,785 Morrison, Daryl 85, ,357 Morrissey, Joseph 83,070 1,453 84,523 Mortazavi, Farshad 96,381 2,964 99,345 Morton, Gary 121,718 1, ,741 Mullock, Leonard 106, ,794 Nair, Trina 80,725 3,365 84,090 Neale, Michael 88,489 1,887 90,376 Neden, Douglas 142,365 1, ,868 Nees, Roy 97,765 2, ,456 Nelson, Thomas 82,212-82,212 Nenninger, Friedbert 145,796 4, ,933 Nesci, Christopher 103,383 6, ,822 Newcomb, Elizabeth 75, ,290 Ng, Bun 105, ,119 Ng, Robert HW 75,253 7,019 82,272 Nicholls, Robert 133,783 8, ,939 Nichols, George 99,859 1, ,689 Nicol, Gord 114, ,683 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-61 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

64 Schedule 2 Page 10 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Nishimura, Ronald 115,740 1, ,779 Northam, Brian 92, ,313 Obrknezev, Boris 109, ,109 Okano, Patrick 80, ,311 Okyere, Kingsley 92,644-92,644 Oliver, Frederick 95,472 3,090 98,562 Oljaca, Goran 122,084 4, ,397 Olson, Judy 106, ,454 O'Melinn, Ann 103,515 3, ,588 Onate, Cesar 87,539 2,242 89,781 O'Neill, Bruce 97, ,511 Orr, Darren 85, ,408 Padovan, Silvano 85,381 1,234 86,615 Palmeri, Benedetto 92, ,245 Pang, Lai Ming Mabel 77,727 1,570 79,297 Panopio, Rosven 104,716 1, ,876 Paone, Antonio 99, ,059 Paris, Gregory 79, ,086 Pavan, Bruno 76,196 6,347 82,543 Pawluk, Lorne 120,126 10, ,373 Pelech, Sharon 83,182 7,439 90,621 Pellow, Scott 126,272 1, ,729 Pengilly, David 88, ,669 Perkins, Jim 116,316 14, ,237 Peters, Gregory 117, ,235 Peters, Sharon 124,309 3, ,749 Petersen, Douglas 113, ,563 Philippe, Denise 106,512 1, ,657 Pichette, Francis 82,528 1,047 83,575 Piombini, Marino 98, ,888 Pitre, Marcel 94,511 3,512 98,023 Plagnol, Christopher 108, ,894 Platson, John 82,563 6,736 89,299 Platson, John 104, ,714 Plavsic, Michael 107,359 1, ,398 Plouffe, Patrick 106,129 1, ,716 Plummer, Derek 120,926 1, ,017 Poon, Dennis 75,741-75,741 Potter, Leonard 85,490 2,704 88,194 Potvin, Barry 85,618 2,289 87,907 Ptak, Leslaw 106,800 5, ,137 Purohit, Prashant 75,817 9,304 85,121 Qian, Jusheng 110,796 3, ,493 Quan, Paul 81, ,443 Quan, Roger 136,597 2, ,111 Quattrociocchi, John 90, ,538 Ragan, Melanie 106,836 4, ,158 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-62 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

65 Schedule 2 Page 11 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Raincock, Grant 77,849 1,564 79,413 Ranahan, Dennis 126,595 1, ,063 Randhawa, Jivan 75,461 1,538 76,999 Randt, Ralph 120,423 3, ,582 Reid, Kenneth 89,523 1,237 90,760 Reil, Dean 120,227 6, ,443 Remillard, Paul 143, ,050 Reubart, Richard 109, ,333 Rich, Justin 106,598 1, ,574 Rikley, Kevin 76,815 1,615 78,430 Ritchie, Sheila 87, ,141 Ritchot, Denis 84,422 2,223 86,645 Robb, Raymond 139, ,754 Roberts, Guy 107,095 1, ,008 Robertson, Judy 84,673 1,333 86,006 Robinson, Cory 76,584 2,634 79,218 Roesch, Jennifer 80,899 6,961 87,860 Romo, Ignacio 86, ,306 Ross, Dawn 78,749 7,212 85,961 Ross, Lyn 106,776 5, ,426 Roth, Robert 90,193 2,224 92,417 Roud, John 84,276 2,764 87,040 Rourke, Nina 86,343 1,545 87,888 Rowan, Ann 89,267 2,951 92,218 Ruf, Mark 95, ,669 Rusnak, Jim 199,044 10, ,545 Sabatini, Linda 115,133 5, ,570 Sallows, Shannon 85, ,864 Sandhu, Sukie 78,773 4,269 83,042 Saunders, James 91,031 5,179 96,210 Schade, Frieda 124,874 1, ,779 Schneider, Harvey 91,946 1,691 93,637 Schoemaker, Heather 175,511 3, ,785 Scott, David 80, ,905 Scott, Richard 125,522 1, ,721 Searle, Michael 120,227 2, ,097 Sever, George 83,197 5,752 88,949 Shaheem, Zahid 78,144 1,014 79,158 Sharma, Abyartha 111,682 5, ,906 Sheridan, Paul 84, ,996 Sherwood, Deane 93, ,500 Sherwood, Herbert 85,675 1,281 86,956 Shibata, Kelly 105, ,774 Shishido, Craig 79, ,085 Shore, Linda 187,527 2, ,664 Sidi, Shelina 106, ,979 Sinclair, Mark 107,588 1, ,915 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-63 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

66 Schedule 2 Page 12 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Singh, Inderjit 121,482 2, ,193 Smerychynski, Anthony 82,139 2,168 84,307 Smith, Curtis 87, ,059 Smith, Dennis 96,851 1,034 97,885 Smith, Douglas 80, ,559 Smith, Gregory 185,744 1, ,215 Smith, Joseph 107,041 3, ,219 Smith, K Craig 84,877 3,572 88,449 Smith, Lawrence 81, ,467 Smitheringale, Kenneth 100,836 1, ,023 Smyth, Desmond 121, ,592 So, Simon 152,632 6, ,527 Sokalski, Mitchell 140, ,681 Solon, Gary 125,684 2, ,453 Soo, Gary 112, ,847 Sorgiovanni, Joseph 106, ,672 Sowlati, Taban 92,924 3,034 95,958 Squire, Chris 105,424 1, ,468 Stephens, Kenneth 106,740 2, ,252 Steunenberg, Hendrik 106, ,874 Stevenson, Stephen 110,676 1, ,560 Stokes, Lynda 123,445 3, ,796 Strangway, Paul 128,920 3, ,113 Stringer, Michael 120, ,041 Stuart, Scott 78,301 9,557 87,858 Stubbs, Kenneth 116, ,122 Suddes, Stephen 114,244 2, ,565 Suggitt, Holly 80,690 3,326 84,016 Summers, Tarynne 84,407-84,407 Sunstrum, Donald 77, ,074 Sywulych, Steve 106,777 2, ,122 Sze, Hok-Ling 75, ,971 Tailford, John 126, ,445 Tallarico, Giuseppe 79, ,773 Tancon, Daniel 105, ,089 Tang, Wai Lun 92,379 2,631 95,010 Taverner, Andrew 84,052 1,312 85,364 Taw, Richard 111, ,125 Taylor, Alan 105, ,346 Tecson, Yvette 91,498 6,286 97,784 Teo, Dennis 108,520 2, ,788 Ternent, Stewart 101, ,829 Thien, Shaw 110,319 3, ,400 Thies, Gordon 93, ,324 Third, Alexander 106, ,965 Thompson, Peter 79, ,313 Tomsic, Heather 97,929 6, ,289 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-64 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

67 Schedule 2 Page 13 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Totzauer, Roland 85,376 1,806 87,182 Towill, Marilyn 122,392 1, ,358 Trask, Trudi 87,413 2,319 89,732 Trotzuk, Philip 174,986 2, ,902 Tsang, Tony 106, ,412 Tsundu, Nyima 107,193 1, ,387 Tulett, Rodney 96,694 6, ,174 Turner, Karen 125, ,801 Unger, Horst 113,361 4, ,826 Van den Boogaard, Johannes 81,444 1,504 82,948 Van den Boogaard, Raymond 81, ,151 Van Doorne, S Kim 85,742 2,640 88,382 Van Oord, Ronald 133,092 4, ,055 Van Roodselaar, Albert 146, ,634 Vas, Erno 90,017-90,017 Vasilevich, Adam 80,294 2,961 83,255 Vaughan, Bernard 114, ,333 Veenstra, Ted 93,148 6,470 99,618 Venuti, Gary 107,077 2, ,634 Verbeke, Trevor 113,040 4, ,574 Vetleson, Paulette 146,052 10, ,550 Vidler, Lynne 76,251 2,081 78,332 Vike, Stephen 93,144 1,385 94,529 Von Euw, Edward 126,222 2, ,666 Vosilla, Robert 120, ,197 Wai, Wing Yu 93,040 2,275 95,315 Wallach, Richard 106, ,218 Wallis, Richard 104, ,830 Walsh, James 122,246 2, ,516 Walter, Nela 94,617 6, ,559 Warden, Chad 84,044-84,044 Wardlaw, Alistair 136,223 1, ,838 Warn, Michael 86,636 2,250 88,886 Warn, Wendy 97,848 1,447 99,295 Warren, Jason 94,523 1,124 95,647 Wdowiak, Iwona 106, ,626 Webber, Bryan 85,119 1,982 87,101 Webster, Andrew 90,939 1,615 92,554 Wee, Daniel 104,892 1, ,157 Wellman, Mark 105, ,609 Wellman, Sarah 84,918 3,156 88,074 Wells, Allen 77, ,460 Werger, Daniel 83, ,314 Westhora, Gary 87, ,733 White, Chrystal 76,883 1,078 77,961 Whiting, Alan 80,670 1,056 81,726 Williams, Brian 106, ,934 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-65 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

68 Schedule 2 Page 14 of 14 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Employees Name Remuneration (1) Expenses (2) Total Williamson, Ian 75, ,361 Wilting, Paul 122, ,847 Wishart, Peter 110,327 3, ,862 Wong, Ben 99,492 2, ,240 Wong, Chung Hang J 106, ,720 Wong, David 76,268 2,205 78,473 Wong, Jeanie MH 87,544 4,493 92,037 Wong, Michael 90,821-90,821 Wong, Thomas 113, ,677 Wood, Ronald 110, ,505 Wood, Shane 76, ,088 Woods, Stanley 120,262 4, ,333 Wornell, Heather 93,326 1,529 94,855 Worthen, John 76,430 3,914 80,344 Wu, Ringo 86, ,581 Wu, Thomas 106,222 1, ,786 Yang, Wilbert 106,734 3, ,452 Yee, Larry 123,730 5, ,028 Yee, Vernon 84,496 1,155 85,651 Yeung, Wendy 83,500 1,348 84,848 Young, Gordon 106, ,487 Young, Henry 75,395 2,341 77,736 Yuen, Francis 106, ,915 Zhang, Yong 81,198 1,819 83,017 Zimmer, Rob 94,742 2,539 97,281 Zordan, Lena 76,136 1,308 77,444 $ 64,200,967 $ 1,399,825 $ 65,600,792 Consolidated Total of other employees with remuneration and expenses of $75,000 or less 46,776,880 1,045,633 47,822,513 Total $ 110,977,847 2,445,458 $ 113,423,305 (1) includes salary plus any taxable benefits. RD-66 (2) includes Metro Vancouver business-related expenses for training, travel, mileage, membership

69 Schedule 3 Page 1 of 1 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Reconciliation of Remuneration to Financial Statements Total Remuneration - Schedule of Remuneration and Expenses: Employees (Schedule 2) $ 110,977,847 Members of the Board of Directors and Elected Officials (Schedule 1) 854,611 $ 111,832,458 Total Salaries and Benefits per Consolidated Financial Statements (Note 17 - Segmented information) $ 120,143,458 Items included in Financial Statements but not in Schedules 1 and 2: Employer share of non-taxable payroll remittances (14,128,364) 2009 salaries and benefits accruals (23,461,457) Item included in Schedules 1 and 2 but not in the Financial Statements: Salaries and benefits capitalized and included in tangible capital assets (Financial Statement Note 17 - Segmented information) 11,331, salaries and benefits accruals 17,947,598 $ 111,832,458 *** For financial statement purposes, accrued employee wages and benefits are included in the financial statements, but are not reflected in remuneration paid to employees. RD-67

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71 Schedule 4 Page 1 of 1 SCHEDULE OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Statement of Severance Agreements There were no severance agreements under which payments were commenced between the Greater Vancouver Regional District and its non-unionized employees during fiscal year RD-69

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73 Schedule 5 Page 1 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount B.C. LTD. $ 112,929 4REFUEL CANADA LTD. 118, BC LTD. 77, B.C. INC. 74, B.C. LTD. 217,233 A.B.E. LOGGING LTD 149,259 A.R. HYTECH ENGINEERING LTD. 845,517 A.R.THOMSON GROUP 165,079 A.W.FIREGUARD (1991) LTD. 27,504 ABB INC. 738,593 ABBOTSFORD, CITY OF 138,840 ABE LOGGING LTD 29,153 ABM JANITORIAL SERVICES CO. LTD. 480,486 ABSOLUTE BEST BACKHOE & DRAINAGE 27,930 ACCURATE GLASS LTD. 28,869 ACKLANDS - GRAINGER INC 662,216 ACTION GLASS LTD. 43,810 ACTIVE PIPE WELDING INC. 36,361 ACTIVE WELDING 28,726 ACUREN GROUP INC. 881,396 ADAPTASPACE 85,764 ADT ADVANCED INTEGRATION 108,040 ADVANCED SYSTEMS ROOFING & WATERPROOFING 61,738 AECOM CANADA LTD. 757,271 AEGIS SECURITY LTD 45,797 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES CANADA INC. 245,187 AIR LIQUIDE CANADA INC 48,385 AIR-TEC CONSULTING LTD 57,209 AJILON FINANCE 55,250 ALBAN, NORMAN A 33,002 ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTION LTD. 67,730 ALFA LAVAL INC 100,485 ALL ROUND HOME IMPROVEMENTS AND RESTORATIONS LTD 266,521 ALLAN, J. D. 236,236 ALLSTAR HOLDINGS INC 31,127 ALMA PLUMBING & HEATING LTD. 832,779 ALOUETTE PAVING LTD. 35,044 ALS ENVIRONMENTAL 36,502 ALTEK INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY LTD 45,620 AMEC AMERICAS LTD. 114,604 AMERICAN WATER WORKS 26,907 AMRE SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED 188,315 ANACHEMIA SCIENCE 156,069 ANDERSON, ROBERT AND ANDERSON-CAULFIELD, BONNIE 762,974 ANDORNOT CONSULTING INC. 91,709 ANGUS & ASSOCIATES 251,566 ANGUS ONE LTD. 43,158 RD-71

74 Schedule 5 Page 2 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount ANICOM-TEXCAN 27,152 ANIXTER CANADA INC. 26,233 ANSAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 60,978 ANTHRATECH WESTERN INC. 1,065,187 AON REED STENHOUSE INC. 3,855,101 APOLLO SHEET METAL LTD 160,723 APPLIED ELECTRONICS LIMITED 35,181 AQUAPROOF MEMBRANE SERVICES INC. 246,392 ARBORTECH CONSULTING LTD. 26,158 ARBUTUS ROOFING & DRAINS LTD. 196,430 ARPAC STORAGE SYSTEMS CORP 34,557 ARROW EQUIPMENT LTD 29,993 ARROW SPEED CONTROLS LTD. 41,290 ARROW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC. 1,863,937 ARTCRAFT DISPLAY GRAPHICS INC. 92,596 ARTECH ELECTRIC LTD 106,862 ASHCROFT, VILLAGE OF 26,499 ASLI ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD. 107,079 ASQ BUILDING LTD. 162,586 ASSERTIVE EXCAVATING AND DEMOLITION LTD. 186,129 ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING (B.C.) LIMITED 1,701,715 ASSOCIATED LOCK & SUPPLY LTD 39,060 ASTROGRAPHIC INDUSTRIES LTD. 37,545 AURORA PAINTING LTD 470,763 AUSTIN & DENHOLM INDUSTRIAL SALES INC 41,825 AVENSYS 81,853 AVENUE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY LTD. 41,900 AVENUE MACHINERY CORP. 293,226 AWESOME OPOSSUM WILDLIFE CONTROL 41,356 AXTON INCORPORATED 75,438 AYLA CANOES RENTAL & SALES 50,380 AZ LOCKMASTERS LTD 25,088 B. CHANDRA AND ASSOCIATES LTD. 51,829 B. CUSANO CONTRACTING INC. 1,932,348 B.C. COMFORT AIR CONDITIONING LIMITED 51,229 B.C. MASTER BLASTERS INC. 83,895 B.C. RECORDS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD. 74,603 B.CUSANO CONTRACTING (2007) INC. 7,658,913 B.G.E. SERVICE & SUPPLY LTD 37,570 BAJWA, PAVITAR SINGH & GILL, SOHAL KAUR 64,200 BANK OF MONTREAL 533,083 BARRY-HAMEL EQUIPMENT LTD., 26,285 BC BEARING ENGINEERS LIMITED 337,040 BC COMMUNICATIONS INC. 99,898 BC CONSERVATION FOUNDATION 31,346 BC HOUSING 12,149,836 BC HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY 9,773,802 RD-72

75 Schedule 5 Page 3 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount BD WATERTECH 29,816 BEAVER ELECTRICAL MACHINERY LTD. 276,747 BELL CANADA 190,872 BELL WEST INC. 56,794 BENNETT LAND SURVEYING LTD. 37,513 BENO, DENAKAE 29,898 BERGER BOYZ EXCAVATING INC. 41,950 BG CONTROLS, A DIVISION OF CORIX CONTROL 364,759 BGC ENGINEERING INC. 42,228 BHD INSTRUMENTATION (BC) LTD. 44,727 BIG A ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC. 26,413 BIO-AG TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1,041,103 BIOMAGIC CANADA INC. 147,510 BKL CONSULTANTS LTD. 25,736 BLACK & MCDONALD LTD 142,349 BLACK PRESS GROUP LTD 85,647 BMS INTEGRATED SERVICES CORP 139,549 BNAC ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS 48,518 BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES -DISTRICT #35 49,820 BOB LILLY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 65,403 BOBCAT COUNTRY SALES INC. 47,146 BOC EDWARDS HIBON 74,611 BODYCOTE TESTING GROUP 52,550 BONDERUD, KENNETH 173,575 BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPALITY 29,980 BOYDEN 35,280 BRANDT TRACTOR LTD 41,314 BRENNTAG CANADA INC. 2,528,810 BRITISH COLUMBIA WATER AND WASTE ASSOCIATION 40,644 BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 39,002 BROOKLUND TECHNOLOGIES INC. 71,222 BROWN AND CALDWELL CONSULTANTS CANADA 100,132 BRUNETTE INDUSTRIES LTD 191,327 BRYCO PRINTING LTD 33,432 BUCKLEY BLAIR & ASSOCIATES INC. 43,050 BULL HOUSSER & TUPPER 148,859 BURNABY DIESEL TECH 32,574 BURNABY HITCH LTD 28,263 BURNABY, CITY OF 989,817 C.G. INDUSTRIAL SPECIALTIES LTD 255,441 CACHE CREEK, VILLAGE OF 631,543 CALGON CARBON CORPORATION 25,418 CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY 309,311 CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION 829,548 CANADA SPRING MANUFACTURING 42,322 CANADIAN DEWATERING LTD. 249,828 CANADIAN FIRST MARKETING 28,497 RD-73

76 Schedule 5 Page 4 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE 26,541 CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS 482,208 CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE 30,710 CANADIAN SHELTERS 28,962 CANADIAN TIRE STORE 53,678 CANEM WEST OPERATIONS INC 86,085 CANTEST LTD. 109,029 CAN-WEST CUTTING & CORING LTD 54,136 CANWEST PUBLISHING INC 46,674 CARLETON RESCUE EQUIPMENT 63,061 CARMICHAEL WILSON PROPERTY CONSULTANTS 81,325 CARTER GM 52,155 CB ENGINEERING LTD 70,884 CD NOVA INSTRUMENTS LTD 35,967 CENTRAL WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT 52,722 CESCO ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES 27,083 CH2M HILL CANADA LIMITED 1,680,650 CHAMPION WINDOW & PRESSURE CLEANING 59,950 CHEMPOSITE INC 126,146 CHEVRON CANADA LIMITED 63,176 CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CANADA 759,572 CINTAS CANADA LTD 53,888 CIVIL CONSTRUCTION CO LTD 43,050 CLEARTECH INDUSTRIES INC. 244,961 COAST INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE & MACHINE LTD 82,511 COASTAL FORD SALES LTD 97,234 COASTAL PACIFIC LANDSCAPING LTD. 340,308 COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL 79,993 COLLINGWOOD APPRAISALS LTD. 57,503 COLUMBIA BITULITHIC LTD. 159,638 COLUMBIA SEAL FIRESTOP LTD. 124,938 COLUMBIA VALVE & FITTING LTD. 51,892 COMBINED PAINTING (1985) LTD 26,592 COMMANDER WAREHOUSE EQUIPMENT LTD. 102,599 COMMON WEALTH LEGAL INC. 130,220 COMPASS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT GROUP 77,675 CONCORD EXCAVATING & CONTRACTING LTD. 79,594 CONTEXT RESEARCH LTD 223,057 CONVERTEAM CANADA INC 140,250 COQUITLAM, CITY OF 935,524 CORISTINE WOODALL 82,943 CORIX WATER PRODUCTS INC. 98,901 CORIX WATER SYSTEMS INC 96,091 CORNERSTONE PLANNING GROUP 281,965 CORPNET INFOHUB 35,167 CORPORATE COURIERS LTD 183,857 CORROSION SERVICE COMPANY LTD. 88,584 RD-74

77 Schedule 5 Page 5 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount CREATIVE DOOR SERVICES LTD. 28,812 CROSSTOWN METAL INDUSTRIES LTD 248,671 CTH SYSTEMS INC. 205,098 CULEX ENVIRONMENTAL LTD 140,976 CUMMINS WESTERN CANADA 248,275 CUSTOM GASKETS LTD. 26,573 CWA ENGINEERS INC. 122,163 DAVIS LLP 208,774 DAYTON & KNIGHT LTD. 292,851 DEKOR GLASS (1996) LTD 83,287 DELCAN CORPORATION 71,537 DELL CANADA INC. 619,603 DELL COMPUTER CORPORATION 72,560 DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 49,362 DELPRO INDUSTRIAL SALES INC 56,893 DELTA AGGREGATES LTD. 239,840 DELTA AIRPARK OPERATING COMMITTEE 80,947 DELTA CONCRETE DETAILING & RESTORATION 76,613 DELTA TUG & BARGE LTD. 1,351,680 DELTA, CORPORATION OF 1,475,034 DENBOW TRANSPORT LTD 30,564 DIAMOND HEAD CONSULTING LTD 87,445 DILLON CONSULTING LTD 74,185 DIONEX CANADA LTD 43,671 DIRECT ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES INC 283,845 DIRECT EQUIPMENT WEST LTD. 59,154 DIRECTIONAL MINING & DRILLING LTD. 1,273,271 DOBNEY FOUNDRY LTD. 237,784 DOMINIC TRANSPORT LTD. 38,329 DRAKE'S UNIVERSAL SALES & SERVICE LTD. 25,953 DRYVAC SERVICES CANADA LTD. 27,563 DTM SYSTEMS CORP. 87,663 DUCKWORTH MANAGEMENT GROUP 77,886 E. MATHERS BULLDOZING CO. LTD. 327,249 E.B. HORSMAN & SON LTD. 98,949 EAGLE WEST TRUCK & CRANE INC 220,228 EARTH TECH (CANADA) INC. 38,990 EASY BUILD STRUCTURES INC. 121,130 EBA ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LTD 265,525 EBSCO CANADA LTD 43,959 ECL ENVIROWEST CONSULTANTS LIMITED 52,323 ECO-LOGIC LTD. 119,962 E-COMM 3,237,848 ECOSTAT RESEARCH LTD 64,470 EDENVALE, DIVISION OF FIRSTONSITE 65,935 EECOL ELECTRIC (SASK) INC. 301,769 EIC SOLUTIONS LTD. 421,567 RD-75

78 Schedule 5 Page 6 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount ELECTROLAB TRAINING SYSTEMS 39,375 EMA CANADA, INC 64,180 EMCO CORPORATION 33,909 EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT 1,211,874 ENERMAX FABRICATORS LTD. 102,425 ENGINEERED PUMP SERVICE LTD. 40,014 ENKON ENVIRONMENTAL LTD 124,030 ENVIRO-VAC 134,751 EROSION CONTROL CONTRACTORS INC. 31,276 ESRI CANADA LIMITED 78,905 EST ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD 70,756 EUREKA CONTRACTING LTD 26,915 EUREST DINING SERVICES 174,292 EUROPHIL FABRICATION & MACHINING CORP. 111,574 EVANETZ, SARAH 74,810 EVANS, MARGARET 32,012 EVERCLEAN BUILDING SERVICES INC. 31,218 EVERGREEN SPORTS PROGRAMMING LTD. 102,590 EVERT HOEK CONSULTING ENGINEER INC. 90,090 EVERYDAY ALLSTAR CLEANING SERVICES LTD. 55,500 EXACT METALS LTD. 55,433 EXCEL DRAPERY INSTALLATIONS LTD. 118,325 EXECUTIVE AIR CONDITIONING LTD 51,885 EXHIBITREE DISPLAY SERVICES INC 25,433 FALCON EQUIPMENT LTD 43,061 FARRIS,VAUGHAN,WILLS & MURPHY 129,214 FASTEEL INDUSTRIES LTD 25,095 FASTENAL COMPANY 45,100 FERENCE WEICKER & COMPANY 26,250 FIDELIS RESEARCH GROUP 35,780 FINA ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LTD. 146,853 FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. 430,986 FIRST AID & SURVIVAL TECHNOLOGIES 29,274 FIRST NATIONAL FINANCIALS 498,330 FIRST STUDENT CANADA 28,439 FIRST TRUCK CENTRE VANCOUVER 269,442 FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. LIMITED 76,641 FLEETWOOD WASTE SYSTEM 40,885 FLOWMETRIX TECHNICAL SERVICES INC. 319,507 FLSMIDTH MINERALS LTD. 84,025 FLYNN CANADA LTD 537,470 FOUNDEX EXPLORATIONS LTD. 77,269 FPINFOMART, A DIVISION OF CANWEST 26,727 FRANK BASCIANO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 30,178 FRANSEN ENGINEERING LTD. 104,225 FRASER RICHMOND SOIL & FIBRE LTD. 2,023,461 FRASER RIVER PILE & DREDGE LTD. 171,978 RD-76

79 Schedule 5 Page 7 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount FRASER VALLEY EQUIPMENT LTD. 36,570 FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT 52,871 FRIESEN EQUIPMENT LTD. 106,942 G & R SINGH & SON TRUCKING LTD. 48,155 GARDEN GENIE INC. 28,035 GARTNER INC 36,225 GARTNER LEE 65,421 GBS CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS INC. 275,933 GENERAL CHEMICAL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LTD 113,540 GENIVAR CONSULTANTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 50,414 GLEN THOMPSON INDUSTRIES LTD 163,944 GLENTEL INC 169,167 GLOBAL CADD SYSTEMS CORP. 41,185 GLOBAL CONTAINER CORPORATION 32,095 GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE CORPORATION 52,353 GOLDEN GLOBE CONSTRUCTION LTD. 118,456 GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD 1,278,781 GOODBYE GRAFFITI VANCOUVER 25,444 GORDON CRANE & HOIST INC. 66,994 GORDON LATHAM LTD 82,585 GORDON, JULIE 55,934 GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING INC 466,916 GRAHAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD. 536,169 GREAT PEOPLE PERSONNEL LTD. 47,793 GREAT WEST LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY 1,425,663 GREATER VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION 1,483,784 GREEN LINE HOSE & FITTINGS (BC) LTD 38,154 GREEN TABLE NETWORK 43,706 GREENBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 172,563 GREGG DISTRIBUTORS 41,201 GREWAL, HARDEV 66,800 GROENEWEGEN WATER PROOFING & RESTORATION 25,174 GUILDFORD FREON RECOVERY 191,612 GUILLEVIN INTERNATIONAL CO. 143,959 GWIL INDUSTRIES INC. 121,240 GYGAX ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES LTD 115,725 HALSALL ASSOCIATES LTD 26,801 HAMAGUCHI, ANNE 29,000 HANNA, DAWN 32,605 HARDING FORK LIFT SERVICES LTD. 29,988 HARVARD INDUSTRIES LTD 547,873 HASTINGS INSTITUTE 40,572 HATCH MOTT MACDONALD LTD. 3,859,588 HAYWARD GORDON LTD 63,094 HAZCO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD. 120,047 HAZMASTERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS INC. 34,386 HB LANARC 26,966 RD-77

80 Schedule 5 Page 8 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount HD SUPPLY CANADA INC. 26,347 HEADWATER MANAGEMENT LTD 101,941 HERITAGE OFFICE FURNISHING LTD 689,663 HERRING, DAVID 82,395 HILTI (CANADA) LIMITED 111,763 HILTON HOTEL 69,629 HODGSON KING AND MARBLE LTD 177,885 HOME DEPOT 250,275 HONEYWELL LIMITED 92,725 HORNBY EQUIPMENT 58,850 HOTSY PRESSURE WASHERS AND DETERGENTS 47,624 HOULE ELECTRIC LIMITED 68,094 HUMPHREY BUILDINGS INC. 37,695 HYDRO-LOGIC ENVIROMENTAL 99,100 HYSECO FLUID SYSTEMS LTD. 34,795 IDEAL WELDERS LIMITED 97,733 IMPACT OFFICE FURNISHINGS LTD. 95,323 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS INC. 25,480 INGLIS, GORDON 53,453 INLET MARINE 31,597 INNOVATIVE GEOMECHANICS 26,564 INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 2,046,623 INSTREAM FISHERIES RESEARCH INC. 115,014 INSURANCE CORPORATION OF BC 618,004 INTERCON SECURITY LIMITED 1,185,521 INTERLOCK EMPLOYEE & FAMILY ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF CANADA 64,791 INVERTER TECHNOLOGIES 30,572 IOTA CONSTRUCTION LTD 388,202 IPEC CONSULTANTS LTD. 156,113 IRC INTEGRATED RESOURCES CONSULTING INC. 53,843 ITT FLYGT 120,815 ITT WATER & WASTEWATER CANADA 180,257 J. DEWITT ENTERPRISES LTD. 202,818 J.A. ELECTRIC 653,199 J.J. REFRIGERATION LTD. 29,245 JACK CEWE LTD. 89,323 JACQUES WHITFORD 146,059 JAMES HOGGAN AND ASSOCIATES INC. 149,672 JC AND SONS MANUFACTURING LTD 29,268 JC ANDELLE INC 49,799 JELCON EQUIPMENT LTD 420,675 JEWEL HOLDINGS LTD 875,699 JIFFY JOHN RENTALS LTD 62,585 JIN CONSTRUCTION LTD. 123,703 JOHN CRANE CANADA INC. 30,773 JOHNSON CONTROLS LTD. 50,984 JOHNSTON GAS SERVICES 161,169 RD-78

81 Schedule 5 Page 9 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount JPSH ENTERPRISE INC 239,321 JRS ENGINEERING LTD 241,654 K & H DISPATCH COURIERS 28,709 K.M. ROBERTS & ASSOCIATES LTD. 44,782 KAILLEY, SONU 45,360 KAL TIRE 112,575 KAMMA & BLAKE INDUSTRIES LTD. 245,659 KANAKA EDUCATIONAL & ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP SOCIETY 46,858 KASIAN ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN AND PLANNING LTD 47,307 KEITH PLUMBING & HEATING CO. LTD 292,530 KENDRICK EQUIPMENT LTD 375,823 KERR WOOD LEIDAL ASSOCIATES 89,913 KEYSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL LTD 341,611 KINECOR INC. 79,129 KING KUBOTA SERVICES LTD. 48,621 KINGSTON CONSTRUCTION LTD., 353,256 KIR-MAC COLLISION SERVICES 53,759 KITCHEN CRAFT CABINETRY 42,275 KLOHN CRIPPEN BERGER LTD 437,542 KMS TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT LTD 33,355 KNIGHT PIESOLD CONSULTING 56,181 KOMATSU RENTS 27,822 KONECRANES CANADA INC. 40,040 KPMG CONSULTING 66,921 KPMG LLP 94,726 KRAFT INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LTD. 29,762 KSB PUMPS INC. 105,180 KWELA LEADERSHIP & TALENT MANAGEMENT 54,436 LA CHANCE, CHARLES 60,540 LABWARE INC 45,094 LAFARGE CANADA INC. 83,431 LAMAR TRANSIT ADVERTISING 64,994 LANARC CONSULTANTS LTD. 110,075 LANDS WEST PROPERTY SERVICES INC 56,124 LANGLEY, TOWNSHIP OF 175,612 LAURA GALLOWAY DESIGN 45,654 LAVAL LAB INC. 52,415 LAWSON PRODUCTS, INC. (ONTARIO) 39,651 LEA CARPENTER 50,724 LEHIGH MATERIALS, A DIV. OF LEHIGH 120,649 LEITNER POWERTRAIN SERVICE 33,251 LEVELTON CONSULTANTS LTD. 85,655 LINDE CANADA LIMITED 398,174 LITZ CRANE SERVICE LTD. 97,556 LIVINGSTON INTERNATIONAL INC. 43,355 LOCKERBIE & HOLE CONTRACTING LTD 478,731 LOCKMASTERS LTD 41,785 RD-79

82 Schedule 5 Page 10 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount LONDON DRUGS LIMITED 25,589 LORDCO AUTO PARTS LTD 50,702 LUM, LINDA 756,205 LYNX SYSTEMS INC 31,707 M R SMITH LIMITED 45,981 M2K CONSTRUCTION LTD. 212,941 MAHANT, ANDRESH & MALKIT KAUR 166,000 MAIL-O-MATIC SERVICES LTD. 28,804 MAINLAND SAND & GRAVEL LTD. 117,429 MAPLE RIDGE, CORP. OF THE DISTRICT 281,558 MARINE ROOFING & SHEET METAL LTD. 145,735 MAR-TECH UNDERGROUND SERVICES LTD. 463,457 MASONLIFT LTD 114,833 MATCON EXCAVATING LTD 444,145 MAXXAM ANALYTICS INC 59,670 MCALLISTER OPINION RESEARCH 45,465 MCCARTHY TETRAULT 28,866 MCCRORY WILDLIFE SERVICES LTD 25,311 MCELHANNEY CONSULTING SERVICES LTD 86,751 MCLEAN GOLF INC. 54,214 MCRAE'S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD. 1,046,407 MD ENERGY SOLUTIONS 48,447 MEGATECH ENGINEERING LTD 48,093 MEQUIPCO SALES LTD. 42,732 MERAN INDUSTRIES LTD. 51,847 MERCEDES-BENZ CANADA INC. 169,155 MERCER HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTING LIMITED 78,397 MERIDIAN SPECIALTIES INC. 52,322 MERLETTI CONSTRUCTION LTD 793,800 METAFORE IT SOLUTIONS 33,622 METAL SUPERMARKETS BURNABY 116,174 METRO TESTING LABORATORIES LTD 38,199 MICHELS CANADA CO. 183,088 MIDLYN HR COMMUNICATIONS 248,736 MILBURN, JANETTE 1,454,667 MILLS BASICS OFFICE SUPPIES AND PRINTING 487,016 MINISTER OF FINANCE & CORP RELATIONS 5,190,825 MISSION CONTRACTORS 194,406 MITCHELL INSTALLATIONS LTD. 1,879,199 MITCHELL PRESS LTD. 31,304 MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 138,153 MK JACCARD AND ASSOCIATES INC. 60,480 MMM GROUP LIMITED 62,046 MOELLER ELECTRIC INC 39,208 MONA CONSTRUCTION LTD. 43,017 MONTENAY INC. 11,051,939 MORGAN STEWART AND COMPANY 59,328 RD-80

83 Schedule 5 Page 11 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount MTS ENGINEERING INC. 116,878 MUD BAY DRILLING CO. LTD. 97,742 MUELLER FLOW CONTROL 220,769 MUNICIPAL FINANCE AUTHORITY OF BC 294,941,257 MUNICITY SERVICES INC. LESSOR 154,084 MUSQUEAM INDIAN BAND 1,209,743 MUTUAL CONSTRUCTION (2000) LTD 85,120 N.W. INDUSTRIES LTD. 117,651 NAC CONSTRUCTORS LTD 12,833,446 NALCO CANADA CO. 30,431 NAPA AUTO PARTS 117,343 NATIONAL PROCESS EQUIPMENT 118,407 NAUTILUS ENVIRONMENTAL 503,738 NEUTRAL ZONE COACHING AND 63,348 NEW LIFE PAINTING & DECORATING LTD 34,604 NEW WESTMINSTER, CORP. OF THE CITY 3,917,264 NEWALTA CORPORATION 34,282 NEWCONCEPT INDUSTRIES LTD. 95,267 NEW-LINE PRODUCTS LTD. 160,497 NEXIENT LEARNING INC 44,767 NEXTERRA ENERGY CORP. 38,850 NORCAN FLUID POWER LTD 106,519 NORPAC CONTROLS LTD. 2,606,521 NORSASK HOLDINGS LTD. 249,958 NORSTEEL BUILDINGS LIMITED 31,000 NORTH AMERICIAN PIPE AND STEEL LTD. 251,390 NORTH VANCOUVER, CITY OF 173,527 NORTH VANCOUVER,THE DISTRICT OF 751,279 NORTHERN BUILDING SUPPLY LTD. 89,775 NORTHWEST HYDRAULIC CONSULTANTS LTD. 119,980 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY 15,565,586 NOW NEWSPAPERS LTD. 119,236 OAKRIDGE GENERAL CONTRACTORS 2,262,681 OCE CANADA INC. 37,389 OCEAN CONCRETE, A DIV. OF LEHIGH HANSON 45,060 OKANAGAN FERTILIZER 60,805 OMICRON CONSULTING GROUP 51,681 ON THE SPOT SERVICES INC. 581,398 OPEN TEXT CORPORATION 326,943 OTIS CANADA INC 96,174 OWEN BIRD LAW CORPORATION 40,605 P.S.I. FLUID POWER LTD. 88,211 PACE CHEMICALS LTD. 38,449 PACIFIC BOILER LTD. 61,722 PACIFIC COAST COMMUNICATIONS INC 67,091 PACIFIC COAST RIGGING & SCAFFOLD LTD 27,947 PACIFIC CONTROLS LTD 26,274 RD-81

84 Schedule 5 Page 12 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING & 29,609 PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL & MARINE LTD. 56,450 PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL SCALE CO LTD 36,251 PACIFIC LANDSCAPING 76,086 PACIFIC LIAICON AND ASSOCIATES INC 2,307,358 PACIFIC NEWSPAPER GROUP, A DIVISION OF CANWEST PUBLISHING INC 144,426 PACIFIC WHOLESALE APPLIANCES LTD. 134,118 PACIFIC-SURREY CONSTRUCTION LTD. 40,316 PALMIERI BROS. PAVING LTD. 119,180 PAN PACIFIC VANCOUVER 97,874 PARADIGM ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC 337,197 PAUL FORD AG SERVICES LTD. 365,494 PEACOCK, A DIVISION OF KINECOR 29,021 PEDRE CONTRACTORS LTD. 8,805,338 PEEL'S NURSERIES LTD 54,928 PENFOLDS ROOFING INC. 29,663 PERSONA CONSTRUCTION LTD. 130,967 PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT, THE 51,543 PETER KIEWIT SONS CO. 27,846 PETRO CANADA 221,797 PHH VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SVCS 1,124,891 PHOENIX TRUCK AND CRANE 153,550 PHS COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY 34,416 PHSA LABORATORIES SERVICES 118,559 PICKSEED CANADA INC 26,173 PIONEER TRANSFORMER LIMITED 49,770 PITNEY BOWES CANADA 75,950 PLATINUM STONE CONTRACTING 50,016 POLAR BATTERY VANCOUVER LTD 26,619 POLLUX CANADA 78,845 POLYCRETE RESTORATIONS LTD 47,407 PONTE BROS. CONTRACTING LTD 56,501 PORT COQUITLAM, THE CITY OF 246,828 PORT MOODY, CITY OF 187,468 PRAXAIR CANADA INC 51,423 PRECISION SERVICE & PUMPS INC. 78,384 PRINTER WORKS 27,152 PROCON MINING AND TUNNELLING LTD 8,585,329 PROGRESSIVE CONTRACTING LTD. 72,190 PROGRESSIVE MACHINE INDUSTRIES, INC. 355,234 PROGRESSIVE SEALING 31,453 PROMISE CONSULTING INC. 43,564 PROTECH WELDING LTD 56,380 PUBLIC DREAMS SOCIETY 45,597 PUDDIFANT BROTHERS CONTRACTING INC. 26,909 PYX FINANCIAL GROUP INC. 60,777 QUADRA CHEMICALS LTD. 124,221 RD-82

85 Schedule 5 Page 13 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount QUALICHEM INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LTD 67,750 QUANTUM MURRAY LP 52,516 R.A. OAKLEY LTD. 264,950 R.D.M. ENTERPRISES LTD 86,982 R.F. BINNIE & ASSOCIATES LTD. 150,760 R.G. LIHOU & ASSOCIATES LTD 54,702 RACINE AND SONS MACHINE SHOP 26,464 RAINCOAST VENTURES LTD 94,830 RAMCO'S CARPET WAREHOUSE LTD. 414,421 RAMX SERVICES INC 30,961 RANDSTAD 33,623 RARE EARTH RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS INC 45,150 RAYBERN ERECTORS LTD. 88,252 RAYDON RENTALS LTD 54,520 RDH BUILDING ENGINEERING LTD. 54,709 RECEIVER GENERAL OF CANADA 443,037 RELIANCE FOUNDRY COMPANY LTD. 54,769 REMDAL PAINTING & RESTORATION INC 66,320 RETAIL BC 26,250 REVERE, INC. 34,666 RICH SOUND & VIDEO PRODUCTIONS INC. 173,208 RICHMOND ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE LTD. 55,170 RICHMOND PLASTICS LTD 38,587 RICHMOND, CITY OF 996,249 RIMINI STREET INC 84,000 RITE-WAY FENCING INC 61,714 ROBERDS EXCAVATING (1991) LTD. 93,916 ROBERTS FILTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 229,778 ROBERTSON KOLBEINS TEEVAN GALLAHER 51,939 ROBSON, GORDON 400,663 ROCKSOLID LANDSCULPTING CORPORATION 148,837 ROCKY POINT METALCRAFT LTD. 329,425 ROCO RESCUE OF CANADA INC. 57,307 ROGAD CONSTRUCTION CO. (2006) LTD. 332,163 ROLLINS MACHINERY LIMITED 43,146 RONA HOME GARDEN 153,682 ROSELLI CONSTRUCTION LTD. 30,197 ROSS MORRISON ELECTRICAL LTD. 207,135 ROSS SUPPLY LTD. 107,229 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 774,195 RST INSTRUMENTS LTD. 39,479 RTS INSTRUMENTS LTD 27,241 RUUD LIGHTING CANADA CORP. 44,782 RWDI AIR INC 141,750 S.A. TEMPORARY SERVICES INC 427,876 S.D.& D PAINTING DIV OF TATRAS FILMS INC 33,317 S.S.G. HOLDINGS LTD 1,312,248 RD-83

86 Schedule 5 Page 14 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount SALMON'S RENTALS LTD. 52,009 SANDWELL ENGINEERING INC. 5,831,315 SANDWELL INC. 57,077 SASAMAT VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOC 26,909 SAWTEK CONTRACTING LTD. 391,158 SCAN CONVERSION SERVICES INC 52,391 SCHNEIDER CANADA INC. 85,327 SCOTT PARAGON SIGNS & SCREENPRINTING LTD 43,223 SCS ENGINEERS 140,351 SEA TO SKY MOTORSPORTS INC 28,749 SEAWARD ENGINEERING & RESEARCH LTD 30,062 SENES CONSULTANTS LIMITED 27,899 SEYMOUR-CAP PARTNERSHIP 26,666,551 SHAW CABLE SYSTEMS COMPANY 69,711 SHELTAIR GROUP RESOURCE CONSULTANTS INC. 33,330 SHELTER INDUSTRIES INC. 40,675 SHERINE INDUSTRIES LTD 52,752 SI SYSTEMS PARTNERSHIP 409,719 SIDHU, S. TRUCKING 104,715 SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES-FIRESAFETY 45,797 SIGMA ENGINEERING LTD 38,601 SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY 119,241 SIMPLEXGRINNELL 37,835 SINGLETON URQUHART LEGAL COUNSEL 370,579 SKUMATZ ECONOMIC RESEARCH ASSOC., INC 34,723 SKY-HI SCAFFOLDING LTD. 35,581 SMS MODERN BUILDING CLEANING SERVICES 52,972 SNF CANADA LTD. 387,599 SOFTCHOICE CORPORATION 70,154 SOUTHERN CROSS HOLDINGS LTD. 269,575 SOUTHWELL CONTROLS LTD. 42,816 SOUTHWEST CONTRACTING LTD. 29,359 SPX PROCESS EQUIPMENT OF CANADA 74,378 SQUAMISH NATION 3,229,696 SSBV CONSULTANTS INC 7,113,098 STAJDUHAR, NEIL 73,865 STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA 14,171,343 STANLEY SECURITY SOLUTIONS 48,929 STANTEC CONSULTING LTD. 382,226 STAPLES BUSINESS DEPOT 25,227 STAPLES MCDANNOLD STEWART 84,171 STASUK TESTING & INSPECTION LTD. 838,083 STATIFLO INC 81,375 STEALTH VALVE 808,826 STEELGUARD FENCING 73,816 STEWART, KELLY 28,035 STUART OLSON CONSTRUCTORS INC. 209,782 RD-84

87 Schedule 5 Page 15 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount SUNRISE ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING INC. 59,570 SUPER SAVE DISPOSAL INC. 566,957 SUPERIOR ASHPHALT PAVING 41,791 SUPERIOR CITY SERVICES LTD. 94,291 SUPERIOR HANDYMAN SERVICES 290,802 SUPERIOR PROPANE LIMITED 84,925 SURFWOOD SUPPLY LTD. 55,690 SURREY FIRE & SAFETY LTD. 182,390 SURREY, CITY OF 1,091,543 SWING TIME DISTRIBUTORS LTD 38,948 SYLVIS ENVIRONMENTAL 728,240 T. W. MACKAY & SON LTD. 59,747 T.D. WILLIAMSON CANADA ULC 151,309 T.O.R THE OFFICE RESOURCE 54,012 TAB PRODUCTS OF CANADA LTD. 69,097 TALL TIMBER LOG BUILDERS 236,387 TALON HELICOPTERS LIMITED 167,972 TANA INDUSTRIES LTD. 27,814 TARGET LAND SURVEYING LTD. 126,758 TDS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 51,981 TEBO MILL INSTALLATIONS LTD. 214,092 TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE INC. 73,455 TECK COMINCO METALS LTD. 136,617 TEKSYSTEMS CANADA, INC. 254,915 TELUS 62,262 TELUS COMMUNICATIONS INC 542,468 TELUS MOBILITY 473,604 TERASEN GAS INC. 814,013 TERRA REMOTE SENSING INC 128,447 TERRASOL ENVIRONMENT INC. 39,682 TG ECO-LOGIC, LLC 33,405 THE BOXFISH GROUP INC. 38,186 THE OWNERS, STRATA PLAN NWS877 48,460 THIND HOLDINGS LTD. 60,110 THOMCO SUPPLY LIMITED 50,339 THOMPSON FOUNDRY LTD. 42,134 THYSSENKRUPP SAFWAY, INC. 113,064 TIMBERLINE TREE SERVICE LTD. 149,326 TIRELAND 25,747 TLD COMPUTERS INC 142,461 TD CANADA TRUST 219,510 TOSHIBA OF CANADA LIMITED 247,386 TP SYSTEMS LTD. 352,816 TRANSLINK 3,256,355 TREE ISLAND INDUSTRIES 46,554 TREEKO CONTRACTING LTD. 36,472 TREEN GLOVES & SAFETY PRODUCTS LTD 30,707 RD-85

88 Schedule 5 Page 16 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount TREVOR JARVIS CONTRACTING LTD. 336,034 TRI-ARROW INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY INC 502,666 TRISTAR INDUSTRIES LTD 424,727 TRITECH INDUSTRIES LTD. 167,284 TRITON TRANSPORT LTD 70,647 TWIN ISLAND EXCAVATING 113,922 TYAM CONSTRUCTION LTD. 469,215 TYCO VALVES & CONTROLS CANADA 35,547 UNIFIED ALLOYS 444,387 UNISOURCE CANADA INC. 78,337 UNISTRUT BUILDING SYSTEMS 28,621 UNITED RENTALS OF CANADA INC 185,987 UNIVAR CANADA LTD 329,640 UNIVERSAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT COMPANY 31,628 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 215,019 URBAN IMPACT RECYCLING LTD 93,239 VALLEY RITE-MIX LTD. 60,916 VALLEY TRAFFIC SYSTEMS INC. 490,630 VAN HOUTTE COFFEE SERVICES 33,331 VANCOUVER FRASER PORT AUTHORITY 255,222 VANCOUVER HOLDINGS (B.C.) LTD. 135,027 VANCOUVER, CITY OF 8,998,965 VANPORT ENTERPRISES LTD 163,860 VARIAN CANADA INC. 83,563 VEOLIA ES CANADA INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC 1,172,552 VIBES CORP 31,533 VIKING CHAIN INC 342,320 VIMAR EQUIPMENT LTD 41,396 VWR INTERNATIONAL 174,035 W.S. NICHOLLS CONSTRUCTION INC 27,511 WAINBEE LIMITED 161,851 WAJAX INDUSTRIES LTD. 30,320 WARD & ASSOCIATES LTD. 91,993 WASTECH SERVICES LIMITED 32,640,218 WATER RESEARCH FOUNDATION 198,054 WATEROUS POWER SYSTEMS 391,262 WATERTRAX 27,488 WATSON GLOVES 62,602 WAYBAR GROUP (CHEMICALS) 38,358 WEATHERHAVEN 71,738 WEIR CANADA INC. 179,185 WELLONS CANADA CORP. 89,931 WELLS WATER WORKS SERVICES LTD. 42,641 WESCAN SYSTEMS 34,194 WESCO DISTRIBUTION CANADA INC 80,923 WESCO INDUSTRIES LTD. 126,201 WEST COAST SAFETY CONSULTANTS 35,700 RD-86

89 Schedule 5 Page 17 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount WEST COAST VULCANIZING 58,808 WEST PACIFIC CONSULTING GROUP 585,829 WEST VANCOUVER, CORP OF THE DISTRICT 223,880 WEST WORLD PAPER 36,431 WESTBURNE ELECTRIC SUPPLY 328,263 WESTCAN ENGINEERING AND MACHINE 87,222 WESTECH INDUSTRIAL LTD. 73,915 WESTERN WEED CONTROL (1980) LTD 41,583 WESTPRO CONSTRUCTORS GROUP LTD. 79,562 WESTWARD FLOORS LTD 194,885 WHITE PINE ENVIROMENTAL RESOURCES INC. 157,820 WHITELAW TWINING 91,779 WILDFIRE FIRE EQUIPMENT INC 27,285 WILLIAMS AND WHITE MACHINE INC 29,457 WINDSOR PLYWOOD 47,911 WINVAN PAVING LTD. 162,833 WISMER & RAWLINGS ELECTRIC LTD 63,434 WOLSELEY CANADA INC. 360,536 WOLSELEY WATERWORKS CANADA INC. 59,076 WOOD WYANT INC. 30,747 XEROX OF CANADA LIMITED 173,168 XTREME ENERGY GROUP INC. 25,864 YOUNG, ANDERSON, BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS 30,642 ZEEMAC VEHICLE LEASE LTD 823,556 ZEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF CANADA 25,849 Payments to suppliers of goods and services who received aggregate payments exceeding $25, ,418,495 Consolidated total paid to suppliers who received aggregate payments of $25,000 or less 12,967,066 Total payments made to Canadian suppliers (excl Grants/Contributions, Payroll and Flow Through Payments) 662,385,561 Payroll and Flow Through Payments made in 2009 CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY 31,242,249 GVRDEU 447,259 MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 1,242,583 MUNICIPAL PENSION PLAN 14,063,570 PACIFIC BLUE CROSS 2,862,725 RECEIVER GENERAL OF CANADA 14,630 REVENUE SERVICES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1,202,490 RD-87

90 Schedule 5 Page 18 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION #31 473,702 UNITED WAY OF THE LOWER MAINLAND 60,331 WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD OF B.C. 954,914 BURNABY, CITY OF 1,665 COQUITLAM, CITY OF 10,240 DELTA, CORPORATION OF 369,467 GREATER VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION 104,104 LANGLEY, CITY OF 185,250 MAPLE RIDGE, CORP. OF THE DISTRICT 171,053 NORTH VANCOUVER, CITY OF 893,438 PORT COQUITLAM, THE CITY OF 24,562,500 PORT MOODY, CITY OF 982 SURREY, CITY OF 5,816 WEST VANCOUVER, CORP OF THE DISTRICT 8,169,739 Total Payroll and Flow Through Payments made in ,038,708 Payments made in 2009 for External Contributions BIEAP-FREMP 47,500 CATCHING THE SPIRIT OF YOUTH SOCIETY 70,000 FRASER BASIN COUNCIL SOCIETY 387,500 LOWER MAINLAND TREATY ADVISORY COMMITTEE 300,120 PACIFIC PARKLANDS FOUNDATION 175,000 RECYCLING COUNCIL OF BC 60,000 SEYMOUR SALMONID SOCIETY 116,500 UNITED WAY OF THE LOWER MAINLAND (Homelessness Partnership) 164,183 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 25,000 Payments for External Contributions exceeding $25,000 1,345,803 ARTS CLUB THEATRE COMPANY 8,500 AXIS THEATRE SOCIETY 5,000 BC AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM FOUNDATION 7,500 BURNABY LAKE PARK ASSOCIATION 10,500 CAROUSEL THEATRE SOCIETY 6,000 CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS AT 7,500 CHOR LEONI 3,000 COQUITLAM SEARCH & RESCUE 1,000 DELTA FARMLAND & WILDLIFE TRUST 2,500 DREAMRIDER THEATRE SOCIETY 5,000 FARM FOLK/CITY FOLK 2,500 GREATER VAN PROFESS. THEATRE ALLIANCE 3,000 GREEN THUMB PLAYERS SOCIETY 8,500 KANAKA EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP SOCIETY 14,000 RD-88

91 Schedule 5 Page 19 of 19 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) Supplier Name Payment Amount LIONS BAY SEARCH & RESCUE SOCIETY 1,000 NORTH SHORE RESCUE TEAM 1,000 PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE PACIFIQUE SOCEITY 6,000 PACIFIC SPIRIT PARK SOCIETY 14,000 PACIFIC THEATRE 2,000 PLAYHOUSE THEATRE COMPANY 6,000 PRESENTATION HOUSE GALLERY 5,000 RICHMOND GATEWAY THEATRE SOCIETY 3,000 RIDGE MEADOWS SEARCH & RESCUE SOCIETY 1,000 SMARTGROWTHBC 5,000 SUSTAINABLE CITIES FOUNDATION 4,500 SURREY SEARCH & RESCUE 1,000 VANCOUVER AREA CYCLING COALITION 5,000 VANCOUVER EAST CULTURAL CENTRE 6,000 VANCOUVER OPERA ASSOCIATION 12,500 VANCOUVER SYMPHONY SOCIETY 14,500 VANCOUVER THEATRE SPORTS LEAGUE 6,000 Payments for External Contributions of $25,000 or less 178,000 Total Payments made in 2009 for External Contributions 1,523,803 Payments made in 2009 for Grants in Lieu of property taxes BURNABY, CITY OF 1,266,320 COQUITLAM, CITY OF 124,505 MAPLE RIDGE, CORP. OF THE DISTRICT 63,587 NEW WESTMINSTER, CORP. OF CITY 1,152,226 NORTH VANCOUVER,THE DISTRICT OF 1,410,420 PITT MEADOWS, CITY OF 483 PORT COQUITLAM, THE CITY OF 61 PORT MOODY, CITY OF 55,165 SURREY, CITY OF 107,894 VANCOUVER, CITY OF 3,433 WEST VANCOUVER, CORP OF THE DISTRICT 23,835 Total Payments made in 2009 for Grants in Lieu of Property Taxes 4,207,928 Total Payments to Canadian Suppliers ($Cdn) $ 755,156,000 RD-89

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93 Schedule 6 Page 1 of 1 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Payments to U.S. Suppliers ($US) Supplier Name Payment Amount ROBBINS COMPANY, THE $ 4,850,604 NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY 4,532,972 INFOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1,250,440 OZONIA NORTH AMERICA, INC. 137,654 SCHWING BIOSET INC. 114,024 DR DAS 87,249 GEOMATION, INC. 82,376 LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES 82,145 METTLER TOLEDO INC. 79,046 DLI ENGINEERING CORPORATION 52,570 BIOMARK 37,460 TURBLEX INC 35,283 SMALL TREE COMMUNICATIONS 34,912 Payments to US suppliers of goods and services who received aggregate payments exceeding $25,000 11,376,734 Consolidated total of all payments to US suppliers who received $25,000 or less 374,220 Total payments made to US suppliers ($US) $ 11,750,954 Total payments made to US suppliers converted to Canadian $ $ 12,298,549 RD-91

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95 Schedule 7 Page 1 of 1 SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS TO SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES For the year ended December 31, 2009 Reconciliation of Payments for Goods and Services to Financial Statements 2009 Total payments to Canadian Suppliers (Schedule 5) $ 755,156,000 Total payments to US Suppliers - in Canadian dollars (Schedule 6) 12,298,549 $ 767,454,549 Total expenditures per Financial Statements (Exhibit B - Consolidated Statement of Operations) $ 435,856,655 Acquisition of tangible capital assets (Exhibit C - Consolidated Statement of Change in Net Debt) 186,508,167 Items included in Financial Statements but not in Schedules 5 and 6: Salaries and benefits per Schedule 3 (120,143,458) Salaries and benefits capitalized and included in tangible capital assets (11,331,223) Employee's and director's expenses per Schedules 1 and 2 (2,537,231) 2009 Accounts Payable and accrued liabilities (139,485,645) Amortization of tangible capital assets (44,391,348) Amortization of prepaid land leases (412,014) Change in prepaid expenses (291,789) Change in inventories of supplies (143,420) Non-cash adjustments (1,200,655) Items in Schedules 5 and 6 but not included in expenditures in the Financial Statements: 2008 Accounts Payable and accrued liabilities 129,514,801 Payroll and other remittances 52,564,454 Municipal GST rebate and ITCs 15,731,282 PST remittances relating to revenues collected 259,690 Revenues netted from supplier payments (6,769,995) Payments relating to debt financing and debt reserve funds: Payments to members 34,474,253 Payments to Municipal Finance Authority 294,941,257 Payments for GVHC Mortgages 16,159,198 Interest on long-term debt (71,848,430) $ 767,454,549 Difference - RD-93

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97 Schedule 8 Page 1 of 1 REPORT ON FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT The District received $123,796 from the Province of BC under the Strategic Community Investment Funds Agreement. Intended Use Performance Target Progress as at December 31, 2009 To support the Improvement Hire Additional Enforcement of Liquid Waste Discharge Officers Enforcement in the Restaurant and Institutional Sector Funds have been put aside in a reserve to fund the hiring of additional staff in mid RD-95

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99 Section E 4.1 GVRD Board Meeting: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Agriculture Committee Date: June 10, 2010 Subject: 2010 Agriculture Awareness Grants Agriculture Committee Recommendation: That the Board provide agriculture awareness grants to: 1) Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation for the amount of $7,500 for the Take a Bite of BC program; 2) Growing Chefs for the amount of $6,000 for Chefs for Children s Urban Agriculture project; 3) The CEED Centre for the amount of $5,000 for the Aldridge Acres Connex Project ; 4) The Langley Environment Partners for the amount of $5,000 for the Seed to Plate initiatives; 5) Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust for the amount of $2,500 for the A Day at the Farm event; 6) Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Agricultural Association for the amount of $1,500 for the Fun `Til you re Done Farm display. At its June 10, 2010 meeting, the Agriculture Committee considered the attached report titled 2010 Agriculture Awareness Grants, dated May 18, The Committee subsequently recommended that grants be awarded to the above outlined organizations. The remaining funding available for 2010 in the amount of $2,500 was referred back to staff for further consideration. Attachment: Report titled 2010 Agriculture Awareness Grants, dated May 18, RD-97

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101 ATTACHMENT Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 To: From: Agriculture Committee Agricultural Advisory Committee Date: May 18, 2010 Subject: 2010 Agriculture Awareness Grants Recommendations: That the Board provide agriculture awareness grants to: 1) Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation for the amount of $7,500 for the Take a Bite of BC program; 2) Growing Chefs for the amount of $6,000 for Chefs for Children s Urban Agriculture project; 3) The CEED Centre for the amount of $5,000 for the Aldridge Acres Connex Project ; 4) The Langley Environment Partners for the amount of $5,000 for the Seed to Plate initiatives; 5) Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust for the amount of $2,500 for the A Day at the Farm event; 6) Farmland Protection League for the amount of $2,500 for the 2010 Food Security Tour ; 7) Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Agricultural Association for the amount of $1,500 for the Fun `Til you re Done Farm display. 1. PURPOSE This report describes the 2009 agriculture awareness funding grants results, the new 2010 grant process and recommendations from the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) on how to allocate $30,000 in funds. Each year, the AAC advises the Metro Vancouver Board how agriculture awareness funding grants should be distributed to non-profit organizations in the region. 2. CONTEXT Since 1992 the Agricultural Advisory Committee has provided advice on ways to promote agriculture awareness in the Metro Vancouver region. In 2007, staff began to seek proposals from non-profit organizations to carry out agriculture awareness activities rather than conduct projects from head office. This has resulted in a greater diversity of awareness activities being supported which are proving to be increasingly innovative and beneficial for communities throughout the region. RD-99

102 2010 Agriculture Awareness Grants Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 2 of Agriculture Awareness Grant Results On June 26, 2009, a total of $25,000 of agriculture awareness funding grants was approved by the Metro Vancouver Board based on the recommendations received from the Agricultural Advisory Committee. The recommended projects were selected from 14 submissions received in response to a request for proposals that was circulated to 20 agriculture and community organizations in February. The 2009 funding grants were awarded to the following five non-profit organizations. 1. BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (AICF) was awarded $7,500 for a pilot program called Take a Bite of BC. The program began in September 2009 where a wide variety of food donated by producer groups was distributed to 14 high school culinary teaching kitchens (grades 10-12) in the Lower Mainland. The funding provided by Metro Vancouver was used to pay for the repacking and transport of food from the farm to high schools in Delta, Maple Ridge, Surrey and Vancouver. In addition to serving the local farm products in the cafeteria, the project influenced some teachers to classroom assignments that incorporated BC agriculture in the lesson plans. 2. Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm was awarded $7,500 for teacher workshops. The UBC Farm and the UBC Faculty of Education used the funding to deliver teacher training workshops which brought together many of the practical lessons learned through the Landed Leaning, FarmWonders and Farm Discovery programs developed at the UBC Farm during the past six years. The workshop was piloted with teachers from the Delta School District in the fall of Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition (VACC) was awarded $5,000 for the Great Rides program that introduced new cycling routes in rural and urban areas. The four Great Rides were held on: July 12 in Maple Ridge to Old Fort Langley (150 participants); August 15 in Pitt Meadows (260 participants); September 27 in Port Coquitlam (370 participants) and; October 6, in Vancouver (260 participants). Two of the routes featured information about local agriculture. A survey completed by 169 participating riders revealed that 84% of the respondents took part in the ride to explore their region and 47% said they had not visited the area of the ride before. Most of the participants were leisure cyclists (75%). 4. Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust (DFWT) was awarded $2,500 for A Day at the Farm family event on September 12, 2009 on Westham Island. This is part of the DFWT s Farmland Awareness Campaign which was supported by 31 commodity, agricultural and educational groups and 23 volunteers. Approximately 2,500 people attended the event. A survey of 87 randomly selected attendees revealed that people came from: Delta (62%), Richmond/Vancouver (17%), and other places as far as the Tri-Cities and Chilliwack (20%). 5. FarmFolk/CityFolk (FFCF) was awarded $2,500 for updating the online Knowledge Pantry educational materials on their website. Several new topic categories were added to the site including FarmKids/CityKids, Food (In) Security and Food Policy, Food Processing & Processed Food, Government Resources, Seasonal Charts & Consumer Guides and Teacher Resources. The Eating Locally in Winter information and other links were also updated. The Knowledge Pantry is being advertised in publications such as Edible Vancouver (Winter 2009 issue) and has reached 60% of their website traffic goal of 25,000. RD-100

103 2010 Agriculture Awareness Grants Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 3 of Agriculture Awareness Grant Process and Recommendations On February 16, 2010, Metro Vancouver sent a notice to 25 non-profit organizations and seven municipal AAC staff liaisons regarding the 2010 agriculture awareness funding grant program. The recipients were notified that the agriculture awareness funding grant application form could now be filled out online through a link on the Metro Vancouver home page. The new online application form was developed to assist non-profit organizations in applying for the grants and ensure consistent information was provided for the evaluation. A total of 14 proposals for conducting agriculture awareness in the Metro Vancouver region were received by the March 31, 2010 application deadline. The proposals were evaluated based on criteria approved by the Board on November 13, All successful proposals were required to: have a regional scope (impacting more than one municipality) be located in Metro Vancouver be administered by a non-profit organization in good standing, and have matching funding (dollars or in-kind) from another organization. Other evaluation criteria used to select the recommended proposals were based on their ability to: reach out to a diverse audience or features practical skills and knowledge for K-12 school children include two or more organizations working together collaboratively result in information/materials that can be widely accessed, and be innovative in improving agriculture awareness in the Metro Vancouver region. On May 7, 2010, the AAC approved seven projects to recommend to the Board for agricultural awareness funding grants (see Attachment). All the recommended proposals met the required criteria. The AAC members commented that the quality of the applications had improved significantly from previous years. It was apparent that word is getting out about Metro Vancouver agricultural awareness grants. As done in previous years, the AAC requested that some of the successful recipients be invited to present the results of their awareness activities at an AAC meeting in The total funding available for the 2010 agriculture awareness grants is $30,000. The following organizations were recommended by the AAC to receive grants. Non-profit Organization Project Title Recommended Grant 1. Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation Take a Bite Program $7, Growing Chefs Chefs for Children s Urban Agriculture $6, The CEED Centre Aldridge Acres Connex Project $5, Langley Environment Partners Seed to Plate $5, Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust A Day at the Farm $2, Farmland Protection League 2010 Food Security Tour $2, Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Agricultural Association Fun Til you re Done Farm $1,500 TOTAL $30,000 RD-101

104 2010 Agriculture Awareness Grants Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 4 of 4 The AAC recommendation includes projects that target a range of ages and are located throughout the region. Four of the organizations recommended are new to the Metro Vancouver grant process and the other three groups previously received funding and successfully implemented the agriculture awareness activity. 3. ALTERNATIVES The Board may: a) Provide grants to the following non-profit organizations: Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation for the amount of $7,500 for the Take a Bite of BC program; Growing Chefs for the amount of $6,000 for Chefs for Children s Urban Agriculture project; The CEED Centre for the amount of $5,000 for the Aldridge Acres Connex Project ; The Langley Environment Partners for the amount of $5,000 for the Seed to Plate initiatives; Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust for the amount of $2,500 for the A Day at the Farm event; Farmland Protection League for the amount of $2,500 for the 2010 Food Security Tour ; Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Agricultural Association for the amount of $1,500 for the Fun `Til you re Done Farm display. or b) suggest alternative recipients and funding amounts; or c) choose not to make a recommendation at this time. 4. CONCLUSION The process of awarding agriculture awareness funding grants has evolved over the past four years and continues to attract innovative and community led projects. The AAC is recommending that seven organizations receive a grant from Metro Vancouver in 2010 for the total amount of $30,000. ATTACHMENT 2010 Agriculture Awareness Funding Grant Recommendations (Doc. # ) RD-102

105 ATTACHMENT 2010 Agriculture Awareness Funding Grant Recommendations ORGANIZATION RECOMMENDED GRANT PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT LOCATION AGRICULTURE AWARENESS ACTIVITY BC Agriculture In The Classroom Foundation CEED Centre Society Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust Farmland Defence League of BC $7,500 Continue the Take a Bite of BC program in where teaching chefs feature locally grown product in 40 high school teaching kitchens. The meals created by the student chefs are offered for sale at a discounted price through the school cafeteria. Lower Mainland $5,000 Aldridge Acres Connex Project enables high school students to gain hands on experience husbanding livestock and growing crops for charitable distribution and sale. Also includes a public education series at the Port Coquitlam and Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows. $2,500 A Day at the Farm is a family event that provides visitors a unique farm experience highlighting the role and importance of agriculture in the region. Visitors learn about local agriculture and the beneficial role agriculture can play in wildlife conservation. $8,000 The 2010 Food Security Tour is an outreach and education program that aims to educate British Columbians food security through three tools: issue newspaper, companion video and dialogue forums. Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Port Coquitlam Delta + Lower Mainland Widespread The pilot project completed 2009 was very sucessful and continues to be supported by the agriculture community and high school staff. The project was featured in the GVTV Epiode 44 aired on March An innovative project that provides hands on experince for youth and a demonstration site for the public. Raises awareness about agricultural production from seed to plate and the diversity of food items produced in the area. The event is widely supported by commodity groups and other organizations. Local farmers participate by providing livestock and farm equipment for displays. The dialogues forums targets students, faith and immigrant communities about opportunities and tools for engaging in decision-making that affects food security. Growing Chefs! $6,000 Chefs for Children s Urban Agriculture educates Vancouver, Educates grades 1-3 school children about children about local and urban agriculture, healthy Richmond and where there food comes from and how it is eating, cooking, food security and sustainability. The teams of volunteer chefs, growers, and community members are paired with an elementary school class. Burnaby grown. Local chefs participate in the lesson plans, help students harvest their vegetables and teach them to prepare delicious meals. Langley Environmental Partners Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Agricultural Association $5,000 The Seed to Plate project hosts a workshop series and fair that celebrates local food and Langley + Lower educates school groups and the community about Mainland agricultural land, local food procurement and citizen food self-reliance. $1,500 Fun Til You re Done Farm is an educational agricultural display of baby animals (horse, beef, dairy, lambs, goats, pigs, donkey, rabbits, chicks, ducklings and turkeys) and educational signage. Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Haney Hosts 12 workshops for school children and 10 workshops for the public. Also hosts a Sustainable Food Fair inviting vendors to sell, and the public to sample, local products. All educational materials will be available online. The animal display and educational materials will be featured at Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Country Festival, two Haney Farmers Markets and Pitt Meadows Days which last year was attended by 25,000 people RD-103

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107 Section E 4.2 Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 To: From: Agriculture Committee Theresa Duynstee, Environmental Planner, Policy and Planning Department Date: June 8, 2010 Subject: Invitation to Metro Vancouver to Co-Host Food System Public Event Recommendation: That the Board approve the expenditure of $5,000 to co-host a public event on food system planning as described in the report dated June 8, 2010, titled Invitation to Metro Vancouver to Co-Host Food System Pubic Event. 1. PURPOSE This report seeks support from Metro Vancouver to co-host a public event on food system planning at the Gaining Ground Conference this fall. The timing of this event also provides an opportunity to consult with the public on the Draft Regional Food System Strategy. 2. CONTEXT The theme at this year s Gaining Ground conference to be held in Vancouver October 4-7, 2010 is Eco-Logical: The Power of Green Cities to Shape the Future. Last year over 2,000 people attended the conference, including elected representatives, public servants, and members of business and community groups. A public event on food issues is proposed that would help to guide and inspire elected representatives, public servants, food sector businesses, builders/architects/designers, food advocates, students and academics on how to incorporate food security into municipal and regional plans and initiatives. The event will include a panel of speakers from four city/regions sharing their insights, successes and challenges. The event titled, City Food Plans: Lessons in Municipal Food Systems Planning from Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Toronto will be held at 2:00-4:00pm, Tuesday, October 5, The range of topics covered by the panel would include strategic planning for food security; economic development initiatives related to food; local food procurement policies; tenure options for community gardens; enabling farmers markets; and tools to encourage local food production, processing and distribution. This presents a valuable opportunity to learn from other metropolitan regions engaged in food system planning and to engage the public in discussion about how food policy initiatives can be introduced into this region. The timing of the event fits well into the proposed public consultation on the Draft Regional Food System Strategy scheduled for the fall of Connected to this event, staff could arrange a public consultation session on the Regional Food System Strategy. RD-105

108 Invitation to Metro Vancouver to Co-Host Food System Public Event Agriculture Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 2 of 2 The SFU Centre for Dialogue would partner in this event and the Real Estate Foundation of BC has also expressed an interest. The public event would be organized by SFU, but marketed and promoted as part of the Gaining Ground conference. Admission would be free to the public. The estimated total cost of the panel discussion is $15,000 which covers speakers travel and accommodation, room rental, administration, marketing and catering. It is proposed that Metro Vancouver contribute $5000 from the Agriculture Program budget for ALTERNATIVES That the Board: a) approve the expenditure of $5,000 to co-host a panel discussion on food system planning at the Gaining Ground Conference; or b) choose not to support the expenditure. 4. CONCLUSION Co-hosting a public event on food system planning at the Gaining Ground Conference in early October provides a valuable opportunity to learn from other metropolitan regions who have been actively involved in this issue for several years. It also represents an opportunity for Metro Vancouver to engage the public in Metro Vancouver s Draft Regional Food System Strategy RD-106

109 Section E 5.1 Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Parks Committee Meeting Date: June 17, 2010 To: From: Finance Committee Parks Committee Ed Andrusiak, Parks Manager Date: June 1, 2010 Subject: Funding Request for Dredging of Burnaby Lake Recommendation: That the Board receive the report Funding Request for Dredging of Burnaby Lake dated June 1, 2010 for information. 1. PURPOSE To inform the Board of the status of the City of Burnaby s request for funding support from Metro Vancouver to dredge Burnaby Lake. 2. CONTEXT The City of Burnaby requested $5 million in funding support from Metro Vancouver for dredging of Burnaby Lake (Attachment 1.) A staff report providing the history and context for the funding request was considered by a joint meeting of the Parks and Finance Committees on March 31, 2010 (Attachment 2). The Committees did not approve the staff recommendation that funding be provided. Subsequently, City of Burnaby formally withdrew its funding request (Attachment 3). 3. ALTERNATIVES None presented. This report is provided as an information item to bring closure to the funding request. RD-107

110 4. CONCLUSION As the City of Burnaby has withdrawn its funding request, staff recommend no further action is to be taken or required. Attachments (3) 1. Letter from City of Burnaby to Metro Vancouver 2. Request from the City of Burnaby for Metro Vancouver to Contribute Funds to the Rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake-Report 3. from Lambert Chu dated EA/dm RD-108

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113 Attachment 2 Special Joint Parks and Finance Committee Meeting Date: March 31, 2010 To: From: Parks and Finance Committees Frieda Schade, Parks Central Area Division Manager Date: March 12, 2010 Subject: Request from the City of Burnaby for Metro Vancouver to Contribute Funds to the Rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake Recommendation: That the Board: 1) Approve expenditure of $5 million through the regional parks service towards the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake payable to Burnaby as ten equal instalments of $500,000 annually commencing in 2011, contingent upon: a) Acquiring from the Province an interest or right in the two provincial Crown water lots in the form of a co-lease with the City of Burnaby to be used for the regional park service; b) Obtaining the prior written consent from the Province to undertake the proposed lake rejuvenation work; c) Resolution of tenure over lands leased by the Greater Vancouver Regional District ( Metro Vancouver ) from the City of Burnaby; d) Negotiating an agreement with the City of Burnaby on roles and responsibilities with respect to the Burnaby Lake rejuvenation program; and 2) Approve funding Burnaby Lake rejuvenation within the proposed Parks Capital Development Plan by deferring projects of equal value scheduled for PURPOSE To obtain a Board decision on the City of Burnaby s request for a contribution of $5 million towards the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake. 2. CONTEXT The City of Burnaby has requested a $5 million contribution from Metro Vancouver so that it can expand the scope of its project to remove an additional 160,000 m 3 of dredgeate enabling Burnaby to reach its original objective of 360,000 m 3 (Attachment 1). This matter was referred to staff for further information by the Parks Committee on November 4, 2009 and by the Finance Committee on November 29, It was resolved to have a joint meeting of the two committees. RD-111

114 Metro Vancouver Interests in Burnaby Lake Burnaby Lake is not actually part of the Regional Park but consists of two Crown Provincial water lots leased to the City of Burnaby. Metro Vancouver operates the Regional Park on the basis of a Land Lease signed in Metro Vancouver has a statutory Right of Way for a high pressure water main which crosses Burnaby Lake, and manages lake water levels for the purposes of storm water storage Previous Board Resolution The GVRD Board on April 25, 2003 adopted the following resolution: The GVRD Board of Directors: a) Strongly endorse the Burnaby Lake Rejuvenation Project as proposed by the City of Burnaby and approved by the Environmental Assessment Office in the Project Approval Certificate issued on September 25, 2002, subject to the following: No costs will be placed upon GVRD as a result of the dredging project or the ancillary developments; The City of Burnaby will continue to work with GVRD to ensure that the final dredging is compatible with waterfront uses on Burnaby Lake (e.g. at Piper Spit); and Dredging in areas which might affect the 910 mm GVRD water main should not take place until after the water main has been replaced to avoid damage to the main. b) That the GVRD Board asks the City of Burnaby to consider representation from GVRD and the Burnaby Lake Park Association in a process through which environmental monitoring, mitigation and management strategies can be developed and implemented. Dredging/ Rejuvenation Fit with Metro Vancouver Plans and Strategic Priorities The rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake contributes directly to the following goals and strategies of the Regional Parks and Greenways Plan, adopted by the Board in 2005: Goal 1: Strategy 1: Strategy 2: Protect regional landscapes, biodiversity and heritage features Secure and enhance regionally significant landscapes and critical habitats. Manage conservation lands and habitats to protect their biodiversity, environmental and cultural integrity. Rejuvenation of the lake also fits the Sustainability Framework and the proposed Board 2010 Action Plan targets: Protect all endangered wetlands in the region by 2015; and Increase visits to MV outdoor recreation space to 10 million by RD-112

115 Benefits and Incremental Benefits of Lake Dredging The benefits of Lake dredging are as follows: a) re-establish an international standard rowing course on the Lake b) remove contaminated sediments c) provide better fish passage through the lake d) improve visual appeal by removing areas choked with water lilies e) provide deeper water at four major creek mouths to benefit fish. f) provide 360,000 m 3 of freshwater storage and recharge capacity. Removal of 200,000 m 3 of material would create the required depth for training and rowing competition at the Olympic level. Dredging would also improve the fresh water lake habitat, something that is rare in the Lower Mainland. The incremental benefits of Metro Vancouver s contribution are: 1. Environmental Benefits 160,000 m 3 of fresh water habitat (a rare ecosystem in the region), storage capacity and ground water recharge potential will be added; an increase in freshwater biomass along all portions of the food chain more food for herons, ospreys, red listed double crested cormorants (species at risk) and blue listed great blue heron which should help maintain or enhance their populations; and the greater volume of freshwater should also benefit the red listed Pacific Coast population of the Western Painted Turtle (species at risk) which requires open water combined with floating/emergent logs to rest and bask. 2. User Benefits increased opportunities for education, interpretation and wild life viewing generated by the bird species that will be maintained or enhanced in numbers. dredging at creek mouths will provide more opportunities for paddling. Impacts on Parks Capital Development Plan A Parks Capital Development Plan was presented to Parks Committee March 3, The Plan was endorsed and sent to the Board to be considered for approval during the 2011 budget process (Attachment 2). The proposed Capital Development Plan is a 30 year program estimated to cost $156.3 million with priority projects worth $33.3 million scheduled over the next decade. The priority projects are to be funded with the Board approved $1.5 million per year for the next ten years to implement the Regional Parks and Greenways Plan approved in The dredging project represents a 3.2% increase to the total Capital Development Plan. Options for funding the dredging over the next decade are: 1. Increase in tax levy of $500,000 annually for the next ten years. Increasing the tax levy for discretionary spending to fund dredging at a time Metro Vancouver is implementing large utility projects with large spending requirements is not seen as supportable. RD-113

116 2. Cutting $5 million of proposed capital works over the next ten years. The projects scheduled over the next ten years are priorities approved in the Regional Parks and Greenways Plan, approved in recently completed park management plans or soon to be brought forward for approval. Cutting $5 million of capital development work over the next decade is also not advisable. 3. Deferring $5 million of currently scheduled capital works beyond This is the recommended approach. Priority projects will still get completed only a little later than currently scheduled and the benefits of a full dredging will be realized. Considerations for Contribution Metro Vancouver should acquire a legal interest or right over the Crown water lots to be used for the regional park service; otherwise the proposed funding would have to be considered as a grant of assistance pursuant to the Local Government Act. The Crown Water Lots include the lake surface and comprise a total of 163 hectares as shown on Attachment 7. The provision of funding towards lake rejuvenation can be viewed as part of Metro Vancouver s mandate to supply recreation and conservation services pursuant to the regional parks service and as such contribute to the costs of lake rejuvenation. By acquiring a legal interest in the water lots, Metro Vancouver will gain an interest or right over portions of some trails located on the water lots that are currently operated by Metro Vancouver as part of Burnaby Lake Regional Park, even though Metro Vancouver does not have a legal interest or right in these lands. Requests for Information by Parks and Finance Committees Additional information requested by the two committees is provided in point form below. Wording is taken directly from the resolutions. a) Background on Metro Vancouver s involvement in the matter Background to the dredging discussions is provided in Attachment 3. b) Parks development projects, existing funds that may have to be redirected or deferred from scheduled projects, and funding options (such as tax increase or a combination of tax increase and redirection of funds) It is proposed that five million dollars worth of capital projects will be deferred, if the contribution is approved (Attachment 2). c) Status of the permit from the Ministry On March 1, 2010 Burnaby advised MV staff that they had obtained the final permit for the project from the Ministry of Environment and that the Ministry s requirements related to the Painted Turtle have been satisfied. RD-114

117 d) Detail regarding the work being completed in Phase 2 of the dredging and the marginal benefits A letter from the City of Burnaby states that a contribution from MV would allow the City to include further dredging, above and beyond what is already planned, at Deer Lake Brook, Still Creek and Eagle Creek (Attachment 4). Attachment 5 is a map which shows the areas to be dredged; 160,000 m 3 of accumulated sediment will be removed. e) Cost implications (one time request, or would Metro Vancouver have to pay future operating costs?) The letter from Burnaby states this is a one time only request. No operating cost requests are expected (Attachment 4). Storm water management best practices and enhanced sediment control measures will reduce sediment accumulation and minimize the need for further dredging, according to the letter. f) Revenue opportunity potential to offset project costs No sources of revenue have been identified that could offset the project costs. g) Implications if the funding is not approved The project will proceed but only 200,000 m 3 of material will be removed from the lake by March h) Funding options, other than Metro Vancouver, for securing the shortfall The City applied to the Federal Government for funds on several occasions, but was unsuccessful. This is documented in the City s letter (Attachment 4). i) Information on any other shared relationships in managing regional parks Metro Vancouver has many different shared relationships with municipalities and others that have similar components: Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area the relationship with Delta and the Province includes shared planning and management; Surrey Bend Regional Park The City of Surrey and MV are working together in planning and developing the park. The City is contributing capital funds towards development and is leasing City lands to MV for regional park purposes; MV contributed funds to the Township of Langley/Kwantlen First Nations/ Parklane Homes project to dredge Bedford Channel adjacent to Brae Island Regional Park. Though the channel is not in the park, it is used by rowers, canoeists and kayakers who put in at the park. RD-115

118 j) Confirmation from the City of Burnaby and the Province on the conditions set out in the report dated September 17, 2009 titled Request from the City of Burnaby for Metro Vancouver to contribute funds to Rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake. Acquiring tenure over the Burnaby Lake Water Lots Attachment 6 is a 2007 letter from the Province agreeing to the co-lease of the water lots. Attachment 7 is a map of those water lots. Approval from the City and the Province to dedicate the water lots as regional park Burnaby staff has indicated that park dedication would have to be pursued with Burnaby Council and the Province (Attachment 4). They note that no objections have been stated. Resolution of tenure over leased lands prior to execution of the financial contribution The City of Burnaby s letter states that they are agreeable to discussion and resolution of tenure, but that resolution before the first contribution payment is made may be problematic (Attachment 4). Commitment of both parties to completion and approval of a Park Management Plan for Burnaby Lake The City letter states that they agree with this (Attachment 4). The City of Burnaby accepting ten equal payments of $500,000 annually commencing in 2011 as MV s financial contribution The City s letter states that the payment schedule is acceptable (Attachment 4). 3. ALTERNATIVES Option 1: 1. Approve expenditure of $5 million through the regional parks service towards the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake, payable to Burnaby as ten equal instalments of $500,000 annually commencing in 2011, contingent upon: a) Acquiring from the Province an interest or right in the two provincial Crown water lots in the form of a co-lease with the City of Burnaby to be used for the regional park service; b) Obtaining the prior written consent from the Province to undertake the proposed lake rejuvenation work; c) Resolution of tenure over lands leased by the Greater Vancouver Regional District ( Metro Vancouver ) from the City of Burnaby; d) Negotiating an agreement with the City of Burnaby roles and responsibilities with respect to the Burnaby Lake rejuvenation program; RD-116

119 2. Approve funding Burnaby Lake rejuvenation within the proposed Parks Capital Development Plan by deferring projects of equal value scheduled for Rationale This option supports one of Metro Vancouver s key sustainability principles: to protect and enhance the natural environment, and is consistent with the Board adopted Regional Parks and Greenways Plan (2005), the Sustainability Framework, the proposed 2010 Action Plan and is consistent with the thinking behind the emerging Regional Ecological Health Plan. Lake rejuvenation benefits all those that use Burnaby Lake Regional Park and the lake, including rowers, paddlers, birdwatchers, and walkers. Lake rejuvenation will preserve and enhance recreational use of the lake and restore its ecological function and visual appeal. Implications The $ 5 million contribution enables Burnaby to proceed with full scale dredging as originally proposed to achieve maximum benefits. Metro Vancouver becomes a partner in rejuvenation and in future lake management, through the water lot leases. The approach is consistent with the 1978 Burnaby Land Lease and Statement of Principles which states that: GVRD will undertake or share in studies and/or measures to restore and manage both the water and land areas of the park. The approach is contrary to the 2003 Board resolution that stated No costs will be placed upon GVRD as a result of the dredging project or the ancillary developments. Burnaby Lake land tenure will be clarified and a joint City/Metro Vancouver Management Plan for the park and the lake will be prepared for Board adoption. The Parks budget will need to accommodate payment of $500,000 per year for ten years commencing in Option 2: Decline to contribute Rationale The contribution could be viewed as detrimental to the regional parks program where there are many alternate uses of that money in terms of recreational facilities, environmental protection and enhancement. A precedent might be set for other municipalities to come forward with local projects for Metro Vancouver to fund. The marginal benefits of adding $5 million to a $20 million project are not substantial or convincing enough. In the current economic climate is this a project we can afford? Implications This approach is consistent with the GVRD Board s April 25, 2003 resolution which states that no costs will be placed upon GVRD as a result of the dredging The approach is consistent with the 1978 Burnaby Land Lease and Statement of Principles which state that: RD-117

120 The Corporation of the District of Burnaby will continue to own and operate the Rowing Centre (Section B (1)) GVRD will fund construction, operation and programming of regional facilities and services (Section C 1 (b)) Lack of a contribution may be perceived by a member municipality as inadequate support from Metro Vancouver for a regionally significant asset which supports ecological health and outdoor recreation. Land tenure matters between the City and Metro Vancouver remain unresolved; water lots remain leased to Burnaby. However, the two parties can resolve these issues independent of the dredging discussion, if the will is there. Parks capital program proceeds as currently conceived. 4. CONCLUSION Staff recommend Option 1, a contribution of $5 million based on a ten year payment plan. The rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake is a one of a kind, large scale intervention in a natural system for purposes of providing ecological health and recreational benefits. It is taking place on the doorstep of a regional park and benefits the park and the region directly well into the future. Metro Vancouver should be seen as a partner in this enterprise, and a $5 million contribution will help to realize the original scope of the project. Land tenure issues will be resolved as a condition of this contribution. FS/VG/EA/ Attachments (7) 1) Letter of Request from City of Burnaby to Frieda Schade 2) MV Parks Capital Development Program ) Dredging Discussions Timeline 4) City of Burnaby Letter to MV re. Related Water Lot Tenures 5) Burnaby Lake Dredging Area Map 6) Letter to City from Province Agreeing to Co-lease Water Lots 7) Burnaby Lake Land Tenure and Crown Water Lots Map orbit RD-118

121 ATTACHMENT 3 From: Chu, Lambert [mailto:lambert.chu@burnaby.ca] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, :17 PM To: Ed Andrusiak Cc: Ellenwood, Dave; Calendino, Pietro; Jordan, Colleen Subject: Burnaby Lake Funding Request Hi Ed: Thank you for your support in advancing Burnaby's funding request for the Burnaby Lake project to the Parks and Finance Committees for consideration. I have discussed the outcome of the joint committee meeting with Mayor Corrigan and received further direction on this matter from him. In view of the decision of the Committees not to support the funding proposal for Burnaby Lake, the City is of the opinion that it is not necessary to advance the Committees' resolution of this morning to the Board for further debate and discussion. This is to formally withdraw Burnaby's funding application to MV for the Burnaby Lake project and to bring a closure to our funding application. Please let me know if the committee's resolution still requires the Board's approval given that Burnaby's application has now been withdrawn. Lambert Chu, P.Eng. Director Engineering City of Burnaby 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC V5G 1M2 Tel: Fax: RD-119

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123 Section E 5.2 Parks Committee Meeting Date: June 17, 2010 To: From: Parks Committee Roger Bean, Operations Supervisor, East Area Date: June 17, 2010 Subject: Aldergrove Lake Regional Park Swimming Lake Facility Recommendation: That the Board approve the staff recommendation to permanently close the Aldergrove Lake Swimming Facility at the end of the 2010 summer operating season. 1. PURPOSE To advise the Parks Committee and Board that the Swimming Facility at Aldergrove Lake Regional Park will reach the end of its useable lifecycle at the end of the 2010 operating season and to seek approval to permanently close the facility. 2. CONTEXT The Swimming Facility at Aldergrove Lake Regional Park has been a feature in the community (Attachment 1) for over forty years and predates the establishment of the regional park. Over Metro Vancouver s thirty-year ownership this man-made 0.4 ha lake has been incrementally upgraded and now consists of a concrete basin, rudimentary water screening and chlorine disinfection system, and surrounding beach. The shoreline and basin are covered with sand, creating a unique beach-like environment that is well used (25,000 annual visits) by families throughout the operating season (Victoria Day weekend through Labor Day). A Mechanical Report commissioned in 1994 indicated it would be cost prohibitive to upgrade the Facility to meet modern regulations. In anticipation of the imminent decommissioning of the Swimming Facility a new recreational water body was incorporated into the concept for the Aldergrove Bowl Activity Area, a rehabilitated gravel pit on the eastern boundary of the park (Attachment 2). Unfortunately, further investigation indicated that it is unlikely that a new lake-type swimming facility can be created at all due to health and environmental regulations and prohibitive costs. A marsh pond has been created for wildlife at the Bowl but grant applications and capital fundraising for the recreational water amenities have not been RD-121

124 successful. With no replacement swimming facility on the horizon, the existing lake was kept operational with ongoing repairs and monitoring. Metro Vancouver staff recently updated an Aldergrove Lake Swimming Facility Risk Assessment (2004) and identified five significant issues: Considerable water loss indicates large leaks in the concrete liner; Pump problems suggest that the artesian well cannot supply enough make-up water for the system under peak demand (July and August); Chlorine tests taken at the same time at various locations in the lake vary from high to low indicating poor circulation and disinfection; Factors such as beach sand, the large amounts of chlorine required, poor circulation, negligible filtering, and ambient contaminants such as dust and leaves cause high turbidity levels and poor visibility; and Heightened awareness of the significance and vulnerability of aquatic species in a nearby stream and more stringent environmental practices and regulations. Reviewing the Swimming Facility from a sustainability perspective, these issues arise: Environmental: Due to the facility s proximity to aquifers and water courses containing species at risk it would not pass an Environmental Impact Assessment, which would be required for any significant upgrades or repairs. Economic: The value the public would attribute to the facility is estimated at $2,000,000. This estimate is derived from a review of similar facilities and establishing the willingness to pay (WTP) based on the market prices they are charging. Replacement costs for a similar facility, if it could get approved, would be over $4,000,000 without including the cost of necessary upgrading of on-site utilities. Social: The facility does not meet many of the current regulations, such as the federal Species at Risk Act and Fisheries Act and the provincial Health Act and Waste Management Act, but has been allowed to operate under regulations that existed at the time of various upgrades. In addition to health regulations, the water turbidity and clarity fail to meet criteria specified in the Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality (Health Canada 1992) and which are in the process of being made more stringent. Given the extent of the work to make the facility serviceable past 2010 this grandfathering will probably not be extended. If displaced, the current 25,000 annual users of the Aldergrove Lake Swimming Facility could put pressure on nearby municipal swimming pools and especially outdoor sites like Albert Dyck Park in Abbotsford. For this reason staffs from the Township of Langley and City of Abbotsford have been kept informed. 3. ALTERNATIVES Option 1: Permanently close the Aldergrove Lake Swimming Facility at the end of the 2010 summer operating season. RD-122

125 Advantages: Operating through the 2010 season will provide adequate time to advise the public of the impending closure when they can learn about other recreational opportunities and celebrate the decades of enjoyment the lake has provided; The additional time will permit Metro Vancouver, Township of Langley and the City of Abbotsford to anticipate and prepare for possible impacts on other facilities; Closure will reduce operating and capital repair costs for 2011 and beyond; and Potential risks to health and the environment will be abated by the closure. Disadvantages: Outdoor swimming opportunities with a beach environment are limited in this part of the region. Regular and long-term users of the facility may be upset by the closure; The closure will reduce recreational activities for families and youth and may put additional pressure on other facilities; and Funds will have to be provided in 2011 to decommission the facility and rehabilitate or in the future to create a new feature at the site. Option 2: Direct that the Aldergrove Lake Swimming Facility remain operational beyond Advantages: Parks visitors may continue to enjoy a unique outdoor recreational facility contributing to their health and wellbeing; and Continued operation would not impact municipal facilities. Disadvantages: Each year the aged facility is operated the probability of a break down that could result in health or environmental risks increases; Continued operation of this swimming facility would most likely require a complete replacement as regulatory bodies are unlikely to issue permits unless current standards are met; The financial cost would be significant, estimated to be in excess of $4,000,000; and A project of this scope would take several years to be implemented. 4. CONCLUSION Aldergrove Lake Swimming Facility has provided great service for multiple generations of visitors and will be missed by many people; however, the existing facility cannot be upgraded sufficiently to meet current regulations or modern operating requirements. To manage increasing costs and risks staff recommend Option 1, closing the facility permanently at the end of the 2010 operating season. Even over the summer of 2010, the shortage of make-up water and disinfection requirements may require short-term closures of one to several days. If over these periods the problems cannot be resolved permanent closure may have to take effect immediately. RD-123

126 A Park Management Plan for Aldergrove Lake Regional Park is scheduled for Through this planning process an adaptive public use for the lake site and related assets that include roadway, parking lot, washrooms and a picnic area could be identified and other programs and facilities for this 280 ha park determined Attachments (2) 1. Context map 2. Aldergrove Lake Regional Park RB/dk/EA/dm RD-124

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129 Section E 6.1 GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Chris Plagnol, Deputy Corporate Secretary, Corporate Secretary s Department Date: June 1, 2010 Subject: Metro Vancouver External Appointments Status Report June 2010 Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the following reports from Metro Vancouver representatives to external organizations: a) Report on the Recent Activities of Fraser Basin Council from Director Richard Walton b) Report on Activities of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee from Director Maria Harris c) Report on Lower Mainland Local Government Association Activities for the period of November 2009 April 2010 from Director Raymond Louie d) LMTAC Progress Report on Treaty Negotiations and Aboriginal Relations from Director Ralph Drew e) Report on Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia Activites for the period of November 2009 April 2010 from Director Brodie, Director Corrigan, Director Walton and Director Wright f) Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) June 2010 Report from Alternate Director Michael Wright as contained in the report dated June 1, 2010, titled Metro Vancouver External Appointments Status Report June PURPOSE Each year the Board appoints representatives to various external organizations who are required to report to the Board of Directors on the activities of those organizations, twice annually. Submissions outlining the recent activities of the various external agencies are attached for the board s information. Attachments: A. Fraser Basin Council B. GVRD/UBC Joint Committee C. Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LGLMA) D. Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee (LMTAC) E. Municipal Finance Authority F. Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department Board of Trustees (SVFD) RD-127

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131 ATTACHMENT A GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Richard Walton, Metro Vancouver Vice Chair, Mayor District North Vancouver Date: May 25, 2010 Subject: Report on Recent Activities of Fraser Basin Council Recommendation: That the Board receives for information the report dated May 25, 2010 titled Report on Recent Activities of the Fraser Basin Council. 1. PURPOSE As the representative appointed by Metro Vancouver to the Fraser Basin Council Board of Directors, this report serves as information regarding the activities of the Fraser Basin Council in late 2009/early The request for this first report was received from Deputy Corporate Secretary, Chris Plagnol. 2. CONTEXT The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) is an organization that is focused on advancing sustainability throughout the entire Fraser River Basin. The long-term vision of the FBC is to ensure that the Fraser Basin is a place where social well-being is supported by a vibrant economy and sustained by a healthy environment. Since it was established in 1997, the FBC has played a leadership role in helping to educate the public about sustainability, resolve conflicts and take advantage of opportunities to advance sustainability throughout the Fraser River Basin. This problem-solving role may be best exemplified locally in FBC s role in keeping the Fraser River Debris Trap operating for the last eleven years. An issue of great significance regionally, FBC s collaborative approach has ensured that the Province of BC and Port Metro Vancouver are now funding the Trap under a multi-year agreement with additional contributions from Transport Canada and Natural Resources Canada and no financial burden to Metro Vancouver. The FBC Board of Directors is a collaborative initiative of 36 representatives, from all orders of government Federal, Provincial, Local and First Nations, along with leaders from the private and civil sectors. Regional District representatives (from the eight regions within the watershed of the Fraser) play a pivotal role on the FBC Board and Committees to identify challenges that local governments face in planning for the social, economic and environmental well being of their communities. Financial support from local government through Metro Vancouver ($310,000 for 2010), calculated on an annual $0.15 per capita levy across the region, was leveraged with contributions from the Federal and Provincial governments, corporations, foundations and non-government organizations, to a total of over $5 million of programs services and grants in 2009/10. In the last year, through Federal and Provincially funded initiatives under FBC s RD-129

132 Climate Change, Flood and Fish & Fisheries Programs alone, over $1.9 million has been invested in projects and partnerships within Metro Vancouver. What follows is a sample of recent FBC initiatives, focusing on those within the region, which lend support to the Metro Vancouver Sustainability in Action Draft 2010 Workplan. Zero Net Carbon: - The FBC E3 Fleet Rating System (like a LEED standard for vehicles) involves working with public and private sector fleets, to reduce emissions from vehicles in a cost effective manner. The Township of Langley, Delta, Surrey and Vancouver have all had municipal fleets certified. - Under the Community Action on Energy Efficiency program, FBC is also providing resources to local governments and first nations including advice on innovative policies and approaches to encourage the construction of more efficient buildings, ways to carry out idling reduction campaigns, and through administering energy reduction grants (Gold funding to Surrey and Delta in 2009). - The FBC prepared a resource guide for local governments that provides an overview of policy tools and leading civic building operations that advance energy efficiency and released a Transportation Demand Management Guide for small and mid sized communities. - Since the fall of 2009, FBC administers the BC Climate Action Toolkit, an on-line resource offering specific solutions and practical resources, including funding, for local government to reduce carbon emissions. Clean Air For Life: - In October 2009 FBC hosted the Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality & Health Forum, in co-operation with BC Lung and Metro Vancouver staff, to spotlight on the latest research, several regional initiatives and international best practices, and projects underway to improve air quality. - The BC Clean Air Research (BC CLEAR) Fund, administered by FBC, funded transformative, ground breaking research of strategic importance for the management of air quality in British Columbia. $600,000 of this funding was directed within Metro Vancouver in FBC continues to play an ongoing role assisting TransLink in the development of their long-range plans and sustainability policies. - At the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) AGM in October, FBC staff highlighted several regional and provincial initiatives underway to assist local governments in reducing greenhouse gases, conserving energy and lowering emissions. Zero Waste: - At a Metro Sustainability Breakfast FBC s BuySmart program highlighted how local governments and businesses are using waste reduction as a key motivator for the creation of sustainability purchasing policies. BuySmart has held several learning events in Metro in 2009, on subjects including carbon in the supply chain, greening contracts and tenders, paper and printing, waste reduction and green fleet management. Feeding Ourselves & Others: - FBC assisted in the Simon Fraser University/ Ministry of Agriculture and Lands survey and analysis of Public Amenity Benefits and Ecological Services within Metro Vancouver, presented to Metro s Agriculture Committee in late RD-130

133 - FBC is working with several organizations, including Metro Vancouver as well as the Sto:lo Tribal Council, to connect the agricultural community and government and nongovernment organizations with those growing food in throughout the lower mainland. Healthy Parks Healthy People: - In co-operation with Metro Vancouver Parks Department, FBC has led a Youth Engagement, leadership and mentoring program to develop increased involvement of youth in local stewardship. - FBC s Ethnic Communities Education awareness-raising effort is fostering behavioral change in lower mainland Punjabi and Cantonese speaking communities in support of healthy watersheds. - The Fraser Salmon and Watershed program, administered jointly with the Pacific Salmon Foundation, invested in projects in Surrey, the Roberts & Sturgeon Banks, Musqueam, Delta, Langley and Coquitlam/Kwikwetlam in 2009/10. - FBC prepared a 10 year Heritage River Anniversary Monitoring Report to the Federal government on the Fraser River in Under the Regional Adaptation Collaborative (RAC), FBC is administering just over $6 million in applied research in 13 projects across BC in response to the effects of climate change, including the delivery of a Water Guide in 2011, a community case study in Delta and an agricultural Water Demand Model in Metro Vancouver. Collaborative Governance: - The FBC Board, which meets three times per year, is a collaborative space for complex inter-jurisdictional issues to be explored, with solutions sometimes being delivered through FBC (like the Fraser River Debris Trap administration, mitigating costs of over $9 million downstream annually) or if possible through cooperative responsibility sharing, as in the Britannia Mine clean up. - The FBC Smart Planning team is working in partnership with the Ministry of Community and Rural Development to plan and implement integrated community sustainability planning throughout BC. They worked locally with several First Nations and municipalities to encourage communities to take a fresh look at their futures and find ways to improve energy efficiency and foster more complete and compact communities. FBC undertook a sustainability review, Measuring and Reporting on Sustainability Progress for the City of North Vancouver to assess municipal policy, implementation and ground truth effects in part under this program. - Continued focus is on improving inter-jurisdictional collaboration through the FBC led Joint Program Committee for Integrated Flood Hazard Management and enhancing public awareness towards improved flooding readiness. Building upon feedback from local government following the delivery of floodplain mapping, FBC delivered a Best Practices Floodplain Management report for the lower Fraser, released in Sustainability Reporting: - In co-operation with the governments represented by the Lower Mainland Local Government Association and Environment Canada FBC s first Regional Sustainability Snapshot for the Fraser Valley Metro Vancouver Sea to Sky region was released in May Sustainability Snapshot 2010: Working Together in the Lower Mainland reports on several key measures of sustainability across the three regions to assist senior staff and politicians in understanding barriers, opportunities and advancing shared priorities for the area from Pemberton to Hope. FBC will be working with communities to advance cooperative action stemming from these findings. - FBC also supports other indicator and reporting initiatives, including that being undertaken by Metro Vancouver, the Vancouver Foundation and VANOC. A Transboundary Indicators Literature search for this area of the Georgia Basin was prepared by FBC for Environment Canada in 2009/10. RD-131

134 - In February 2009 at the State of the Fraser Basin Conference, the FBC released its Sustainability Snapshot 4 Indicators, reporting on the health of the Fraser River Basin, by region, through the sustainability lens and covering a broad range of economic, social and environmental topics. In conclusion, the Fraser Basin Council provides great value for Metro Vancouver and area local governments, in large part due to the alignment of FBC initiatives with the sustainability priorities of the region, developed as a result of a long-standing and effective partnership. 3. ALTERNATIVES None. This report provides the status of activities of the Fraser Basin Council. 4. CONCLUSION The Board receive this report for information. RD-132

135 ATTACHMENT B GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Maria Harris, Director Electoral Area 'A', on behalf of Appointees to the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee Date: June 4, 2010 Subject: Activities Report of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the report dated June 4, 2010, titled Activities Report of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee. 1. PURPOSE To respond to the requirement that representatives appointed by Metro Vancouver to various external organizations are required to report to the Board on the activities of those organizations, twice annually in May and in October. 2. CONTEXT The purpose of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee, which includes three members of the Metro Vancouver Board and three members of the UBC Board of Governors, is to coordinate the development and implementation of Metro Vancouver s Official Community Plan for the UBC area. Metro Vancouver is represented by Directors Maria Harris, Andrea Reimer and Tim Stevenson, with Vice-Chair Richard Walton as an alternate. UBC is represented by Governors Anne-Marie Fenger, Andrew Irvine, and Susan Yurkovich, with Governor Bijan Ahmadian having been an alternate until the Spring 2010 Alma Mater Society election. The Committee has two co-chairs, Maria Harris and Susan Yurkovich, whose responsibilities include coordinating meetings and agreeing on meeting agenda matters of joint interest. The last report on activities of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee was submitted on May 22, Since then, scheduled meetings were held on April 15, June 17, September 16 and November 25, 2009, and key topics for discussion at the Joint Committee included: Governance and public access to land use and development processes at UBC; Opportunities for collaboration between Metro Vancouver and UBC on sustainability initiatives; The UBC "Sustainability Academic Strategy" and Draft Campus Plan; and Metro Vancouver Board direction to staff to develop a zoning bylaw for the UBC area. Two issues with respect to UBC of key interest to the Metro Vancouver Board, namely the future of the UBC Farm and development of a zoning bylaw for the UBC area, were discussed at the October and November Joint Committee meetings respectively. RD-133

136 Report on Activities of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee GVRD Board Meeting: June 25, 2010 Page 2 of 4 UBC s plan for the future of the UBC Farm was presented as part of the draft Sustainability Academic Plan under the title of South Campus Academic Plan. This included provision for retaining the UBC Farm on the assumption that certain conditions were met, including density transfer to other institutional and neighbourhood lands at UBC. Development of a zoning bylaw was first on the Joint Committee agenda on November 25, 2009, when Metro Vancouver presented its November 13, 2009 report titled Introduction to Additional Land Use Development Provisions to Implement the Official Community Plan for the University of British Columbia. Appended to that report was a preliminary draft zoning bylaw that was intended to be and was presented as a starting point for discussion. Prior to the presentation of its report, Metro Vancouver staff had attempted, without success, to collaborate with UBC staff on the content of this report and also on a report setting out a suitable process for establishing additional development controls for the UBC Point Grey Campus lands. Director Derek Corrigan attended the Joint Committee meeting on November 25 th to present the position of the Metro Vancouver Board. The Joint Committee also heard numerous delegations on the subject. Committee co-chair, Susan Yurkovich, undertook on November 25 th to consult with the UBC Board of Governors about the subject of the meeting and then advise her co-chair, Maria Harris, as soon as possible of the outcome of those consultations so that, in accordance with agreed process, the co-chairs could decide on next steps with respect to Joint Committee meetings. Notwithstanding the commitment that had been made, the results of the consultation were not provided despite several requests from Maria Harris, who initiated all communications between the co-chairs. After November 25, 2009, the Province met with UBC and Metro Vancouver staff in December. The outcome of this meeting was that the Province undertook to find a solution to the planning governance issue. The Joint Committee had a meeting scheduled for March It was postponed to May 5 th at the request of UBC. Given that the only public information available after the meeting with the Province in December was that the Province was considering its options, Maria Harris suggested inviting the Province to make a presentation at the meeting scheduled for May 5 th. This meeting did not take place. However, the provincial Deputy Minister of Community and Rural Development did attend the May 12 th Metro Vancouver Board meeting. On April 29 th, the Province introduced Bill 20 into the Legislature. Bill 20 has the effect of cancelling the GVRD-UBC Memorandum of Understanding under which the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee is constituted. Bill 20 received second reading on May 27, Given the introduction of Bill 20, Maria Harris and the UBC Board of Governors Board Planning and Liaison Manager have agreed not to schedule any further meetings of the Joint Committee until implications of the intended legislation are more clearly understood and both Boards have had an opportunity to consider their position in light of the recent developments. 3. ALTERNATIVES Not provided RD-134

137 Report on Activities of the GVRD/UBC Joint Committee GVRD Board Meeting: June 25, 2010 Page 3 of 4 4. CONCLUSION The introduction of Bill 20 provides an opportunity for the Province, UBC, and Metro Vancouver to discuss means of re-establishing a liaison committee in the public arena that brings together the new local land use planning authority, UBC, and Metro Vancouver regarding regional planning and regional parks interest. The Deputy Minister referenced the formation of liaison committee at the May 12 th Metro Vancouver Board meeting but no details have been provided to date RD-135

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139 ATTACHMENT C GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Director Raymond Louie Date: May 26, 2010 Subject: Lower Mainland Local Government Association Activities for the period of November 2009 April Recommendation: That the Board receives the report Lower Mainland Local Government Association Activities for the period of November 2009 April PURPOSE To report to the Board of Directors on the activities of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association ( LMLGA ). 2. CONTEXT Representatives appointed by Metro Vancouver to various external organizations are required to report to the Board of Directors on the activities of those organizations, twice annually in May and in October LMLGA comprises of local governments from three Regional Districts and represents more than 2.5 million people, 50+ per cent of British Columbia's population. It is a diverse region that includes BC's eight largest urban centres, a wide variety of vibrant smaller cities, idyllic villages, remote rural landscapes, productive and valuable agricultural lands and vast mountain ranges and forests. The following is a summary of activities of the LMLGA for the six moth period of November 2009 April Executive Meetings/ Sub-Committee meetings LMLGA executive met five times during the reporting period. In addition the Sub-Committee for the Fraser Basin/LMLGA Project held five sub-committee meetings. Fraser Basin/LMLGA Project The Sub-Committee and the Fraser Basin Council completed, the Sustainability snapshot 2010 Working Together in the Lower Mainland report for presentation at the May LMLGA conference. Transferal of Registered and Records Office for LMLGA The registered and records office for LMLGA was transferred from Waterstone Law Group to the LMLGA office at Shellbridge Way, Richmond. Membership Dues Proposal RD-137

140 A proposed dues structure with an effective date of 2011 was approved by the executive and the proposal was forwarded at the 2010 LMLGA annual general meeting for ratification. LMLGA Website A newly redesigned LMLGA Website along with a Innovative Dialogue on the Environment, Economy, Arts and Sustainability (I.D.E.E.A.S) discussion forum was approved by the executive, with a planned site launch at the May LMLGA conference. Convention On going convention planning and programming discussion was undertaken to increase attendance and engagement of members. 3. ALTERNATIVES None presented. 4. CONCLUSION The Board receives this report for information. RD-138

141 ATTACHMENT D GVRD Board Meeting: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Director Ralph Drew Date: May 25, 2010 Subject: LMTAC Progress Report on Treaty Negotiations and Aboriginal Relations Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the report, dated May 25, 2010, titled LMTAC Progress Report on Treaty Negotiations and Aboriginal Relations. 1. PURPOSE To provide an update on Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee (LMTAC) activities as they relate to treaty negotiations and aboriginal issues of interest to local government. 2. CONTEXT a) Recent LMTAC Activities Since the last report to the Board in October 2009, LMTAC (and or its staff) has, among other issues and initiatives, addressed or participated in the following activities: Held Inaugural Board and Elections on January 27 th, Election results include: Executive Committee: Chair Vice Chair Katzie Table Representative Musqueam Table Representative Squamish Table Representative Tsleil-Waututh Table Representative At-Large Members Regional District Representatives FVTAC Representative: Mayor Ralph Drew (Metro Vancouver) Councillor Corinne Lonsdale (Squamish) Councillor Mel Kositsky (Langley Township) Councillor Linda Barnes (Richmond) Councillor Corinne Lonsdale (Squamish) Councillor Alan Nixon (D. North Vancouver) Councillor Mary Wade Anderson (White Rock) Councillor Anne Peterson (Delta) Mayor Ralph Drew (Metro Vancouver) Mayor Jordon Sturdy (Squamish-Lillooet) Director Lee Turnbull (Sunshine Coast) Councillor Mel Kositsky (Langley Township) Continued participation in Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) negotiations at the Tsleil- Waututh and Katzie treaty tables. Coordinated special briefings to member Councils, including: the Sunshine Coast Regional District, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District and the Resort Municipality of Whistler. Distributed a memorandum to LMTAC member jurisdictions in November 2009, requesting that they consider adopting a policy statement regarding nonpayment of fees RD-139

142 LMTAC Progress Report on Treaty Negotiations and Aboriginal Relations Metro Vancouver Board June 11, 2010 Page 2 of 4 for consultation with First Nations as part of the process of obtaining provincial statutory approvals. Coordinated special Board delegation on January 27 th, 2010, with representatives from the provincial Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (MARR) Fiscal Branch. Coordinated a special Board delegation on April 28 th, 2010, featuring a joint presentation by the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (MARR) and Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) on the Coastal First Nations and Haida First Nation Reconciliation Protocols. In response to the Province not providing grant funding to TACs for the 20010/11 fiscal year, LMTAC submitted a second grant application to the Union of BC Municipalities enhanced Supporting Treaty Implementation Program (STIP) for operational funding. Participated in a Federal Round Table on Managing Aboriginal Title and Rights in BC on March 16 th, LMTAC distributed correspondence to member Councils and Boards to provide a briefing on the federal action plan and new mandates for treaty negotiations. Coordinated an LMTAC Executive Committee meeting with Minister Abbott on April 30 th, b) Status of Treaty Negotiations across the Province BC Treaty Commission: March 2010 Update Newsletter In March 2010, the BC Treaty Commission released its quarterly update on the status of treaty negotiations across the Province. Currently, there are: - 60 First Nations participating in the BC Treaty Process. - As some First Nations are negotiating together, there are 48 sets of negotiations, with: o 1 First Nations in Stage 6, o 7 First Nations in Stage 5, o 44 First Nations in Stage 4, o 2 First Nations in Stage 3, and o 6 First Nations in Stage 2. The Maa-nulth treaty received royal assent in June 2009; however an effective date has yet to be determined. The governments of Canada and BC extended the land offer originally made to the Lheidli T enneh First Nation in 2007 for another year to allow members to review and reconsider the treaty package. Yale First Nation initialed a Final Agreement with the governments of Canada and BC in February 2010, and In-SHUCK-ch Nation, Sliammon First Nation and Yekooche Nation are close to concluding Final Agreements. Nine First Nations are moving to conclude Agreements-in -Principle including: K omoks First Nation, Namgis Nation, Nazko First Nation, Northern Shuswap Treaty Society, Oweekeno Nation, Te Mexw First Nation, Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, and two of the Tsimshian First Nations Kitselas and Kitsumkalum. RD-140

143 LMTAC Progress Report on Treaty Negotiations and Aboriginal Relations Metro Vancouver Board June 11, 2010 Page 3 of 4 c) Updates on Aboriginal Affairs-Related Events and Other Information The following are brief updates of key events, as well as other information related to First Nations issues. BC Treaty Commissioner Announcements In November 2009, Shana Manson was elected to represent the First Nations Summit (FNS) as a BC Treaty Commissioner. Ms. Manson was formerly a treaty negotiator for the Hul qumi num Treaty Group and is from the Lyackson First Nation of Vancouver Island. She is one of two FNS commissioners at the BC Treaty Commission (BCTC). In November 2009, it was also announced that Commissioners Jerry Lampert and Dave Haggard will serve on the Treaty Commission for another two-year term. Lampert was first appointed in December 2007 by the Government of Canada and Haggard was first appointed in February 2008 by the Government of BC. Treaty Completion Benefits Economy The BCTC recently released the PricewaterhouseCoopers study Financial and Economic Impacts of Treaty Settlements in British Columbia on the potential economic benefits of treaty settlements. Based on analysis of the Maan-Nulth, Tsawwassen, and Lheidli T enneh Final Agreements, the report estimates that if all sixty First Nations in the Treaty Process concluded Final Agreements in the next 15 years, the net economic benefit in the province could exceed $10 billion. The report is available at Yale Final Agreement Initialled The Yale Final Agreement was initialled on February 5 th, 2010, by Chief Negotiators from the Yale First Nation, Canada and British Columbia, making it the fourth Final Agreement to be initialled under the BC Treaty Process. Details of the Final Agreement include 1,966 hectares of Treaty Settlement Lands, a capital transfer of $10.7 million, and economic development funds of $2.2 million. The First Nation will become a member of the Fraser Valley Regional Hospital District on the Effective Date; however, Fraser Valley Regional District membership remains optional. Next steps include ratification of the Final Agreement by the Yale First Nation community, and by the Legislature of British Columbia and Parliament of Canada. The Yale First Nation has approximately 151 members and is located north of Hope. Say Nuth Khaw Yum / Indian Arm Park Plan On February 17 th, 2010, BC Parks, Port Metro Vancouver, and the Tsleil-Waututh Nation celebrated the collaboratively developed Say Nuth Khaw Yum / Indian Arm Provincial Park Management Plan. The plan provides land management direction for 6,826 hectares of parkland, and is the product of nearly twelve years of work between BC Parks and the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Federal Throne Speech says First Nations crucial to economy The British Columbia Treaty Commission is encouraged that the March 2010 federal Throne Speech recognizes that The completion of treaties will unite First Nations as economic partners and strengthen the role that First Nations in BC play in the economic health of our province and the nation, said Chief Commissioner Sophie Pierre. We also note that the BC government s financial commitment to the treaty process and First Nation issues remains strong, said Pierre. The momentum we have gained in treaty negotiations over the past two years, and the good prospects for agreements, are reflected in the provincial budget. There will be no change to the Treaty Commission budget for the fiscal year beginning April RD-141

144 LMTAC Progress Report on Treaty Negotiations and Aboriginal Relations Metro Vancouver Board June 11, 2010 Page 4 of 4 1 st. The Treaty Commission expects both the provincial and the federal governments to give priority to First Nation issues and treaty negotiations in the coming year. Canada Takes Action to Support Progress in the BC Treaty Process On March 2 nd, 2010, the Federal Government released an action plan to facilitate progress in the BC Treaty Process and bring more flexibility to treaty negotiations. The new approaches were explained by Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl during a meeting chaired by the BC Treaty Commission in Victoria with Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister George Abbott, First Nation Summit representatives Grand Chief Edward John, Grand Chief Doug Kelly and Dan Smith. Among the major announcements was the Government of Canada s establishment of the Cohen inquiry to investigate the decline in sockeye salmon stocks in the Fraser River. With the exception of the Yale, In-SHUCK-ch and Sliammon Final Agreement negotiations, Canada will defer discussions on fisheries at tables where the fisheries arrangements could involve salmon. The results of the Cohen Judicial Inquiry are expected in May 2011, with an interim report in August Nisga a Celebrate 10 th Treaty Anniversary May 11 th, 2010, marked the 10 th anniversary of the Nisga a Treaty, the first modern-day treaty in British Columbia. Celebrations brought together the Nisga a people, dignitaries, friends and supporters in New Aiyansh, the home of the Nisga a Lisims Government. City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation Sign Memorandum of Understanding On May 17 th, 2010, the City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Protocol Agreement (MOU) to bring the communities closer together. In particular, the City and the Squamish Nation will form a steering committee to meet on a regular basis, and they intend to host a joint Council meeting at least once each year. The MOU also encourages collaboration in areas of mutual interest such as economic development, tourism, and environmental protection. Indian Band and Other First Nation Elections The Squamish Nation general election was held December 6, Sixteen band council positions were elected, with Chiefs Gibby Jacobs, Dick Williams, Bill Williams and Ian Campbell all returning to council. The Katzie First Nation general election was held on February 23 rd, 2010, and a new Chief, Jay Bailey, was elected. Three new councillors were also sworn in including Bailey's mother Leslie Bailey. The other two councillors are Leonard Pierre and Robin Green. 3. ALTERNATIVES No alternatives presented. 4. CONCLUSION It is recommended that the Board receive for information the report dated May 25, 2010, titled LMTAC Progress Report on Treaty Negotiations and Aboriginal Relations. Attachments: 1. Status of Lower Mainland Treaty Negotiation Tables RD-142

145 Status of Lower Mainland Treaty Negotiation Tables (Sources: BC Treaty Commission; INAC; MARR; LMTAC) The following table presents a brief summary of treaty negotiation tables within the Metro Vancouver region according to the BC Treaty Commission s (BCTC) six-stage treaty process. Negotiation Table Hwlitsum First Nation Katzie First Nation Musqueam Indian Band Squamish Nation Tsleil-Waututh Nation Stage (of 6) Federal Negotiator Provincial Negotiator First Nation Negotiator Stage 2 N/A N/A Chief Raymond Wilson Stage 4 Eric Roger Chief Bailey / Denhoff Graham Debbie Miller Stage 4 Bruce George Chief Campbell Milne McRae / Leona Sparrow Stage 3 Brian Roger Chief Stage 4 Smith Brian Smith Graham Bronwen Beedle Gibby Jacob Chief Justin George/ Leonard George / Leah George-Wilson BC Treaty Commission N/A Jerry Lampert Dave Haggard Robert Phillips Jerry Lampert A description of the current status of treaty negotiations for each of the six tables follows. Hwlitsum (Stage 2 of 6 Readiness to Negotiate) In May 2008, the BC Treaty Commission accepted the Statement of Intent submitted by Hwlitsum First Nation. Canada and BC have yet to commit to negotiate a treaty with Hwlitsum. The Hwlitsum First Nation has more than 300 members and its traditional territory encompasses a large portion of the Lower Mainland, the Gulf Islands and a portion of Vancouver Island. Katzie (Stage 4 of 6 Negotiation of an Agreement-in-Principle stage) Negotiations toward an Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) continue at a steady pace, with the goal of concluding an AIP by the end of Recent Main Table Working Group (MTWG) meetings discussed draft AIP chapters related to: Lands, Local Government Relations, General Provisions, Migratory Birds, Wildlife, Culture and Heritage and Eligibility and Enrolment. Katzie is also working to address shared territory issues, including meetings with the Tsawwassen First Nation and tabling a draft protocol and memorandum of understanding with Kwantlen First Nation on forestry resources. Katzie has approximately 495 members and traditionally used and occupied the land and water around Pitt Lake, Pitt River, Surrey, Langley, New Westminster, and Vancouver. Katzie has five Indian Reserves in four different local government jurisdictions, including two within Metro Vancouver s Electoral Area A (on Barnston Island and in the Pitt Lake area). Councillor Mel Kositsky (Township of Langley) is the LMTAC representative to the Katzie negotiations. Musqueam (Stage 4 of 6 Negotiation of an Agreement-in-Principle stage) RD-143

146 There have been no Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) negotiations at the Musqueam treaty table since January Musqueam continues to pursue other avenues outside the treaty process to protect its rights and interests, such as the Reconciliation, Settlement and Benefits Agreement with the Province in Musqueam also signed an Olympic Legacy Agreement with Canada on June 13, 2008, providing the First Nation with $17 million in legacy funds. Musqueam has approximately 1,220 members, with a traditional territory spanning the Metro Vancouver region. Councillor Linda Barnes (City of Richmond) is the LMTAC representative to the Musqueam negotiations. Squamish (Stage 3 of 6 Negotiation of a Framework Agreement stage) There have been no treaty negotiations for several years. Squamish continues to pursue opportunities outside the treaty process, including economic development, particularly related to the 2010 Olympics. Squamish Nation signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Protocol Agreement with the City of Vancouver on May 17, 2010, to encourage collaboration between the communities on issues of mutual interest. On May 18 th, 2010, Squamish announced plans to build a massive commercial and residential development on its ancestral lands located underneath the south end of the Burrard Bridge. Squamish Nation s traditional territory ranges from the Lower Mainland to Howe Sound and the Squamish valley watershed. The First Nation has approximately 3,620 members. Councillor Corinne Lonsdale (District of Squamish) is the LMTAC representative to the Squamish negotiations. Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard) (Stage 4 of 6 Negotiation of an Agreement-in-Principle stage) Negotiations toward an Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) continue, with Parties meeting monthly. A timeline for concluding the AIP has yet to be determined. Recent discussions have focused on chapters related to: Governance, Local Government Relations, Culture and Heritage, Environmental Assessment and Protection and Intergovernmental Processes (i.e. First Nation's role and rights outside of its treaty lands). Tsleil-Waututh is making progress on resolving overlapping /shared territory issues. A protocol was signed with Squamish Nation and another is being drafted with the Tsawwassen First Nation. Preliminary discussions are underway with Musqueam Nation and In-SHUCK-ch Nation. Tsleil-Waututh signed an Olympic Legacy Agreement with Canada on June 13, 2008, providing the First Nation with $17 million in legacy funds. Tsleil-Waututh Nation has approximately 445 members and with a traditional territory in and around North Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Councillor Alan Nixon (District of North Vancouver) is the LMTAC representative to the Tsleil-Waututh negotiations. RD-144

147 ATTACHMENT E GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors M. Brodie, D. Corrigan, R. Walton, W. Wright Date: May 20, 2010 Subject: Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia Activities for the period of November 2009 April Recommendation: That the Board receives the report Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia Activities for the period of November 2009 April PURPOSE To report to the Board of Directors on the activities of the Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia ( MFA ). 2. CONTEXT The following is a summary of activities of the MFA for the six moth period of November 2009 April Annual Report 2009 The MFA annual report has been very useful for investor presentations and getting a better understanding of what MFA can provide. It has been mailed out to 275 recipients. It is available on the website: MFA Credit Ratings MFA s three credit rating agencies, Moody s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor s, reaffirmed their triple A status, outlook stable, in March. The full reports are available on the website. Trustee/Committee/Member Meetings MFA Trustees have met seven (including May 11 th ) times during the reporting period. In addition MFA held three committee meetings, and the Members, Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 25 th, MFA Financial Forum 2010 On March 24 th and 25 th we hosted our annual Financial Forum in conjunction with our AGM, with 119 registered delegates. Speakers presented over the afternoon of the 24 th and morning of the 25 th : Sean Steele, Director, Strategic HR Initiatives, Emergency & Health Services Commission, Dr. Roslyn Kunin, Labour Economist & Forecaster, Mr. Martin Barnes, Managing Editor, The Bank Credit Analyst and Mr. Dave Duggan, Vice President, Fixed Income, National Bank Financial Annual General Meeting (AGM) RD-145

148 During the AGM, MFA Members approved the spring debenture borrowing requests and financial statements, as well elected MFA s 10 Trustees, Chair Frank Leonard, Acting Chair Malcolm Brodie, Trustees: Dan Ashton, Derek Corrigan, Gerry Furney, Robert Hobson, Al Richmond, Joe Stanhope, Richard Walton, and Wayne Wright. Spring Debenture Issue At the MFA AGM Members approved the Spring Debenture borrowing requests. Details of the Issue are as follows: On Wednesday, March 31 st, the MFA successfully issued a 10 year $205 million debenture dated for maturity on June 1, 2020 at a yield of 4.475% to investors (4.45% coupon). MFA Anniversary The Municipal Finance Authority Act was enacted and assented to by the British Columbia Legislature on April 3rd, The 2010 Annual Report and the 2011 Financial Forum/AGM will be a recognition and celebration of 40 years in the history of the MFA. We are looking at celebrating this occasion at the end of March 2011; please watch for details on our website, or by notice. Staff/Trustee Presentations MFA Staff and Trustees continue to support, present and teach at several seminars, workshops and conferences throughout the province on the MFA. Robin Stringer, Chief Administrative Officer, presented at the BMO Investor Conference in Toronto. Other presentations included the bank syndicate floor traders. Local Government Leadership Academy (LGLA) UBCM $30, contribution MFA is very supportive of the LGLA, and continues to provide financial and other resources. LGLA is a leadership development initiative that serves local government and First Nations elected officials and senior administrators throughout the province of British Columbia by improving the competencies needed to effectively manage and lead BC s communities CONCLUSION The Board receives this report for information. RD-146

149 ATTACHMENT F GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Michael Wright, Alternate Director Date: May 31, 2010 Subject: Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) June 2010 Report Recommendation: That the Board receive for information the report dated May 31, 2010, titled Sasamat Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) June 2010 Report. 1. PURPOSE To provide the Board with a brief summary of significant activities at the Sasamat volunteer Fire Department. 2. CONTEXT The SFVD Board of Trustees has met twice since the last report and highlights of these meetings include: a) The seismic planning upgrade continues for the two fire halls, one in Anmore and the other in Belcarra b) The SVFD is in the process of completing a Strategic Plan for the department that includes a review of Dispatch, records management and communications. Dave Mitchell and Associated presented the Strategic Plan as well as the Dispatch, Records Management and Communications Study Final Report to the Board of Trustees at their March Meeting. Recommendations regarding an Implementation Plan will be discussed at the next Board of Trustees Meeting in June. c) With regard to the proposed new School in the village of Anmore, the SVFD Fire Chief expressed concern that the project has the potential to exceed the fire suppression and life rescue capabilities of the Department. Before the process to replace pumper #1 can be finalized, a number of issues must be resolved and to that end a motion was passed by the Board of Trustees requesting funding from SD 43 to obtain a Fire Underwriters' report that would asses and make recommendations regarding the purchase of a new fire truck which would meet the required service levels for protecting the proposed Middle School. d) The Board of Trustees also discussed a proposed policy to deal with the pre-approval to deploy SVFD personnel and equipment for fire suppression duties within the Province in the event of a declared Provincial Emergency. The proposed policy took into account the fact that sufficient resources would still be available to protect the Sasamat area. 3. ALTERNATIVES RD-147

150 There are no alternatives. 4. CONCLUSION This report provides information on some of the significant activities being faced by the SVFD in accordance with the wishes of the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors and is respectfully submitted by the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the SVFD. RD-148

151 Section E 6.2 GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Jim Rusnak, Chief Financial Officer Raymond Kan, Senior Regional Planner, Policy and Planning Department Date: June 16, 2010 Subject: Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Recommendations: That the Board: a) Advise the TransLink Board and Mayors Council on Regional Transportation that the Base Plan component of the draft 2011 Plan is, given the financial constraints, understandably consistent with the direction set out in TransLink s Year Plan, but that the plan will still frustrate the achievement of regional economic, environmental, greenhouse gas reduction, and broad planning goals; b) Request TransLink to respond to the Metro Vancouver Board on the following concerns: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) the impacts that the Service Rationalization Initiative, expansion of the U-Pass program, and scheduled transit fare increase in 2013 may have on transit ridership and fare revenue growth require further explanation and discussion; the understanding of the impacts of key cost factors having potentially large effects on TransLink s financial stability, such as construction inflation, labour rates, and long-term interest rates, would benefit from the inclusion of sensitivity analyses; in the absence of new committed federal and provincial funding for regional transportation, the priority is to identify and implement new within-region, transportation user-based revenue sources, and management strategies, including, transportation demand management, transportation system management, and parking and vehicle-based revenue sources; these should have a higher priority than capital expansion studies other than those related to the Evergreen line; any studies for rapid transit expansion should reflect the priorities required to support the emerging Regional Growth Strategy: the Evergreen Line, followed by rapid transit expansion in the South of Fraser subregion; the Smart Card and Faregates project should proceed only if there is a clear and prior commitment to implement new innovative transit pricing solutions and to develop these in close consultation with affected stakeholders; c) Advise the TransLink Board that joint sessions of the TransLink Board and Metro Vancouver, supported by the Regional Planning Committee and Finance Committee, be convened to collaborate on the preparation of a new Supplemental Plan and Outlook, and priority core strategies for sustainable funding and transportation demand management; RD-149

152 Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Metro Vancouver Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 Page 2 of 9 d) Reaffirm that 100 percent of the Federal Gas Tax Revenue (Strategic Priorities Fund) allocated to the region be directed to TransLink for eligible transportation expenditures that are supportive of regional goals for the period ; and, e) Advise the Federal Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities and the Provincial Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure that any new federal or provincial funding sources for regionally-significant infrastructure should be broad-based and not be constrained to transportation expenditures only. 1. PURPOSE This report reviews TransLink s draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook against established and emerging regional policies of Metro Vancouver, including commentary on the financial elements in the draft Plan. 2. CONTEXT Strategic Transportation Plan Requirements TransLink is required by law to develop and approve a base strategic transportation plan every year. In 2009, the Mayors Council approved a Funding Stabilization supplement as part of the Year Plan. The supplement allows TransLink to hold overall regional transit service levels to 2009 levels and provides an acceptable level of support for maintaining core infrastructure in a state of good repair. More importantly, it keeps TransLink financially solvent for the projected 10-year period. TransLink is currently consulting with the public and stakeholders, including Metro Vancouver, on the draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook (Attachment 1). As there is no intention to develop a Supplemental Plan at this time, no action would be required of the Mayors Council. The 2011 Base Plan and Outlook is expected to be presented to the TransLink Board in mid-july for approval. Amended Strategic Transportation Plan Requirements The Province recently enacted Bill 20 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2010, which included amendments affecting TransLink s strategic plan development process. First, TransLink is now required to develop a 3-Year Base Plan and 7-Year Outlook. TransLink must ensure that, for each base plan, the contemplated expenditures do not exceed anticipated revenues, borrowings, and accumulated funding resources. The outlook covers years 4 to 10 and identifies future investments that may be unfunded with current revenue sources. A base plan and outlook must be approved by the TransLink Board by August 1st of each year and submitted to the Regional Transportation Commissioner for review and Mayors Council for information. Second, any proposed supplement to a 3-Year Base Plan and Outlook can now be approved by the TransLink Board at any time and submitted to the TransLink Commissioner and Mayors Council. The TransLink Commissioner has 30 days from receipt of the Supplemental Plan to review and provide comments to the TransLink Board and Mayors Council. The Mayors Council has 90 days from receipt of the Supplemental Plan to pass a resolution to approve or reject the supplement. RD-150

153 Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Metro Vancouver Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 Page 3 of 9 Consultation with Metro Vancouver The conditions under which Metro Vancouver reviewed the draft Plan were not ideal. TransLink transmitted the draft Plan to Metro Vancouver and member municipalities on June 14, 2010, giving staff only a few days to prepare this report prior to the agenda print deadline. Under the SCBCTA Act, TransLink is required to consult with Metro Vancouver on matters that are proposed in the strategic transportation plan prior to submittal to the Mayors Council. Section 15 (3.1) Before a base plan and any supplement is provided to the mayors council on regional transportation under section 202(b), the authority must consult, on matters that the authority proposes to include in those plans, with (a) the public in the transportation service region, (b) the mayors council on regional transportation, (c) (d) the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and any municipality and other organization that the authority considers will be affected. In addition, the strategic plan must set out the relationship between the planned actions and regional policy and objectives. Section 201: (1) The authority must prepare its base plan and any supplement in such a manner that any resulting strategic plan will: (a) identify the major actions that the authority plans to undertake during the period to which the strategic plan applies, and (b) set out the relationship between the major actions planned by the authority and (i) the regional growth strategy, (ii) provincial and regional environmental objectives, including air quality and greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives, (iii) anticipated population growth in, and economic development of, the transportation service region, and (iv) the authority's current long term strategy. (2) In preparing its base plan and any supplements, the authority must be guided by the authority's current long term strategy. On June 4, 2010, the Regional Planning Committee received a presentation from TransLink outlining the major themes and consultation milestones in the preparation of the 2011 Base Plan and Outlook. Metro Vancouver staff submitted a report on the context of this initiative (Attachment 2). The committee passed the following resolution: That the Regional Planning Committee receive for information the report dated May 25, 2010, titled Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan, and confirm that the information provided by TransLink to-date does not enable effective consultation and communication with Metro Vancouver regarding the base plan. On June 10, 2010, the Finance Committee received the same staff report. The committee passed the following resolution: That the Finance Committee receive for information the report dated May 25, 2010, titled Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan, and confirm that the information provided by TransLink to-date does not enable effective consultation and RD-151

154 Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Metro Vancouver Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 Page 4 of 9 communication with Metro Vancouver regarding the base plan and further consultation is required to meet statutory obligations. TransLink will be presenting the draft Plan to the Regional Administrative Advisory Committee on June 23, The Regional Engineers Advisory Committee, Regional Finance Advisory Committee, and Technical Advisory Committee have been invited to attend. Key Elements in the Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook The Base Plan covers the period from 2011 to The draft Plan forecasts revenues of $1.25 billion, $1.36 billion, and $1.42 billion for 2011, 2012, and The Outlook covers the period from 2014 to Cumulated funded surpluses are forecasted for the entire 10- year period, from $191 million in 2011 to $321 million in The draft Plan is structured according to three priority investment areas, a category for strategic planning initiatives, and the Outlook. Maintaining Services ( ) Annual transit operations expenditures will remain the largest component of TransLink s budget. Transit operations expenditures will range from $851 million in 2011 to $874 million in Overall transit service hours (conventional and custom transit) will remain static at approximately 6.9 million service hours through There are no allowances for TransLink to contribute to the future expansion of rapid transit, such as the Evergreen Line. In lieu of additional resources to raise overall transit service hours to attract additional revenue rides, TransLink has embarked on a Service Rationalization Initiative with a target of achieving a 2 percent increase in system-wide productivity. The primary means to achieving this target is to reallocate resources from the lowest performing bus services to higher performing corridors. According to the draft Plan, the Service Rationalization Initiative comprises a one-time project to meet the financial goals of the plan, and an ongoing program to review and adjust transit service. TransLink has prepared guiding principles for service reduction and service reinvestment: Principles for Service Reduction: Maintain service, to the greatest degree possible, for transit dependent customers Maintain services that are strategically significant for network connectivity Minimize service reductions in areas where there are no other transit alternatives Minimize impacts to existing infrastructure Protect growing markets, i.e., services in areas that are experiencing substantial ridership increases or increases in productivity Principles for Service Re-Investment: Re-invest in services that have demonstrated high ridership and/or overcrowding Re-invest in services that are expected to generate increased ridership in proportion to increased service levels Re-invest in services that maximize utilization of existing transit infrastructure Re-invest resources to increase revenue ridership Re-invest in services that support TransLink s long-term goals and objectives for the regional transportation system The principles appear to recognize and support a balance between optimizing the productivity of transit service hours, protecting emerging markets, and minimizing impacts to transit dependent customers. There is, however, no explicit reference to the need to RD-152

155 Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Metro Vancouver Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 Page 5 of 9 support the rapidly urbanizing parts of the region in accordance to the emerging Regional Growth Strategy. As specific proposals are rolled out by TransLink, more detail commentary can be provided to evaluate their consistency with regional goals. TransLink intends to begin consultation on the Service Rationalization Initiative in fall State of Good Repair ( ) TransLink is continuing to prioritize the maintenance of core assets in a state of good repair. Over the course of the 3-year period, TransLink will be replacing 133 conventional buses, 82 community shuttles, and 137 custom transit vehicles. Consideration will be made to either refurbishing the first generation Mark I SkyTrain vehicles or replacing them with new Mark II vehicles. For the Major Road Network and bridges, TransLink will continue funding operations and maintenance at about $50 million per year. TransLink will maintain its current level of contribution to Major Road Network operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation to municipalities at $14,075 per lane-kilometre. Annual expenditures for maintaining the Pattullo, Knight, and Westham Bridges are $2 million. Operating expenditures for the Golden Ears Bridge will increase from $13 million in 2010 to $16 million in Upgrades to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness ( ) Relatively smaller amounts of resources are proposed for infrastructure upgrades. They include elevator and accessibility improvements at Scott Road Station, implementation of the Smart Card and faregates, and funding for the Major Road Network Minor Capital Program ($10 million per year) and the Bike Capital Program ($3 million per year). TransLink intends to fund the replacement bridge for the Pattullo Bridge using tolls, in the absence of committed senior government funding or alternative funding sources. Strategic Planning Initiatives ( ) In addition to the Service Rationalization Initiative, the draft Plan lists various planning studies and initiatives currently underway or contemplated to be initiated during the 3-year period, including the following notable initiatives: AirCare: A review of the TransLink-administered AirCare program is underway to set out the directions after the current contract expires at the end of Metro Vancouver staff sits on the review committee. Rapid Transit Studies: TransLink intends to develop an overall regional rapid transit plan. Inputs to this plan include outcomes of three Province/TransLink-sponsored studies: the Surrey Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis Study, the UBC/Broadway Line Study, and the Expo Line Upgrade Strategy. Metro Vancouver staff sits on the technical and steering committees of these studies. TransLink is also developing a business case for a gondola service connecting the Millennium Line and Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain to replace some of the diesel bus service, subject to no net financial contribution (of existing bus service) by TransLink. Major Road Network Sub-Regional Reviews: Working with member municipalities, TransLink will update the criteria that define major roads, funding program guidelines, and MRN operational and maintenance standards. In addition, the sub-regional reviews will identify and prioritize future minor and major capital projects. Goods Movement: TransLink is working with municipalities to designate a Dangerous Goods Route network as required under the SCBCTA Act, and working in various technology-based research initiatives to improve the efficiency of goods movement. TransLink intends to develop a regional goods movement strategy sometime during the 3-year period. RD-153

156 Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Metro Vancouver Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 Page 6 of 9 Strategies: TransLink intends to initiate work on a sustainable funding strategy, transportation demand management strategy, and parking strategy sometime during the 3-year period. Performance Targets and Tools: TransLink intends to continue the innovative research initiated jointly with Metro Vancouver staff in the development of conceptual transportation performance targets in relation to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. TransLink will also explore new tools to effectively forecast transportation greenhouse gas emissions in the region. Outlook ( ) The draft Plan contains financial projections for 2014 through 2020, but does not contain information on specific plans, projects, and programs contemplated beyond what is being considered in years Given the timing of the recent legislative amendments and concurrent planning studies underway, TransLink intends to develop a fuller outlook in the future. Consistency and Support for Established and Emerging Board Policies Based on the information contained in the draft Plan, the proposed investment priorities and levels are internally consistent with the direction set out in the Year Plan, by focusing on maintaining existing transit services, keeping core assets in a state of good repair, and investing in strategic upgrades to major roads, bridges, and transit infrastructure In relation to the existing and emerging goals of the Board, in September 2009, the Board approved the following resolution upon review of TransLink s Year Base Plan and alternative supplements: That the Board: a) advise the TransLink Board and Mayors Council on Regional Transportation that: (i) the Base Plan alone represents a significant retreat from the achievements made in the region over the past several decades and does not support the established and emerging goals of the Board; (ii) the Funding Stabilization supplement ($130 million per year) delays the region achieving the established and emerging goals of the Board; (iii) the On Track to a Sustainable Region Maintenance and Upgrade Program supplement and Expansion Program together (up to $450 million per year) demonstrate in principle the highest degree of consistency and support for the Livable Region Strategic Plan, the emerging policies in the draft Metro Vancouver 2040 Regional Growth Strategy, the Air Quality Management Plan, and the regional greenhouse gas reduction targets, and (iv) if funding is constrained, then priority for bus and rail rapid transit expansion be given to the northeastern and South of the Fraser part of the region and other underserved areas in the region to facilitate the transition to more urban and transit-oriented communities. b) advise the TransLink Board that the following elements should be incorporated in future 10-Year Plans, including in the Base Plan: (i) development of a regional parking policy and comprehensive transportation demand management strategy, and (ii) quantification of the forecasted changes in common air contaminants and greenhouse gas emissions as a result of implementing the Base Plan and any supplements. RD-154

157 Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Metro Vancouver Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 Page 7 of 9 c) emphasize as a priority that all parties, including senior levels of government, work together to ensure that TransLink has sustainable and adequate capital and operating funds, since without additional funds any 10-year capital plan cannot be successfully implemented. In relation to resolution part a), the conclusion reached by the Board still stands for the draft 2011 plan in that progress towards the established and emerging goals of the Board will be delayed. The success of the emerging Regional Growth Strategy and achievement of the greenhouse gas reduction targets depend in part on there being sustainable funding to construct and operate new rapid transit lines and to expand the bus network, in particular to serve the rapidly urbanizing northeastern and South of the Fraser subregions. In relation to resolution part b)(i), the draft Plan describes the intent to pursue a transportation demand management strategy and parking strategy and they will commence sometime before Given the financial circumstances TransLink finds itself in and the contribution that transportation demand management and parking strategies could potentially make to manage demand and generate revenues, it is very disappointing that there does not appear a greater sense of urgency for these initiatives relative to some of the planning taking place for capital expansion projects. In relation to resolution part b)(ii), TransLink has made credible efforts to forecast changes in vehicle kilometres travelled and greenhouse gas emissions in the plan period of It is commendable that TransLink has articulated the complex dynamics between vehicle kilometres travelled, efficient systems operations, vehicle fuel efficiency, and fuel carbon content in relation to greenhouse gas emissions. Additional work should continue with the Province and Metro Vancouver to improve the data inputs and forecasting methods and tools to accurately gauge the degree of contribution towards Metro Vancouver s regional greenhouse gas reduction targets for 2015 and 2020, and air quality objectives. Finally, resolution part c) is the most critical element. Without a collaborative effort from all parties to find sustainable funding for transportation within the region, the land use/transportation goals embodied in decades of planning in this region will not be achieved. Any new funding mechanisms will likely affect the residents of the region. As the federation of municipalities and similar local authorities, it is logical and imperative that Metro Vancouver be engaged regularly with TransLink in the preparation of a new Supplemental Plan and core strategies. The current governance arrangements do not facilitate effective consultation and communication with Metro Vancouver, as evidenced by the consultation so far for the 2011 plan. This needs to change. In the absence of a new governance arrangement, which only the province can effect, staff is recommending to the Board that joint sessions of the TransLink Board and Metro Vancouver, supported by the Regional Planning Committee and Finance Committee, be convened to facilitate collaboration on the preparation of a new Supplemental Plan and Outlook, and two priority core strategies: a sustainable funding strategy and transportation demand management strategy. This proposal respects the roles and responsibilities of TransLink and Metro Vancouver, while facilitating a new collaborative relationship to advance and reinforce mutual and collective interests. The alternative is to remain reactionary, in which case the likely outcome is mutually assured failure to achieve the region s goals and greenhouse gas reduction targets. RD-155

158 Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Metro Vancouver Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 Page 8 of 9 Commentary on Financial Elements While it is the formal role and responsibility of the Regional Transportation Commissioner to review and provide commentary on the reasonableness of the financial assumptions and parameters in TransLink s strategic plans, there are key financial elements in the draft Plan that warrant some high-level commentary by Metro Vancouver. In addition, it is desirable for the Metro Vancouver Board to reaffirm flow-through revenues of the Federal Gas Tax Revenue under an agreement that TransLink has with the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) and Metro Vancouver. Transit Ridership/Revenue Projections The draft Plan appears to make reasonable assumptions about system-wide ridership growth (6 percent in and ; 1 percent in ) in response to the most recent round of transit expansion in 2009, the cap on future revenue service hours, and the scheduled 12 percent average fare increase in However, it is unclear what effects the expansion of the U-Pass program will have on ridership and revenue in combination with these other dynamics, as well as on the development of proposals coming out of the Service Rationalization Initiative. The draft Plan does not include ridership expectations for the expanded U-Pass program. The Smart Card and faregate project presents an opportunity for TransLink to introduce new means to attract new customers and increase revenues. In this respect, the project is appropriate, and likely only appropriate at this time, if creative pricing solutions, such as fare by distance and more refined time of day fare structures, are being contemplated. It needs to be made clear that this is an intended outcome of the project and that further consultation will occur on this aspect of the project. In addition, the implications of a faregate system on staffing levels for the SCBCTA Police Service and station attendant staff are unclear. Cost Projections It is unclear whether sensitivity analyses were conducted on factors such as construction inflation (3 percent), fuel consumption, labour rates, and long-term interest costs. It is worth noting that the latter two factors were deemed by the Regional Transportation Commission to have the greatest effect on TransLink s financial stability in his review of the Year Plan. Further information is required to understand the medium and long-term financial stability of TransLink. Sustainable Funding In 2005, TransLink entered into an agreement with the UBCM and Metro Vancouver to receive a flow through of the Federal Gas Tax Revenue for transit capital expenditures. Funding is committed on a five-year basis. This raises the question of whether the 2005 agreement needs to be renewed in Discussion between the Metro Vancouver CAO, the Province and UBCM confirmed that the 2005 agreement should remain in place unless and until Metro Vancouver provided other directions. Given that the Base Plan component of the draft Plan assumes these revenues for the period , staff suggests that this is an appropriate time for the Metro Vancouver Board to consider whether to endorse the extension of the 2005 agreement for another five year period. Metro Vancouver played a critical role in establishing the Gas Tax refund program with the specific aim that these transportation-generated funds should be returned to the region to support critical regional transportation priorities. This was seen (and generally supported within this region) as a transportation-related tax which should be dedicated to regional transportation priorities within Metro Vancouver. Staff recommends that the Metro RD-156

159 Comments on TransLink s Draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Metro Vancouver Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 Page 9 of 9 Vancouver Board formally endorse the continuation of the 2005 agreement for another five years and reaffirm their commitment that these funds to be directed towards transportationrelated capital projects that are supportive of regional goals. In the future, in the absence of new committed federal or provincial funding for regional transportation, the priority for new revenue sources should be generated from within the region and be transportation user-based. Finding sustainable funding for regional transportation will require a joint effort by both TransLink and Metro Vancouver. Conversely, if the federal or provincial governments can be made to see that local governments and related agencies require a share of other revenue sources, such as sales taxes or income taxes, to carry out their responsibilities, then it is critically important that these solutions not be implemented in relation to just one particular area, such as transportation, but be seen in the broader context of the local government financial gap. 3. ALTERNATIVES The Board has the following options: a) Endorse the recommendations as listed in this report. or b) Identify additional information requirements or policy directions to be included in the feedback to TransLink or c) Defer any response except to indicate that the timeframe and information provided was not sufficient to provide for meaningful consultation as required by statute. 4. CONCLUSION TransLink is required by legislation to consult with Metro Vancouver in the preparation of its Strategic Transportation Plans. The draft 2011 Base Plan and Outlook is consistent with the Year Plan, but given the financial constraints, this plan will delay the region s progress towards regional economic, environmental and growth management goals. A number of areas of concern have been raised in the review of the draft Plan on matters such as transit ridership and revenue projections, cost projections, and the lack of priority given to exploring critical demand and system management strategies and sustainable funding opportunities for the regional transportation system. A new collaborative relationship is recommended between Metro Vancouver and TransLink to collaborate in the preparation of a new Supplemental Plan and Outlook, and core strategies. ATTACHMENTS Base Plan and Outlook prepared by TransLink (Working Draft, June 14, 2010) ( ) 2. Metro Vancouver staff report to June Regional Planning and Finance Committees titled Development of TransLink s Strategic Transportation Plan ( ) RD-157

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162 CONTENTS WORKING DRAFT Summary 1 1. Background and Context Base Plan and Outlook Context 2 The Region s Integrated Transportation System 2 The Olympic Legacy 2 The 2010 Plan in Review 3 Spotlight on Efficiency and Effectiveness 3 Commitment to the Transport 2040 Vision 3 Legislative Planning Framework to 2020 Outlook Consultation and Approvals Process 4 Legislative Requirements 4 Governance Outreach & Public Consultation Planning Framework 5 Transport TransLink s Sustainability Policy 7 Provincial Transit Plan 7 Regional Growth Strategy 7 Air Quality Management Plan & Provincial Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets 7 Collaboration with Partners 8 2. Transportation Plan Prioritizing Investments Strategic Initiatives 9 TransLink Corporate Alignment 10 Transit Service Rationalization 10 Smart Card and Faregate Project 11 Rapid Transit Studies 11 Transit Service Guidelines Update 12 Integration of Land Use and Transportation Planning 12 Area Transit Plans 12 Major Road Network (MRN) Sub-Regional Reviews 12 Goods Movement 13 Regional Cycling Strategy 13 Fare Policy Review 13 AirCare Review 14 Mid and Long Range Planning Transportation Programs, Investments and Services 15 Transit Services 15 Roads and Bridges 17 Cycling 18 Customer Service 18 TravelSmart 19 Security Outcomes to Outlook Financial Strategy Financial Context 28 WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, 2010 i RD-160

163 Funding Source Summary Revenue Projections 29 User Fees 29 Taxation Sources Expenditures Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement Outlook for 2014 through Assumptions and Risks Capital Program Key Performance Indicators Appendices 47 WORKING DRAFT WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, 2010 ii RD-161

164 TABLES WORKING DRAFT Table 1 Service Hours by Service Type Table X Ridership Forecasts Table X Statement of Revenue and Operations Summary (millions) Table X Transit Fare Revenue Projections (millions) Table X Golden Ear Bridge Toll Revenue Projections (millions) Table X Property Tax Projections (millions) Table X Parking Sales Tax Revenue Forecasts (millions) Table X Senior Government Contribution Forecasts for Capital and Operations (millions) Table X Interest Income Projections (millions) Table X Transit Operations Expenditure Forecasts (millions) Table X Major Road Network and Bridges Operations and Maintenance (millions) Table X TransLink Corporate and Transit Police Expenditures (millions) Table X Debt Interest Expense (millions) Table X Depreciation Expense Forecasts (millions) Table X Other Items (millions) Table X Funding Adjustments (millions) Table X Key Assumptions for 2011 Three Year Plan with Outlook Table X 2011 to 2013 Capital Plan Table X Indicators for 2011 to 2013 Base Plan FIGURES Figure X Changes in Population and VKT relative to Figure X Relative Changes by Mode and Total for GHG Emissions between 2010 and Figure X Transit Share of Weekday Trips by All Modes Figure X Regional Percentages of Proximity to the Frequent Transit Network Figure X Ridership Projections for Three Year Plan and Outlook Figure X Boardings per Vehicle Service Hour: Comparison of Historical Values to Future Forecasts Figure X Motor Fuel Consumption Figure X Borrowing Levels for 2011 Base Plan and Outlook Figure X Cumulative Surplus Level Forecasts for 2011 through WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, 2010 iii RD-162

165 SUMMARY WORKING DRAFT The 2011 Base Plan and Outlook is an update to, and is largely consistent with, the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan that was adopted in This Base Plan has sufficient funding to maintain services and state of good repair with modest investment in upgrades. TransLink will continue striving to optimize existing services and take a responsible approach that, over the long term, positions the organization to deliver on commitments to upgrade and expand the region s transportation system when sufficient funding is available. Modest progress will occur towards most of the Transport 2040 goals through 2013 on the strength of transit ridership projections that are facilitated by the expansion efforts of the previous five years. Without the allocation of additional resources and a strong demand side management strategy, these gains will be eroded during the subsequent Outlook period of and the prospect of achieving the goals of Transport 2040 will be more difficult WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-163

166 WORKING DRAFT 1. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT This document is TransLink s 2011 Base Plan and Outlook, under the provisions of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act (SCBCTA Act). The Base Plan for 2011 to 2013 outlines strategic initiatives, transportation programs and services that TransLink will deliver using current revenue sources. The financial Outlook for 2014 to 2020 (in section 3.5) demonstrates that TransLink s plans for 2011 to 2013 are responsible in the longer term. The 2011 Base Plan and Outlook is an update to, and is largely consistent with, the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan that was approved by the TransLink Board and adopted by the Mayors' Council in BASE PLAN AND OUTLOOK CONTEXT This chapter describes the current context for the 2011 Base Plan and Outlook including TransLink s current transportation system and its performance, the legacy of the 2010 Olympics, spotlight on efficiency and effectiveness, commitment to the long term vision of a sustainable transportation system, legislative requirements, and the planning framework which guides the development of this plan. THE REGION S INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Under the SCBCTA Act, the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (commonly known as TransLink ) provides a regional transportation system that moves people and goods in support of the region s growth strategy, provincial and regional environmental objectives, and the economic development of the Metro Vancouver service region. The region s transportation network under TransLink s purview includes roads and bridges, bus and rail transportation systems, passenger ferries, cycling pathways, custom transit services, and programs like AirCare emissions testing and TravelSmart transportation demand management program. The number of trips and mode share on public transit has been steadily increasing over the past 10 years, with 12.5 per cent of all trips made by public transit in 2008, compared to 10.8 per cent in 2004 and 10.1 per cent in The combined transit, cycling, and walking mode share reached 26 per cent in The number of trips per person by all travel modes in Metro Vancouver declined to 2.65 in 2008 from a peak of 3.24 per day in 2004 which suggests people are taking fewer trips and combining more purposes into each trip. THE OLYMPIC LEGACY The 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were a test of the TransLink organization, systems and people, and TransLink s ability to work collaboratively with other organizations, governments and individuals. Ultimately, the success of the transportation system was an important part of the success of the Olympics. 1 TransLink, 2008 Regional Trip Diary WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-164

167 WORKING DRAFT During the 17 day Olympic period, TransLink had a record 26 million boardings, representing an increase of 31 per cent over normal for the same period. For TransLink, perhaps the greatest legacy of the Olympics is the demonstration that large reductions in auto use are possible, and that many more people will choose transit when given the option. During the Games, strong partnerships, public awareness, activities at locations well served by transit, improved service levels, and transit priority measures achieved a 36 per cent reduction in vehicular travel into downtown Vancouver. With the right incentives, the region can be ready for a sustainable transportation future. THE 2010 PLAN IN REVIEW In 2009, TransLink faced the most significant financial challenge of its history: funding conditions put at risk the ability of TransLink to deliver its basic mandate. The choices ahead were to drastically cut services or find new ways of funding a sustainable transportation system. To determine the willingness of the region s residents to pay for transportation improvements, TransLink launched an unprecedented public and stakeholder consultation program with various plan and funding scenarios discussed and debated. There was strong support for significant investment toward achieving the Transport 2040 vision. TransLink developed the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan which the Mayors Council on Regional Transportation approved in October As a supplemental plan, the Funding Stabilization Plan increased the fuel tax and parking sales tax rates to the maximum allowed for in the legislation and also introduced supplemental increases to transit fares. These increases enable TransLink to maintain existing services and keep transportation assets in good repair. SPOTLIGHT ON EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS Since 2008, all levels of the TransLink organization have been focusing on actions that will be effective in moving towards the Transport 2040 goals and on making efficient use of operating and capital resources. Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink s continued focus on efficiency and effectiveness will provide the organization with the ability to maintain service levels and infrastructure in good repair, undertake planning initiatives, and evaluate future plans for upgrades and expansion. COMMITMENT TO THE TRANSPORT 2040 VISION TransLink remains dedicated to the long term planning vision of Transport 2040 (described in section 1.3), starting with the implementation of existing investment commitments and priorities, and working towards the expansion of service to meet future demand in context with the region s growth strategy. While current funding levels are sufficient to maintain the existing transit system, TransLink is committed to finding solutions to upgrade and expand transit and strengthen funding for roads, bridges and cycling infrastructure. LEGISLATIVE PLANNING FRAMEWORK The SCBCTA Act, amended on, requires TransLink to annually prepare a three year Base Plan that uses only established funding resources and projected borrowing within the current limit. The SCBCTA Act permits TransLink to prepare Supplemental Plans that propose changes to the three year Base Plan by proposing increases to revenue sources beyond what are permitted under a Base Plan. TransLink must ensure that, for each Base or Supplemental Plan, the contemplated expenditures do not exceed WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-165

168 WORKING DRAFT anticipated revenues, borrowings and accumulated funding resources. The changes to TransLink's legislation include the provision of an Outlook for the seven years following the three Year fully funded plan. An Outlook is not funded. It describes the investments and priorities that TransLink is contemplating for that period and may include discussion on how these may be funded in the future. If, at any time, TransLink chooses to prepare a three year Supplemental Plan, it must also explain how the Outlook will change if the Supplemental Plan is approved TO 2020 OUTLOOK Due to the late date of legislative changes in TransLink's current planning cycle and legislative requirement to submit a plan by August 1, 2010, this plan does not include a fully developed planning Outlook for the years 2014 to It is envisioned that subsequent plans will have a more fully developed planning Outlook. The strategic initiatives described in section 2.2 of this plan include a number of planning programs that TransLink will undertake between 2011 and 2013 to define the region's mid and long term transportation objectives. For the development of future Outlooks for years four through ten, this strategic planning work will form TransLink s mid to long range intentions. TransLink remains dedicated to the task of delivering the appropriate measures necessary to achieve the region's transportation and land use vision, including the implementation of existing investment commitments and priorities. To demonstrate that TransLink is making decisions that are responsible in the longer term, a financial Outlook for 2014 to 2020 is provided in section 3.5. The investments in infrastructure and transit services that are committed to by the end of 2013 can be maintained using only TransLink's current revenue sources and cumulative surplus through CONSULTATION AND APPROVALS PROCESS LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS TransLink is a regional authority governed by the SCBCTA Act. This section describes TransLink s governance structure. The Mayors Council on Regional Transportation is composed of 22 members the Mayors from all 21 municipalities within the transportation service region and a representative from the Tsawwassen First Nation. The Mayors council appoints the Board of Directors (from a list of candidates identified by the Screening Panel) and the Regional Transportation Commissioner. The Mayors council reviews and provides input on TransLink s long term transportation strategies and its Base and Supplemental Plans and approves or rejects Supplemental Plans. TransLink s Board of Directors, consisting of 9 members, appoints the Chair of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer and generally is responsible for the enterprise. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-166

169 WORKING DRAFT The Regional Transportation Commissioner: (i) advises whether the assumptions and parameters in the Base and Supplemental plans are reasonable; (ii) approves new and increased short term fares; (iii) approves customer surveys and complaint processes; (iv) oversees sales of major assets; and (v) publishes an annual report. A Screening Panel, established annually, nominates candidates for appointment to the Board and sets Director compensation. The Screening Panel has one eligible individual appointed by each of: the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, the Mayors Council on Regional Transportation, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, the Vancouver Board of Trade and the Greater Vancouver Gateway Council. GOVERNANCE OUTREACH & PUBLIC CONSULTATION TransLink conducted public and stakeholder consultation as part of the development of the 2011 Base Plan and Outlook, following the requirements of the SCBCTA Act. Public and governance outreach was carried out in May and June 2010, as follows: Governance Outreach Federal Government Provincial Government Mayors Council Municipalities and Metro Vancouver (staff committees and elected officials) Regional Transportation Commissioner Public Consultation Five public sessions across the region (discussion with the CEO; 1 ½ hours duration) Stakeholders Roundtable E consultation Access to Community Relations Coordinator Outcome of the public consultation process to be written after consultation is complete. A detailed consultation report is published separately. 1.3 PLANNING FRAMEWORK TRANSPORT 2040 Transport 2040: A Transportation Strategy for Metro Vancouver (Transport 2040) is the long term strategy for the regional transportation system. Adopted in 2008, Transport 2040 commits to six goals and lays out four key strategies to achieve them. Transport 2040 is used to guide activities and decisionmaking. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-167

170 WORKING DRAFT Transport 2040 Goals 1. Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation are aggressively reduced, in support of federal, provincial and regional targets 2. Most trips are by transit, walking and cycling 3. The majority of jobs and housing in the region are located along the Frequent Transit Network 4. Traveling in the region is safe, secure, and accessible for everyone 5. Economic growth and efficient goods movement are facilitated through effective management of the transportation network 6. Funding for TransLink is stable, sufficient appropriate, and influences transportation choices Transport 2040 Strategies 1. Make early investments that encourage development of communities designed for transit, cycling and walking 2. Optimize the use of the region s transportation assets and keep them in good repair 3. Build and operate a safe, secure and accessible transportation system 4. Diversify revenue sources and pursue new and innovative ways to fund transportation WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-168

171 WORKING DRAFT The 2011 Base Plan makes small steps towards addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the region over the coming decades, such as: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, respecting the environment, accommodating growth in the region, providing universal accessibility, supporting goods movement and economic vitality, and securing stable funding for TransLink. TRANSLINK S SUSTAINABILITY POLICY TransLink s Sustainability Policy (2009) commits the organization to making sustainability a key factor in its strategies, plans, business practices, decisions and operations. TransLink is a signatory of the International Association of Public Transport Charter on Sustainable Development, committed to fostering leadership, influencing policy, facilitating training and reporting on sustainability practices. TransLink is also a member of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) pilot project on measurement of sustainability progress in this sector. PROVINCIAL TRANSIT PLAN The Provincial Transit Plan (2008) calls for significant expansion of transit in Metro Vancouver, including rail and/or bus rapid transit lines on corridors throughout the region. The Provincial Transit Plan seeks a weekday transit market share of 17 per cent in Metro Vancouver by 2020, laying the foundation to attract 22 per cent by The implementation of the Provincial Transit Plan includes significant funding contributions for the region. REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY Just as land use is a key determinant of vehicle kilometres travelled, mode choice and the efficiency of the associated networks, transportation systems influence land use by providing linkages between and within developed areas. TransLink will continue to work closely with Metro Vancouver and its partners as they finalize an updated growth management vision for Metro Vancouver and to help ensure the region pursues a coordinated approach to land use and transportation planning. Under the SCBCTA Act, TransLink must provide a regional transportation system that supports Metro Vancouver s Regional Growth Strategy. AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN & PROVINCIAL GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION TARGETS Light and heavy duty vehicles accounted for 35 per cent of GHG emissions in Metro Vancouver in With over half of the province s registered vehicles and population located in Metro Vancouver, transportation in this region is a key component of the strategy for reducing provincial emissions. Under the SCBCTA Act, TransLink must consider provincial and regional environmental objectives including air quality and greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives, in preparing its long term strategy and Base and Supplemental plans. As such, TransLink has committed to supporting both the region s Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) and the Provincial government s targets for reducing GHG emissions in the province by 33 per cent by 2020 and by 80 per cent by 2050 compared to 2007 levels. Metro Vancouver has adopted these targets for the region. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-169

172 The Outcomes section of this plan describes the progress of this plan towards reduction of GHG emissions in the region. WORKING DRAFT COLLABORATION WITH PARTNERS The TransLink planning process includes regular and ongoing consultation and collaboration with municipalities, Metro Vancouver, the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Transport Canada and other partner agencies. Individual municipalities, the Mayors Council and Metro Vancouver are consulted on a variety of strategic planning initiatives as required by the SCBCTA Act. TransLink also consults with these agencies and other stakeholders (e.g. Vancouver International Airport Authority, Port Metro Vancouver and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia) through standing regional committees, project specific committees and task forces, and other formal and informal mechanisms to ensure the region s transportation networks are planned and implemented efficiently and effectively. TransLink receives significant funding from both the Federal and Provincial governments for capital projects for this region, such as fleet expansion and replacement and transit infrastructure. The Federal and Provincial governments together provide partnership funding through the Building Canada Fund; the Province provides funding through the Provincial Transit Plan; and the Federal government provides funding through programs such as the Gas Tax Fund and Asia Pacific Gateway program. Further senior government support for transit in the region is provided by initiatives such as the Province s support for the U Pass program and the Federal Transit Pass Tax credit program. These programs are an important part of TransLink s planning framework as they influence the region s progress towards the goals of Transport WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-170

173 WORKING DRAFT 2. TRANSPORTATION PLAN This chapter describes the strategic initiatives and transportation programs, services and investments that TransLink will undertake in the 2011 to 2013 period. A financial plan for 2011 to 2013 and a financial outlook for 2014 to 2020 that supports the transportation plan are provided. This chapter includes: TransLink s method of prioritizing investments, strategic initiatives that TransLink will undertake in order to make progress towards the goals of Transport 2040, transportation programs and services to be delivered, a summary of the financial assumptions and risks and revenues and expenditures, as well as outcomes that will result from the delivery of the Plan. 2.1 PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS The 2011 Base Plan is an update to, and is largely consistent with, the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan that was adopted in The focus of this plan is Transport 2040 s strategy to Optimize the use of the region's transportation assets and keep them in good repair. Thus, the 2011 Base Plan continues a prioritization framework of: 1) maintaining services; 2) state of good repair; 3) upgrades to improve efficiency and effectiveness; and 4) expansion. This Base Plan has sufficient funding to maintain services and state of good repair with modest investment in upgrades. TransLink will continue striving to optimize existing services and take a responsible approach that, over the long term, positions the organization to deliver on commitments to upgrade and expand the region s transportation system when sufficient funding is available. 2.2 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TransLink will undertake a number of strategic initiatives between 2011 and 2013 that will be key inputs into the update of the long range strategy due in 2013 and into the formation of a planning Outlook (compliment to future Three Year Plans) defining the region's mid and long term transportation intentions. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-171

174 WORKING DRAFT TRANSLINK CORPORATE ALIGNMENT TransLink began an organizational process review in 2008 to better align functions and accountabilities within TransLink s head office and between head office and operating companies and to improve the organization s efficiency and effectiveness. A program of restructuring began in fall 2009, resulting in the consolidation and reorganization of key functions and the elimination of approximately 100 positions. The organizational process review is ongoing and the rollout of improvement measures will continue under the 2011 Base Plan. TRANSIT SERVICE RATIONALIZATION A key component of the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan, continued under this plan, is the requirement to decrease the gap between transit operating costs and fare revenue. This can be accomplished by both increasing the productivity of the transit system (more revenue riders), and the efficiency of the delivery of those transit services (lower cost of service). Improved productivity comes from reallocating resources from low performing transit services onto services that are expected to achieve average to above average productivity. Additional gains may be realized from improved operational efficiency. This process of increasing productivity and reducing cost is referred to as Service Rationalization. Across the system, Service Rationalization has the potential to significantly improve customer service levels. While overall service levels will be maintained across the region, some service will be redirected to the places and times where they are most needed: where crowding is most significant, where markets for transit service are developing and growing, or where higher revenue can be generated. The Service Rationalization Initiative will have two components: first, a one time project aimed at meeting the productivity and financial requirements of this plan; second, an ongoing program to review and adjust transit service on a regular basis. The objective for the one time Service Rationalization project is to increase the productivity of the system by just over two per cent through increased revenue ridership, while maintaining the current total hours of transit services. It is estimated that TransLink will need to accomplish this productivity gain through both schedule efficiencies and reallocation of service hours across route segments and times of day. TransLink will use its Transit Service Guidelines and its Transport 2040 goals to develop criteria for making service changes. The following principles have been put forward for consideration: For Service Reduction Maintain service, to the greatest degree possible, for transit dependent customers Maintain services that are strategically significant for network connectivity Minimize service reductions in areas where there are no other transit alternatives Minimize impacts to existing infrastructure Protect growing markets i.e. services in areas that are experiencing substantial ridership increases or increases in productivity For Service Re investment Re invest in services that have demonstrated high ridership and/or overcrowding Re invest in services that are expected to generate increased ridership in proportion to increased service levels WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-172

175 WORKING DRAFT Re invest in services that maximize utilization of existing transit infrastructure Re invest resources to increase revenue ridership Re invest in services that support TransLink s long term goals and objectives for the regional transportation system Consultation on this initiative is expected to begin by fall SMART CARD AND FAREGATE PROJECT TransLink will introduce a new smart card fare collection system utilizing an electronic fare card ticketing technology across all modes of the public transit system in early 2013, including the installation of faregates at the Expo, Millennium and Canada Lines stations and SeaBus terminals. This is a key initiative to increase customer convenience, improve transit service quality, increase revenue, reduce evasion, provide improved travel data, and improve safety and security on the rapid transit system. The Provincial and Federal governments are providing financial support. As part of this project, TransLink will modify rapid transit stations in preparation for the installation of new equipment. Exceptions will be Metrotown and Main Street stations, which will be modified as part of separate initiatives. RAPID TRANSIT STUDIES Both Transport 2040 and the Provincial Transit Plan outline a significant program of rapid transit expansion to achieve 2020 and 2040 transportation objectives. While the 2011 Base Plan contains no capital funding for such expansion, TransLink will undertake planning to further develop a long term vision for the regional rapid transit network and define expansion required in the future. During the plan period, TransLink will develop a regional rapid transit plan including: The long term needs and vision for rapid transit in the region; The corridors, general timing and criteria for advancement or prioritization; and Bus integration requirements. TransLink will develop a regional rapid transit plan in coordination with planning work supporting the update of TransLink s long term transportation strategy. Concurrent with this initiative, TransLink is working jointly with the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in undertaking two corridor level studies, the UBC Line Rapid Transit Study and the Surrey Rapid Transit Study, which will provide better definition for identified rapid transit expansion priorities. These studies will identify and evaluate a wide range of technology and alignment options to arrive at a preferred alternative. The range of technologies being explored in these studies includes rail rapid transit (e.g. SkyTrain), as well as light rail and bus rapid transit systems. The studies are considering a range of factors, including life cycle cost, community fit, ridership potential, ability to shape development and local impacts. They will involve extensive consultation with project partners, stakeholders and the public to ensure that the preferred alternatives consider the full range of benefits and impacts. In 2011, TransLink plans to identify a preferred alternative for the UBC Line and the Surrey Rapid Transit Studies and define the scope of further work. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-173

176 WORKING DRAFT Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will also identify and plan for upgrades to the Expo Line to ensure that it meets accessibility and capacity needs. The Expo Line is the trunk line of the region s rapid transit system and significant upgrades will be required to meet current and future demand. Under the Plan, TransLink will work with SFU Community Trust to further develop their concept for a high frequency and high capacity gondola service between the Millennium Line and Burnaby Mountain that would replace a portion of diesel bus service to the Mountain. A business case for implementation will be developed. Subject to a positive business case and no net (of existing service) financial contribution by TransLink, the project will be considered for implementation in the 2011 Base Plan. If TransLink funding is required, the project will be advanced for consideration when sufficient funding is available. TRANSIT SERVICE GUIDELINES UPDATE TransLink is updating and expanding the Transit Service Guidelines to provide an outcomes based decision making framework for transit service investments. The new guidelines will include updated service quality guidelines, while incorporating new policies related to TransLink s broad mandate. New guidelines will reflect our organizational focus on efficiency by establishing an ongoing productivity monitoring and service reallocation process. TransLink will include new policy regarding the development of the Frequent Transit Network in the guidelines, with the intention of boosting transit mode share by encouraging the co location of high quality transit service and transit supportive land uses. INTEGRATION OF LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING Transport 2040, the draft Regional Growth Strategy and municipal Official Community Plans all advocate the need for better integration of land use and transportation planning in the region. TransLink plans to bring together a number of initiatives under one explicit policy framework aimed at encouraging better coordination between transport and land use planning. It will ensure that internal processes are operating more effectively and efficiently and will provide the organization with greater clarity in working with municipalities and others. AREA TRANSIT PLANS TransLink develops Area Transit Plans (ATPs) on a cyclical basis for all sub regions within Metro Vancouver. With guidance from Transport 2040, they identify a long term transit vision and shorter term transit priorities for a respective sub region. The projects identified in an ATP will generally include transit service and infrastructure investments and may include reconfigurations of existing services to improve efficiency. TransLink does significant background research, analysis of current transit performance, and extensive consultation with community members and stakeholders. TransLink is currently working on a new ATP for the North Shore sub region and will be initiating ATPs for the Richmond and Northeast Sector subareas between 2011 and MAJOR ROAD NETWORK (MRN) SUB REGIONAL REVIEWS WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-174

177 WORKING DRAFT TransLink is currently proceeding with a pro active Major Road Network Review in partnership with Metro Vancouver municipalities at the sub regional level. The objectives of the sub regional MRN reviews include: Measurement of the performance of the MRN; Identification of possible MRN additions and deletions; and Identification and prioritization of future minor and major capital MRN projects. TransLink will also use the outcomes of the sub regional MRN reviews to update: the criteria that define major roads; the funding program guidelines; and the MRN operational and maintenance standards. The sub regional MRN reviews will be completed at the end of 2011 and used to better manage the MRN between 2011 and GOODS MOVEMENT TransLink will continue several initiatives geared at improving goods movement in the region. Working with relevant stakeholders, TransLink plans the following Goods Movement initiatives for 2011 to 2013: Working with municipalities to designate a Dangerous Goods Route network on the MRN. Exploring, in partnership with municipalities and other stakeholders, opportunities to streamline regional regulatory, permitting and enforcement requirements. Working with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Transport Canada on the Applied Freight Research Initiative. Development and strategic implementation of technology based solutions that benefit goods movement efficiency. Additionally, TransLink will develop a regional goods movement strategy during the 2011 to 2013 period. REGIONAL CYCLING STRATEGY Increased use of bicycles as an alternative to private vehicles reduces greenhouse gas emissions, improves public health, and reduces congestion, thereby freeing road capacity for the movement of goods. TransLink is finalizing a regional cycling strategy that will establish priorities for the development of regional bicycle infrastructure and complementary initiatives to support Transport 2040 objectives. In developing the regional cycling strategy, TransLink consulted a diverse group of regional stakeholders. Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will adopt the regional cycling strategy, develop an implementation plan, and work with Metro Vancouver municipalities and other regional partners to start delivering the plan components. TransLink will also work with municipalities to develop a regional Public Bike Share system. FARE POLICY REVIEW Transit fares are an important source of revenue for TransLink and an important tool for managing and shaping transit demand. The existing fare policies and structure have been in existence since the 1980s. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-175

178 WORKING DRAFT Since then there has been considerable change in the region in terms of the transit system, demographics, land use, and travel patterns. TransLink will initiate a fare review to determine if updates to fare polices and structures are required in order to better reflect the current needs of the region. The implementation of smart card in early 2013 will provide data for analyzing the performance of the transit system as well as its capabilities, which will assist TransLink in reviewing different types of fare structures. Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will initiate the research phase of the fare review, which will focus on background information and analytical tools. AIRCARE REVIEW Under the SCBCTA Act, TransLink must develop and administer programs for certifying motor vehicle compliance with regulations under the Motor Vehicle Act with respect to exhaust emission standards. TransLink s wholly owned subsidiary, Pacific Vehicle Testing Technologies Ltd., manages the AirCare program which is a mandatory vehicle emissions testing program in the Metro Vancouver region. The current AirCare contract expires at the end of Planning work will continue into 2011 to determine the way forward. MID AND LONG RANGE PLANNING Over the 2011 to 2013 period, TransLink will carry out significant policy development work to provide the framework for working towards the vision laid out in Transport To improve TransLink s capacity for collecting and analyzing information, transportation modeling systems will be upgraded, such as the regional transportation, ridership, and revenue forecasting models. To understand how the investments that support the Transport 2040 vision will be financed over the long term, TransLink will study alternative funding methods and develop a sustainable funding strategy. A Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategy will be developed that identifies effective methods to encourage a shift towards travel by transit, cycling and walking. TransLink will develop a parking strategy supporting the region s land use and transportation objectives. TransLink will continue working with Metro Vancouver, municipalities, the Province and other partners in state of the art research on transportation targets and development of new tools for reducing transportation related greenhouse gas emissions and vehicle kilometres travelled in the region. Together with partners, TransLink will continue to develop strategies for better integration of transportation and land use planning in support of the goal to locate the majority of jobs and housing with easy access to the frequent transit network. Under the SCBCTA Act, TransLink must prepare a long term transportation strategy (covering a period of at least 30 years) every five years, with the next update due in the summer of As such, much of this policy work will support the update of the long term transportation strategy. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-176

179 2.3 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, INVESTMENTS AND SERVICES WORKING DRAFT Between 2011 and 2013, TransLink will continue to deliver an integrated regional transportation system of transit services, major roads, cycling, customer services, TravelSmart programming, and Security services. TRANSIT SERVICES TransLink s integrated transit system includes bus, light rail, marine, commuter rail and custom transit. Table 1 summarizes the service hours by service type to be provided under this plan and for the 2020 Outlook. Table 1 Service Hours by Service Type Bus Services TransLink provides over 200 bus routes throughout the region with a fleet of 1,556 conventional bus and community shuttle vehicles 2. A variety of services make up the bus network, including several neighbourhood oriented local services, a network of arterial routes, limited stop B Line services on major corridors, and express regional services. Thirty eight bus routes currently comprise the Frequent Transit Network, and 12 routes provide NightBus service. Bus service currently carries the majority of transit passengers, accounting for 70 per cent of boardings, or 220 million boarded passengers per year. The entire bus fleet is accessible and all vehicles have bike racks. The fleet includes Community Shuttles as well as diesel, electric trolley, compressed natural gas (CNG), and diesel electric hybrid buses. 2 As of January 1, Includes West Vancouver Transit and contracted Community Shuttles. Does not include HandyDART. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-177

180 WORKING DRAFT Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will maintain bus and community shuttle service levels at 2010 levels of 4.93 million annual hours through Reallocation of resources to serve demand will be considered as part of TransLink s Service Rationalization Initiative. As part of the bus replacement program, TransLink will replace foot buses and 82 community shuttles over the three years of the 2011 Base Plan. Rapid Transit TransLink s rapid transit system consists of three high capacity train services in dedicated rights of way: the Expo Line, the Millennium Line, and the Canada Line. In 2009, TransLink expanded the Expo Line and Millennium Line services with 48 new Mark II SkyTrain cars, resulting in a 30 per cent increase in capacity, and the Canada Line opened. Over 84 million passenger trips were made on the rail rapid transit system in 2009 (note that Canada Line was only in operation for four months in 2009). Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will hold rapid transit service levels at the 2010 levels of 1.28 million annual hours through The Plan also provides for essential maintenance of existing rapid transit system components, such as train control, power propulsion, and intrusion alarms. The older Mark I vehicles, most of which date from 1985, will also be refurbished to extend their service life to 2026 or replaced with new Mark II vehicles of equivalent capacity pending the outcome of an assessment underway. The Plan includes funding for the Scott Road Station elevator installation and site rehabilitation to address a critical accessibility deficiency. While there is no additional funding for station upgrades or area planning, between 2011 and 2013 TransLink will continue planning for station upgrades (at Surrey Central, Waterfront, New Westminster, Scott Road, Metrotown, Main Street, Commercial Broadway and Joyce Collingwood stations) in anticipation of future resources being allocated. The Plan does not include additional rapid transit service upgrades or expansion. While TransLink s expected contribution to the Evergreen Line is not included in the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink continues to affirm it as a key regional priority should funding for expansion be secured in the future under the provisions of a Supplemental Plan. TransLink continues to work with the Province and municipal partners on planning for the line and continues to work actively with the Mayors Council and Provincial Government to find a way to secure TransLink s share of the funding. SeaBus The SeaBus, a passenger only ferry between Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver and Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, forms a key link between the North Shore and the rest of the transit network. Each vessel is capable of carrying 400 passengers, and the service operates every 15 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes in the early mornings, evenings, and Sundays/holidays. SeaBus carried 5.8 million passengers in The new Burrard Pacific Breeze SeaBus has been operating since fall Under the Plan, SeaBus service levels remain at 11,000 service hours per year running two vessels at a time through In accordance with anticipated changes in Transport Canada requirements for SeaBus fleet vessels, for 2013, TransLink plans to have an additional new SeaBus (to be designed and WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-178

181 WORKING DRAFT built under this Plan) operational. Both of the existing older vessels, Burrard Otter and Burrard Beaver, will remain in service until 2012/2013. Thereafter, one of the vessels will likely be retired and consideration will be given to retaining one of the vehicles as an alternate vessel. West Coast Express West Coast Express (WCE) services provide express connections between Mission and Downtown Vancouver via Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and Port Moody. WCE operates five westbound rail trips during the morning peak hours and five return trips during the evening peak hours. TransLink delivers off peak and weekend service by TrainBus services connecting West Coast Express stations. Distributed among the ten existing trips, TransLink will put seven new train cars into service in 2010, resulting in a 19 per cent increase in train service capacity. Ridership on West Coast Express has increased by almost 30 per cent during the last five years, with 2.6 million passengers served in Under the Plan, TransLink will maintain West Coast Express train service hours at the current level of 35,000 hours. The 7,000 service hours for TrainBus will be evaluated under the Service Rationalization Initiative. Custom Transit Custom Transit services and the supplementary TaxiSaver Program provide transportation for customers who are not able to use conventional transit. Custom Transit, operated as HandyDART, is a shared ride, pre booked, door to door service that uses specialized lift equipped vehicles for registered customers. TransLink currently owns 362 Custom Transit vehicles and the HandyDART and TaxiSaver programs together provided 1.3 million passenger trips in Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will maintain the HandyDART service envelope at 598,000 annual hours and cap the TaxiSaver supplement at $1.1 million. The average service lifetime of a HandyDART vehicle is six to eight years. To maintain the Custom Transit service in a state of good repair, 155 HandyDART vehicles will be replaced over the three year period. ROADS AND BRIDGES TransLink provides planning, funding and coordination for more than 2,300 lane kilometres of regionally significant roadways, the Major Road Network (MRN). The SCBCTA Act empowers TransLink to establish guidelines to identify which roads can become part of the MRN; establish standards for management, operation, construction and maintenance; as well as review and approve all proposed changes that could result in a reduction of people moving capacity on the MRN. TransLink approval is also required before truck movements can be prohibited from any road in the region (including non MRN roads). In addition, the SCBCTA Act requires that TransLink provide funding to municipalities for maintenance and construction if the standards are being met, and to designate routes and times for dangerous goods movement. As part of its MRN commitments, TransLink provides operations, maintenance and rehabilitation (OMR) funding for the MRN to the municipalities. TransLink will continue its contribution to MRN operations, maintenance and rehabilitation (OMR) funding to municipalities at $14,075 per lane kilometre in 2011 (increased by two per cent inflation per year thereafter). In addition, a component of the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan carried forward to this WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-179

182 WORKING DRAFT plan is the MRN Minor Capital Program at $10 million per year in 2011 to The MRN Minor Capital Program provides funding on a cost share basis with the municipalities to optimize the efficiency and safety of the existing road network infrastructure. TransLink also owns a number of major structures: the Pattullo Bridge, Knight Street Bridge, Golden Ears Bridge, and Westham Island Bridge. In 2008 TransLink committed to replace the aging Pattullo Bridge structure with a new bridge which, in the absence of senior government or alternative funding, would be financed through tolls. TransLink will continue planning for the replacement of the Pattullo Bridge and maintenance of the existing bridge. CYCLING Over the past 10 years, TransLink has invested approximately $34 million in cycling facilities and initiatives. Recent major investments include the Canada Line Bike Bridge and the Central Valley Greenway. In partnership with municipalities, TransLink will continue to engage in initiatives aimed at increasing cycling mode share from two per cent of all trips in the region. This will include partnering in the implementation of the Regional Cycling Strategy to improve traffic safety and prioritize the implementation of bicycle infrastructure and complementary initiatives. Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will contribute funding for cycling infrastructure at $3 million per year through the Bicycle Infrastructure Capital Cost Sharing (BICCS) and TransLink Owned Bicycle Infrastructure Programs. The BICCS program provides minor capital funds on a cost share basis with the municipalities to improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of the regional bicycle network. The TransLink Owned Bicycle Infrastructure Program similarly improves bicycle facilities that are on TransLink owned property. CUSTOMER SERVICE E communication Customer information is core to TransLink s business. People who are well informed about options and current conditions will be able to make more efficient and timely travel choices. TransLink has engaged in a number of electronic communication initiatives, including: real time travel information for mobile devices; social media applications (such as Facebook); transit information through Google Maps; and enhancement of the TransLink website with more options for accessing service information and new tools to help improve dialogue. Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will expand the use of cost effective engagement and relationshipbuilding tools, such as blogs and the TransLink Listens panel. In addition, we will continue to measure and report annually on effectiveness in all of TransLink s operations, as part of the statutory reporting requirements. U Pass Under this Plan, TransLink will replace the existing Vancity U Pass Program with a new program in partnership with the Province. This program will be made available to students at publicly funded post secondary institutions through a referendum or resolution of the student society. The level of participation in the program is not currently known and ridership expectations are not included in this WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-180

183 WORKING DRAFT Plan. TransLink will accommodate the program within the existing envelope of service hours. This program will run to 2013 and changes may be made to this program and other pass programs with the introduction of smart card. Wayfinding Wayfinding refers to the various types of information that customers rely on to plan, confirm and complete a journey. Attracting a higher transit, cycling, and walking share of trips requires that wayfinding be integral to how TransLink plans and delivers the transportation system. Effective wayfinding should be clear, consistent, predictable, self explanatory and unified as users move between modes and across jurisdictions. In cooperation with municipalities, other transportation agencies and stakeholders, TransLink has developed a regional, multi modal wayfinding vision and strategy, which lays the groundwork for an integrated system across the region. A limited set of wayfinding elements were deployed at key locations in advance of the Olympics, including station identification (T markers and entrance name signs), suite of three maps (a simplified network diagram, buses from here diagram, and a local walking map), platform numbering, and line diagrams. Under this Base Plan, full implementation of TransLink s wayfinding strategy will not occur. Incremental wayfinding initiatives will be undertaken as part of facility upgrade projects. TransLink will continue planning and development of the wayfinding standard until sufficient funding is available. Technology Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) involve the application of computer, telecommunications, traffic control and information processing technologies in an integrated approach to enhance transportation services, maximize efficiency of transportation infrastructure and support seamless operation between modes and systems. ITS applications also support security and environmental initiatives. The development and implementation of ITS applications in Metro Vancouver is coordinated through the ITS Advisory Board, a group TransLink chairs and comprised of representatives from the major transportation agencies in the region. Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink will begin implementation of the Smart Corridors Strategy, the Regional Detectorization Strategy, and other ITS initiatives. Subject to a positive assessment of Port Metro Vancouver s Deltaport Smart Corridors pilot study on truck arrival reliability, TransLink will work with partner agencies to implement the Deltaport project, as well as truck travel information on the Highway 99/91 corridors and the Knight Street Bridge, although funding has not yet been identified. Using wireless signals to develop speed profiles of regional corridors, TransLink will complete the Regional Traffic Data Systems project (the first project of the Regional Detectorization Strategy) to provide real time speed information to the public and, potentially, new data to support TransLink s planning initiatives. TransLink will also continue its involvement in the design and implementation of the Regional Transportation Management Centre, transit signal priority systems, performance monitoring of Golden Ears Bridge, real time traffic information, and dynamic information for mobile devices. TRAVELSMART TravelSmart promotes awareness and delivers education and information on a wide array of trip reduction initiatives and travel option choices. Building on several evaluated and proven effective, WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-181

184 WORKING DRAFT individualized marketing programs, TravelSmart combines relevant transportation information with tipping point incentives to encourage and assist people in making sustainable transportation choices that support their travels needs throughout the region. Under the Base Plan, TransLink will also continue to provide a wide range of programs under the TravelSmart brand, supported by partnerships with employers, municipalities, schools, and other public and private agencies. The programs include the Employer Pass Program (approximate 15 per cent fare discount on annual transit passes to qualifying organizations); Ridesharing (funding for Jack Bell Foundation rideshare programs including on line ride matching and vanpooling); active transportation sponsorship and promotion (events such as Bike to Work Week and Bike Month); TravelSmart to Schools program; and other programs (such as, Corporate Car Share, Telework, Guaranteed Ride Home program, and assistance implementing workplace programs). SECURITY The Transit Police Service s goal is to provide a safe and secure environment for transit passengers, employees, and the broader community. The Transit Police Service preserves and maintains the public peace, prevents crime and offences against the law, aids in the administration of justice, and enforces the laws in British Columbia in and around the regional transit system. The Transit Police Service will continue to accomplish its safety and security mandate through a six pillar approach: enforcement, investigation, intelligence, protection, education and prevention. To deliver seamless policing in Metro Vancouver, the Transit Police Service works in close collaboration with law enforcement partners. Under the 2011 Base Plan, the Transit Police Service will be proactive in developing meaningful partnerships that focus on preventing crime and disorder on and around the transit system and involving stakeholders in appropriate areas of the six pillar approach. The desired outcomes include improvement to safety and security as well as public perception of safety and security. 2.4 OUTCOMES The forecast performance of the 2011 Base Plan ( ) and Outlook ( ) has been evaluated against the goals identified in Transport Modest progress will occur towards most of the Transport 2040 goals through 2013, mostly because of the expansion of the past five years. Without the allocation of additional resources and a strong demand side management strategy these gains will erode during the Outlook period and the prospect of achieving the goals of Transport 2040 will be more difficult The following analysis includes quantitative estimates where possible, supplemented by qualitative commentary. For the unfunded Outlook, TransLink offers comment on the implications for 2020 if current resource levels are extrapolated into the future. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-182

185 WORKING DRAFT 2011 TO 2013 Goal 1: Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from transportation are aggressively reduced, in support of federal, provincial and regional targets The Base Plan demonstrates short term progress on GHG emission reductions. GHG emissions levels are a product of four main factors, of which TransLink has varying degrees of influence and control: 1. The amount of Vehicle Kilometres Traveled (VKT) TransLink influences this through transportation mode shift, demand side management and support for smart land use. Total VKT grows by 3.7 per cent between 2010 and This is less than population growth (5.1 per cent) due to the declining passenger vehicle VKT per capita (1.5 per cent) that results from shifts to transit occupying the capacity added recently. For its part, VKT by TransLink vehicles remains constant under the 2011 Plan, carrying more passengers per kilometre and facilitating this net reduction in VKT per capita. 3 Figure X Changes in Population and VKT relative to % 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% Population VKT Per Capita Total Passenger Vehicle VKT 3 VKT projections are derived from model runs using the Regional Transportation Model. TransLink is working with the Province and Metro Vancouver to improve VKT data in support of collective policy objectives such as Greenhouse Gas emission reductions. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-183

186 WORKING DRAFT 2. Efficiency of Transportation Systems Operations TransLink can influence operational efficiencies on the Major Road Network. In urban driving conditions, the prevalence of stop and go traffic and slow speeds has adverse effects on fuel consumption and GHG and other air emissions. International studies have found that improvements to roadway operations can reduce GHG emissions per kilometre traveled. From a qualitative perspective, TransLink initiatives such as transit signal prioritization, the Major Road Network review and the new Golden Ears Bridge are examples of programs that have the potential to improve emissions rates per kilometre traveled by improving traffic flow and travel times. Efforts to improve efficiency per kilometre traveled must be carefully evaluated as experience world wide has also shown that gains can be lost to induced travel over time. This Plan is limited in its ability to pursue these types of initiatives as funding for MRN upgrades are reduced by 50 per cent and transit priority upgrades are not funded. 3. Fuel Efficiency of Vehicles TransLink has control over its own fleet and has limited influence over GHG emission rates of personal vehicles through the AirCare program. It is projected that the region s vehicle fleet will become more fuel efficient (largely due to factors outside TransLink s control) and therefore produce lower levels of GHG per VKT between 2010 and Due to the slow turnover of the vehicle fleet and the gradual introduction of new standards, this efficiency gain is forecast to be just under 2 per cent between 2010 and TransLink s transit fleet makeup and fuel efficiency rates will remain relatively constant through Improvements will occur due to ongoing replacement of transit buses and the new SeaBus. TransLink s average transit fleet fuel efficiency and GHG emissions rates compare favourably to peer regions due to the use of electric trolley buses, hybrid conventional buses, community shuttles and hydro powered SkyTrain systems. Through the horizon of this Plan and Outlook, TransLink s fleet share of total on road GHG emissions is likely to decrease slightly from its current level of approximately 2.7 per cent. 4. Carbon Content of Fuels TransLink only has control over the carbon content of the fuel of its own fleet. The carbon content of the fuels sold in the Province is subject to the BC Low Carbon Fuel Standard that mandates a 10% reduction in lifecycle carbon intensity by Commentary on changes to the carbon content of fuel used by TransLink s fleet is under development When these four factors are combined, total regional GHG emissions from transportation increase by 2 per cent between 2010 and 2013 as shown in Figure X. This is a slowing of recent trends due to improvements in fuel efficiency and reductions in VKT per capita offsetting population and economic growth, the latter which continues to propel increases in commercial traffic volume. This analysis does not capture how unforeseen changes in factors such as land use, energy prices and policy may influence behaviour during the plan period. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-184

187 WORKING DRAFT Figure X Relative Changes by Mode and Total for GHG Emissions between 2010 and % 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% Car Light Truck Heavy Truck Transit Buses SeaBus, SkyTrain, WCE TOTAL Goal 2: Most trips are by transit, walking and cycling Transit Recent growth rates in transit ridership are forecast to continue through 2012, before slowing in Ridership projections by mode are shown in Table X. The increased ridership is a result of increased utilization of recent expansion on the bus network, SkyTrain capacity improvements, introduction of Canada Line as well as the effects of the Service Rationalization Initiative (Section 3.2). Transit service will be more efficient and effective by 2013 across a range of metrics (Section 3.8). WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-185

188 Table X Ridership Forecasts Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook WORKING DRAFT (millions) System Total: Revenue Passenger Trips Individual Passenger Boardings By Mode* Conventional Bus and Community Shuttle SkyTrain and Millenium Lines Canada Line Rapid Transit Total SeaBus West Coast Express Total Conventional Transit Boardings Custom Transit (HandyDart) System Total: Passenger Boardings *A single passenger revenue trip often includes more than one boarding and may also include combinations of transit modes. Weekday transit mode share has been rising since 1994 and overall personal trip rates have seen little net change (2008 Trip Diary). Assuming the trip rates remain constant, then the ridership increases projected in the plan will translate into increases in transit mode share (Figures X and Y). Figure X Transit Share of Weekday Trips by All Modes 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% Trip Diary Forecast 0% Sources: TransLink Long Range Transportation Model and 2008 Trip Diary WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-186

189 WORKING DRAFT Cycling The 2008 Trip Diary results found that while the total number of cyclists in the region is increasing the percentage of all trips made has remained steady at approximately 1.7 per cent. Under this plan, TransLink s annual funding for cycling capital infrastructure, which is reduced by 50 per cent, will continue to support increases in cycling numbers and safety, but is likely to be insufficient to increase cycling mode share given the projected population growth patterns and the difficulty over the past five years to affect change. Walking The 2008 Trip Diary results found that the walking mode share of 11 per cent remained unchanged from 2004 levels but has declined since the 1990 s. TransLink supports increases in walking trips through: the provision of a comprehensive transit system that eliminates or reduces the need for private vehicles; partnerships with municipalities to improve the pedestrian environment on transit corridors and in station areas; and through the TraveSmart program. Under this Base Plan, transit ridership increases, which complement walking trips. Transit corridor and station area implementation programs and expansion of the transit system are not funded in this Plan. Goal 3: The majority of jobs and housing in the region are located along the Frequent Transit Network This objective can be pursued through two methods: by expanding the Frequent Transit Network (FTN) and/or by locating more jobs and housing along the existing FTN. This plan does not include resources for the expansion of the FTN, although changes to the network could occur through the Service Rationalization Initiative. The projected increases in the percentage of jobs and housing located along the FTN come as a result of Metro Vancouver s projected changes to land use patterns. Figure X Regional Percentages of Proximity to the Frequent Transit Network 80% Percentage within Walking Distance of the FTN 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% % Dwellings Employment WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-187

190 Goal 4: Traveling in the region is safe, secure, and accessible for everyone WORKING DRAFT This plan maintains the funding for the Transit Police and prioritizes state of good repair projects on TransLink owned infrastructure to ensure the highest level of safety on the system. The smart card and faregates initiative will be implemented in 2013 and will increase the public s sense of safety and security on the transit system, and will be designed to mitigate any reductions in accessibility. TransLink s fleet will remain fully accessible, custom transit hours are maintained, and a significant accessibility upgrade will be made at Scott Road SkyTrain station. Goal 5: Economic growth and efficient goods movement are facilitated through management of the transportation network This plan will deliver some progress towards this goal but some recent investment strategies cannot be pursued due to the limited funding available The increases in transit mode share forecast in this plan demonstrate TransLink s support of economic growth in the region by facilitating mobility. Furthermore, reductions in personal vehicle traffic that result from this shifting of trips to transit helps goods movement by reducing congestion levels. The opening of the Golden Ears Bridge in 2009 continues to support this goal and its effects will continue to increase through the horizon of the plan. However, major road capital projects that have been identified to facilitate goods movement are not funded and reductions to the MRN Minor Capital program reduce TransLink s ability to fund upgrades on the MRN that would improve efficiency and effectiveness. Goal 6: Funding for TransLink is stable, sufficient, appropriate and influences transportation choices With the funding increases put in place under the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan, the 2011 Base Plan ensures that TransLink is able to maintain the current level of transit services, the state of good repair of the transit system and carry increased ridership through However, reductions in capital and operations programs for roads, bridges, cycling and transit infrastructure were necessary within the identified funding envelope. TransLink s funding sources have associated long term risks, but have been relatively stable in the shortterm. This was demonstrated during the recent economic downturn, as TransLink was able to sustain itself with only minor adjustments relative to many peer transit agencies across North America who experienced large budget shortfalls and subsequent cuts in transit service levels. TransLink s mix of revenue sources adds to that stability. The longer term risks include declines in fuel tax revenues (due to improvements in vehicle efficiency and decreases in VKT per capita) and the price sensitivity associated with transit fares (if they continue to increase in support of farebox recovery rates). The reliance on motor fuel taxes and parking sales taxes, with rate increases for both in 2010, helps influence transportation choices by influencing costs of vehicle operation. Currently TransLink does not have the ability to provide price signals for the whole transportation system that differentiate by area or time of day to manage demand. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-188

191 WORKING DRAFT OUTLOOK As the capacity from the past five years of transit expansion is consumed the momentum created by this investment will stall. The Outlook for 2014 to 2020 shows erosion on the progress that TransLink and the region have made towards the goals laid out in Transport Transit service levels per capita would decrease by over 10 per cent to approximately 2.3 hours per capita in 2020, from a peak of 2.6 hours per capita in Employment and residential projections provided by Metro Vancouver indicate that by 2020, growth within walking distance of the Frequent Transit Network would be offset by growth in areas that are less conducive to transit. As this analysis assumes the length of the FTN does not change, under the Outlook period the proportion of people living within walking distance of the FTN would remain relatively constant. Without expansion of services, transit s share of total trips which will rise during the early years of the plan will gradually plateau through the Outlook. In the later years of the Outlook, improvements in nonautomobile mode share from the early years start to erode due to population growth that is not matched with service. Without increased transit and cycling infrastructure the ability to shift trips from personal vehicles and reduce GHG emissions would be greatly limited. Without a significant expansion of the FTN and investments in rapid transit TransLink will be unable to fully support the land use changes to reduce distances traveled and the demand for personal vehicle travel that Metro Vancouver s Regional Growth Strategy calls for. Land use changes are essential in meeting the regional GHG reduction targets. In summary, without expansion of transportation funding and investment in the coming few years, the regional transportation system would fail to meet the conditions required this decade to fulfill the Transport 2040 aspirations for a sustainable region. Without substantial strategic investments in the transportation system, there would be little progress in the region towards reduced reliance on personal vehicles, traffic congestion and ability to move people and goods efficiently. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-189

192 3. FINANCIAL STRATEGY WORKING DRAFT 3.1 FINANCIAL CONTEXT The financial strategy details the revenues and expenditures planned for 2011 through Under the 2011 Base Plan, TransLink uses only the financial sources that are already in place. Under the SCBCTA Act, TransLink cannot have a cumulative funded deficit. TransLink secured $130 million in new revenue sources in 2010 in order to avoid exhausting the cumulative surplus. This Base Plan is consistent with and maximizes the revenue streams approved in the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan and, as a Base Plan, introduces no new revenue sources. This financial strategy supports the maintenance of service, state of good repair of infrastructure and some minor upgrades. The financial strategy reflects the active measures that TransLink has taken to reduce its expenditures with minimal impact on programs and services. The financial strategy also provides an Outlook through the year 2020 identifying the longer term financial obligations and implications for the investments in services and infrastructure that have been committed to as of December 31, The Outlook in 2020 is shown in the summary tables that follow and in the narrative on key revenues and expenditures. FUNDING SOURCE SUMMARY The 2011 Base Plan uses all funding sources currently in place and accesses the 2010 rate increases to fuel tax, parking sales tax, and transit fares, approved under the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan. The summary Statement of Revenue and Operations included in this section indicates total revenues and expenditures forecasts for 2011 to 2013 (Table X). Appendices 1 to 3 provide the full set of financial statements that support the 2011 Base Plan and Outlook. The revenue descriptions are based upon the following rate assumptions in 2011 through 2013: Transit fares 12.5 per cent average increase to fare rates in 2013 Fuel tax no change (15 cents/litre) Property tax revenues grows by three per cent annually Replacement tax revenues no change (at the maximum of $18 million) Parking sales tax no change (21 per cent) Bridge toll rates 2 per cent increase per year Others including advertising and real estate Under this Plan, total annual revenues will be $1.4 billion by WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-190

193 Table X Statement of Revenue and Operations Summary (millions) WORKING DRAFT Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Revenues User Fees and Taxation $ $ 1,147.8 $ 1,183.2 $ 1,230.2 $ 1,315.6 $ 1,626.2 Senior Government Contributions $ $ $ 68.2 $ $ $ 38.9 Total Revenues $ 1,155.2 $ 1,317.9 $ 1,251.4 $ 1,359.2 $ 1,418.1 $ 1,665.1 Operating Expenditures $ $ 1,004.9 $ 1,021.6 $ 1,035.5 $ 1,021.2 $ 1,156.7 Surplus Before Interest and Depreciation $ $ $ $ $ $ Interest Expense $ $ $ $ $ $ Depreciation Expense $ $ $ $ $ $ Surplus/(Deficit) before Other Items $ (44.8) $ (79.1) $ (112.4) $ (37.8) $ 3.4 $ 93.7 Provision for Contingency Fund Adjustment $ $ (10.0) $ $ $ $ Proceeds From Sale of Assets $ $ $ 15.0 $ 35.0 $ $ Funding Adjustments $ (22.4) $ 9.8 $ 25.3 $ (49.7) $ (48.7) $ (3.4) Funded Surplus/(Deficit) $ (67.2) $ (79.3) $ (72.1) $ (52.5) $ $ 90.3 Opening Cumulative Funded Surplus $ $ $ $ $ $ Adjustment for actual 2009 year end deficit $ 9.3 Adjustment for 2010 forecast deficit (from 2009 actual of $312.3 million) $ 30.3 Cumulative Funded Surplus $ $ $ $ $ $ The 2009 cumulative surplus was forecast in August of 2009 The 2010 budgeted cumulative surplus was based on the 2009 year end cumulative surplus forecast in August of 2009 The forecast reflects the current 2010 year end cumulative surplus forecast 3.2 REVENUE PROJECTIONS USER FEES Transit Revenues Transit revenues are made up of transit fares and system advertising revenues. Under the 2011 Base Plan, transit revenues are budgeted at $423 million in 2010 and increase to $518 million in Transit fare revenues will grow during the 2011 to 2013 period due to increased ridership and fare increases in 2013 continued from the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan. In 2010 the average fare increased by 9 per cent, comprised of four per cent of compounded base inflation factor increases and a 5.2 per cent supplementary increase. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-191

194 Table X Transit Fare Revenue Projections (millions) Factor Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook WORKING DRAFT Average Annual Compound Growth Rate* Transit Fare Revenue $ $ $ $ $ $ % Property Rentals, Advertising, Other $ 10.1 $ 10.3 $ 11.3 $ 11.9 $ 12.6 $ % Total: Transit Revenues $ $ $ $ $ $ % *Fare Revenue grows from increased ridership and increases to fare prices. In 2013 the average fare is forecasted to increase by 12 per cent, comprised of the 6 per cent compounded two per cent annual base inflationary increases allowed under the SCBCTA Act and a 6 per cent supplemental increase approved under the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan. The application of the 2013 average fare increase amongst the specific fare products will be determined in 2012 based on a fare revenue review and analysis of fare revenue data and will be submitted to the Regional Transportation Commissioner for approval. The 2009 transit fare revenue was lower than previously projected, primarily due to a lower average fare paid. TransLink is undertaking a fare revenue review to establish what is causing this decline and how customer trends and preferences have changed in recent years. Early analysis indicates that some of the factors influencing fare revenue include the economic downturn (which reduced overall demand for travel), lower fuel prices, and an increase in the unemployment rate. There is also some indication that lower average monthly fares have resulted from increased uptake of prepaid unlimited pass products (such as monthly FareCards) and increased proportion of one zone trips (as observed for Canada Line). The fare revenue review will identify both immediate short term and mid term solutions. Mid term solutions will take into account the flexibility advantages that accompany the smart card and faregates that will be in place in Transit advertising and property rental revenues are forecast to rise from the 2010 budget of $10 million, which excludes Olympic related advertising revenue of $14 million, to $13 million in These increases assume the guaranteed minimum increase in advertising revenues, the assumption of a strengthening economy, and innovative approaches for generating new revenues. Ridership Trends Transit ridership increased by five per cent in 2009 and is forecast to increase an additional five per cent in The 2010 forecast has been adjusted down from the budgeted target of 6.6 per cent. Most of the ridership gains are from the introduction of Canada Line, additional capacity on the Expo Line and the increased utilization of the recent bus expansion. While these figures were lower than previously forecast due to the reduction in overall travel, a stronger economy is expected to support ridership growth through This Plan estimates that system wide ridership will grow by 6 per cent annually in 2011 and This will primarily be driven by the strength of demand for rapid transit and increased usage of the substantial bus service expansion that was completed by late The ridership estimates do not factor in the temporary patterns experienced during the Olympics, and the legacy impact with ongoing service WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-192

195 WORKING DRAFT cannot yet be determined. The Service Rationalization Initiative is also forecasted to contribute to bus system ridership productivity which in turn supports incremental growth on rapid transit (see below). Most of the effects of Service Rationalization will be realized by the end of After the past two decades of ridership growth averaging over three per cent per annum, ridership growth will be constrained in 2013 due to the lack of new capacity to meet increasing regional demand. In addition, the 12 per cent fare increase scheduled for 2013 will impact ridership due to price elasticity effects. The effect of the price increase combined with no service growth will limit ridership growth to about one per cent in Figure X Ridership Projections for Three Year Plan and Outlook Service Rationalization Initiative Effects The Service Rationalization Initiative (introduced in the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan) will reallocate transit service hours from low productivity services and times of day to higher productivity opportunities with the target of further increasing bus productivity by just over two per cent. This process began in 2010 and, by completion in 2012, it is estimated that it will involve the reallocation of roughly four to WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-193

196 WORKING DRAFT five per cent of total annual conventional bus service hours through schedule and routing efficiencies to achieve the target. TransLink will continuously review services and identify where current resources can be reallocated from lower productivity corridors and services to higher productivity areas. The estimates for productivity gains and service hours required are based upon reallocating a portion of services that are currently performing poorly and investing them in areas that are predicted to achieve a higher level of productivity, once they have been in place for a year. The cumulative effects of recent transit capacity investments, forecast demand and productivity improvements from the Service Rationalization Initiative can be seen in the productivity graph in Figure X. This graph illustrates how the transit expansion patterns in recent years have resulted in greater ridership, but lower boardings per service hour averages for the system. In contrast, this plan supplies no additional transit services and projects that higher ridership demand will be served with the existing available transit capacity from recent expansion, with the effect of increasing average boardings per service hour. It is anticipated that even with the available capacity and forecasted demand, boardings per hour levels will approach historical high levels by the end of the Outlook s horizon in the year 2020, as seen in Figure X. Without any future service expansion, productivity per hour figures will rise, TransLink will be unable to serve new transit markets that develop in the region, and as a consequence TransLink will fall behind the regional transportation goals defined in Transport Figure X Boardings per Vehicle Service Hour: Comparison of Historical Values to Future Forecasts WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-194

197 WORKING DRAFT Toll Revenues TransLink receives toll revenues from the new Golden Ears Bridge, which opened to traffic on June 16, The toll revenues will be used to pay for the project over the next 32 years. Table X Golden Ear Bridge Toll Revenue Projections (millions) Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate $ 11.3 $ 29.0 $ 34.4 $ 40.8 $ 48.2 $ % These revenues have been projected using the traffic estimates and rates of $2.75 for a car, $5.55 for a light truck and $8.30 for a heavy truck, and will grow with inflation. The toll revenues through the first nine months of operation were lower than originally forecasted. Economic factors have reduced travel demand in general and have delayed new commercial and residential development that was expected to generate traffic. The current economic cycle does not account for the total amount of this shortfall; some of the anticipated trip shifts from other river crossings have not yet occurred, possibly due to a greater than anticipated resistance to tolls. As a result, forecasts have been revised. The updated forecasts shown in Table X are significantly lower than previous estimates, by about 40 per cent in 2011, 30 per cent in 2013 and just over 10 per cent by the end of the Outlook period. Traffic volumes are anticipated to increase at a higher percentage rate than previously forecast through the horizon of the Outlook as the new Port Mann tolled facility is opened and the economy recovers. However, these growth rates are applied to the lower observed base volume. TransLink will monitor volumes closely and consider strategies to balance traffic circulation objectives, revenue generation and broader regional goals. TAXATION SOURCES Motor Fuel Tax Revenues The adoption of the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan increased TransLink s fuel tax revenues by three cents per litre to the 15 cent per litre maximum that is allowable under the SCBCTA Act. The forecasted revenues from this source are shown in Table X. Table X Motor Fuel Tax Revenue Projections (millions) Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate $ $ $ $ $ $ % WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-195

198 WORKING DRAFT Total motor fuel consumption in the region stopped growing in late 2008 and remained relatively stable through Fuel consumption growth is generally influenced by higher travel demand, which grows with both population and increases in real disposable income in the longer term. Consumption rates are also a product of trip lengths and fuel efficiency. In recent years, factors such as increases in population density, cost of fuel, transit investments and fuel efficiency of vehicles have reduced fuel consumption rates per capita, offsetting background growth occurring as a result of population increases. The economic slowdown that started in 2008 further contributed to this trend. As a result of these factors, the 2010 budget forecasted a decrease in fuel consumption of one per cent, which is below the population forecast of 1.8 per cent increase. TransLink uses a model developed in 2009 for forecasting fuel tax revenues. The model is multi variable, predicting fuel sales volumes based on factors such as fuel price, overall regional trips and transit mode share, GDP, cross boundary leakage, fuel efficiency and fuel type taxable status. The 2011 Base Plan forecasts increases in total fuel consumption of one per cent annually for 2011 and 2012 and two per cent in 2013, primarily in response to Provincial forecasts of renewed economic growth. Figure X Motor Fuel Consumption Property Tax Property tax revenue will increase by three per cent per year, which complies with annual increases allowed under legislation for a Base Plan and is consistent with the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan. The three per cent increase accounts for rate increases and growth from property development and improvements. The rates necessary to generate the targeted increases will be determined through annual budget processes. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-196

199 Table X Property Tax Projections (millions) Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate WORKING DRAFT $ $ $ $ $ $ % Parking Sales Tax Revenue Under the 2011 Base Plan, parking sales tax revenue that is budgeted at $46 million in 2010 increases to $49 million in The adoption of the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan allowed TransLink to set the tax rate to 21 per cent on January 1, 2010, the maximum permitted under the SCBCTA Act. Table X Parking Sales Tax Revenue Forecasts (millions) Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate $ 15.6 $ 46.3 $ 47.2 $ 48.1 $ 49.1 $ % The increases forecasted for 2011 through 2013 are based upon a two per cent annual inflation assumption on the price of paid parking. Parking Sales Tax will attract the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) when it goes into effect on July 1, Parking Sales Tax has historically been collected by the Province, but will now be collected and administered directly by TransLink with the implementation of the HST. The transfer of responsibilities includes several opportunities and risks for TransLink. TransLink will bear the administrative cost risk and risk associated with the aggressive rate increase which went from 7 per cent to 21 per cent in Under the new administrative structure, TransLink will be collecting actual revenues whereas previously the amounts were estimated by the province. TransLink will be able to monitor these revenues more closely going forward. Other Taxes Replacement Tax, Hydro Levy and Mission Subsidy The Replacement Tax forecast remains at its legislated maximum of $18 million per year for the 10 year period of the Outlook. The tax will be collected from all allowable property tax classes. The Hydro Levy is presently at a rate of $1.90 per month with no increases other than general population growth, assumed at roughly 1.6 per cent per annum. The Mission Subsidy rate is per the current contract with a general inflation rate of two per cent per year. Senior Government Contributions (Capital and Operating Contributions) The Federal and Provincial governments contribute to TransLink s capital projects through sources such as the Provincial Transit Plan, Building Canada Fund, and the Strategic Priorities (Federal Gas Tax) Fund. The Federal Gas Tax fund focuses on transit investments that reduce Green House Gas emissions and other contaminants to the air and water. Senior government funding is applied to projects meeting the funding program s criteria up to the allowable limit. These funds are restricted in nature and most cannot be used for TransLink s day to day business operations. The Capital Summary, Table X, provided later in this section provides more details on the specific contribution levels from the Federal and Provincial Governments. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-197

200 WORKING DRAFT Table X Senior Government Contribution Forecasts for Capital and Operations (millions) Factor Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate Capital $ $ $ 49.9 $ $ 84.2 $ % Operations $ 7.5 $ 18.9 $ 18.3 $ 18.3 $ 18.3 $ % Total Contributions $ $ $ 68.2 $ $ $ % Operating contributions are the deferred Provincial contributions for the Canada Line. Provincial funding for 2009 includes $7.5 million towards this repayment and increases to $18 million per year over the Plan period. TransLink does not fully leverage potential Senior Government Contributions to the transportation system under a Base Plan as it does not include expansion and only minor upgrades; the Province, Mayor s Council and TransLink are working together to develop a future Supplemental Plan which will access all available senior government funding opportunities in support of regional needs. Interest Income Interest income is interest earned on sinking funds, capital contributions, debt reserve funds and cash balances. Interest earned is restricted and cannot be used to fund operations with the exception of interest from cash balances. Table X Interest Income Projections (millions) Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate $ 22.2 $ 22.6 $ 24.1 $ 29.2 $ 33.3 $ % Growth reflects the accumulation of further contributions to the sinking fund. The funds accumulated in this sinking fund go towards funding maturing debt issues which happens in the later part of the Outlook period. 3.3 EXPENDITURES Transit Operations Expenditures Under the 2011 Base Plan, transit operating expenditures are budgeted at $820 million in 2010 and increase to $874 million by WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-198

201 Table X Transit Operations Expenditure Forecasts (millions) Factor Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook WORKING DRAFT * The Canada Line expenditures include principal, interest and operations payments, which cause the average annual growth rate metric for operations to be higher than actual Average Annual Compound Growth Rate Bus $ $ $ $ $ $ % SkyTrain and West Coast Express $ $ $ $ $ $ % Canada Line* $ 22.6 $ 64.8 $ 77.3 $ 85.0 $ 86.4 $ % Taxes, Rentals, Fare Media $ 30.6 $ 38.3 $ 42.0 $ 43.5 $ 45.4 $ % Total Operations $ $ $ $ $ $ % Operations costs for transit services (except Canada Line) will rise at a rate below or at inflation forecasts. Improvements in operational efficiency and effectiveness will continue to be a priority. Resources are being realigned, as necessary, to enable TransLink and its subsidiaries to execute TransLink s mandate more effectively. Key performance dashboard indicators will continue to be used and expanded to monitor performance, identify improvement opportunities and allow for benchmarking internally and externally. Roads, Bridges and Bicycle Expenditures Operations and Maintenance Under the 2011 Base Plan, total expenditures on operations and maintenance for roads and bridges are $48 million in 2010 and are forecast to increase slightly to $52 million by Table X Major Road Network and Bridges Operations and Maintenance (millions) Factor Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate Major Road Network $ 31.3 $ 34.7 $ 34.8 $ 35.5 $ 36.2 $ % Golden Ears Bridge $ 6.1 $ 13.4 $ 14.9 $ 15.1 $ 15.7 $ % Total Operations & Maintenance $ 37.4 $ 48.1 $ 49.7 $ 50.6 $ 51.9 $ % TransLink continues to maintain a state of good repair on the MRN through funding for roads operations, maintenance and rehabilitation (OMR). As previously discussed, TransLink will provide OMR funding for the MRN to municipalities at a rate of $14,075 per lane kilometre in 2010, increasing annually by two per cent and with total payments reaching $36 million in Annual expenditures on maintenance for Pattullo, Knight and Westham Bridges are budgeted at approximately $2 million in 2011 through Operating expenditures for the Golden Ears Bridge grow from $13 million in 2010 to $16 million in Capital Under the 2011 Base Plan, total capital expenditures on roads, bridges and cycling are $63 million in 2010 and are forecast to drop to $13 million by 2013.TransLink continues its commitments to maximizing the effectiveness of the multi modal road network through the MRN Minor Road Capital and Bike Capital Programs, funded annually at $10 million and $3 million respectively. These levels represent WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-199

202 WORKING DRAFT a 50 per cent decrease compared to 2010, prioritizing maintaining services ahead of upgrades consistent with the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan. TransLink makes payments to municipalities to assist in funding major and minor MRN projects. Actual spending is hard to predict, as it is dependent on when the respective municipalities contract for the work and when municipalities invoice TransLink for the pre agreed share. As these expenditures are financed by debt, it is reversed as a funding adjustment, in order to determine the overall funded surplus or deficit. For the Outlook projections of this Plan, funding commitments made within the three Year Plan are extended out for five years to align with municipal allocation cycles. Potential new investments outside the three Year planning horizon cannot be accurately forecast and will be evaluated annually as part of the Plan update. Consistent with the discussion in section 2.3 of this Plan on Roads and Bridges, capital funding is not allocated for the replacement of the Pattullo Bridge. In the absence of senior government or alternative funding, the bridge replacement would be funded by tolls. TransLink Corporate and Transit Police Expenditures Under the 2011 Base Plan, combined expenditures for TransLink Corporate and Transit Police total $73 in 2010 and are forecasted to be $82 in Table X TransLink Corporate and Transit Police Expenditures (millions) Factor Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate TransLink Corporate $ 45.4 $ 43.4 $ 43.2 $ 43.3 $ 43.4 $ % SmartCards and Gating and Studies $ 3.2 $ 1.5 $ 3.3 $ 3.4 $ 7.5 $ % Subtotal $ 48.6 $ 44.9 $ 46.5 $ 46.7 $ 50.9 $ % Transit Police $ 26.8 $ 28.4 $ 29.5 $ 30.4 $ 31.0 $ % Efficiency gains will reduce the TransLink corporate non labour cost structure by 0.5 per cent in both 2012 and 2013 and the special projects budget of $2 million will be reduced by 67 per cent in These targeted savings will be achieved through an on going focus on efficiency and effectiveness. The organizational review that is nearing completion will realign resources as necessary to enable TransLink to more effectively execute its mandate. Smart cards and faregating are currently in the design and procurement phase. The increasing costs in 2013 and 2020 reflect the transition to implementation. Debt Service Interest Expense Under the 2011 Base Plan, interest expense expenditures are budgeted at $177 million in 2010 and will increase to $194 million in Table X Debt Interest Expense (millions) Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate $ $ $ $ $ $ % WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-200

203 WORKING DRAFT The increased expense in 2010 is due to the completion of Canada Line and Golden Ears Bridge as a large portion of the interest was capitalized to these projects prior to completion. Increases in 2011 through 2013 are due to the increase in debt as the organization finances the tail end of the expansion drive in earlier years and due to forecast increases to interest rates. Depreciation Expense Depreciation expense expenditures are budgeted at $215 million in 2010 and are forecast to decline in 2011 before rising to $200 million in Table X Depreciation Expense Forecasts (millions) Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Average Annual Compound Growth Rate $ $ $ $ $ $ % Depreciation Expense estimates are significantly lower in the 2011 Base Plan and Outlook due to a change in the amortization period for Canada line infrastructure from 30 years to 100 years and lower amounts capitalized than including in the 2010 Funding Stabilization Plan. Other Items TransLink s strategic real estate needs are constantly being evaluated and some current surplus properties will be disposed of rather than retained to align with resourcing requirements. The gain from the sale of these surplus properties are estimated at $200 million during the 2011 to 2013 plan period. The 2010 budget identified annual corporate cost containment savings of $30 million. In order to mitigate the risk associated with realizing these savings, a $10 million contingency fund was budgeted for emergency items. Table X Other Items (millions) Factor Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets $ $ $ 15.0 $ 35.0 $ $ Contingency Fund (Expenditure) $ $ 10.0 $ $ $ $ Funding Adjustments TransLink is required by the SCBCTA Act to generate sufficient funds to pay for its expenditures and cannot budget for a funding deficit. Accumulated funding may be used to balance the budget. The difference between accumulated surplus and deficits (using GAAP generally accepted accounting principles), and the fund balance are accounted for by funding adjustments. A combined negative funding adjustment means further funding is required, while a combined positive funding adjustment means less funding is required. Funding adjustments include: reversing depreciation and other non cash expenditures, restricted capital contributions and capital payments to municipalities for MRN, and adding payments to sinking funds and P3 partnerships for debt repayment. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-201

204 Table X Funding Adjustments (millions) Actual Budget Forecasts Outlook WORKING DRAFT $ (22.4) $ 9.8 $ 25.3 $ (49.7) $ (48.7) $ (3.4) 3.4 BALANCE SHEET AND CASH FLOW STATEMENT Balance Sheet Total assets will increase by $467 million between 2010 and 2013, bringing the net total assets to $5.8 billion by the end of The increase in capital assets over this period of $86 million represents additions of $639 million less $553 million in amortization of capital assets during the three year period. The balance of the increase in total assets is a $315 million increase in sinking and debt reserve funds and the $52 million increase in cash and short term investments. Between 2010 and 2013, total liabilities will increase by $414 million to fund the above mentioned increase in total assets. Most of the funding comes from long term (direct) debt which increases by $372 million. Over the Plan and Outlook period, total liabilities will decrease by $90 million despite a $298 million increase in total assets. This is because assets are being funded by contributions and accumulated surpluses, which is reflected in the $387 million increase in the fund balance. The Plan stays within the existing debt limit of $2.8 billion, reaching a peak in 2013 at $2.6 billion before beginning to decline in Figure X demonstrates this declining trend as current debt obligations will be retired through the course of this Plan and Outlook, while limited new debt will be added. Figure X Borrowing Levels for 2011 Base Plan and Outlook WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-202

205 WORKING DRAFT Cash Flow Statement The 2011 Plan relies on short term borrowing to fund cash shortfalls, with the exception of 2013, where the ending cash balance is forecast at $52 million. TransLink actively manages its cash situation and will access its short term borrowing facility. Total capital expenditures between 2011 and 2013 are $639 million excluding contributions to municipalities for roads and bike programs. Federal and Provincial funding finances $245 million of the $639 million. Cash from operations is $410 million in cash surplus in 2013 and the Outlook shows a cash surplus from operations of $375 million in OUTLOOK FOR 2014 THROUGH 2020 The previous sections noted the 2020 projections for each category of revenue and expenditure. These estimates are based upon an extrapolation of the 2014 trends and assumptions and also include the impacts of scheduled fleet replacement, infrastructure maintenance and debt obligations. The financial Outlook is intended to ensure that, given these assumptions, the short term investments and commitments are reasonable and financially sustainable in the longer term. Under this context, the 2011 Base Plan and Outlook are reasonable as represented in the financial summary, including cumulative surplus levels, shown in Figure X. Figure X Cumulative Surplus Level Forecasts for 2011 through 2020 WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-203

206 3.6 ASSUMPTIONS AND RISKS WORKING DRAFT Economic assumptions have been developed through research from a variety of sources. A primary source has been the estimates from the Province of British Columbia s Budget and Fiscal Plan (2010/2011 to 2012/13), which reflect consensus opinion of a blue ribbon panel of economic advisors. Fuel volumes reflect the output from TransLink s 2009 forecasting tool development process. Table X Key Assumptions for 2011 Three Year Plan with Outlook Assumption % Change/Rate per Year Impact Factor $ million / yr Real GDP growth 2.7% 2.7% 2.0% 2.0% Goods and Services Inflation 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% + / Construction (excluding road construction) Inflation 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% + / Road Construction Inflation 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% + / Hydro Cost 12.0% 5.0% 2.0% 2.0% + / Gasoline Cost (per litre) $1.19 $1.25 $1.35 $1.40 to $1.53 Diesel Cost (per Litre) $1.14 $1.20 $1.31 $1.36 to $1.48 * + / Interest Rates - Short Term 3.00% 4.00% 4.70% 4.70% + / Long Term 5.3% 5.6% 6.2% 6.8% + / Regional Fuel Consumption - Gasoline (million litres) 1,836 1,847 1, to / Diesel (million litres) to / * The pretax cost per litre is projected to grow with general inflation of 2% starting ** %, then 2%/year Other Major Assumptions Driven by TransLink: Operation, maintenance and rehabilitation funding for roads is maintained at the 2010 rate and a two per cent allowance for inflation is provided. Continuation of Senior Government funding is assumed in this Plan. TransLink will continue to utilize all available funding where applicable. Sources for Key Assumptions Goods and Services Inflation Consumer price inflation (CPI) in British Columbia (based on the Provincial Budget and Fiscal Plan) forecast to be 2.2 per cent in 2010 and 2.1 per cent on average in the medium term. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-204

207 WORKING DRAFT Gross Domestic Product (GDP) GDP in British Columbia (based upon the Provincial Budget and Fiscal Plan) is forecast to be 2.7 per cent in 2011 and Construction (excluding road construction) Inflation The construction wage rate index up to 2009 is found on the Statistics Canada website. The table shows an inflation rate of 4.6 per cent in 2008 and 4.2 per cent in The rate is three per cent rate for 2010 and beyond. Road Construction Inflation These rates are determined using a five year rolling average MRN Operating, Maintenance & Rehabilitation index. Diesel Cost TransLink s fuel tax revenue model uses econometric such as GDP to forecast short to midterm diesel costs. Interest Rates Consensus based on banks rates for 2010/11 to 2012/14 and based on the Provincial Budget and Fiscal Plan for 2010/2011 to 2012/13. Regional Fuel Consumption As described previously in the Fuel Tax Revenue section, TransLink s fuel tax revenue model uses a number of variables to determine forecasts: GDP Province of British Columbia Population growth British Columbia Statistics Cost of fuel Metrics such as global GDP and energy cost trends Fuel efficiency Metro Vancouver fleet projections and economic growth estimates Fuel Type Distribution Provincial Budget and Fiscal Plan 2010/2011 and 2012/13. Identification of Risk Factors and Potential Risk Management Measures TransLink s risk management strategies, policies and limits are designed to ensure TransLink s risks and related exposures are aligned with corporate business objectives and risk tolerances. Using an Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process, annual assessments are conducted that focus on strategic, political, reputational, financial, human resources, business effectiveness, health and safety, environmental, reporting and regulatory risks. All residual risks that are considered high or moderate are incorporated into a corporate risk action plan whereby risks are assigned to an executive who is accountable for reporting back on efforts to mitigate this risk. The Chief Executive Officer provides an update to the Board of Directors at each Board meeting. TransLink s governance structure requires that a three year Base Plan with Outlook be adopted each year. This structure, along with the alignment of the Budget and the Plan, ensures that TransLink is able to continually monitor all revenues and expenditures and modify its strategy to respond to changes in conditions. Energy WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-205

208 WORKING DRAFT Fuel Tax Revenue This risk factor is the impact of changes in fuel tax revenue assumptions. Assumptions for fuel tax revenue are based on the cost of fuel, vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) and the increase of average fuel efficiencies. As the projected fuel consumption for gasoline vehicles increases by one per cent, the impact on the cumulative surplus would be $3.5 million per year. Fuel price assumptions also have a significant impact on the cumulative surplus, as price increases will alter travel behaviour, resulting in lower revenue, as well as higher fleet operating expenditures. Consumption To mitigate the risk of volatility, CMBC secures a one year contract price on about 75 per cent of the anticipated diesel volume consumption requirements. BC Hydro Rates for 2011 and 2012 are published by BC Hydro. As rates are not yet available for 2013, the assumption is based on inflation. If the rate exceeds 2 per cent, it would be managed through cost containment. Transit Fare Revenues Fares are one of the largest revenue sources, contributing more than 35 per cent of TransLink s total revenues. Ridership assumptions are the inherent driver for fare revenue projections. A one per cent change in ridership will result in a fluctuation of $6.3 million per year in revenues. As noted previously, fare revenue has been declining in part due to macro economic factors beyond TransLink s control and also due to lower than anticipated average fares that could be mitigated with increased revenue capture rates. TransLink has established a fare revenue task force that is actively pursuing measures. In the short term, this will include increased education, inspection and enforcement. In the mid to long term, this will include improvements to forecasting pricing and fare structure that improve the robustness of this revenue source, such as smart cards and faregates. TransLink will also be tightening its fare related contracts and increasing enforcement and auditing to mitigate revenue leakage. A one percentage point reduction in fare revenue leakage will equate to approximately $4.5 million a year in incremental fare revenues. Parking Sales Tax Revenue TransLink s parking sales tax rate increased from 7 per cent to 21 per cent in It is difficult to estimate what the price sensitivity effect will be until actual revenues under the new tax rate can be evaluated. The transition to TransLink collecting and administering the tax as of July 1, 2010 also introduces risk as previous Provincial sales figures were estimates. Economic Factors Future interest rates, inflation and general economic growth are notable risk factors that increase over the planning horizon. The economic factor assumptions are based upon the Provincial three year budgets. As the economy emerges from the present downturn, general inflation may exceed the annual rate increases allowed under the SCBCTA Act. A one per cent increase in general inflation would have a $2.9 million annual impact. To mitigate this risk TransLink is investigating hedging opportunities. Relief would be required through legislative changes and/or a Supplemental Plan to offset any potentially higher than anticipated inflation impacts. WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-206

209 WORKING DRAFT Senior Government Contribution The continuation of Federal and Provincial contributions is essential for TransLink s 2011 Base Plan and Outlook. These contributions amount to $245 million for the 2011 to 2013 period. Due to the fact that the Base Plan does not include significant upgrades and no expansion, all of the potentially available senior government funds are unlikely to be accessed. There is a risk that the portion of the funds that TransLink would not access may be reallocated or reduced making it more difficult to access when and if TransLink is in a situation to do so. Gain (Loss) from the Sale of Assets In the case that surplus assets could not be sold for the forecast amounts, TransLink will employ mitigating strategies such as additional cost constraint and a re evaluation of the capital investment plan. 3.7 CAPITAL PROGRAM Table X summarizes the gross cost, contributions to each category of the capital program, and net cost to TransLink, over the 2011 to 2013 period. Table X 2011 to 2013 Capital Plan Contributions TransLink Project Description Gross Cost Provincial Federal Net Cost Rapid Transit Major Projects $ $ $ $ Rapid Transit $ 129,234 $ 3,464 $ 39,752 $ 86,018 Bus Replacement and Transit Infrastructure $ 431,732 $ 37,804 $ 143,769 $ 250,159 Transit Infrastructure $ $ $ $ Road Infrastructure for Transit $ $ $ $ IT or ITS $ $ $ $ West Coas t Express $ 20 $ 6 $ 6 $ 8 SeaBus $ 23,545 $ $ 19,885 $ 3,660 Major Road Network $ 94,360 $ $ $ 94,360 Bridge Program $ 2,427 $ $ $ 2,427 Bicycle Program $ 12,518 $ $ $ 12,518 Subtotal Before Minor Capital $ 693,836 $ 41,274 $ 203,412 $ 449,150 Operating Subsidiaries and Contractors Minor Capital $ 48,557 $ $ $ 48,557 Total $ 742,393 $ 41,274 $ 203,412 $ 497,707 WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-207

210 3.8 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WORKING DRAFT Key Performance Indicators for TransLink conventional and custom transit services are summarized in Table X. These indicators demonstrate the system becoming increasingly efficient between 2010 and Boardings per service hour and average fare per revenue passenger are averaging positive gains over the 2010 to 2013 period. At the same time costs per service hour and per service kilometre are growing below the rate of inflation. These effects combine to achieve improvements in both cost recovery and operating costs per revenue passenger. Table X Indicators for 2011 to 2013 Base Plan Key Performance Metric* Avg Annual Compound Growth Rate Conventional System Operating Cost per Revenue Passenger $4.17 $4.12 $3.94 $3.99 Annual change 1.2% 4.3% 1.0% -1.5% Boarding per Service Hour Annual change 5.6% 5.8% 0.9% 4.1% Operating Cost per Total Vehicle Km All $5.68 $5.96 $6.04 $6.16 Annual change 4.9% 1.4% 2.0% 2.7% Operating Cost per Total Vehicle Km Bus $6.06 $6.26 $6.26 $6.34 Annual change 3.2% 0.1% 1.3% 1.5% Operating Cost per Total Vehicle Km Expo & Millennium line $2.12 $2.20 $2.21 $2.23 Annual change 3.7% 0.6% 0.8% 1.7% Operating Cost per Total Vehicle Km Commuter Rail $12.22 $12.10 $12.24 $12.47 Annual change 1.0% 1.2% 1.8% 0.7% Average Fare per Revenue Passenger $2.06 $2.00 $1.99 $2.22 Annual change 2.8% 0.5% 11.6% 2.6% Cost Recovery (all Transit Revenue) 50.5% 49.8% 51.8% 57.1% Annual change 1.4% 4.0% 10.2% 4.2% Operating Cost per Service Hour Bus $ $ $ $ Annual change 3.2% 0.1% 1.3% 1.5% Access Transit Operating Cost per Revenue Passenger $28.54 $29.09 $29.14 $29.25 Annual change 1.9% 0.1% 0.4% 0.8% Boarding per Service Hour Annual change 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% Operating Cost per Total Vehicle Km $4.36 $4.49 $4.54 $4.60 Annual change 3.0% 1.2% 1.4% 1.8% Operating Cost per Service Hour $76.90 $79.17 $80.08 $81.19 Annual change 3.0% 1.2% 1.4% 1.8% WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-208

211 4. APPENDICES WORKING DRAFT 2011 Base Plan June 14, P age RD-209

212 APPENDIX 1 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION SCBCTA FUNDING STABILIZATION PLAN Budget Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast for the years ending 31 Dec. thousands Assets Current assets Cash & Short Term investments , ,718 Accounts receivable 68,616 70,674 72,794 74,978 92,214 Supplies inventory 34,192 35,218 36,274 37,362 45,951 Prepaid expenses 8,684 8,944 9,213 9,489 11, , , , , ,553 0 Long-term investments 23,815 24,886 26,006 27,176 36,983 Debt reserve Fund 44,677 48,196 51,026 52,624 48,431 Debt sinking fund 466, , , ,106 1,105,767 Capital assets 4,708,637 4,742,853 4,835,188 4,794,395 3,953,215 Total Assets 5,355,200 5,507,044 5,702,264 5,822,029 5,652,950 Liabilities and Fund Balances Current liabilities Other Short term borrowing 7,922 52,248 77, Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 257, , , , ,764 Current portion of long-term debt 75,202 87,954 98, ,918 89, Total Current Liabilities 340, , , , ,746 Employee future benefits 49,620 54,582 60,040 66, ,701 Canada Line - Deferred concessionaire credits 685, , , , ,219 Golden Ears Bridge Contractor liability 1,000,845 1,020,150 1,032,744 1,045,059 1,024,302 Long-term debt 2,075,470 2,258,581 2,417,068 2,447,405 2,010,063 Non-controlling interest in captive insurance subsidiary 1,783 1,961 2,158 2,373 4,625 Total Liabilities 4,153,340 4,403,194 4,601,336 4,567,656 4,063,656 Fund balances 1,201,861 1,103,850 1,100,929 1,254,373 1,589,294 Total Liabilities and Fund Balances 5,355,200 5,507,044 5,702,264 5,822,029 5,652,950 SCBCTA-LRFM (Printing purpose).xlsx // A1 SFP Page 1 RD-210 Last Saved: June 8, :30 PM

213 APPENDIX 2 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS SCBCTA FUNDING STABILIZATION PLAN Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast for the years thousands GENERAL Revenues Motor Fuel Tax 319, , , , ,850 Property Tax 271, , , , ,282 Other Tax 83,006 84,251 85,508 86,787 96,365 Taxation and Fees 673, , , , ,497 Fares 412, , , , ,906 Advertising and Other 10,320 11,321 11,916 12,606 16,701 Transit 422, , , , ,606 Tolls - Bridges 29,028 34,387 40,835 48,238 87,074 Fed Gov't Contributions - Capital 139,139 30,068 91,047 82,297 19,782 Prov Gov't Contributions - Capital 12,057 19,786 19,597 1,891 0 Capital Contributions 151,196 49, ,644 84,188 19,782 Operating Contributions 18,883 18,348 18,348 18,348 19,089 Interest Income 22,612 24,083 29,204 33,343 58,021 Total Revenues 1,317,923 1,251,406 1,359,194 1,418,110 1,665,070 Expenditures Major Road Network - Operation, Maintenance, Rehabilitation 34,731 34,758 35,493 36,244 41,990 Capital Funding to Municipalities 63,007 44,560 46,071 13,000 0 Major Bridges 13,447 14,948 15,063 15,720 20,767 Albion Ferry Operations Roads & Bridges 111,360 94,266 96,627 64,964 62,757 Coast Mountain Bus Company 542, , , , ,911 Access Transit 45,985 47,346 47,891 48,554 55,312 Other Contractors 17,968 18,663 18,849 18,939 21,476 Bus Division 606, , , , ,700 Expo & Millenium Lines 92,664 95,667 96,221 96, ,043 West Coast Express Commuter Rail 17,880 18,746 18,962 19,312 22,112 Canada Line (before Concessionaire Credit) 87,300 99, , , ,878 Canada Line Concessionaire Credit (22,500) (22,500) (22,500) (22,500) (22,500) Rail Division 175, , , , ,533 Property tax, rentals, fare media & insurance 38,262 41,976 43,545 45,400 40,040 Transit Operations 820, , , , ,273 Divisions 43,444 43,220 43,315 43,427 47,922 SmartCard, Gating, and Studies 1,521 3,289 3,355 7,510 20,743 TransLink 44,965 46,509 46,671 50,937 68,665 Transit Police 28,379 29,478 30,405 30,967 37,956 Total Operating Expenditures 1,004,904 1,021,618 1,035,539 1,021,210 1,156,650 SCBCTA-LRFM (Printing purpose).xlsx // A2 SOp Page 1 RD-211 Last Saved: June 8, :06 PM

214 APPENDIX 2 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS SCBCTA FUNDING STABILIZATION PLAN Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast for the years thousands Surplus/(Deficit) before Interest & Depreciation 313, , , , ,419 LT Debt interest 114, , , , ,785 ST Debt interest 3,647 1,384 3,668 2,047 1,407 IDC (4,785) (7,514) (10,740) (6,121) 180 GEB interest charge on contractor liability balance 64,136 65,831 66,757 67,566 66,896 Interest Expense 177, , , , ,268 Capital Prgm >5 yrs 206, , , , ,890 Capital Prgm <=5 yrs - no other funding 8,021 13,312 14,586 16,073 22,478 Capital Prgm <=5 yrs - with other funding Coast Mountain Bus Company 5,037 7,125 7,406 9,721 Other Contractors Expo & Millennium 792 1,302 1,789 2,353 WCE Subsidiaries and Contractors 6,066 8,664 9,433 12,087 Depreciation Expense 214, , , , ,455 Surplus/(Deficit) before Other Items (79,102) (112,405) (37,861) 3,444 93,697 Provision for Contingency and reinvestments (10,000) Gain on disposal of surplus assets 15,000 35, ,000 0 Other Items (10,000) 15,000 35, ,000 0 Surplus/(Deficit) before Funding Adjustments (89,102) (97,405) (2,861) 153,444 93,697 Funding Adjustments 9,820 25,340 (49,712) (48,678) (3,442) Funded Surplus/(Deficit) (79,282) (72,065) (52,573) 104,766 90,254 Statement of Cumulative Funded Surplus (excluding TPCC and AirCare) Opening Balance (Note 1) 302, , , , ,104 (Loss)/Profit for the year (Note 2) (79,282) (72,065) (52,573) 104,766 90,254 Cumulative Funded Surplus (excluding TPCC and AirCare) 223, , , , ,358 Note 1: Opening Balance of 2010 Statement of Cumulative Funded Surplus represents the Forecast amount when the 2010 Budget was prepared, the actual opening balance is $ M Note 2: The budgeted loss for the year 2010 is $79.28 M, the forecast results for the year 2011 and onwards however are based on latest forecast as of the date of preparation of this report SCBCTA-LRFM (Printing purpose).xlsx // A2 SOp Page 2 RD-212 Last Saved: June 8, :06 PM

215 APPENDIX 3 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS SCBCTA FUNDING STABILIZATION PLAN Budget Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast for the years ending 31 Dec. thousands Cash provided by (used for): Operations: Excess of revenue over expenses (92,565) (98,011) (2,921) 153,444 93,697 Items not involving cash: Amortization of capital assets 163, , , , ,455 Add back implied interest charge on GEB & Pattullo capital funding 64,136 65,831 66,757 67,566 66,896 Amortization of bond issue costs 1,743 1,553 1, Amortization of Deferred Concessionaire credits (22,500) (22,500) (22,500) (22,500) (22,500) Employee future benefit expense 3,730 3,942 3,942 3,942 4,439 Non-controlling interest in income of TPCC Items not involving cash 210, , , , ,881 Changes in non-cash working capital: (Increase)/decrease in accounts receivable (1,999) (2,058) (2,120) (2,184) (2,686) (Increase)/decrease in supplies inventory (996) (1,026) (1,057) (1,088) (1,338) (Increase)/decrease in prepaid expenses (253) (261) (268) (276) (340) Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities 7,494 7,718 7,950 8,188 10,071 Employee future benefit contributions 781 1,020 1,517 2,062 7,261 Changes in non-cash working capital 5,027 5,394 6,021 6,702 12, , , , , ,546 Investing: Decrease/(increase) in long-term investments t (1,026) (1,072) (1,120) 120) (1,170) 170) (1,593) Decrease/(increase) in debt reserve fund deposits (4,046) (3,519) (2,830) (1,598) 342 Purchase of capital assets (262,596) (206,316) (273,633) (158,812) (47,401) (267,667) (210,907) (277,584) (161,580) (48,652) Financing: Short-term debt repayments (151,000) (6,467) (10,459) (89,385) (15,123) Golden Ears Bridge contractor funding (29,433) (46,526) (54,163) (55,251) (75,942) Bonds issued 257, , ,971 88,423 27,737 Bonds matured (4,391) (2,067) (32,120) (37,939) (131,453) Sinking Funds Maturities ,053 36, ,379 Sinking Fund interest (17,573) (21,738) (26,602) (30,622) (46,545) Sinking Fund payments (75,202) (87,954) (98,941) (107,918) (89,982) (20,431) 38,093 18,738 (119,278) (200,928) Increase/(decrease) in cash (165,026) (44,326) (24,969) 129, ,966 Cash, beginning of period 157,105 (7,922) (52,248) (77,217) 233,752 Cash, end of period (7,922) (52,248) (77,217) 51, ,718 SCBCTA-LRFM (Printing purpose).xlsx // A3 SCF Page 1 RD-213 Last Saved: June 8, :30 PM

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217 ATTACHMENT 2 Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: June 4, 2010 Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 To: From: Regional Planning Committee Finance Committee Raymond Kan, Senior Regional Planner, Policy and Planning Department Date: May 25, 2010 Subject: Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan Regional Planning Committee Recommendation: That the Regional Planning Committee receive for information the report dated May 25, 2010, titled Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan. Finance Committee Recommendation: That the Finance Committee receive for information the report dated May 25, 2010, titled Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan. 1. PURPOSE This report provides an overview of the development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan and the implications of the proposed amendments to the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act (SCBCTA) on the plan development process. Since the plan is still under development and unavailable for a comprehensive review at the time of preparing this report, this report does not evaluate the plan for consistency and support for established and emerging Board policies. 2. CONTEXT Current Legislation for Regional Transportation Planning Under the current SCBCTA Act, TransLink is required to develop a long term strategy and rolling 10-year strategic plans. For the 10-Year Plan, TransLink is required to develop at least a base plan, which assumes only established revenue sources, borrowing with established limits, and funding sources accumulated from previous years. TransLink also has the option to produce supplements, which would assume yet-to-be approved rate increases on established revenue sources, increased borrowing limits, and/or new revenue sources. On or before August 1st of each year, both the base plan and any supplements must be approved by the TransLink Board and submitted to the Mayors Council on Regional Transportation and the Regional Transportation Commissioner. The Mayors Council must issue a resolution by October 31st to approve or reject the supplement. If approved, the base plan and the supplement constitute the 10-Year Plan; otherwise, the base plan alone becomes the 10-Year Plan immediately. RD-215

218 Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: June 4, 2010 Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 2 of 6 Transport 2040 and Year Plan In 2008, the TransLink Board adopted Transport 2040, which sets out the long-term vision, goals, and strategies for the regional transportation system, and the Year Base Plan. Due to the tight timeline between the introduction of the new SCBCTA Act in late 2007 and the requirement to have both a long-term strategy and 10-Year Plan completed by August 1st, 2008, the Year Plan was developed as a bridging plan until more time could be allocated to developing supplements, in consultation with stakeholders, in the following year Year Plan In the early part of the last decade, TransLink was able to develop an accumulated surplus. As the decade worn on, TransLink s annual expenditures began to outpace available revenues, which then required it to draw on its accumulated surplus. Under its legislation, TransLink cannot carry a deficit net of reserve funds. It was projected that by 2011, without drastic adjustments to expenditures and/or revenues, TransLink would deplete completely its accumulated surplus. Within this financial context, TransLink moved aggressively in 2009 to develop two supplements. The first supplement ( Funding Stabilization ) would generate an additional $130 million per year over a 10-year period by increasing the fuel tax, raising the parking sales tax, and increasing transit fares beyond the rate of inflation. This supplement would balance TransLink s finances. The second supplement ( On Track to a Sustainable Region: Maintenance and Upgrade Program ) would generate an additional $275 million per year over a 10-year period. This supplement also included an Expansion Program, which outlined the investments in new infrastructure and services that TransLink would make if additional revenue sources were confirmed to be available. The two programs would have amounted to an additional $450 million in new revenue per year over a 10-year period. In September 2009, the Metro Vancouver Board endorsed the full On Track supplement as demonstrating in principle the highest degree of consistency and support for the Livable Region Strategic Plan, the emerging policies in the draft Metro Vancouver 2040 Regional Growth Strategy, the Air Quality Management Plan, and the regional greenhouse gas reduction targets. The Board also advised TransLink that the following elements should be incorporated in future 10-Year Plans, including the base plan: development of a regional parking policy and comprehensive transportation demand management strategy, and quantification of the forecast changes in common air contaminants and greenhouse gas emissions as a result of implementing the base plan and any supplements. In October 2009, the Mayors Council approved the Funding Stabilization supplement. The Regional Transportation Commissioner had formally reviewed and provided to the Mayors Council, as required under the legislation, his opinions of the base plan and supplements. The expansion program associated with the On Track supplement did not meet the basic legal requirement under the SCBCTA of being fully funded and therefore could not be legally considered for approval. Moreover, the Commissioner stated that it lacked sufficient detail to be evaluated for its reasonableness. These findings essentially disqualified the On Track supplement from further consideration. RD-216

219 Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: June 4, 2010 Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 3 of 6 Notable Initiatives The adoption of the Year Plan holds overall regional transit service levels to 2009 levels and provides an acceptable level of support for maintaining current infrastructure in a state of good repair. More importantly, it keeps TransLink financially solvent for the projected 10-year period. In lieu of additional revenue sources to fully meet the management requirements of the Major Road Network and to expand the regional transit system, TransLink has been active in various planning initiatives to reinforce its commitment to becoming more efficient with its resources while still moving towards regional objectives. Major Road Network TransLink launched a new initiative in Fall 2009 to better manage the Major Road Network (MRN) in a more pro-active fashion. The intent of the initiative is to work in conjunction with member municipalities to conduct ongoing subregional reviews of the MRN and to identify and prioritize improvements that meet regional objectives, including connecting Urban Centres and major trip generators, and optimizing the movement of people and goods. The initial round of subregional reviews is expected to be completed by TransLink is also working on other MRN-related initiatives, including updating the guidelines for identifying Major Roads, designating a Dangerous Goods Route network on the MRN, and establishing standards for the effective management, operation, construction, and maintenance of the MRN. Rapid Transit System TransLink and the Province are co-sponsoring three rapid transit studies. The Surrey Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis Study, commenced in early 2010, will identify a preferred network alternative for rapid transit expansion in Surrey and parts of Langley. The UBC/Broadway Line Study, commenced in 2009, will identify a preferred corridor alternative. Both studies are anticipated to be completed by early The preferred alternatives from the two studies would be used as input into the development of a regional rapid transit master plan, including staging priorities. The final rapid transit study is the Expo Line Upgrade Strategy which is examining the practical carrying capacity of the Expo SkyTrain line and identifying an implementation and staging strategy to accommodate future ridership growth. TransLink is also independently conducting the Strategic Network Review which will identify and prioritize additional corridors for future rapid transit alternatives analyses. Implications to the regional bus network would be considered also. Regional Bus Network The Year Plan calls for the review of the bus network to improve productivity and cost-recovery. TransLink is now developing the Service Rationalization Initiative, with a target of achieving a 2 percent annual increase in system-wide productivity. The primary means to achieving this target is to reallocate resources from the lowest performing bus services to higher performing corridors. This initiative is expected to be substantially completed by the end of The findings of this initiative, including the principles for service reduction and service reinvestment, will be incorporated into an ongoing service development program. RD-217

220 Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: June 4, 2010 Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 4 of 6 Proposed Amendments to the SCBCTA Act The Province has proposed Bill 20 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No.3), 2010, which includes amendments affecting TransLink s strategic plan development process. The 10-Year Plan would be replaced by a plan comprising a financially constrained 3-Year Plan and an outlook. Proposed Section 200.1: (1) In this section, "outlook period", in relation to a base plan or a supplement prepared in relation to a base plan, means the period comprising the 4th to 10th fiscal years to follow the base plan preparation year. (2) In each fiscal year, the authority must prepare the following: (a) in relation to the base plan prepared in that fiscal year, an outlook that meets the requirements of subsection (3); (b) in relation to any supplement prepared in relation to that base plan, an outlook that meets the requirements of subsection (4). (3) An outlook prepared in relation to a base plan must do the following for the applicable outlook period: (a) identify the transportation services the authority contemplates providing in that period and the levels at which those services are contemplated to be provided; (b) identify the major capital projects the authority contemplates engaging in for which or in relation to which expenditures will be required in that period. (4) An outlook prepared in relation to a supplement must identify for the outlook period how, if at all, the information contained in the outlook prepared in relation to the base plan will change if the supplement is approved. TransLink must ensure that, for each base or supplemental plan, the contemplated expenditures do not exceed anticipated revenues, borrowings, and accumulated funding resources. The outlook may be unfunded. A base plan and outlook must be approved by the TransLink Board by August 1st of each year and submitted to the TransLink Commissioner and Mayors Council. Any proposed supplement to a 3-Year Base Plan and outlook can be approved by the TransLink Board at any time (the current legislation restricts the timing to August 1st at the latest) and submitted to the TransLink Commissioner and Mayors Council. The TransLink Commissioner would have within 30 days of receipt of the supplement to review and provide comments to the TransLink Board and Mayors Council. The Mayors Council would have within 90 days of receipt of the supplement to pass a resolution to approve or reject the supplement. The 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan Process At the time of preparing this report, Bill 20 had received first reading and it is likely to receive Royal Assent in June. TransLink is proceeding with the developing of a Year Base Plan and an outlook. Although the specific contents of the base plan and outlook are unknown at this point, it is likely that the base plan would emphasize improving efficiencies in the delivery of existing transit services and providing funding for state of good repair projects. According to TransLink, the strategic plan would be developed for approval by the TransLink Board by mid-july, after which it would be submitted to the TransLink Commissioner and Mayors Council. There is no intention to develop a supplement at this time; therefore, no action would be required of the Mayors Council. RD-218

221 Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: June 4, 2010 Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 5 of 6 There is no change to TransLink s requirement to consult with Metro Vancouver on matters that are proposed in the strategic plan prior to submittal to the Mayors Council. The strategic plan must set out the relationship between the planned actions and regional policy and objectives. Section 201: (1) The authority must prepare its base plan and any supplement in such a manner that any resulting strategic plan will: (a) identify the major actions that the authority plans to undertake during the period to which the strategic plan applies; and (b) set out the relationship between the major actions planned by the authority and (i) the regional growth strategy, (ii) provincial and regional environmental objectives, including air quality and greenhouse gas emission reduction objective, (iii) anticipated population growth in, and economic development of, the transportation service region, and (iv) the authority s current long term strategy. (2) In preparing its base plan and any supplements, the authority must be guided by the authority s current long term strategy. Evaluation of the 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan According to TransLink, a summary of the plan will be made available to partner agencies by the end of May. To the extent that the plan is anticipated to be a base plan, then it would not diverge from the strategic direction set out in the Year Plan. Movement towards regional goals, including those of the Livable Region Strategic Plan and the emerging Metro Vancouver 2040 Regional Growth Strategy, would not regress, but little progress would be made either. On the other hand, to the extent that the proposed new plan structure is reverting to a form similar to that in previous strategic plans, some flags may be raised as to whether the same degree of long-term fiscal prudence observed in the development of the financiallyconstrained 2009 and Year Plans would be or could be replicated on a much shorter 3-year horizon. Finally, there is no information available yet to determine whether TransLink will move forward substantively on Metro Vancouver s advice to develop a regional parking policy and comprehensive transportation demand management strategy; and, whether advancements will be made to quantify the forecast changes in common air contaminants and greenhouse gas emissions as a result of implementing the base plan and any supplements. 3. ALTERNATIVES None presented, this report is submitted for information only. RD-219

222 Development of TransLink s 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: June 4, 2010 Finance Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2010 Page 6 of 6 4. CONCLUSION TransLink is currently developing a 2011 Strategic Transportation Plan comprising a 3-year financially constrained component and an outlook covering fiscal years 4 to 10. This is in response to proposed legislation by the Province (Bill 20). Once the Strategic Transportation Plan is ready for consultation and evaluation with Metro Vancouver a further report will be prepared for the Regional Planning Committee and Finance Committee. According to TransLink, only a base plan and outlook would be developed for approval by the TransLink Board by mid-july; therefore, no action would be required of the Mayors Council RD-220

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225 Section G 1 GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Paulette Vetleson, Corporate Secretary, Corporate Secretary s Department Michelle Garvock, Property Division Manager, Finance and Administration Department Date: June 14, 2010 Subject: Results of Alternative Approval Process for Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, 2010, and Proposed Final Adoption of the Bylaw Staff Recommendation: That the Board reconsider, pass and finally adopt Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, PURPOSE To report the results of the alternative approval process for Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, 2010 (Bylaw 1123) and to seek final adoption of Bylaw CONTEXT The Local Government Act authorizes a regional district, by bylaw adopted with the approval of the electors, to exchange park land. At its April 23, 2010 meeting the Board considered a report seeking approval for the exchange of a portion of a property located in Tynehead Regional Park located at the northeast corner of Tynehead Regional Park at the intersection of Highway 1 and 176 th Street in Surrey. A portion of the lands will be dedicated as road with a portion being exchanged to Metro Vancouver for parkland. This is to facilitate the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure s widening of Highway 1 and construction of a new cloverleaf interchange at 176 th Street (Highway 15) and Highway 1. Bylaw 1123 was presented to the Board for consideration. The Board subsequently: a) Gave three readings to Bylaw 1123; b) Directed staff to implement an alternative approval process to obtain participating area approval for Bylaw 1123 pursuant to section of the Local Government Act; c) Established the deadline for receiving elector responses as June 11, 2010; d) Established the form of the elector response; RD-223

226 e) Determined that the total number of electors of the area to which the approval process applies is 1,552,655; and f) Directed staff to report the results of the alternative elector approval process to the Board and if approval has been obtained, bring the Bylaw forward for final reading and adoption by the Board. The alternative approval process for Bylaw 1123 has been completed. Notice of the alternative approval process was advertised in the Vancouver Sun to meet legislative requirements, as well as in community newspapers circulating in the participating areas. The Local Government Act specifies that after the deadline for an alternative approval process has passed, the corporate officer must determine and certify, on the basis of the elector response forms received before that deadline, whether elector approval has been obtained. Approval of the electors is obtained if the number of elector responses received is less than 10% of the number of electors of the area to which the approval process applies. With respect to Bylaw 1123, the number of electors was determined as 1,552,655; 10% of that number is 155,266. The number of elector responses received before the deadline was fourteen (14). As this is less than 10% of the number of electors of the area to which the approval process applies, approval of the electors through the alternative approval process for Bylaw 1123 has been obtained and the Board can proceed with final adoption of Bylaw 1123, attached as Attachment 1. Certification by the corporate officer that elector approval has been obtained is noted in Attachment 2. At the April 23, 2010 Board meeting staff provided details of the Land Exchange Agreement between Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Metro Vancouver. If the Board finally adopts Bylaw 1123, staff will then proceed to complete the exchange of lands as agreed to under the Land Exchange Agreement with Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. 3. ALTERNATIVES Approval of the electors for Bylaw 1123 has been obtained. The Board may proceed or not proceed with final adoption of the Bylaw. Proceeding with final adoption is the recommended option. 4. CONCLUSION Staff has conducted the alternative approval process for Bylaw 1123 and determined that approval of the electors has been obtained. As such, Bylaw 1123 is now being presented to the Board to consider final adoption. Attachments: 1. Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, Certification That Elector Approval Has Been Obtained - Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, 2010 RD-224

227 Attachment 1 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT BYLAW NO. 1123, 2010 A Bylaw to Authorize the Exchange of a Portion of Tynehead Regional Park For Other Land to be Used for Park Purposes WHEREAS: A. Pursuant to Section of the Local Government Act, a regional district, by bylaw adopted with the approval of the electors, may exchange a regional park or regional trail for other land to be used for park purposes; B. The Greater Vancouver Regional District ( GVRD ) is the registered owner of certain lands situated in Tynehead Regional Park in the City of Surrey, British Columbia more particularly known and described as: Parcel Identifier: Legal Description: Lot 10 Section 6 Township 9 NWD Plan Except: Plans 28296, 50683, and EPP470, comprising hectares as shown on the survey plan attached as Schedule 1 to this bylaw (the Tynehead Regional Park Lands ). C. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure wishes to acquire the Tynehead Regional Park Lands in order to complete its clover leaf interchange located at the northeast corner of Tynehead Regional Park at the intersection of Highway 1 and 176 th Street in the City of Surrey; D. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has offered and the GVRD has agreed to exchange the Tynehead Regional Park Lands for the following lands located adjacent to Tynehead Regional Park: Parcel Identifier: Legal Description: Lot 1 Section 6 Township 9 NWD Plan Except Plans and EPP4938; Parcel Identifier: Legal Description: Lot 2 Section 6 Township 9 NWD Plan Except Plans and EPP4938; Parcel Identifier: Legal Description: The South 165 Feet of the North East Quarter of the South East Quarter of Section 6 Township 9 said 165 Feet Extending From the East Boundary to the West Boundary and Adjoining the South Boundary of said North East Quarter NWD Except Part Shown 1.31 Acres in Red on SRW Plan and EPP4938 All together comprising a total of hectares, as shown on the drawing attached as Schedule 2 to this bylaw (the Exchange Lands ). Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, 2010 Page 1 of 4 RD-225

228 E. The Exchange Lands will be used for park purposes. All land taken in exchange under section of the Local Government Act is dedicated for the purpose of a park and title to it vests in the GVRD; F. Transfer of the Tynehead Regional Park Lands will have effect free of any dedication to the public for the purpose of a park; G. The Board has obtained the approval of the electors by way of alternative approval process to exchange the Tynehead Regional Park Lands for the Exchange Lands. NOW THEREFORE the Board in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 1. GVRD shall exchange the Tynehead Regional Park Lands for the Exchange Lands. 2. The Exchange Lands shall be used for park purposes, shall be dedicated for the purpose of a park and title to the Exchange Lands shall vest in the GVRD. 3. The Tynehead Regional Park Lands shall be transferred to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure free of any dedication to the public for the purpose of a park. 4. This bylaw shall be cited as Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, READ A FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD TIME this day of, RECONSIDERED, PASSED, AND FINALLY ADOPTED this day of, Lois E. Jackson, Chair Paulette A. Vetleson, Corporate Secretary Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, 2010 Page 2 of 4 RD-226

229 Schedule 1 Greater Vancouver Regional District Road Dedication of Part of Tynehead Regional Park for the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project Bylaw No. 1123, 2010 Page 3 of 4 RD-227

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233 Section G 2 GVRD Board Meeting Date: June 25, 2010 To: From: Board of Directors Paulette Vetleson, Corporate Secretary, Corporate Secretary s Department Date: May 18, 2010 Subject: Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, 2010: Third and Final Reading Staff Recommendation: That the Board: a) give third reading to Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, b) reconsider, pass and finally adopt Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, PURPOSE To seek third reading and final adoption of "Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, 2010 (Bylaw 1125) to amend the Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Bylaw No. 1028, CONTEXT Bylaw 1125 (Attachment 1) proposes to rezone three properties on Indian Arm from P-1 Civic Institutional to A-2 Extensive Rural and Recreation Zone. The purpose is to correct a mapping error made when the Electoral Area Zoning Bylaw was enacted and restore the appropriate zoning to these properties. On April 9, 2010 the Board gave first and second reading to Bylaw 1125 and delegated the authority to hold a public hearing to the Electoral Area Committee. Notice of the Public Hearing was advertised in two consecutive editions of both the Tri-City News and the North Shore News, and on the Metro Vancouver website. The Public Hearing was held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in the 2 nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby B.C. There were no written submissions received for the Public Hearing, and there were no members of the public in attendance at the Public Hearing wishing to speak in connection to Bylaw The minutes of the Public Hearing are attached to this report as Attachment 2. With the Public Hearing having been held, Bylaw 1125 can now be considered by the Board for third reading and final adoption. RD-231

234 3. ALTERNATIVES The Board could: 1) Give third and final reading to Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, (recommended) 2) Not proceed with Bylaw No. 1125, CONCLUSION The purpose of this amending bylaw is to correct a mapping error that occurred during the adoption of Electoral Area A Zoning Bylaw 1028, A Public Hearing for Bylaw 1125 has been held pursuant to section 890 and 891 of the Local Government Act. The Board can now consider third and final reading of Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, Attachments: 1. Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, Minutes of the Public Hearing of the Greater Vancouver Regional District held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 RD-232

235 ATTACHMENT 1 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT BYLAW NO. 1125, 2010 A Bylaw to amend the Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Bylaw No. 1028, WHEREAS the Board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District wishes to amend the Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Bylaw No. 1028, 2005 ; NOW THEREFORE the Board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: 1) Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Bylaw No. 1028, 2005 is hereby amended by replacing Map 4. Indian Arm North with Attachment 1 - Map 4. Indian Arm North of this bylaw. 2) This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, Read a First and Second time this 9 th day of April, Public Hearing pursuant to Sections 890 and 891 of the Local Government Act held this 11 th day of May, Read a Third time this day of, Reconsidered, passed and finally adopted this day of, Paulette A. Vetleson, Corporate Secretary Greater Vancouver Regional District Lois E. Jackson, Chair Greater Vancouver Regional District Board Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Page 1 of 2 Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, 2010 RD-233

236 Attachment 1 - Map 4. Indian Arm North Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Page 2 of 2 Amendment Bylaw No. 1125, 2010 RD-234