REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: April 20, 2021 Report No. DEV-21-029
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Council Resolution in Support of a Local Government Development Approvals Program Grant Application
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council endorse, through resolution, the Township's grant application to the Local Government Development Approvals Program (Appendix "A") for a $200,000.00 grant to transition the Township's development applications process from a paper based format to a totally digital web based format utilizing block chain and artificial intelligence technologies to secure, process, evaluate, disseminate, track, and coordinate all applications and related materials from pre-application meetings to permanent electronic records management.
Furthermore, Council grants authority to the Chief Administrative Officer or her delegate(s) to sign the application form and to be the main point of contact with the UBCM and Government of British Columbia on matters related to the application, and if successful, the implementation of the project.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Strategic Priorities 2019 - 2023
Community Charter
Local Government Act
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Strategic Priority - Excellence in Public Service
Strategic Objective - Engage, respect and respond to the needs of our community
Strategic Actions -
? Consider further improvement to Township website by evaluating best practices in accessibility standards and general usability
? Implement increased online functionality
? Improve electronic records inventory
BACKGROUND:
In 2019, the Province of BC initiated a Development Approvals Review Process. From this review, the Province developed the Local Government Development Approvals Program (Appendix "A"). "The intent of the Local Government Development Approvals Program is to support ...
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