REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: June 07, 2017 Report No. DEV-17-031
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Non-binding Dispute Resolution Process for the Regional Growth Strategy and Appointment of Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt Representatives to Participate in the Process
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council accept the proposed non-binding dispute resolution process as outlined in Schedule B and appoint one member of Council, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Director of Development Services as the Township's representatives in the process and notify the Capital Regional District forthwith.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2006, No. 2646
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
This is not related to any strategic priorities identified in the work plan.
BACKGROUND:
At its January 9, 2017 meeting Council passed a motion to notify the Capital Regional District that it would not accept certain portions of the proposed Regional Growth Strategy. Council's motion and the areas of non-acceptance were outlined in a letter from Anja Nurvo, Esquimalt's Corporate Officer to Brent Reems, the Capital Regional District's Senior Manager for Information and Legislative Services (Schedule A). The Township of Esquimalt was one of seven Capital Regional District member municipalities that did not accept the proposed Regional Growth Strategy. As a result, the Capital Regional District has initiated a non-binding dispute resolution process (Schedule B). An estimated cost of the process for each municipality is found in a document provided by the Capital Regional District (Schedule C).
The Capital Regional Board will consider this item at their June 14, 2017 meeting. Before that meeting they require a resolution for each participating municipality indicating whether or not they accept the proposed non-binding mediation process. In addition, the Capital R...
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