Mayor and Council External Correspondence Summary May 10th, 2021 H.01 Item From Topic Dep't. A.T. # 168 R. Emsley Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Presentation to Council CS 140882 169 Mayor M. Blackwell, District of Clearwater Endorsement of 9-8-8 Crisis Line Initiative CS 140921 170 Mayor M. Blackwell, District of Clearwater Designation of Invasice Asian Clams as Prohibitive AquaticInvasive Species CS CA&E 140922 171 Mayor K. Christian, City of Kamloops Support for Professional News Media CM 140937 172 Mayor D. Screech, Town of View Royal Request for Authority and Training for Hospital Security Staff POL 140923 173 P. Malim Metro Vancouver Parks (Centennial Beach) PR&C 140920 174 M. Kleven Litter in the Street, Missing Street Sign, Graffitti in Delta ENG 140897 175 S. Dhaliwal, Chair, Metro Vancouver Board Metro Vancouver 's Solid Waste Management Plan Update ENG 140934 176 M. Kooner LU009100 Rezoning Application (83 Ave. & 115 St. Proposed Townouse Development) CP&D 140945
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Mayor and Council External Correspondence Summary
May 10th, 2021
H.01
Item From Topic Dep't. A.T. #
168 R. Emsley Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Presentation to Council CS 140882
169Mayor M. Blackwell,
District of ClearwaterEndorsement of 9-8-8 Crisis Line Initiative CS 140921
170Mayor M. Blackwell,
District of Clearwater
Designation of Invasice Asian Clams as Prohibitive
AquaticInvasive Species
CS
CA&E140922
171Mayor K. Christian, City
of KamloopsSupport for Professional News Media CM 140937
172Mayor D. Screech,
Town of View Royal
Request for Authority and Training for Hospital
Security StaffPOL 140923
173 P. Malim Metro Vancouver Parks (Centennial Beach) PR&C 140920
174 M. KlevenLitter in the Street, Missing Street Sign, Graffitti in
DeltaENG 140897
175S. Dhaliwal, Chair,
Metro Vancouver Board
Metro Vancouver 's Solid Waste Management Plan
UpdateENG 140934
176 M. KoonerLU009100 Rezoning Application (83 Ave. & 115 St.
Proposed Townouse Development)CP&D 140945
168Mayor & Council
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Roger Emsley Monday, April 19, 2021 12:58 PM Mayor & Council Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Presentat ion to Council
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I was pleased to see the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) give a presentation to Council on April 14, following the G lobal Container Te rmi nals presentation a few months prior. I viewed the April 14 presentation.
In doing so I was reminded of the W ilderness Committee recent news release stating that BC leads all provinces in the number of species facing extinction. Their interactive map ti tled "Species Extinction - Industry Out of Control" identi fies several hot spots, one of them right here in Delta - Roberts Bank. They correctly identify T2 as the reason migratory b irds, Chinook salmon and Southern Resident Killer Whales face further degradation and possible extinction if this environmentally disastrous project were to be built. Then there is the recently published UBC research, led by Dr. Tara Martin, that states the Fraser Estuary is on the brink of collapse and I 02 species are at risk of extinction. (Conservation Sc ience and Practice Journal).
What a huge embarrassment for Delta if the city becomes famous as the one where several iconic species faced extinction from an environmentally d isastrous Port development that is not needed.
This brings me to my fi rst observation. VFPA have obsessed about West Coast Canada soon running out of container terminal capacity. It is simply not true. Look at the facts. DP World has announced significant expansions especially in Prince Rupert. They expect to increase terminal capacity in Prince Rupert to more than 5 mi llion containers (TEUs) by 2030 once the market j usti fies it. Add that to their Vancouver area terminals and those of Global Container Terminals and we t coast Canada will have in excess of ten mi llion terminal capacity, enough to satisfy Canada's trad ing needs for decades to come without ever having to build T2.
Importantly Prince Rupert is two days sailing closer to Asia, has a faster rail route to the East and no signi ficant environmental issues. The vessel route into Prince Rupert is straightforward, unlike the already congested Juan de Fuca Strait, where vessels then travel right through prime Southern Res ident Killer Whale habitat.
Messrs.' Wi lson and Corsie used a graph to show Port capacities. You wi ll notice they cap west coast capacity at 6 million TEUs in 2023 and going forward . That is mis leading, because they have ignored the expansions at Prince Rupert and elsewhere in Vancouver. Take these into account and there is plenty of West Coast container capacity to satisfy Canada's trading needs for decades to come.
I noted in the discussion that one councillor stated they were confident in the VFPA traffic forecasts and that T2 will be needed. What information and statistics does the councillor have to support this?
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The writer makes several comments and raises some questions regarding statements made by VFPA during the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 presentation (April 14, 2021 Regular Meeting). He is urging the City of Delta to maintain it’s current position in opposing the project.
It is interesting to note Messrs.' Wilson and Corsie claimed the Panel agreed with their traffic forecasts. How can this be? The panel did not get an independent validation of the VFP A forecasts. They relied on the VFP A forecasts. VFP A said it validated its forecasts. There lies the problem. The company that did the validation is a subsidiary of Royal Haskoning. Another subsidiary of that parent company is the one who prepared the original forecasts so hardly an independent validation. At no point were the ports forecasts - the last five of which it has missed anyway - subject to an independent assessment. So the VFP A claim that T2 is needed has no foundation.
Scientists expert in wetland habitat and wetland functions have stated repeatedly that the T2 man made island will denigrate the biofilm that millions of Shorebirds and other wildlife rely on for their very survival. Roberts Bank is a key stop for migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway. Once the man-made island is built there is no going back. The damage will have been done. There is nowhere else for the birds to feed. These scientific findings and concerns have all been published in peer-reviewed science journals (for example "Sandpipers go with the flow; Correlations between estuarine conditions and shorebird abundance at an important stopover on the Pacific Flyway", published January 2021 in the Wiley Ecology and Evolution Journal). Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) scientists have stated repeatedly that the damage will be immediate, continuous, irreversible and cannot be mitigated. By contrast the VFPA science has never been subject to peerreview nor published in any scientific journals.
The underlying issue is the polyunsaturated fatty acids, found in diatom rich marine biofilm generated by the interaction between tidal salt water and fresh water from the Fraser River. T2 will destroy that richness in the biofilm.
Messrs.' Wilson and Corsie said they will monitor the Shorebirds and other wildlife after the man-made island is built and if there is a problem they will create biofilm. Too late to save the birds. Cannot be done. Has never been done on this scale. _ The Panel agreed with ECCC scientists who state that creating biofilm on that scale has never been done and its feasibility never proven. The Port's biofilm guidance manual does nothing to support the creation of biofilm. Furthermore Environment Canada has said that biofilm guidance manual will not form part of the decision process.
The precautionary principle must apply - there is too much risk with the potential for species extinction.
VFP A proposes a number of habitat and offsetting projects to counteract the damage that T2 will do. It is important to realize that previous habitat compensation projects - for Deltaport Berth 3 for example - were failures. One of their proposed projects is in Canoe Pass. Contrary to VFP A assertions this is already a productive area and needs to be left alone. It is an area today where Shorebirds and other wildlife feed. It does not need enhancing.
Another issue that VFP A has failed to address is the absence of a cumulative effects assessment on vessel traffic through the sensitive habitat of the South Salish Sea. Such an assessment has never been carried out. If vessel sizes do not increase as VFP A suggests T2 would generate more vessel transits. Add these to other new vessel transits carrying LNG, airport fuel, TMX generated oil shipments, more ships to/from Seattle and on top of all that a second cruise ship terminal and it is very clear. These already very congested shipping lanes cannot handle any more vessel traffic. If the fragile ecosystem of the Fraser River and Estuary is to be saved from collapse then there must be a cap on vessel traffic. The solution is evident. Diversify by utilizing the potential of Prince Rupert. Do not build any further port terminals in the Vancouver area. ·
Opposition to the T2 project, based on science, evidence and facts is wide-ranging and well founded. There are over thirty groups representing thousands of Canadians who have registered their opposition. These groups include:
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• Within British Columbia: BC Nature with over 6,000 members including its Delta Naturalists Society and White Rock and Surrey Naturalists; Raincoast Conservation; Georgia Strait Alliance, Boundary Bay Conservation Committee; Fraser Voices.
• Nationally: Birds Canada; Nature Canada. • InternationaJJy: Birdlife International; International Ornithological Society; Western Hemisphere
Shorebird Reserve Network.
There is also opposition from internationaJJy recognized biologists, experts in wetland habitat and wetlands functions that spoke in opposition at the Panel hearings.
Delta Council, along with the cities of Richmond and White Rock made the correct decision to oppose T2. For the sake of species facing extinction, human health issues from light noise and air pollution and the inevitable traffic chaos that will result if T2 goes ahead, it is essential that Delta maintain its opposition and retain its reputation as a city that protects the wildlife and incredible biodiversity that makes Delta so special.
Please be advised that at a District of Clearwater Regular Council meeting held on April 6 , 2021, myself and Council expressed appreciation for the initiative to create a 9-8-8 crisis line and passed the following resolution:
"THA T Council direct Administration to provide a letter of support for the 9-8-8 Crisis Line Initiative to be addressed and distributed to BC Municipalities."
Council understands the critical significance of reducing the barriers that a person in crisis will face when seeking resources. Through unanimous consent, the District of Clearwater supports the creation of a national 3-digit suicide prevention hotline in Canada. This initiative is particularly timely given the considerable pressures on the mental health of Canadians that have manifested during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Merlin Blackwell Mayor
DISTRICT OF CLEARWATER P 250.674.2257 F 250.674.2173 E [email protected]
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The District of Clearwater is writing to other BC municipalities indicating their support for the 9-8-8 Crisis Line Initiative. Council has previously received correspondence from the Township of Spallumcheen on this same issue. Existing suicide prevention hotlines require the user to remember a 10-digit number and go through directories or be placed on hold. In December 2020, Parliament passed a HYPERLINK "https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/mps-agree-unanimously-time-to-create-a-9-8-8-suicide-hotline-number-1.5227521" unanimous motion supporting the creation of a 9-8-8 national suicide prevention number, and Canada will have a 9-8-8 suicide hotline number in 2023.
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Letter from the District of Clearwater re: Endorsement of 9-8-8 Crisis Line Initiative 2021 04 12 BC Municipalities - Endorsement of 9-8-8 Crisi Line lnitiative.pdf
Attached is a letter from Mayor Blackwell, on behalf of District of Clearwater Council, regarding the 9-8-8 Crisis Line Initiative for your Council or Board's consideration.
Best regards,
Michael Penny I Deputy Corporate Officer P: 250.674.2257 I F: 250.674.2173 I E: [email protected]
District of Clearwater
Box 157, 209 Dutch Lake Road,
Clearwater, BC
Canada VOE lNO
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RE: Designation of invasive Asian clams as Prohibitive Aquatic Invasive Species
Please be advised that at a District of Clearwater Regular Council meeting held on April 6, 2021, Mayor and Council expressed their support for correspondence received from the District of Sicamous regarding a species of clams, Corbicula fluminea, which threaten the natural biodiversity of lakes in the B.C. Interior. To echo the District of Sicamous Council passed the following resolution:
"THA T Council direct Administration to provide a letter of support for the District of Sicamous campaign against invasive Asian clams and forward to municipalities in B.C .. "
Co_uncil understands the delicate nature of our inland aquatic ecosystems and the threat posed by introducing new species into such an environment. We would therefore call upon the B.C. Government to use its authority to designate Asian clams as an Aquatic Invasive Species under the Controlled Alien Species Regulation.
Yours truly,
Merlin Blackwell Mayor
DISTRICT OF CLEARWATER P 250.674.2257 F 250.674.2173 E [email protected] PO Box No. 157 209 Dutch Lake Road Clearwater BC VOE lNO
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The District of Clearwater is calling upon the Province to designate freshwater Asian clams as an Aquatic Invasive Species under the Controlled Alien Species Regulation. This would make it an offense to possess, breed, ship or transport the clam without a permit. Asian clams have been found on southern Vancouver Island near Sooke, and in the Fraser River, Pitt River, and Coquitlam River systems of the Lower Mainland.
Letter from the District of Clearwater re: Designation of invasive Asian Clams as- Aquatic
Invasive Species
2021 04 12 BC Municipalities - Designation of invasive Asian Clams as Prohibitied
Aquatic Invasive Species.pdf
Attached is a letter from Mayor Blackwell, on behalf of District of Clearwater Council, regarding designation of invasive
Asian Clams as an Aquatic Invasive Species under the Controlled Alien Species Regulation.
Best regards,
Michael Penny I Deputy Corporate Officer P: 250.674.2257 I F: 250.674.2173 I E: [email protected]
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RESOLUTION FROM THE MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KAMLOOPS, HELD IN THE VALLEY FIRST LOUNGE, 300 LORNE STREET, KAMLOOPS, BC
Support for Professional News Media
WHEREAS a healthy, professional news media is essential for the proper functioning of civil society and democracy at the local, regional , federal and international levels; and
WHEREAS Canadians in 190 communities have lost the essential services provided through 250 established news outlets that closed or merged between 2008 and 2018 and the Canadian media industry has lost roughly 3,000 jobs due to temporary and permanent layoffs from the time the COVID-19 pandemic began and advertising revenues have plunged, prompting an emergency $30-million advertising buy by the federal government; and
WHEREAS two-thirds of Canadians agree or somewhat agree that because of the COVID-19 outbreak the federal government should treat widespread media bankruptcies and layoffs as an emergency, according to a Nanos Research poll of April 2020; and
WHEREAS the news media in the Kamloops area have been instrumental during the pandemic, ensuring Kamloopsians have accurate information.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That Council :
a) recognize a healthy, professional news media is essential to the proper functioning of democracy in our city; urges nearby municipal councils and across Canada to recognize a robust news media is essential to the proper functioning of democracy in their jurisdictions; endorses legislation and regulations to support and rejuvenate news outlets across Canada; and urges the federal government to move quickly to pass legislation to ensure an ecosystem for a healthy news media to serve all Canadians;
b) authorize the resolution be forwarded to local MP and MLAs, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Union of B.C. Municipalities.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this is a true copy of a resolution from the minutes of a meeting of the Kamloops City Council held on the 20th day of April , 2021.
Dated at Kamloops, BC, this 27th day of April , 2021 .
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The City of Kamloops is asking the federal government to pass legislation to support those who have lost jobs in the news media field and is seeking support from other Canadian municipalities.
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[email protected] Tuesday, April 27, 2021 3:27 PM Crystal Gelineau Certified Resolution - Support for Professional News Media CLLR REP _Cllr Bass_News Media_FINAL.pdf
On behalf of Mayor Christian please see the attached certified resolution.
Regards,
Crystal Gelineau Executive Assistant to Mayor Christian and Kamloops City Council
RE: Request for Authority and Training for Hospital Security Staff
It has come to the attention of View Royal Council that there is an excessive use of police resources in hospital emergency waiting rooms as officers must remain with persons apprehended under section 28 of the Mental Health Act Act until the individual is transferred to the care of a physician. This requirement sees costly police resources tied up in emergency waiting rooms often for lengthy periods of time.
As such, we are requesting that hospital security staff be given the authority and necessary training to take custody of patients apprehended under the Mental Health Act on arrival at the hospital.
Allowing hospital security staff to assume this role from police officers would not only provide a less costly approach for taxpayers, but would also ease the burden on police resources, enabling them to provide timely services where they are needed in the community.
Thank you for consideration of this request.
David Screech Mayor
cc. Hon. David Eby, Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing Hon. Adrian Dix, Minister of Health Hon. Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions All UBCM Municipalities
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Jennifer Cochrane <[email protected]> Friday, April 23, 2021 3:58 PM Jennifer Cochrane .. Letter from the Town of View Royal re: Request for Authority and Training for Hospital Security Staff 2021 04 01 Hon. John Horgan re Request for Authority & Training for Hospital Security Staff.pdf
Attached is a letter from Mayor Screech regarding a Request for Authority and Training for Hospital Security Staff.
Best regards,
Jennifer Cochrane Executive Assistant I Office of the Mayor & CAO Town of View Royal I 45 View Royal Avenue I Victoria, BC V9B IA6 d: 250.708.2255 I p: 250.479.6800 I f: 250.727.9551 ..,.. = WESTSHOBf e O = ERT 8 --=:- • - =·-
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Recognizing the continued need for resource efficiency, in October 2019, the Delta Police Department (DPD) introduced HealthIM. This software application allows officers to input information related to calls with mental health issues/apprehensions into the application. The application translates the officer’s description of behaviours into clinical language, which is automatically sent to the hospital for doctors and nurses to prepare for intake; they are informed of circumstances prior to police arrival at the hospital. Between October 2019 and September 2020, HealthIM assisted the DPD in reducing hospital wait times by an average of 30 minutes, along with various other positive outcomes. However, an amendment of the Mental Health Act (MHA) to provide hospital security staff with authority to take custody of patients apprehended and transported to the hospital by police under the MHA would further provide efficiencies for police and allow officers to spend their time engaging in proactive and community service elsewhere in the City as opposed to waiting for hospital emergency rooms.
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I am writing today to express my deep concerns on how Metro Vancouver Parks is mismanaging things at Centennial Beach. As the COVID crisis continues to impact our lives and shows every sign of taking another turn for the worse, Metro Parks, just as they did last year, continue to try to ignore the crisis and implement measures that fly in the face of public safety and actively undermine Provincial COVID protocols.
Municipal parks, Provincial parks and National parks have all responded to the COVID crisis with initiatives that attempt to control the numbers of visitors to their facilities (ie booking systems, limiting parking spaces and washrooms etc). Metro Vancouver Parks, who lease the land at Centennial Beach from Delta, have bizarrely taken the opposite tack and are continuing to take measures that actively encourage more people to travel from further away and to gather in ever greater numbers. By way of example:
l ) They have brought in portable washrooms to Centennial (a very unsanitary addition to the overstretched main facilities) 2) They will once again be supplying a free shuttle bus to take would-be beach goers from South Delta Rec Centre to Centennial. 3) They have secured additional parking at the Rec Centre through Delta Municipality
Summer weekends at Centennial have become busier and busier every year and are now at the point where the crowds are overwhelming the area. Even without COVID, Centennial Beach does not need any additional ways to attract more people but now that we do have COVID it is nothing short of criminally irresponsible to attempt to pack more people onto the beach. Steve Shaffrick, Metro Park's Divisional Manager said last year that there is "no maximum" to the number of people they will allow into Centennial Beach at any given time; this surely must set off alarm bells with Delta Council? Metro does not recognize any limit on the number of park users and are doing all in their power to increase park use. I believe that Delta, as the land owner, need to step in and bring Metro' s excesses under control.
The pressure on outdoor amenities these days is greater than ever as people are unable to travel further afield but that does not mean that the operating authorities should be permitted to enact measures that result in thousands of people gathering in one area. Mike Farnworth (the Minister for Public Safety and Inspector General) when responding to questions about the new BC government guidelines, said that after the announcement of the recent COVID guidelines that he lives in the Tri-Cities area and would not now consider driving to the beach at White Rock. Metro Parks seems to think it can operate without any oversight but seeing as this is Delta's property it is your responsibility to ensure they manage the Park in an appropriate way.
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The Metro Vancouver Parks Shuttle Bus!!!!
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This correspondence follows a previous email requesting that Metro Vancouver implement parking management tools and shuttle bus service earlier than their planned July 1, 2021 start. This correspondence has been shared with Metro Vancouver staff and the attached correspondence from Metro Vancouver has been provided for Mayor and Council's information.
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April 30, 2021
Ken Kuntz, Director Parks, Recreation & Culture City of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2 VIA EMAIL: [email protected]
Dear Ken:
Central Area, Regional Parks Tel. 604 520-6442 Fax 604 520-3520
File: PA-03-01
Public Comment sent April 25, 2021 to Mayor and Council regarding Centennial Beach
Thank you for providing a copy of the correspondence dated April 25, 2021, from a local resident about the management of Boundary Bay Regional Park's Centennial Beach site. I trust the following information will provide some clarity to the City of Delta's Mayor and Council.
Last year Metro Vancouver made a number of changes to the Boundary Bay (Centennial Beach) traffic management plan, intended to reduce traffic congestion in the Boundary Bay area and on neighbourhood roads. The changes were made in collaboration the City of Delta and the Delta Police Department. We have already activated parts of the plan for 2021 including the installation of the electronic road signage, the utilization of some traffic management personnel, and real-time social media advising the public when park parking lots are full.
Metro Vancouver has installed temporary portable toilets as part of a suite of measures instituted to ensure and encourage physical distancing in the park during the pandemic. The portable washrooms replace washroom stalls, urinals, and sinks within the main washroom building which have been cordoned off to reduce building capacity so to allow for better physical distancing. The portable toilets will be removed once physical distancing requirements are relaxed.
With respect to the shuttle bus, there might be confusion about the objective of the shuttle service. The shuttle service was instituted to encourage visitors to park in the recreation centre rather than circle through neighbourhood roads to find parking spaces. The addition of the shuttle service was a collaboration between Metro Vancouver and the City of Delta. Metro Vancouver intends to run a smaller wheelchair accessible shuttle in 2021, on Sundays and statutory holidays, starting on July 1. Overall the shuttle brings a small fraction of people into the park. The highest ridership day last year was approximately 75 people (150 round trip).
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physically distancing across the site. While overall, regional parks have seen considerable visitation growth over the past number of years, Centennial Beach visitation numbers have remained fairly constant over the past four years (2017 - 536,000; 2018 - 513,000; 2019 - 546,00; 2020 - 523,000). There has been discussion in the past about limiting park visitation to the available parking spots. Parking spaces do not directly align with park capacities because visitors arrive by other modes of transportation and access the area from various neighbourhood trail heads, which is encouraged and planned for in the design and construction of park amenities.
On a related note, recently Regional Parks was awarded funding from Metro Vancouver's Sustainability and Innovation Fund for a project relating to traffic and demand management. Over the next three years, regional parks will be undertaking a pilot project with these funds to explore real-time demand management tools. We hope to successfully implement these tools at Boundary Bay.
If you require further information, do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Division Manager, Parks Central Area, Regional Parks
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Since receiving this correspondence staff have removed the majority of the graffiti. There is also graffiti in the area which is on private property. Bylaws has been notified so that they can work with the residents to address the issue. Residential street sweeping was also completed in the area identified in the resident’s letter. The hazard markers that were damaged in the pathway have also been removed and new ones have been installed. All litter in the area was also removed. Given that this area seems to be a common place for graffiti and litter, Operations has increased their preventative maintenance frequencies.
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Metro Vancouver's Solid Waste Management Plan Update
Metro Vancouver is updating its solid waste management plan, and would like to learn how the City
of Delta would like to be engaged in the development of the new plan over the next two to three
years.
The Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan was approved by the Provincial
Government in 2011 and requires an update. By applying a framework of resilience, equity and
prosperity, the updated plan will build on the current plan's strengths and identify opportunities for
accelerated waste reduction and diversion, while reducing greenhouse gases and promoting a
circular economy.
A comprehensive engagement program involving a broad range of stakeholders and perspectives will
be critical in the development of an updated solid waste management plan. Metro Vancouver's
engagement on this project is guided by an Independent Consultat ion and Engagement Panel, a group
of engagement experts established to advise and guide Metro Vancouver staff and Board.
Seeking Your Feedback
Metro Vancouver would like to learn how the City of Delta would like to be notified of engagement
opportunities and provide input at various stages in the plan development process (e.g. preferred
channels of communication, level and frequency of updates). The information we receive will help
shape an engagement program that describes engagement phases, methods and audiences, and
strives to align with the priorities and preferences of a broad range of audiences. This pre
engagement phase will close on May 28, 2021.
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Metro Vancouver is planning to update its Solid Waste Management Plan and will be seeking Delta’s feedback on the engagement process. Staff will provide reports to Council seeking direction at key milestones throughout the plan development process.
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Metro Vancouver will work closely with municipal staff through the REAC-Solid Waste Sub
Committee to understand and identify opportunities to advance waste reduction and recycling in key
priority areas, such as single-use items, illegal dumping, and construction and demolition waste.
Although the development of a new solid waste management plan is anticipated to be a two- to
three-year process, Metro Vancouver and municipal staff will continue to work together in the
interim to advance efforts in these key areas.
An engagement web page has been developed and is available here or at metrovancouver.org by
searching 'solid waste management plan engagement'. The web page describes the project, outlines
the phases of engagement, and links to a 3-minute questionnaire.
If you have any questions or comments about the review and update of Metro Vancouver's solid
waste management plan, require additional information, or wish to schedule an online meeting or
presentation with Metro Vancouver, a third party consultant that will summarize feedback, or the
Consultation and Engagement Panel, please contact Sarah Evanetz, Division Manager, Strategy and
Chair, Metro Vancouver Board Chair, Zero Waste Committee
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Mayor George Harvie Tuesday, April 27, 2021 9:16 AM Mayor & Council City Manager; Mayor-Admin; Steven Lan FW: Metro Vancouver's Solid Waste Management Plan Update Metro Vancouver's Solid Waste Management Plan Update - 2021 Apr 27 - Outgoing to City of Delta.pdf
On behalf of Chair Dhaliwal and Director Froese, from Metro Vancouver Board and Zero Waste Committee respectively, please find attached correspondence regarding Metro Vancouver's Solid Waste Management Plan Update.
Regards,
Maureen Trainor Executive Assistant,
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mukhtiar kooner Wednesday, April 28, 2021 3:05 PM Mayor & Council
Hi I am own property 11437-83a Ave delta I oppose this project all single family home area be affected there is already too much tragic when north delta secoundry and Richardson elementary open in morning and closed in evening.too many trees be cutting down with this I had only one excess to go home and go to work . So please kindly reject this project thank you mukhtiar kooner
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This email refers to the proposed rezoning of 7 single detached lots at 83 Avenue and 115 Street to allow for construction of 35 new townhouses. This matter will be brought forward in the future for Council’s consideration and there will be other opportunities for public input. A response has been emailed to the writer advising of the process and that his concerns would be summarized and taken into consideration.
