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December 6, 2014 Anvil Centre – New Westminster

METRO VANCOUVER

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS

Carol Mason

Commissioner, Chief Administrative Officer

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS METRO VANCOUVER - OVERVIEW

METRO VANCOUVER

• Canada’s 3rd largest major metropolitan area (after Toronto,

Montreal) – only one that is not amalgamated

• A federation of 21 municipalities, one electoral area, one Treaty First

Nation – all vary greatly in size and character

METRO VANCOUVER – LEGAL ENTITIES

38 Directors – 1 for every 100,000 residents 1 vote for every 20,000 residents

METRO VANCOUVER GOVERNANCE

METRO VANCOUVER GOVERNANCE

METRO VANCOUVER CORPORATE STRUCTURE

GVWD:

• Regional Water Services

GVS&DD:

• Regional Sewer & Drainage

Services

• Solid Waste Management

Services and Solutions for A LIVABLE REGION

Regional District:

• Regional Governance
• Regional Planning
• Regional Parks
• Air Quality
• Labour Relations
• E 9-1-1

Housing Corporation:

• Affordable Housing

Services and Solutions for A LIVABLE REGION

The Regional Federation

COLLABORATION WITH MUNICIPALITIES

BOARD STRATEGIC PLAN

Darrell Mussatto

Chair, Utilities Committee

Tim Jervis

General Manager, Water Services

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UTILITIES – WATER

• Infrastructure (transmission mains/pump stations/reservoirs)
• Marine crossing replacements
• Seismic upgrades
• Capilano source filtration/twin tunnels integration

WATER KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Comprehensive Regional

Water System Plan

• Water conservation
• Asset management
• Fisheries initiatives

WATER KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Long-term supply capacity
• Population growth
• Climate change

WATER CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

• Capilano hydropower project
• Grouse Grind trail usage
• Transportation/port/energy infrastructure projects

WATER CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

Darrell Mussatto

Chair, Utilities Committee

Simon So

General Manager, Liquid Waste Services

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UTILITIES – LIQUID WASTE

• Infrastructure (WWTPs/Pump Stations/Interceptors)
• Secondary Treatment Upgrades
• Source Control
• Environmental Monitoring

LIQUID WASTE KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Resource Recovery
• Research and Innovation
• Asset Management
• Urban Drainage/Habitat Improvements

LIQUID WASTE KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Lions Gate Project Funding
• Beneficial Use of Biosolids
• Inflow / Infiltration
• Seismic Upgrades

LIQUID WASTE CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

THE NEW

BUILDING CANADA PLAN

• Regulatory change
• Population Growth
• Transportation/Port/Energy Projects

LIQUID WASTE CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

Malcolm Brodie

Chair, Zero Waste Committee

Paul Henderson

General Manager, Solid Waste Services

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UTILITIES – SOLID WASTE

• Organics ban
• New waste-to-energy
• Transfer station development
• Upgrades to existing WTE facility

SOLID WASTE KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

SOLID WASTE CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

A financially sustainable, effective and collaborative solid waste management system for Metro Vancouver

Derek Corrigan

Chair, Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee

Allan Neilson

General Manager, Policy, Planning & Environment

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REGIONAL PLANNING

• Policy support:

land use planning, growth management, environmental

• Develop tools to

implement RGS (Metro 2040)

• Link regional

planning to livable, healthy communities

REGIONAL PLANNING KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Metro 2040 review

– 2016

• Balance regional

planning with municipal autonomy

REGIONAL PLANNING CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

Heather Deal

Chair, Environment and Parks Committee

Allan Neilson

General Manager, Policy, Planning & Environment

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REGIONAL PARKS

• Regional Parks Service Review
• Surrey Bend, Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Centre
• Sheep Paddocks Multi-Use Trail
• Widgeon Marsh Regional Park Reserve

REGIONAL PARKS KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Acquiring regional park land
• Changing demographics
• Regional Greenways
• Experience the Fraser
• Ecological health

REGIONAL PARKS CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

Heather Deal

Chair, Environment and Parks Committee

Allan Neilson

General Manager, Policy, Planning & Environment

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AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

• Particulate matter
• Ground level ozone
• Project reviews/regulatory process

AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Reducing GHGs/climate change impacts
• Monitoring
• Caring for the Air

AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Reducing

GHGs/climate change impacts

• New industrial

activity

• Expanding the

toolkit

AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

Allan Neilson

General Manager , Policy, Planning & Environment

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HOUSING

• Heather Place development
• Regional Affordable Housing Strategy
• Homelessness Partnering Strategy

HOUSING KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Rising costs for MVHC
• Housing has become a global commodity
• Elimination of homelessness

HOUSING CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

Ralph Hildebrand

General Manager, Legal & Legislative Services Corporate Solicitor

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LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

• Board/Information Services
• Aboriginal Relations
• Environmental Regulation and Enforcement
• Legal Services

LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

• Bylaw enforcement
• Procurement projects
• Responding to litigation

LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SERVICES KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019

• Legal landscape
• First Nations relationships
• Regulatory environment

LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SERVICES CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND

Richard Walton

Chair Finance Committee

Phil Trotzuk

General Manager, Financial Services Chief Financial Officer

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FINANCE

FINANCE WHERE THE MONEY GOES

Housing Corporation, 6% Regional District, 10% Solid Waste, 14% Liquid Waste, 32% Water District, 38% ($ millions) 2014 2015 Change Water District $242.1 $247.3 2.1% Liquid Waste 206.5 210.8 2.1% Solid Waste 102.1 93.6 (8.3%) Regional District 64.1 65.5 2.2% MVHC 38.9 39.9 2.5% $653.7 $657.1 0.5%

FINANCE WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM

Water Sales 37% Sewer Levy 29% Solid Waste Tipping Fee 12% Tax Requisitions 7% Housing Rents 5% External Revenues 6% Other 4% ($ millions) 2014 2015 Change Water sales $236.1 $243.8 3.3% Sewer levy 185.9 192.3 3.4% Solid waste tipping fee 89.2 75.8 (15.0%) Housing rents 33.8 34.7 2.7% Tax requisitions 46.3 47.2 2.0% External revenues 38.0 39.0 2.5% Other* 24.4 24.3 (0.3%) $653.7 $657.1 0.5%

FINANCE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD IMPACT

2015 budget: $427 cost to the average household – up $5 from 2014

• Water: $154 per household, up $3
• Liquid Waste: $176 per household, up $3
• Solid Waste: $57 per household, down $1
• GVRD: $40 – no change from 2014

FINANCE KEY ACTIONS/CHALLENGES

• New Financial Planning System
• Multi-Year Financial Planning Process
• New Financial Management System
• Longer-Term Financial Policy Review