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METRO VANCOUVER COUNCIL OF COUNCILS December 6, 2014 Anvil Centre – New Westminster

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS METRO VANCOUVER - OVERVIEW Carol Mason Commissioner, Chief Administrative Officer

METRO VANCOUVER  Canada’s 3 rd 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

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

METRO VANCOUVER GOVERNANCE

METRO VANCOUVER CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Services and Solutions for A LIVABLE REGION GVWD: GVS&DD:  Regional Water Services  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

COLLABORATION WITH MUNICIPALITIES The Regional Federation

BOARD STRATEGIC PLAN

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS UTILITIES – WATER Darrell Mussatto Chair, Utilities Committee Tim Jervis General Manager, Water Services

WATER KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019  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 CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND  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

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS UTILITIES – LIQUID WASTE Darrell Mussatto Chair, Utilities Committee Simon So General Manager, Liquid Waste Services

LIQUID WASTE KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019  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 CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND THE NEW BUILDING CANADA PLAN  Lions Gate Project Funding  Beneficial Use of Biosolids  Inflow / Infiltration  Seismic Upgrades

LIQUID WASTE CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND  Regulatory change  Population Growth  Transportation/Port/Energy Projects

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS UTILITIES – SOLID WASTE Malcolm Brodie Chair, Zero Waste Committee Paul Henderson General Manager, Solid Waste Services

SOLID WASTE KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019  Organics ban  New waste-to-energy  Transfer station development  Upgrades to existing WTE facility

SOLID WASTE CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND A financially sustainable, effective and collaborative solid waste management system for Metro Vancouver

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS REGIONAL PLANNING Derek Corrigan Chair, Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee Allan Neilson General Manager, Policy, Planning & Environment

REGIONAL PLANNING KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019  Policy support: land use planning, growth management, environmental  Develop tools to implement RGS (Metro 2040)  Link regional planning to livable, healthy communities

REGIONAL PLANNING CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND  Metro 2040 review – 2016  Balance regional planning with municipal autonomy

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS REGIONAL PARKS Heather Deal Chair, Environment and Parks Committee Allan Neilson General Manager, Policy, Planning & Environment

REGIONAL PARKS KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019  Regional Parks Service Review  Surrey Bend, Kanaka Creek Watershed Stewardship Centre  Sheep Paddocks Multi-Use Trail  Widgeon Marsh Regional Park Reserve

REGIONAL PARKS CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND  Acquiring regional park land  Changing demographics  Regional Greenways  Experience the Fraser  Ecological health

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Heather Deal Chair, Environment and Parks Committee Allan Neilson General Manager, Policy, Planning & Environment

AIR QUALITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019  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 CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND  Reducing GHGs/climate change impacts  New industrial activity  Expanding the toolkit

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS HOUSING Allan Neilson General Manager , Policy, Planning & Environment

HOUSING KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019  Heather Place development  Regional Affordable Housing Strategy  Homelessness Partnering Strategy

HOUSING CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND  Rising costs for MVHC  Housing has become a global commodity  Elimination of homelessness

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SERVICES Ralph Hildebrand General Manager, Legal & Legislative Services Corporate Solicitor

LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW  Board/Information Services  Aboriginal Relations  Environmental Regulation and Enforcement  Legal Services

LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SERVICES KEY ACTIONS: 2015-2019  Bylaw enforcement  Procurement projects  Responding to litigation

LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE SERVICES CHALLENGES: 2015-2019 AND BEYOND  Legal landscape  First Nations relationships  Regulatory environment

COUNCIL OF COUNCILS FINANCE Richard Walton Chair Finance Committee Phil Trotzuk General Manager, Financial Services Chief Financial Officer

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

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

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