Item 6.3 Advisory Planning Commission Central Okanagan West.pdf

Agenda No 6.3
REGIONAL DISTRICT of CENTRAL OKANAGAN
Mtg Date: January 18th, 2010

DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT
For the Regional Board January 18th, 2010

TO: Chair & Members of the Regional Board
FROM: Ron Fralick, Planner 1
DATE: January 11th, 2010
SUBJECT: Appointment to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission (APC) (File: 0540-20-01)

RECOMMENDATION:
THAT Rick de Jong be appointed to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission for an additional two year term.

BACKGROUND:
It is noted that current membership for the Central Okanagan West APC stands at the maximum of eight in accord with the APC Bylaw for the Regional District. The APC bylaw allows each APC member to be appointed for two year terms. The Bylaw requires that appointments be endorsed by the Regional Board on advice from the Electoral Area Directors. Mr. Jim Edgson, Central Okanagan West Electoral Area Director is recommending that one existing member, Mr. Rick de Jong be appointed for an additional two year term in recognition that the current term expires January 28, 2010.

Planning staff of the Development & Environmental Services Department is providing this for the information and consideration of the Board.

Respectfully submitted,
Ron Fralick, MCIP
Planner 1

6.3 Report regarding appointment of a member to the Advisory Planning Commission Central Okanagan West. (0540-20-01) (All Directors)

EDGSON/OPHUS
THAT Rick deJong be appointed to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission for an additional two-year term.

CARRIED

Advisory Planning Commissions

The Regional Board has approved appointments to its Advisory Planning Commissions. In Central Okanagan East, Don Stuart has been appointed to the Advisory Planning Commission for a two year term while Bob Calder, Wendy Schlief, Ted Thomas and Randy Woods have been re-appointed for an additional two year term. In Central Okanagan West, Ben Hansen has been appointed for a two year term to the Advisory Planning Commission while Peter Austin, Don Bennison, Norm McLeod and Helmuth Mitchell have been re-appointed for an additional two year term.

b) Report regarding appointment of members to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission (All Directors)

EDGSON/SHEPHERD
THAT Norm McLeod, Peter Austin, Joe lafrancesco, Don Bennison, Helmuth Mitchell be appointed to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission for an additional two year term;

AND FURTHER THAT Ben Hansen be appointed to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission for a two year term.

CARRIED

Item 6.5b Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission Member Appointments

Development & Environmental Services Department Report
Subject: Appointment to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission (APC) (File: 0540-20-01)

Recommendation:
That Norm McLeod, Peter Austin, Joe Lafrancesco, Don Bennison, Helmuth Mitchell, and Ben Hansen be appointed to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission for two year terms.

The Bylaw requires that appointments be endorsed by the Regional Board on advice from the Electoral Area Directors. Mr. Jim Edgson, Central Okanagan West Electoral Area Director is recommending that one new member, Mr Ben Hansen be appointed, in addition to the appointment of the five commission members whose terms have expired. Approval of the noted individuals brings membership to the maximum provided for in the APC bylaw.

Appointments to Advisory Commissions

The Regional Board has appointed two people to become members of its Advisory Planning Commissions.  Vanda Mallinson will serve on the Central Okanagan East Advisory Planning Commission while Robert Johncox will join the Advisory Planning Commission for the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area. Both are two-year appointments.

Item 6.5 Advisory Planning Commission Appointment

The Bylaw requires that appointments be endorsed by the Regional Board on advice from the Electoral Area Directors.  The recommendation for the appointee of Mr. Johncox was submitted by Mr. Jim Edgson, Central Okanagan West Electoral Area Director.

6.5 Advisory Planning Commission Appointment

a) Appointment to Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission (All Directors - Unweighted Vote)

RULE/GIVEN
THAT Robert (Bob) Johncox be appointed to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission for a two year term, effectively immediately.

CARRIED

Item 6.2a Consultant Contract Award

(page 6) f. renaming the electoral area which encompasses the lands contained within the North Westside Official Community Plan to include Crystal Mountain.

Regional District of Central Okanagan Bylaw No. 1228 Powers, Duties and Functions of the Director of Development Services

#84/08 Shepherd/Edgson
THAT participation in fringe area planning for 2008 is as follows:

• Kelowna participates in Central Okanagan East Electoral Area and the North Westside area of the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area;

• Lake Country participates in Central Okanagan East Electoral Area;

• Peachland participates in Central Okanagan West Electoral Area (ie: Trepanier, Brent Road, Crystal Mountain) but not the North Westside area.

AND THAT the 2008 costs for fringe area planning for each area are as per the 2008 Regional District of Central Okanagan Financial Plan approved March 28, 2008;

AND FURTHER THAT a review of fringe area planning with respect to the voting structure be continued and that a policy and/or bylaw be established prior to the next civic election (November 2008).

CARRIED

#85/08 Reid/Edgson
THAT the Westside District Municipality participates in fringe area planning in the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area.

CARRIED

Advisory Planning Commission Amendment Bylaw No.1210, 2007 - Amends Bylaw No. 943

Advisory Planning Commission Amendment Bylaw No.1032, 2003 - Amends Bylaw No. 943

#21/08 Hanson/Edgson

6.6 Bylaw:

a) Regional District of Central Okanagan Advisory Planning Commissions Bylaw No. 1229, 2007 (Central Okanagan West and East Electoral Areas), 1st,2nd, and 3rd readings and Adoption (All Directors - Unweighted Vote)

#22/08 Findlater/Edgson
That Regional District of Central Okanagan Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw No. 1229, 2007 be given first, second, and third readings, reconsidered and adopted this 28th day of January 2008.

CARRIED

#23/08 Edgson/Findlater
That Rick deJong be appointed to the Central Okanagan West Advisory Planning Commission effective immediately (January 28, 2008).

CARRIED

Advisory Planning Commissions
Committee members reviewed a recommendation from the Chair of the Westside North APC regarding two appointments to the Commission.

Novakowski/Findlater, that:
It be recommended to the Regional District Board that Mr. Helmuth Mitchell and Mr. Don Bennison be appointed to the Westside North Advisory Planning Commission for a two (2) year term.

CARRIED

If Westside wants a say in development outside its boundaries, there’ll be a small price to pay.

Development that happens in a rural area, immediately outside a municipality, is called fringe planning.

If a municipality wants to vote on such development it is then permitted to pay in to the regional district planning process.

Municipalities will often pay for fringe planning to ensure rural developments, near their borders, don’t have negative impacts on infrastructure, like roads or parks for example.

Westside’s fringe areas are considered Trepanier Valley, Crystal Resort and parts of North Westside.

To vote on development in those fringe areas, the municipality will have to pay just under $6,000, according to a report submitted to the Central Okanagan Regional District’s governance and services committee on Thursday.

The regional district board must still vote on the report, however.

And rural area directors may yet express concern with the fringe planning scheme.

That’s because municipalities carry more votes on the regional board.

So, if a rural director was in favour of a development and a municipality was not, the rural director could be outvoted.

There’s also debate around the board table as to whether that’s fair seeing as how the rural areas have no jurisdiction to vote on development inside municipalities and municipal representatives aren’t elected to address rural matters.

jluciw [at] kelownacapnews.com

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