Metro 2050ENGAGEMENT PLANSean TynanACTING SENIOR PLANNER, REGIONAL PLANNING

Regional Planning Committee Meeting, Sept 13, 2019

Lucy DusoPOLICY COORDINATOR, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

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Engagement Plan • Local Government Act:

• Identifies audiences and approaches for engagement

• Board must adopt engagement plan that provides “early and ongoing” opportunities for input

• Board must consider holding a Regional Public Hearing

• Engagement Plan consistent with Public Engagement Policy

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Approach to Engagement • Focus on those most directly

affected• Match audience and expertise

to the issue at hand • Engage early• Collaborate on the

engagement process

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MVRD Board Direction Staff to consider and report back on:

• Inclusion of “up to three Regional Public Hearings with at least one located South of the Fraser”; and

• Consider other Board comments, including requests to clarify and potentially expand public engagement.

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Public Hearing Considerations• The MVRD Board can:

• Adjourn and reconvene a regional public hearing over days and locations

• Adjust quorum• Delegate attendees

• A regional public hearing occurs with a complete draft document

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Expanded Engagement Plan 1. Additional public meetings (Dialogues) 2. Additional public online open house 3. Offer to co-host Public Information Meetings

adjacent to Council presentations/workshops 4. Equity engagement

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• Affected local governments (20 municipalities, 1 Treaty First Nation, TransLink, FVRD, SLRD)

• Engage through policy reviews, existing committees, IAC and additional workshops

• Council presentations offered in each phase

Signatories

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• Some targeted engagement with additional experts (academics & interest groups)

• Engage through Regional Planning Advisory Committee, IAC, policy reviews, workshops

Non-signatory stakeholders

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• Correspondence and follow-up

• Offer individual meetings

• Invitations to Policy Review meetings

• Community to Community events

First Nations

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Metro 2050 Engagement TimelineAffected Local Governments, Non-Signatory Stakeholders and First Nations

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• Survey on vision and values • Website information• Online feedback• Sustainability dialogues• Webinars• Open houses (with members)• Presentations on request• Regional Public Hearing• Aligned processes

Public

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Metro 2050 Engagement TimelineGeneral Public

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Next Steps • Correspondence to affected local

governments and First Nations

• Establish Intergovernmental Advisory Committee

• Council presentations on request (September-December)

• Reporting out on survey results

Thank you