Draft 2016 Regional Growth Strategy District of North Saanich – Informal Municipal Referral April 18, 2016
A Regional Growth Strategy is: • a vision for the future of the region • a strategic planning document • under the authority of the Local Government Act
The growth strategy helps us achieve more together than we could apart.
What’s in the draft 2016 RGS?
How did we get here?
What’s new in the updated RGS? Provides new content for Removes water GHG emissions reductions service 2016 RGS 2016 RGS Focus on policy alignment UPD UPDATES TES Updates outdated Refines content to content address legal review
Expanded content areas can be addressed in subsidiary CRD documents.
RSS actions not included in the draft RGS: CRD Local Government Programs, strategies, infrastructure, policy and Specific actions related to all research / knowledge : content areas • Community health + wellbeing • Emergency management Province and natural disasters • Energy systems Collaboration related to data, • Food and agricultural indicators and programs systems*
Timeline Municipal Referral PTPSC / Board Direction Staff process We are here Spring 2016 Fall 2016 Winter 2016 Spring 2017 Summer 2016 Public hearing Report on results Report to PTPSC on First and second Informal municipal Present final draft of informal results of public reading of the bylaw RGS to PTPSC referral municipal referral hearing Prepare RGS bylaw Prepare final draft Formal municipal for the bylaw RGS document referral adoption process Third reading and bylaw adoption
What is the purpose of the informal referral? • Identify any matters that may affect municipal acceptance of the RGS • Prepare an RGS document with broad municipal support prior to initiating the bylaw adoption process
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