Regional District Issues & Non-Legislative Solutions

1. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Working Group 1 Regional District Issues & Non-Legislative Solutions UBCM 2004 Convention Kelowna, BC

2. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Presentation Outline • Mandate • Process • Action Plan • Tool Kit • Implementation • Input

3. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Mandate Develop Action Plan • to improve general understanding of RDs • to address concerns related to the accountability & roles of directors

4. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Process • Three full-day discussion sessions • Identify needs & ways to address needs • Refine ideas, develop Action Plan • Present & obtain support • Develop materials required • Implement

5. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Action Plan Set of Guiding Principles • Focused • Practical • Sustainable • Efficient • Inclusive

6. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Action Plan Purpose & Rationale • Plan to improve general under-standing, and address concerns related to roles & accountability of directors • Plan based on premise that many problems rooted in lack of understanding

7. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit • Development of Tool Kit is the central feature of the Plan • Set of materials and resources to be used to fulfill Plan’s purpose

8. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit Proposed Contents • Best Practices • Fact Sheets • Presentation on fundamentals • Discussion Guides on roles & accountability of directors • Regional District Booklet

9. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit Examples of Best Practices • Council of Councils • Communicating with member Councils • Strategic planning for RD organization • RD quarterly newsletters • Educating the media

10. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit Examples of Fact Sheets • RD role in land use approvals • RD voting rules • Process for establishing services • RDs & property tax notices • Service reviews – purpose, options, process

11. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit PowerPoint Presentation • Customizable presentation on RDs – purposes, structure, functions, issues • Audience could be any group that interacts with RDs: • municipal & provincial staff • city councils • First Nations • residents • development industry (UDI) • school classes

12. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit Examples of Discussion Guides • Promotion of regional vs. local interests in decision-making • Relationship between Councils and their municipal director(s) • Directors’ responsibilities to the RD corporation • Relationship between RD staff and directors • The EA director as the voice of the EA

13. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit Regional District Booklet • General info booklet on basics • “An Introduction to BC’s RDs” • Broad audience • Could be distributed to households, or simply made available • Distinct from more specific guides

14. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit Kit’s Target Groups • Municipal Councils and members • Developers • Provincial government officials • Municipal CAOs and senior staff • First Nations … and others

15. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Tool Kit Key Players • Regional Districts • UBCM • MCAWS • LGMA • Working Group 1

16. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Implementation • Phase I: Obtain Support of Players • Phase II: Develop Tool Kit • Phase III: Educate Users of Kit • Phase IV: Promote & Implement Kit • Phase V: Evaluate Efforts

17. 2004 CONVENTION KELOWNA Input 1. Is the proposed Action Plan (Tool Kit in particular) helpful? 2. What should we change? 3. How will you contribute?