Title
Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Bylaw No. 2015-15
Proposed Motion
1. That Bylaw No. 2015-15 receive first reading.
2. That Bylaw No. 2015-15 receive second reading.
3. That Bylaw No. 2015-15 be presented at this meeting for third reading.
4. That Bylaw No. 2015-15 receive third and final reading.
5. That the existing Subdivision and Development Appeal Board alternate member appointments be changed to full member appointments.
Body
Administration Recommendation
Administration supports the recommendations.
Purpose
The purpose of presenting all three readings of Bylaw No. 2015-15 to Council is to allow for the passing of a new Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (SDAB) Bylaw. Changing the appointments of alternate members to full members would help create a larger pool of public members to draw from.
Summary
SDAB Bylaw No. 2015-15 was reviewed and discussed by the Governance and Priorities Committee (GPC) at their meeting on April 7, 2015. GPC recommends that Council pass the bylaw, and also change the current alternate SDAB member positions to full members.
The passing of SDAB Bylaw No. 2015-15 would allow for Administration to proceed with advertising for additional public members to balance the workload on between Board members, and reduce the requirement for the Board to achieve a meeting quorum. The SDAB has experienced an extensive workload over the past year and has periodically had difficulty in achieving meeting quorum. It would be advantageous to have a larger number of Board members appointed to the SDAB to share the workload on a rotational basis, and reduce the required number of appointed Council members on the Board to assist in obtaining a meeting quorum. It is anticipated that changing the composition and quorum requirements of the Board would improve the ability to schedule members, and help reduce the need to adjourn scheduled hearings due to lack of meeting quorum.
Proposed Bylaw No. 2015-15 provides for the B...
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