Mark Brown [PDF - 2.5 MB]

11/24/11 ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTORS FORUM
BOUNDARY EXTENSIONS
J O I N T LY P R E S E N T E D B Y: J O E S TA N H O P E , C H A I R R E G I O N A L D I S T R I C T O F N A N A I M O M A R K B R O W N , C A O T O W N O F Q U A L I C U M B E A C H UBCM 2011 – SEPT 27.2011 ELECTORAL AREA DIRECTORS FORUM 1 11/24/11 CHARTWELL SUBDIVISION
IncorporaDon Area CHARTWELL INCORPORATION General InformaDon 2 11/24/11 CHARTWELL INCORPORATION
Background of Water Service Concerns  In 1991 a porDon of the water service area (Eaglecrest) was incorporated into the Town of Qualicum Beach  The remaining water service area consisted of two subdivisions (Sandpiper & Chartwell)  Ongoing issues emerged in the water service area due, parDcularly in the Chartwell subdivision, due to high iron and manganese concentraDons  Residents grew more dissaDsfied with the quality of the water in the Regional District water service area CHARTWELL INCORPORATION Residents’ Request Residents of Chartwell subdivision request to come into Qualicum Beach municipal boundaries to address their water concerns 3 11/24/11 CHARTWELL INCORPORATION Residents’ Opinion
CHARTWELL INCORPORATION
Qualicum Beach Council & senior staff consult with …
• PROVINCIAL MINISTRY • REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO • CHARTWELL RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION 4 11/24/11 CHARTWELL INCORPORATION
Public InformaDon MeeDng Qualicum Beach Council/staff host public informaDon meeDng aaended by Qualicum Beach residents and Chartwell residents, detailing pros/
cons of incorporaDon. INFORMATION HANDOUT
Information handout
mailed to residents of
Qualicum Beach and
residents of the Chartwell
subdivision
5 11/24/11 CHARTWELL INCORPORATION Benefits to Qualicum Beach Residents Property taxes to be paid to the Town by Chartwell would help fund municipal faciliDes/services •  civic centre • 
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waterfront parks walking trails municipal roads policing •  capital improvements 6 11/24/11 CHARTWELL INCORPORATION Benefits to Chartwell Residents •  improved water quality & quanDty including fire protecDon flows •  dog control & licencing •  responsive road maintenance •  local building inspecDon •  park maintenance •  roadside wood chipping program •  representaDon by a locally elected council •  convenient access to municipal office services PROPERTY TAXATION QuesDons & Answers Q -­‐ How much more will Chartwell residents pay if they become part of Qualicum Beach? A -­‐ It is esDmated that the average $205,000 home in Chartwell will pay approximately $350 more for property taxes and uDliDes for water, sewer, garbage and recycling. 7 11/24/11 PROPERTY TAXATION QuesDons & Answers Q -­‐ What comprises the $350 tax increase? A  -­‐ $125 per year for 15 years is a water parcel tax to fund the $1 million cost of upgrading municipal water storage & improving distribuDon. A  -­‐ The remaining $225 will help fund other municipal faciliDes/services. CHARTWELL INCORPORATION
Financial Impact of SeparaDng Water Service Area  The Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women’s Services requested background informaDon from the Regional District outlining the projected impact of incorporaDon on the remaining water service area  The analysis showed that the incorporaDon of the Chartwell subdivision would have a negaDve financial impact on the remaining service area due to the relaDvely fixed operaDng costs of the smaller service area and the requirement to borrow to replace reserves transferred to the Town on amalgamaDon  The Province indicated that it supported arrangements between the Regional District and the Town to minimize the financial impacts 8 11/24/11 REGIONAL DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE
Issues arising out of the incorporaDon process  The remaining residents of the Electoral Area G water service area (Sandpiper subdivision) had a growing concern regarding the financial and service implicaDons to their water system as a result of the proposed amalgamaDon of Chartwell within the Qualicum Beach municipal boundaries  There was confusion by the public regarding the role of the Regional District in this process  The Regional District sent communicaDon to the Town of Qualicum Beach and to the Residents AssociaDons clarifying the broad misunderstanding regarding its role in a municipal boundary extension CHARTWELL INCORPORATION
Regional District’s role   Regional Districts do not have a formal role in the determinaDon of incorporaDons or in establishing the details of the incorporaDon. It is a maaer between the property owners, the municipality and the province.   The province’s posiDon and past pracDce is to ensure that there is no significant financial burden to property owners who remain in an electoral area aoer the incorporaDon has occurred.   To determine the extent of any impact the Province requested the Regional District of Nanaimo prepare a budget for the remainder of the Water Local Service Area.   A series of meeDngs were held with Town staff and provincial staff to confirm the budget figures and to clarify which costs may be fixed costs shared by all Water Local Service Areas and which were not. 9 11/24/11 CHARTWELL INCORPORATION
Regional District’s posiDon on incorporaDon   The Regional District of Nanaimo, through policies such as the Regional Growth Management Plan, supported the incorporaDon of urban areas such as Chartwell.   The Electoral Area Director personally supported the wishes of the residents of Chartwell in their desire to become part of the Town of Qualicum Beach.   It was equally important to ensure that the remaining residents were not negaDvely impacted by the incorporaDon.   The province had applied these principles in other similar boundary extension iniDaDves across the province and it is up to the Minister to determine the fairest way to implement this philosophy.   The Regional District of Nanaimo had no formal role except to provide the informaDon to the Ministry. CHARTWELL INCORPORATION
ResoluDon of Water Service Area Financial Impact  In 2003 a Memorandum of Agreement was developed with the Town of Qualicum Beach to address the transiDon cost of the amalgamaDon of 478 parcels within municipal boundaries 10 11/24/11 COOPERATION BETWEEN JURISDICTIONS Completion
of Boundary Extension
At the compleDon of the adverDsing stage and if 10% of the electorate requesDng a referendum has not been received, the Municipality will forward, by Council resoluDon, as well as a declaraDon that the statutory requirements have been met. 11 11/24/11 IN THE END ...
·  Ministry will drao Supplementary Leaers Patent (SLP) ·  Municipality has the opportunity to review a drao of the SLP and once finalized the SLP is forwarded to the Minister & Cabinet for consideraDon. ·  Upon Cabinet approval, noDce of the date of the approval is given of the Order in Council authorizing the change. 12