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The purpose of the Planning, Transportation and Economic Development Advisory Committee is to advise Council and recommend policies that integrate land use, transportation, and economic development, balance social, environmental, and business elements, and promote sustainability, and smart growth.
Mandate
The Planning, Transportation and Economic Development Advisory Committee will, consistent with the purpose described above, undertake the following:
- Develop and recommend policies to Council and respond to Council requests for advice and information.
- Review and provide feedback on the Strategic Plan.
- Provide a community perspective on promoting development policies linking land use, transportation, and economic development while encouraging an aesthetic and safe urban landscape.
- Foster public awareness, recognition and support for optimizing the use of the urban land base according to sustainability principles while recognizing the urban containment boundary role in preserving Saanich’s rural character.
- Review and comment to Municipal staff on local and regional land use and economic development plans, initiatives, and studies, major bylaw reviews, development permit guidelines, engineering road standards, long-range road system and traffic planning, area wide traffic calming projects, and parks master planning.
Meetings
The Committee will meet a minimum of four times per year in accordance with its regular schedule of meetings established annually at the first meeting of the year. No meetings are held during the summer and winter breaks (July, August and December). Special meetings may be held at the call of the Chair. The meeting rules and procedures will be in accordance with the Council Procedure Bylaw.
Agendas and Minutes
Membership
The Committee will consist of nine (9) members including:
• One member of Council to serve as Chair, appointed by the Mayor; and,
• Eight community representatives appointed by the Council.
Staff Support
The Planning Department is the primary contact and together with the Engineering Department will provide the required professional support. The Legislative Division will provide secretarial and administrative support.
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