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(ii) relate the dyking and drainage cost
share borne by the Municipalities (and local
dyking districts) under the Fraser River
Flood Control Program to eligibility for the
Provincial Major Disaster Fund so that those
areas which have undertaken the proposed
dyking works are given a preater percentage
of any disaster aid for flood losses than in
those areas which have not carried out
proposed works.

(iii) takes account of the fact that
Provincial Government purchases of extensive
lands in the floodplain have raised
development expectations and prices for
floodplain lands.

(iv) providing appropriate guidelines for
such designated urban areas as Queensborough
and Bridgeview which are now Sparcely devel-—
oped and which do not provide a full range
of urban services and amenities and where

it might be better public policy in the long
run to reduce rather than increase the amount
of settlement.

4. That the Official Regional Plan amend-
ment procedures be changed so that approval
of three-quarters of all of the Directors
having among them at least three-quarters
of all votes be required for adopting any
amendment involving floodplain iands.

5. That until legislation in respect to
(3.) and (4.) is promulgated or until April
30th, 1973, the Regional Board not entertain
any applications for Plan amendments which
increase the density or intensity of use of
land in the designated floodplain areas.

6. That the Board direct its officials to
prepare a brief in support of the above
request for augmented legislation and
programs, and that this brief include a
request that the four Regional Districts and
other bodies having jurisdiction in the
floodplain (such as dyking commissions) be
brought together by the Provincial Govern=
ment for discussion of the problems prior to
preparing legislation and action programs.

(ii) That this be expanded to include
municipalities that have applied for
assistance under the Fraser River Flood
Control Program but have not yet received
the benefits.

(iii) Recommended that this be struck
from the recommendations as it is no
longer applicable in view of current
government policies.

(iv) Endorsed,

4, Endorsed.

5. Endorsed with the exception that
the date be changed to April 30, 1974.
There may not be time to introduce
legislation at this sitting of the
Legislature and the extension of time
would permit legislation to proceed one
year hence.

6. Endorsed.

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