Infrastructure Program Funding

WHEREAS local governments often have small scale infrastructure projects that must or can proceed quickly; AND WHEREAS the process of submitting and reviewing applications for infrastructure grants can be time-consuming and costly: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of BC Municipalities urge the federal and provincial governments to review the Canada-BC Building Canada Fund and other infrastructure programs to incorporate a funding mechanism similar to the Community Works Fund, administered under the federal-provincial Gas Tax Agreement, to provide some direct funding for small-scale infrastructure projects, thus enabling local governments to implement these projects quickly and cost-effectively.