Broaden the Allowable Uses of Parkland Development Cost Charges

Whereas the BC government has determined that Parkland Development Cost Charges DCCs cannot be used to fund sport-related park infrastructure such as synthetic turf fields, tennis or basketball courts, water spray parks, swimming pools and arenas; And whereas municipalities can use Parkland DCCs to provide fencing, landscaping, drainage and irrigation, trails, rest-rooms, changing rooms and playground and playing field equipment and there is tangible evidence that new development directly impacts the demand for sport-related park infrastructure through increased attendance at municipal recreation facilities and increased demand for playing time on municipal sports fields: Therefore be it resolved that the BC government be requested to approve an amendment to Section 9353bii of the Local Government Act to include sport-related park infrastructure as an applicable Parkland DCC capital cost.