Reports to Council

Marvin Kwiatkowski, the City’s Development, Engineering, and Sustainability Director, provided Council with a report seeking authorization to apply for grant funding under the Local Government Development Approvals Program, which is administered by the Union of BC Municipalities, to further advance the efficiency of the City’s development approvals process. Eligible applicants to this program may receive up to 100% of project costs to a maximum of $200,000.

The proposed project for the 2026 intake would build on existing efforts to improve the City’s coordination of development approval processes. It would review and streamline internal workflows and external inputs involving applicants, City departments, and partner agencies. The project would also implement recommendations from the 2024 Digital Strategy, including standardizing processes to support digital platform integration and future data and artificial intelligence capabilities.

Council authorized the application for funding.

• View the full report.
• View the presentation within the Council meeting slide deck.
• Contact for further information:
  Marvin Kwiatkowski | 250-828-3452

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