PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REPORT for the YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1975 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1976 To Colonel the Honourable Walter S. Owen, Q.C, LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province oj British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: I have the honour to transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Department of Municipal Affairs for the year ended December 31, 1975. HUGH A. CURTIS Minister of Municipal Affairs Victoria, B.C., March 31, 1976. Victoria, B.C., March 31, 1976 The Honourable Hugh A. Curtis, Minister of Municipal Affairs. Sir: I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Department of Municipal Affairs for the year ended December 31, 1975. This Report contains a review of Departmental activities and observations of the programs and financial position of the municipalities and regional districts within the Province. Greater detail with respect to these areas is contained in the publications Municipal Statistics and Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in British Columbia, which are published annually by the Department from information contained in audited financial and other statements of the municipalities and regional districts. R. W. LONG Deputy Minister CONTENTS Departmental Publications- Departmental Activities Legislation Administrative Services- Financial Management.. Planning Services Transit Services Charts Page . 7 . 8 . 12 _ 13 . 21 . 30 . 35 . 39 Y 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS The Honourable Hugh A. Curtis Minister of Municipal Affairs R. W. Prittie, Deputy Minister and Inspector of Municipalities V. J. Parker, Associate Deputy Minister and Director of Transit C. H. L. Woodward, F.C.I.S., Associate Deputy Minister and Deputy Inspector of Municipalities G. E. Whelen, F.C.I.S., Executive Officer K. MacLeod, Research Officer R. T. Cubbon, Research Officer Administrative Services T. F. Moore, F.C.I.S., Executive Director A. R. Clarke, Senior Administrative Officer J. G. Callan, Senior Administrative Officer W. J. Larter, Administrative Officer R. O'Genski, Administrative Officer N. A. McCrimmon, A.C.I.S., Administrative Officer D. Conway, Administrative Officer Financial Services J. P. Taylor, Executive Director H. G. Topham, C.A., Director W. H. Boyce, C.A., Assistant Director and Departmental Comptroller F. J. Thompson, C.G.A., Administrative Officer W. J. Sommerville, Administrative Officer R. M. A. Brearley, R.I.A., Administrative Officer J. Pappas, Administrative Officer Planning Services G. C. Harkness, M.C.I.P., Executive Director W. J. Tassie, M.C.I.P., Senior Planning Co-ordinator B. S. Jawanda, M.C.I.P., Senior Planning Co-ordinator B. Chambers, M.C.I.P., Senior Planning Co-ordinator L. Ward, M.C.I.P., Senior Planning Co-ordinator T. Maftechuk, M.C.I.P., Senior Planning Co-ordinator L. V. Luchin, P.M.C.I.P., Senior Planning Co-ordinator A. L. Quin, P.M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator B. Martin, P.M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator Transit Services B. E. Sullivan, Assistant to the Director C. A. Spratt, Manager, Marketing and Operation REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 7 DEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATIONS Annual Report Municipal Statistics Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments Regional Districts in British Columbia A Guide to Municipal Management A Guide to Regional District Management ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Municipal Act Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act Local Services Act Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia Act Mobile Home Tax Act Provincial Rapid Transit Act Provincial Transit Fund Act Transit Services Act Sewerage Facilities Assistance Act Resort Municipality of Whistler Act Y 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES The local government scene in British Columbia continues to be characterized by population growth and a resultant increase in demand for local services. These services, such as water works and sewerage systems, are essential to the formation and survival of modern communities. They also represent substantial and increasingly costly capital investments. The rising cost of capital development and the accompanying increases in operating and other costs are reflected in the expansion of municipal revenue requirements. In the five-year period from 1969 to 1974, municipal revenues, including those of utilities, have increased by approximately $246 million to $569 million. Debenture debt over the same period has increased to almost $690 million from less than $462 million. As local governments develop and expand, so do the demands placed upon all members of our staff. This year the Department has coped with a heavier and more complex work load than ever before. The assessed value of taxable properties for municipal purposes in municipalities is nearly $13 billion, an increase of approximately 20 per cent over the previous year. It is worth noting that while property taxes are increasing the level of tax collections has for the past several years remained stable at the point where approximately 97 per cent of current taxes are collected during the year in which they are levied. The matter of assessment and taxation is dealt with more fully in that part of the report relating to financial management. One of the principal statutory roles of the Department is the supervision of municipal and regional district long-term borrowing for capital programs. This responsibility rests with the Inspector of Municipalities and during the year under review the total borrowing authorized for a variety of projects amounted to $122,684,314. The percentage of current revenue expended to service long-term debenture debt has declined in the City of Vancouver, but has increased slightly in the cities, districts, towns, and villages. The percentage revenue expended for this purpose is not considered excessive and is well below the amount expended in other provinces. The Minister attended the annual meeting of Provincial Ministers of Municipal Affairs held in Cornerbrook, Nfld., from August 16 on. He was accompanied by several senior Departmental officials. The next annual meeting will be held in Kingston, Ont., in August of 1976. The Department of Municipal Affairs maintains regular contact with several Government of Canada departments and agencies, including the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs and Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation. One result of these contacts was the negotiation of a new sewer loan program agreement pursuant to recent amendments to Part VIII of the National Housing Act. The Department has also been represented in discussions concerning the possible enlargement of runway facilities at Vancouver International Airport. Various senior staff members were involved in national conferences such as the Municipal Finance Officers and the Provincial Planning Officers. The Department has also been represented on the Federal-Provincial Preparatory Committees on the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat), which is to be held in Vancouver in 1976. Although the volume of Departmental work did not permit as much travel as in previous years, Departmental representatives attended many committee council and regional board meetings throughout the Province, as well as performing inspections in a number of municipalities, improvement districts, and regional districts. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 9 Attendance at such meetings as those of the Technical Planning Committee meets legislative requirements. Others are initiated by councils or regional boards that may wish to discuss or request assistance on specific problems. When inspections are undertaken, the visit provides an opportunity for Departmental staff and local officials to discuss financial and administrative situations that are directly related to the municipality concerned. Whenever possible, general administrative procedures can be reviewed and recommended; this practice leads to greater consistency when by-laws and other data are submitted to the Department with requests for registration or approval. As the annual edition of Municipal Statistics is an important source of information to investment houses, financial institutions, and others, distribution of the publication is made as early in the year as possible; Municipal Statistics includes some 36 different schedules. Prior to publication, the financial and statistical returns of the municipalities and regions are closely edited to ensure conformity and adherence to statutory and other requirements. The Union of British Columbia Municipalities held its convention at Penticton, and senior members of the staff attended to provide an opportunity for those interested to discuss local problems. Kelowna was chosen as the site for the annual conference of the Municipal Officers' Association of British Columbia and, as at similar meetings, Departmental staff participated in the program. Senior members of the staff participated as resource personnel in a number of other seminars sponsored by the University of British Columbia and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. The annual shield award presented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs as an incentive to increase turn-out at municipal elections open to all municipalities in three categories was received by the following for the year 1974: Per Cent Cities and towns—Nanaimo 57.5 District municipalities—Peachland 55.1 Village municipalities—Harrison Hot Springs 72.2 Second-place municipalities were Merritt (cities and towns) with 57.4 per cent, Salmon Arm (district municipalities) with 48.8 per cent, Fraser Lake (village municipalities) with 69.1 per cent. BUILDING CODE The new 1975 edition of the National Building Code, with the exception of Parts 2 and 7, was made effective in British Columbia. The next edition will be published in 1977 and every two years thereafter, with the intention of eliminating amendments between publications. Section 719a of the Municipal Act was amended to permit changes affecting the code to be made by Orders in Council and to remove the provision under which amendments or revisions to the National Building Code were automatically in force. One Order in Council amending the Buildings Regulations and the British Columbia Plumbing Code was approved. The Building Code Appeal Board has been active with the receipt and processing of 72 appeals regarding the interpretation and application of the code and 29 requests for approval of alternate plumbing materials by the Chairman. Two resumes of appeals and board decisions were distributed to all municipalities and regional districts during the year. Y 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA As the result of a meeting in Ottawa of representatives from all provinces and from National Research Council of Canada, a Provincial Advisory Committee on the National Building Code was formed. A senior staff member attended and is a member of this committee. The main function of the committee is to serve as a forum for exchange of views on the National Building Code and a mechanism for co-ordinated input from provincial authorities to the Associate Committee. Meetings have since been held in Calgary and Winnipeg. Proposed amendments to the National Building Code have been submitted to the committee by British Columbia and studies have commenced on establishing a materials evaluation authority. A subcommittee was formed to study and recommend changes to the administration part of the code for use on a national basis. Our Department staff member is also a member of this subcommittee. Talks on the Building Code were given by a staff member at the Building Inspectors Conference in Richmond and at the Mechanical Contractors Association Convention in Vancouver. The CBOAC Conference in Calgary was also attended. METRIC CONVERSION Metric conversion is continuing to progress with conversion started in many areas this year. Two circular letters on this subject were distributed with additional information material. This included lists of target dates, sector committees, conversion tables, pamphlets, and progress reports. Talks on metric conversion were given by a Departmental staff member at the Public Works convention in Dawson Creek, Malaspina College, Victoria City Hall, and to the GVRD Technical Planning Committee in Vancouver. Within the Department, a preliminary investigation of the effects of metric conversion has been completed and cost estimates have been made. Legislation applicable to this Department has been reviewed and all measurement sensitive clauses have been listed for possible amendment. MUNICIPAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LICENSING PROGRAM A total of 134 municipalities participated in the Municipal Commercial Vehicle Licensing Program during the 1974/75 licence-year. Sales of vehicle-plates under this program, which is administered by the Department on behalf of the municipalities, generated $958,239 in revenue during the year. After payment of incidental expenses, these funds were distributed to participants on a per capita basis. The municipalities issued 78,864 licence-plates and 92,607 exempt plates during the year under review. LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING The major restructurings of Kamloops, Kelowna, Castlegar-Kinnaird, Prince George, and Nanaimo have been described in previous annual reports. The experiences of these communities have generally been favourable and a number of Provincially assisted transition programs remain in effect. AMALGAMATION Other groups of communities have expressed interest in the possibility of restructuring. These include the North Cowichan-Duncan area, the Chilliwack area, and the western portion of the Capital Regional District. The Department will be responsive to further developments in these areas. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 SEWERAGE FACILITIES ASSISTANCE ACT Y 11 The Sewerage Facilities Assistance Act, enacted at the last session of the Legislature, this year provided assistance totalling $7,453,997.74 to 82 municipalities in the Province. Twenty-two cities received grants totalling $1,164,671.82; twenty-three districts received $5,700,674.31; eight towns received $199,193.71; twenty-nine villages obtained grants totalling $353,787.38; and three regional districts qualified for a total of $35,670.52. The total 1975 disbursements under the Act exceeded last year's total of $5,613,727 by almost 33 per cent. SPECIAL COURSES During 1975 the Board of Examiners, on which the Department is represented, granted 20 certificates of proficiency. The following table shows the classifications of these certificates, together with the total number which have been issued: Certificates Junior Senior Administration Senior Finance Property Appraisal Totals 1975 To Date 4 100 7 121 4 118 5 76 20 415 Thirty-one persons employed in the municipal field enrolled in courses offered by the Chartered Institute of Secretaries for the 1975/76 academic year. In addition to the professional degree "A.C.I.S." (Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries), which may be granted to a graduate of the course, application may be made for a certificate of proficiency in municipal administration or finance, depending upon experience and office held. The Certified General Accountants' Association (C.G.A.) has at the present time over 60 students enrolled who are employed in the local government field. They may upon completion of their studies also make application for a certificate of proficiency in municipal administration or finance. CONTINUING EDUCATION During the year, seminars sponsored by the University of British Columbia, the Municipal Officers' Association of British Columbia, and the Municipal Finance Officers of the United States and Canada, on the subjects of Municipal Administration and Management Development, were attended by a number of senior members of the Department. In co-operation with the Municipal Officers' Association, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, and the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs, the Department is represented on the Municipal Administration Education Council. The purpose of the Council is to make a study of existing courses for the education of municipal administrators in the Province, and to recommend measures which may be necessary to improve or supplement existing courses. Y 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGISLATION Most of the amendments made to the Municipal Act during the 1975 Session of the Legislature were of a technical nature. However, some amendments are worthy of note. Tax sharing—Provision was made whereby the Lieutenant-Governor in Council may provide for the sharing of tax revenue derived from designated real property located in one municipality with other municipalities. This would permit the sharing of the assessment on, for example, an industrial plant where more than one municipality accommodated the employees. Indemnification of employees—This amendment enables councils by general by-law to provide for indemnification of its officers and employees against any claim or damages arising out of the performance of their duties. The amendment also stipulates that the council cannot seek indemnity against such official or employee unless he has been grossly negligent or has acted contrary to the terms and conditions of his employment or an order given to him by a person in authority over him. This parallels the provisions of many municipal union contracts. Formerly the council could only provide for indemnification after the cause arose. Mill rate and debt limitations—Because municipal assessments were frozen at previous years' levels, a provision was made in the Act whereby, with the approval of the Inspector of Municipalities, the limitations set out in sections 206 and 249 may be exceeded with the approval of the Inspector of Municipalities. Municipal commercial motor-vehicle exempt permits—The requirement that commercial vehicles not engaged in business require an exempt plate to demonstrate their exemption from the requirement to hold a municipal motor-vehicle licence was included in the 1975 amendments. The effective date of this amendment is January 1, 1976. Building Code—Section 719 (a) of the Act was re-enacted to enable the Province to conveniently adopt changes in the National Building Code of Canada. Natural Gas Revenue Sharing Act—This Act made provision for the municipalities to share in any increase in Provincial natural gas revenue stemming from an increase in the export price of natural gas. For the year 1975 the minimum amount to be provided was set at $20 million. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 13 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES NEW INCORPORATIONS AND CHANGES IN STRUCTURE The Minister directed that a poll be taken under the provisions of section 10 of the Municipal Act in the Port Clements area. The vote was held on December 13, 1975, and the result of the poll was 60 per cent in favour of incorporation. Letters Patent were issued incorporating the new Village of Port Clements on December 31, 1975, and the dissolution of the Port Clements Improvement District as the whole of the improvement district, together with additional land, was included in the area incorporated. Following a recommendation of the Minister of Municipal Affairs to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council pursuant to section 20 of the Municipal Act, the status of the Town of Fort St. John was changed to a city. Letters Patent dated June 19, 1975, were issued with July 1, 1975, the effective date of the change of status to the City of Fort St. John. MUNICIPAL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARY REVISIONS Supplementary Letters Patent authorizing extensions in boundaries for 23 municipalities and 12 improvement districts were issued during the year. The municipalities affected, together with the resulting adjustments in areas and changes in population, are indicated in Table 1. A local census is taken in the extended area and added to the original population established under the 1971 census in order to arrive at the new municipal population after extension. BY-LAW APPROVALS All village by-laws must be submitted to the Department for registration in the office of the Inspector of Municipalities. In addition, many by-laws for all classes of municipalities require approval from certain Governmental agencies before adoption can proceed or become effective. Included in this category are by-laws which establish consumer or user charges for water and sewer services. Such by-laws, together with supporting background material, are fully reviewed before any suggestions or recommendations are made and before being advanced to the approving authority. While many of the initial submissions may be found satisfactory, others require the exchange of considerable correspondence. A total of 972 by-laws was examined and subsequently registered, including 732 village by-laws, 30 regional district by-laws, and 59 improvement district by-laws. For a variety of purposes, 743 Minutes of Council were prepared and subsequently approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council—85 authorized the abandonment and vesting of portions of highway; 101 approved municipal rates by-laws for water, sewer, and electric power; 41 authorized appointment of members of municipal Boards of Variance; 366 were for regional district purposes, of which 207 approved subdivision and zoning by-laws and four authorized appointment of members to Regional Boards of Variance; and the balance of 150 met other legislative requirements. Section 231 (1) of the Municipal Act requiring town municipalities to register their by-laws in the office of the Inspector of Municipalities was repealed in the Y 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA spring session of the Legislature. During the period January 1, 1975, to June 25, 1975, 149 town by-laws were examined and registered. In addition, 91 rezoning by-laws applicable to land in the flood-plain area of the Lower Mainland were reviewed and recommended for approval by the Minister under section 187 of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act. Fifteen building by-laws from various regional districts were also reviewed and recommended for approval by the Minister pursuant to section 79 8d. DEBENTURE APPROVALS Certification by the Inspector of Municipalities of debenture issues of municipalities and regional districts may be completed on request. Before such certification can be completed, certificates of approval to the by-laws or resolutions are issued authorizing the issuance of debentures. A total of 342 certificates of approval to the by-laws or resolutions was issued authorizing the issuance of debentures. A total of 279 certificates of approval was issued in 1974. In 1975, debenture issues were processed with a total par value of $108,075,341 through the Municipal Finance Authority and $8,007,000 on behalf of individual municipalities and regional districts. More information on debenture approval and related capital expenditure matters may be found under "Financial Management." Table 1—Municipal Boundary Revisions, 1975 Municipality Area (Acres) Before Added After Population Before Added After Courtenay... Cranbrook.. Nelson Trail _ Cities Districts Campbell River. Towns Comox.. Golden.. Quesnel.. Burns Lake.. Clinton Elkford Fort Nelson Fort St. James.. Fraser Lake Villages Fraser Lake (second).. Lumby Montrose Osoyoos _. Parksville Port Edward Pouce Coupe Taylor. Taylor (second).. Telkwa Vanderhoof 1,999.56 3,081.52 2,034.90 2,794.00 33,049.26 1,644.81 1,372.00 3,763.78 ,700.70 225.35 559.94 ,185.60 ,009.00 810.00 893.54 992.59 217.00 648.11 ,671.91 ,985.60 202.78 ,889.74 ,704.14 748.00 ,054.78 20.00 84.04 11.50 311.72 6.00 10.80 820.77 156.00 403.00 12.14 331.00 131.65 339.20 83.54 0.50 245.95 35.30 97.39 36.39 856.40 46.23 814.40 489.81 188.72 1,209.85 2,019.56 3,165.56 2,046.40 3,105.72 33,055.26 1,655.61 2,192.77 3,919.78 2,103.70 237.49 890.94 2,317.25 1,348.20 893.54 894.04 1,238.54 252.30 745.50 1,708.30 3,842.00 249.01 2,704.14 3,193.95 936.72 2,264.63 7,184 12,000 9,409 11,149 10,000 4,056 3,010 6,442 1,330 905 665 2,317 1,483 1,292 1,292 940 1,137 1,693 2,169 1,019 634 605 651 712 1,653 Nil 5 17 7 2Vi7 Nil 142 jVjI Nil Nil Nil 12 85 Nil 2 6 16 157 Nil Nil 70 46 Nil Nil 13 7,184 12,005 9,426 11,156 10,000 4,056 3,152 6,442 1,300 905 665 2,329 1,568 1,292 1,294 946 1,153 1,850 2,169 1,019 704 651 651 712 1,666 Source of base population figures is the 1971 census. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 15 REGIONAL DISTRICT ACTIVITIES Regional government in British Columbia has, since its inception in 1965, been reviewed and discussed in previous annual reports and is now recognized in our Province and elsewhere as an important contributor to the local government system. As in the past, further expansion of local government services was undertaken by regional districts. Some 51 new functions were granted the 28 regional districts in 1975; Table 2 summarizes those assigned, while Table 3 sets out all functions undertaken to date. For services required by the greater community, the regional approach has provided an acceptable solution. Provision of sewage disposal, garbage disposal, and ambulance facilities are particularly appropriate to this concept, and such functions as joint computer operations, fire protection, transit, and construction equipment-pools could conceivably be handled for the greater community by regional districts. Services can be provided by regional districts to municipal and nonmunicipal areas, either directly or by contract. Supplementary Letters Patent were issued in several instances for purposes other than to authorize the granting of functions. Revision of the internal and external boundaries is continuing and amendments have been made to cost-sharing formulas and other changes in corporate structure. Specified Areas Thirty-four specified areas were established by by-law in 1975; of these areas seven were established by petition method, and 28 after the property-owners voted favourably on the proposal. In addition, amendments in boundaries to nine specified areas already established were completed. Table 4 summarizes the specified areas established and altered in 1975. Before regional government was introduced, community services administered locally in nonmunicipal areas were provided through the incorporation of improvement districts, either under the Water Act as administered by the Water Rights Branch of the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, or under the Municipal Act. In some other instances, local areas were established under the Local Services Act. The latter two Acts, it should be noted, are administered by this Department. New local service needs in non- municipal areas, with the exception of water, irrigation, and dykes, are almost all provided and financed through the facilities of regional districts. Many of the specified areas have been established adjacent to municipal boundaries. As the demand for further services develops, the trend will be toward the incorporation of these areas within present municipal boundaries. Those specified areas in more isolated situations will probably retain their nonmunicipal status. Table 2—Functions Assigned to Regional Districts During 1975 (Unless Otherwise Indicated, All Member Areas of the Regional District Participate in This Function) Capital— Community Parks (Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, View Royal, Sooke, Salt- spring Island, Outer Gulf Islands). Community Recreational Programs. Cariboo— House Numbering (electoral areas only). Central Coast— Refuse Disposal (Electoral Areas C and D). Central Fraser Valley— Mosquito Control. Central Okanagan— Weed Control (Kelowna, Peachland, Electoral Area A, and defined portions of Electoral Areas G, H, and I). Columbia-Shuswap— Dog Control (Electoral Areas A, B, D, and E). Y 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA Comox-Strathcona— Removal of Soil (Electoral Areas A, D, E, and J). Community Services (Campbell River and Electoral Area E). Cowichan Valley— Refuse Disposal (Duncan and Electoral Areas D and E). Removal and Deposit of Soil (Electoral Areas A and I). Protection of Waterways and Control of Drainage (Electoral Areas A and I). Dewdney-Alouette— Fireworks and Firearms Regulation (Electoral Areas B, C, D, and E). Garbage Disposal (Electoral Areas B, C, D, and E). East Kootenay— Subregional Airports (Fernie, Invermere, Sparwood, Elkford, and Electoral Areas A, F, and G). Ice Arena and Sports Facility (Invermere and defined portions of Electoral Areas F and G). Fraser-Cheam— Firearms Regulation (electoral areas only). Mosquito Control (District of Chilliwhack, City of Chilliwack, Kent, and Electoral Areas C, E, and F). Sewage Treatment and Disposal (Hope and defined portions of Electoral Areas B, and C). Fraser-Fort George— Recreational Programs. Elderly Citizen's Housing (Electoral Areas A, C,D, and F). Greater Vancouver— Soil Removal Regulation (Electoral Areas B and C). Kitimat-Stikine— Ski Hill (Terrace, Kitimat, and defined portion of Electoral Area C). Ice Arena (Hazelton and defined portion of Electoral Area B). Marina Operation and Development (Kitimat, Terrace, and Electoral Area C). Kootenay-Boundary— Addition to Health Centre (Electoral Areas A and B). Personal and Intermediate Care Home (Rossland, Trail, Warfield, Montrose, Fruitvale, and Electoral Areas A and B). Elderly Citizen's Housing (Rossland, Fruitvale, Montrose, and Electoral Area H). Mount Waddington.— Emergency Programs. North Okanagan— Street Lighting (all electoral areas). Community Recycling Grant (Vernon, Coldstream, /Armstrong, Spallumcheen, and Electoral Areas A, B, and C). Septic-tank Effluent Disposal (Vernon, Coldstream, and Electoral Areas A, B, and C). Okanagan-Similkameen— Septic-tank Effluent Disposal (electoral areas only). Senior Citizen's Apartments and Recreational Facilities (Electoral Areas D, E, and F). Firearms Regulation (all electoral areas). Recreational Programs. Cemetery Operation (Osoyoos and Electoral Area A). Flood Control (Electoral Areas B and G). Weed Control (Princeton and Electoral Areas D and H). Cemetery Operation, Community Parks, and Addition to Swimming-pool (Oliver and Electoral Area C). Peace River-Liard— Joint Community Use of School Facilities (electoral areas only). Powell River— Public Library Service (Electoral Areas A, B, C, and D). Squamish-Lillooet.—■ Recreational Programs (Pemberton and Electoral Areas A, B, C, and E). Joint Community Use of School Facilities (electoral areas only). Refuse Disposal (Lillooet, Pemberton, and all electoral areas). Sunshine Coast— Regional Parks and Recreational Programs (Sechelt and all electoral areas). Thompson-Nicola— Television Rebroadcasting (Electoral Areas C and D). Control of Noxious Weeds (electoral areas only). Recreational Programs. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 17 Table 3—Regional District Functions as of December 31,1975 c >. d § rt -o a C 00 P P3 >> ri -o rt o 8 ri rt id o 05 d rt CO 1 o a 3 rt ■5 rt O M r4 ^ SC fc O Activity Centre.. Ambulance Airport Facilities Air Pollution Bus Transit Cemetery Operation Community Health Services._. Community Parks Community Recreational Pro- grams. Community Recycling Grant. Community Services Control of Gatherings Dog Control- Elderly Citizen's Housing . Emergency Programs— Firearms Fireworks Flood Control Health Regulation and Centre Home Nursing House Numbering Intermediate Care Home Joint Community Use of School Facilities Labour Negotiations Land Assembly, Housing, and Land Banking Library Study Marina Operation and Development _ Noise Nuisance Control ._ Okanagan Basin Water Board Operation of Wharves Park and Green Belt Land Acquisition Pest Control _ Public Library Service Public Use Area Lighting Recreational Facilities— Recreation Programs Refuse Disposal Regional Parks Septic-tank Effluent Disposal- Sewage Treatment and Disposal.— Sewers - Soil Fill Regulation.. Soil Removal Street Lighting. Subregional Airports Television Rebroadcasting _ Theatre _ Untidy and Unsightly Premises Urban Renewal Water - Weed Control X P P X P I I PI |P|P |P P|P P IP x pip p|p p |p p p p'jp x p|p p p|p lx PIP X p X—indicates function. P—indicates application of function in part of regional district only. The functions of Regional Planning, Community Planning, Building Inspection, Contract Services, Local Works and Services, and Grants-in-Aid are assigned by statute to all regional districts. Y 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table 4—Regional District Specified Service Areas Established During 1975 Capital— Fire Protection and Recreational Facilities (Willis Point). Activity Centre (North Pender Island). Activity Centre (South Pender Island). Cariboo—■ Garbage Collection and Disposal (108 Mile House). Sewage Collection and Sewage Disposal (Lac la Hache). Airstrip (Anahim Lake). Central Kootenay— Street Lighting (Edgewood). Fire Protection (Creston area). Central Okanagan— Fire Protection (Killiney Beach). Columbia-Shuswap— Refuse Disposal (Electoral Area B). Fire Protection (Electoral Area B). Recreational Programs and Facilities (Electoral Area B). Comox-Strathcona— Water (Service Area 4). Fire Protection (Black Creek, Oyster Bay). Water Service (Black Creek, Oyster Bay). Cowichan Valley— Sewer (Eagle Heights, (Koksilah). East Kootenay— Street Lighting (Wilmer). Allen by Road, Fraser-Cheam— Fire-fighting Equipment (Boston Bar and vicinity). Street Lighting (Green Subdivision). Fire Protection (Kawkawa Lake and vicinity). Fraser-Fort George— Fire Protection (Pineview). Sewage Collection and Treatment (Salmon Valley). Street Lighting (Salmon Valley). Water System (Salmon Valley). Greater Vancouver— Garbage Services (Bowen Island). Kitimat-Stikine— Community Centre (Thornhill). Dykes (Alice Arm). Kootenay Boundary— Refuse Disposal (Electoral Area E). North Okanagan— Fire Protection (Okanagan Landing). Okanagan-Similkameen— Recreation Centre (Area E 4). Peace River-Liard— Outdoor Rink (Clearview). Squamish-Lillooet— Community Use of School Facilities (Alta Lake). Fire Protection (Bralorne). Sunshine Coast— Health Centre (Pender Harbour District). Amendments to Established Specified Service Areas Passed During 1975 Nanaimo— Water (Madrona Point) and extension of boundaries. Fire Protection (French Creek) and extension of boundaries. Cariboo— Fire Protection (100 Mile House) and extension of boundaries. Central Okanagan— Street Lighting (Westbank) and extension of boundaries. Comox-Strathcona— Water (Lake Trail and Powerhouse Road) and extension of boundaries. Waterworks (Little River) and extension of boundaries. Cowichan Valley— Recreation (Saltair) and extension of boundaries. Powell River— Fire Protection (Powell River) and extension of boundaries. Sunshine Coast— Fire Protection (West Howe Sound) and extension of boundaries. Re Dissolution of Improvement Districts and Establishment of the Former Improvement Districts as Specified Service Areas Comox-Strathcona— Waterworks (Little River). Water Supply and Distribution (Arden). Waterworks (Headquarters Road). Fraser-Fort George— Waterworks (Blackburn). REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 19 Table 4A—By-laws Registered {a) Towns 149 (b) Villages 732 (c) Improvement districts 59 (d) Regional districts 30 (e) Resort Municipality of Whistler 2 Total by-laws registered— 1975 972 1974 832 Orders in Council— Grand total— 1975 743 1974 570 Municipal (a) Highway abandonment 85 (b) Water rates 59 (c) Sewer rates 40 (d) Electrical rates 2 O) Board of Variance 41 (/) Boundary extensions 25 (g) Miscellaneous (municipal) 73 (h) Miscellaneous (improvement districts) 32 (i) Miscellaneous (water districts) 2 (/) Loan authorization 18 Total 377 Regional Districts (a) Subdivision 1 (b) Zoning 206 (c) Board of Variance 4 (d) Miscellaneous 118 (e) Land use contract 37 Total 366 By-laws Approved by the Minister (a) Flood plain (s. 187, Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act) 91 (b) Building (s. 798d, Municipal Act) 15 Total 106 Y 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA Improvement Districts (Breakdown) Dissolutions as a result of reincorporation of Nanaimo and Prince George. Western Acres Improvement District. Arden Improvement District. Nechako Improvement District (two). Parkridge Heights Improvement District. Starlane Improvement District. Departure Bay Waterworks District. Departure Bay Fire Protection District. Northfield Fire Protection District. Petroglyph Waterworks District. Harewood Improvement District. North Wellington Waterworks District. Airport Hill Improvement District. Clear Acres Improvement District. Lafreniere Waterworks District. Little River Improvement District. Charella Gardens Waterworks District. College Heights Improvement District. Blackburn Improvement District. Boundary Extensions Langford Fire Protection District. Courtenay Fire Protection District. Colwood Fire Protection District (two). Pender Harbour Fire Protection District. Sechelt Fire Protection District. Campbell River Protection District. Westbank Fire Protection District. Atlin Improvement District. Sooke Fire Protection District. Metchosin Fire Protection District. Nechako Improvement District. Area Reduction Grand Forks Rural Fire Protection District. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 21 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT AND TAX COLLECTION The major single revenue source for municipalities in British Columbia continues to be the real property tax. The growth in assessed values of real property and revenue from taxation of these properties over the past 10 years is illustrated in the following table. It will be noted that revenue from this source of taxation in 1974 totalled $548,805,015. Of this total, $287,486,981 represented taxation for general municipal purposes, and $261,318,034 represented taxation for school purposes. Table 5—Growth in Combined Assessed Values and Taxes in Municipalities of British Columbia Year Gross Assessed Values Assessed Values Actually Taxed Tax Revenue All Properties Taxable Properties School Municipal 1964 (Millions) $ 4,188 7,6201 10,0762 8,2921 11,6772 8,8691 12,8552 11,1561 15,6082 11,9871 16,5722 (Millions) $ 3,534 6,4561 6,8172 7,0421 7,9502 7,5391 9,0232 9,2911 10,8682 10,0071 11,4472 (Millions) $ 2,878 5,279 5,753 6,171 7,653 8,206 (MilUons) $ 2,295 6,632 7,744 8,612 10,414 11,021 (Thousands) $ 154,074 1071 349,845 1972 ' 390,368 1973. _ 1974 . 444,994 548,805 1975 680,0003 l School values. 2 Municipal values. 3 Estimated. The following table (Table 6) provides a further analysis of the assessed value of real property and indicates the distribution of 1975 assessed values by class of municipality, with the percentage increase over 1974 shown in parentheses. Table 6—Assessed Values by Class of Municipalities General Municipal Gross Assessed Values Assessed Values Actually Taxed All Properties Taxable Properties School Municipal Cities Districts Towns — (Millions) $ (%) 3,728 (12.80) 6,492 ( 5.37) 238 (—5.92) 317 (10.84) (Millions) $ (%) 2,462 (10.75) 4,511 ( 5.35) 150 (—6.25) 200 ( 9.89) (Millions) $ (%) 2,237 (15.43) 3,555 ( 5.30) 184 (—3.66) 251 (12.56) 6,227 ( 8.71) 1,980 ( 2.86) (Millions) $ (%) 2,353 (14.78) 4,300 ( 4.80) 143 (—5.92) 192 (10.34) Subtotals 10,775 ( 7.70) 5,798 ( 3.48) 7,323 ( 6.95) 4,124 ( 2.56) 6,988 ( 7.86) 4,033 ( 2.49) Totals 16,573 ( 6.18) 11,447 ( 5.33) 8,207 ( 7.24) 11,021 ( 5.83) As a result of the continuing rapid growth in the urban communities, it is anticipated that proceeds from real property taxation for school and general municipal purposes in 1975 will reach $680 million. This would represent an increase of approximately 95 per cent over the revenue of five years ago. The total Y 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA assessed values actually taxed for school purposes in the Province in 1975 amounted to $10,305,455,195, an increase of approximately $386 million over 1974. Of this amount, $8,205,725,733, or approximately 71 per cent, represented assessed values in the city, district, town, and village municipalities. Tax Collection The tax collection picture in municipalities is considered to be the primary indicator, not only of the efficiency of the administration, but also of the ability of the taxpayer to meet the municipal tax levy promptly. In the year under review, tax collections have shown a slight decrease over the collections of 1973, but continue to maintain a very high level. During the period, collection in cities, districts, and villages exceeded 96 per cent of the levy, and towns collected in excess of 95 per cent. We have established a practice of communicating with any municipality where the arrears of taxes are in excess of 10 per cent of the current levy, in an effort to determine the cause and what steps may be taken to improve the position. The collection of current taxes in British Columbia continues to be the highest among the provinces in Canada publishing statistics of a comparable nature, while the percentage of arrears is the lowest. Economic factors may have contributed substantially to the favourable position indicated in the property taxation field; however, municipal treasurers and collectors are to be congratulated for their continued efforts in maintaining this high rate of tax collection. Chart 1, to be found at the back of this Report, shows the percentage of tax collection for the period 1963 to 1974, inclusive, and Tables 7 and 8 reveal further information relative to tax collection by class of municipality for the years shown. Table 7—Percentage Tax Collections Percentage of Current Levy Collected Total Collections as a Percentage of Current Levy Outstanding Taxes as a Percentage of Current Levy Cities (Except Vancouver) 1010 81.10 96.61 96.65 96.82 99.46 96.79 97.05 97.36 96.71 91.00 96.36 95.67 96.11 95.80 96.29 96.20 97.03 96.15 77.60 96.69 97.00 96.85 96.37 96.80 96.88 97.51 96.62 99.10 100.30 100.20 100.32 99.69 100.41 100.62 100.69 99.38 103.10 100.15 98.87 99.96 99.12 100.17 99.79 100.82 98.68 95.80 100.17 100.29 100.08 99.48 100.54 100.39 100.82 98.88 1 40.16 1067 4.57 1968. ..... 1969 4.44 4.15 1"70 4.64 1071 4.34 107? 3.88 1973 ... 3.39 1974 3.95 Vancouver 1939 30.06 1967 - 5.04 1968 . - 5.75 1969 - 5.22 1970 5.87 1971 5.28 1972 _ - 5.19 1973 3.51 1974 4.78 Districts 1939 . 34.81 1967. . - - _ 4.22 1968 3.90 1969 1970... 1«7' 3.95 4.54 4.15 1972 .. 3.96 1973 3.21 1974 - 4.03 REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 23 Table 7—Percentage Tax Collections—Continued Percentage of Current Levy Collected Total Collections as a Percentage of Current Levy Outstanding Taxes as a Percentage of Current Levy Towns 1958 _ 1967 .... 1968 1969 1970 .... 1971 89.55 93.21 93.98 93.45 93.56 94.59 96.25 96.75 95.44 76.50 95.64 95.45 95.70 94.85 96.08 97.11 97.02 95.94 97.06 99.75 100.20 99.46 99.36 101.03 102.05 100.69 98.78 98.30 100.07 99.97 100.27 100.72 101.21 101.01 100.41 98.85 13.62 9.84 9.06 9.08 9.35 7.96 197? 5.37 1973 1974 _ - 4.48 5.65 Villages 1939 38.71 19*7 6.16 19S» 6.15 1969 .. 1970 1971 6.39 7.00 5.53 107? 4.09 1973 3.95 1974 _ 4.96 Table 8—Collections, 1974 (With Comparative Figures for 1973) Percentage of Current Taxes Collected Arrears as a Percentage of Adjusted Levy 1974 96.71 96.62 95.44 95.94 1973 97.36 97.56 96.75 97.02 1974 1973 3.95 3.39 4.03 | 3.21 Towns 5.65 | 4.48 4.96 3.95 Totals 96.59 | 97.41 96.15 | 97.03 4.08 4.78 3.34 4.03 9649 1 97.3? 4.25 3.51 It is interesting to note that, notwithstanding the fact that property taxes are increasing, the level of tax collections remains high. The percentage of arrears is increasing, reflecting the fact that some taxpayers would rather use the money for other investments. SCHOOL ASSESSMENT AND GENERAL MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT It should be noted that the difference between the school assessment and the general municipal assessment is the result of a number of municipalities using a dual roll, i.e., general assessments are based on 100 per cent of market value, while the school assessments are on 50 per cent of value. This dual roll had the following effect in 1974: School assessment Less landlord and tenant, machinery and equipment General municipal assessment Less adjusted school assessment Millions $ 7,653 1,025 ~6,628 10,413 6,628 3,785 Y 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA The figure of $3,785 million represents in part the effect of the dual roll on the general assessment. This roll is in effect in the following municipalities: Penticton, Vancouver, Burnaby, Peachland, Summerland, West Vancouver, Kamloops, City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, City of Langley. The balance of the difference is represented by B.C. Hydro values included in the school assessment roll, but not included in the general assessment roll. The Provincial total for B.C. Hydro is $667 million, but no breakdown is available at this time of the amount applicable to the incorporated areas. REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES The 1974 audited financial statements indicate that British Columbia municipalities continued to maintain a favourable financial position. Gross revenues from all sources during 1974 exceeded $830 million, which represents an increase of $100 million over the previous year. The major revenue sources, with comparative figures for 1973, were as follows: 1974 (Millions) $ General municipal taxation 288 School taxation 261 Transfers from other governments ____ 119 Revenue from own sources 162 830 730 100 1973 (Millions) $ 238 Increase (Millions) $ 50 207 54 149 136 (30)i 26 iThe decrease recorded here is attributable to the assumption of welfare costs directly by the Provincial Government. The home-owner grant payments increased by $5 million in 1974 to a total of $82 million. When this is offset against the school tax levy of $261 million, a balance of $179 million remains of this levy to be borne by the property-owner. The major expenditure items incurred during 1974, with comparative figures for 1973, were: 1974 1973 Increase (MilUons) (MilUons) (Millions) $ General government 44 Fire protection 38 Administration of justice 51 Public works 57 Sanitation and waste removal 27 Social welfare 65 Education 262 Debt charges 53 Capital expenditure from revenue 59 Other1 174 830 730 100 $ 37 $ 7 32 6 48 3 46 11 23 4 103 208 (38) 54 48 5 50 9 135 39 1 Includes recreation, public health, environment development, utilities, and contributions to reserves and other funds. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 25 Table 9—Trends in Financial Aspects of Municipal Government Compared to Population and Income Expressed as Indexes Year Population Total Revenue (Excluding Utilities) Building Debenture Permits Debt Maximum Values Taxable Total B.C. Personal Income 1961 1962 100.00 104.91 107.20 110.71 114.63 116.65 122.44 127.14 133.02 138.35 136.55 143.60 153.30 160.06 100.00 110.76 113.31 121.60 138.66 156.62 180.90 207.52 234.38 266.95 306.45 337.75 390.48 446.36 100.00 114.24 130.47 173.67 203.57 206.83 252.27 269.74 316.20 291.26 384.97 414.34 602.31 614.20 100.00 100.72 107.20 109.60 114.30 125.04 127.48 127.46 130.62 132.10 137.00 145.75 100.00 100.03 111.03 114.32 122.02 131.68 145.10 156.88 174.83 192.06 209.69 252.93 100.00 109.19 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 116.85 127.27 142.22 160.41 178.09 1968 194.37 1969 1970 1971 1972. 221.58 239.33 270.56 303.03 1973 - 1974 .... 157.18 175.76 286.97 345.80 353.18 412.32 RESERVES AND SURPLUSES The total statutory reserves and operating reserves and surpluses held in all accounts of the municipalities was $219,283,024. This represents 36.41 per cent of the total revenue, excluding school taxes, of the municipalities. Of this total, $158,951,804 is held in liquid form or in investments authorized by statute, and a portion of the surplus is represented in arrears of taxes and other receivables. Statutory reserve funds of various municipalities have again shown an increase over the previous year. At the end of 1974 these funds, held for a variety of purposes, amounted to $75,944,092, an increase of $15,389,505 over the previous year, after giving effect to the fact that approximately $18 million was expended on capital works from reserve funds during the year 1974. Over the last seven years the amount held in these reserve funds has increased from $33 million to the current figure of $76 million, an increase of 130 per cent. The following table provides an analysis of these reserves and surpluses by class of municipality: Reserves and Surpluses, 1974 Reserves Surpluses Total Total Revenue1 $ 43,536,992 66,264,119 1,168,158 1,226,730 887,612 $ 14,883,492 28,762,383 1,918,038 2,315,419 3,064,173 $ 58,420,484 95,026,502 3,086,196 3,542,149 3,951,785 Per Cent 35 74 38 64 41.77 10.91 113,083,611 50,582,831 50,943,505 4,673,077 164,027,116 55,255,908 34 48 43.68 Totals 163,666,442 55,616,582 219,283,024 36 41 1 Excluding school taxation. CAPITAL PROGRAMS The value of capital projects undertaken during 1974 by municipalities amounted to $360 million. Of this total program, $295 million was completed during the fiscal year, leaving a balance of works in progress of $165 million at Y 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA year-end. In the total capital program, municipalities were able to provide $66 million out of current general revenue and utility revenue funds, $18 million from reserve funds, and approximately $17 million was obtained from grants-in-aid from the Provincial and Federal Governments. The balance of the amount expended was financed by debenture loans, temporary bank loans, and other methods of financing. The activity in this area over the past five years is indicated in Table 10 following: Table 10—Capital Programs, 1974 Projects Undertaken Works Completed Works in Progress Source of Funds Year Revenue Reserve Funds Grants 1970 118 166 215 338 360 (Millions) $ 96 153 200 273 295 (Millions) $ 22 13 15 65 165 (Millions) $ 33 37 43 57 66 (Millions) $ 8 10 14 20 18 (Millions) $ 3 1971 7 1972 6 1973 1974 10 17 Five-year Capital Expenditure Programs Summary The programs submitted by municipalities and regional districts during 1975 and covering the five-year period ending 1979 continued to provide meaningful information and guidance, not only to the local government bodies involved but also to the Department, other levels and departments of government, and various financial institutions. Departmental review of each of these submissions and the offering of constructive criticism, where necessary, has achieved maximum consistency in the format of these programs and has proved beneficial to all concerned. A summary of the Capital Expenditure Programs by year is provided in Table 11. Included in the "General" heading under "Classification of Expenditures" are all capital expenditures for roads, sidewalks, public buildings, recreational facilities, land, and other capital projects not related to either water or sewerage systems. As in the past, municipal councils are attempting to finance a large portion of their capital works out of current revenue and reserves, although the availability of Federal-Provincial loans and the infusion of capital funds via specific-purpose grants have had a direct effect on this policy. Table 11—Five-year Capital Expenditure Programs Summary by Year for all Municipalities (Including Vancouver) classification of expenditures Year Water Sewer General Total 1975 $ 32,354,332 25,881,439 17,795 190 17,190,830 12,758 574 $ 71,583,539 40,947,913 28,845,700 16,487,183 9,752,900 $ 232,544,872 175,090,458 163,649,120 133,091,135 112,658,789 $ 336,482,743 241,919,810 210,290,010 1976... 1977.. 1978- ... 166,769,148 1979 - 135,170,263 Totals _. 105,950,365 | 167,617,235 ! 817,034,374 1,090,631,974 REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 27 Table 11—Five-year Capital Expenditure Programs Summary by Year for all Municipalities (Including Vancouver)—Continued proposed source of funds Year General Revenue Grants Reserve Funds Prior Years' Surplus Debenture Sales Total 1975 „-. 1976 $ 66,717,613 59,490,988 56,531,686 53,954,060 46,003,330 $ 24,747,991 15,173,953 15,522,473 6,027,194 7,665,395 $ 41,387,971 19,674,294 19,680,517 18,981,172 14,115,753 $ 2,514,322 525,800 446,700 363,200 373,500 $ 201,114,846 147,054,775 118,108,634 87,443,522 67,012,285 $ 336,482,743 241,919,810 1977 _.. 210,290,010 1978 166,769,148 1979 135,170,263 Totals 282,697,677 69,137,006 113,839,707 4,223,522 620,734,062 1,090,631,974 BORROWING During 1975, councils and regional boards continued to meet a substantial demand for municipal services, and 201 term-borrowing by-laws were approved by the Inspector of Municipalities and subsequently adopted by the local governing body that provided the service. A greater portion of this authorized borrowing consisted of financing for sewers, waterworks, and civic buildings. Funds for parks and road improvements also constituted a substantial portion. Borrowing of $122,684,314, as summarized in Table 12, is $17,449,846 more than was authorized in 1974; the increase is attributable to the fact that more money is being spent on water and sewer projects. Completion of the various projects authorized will be phased over a number of years, and the demand for funds will follow the pace of construction. Included in the authorized borrowing is $4,105,453 in short-term loans which, under the Municipal Act, are subject to a per capita limitation. The Inspector of Municipalities is not required to approve the borrowing of the City of Vancouver or the Metropolitan Water and Sewer Boards. Such borrowing is therefore not included in Table 12. Preliminary borrowing of an estimated amount of $8,460,000 was approved for local improvement works. A number of municipalities have established special improvement funds to finance local works; these have not been included in the figure for preliminary borrowing approval. Table 12—Borrowing Authorization, 1975 Purpose Regional Districts Cities Districts Towns Villages Total $ 860,000 15,389,650 1,939,694 2,895,600 $ 7,422,164 24,459,660 2,733,000 5,703,750 1,644,271 4,913,525 428,082 $ 3,972,820 13,376,090 4,036,981 4,193,500 3,202,000 8,883,327 $ $ 2,443,000 11,870,500 113,000 508,800 25,000 338,600 73,300 $ 14,697,984 65,813,900 718,000 8,822,675 - 13,301,650 4,871,271 Consolidated local improvements .. 365,000 14,500,452 Equipment (including fire protec- 175,000 676,382 Totals 21,259,944 47,304,452 37,664,718 1,083,000 15,372,200 122,684,314 Y 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA Debentures Details of debenture issues and other securities that have been approved in principle at the time of adoption of loan authorization by-laws are specified in security-issuing by-laws; 176 security-issuing by-laws authorizing the issue of debentures and other terms of indebtedness in the total amount of $108,213,737 were approved. In 1975, no municipal debenture issues were guaranteed by the Province under the Municipal Assistance Act. Details of the issues guaranteed as at December 31, 1975, are shown below in Table 13. Table 13—Outstanding Debentures Guaranteed, 1975 ViUage Municipalities Assistance Act Municipalities Assistance Act Total $ 156,000 81,000 121,500 119,500 $ 8,520,036 7,878,786 560,500 3,319,478 $ 8,676,036 7,959,786 Towns - . . 682,000 Villages _ 3,438,978 Subtotals 478,000 20,278,800 8,435,000 423,000 30,000 1,182,000 15,208,000 20,756,800 8,435,000 423,000 30,000 1,182,000 15,208,000 Totals 478,000 45,556,800 1 46,034,800 In addition to the totals shown in Table 13 of $46,034,800 as debenture debts guaranteed by the Province, a total amount at the end of the year of $21,878,000 was guaranteed under the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act. Total debenture debt as at December 31, 1974, of all municipalities, including the City of Vancouver, is shown in Table 14 following. The debenture debt of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and the Greater Vancouver Water District is not included. Table 14—Total Debenture Debt, December 31, 1974 Sold Unissued and Unsold Total $ 95,483,719 164,104,394 11,204,015 13,067,514 21,114,894 $ 44,630,597 120,236,465 8,146,444 11,371,666 44,587,876 $ 140,114,316 284,340,859 19,350,459 24,439,180 65,702,770 304,974,536 170,148,353 228,973,048 533,947,584 170,148,353 Vancouver Totals 475.122.889 I 228.973.048 704,095,937 Debenture sales for all municipalities amounted to $78,249,826 for the year 1974. This resulted in an increase of $50,879,428 to the total outstanding debenture debt of all municipalities for 1974, after giving effect to the retirement of debentures maturing during the year. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 29 The percentage of current revenue expended to service debenture debt (excluding utilities) increased in districts and towns, and decreased in cities, villages, and the City of Vancouver. These figures for 1974 are shown following, with the 1973 figures in parentheses: Per Cent Cities 5.59 (6.07) Vancouver 7.56 (7.61) Districts 6.55 (6.53) Towns 8.61 (8.14) Villages 6.54 (6.99) The debenture debt of utilities is serviced almost entirely by revenues derived by consumer charges and frontage taxes. Y 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA PLANNING SERVICES DIVISION ROLE AND STRUCTURE The Planning Services Division is responsible for supporting and advancing the community and regional process as it relates to local government as well as to Provincial planning and responsibilities. This role is part of the larger responsibility of the Department of Municipal Affairs to serve as the key link between the Government of British Columbia and the municipalities and regional districts throughout the Province. The Division's over-all program consists of the following major functions: (1) Co-ordinating Provincial policies and programs as they affect urban and rural areas. (2) Investigating the need for Provincial policies respecting urban settlement patterns. (3) Identifying the implications of local planning issues for Provincial interests. (4) Assisting regional districts and municipalities in meeting special planning needs, including the establishment of local planning programs. (5) Maintaining a continuing review of the planning and development tools provided for under the Municipal Act and companion legislation. To meet these responsibilities, the Division is organized into three main program streams: (1) Urban Plans Co-ordination, which includes liaison and co-ordination activities related to the two major metropolitan areas of the Province as well as other key urban centres. (2) Regional Plans Co-ordination, which encompasses liaison and co-ordination activities related to the regional districts and municipalities outside the Greater Vancouver and Greater Victoria areas. (3) Policy and Program Planning, which covers policy studies, interdepartmental liaison and co-ordination, and related research, data collection, and mapping services. The Division's staff complement in 1975 remained the same as in 1974 and consisted of the Executive Director, eight professional planning co-ordinators, six technical planning assistants, two secretaries, and a temporary research officer. URBAN PLANS CO-ORDINATION A major staff activity under this program in 1975 was a key part of a larger Provincial staff review of the "Livable Region Proposals" report of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. This review was conducted by the Technical Committee to the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Committee of Cabinet. The review was an examination of the regional district's report for Provincial policies and programs and formed the basis of a recommended Cabinet position paper respecting the planning proposals. Planning Services staff performed the leg work in preparing and co-ordinating background material for the Technical Committee's report and participated in drafting the Committee's final submission to Cabinet. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 31 The Federal Government's railway relocation program, initiated in 1974, resulted in a number of British Columbia municipalities advancing study proposals for Provincial consideration during 1975. The Department of Municipal Affairs is the Provincial lead agency for liaison with such location projects and Planning Services staff have been the contact group within the Department. A rail relocation study is going forward in the City of Kamloops and, although there is no Provincial financial participation in the study, Planning Services staff will represent the Province on a tri-level advisory committee in a watching-brief role. Also, during 1975, preliminary terms of reference were prepared by staff, together with the Department of Transport and Communications, for a feasibility study of rail relocation alternatives for the City of White Rock's waterfront. If approved, this study would proceed under the Federal railway relocation program. During the past year, staff began an investigation into the potential reuse of the Lower Mainland Correctional Centre (Oakalla) as an assignment from the Environment and Land Use Committee of Cabinet. Assistance in this study has been provided by the Department of Public Works and the Corrections Branch of the Attorney-General's Department. Community plans and development control by-laws for several unincorporated areas of Greater Vancouver and Greater Victoria, such as Bowen Island, North Pender Island, and Sooke, were initiated by regional districts in 1975, and our staff continued a plans review program to assess the implications of these planning documents for Provincial programs. As a related activity, a staff representative, together with other staff members of the Department, served on a technical advisory committee concerned with the Local Government Restructure Study of the Capital Regional District's western community sector. REGIONAL PLANS CO-ORDINATION Efforts were continued during 1975 to facilitate and advance the process of planning at the regional district and municipal government level throughout the Province. These efforts were directed in part at identifying the implications of local planning proposals for Provincial objectives as early as possible in the process of formulating plans and by-laws. The intent is to avoid identifying significant conflicts between Provincial and local planning objectives only after a local planning document has been submitted for final Provincial approval. Efforts were also made to demonstrate that the Provincial role in reviewing and approving plans and by-laws is not to second-guess local planners but to (1) ensure there are no significant conflicts with Provincial objectives, (2) suggest improvements to wording and format, and (3) ensure that local policies and regulations are compatible with Provincial legislation. During the year the Division attempted to clarify the type of planning role expected of regional districts by the Province. A related concern has been the function of Technical Planning Committees, and staff on a number of occasions sought to define more clearly the role and operating procedures of these committees and their relationship with the Regional Resource Management Committees at the Provincial level. The main thrust has been to emphasize the urban settlement planning role of regional districts as compared to the resource development planning responsibilities of the Provincial Government. It is recognized that the integration of these two planning roles is necessary to produce publicly supportable as well as economically and socially viable regional development programs. However, given the jurisdictional separation between resource and settlement planning responsibilities, the integration of these roles will be facilitated where each government body Y 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA has prepared a full statement of its objectives and proposals which then enables a process of intergovernmental resolution to be implemented. As part of the Division's role in identifying the impact of Provincial development programs on urban settlements and in assisting communities to anticipate and plan for this impact, staff continued with the community planning program for the Village of Burns Lake initiated in 1974 in response to the planned construction of a major sawmill. During 1975, Planning Services staff completed a community plan, together with zoning and subdivision by-laws, for Burns Lake and assisted in co-ordinating a housing development program for the village. The Division also continued to advise both the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District and the Environment and Land Use Committee of Cabinet on the planning and development needs of the Whistler Mountain area. Following public meetings and the submission of briefs on a proposed development concept for the area, staff prepared a draft official community plan, together with zoning and subdivision control by-laws, for the consideration and adoption by the Council of the Resort Municipality of Whistler. The municipality was incorporated on September 6, 1975, as a response to the need to provide local government administration in the area, particularly with respect to land use planning matters. Planning Services staff also worked with the Lands Service Branch on plans for a community sewer system and town centre for the municipality. Assistance was provided to several regional districts in establishing and expanding planning programs. The planning program for the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap, initiated in 1974, was strengthened during 1975 with the help of Planning Services staff by the addition of a Planning Director. Staff assisted the Regional District of Mount Waddington to set up a mapping program and to hire a planning technician to maintain this program. Staff continued to provide Squamish- Lillooet Regional District with planning assistance through most of the year, but, with the Division's encouragement, the district embarked on its own planning program and engaged a planning technician to organize a mapping and by-law administration function. Staff assistance also continued on community planning projects begun in 1974, including an updated community plan for the Village of Fraser Lake, an official community plan and zoning by-law for the Village of Lillooet, and general planning studies for the towns of Golden and Creston. As well, extensive basic mapping coverage for many of these communities was completed by the Division's staff of planning assistants. POLICY AND PROGRAM PLANNING A review of the Department's policy approach toward advancing the planning process in the Province was initiated during 1975. The basic planning grant program for regional districts was continued on a basis of 20 cents per capita, with a minimum grant of $7,000 and a maximum of $33,000. Revisions were begun to the incentive grant program related to regional plans which were initiated in 1974. The objective in revising this program is to establish an approach by which regional districts are encouraged to establish and expand planning programs on a continuing basis with a range of criteria used to evaluate the progress achieved in advancing these programs. As an example, one criterion could be the extent to which regional district planning offices assist local municipalities in resolving land use planning issues. This incentive grant program was still under review at the end of 1975. The subject of rural settlement patterns throughout the Province and appropriate Provincial regional district policies to deal with it emerged as an important issue during 1975. Planning Services staff participated in a series of interdepart- REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 33 mental sessions aimed at establishing a co-ordinated Provincial position on rural settlement planning. The Division also undertook to examine this subject in some depth, including compiling an inventory of vacant rural lots in the key developing regions of the Province. With respect to the Division's concern for interdepartmental co-ordination, close liaison was maintained with staff of the Islands Trust during 1975 as this agency began its first full year of operation. Assistance was given in attempting to simplify as much as possible the planning process involving the Trust, the regional districts, the Planning Services Division, and the various citizens advisory groups on the islands. Liaison with the B.C. Land Commission was also continued. At the request of the Commission, Planning Services staff investigated the regional district's costs of administering the appeals for exclusion from agricultural and land reserve designations. Following this investigation, a staff recommendation for Provincial funding assistance in meeting these costs was submitted to the Commission and the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The interdepartmental committee on subdivision regulations and procedures, which is chaired by staff of the Division, commended a review and update of the Provincial publication Subdivision Approval Procedure, 1971 during the year. This same committee also initiated an updating of the 1970 Provincial Subdivision Regulations booklet. Planning Services staff participated on a number of other interdepartmental committees responsible for the review and co-ordination of a variety of land use and planning matters. These committees included, in addition to the Technical Committee to the T.H.U.D. Committee of Cabinet and the subdivision committee, the Technical Committee to the Environment and Land Use Committee of Cabinet, the Advisory Committee on the Recreational Land Green Belt Encouragement Act, the Outdoor Recreation Co-ordinating Committee, the Victoria International Airport Planning Review Committee, and a committee on mortgage lending policies for unsewered housing. Preliminary investigations into the need for revised legislation respecting municipal fees and land use contracts were carried out in conjunction with the Department's research group. Other research activities of the Division during 1975 included an examination of the growth rates of regional districts and municipalities. The Division's staff of planning technicians spent considerable effort throughout 1975 in helping devise a new standard map referencing system for the Province. The program of establishing a new Provincial mapping system was initiated by the Surveys and Mapping Branch of the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, and Planning Services staff played a key role in producing the final map referencing system which is intended to be used by all map-users in British Columbia, including municipalities and regional districts. The Division's planning technicians group also continued the function of preparing detailed legal boundary descriptions in both written and map form respecting the extension or adjustment of municipal, specified area, improvement district, and electoral area boundaries. Both professional and technical staff, together with other Departmental representatives, assisted the recently expanded cities of Kelowna and Kamloops in determining those areas in which the Province would be responsible for road maintenance services. Staff of the Division participated in a number of public and professional seminar sessions throughout 1975 on a wide range of planning matters. These sessions included a community planning workshop in Courtenay, a planning seminar sponsored by the Islands Trust, a UBCM seminar for newly elected officials, Y 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA and a workshop on municipalities' development approval process sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Division staff participated in a discussion session to review the curriculum and future prospects of the planning technicians course offered by Selkirk Community College. In April 1975 the Division's Executive Director hosted a two-day meeting of the other nine Provincial Planning Directors in Victoria. This is an annual event that provides an opportunity to exchange ideas and information respecting provincial planning legislation, funding programs, policy approaches, and, in general, the problems facing provincial planning offices. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 35 TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION SUMMARY In 1975 the expansion of bus services in Greater Vancouver continued. A network of Fastbus and Localbus routes was inaugurated throughout Surrey, Delta, and White Rock and a new crosstown service along 49th Avenue launched in Vancouver. In the Capital Region, a new Fastbus route was started in Victoria and suburban services previously provided by commercial operators assumed and expanded southeast of Victoria and along the Saanich Peninsula. Modifications were made to other services, including Town and Country buses serving the Lower Fraser Valley. Five small city systems joined the Provincial program and three other cities voted to join. Delivery of new buses and trolley-buses ordered in 1974 continued, 68 used buses were purchased, and 105 new buses were ordered for delivery in 1976. A temporary bus storage and servicing facility was opened in Surrey. Construction commenced on the vessels and terminals of the Burrard Inlet Ferries. Planning of Light Rapid Transit lines in Vancouver and Victoria continued and a light rail vehicle was purchased for demonstration in 1976. A study of commuter rail service between Vancouver and Port Coquitlam was undertaken and four used diesel-powered passenger cars were purchased. THE GREATER VANCOUVER TRANSIT SYSTEM During 1975, bus services were introduced throughout the built-up areas of Surrey, Delta, and White Rock, including a population of approximately 200,000, and greatly expanding the number of destinations served by the transit system. Skeletal services previously offered in the area by Pacific Stage Lines were largely withdrawn and the drivers and vehicles reassigned to expanded Town and Country Bus services along the north and south banks of the Fraser River as far to the east as Hope. The expansion added 100 buses to B.C. Hydro suburban lines. The existing B.C. Hydro zonal fare structure was extended to cover the area, with adult fares ranging from 25 cents for local trips to $1 for the longest trips taken during rush hours. The amount of local and commuting to Vancouver usage is also growing. A new crosstown bus route was initiated along 49th Avenue from UBC to Nelson and Kingsway in Burnaby. Minor changes were made in a number of other Greater Vancouver routes to improve service quality, to adjust to changing traffic circumstances, or for other purposes. CAPITAL REGION TRANSIT SYSTEM A new Fastbus linking "Douglas Corridor" communities in Victoria and Saanich and downtown Victoria and the Legislative Precinct was inaugurated late in the year, together with some other service modifications along the Saanich Peninsula and to the southwestern suburban towns of Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, and Sooke. TRANSIT IN SMALLER CITIES Under the Rapid Transit Subsidy Act (1972) and the Transit Services Act (1974), British Columbia communities arrange for subsidization of local transit services with the Provincial Government. The municipality bears 50 per cent of the operating deficit (expenses for wages, fuel, and materials not covered by fare Y 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA revenue) up to a limit of 2 mills of the property tax. The Province bears the remainder of the operating deficit and 100 per cent of the capital costs (vehicles and vehicle support faciities). Five cities had joined this program during 1973/74: Kitimat, Nanaimo, Nelson, Powell River, and West Vancouver. Subsidy payments commenced to five new participants during 1975: Kamloops, Kelowna, Port Alberni, Prince George, and Prince Rupert. By the end of the year, residents of three additional cities had voted to join the program: Maple Ridge, Penticton, and Trail. NEW TRANSIT VEHICLES—BUSES AND TROLLEY-BUSES Buses required by operations in providing services under the Provincial program are generally acquired and assigned, usually on a lease basis, by the Transit Services Division. Although operations of B.C. Hydro in the Lower Mainland and Victoria do not fall under subsidy contract, all additions to the B.C. Hydro transit fleet since 1973 have been purchased by the Division and leased to Hydro. During 1975, one new diesel coach and 67 used buses were purchased and received; 105 diesel buses were ordered for 1976 delivery; delivery commenced of 50 diesel and 50 electric buses ordered in 1974; and 53 used Calgary trolley-buses were purchased at scrap values and placed in storage for possible rebuilding or for spare parts. As of November 30, 1975, the fleet of buses used in the Provincial program numbered 1,233 units, of which 424 had been purchased and received by the Transit Services Division in the period 1972-75. Approximately 200 additional buses are on order. B.C. Hydro has purchased the Dominion Bridge property on Boundary Road, Burnaby, where existing buildings can be converted into a consolidated major maintenance facility for Greater Vancouver. BURRARD INLET RAPID TRANSIT FERRY Construction was started in 1975 of the ferry system designed to provide a rapid, convenient connection between the foot of Granville Street in downtown Vancouver and the foot of Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver. A management contract was continued for the design, supervision, and organization of the entire project, including construction of the vessels, terminals, and interfaces, and manning of the vessel and support facilities. Contracts were let for the construction of two 400-passenger double-ended catamaran ferries and for construction of the first phases of the shore facilities. Engineering and traffic studies and property acquisition have been undertaken. TRANSIT IN THE URBAN PLANNING PROCESS A number of surveys of bus usage were done in 1975, especially during the summer when student help was available. As part of the over-all planning for improved transit in the Capital Region, data were collected on local travel pattern. Bus passenger surveys were made in Kelowna, Kamloops, and Nanaimo. Passenger counts and timing checks were performed at four transit focal points. TRANSIT LEGISLATION There were no additions to the British Columbia transit legislation in 1975. The Provincial transit programs operated under the Transit Services Act, the Provincial Transit Fund Act, and the Provincial Rapid Transit Act for the years 1972-75 are itemized below by system. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Table 15—Subsidy Payments, 1973-75 Y 37 Public Transit Authority 1972 (9 Months) 1973 Calendar Year 1974 Calendar Year 1975 Estimated! $ $ $ $ 100,000 80,000 67,734 170,292 23,221 22,921 80,000 10,000 Nanaimo— Nelson 60,667 17,049 25,456 118,336 17,330 230,000 50,000 10,0001 14,638 50,000 30,000 25,000 82,266 20,000 Trail 8,0002 West Vancouver 174,473 148,507 250,000 Totals 185,447 324,777 432,655 945,000 1 Note that the Act provides payment of 50 per cent of the actual deficit in the previous year. Thus, calendar year 1975 deficits are included in the 1976/77 budget estimates. 2 Transit Enabling By-law approved in November 1975 referendum, TOWN AND COUNTRY BUS SERVICES Town and Country Bus services are those of a highway motor coach nature. The coaches run between the principal towns of a region, provide a linkage between the major city of a region and its surrounding towns, and offer public transport services between regions. They also offer local service in the fringes of metropolitan areas when other public transportation is not offered. In 1975 the Town and Country Bus network run by Pacific Stage Lines (PSL) on the Lower Mainland underwent major change. In Surrey, Delta, and White Rock, most PSL services were removed when Fastbus and Localbus routes were inaugurated. In turn, additional trips were added to Town and Country routes east of the Greater Vancouver Region and several new feeder services were instituted, including Chilliwack-Yarrow-Abbotsford and Harrison-Agassiz-Chilliwack. Y 38 BRITISH COLUMBIA 5U >t C VO *-l * £ a '5 o « S vp is r- O ON •s 1 fci, to Si gig a ^ ■R.,a £ o "Sfl «s %5 S3 3 60 C as a CJ « 0) 3,22° «SO 1Sf3 ,° 25 o 1^1 sd »3 3 C 8 3Qm B3 i i iiiii ■a.a'S'a-a 3 > 3 S 3 §S° I I |« ! ! 1 I ! : lli I i I i i I I I i I I I i oo 3 '*' m^ ol o-S Su 9 « TJ hi in o a 5 "1 IHlJ o'SC > rttfw rt rt S o^ «1C O O «h O TJ 3a REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 PERCENTAGE TAX COLLECTIONS CHART 1 LEGEND Y 39 -Cities = Districts ■ Towns Villages Vancouver % PERCENTAGE OF CURRENT LEVY COLLECTED 97 »6 -^T^ s. ""J**"--^. ><^ ?- £••••*" ■■■• ••... ' .•"' ". i« >,«** "•••••• ,•" JH 0 1 % 15 OUTSTANDING TAXES AS A PERCENTAGE OF CURRENT LEVY \ '"■' ••.._ : \ N > \ \ 5 hSr*% ..•• v> •v. S / "N* \ - v •. .•" \ S 1) 1964 65 66 67 69 70 72 73 1974 Y 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA TRENDS IN FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT COMPARED TO POPULATION AND INCOME CHART 2 LEGEND rt^^^rt^. Population in millions Total revenue in millions of dollars =Building permits in millions of dollars Debenture debt in millions of dollars ' Maximum values taxable in hundreds of millions of dollars Personal income in hundreds of millions of dollars 1000 900 800 700 600 500 1964 65 66 67 66 70 71 72 73 1974 REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 41 MUNICIPAL REVENUES BY MAJOR SOURCE 1974 CITIES (EXCLUDING VANCOUVER) CHART 3 UTILITIES'" LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION12' PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION %OF REVENUE 100% 1.44 (2.04) 19.96 (19.53) .71 ( .98) 5.76 (9.67) 8.25 (8.66) 32.50 (30.43) 9.76 (10.21K 31.38 (28.69) $ PER CAPITA $429.66 (392.71) $ 6.19 (8.00) 85.74 (76.70) 3-05 ( 3.84) 24.75 (37.96) 34.00 (32.00) 139.65 (119.52) 134.85 (112.66) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$213,200,298 TOTAL POPULATION 496,208 DISTRICTS LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION12) PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION IO. REVENUE 100% 13.89 (15.04) .59 ( .26) 6.26 ( 7.28) 8.70 ( 8.95) 37.11 (36.14) 11.63 (13.17) 33.45 (32.33) S PER CAPITA $440.42 (360.51) S61.15 (54.22) 2.60 ( .94) 27.58 (26.25) 34.00 (32.00) 163.40 (130.29) 147.34(116.53) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$351958,625 TOTAL POPULATION-799,145 NOTE:- (1) Utitities represents amount appropriated from utility operations for General Municipal Purposes, is not Major Source of Revenue for Districts, Towns, Villages and Vancouver, included in 'Licenses and Other" for 1971 and 1972. (2) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, Sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special Assessments. Y 42 BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL REVENUE BY MAJOR SOURCE 1974 TOWNS CHART 3 LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION0' PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION % OF REVENUE 100% $ PER CAPITA $387.03 (333.51) 19.57 (19.46) 2.53 ( 1.11) 4.21 ( 7.49) 9.58 9.63 31.77 (29.38) 11.96 (12.79) 32.34 (32.93) $75.75(64.90) 9.78 ( 3.71) 16.32 (24.99) 34.00 32.00 122.95 (97.97) 125.16(109.83) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$19,692,180 TOTAL POPULATION-50,880 VILLAGES LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION"' PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION '/, OR REVENUE !S!2 $ PER CAPITA $341.95 (26671)' 22.70 (24.74) 4.76 ( 2.16) 11.91 (12.33) 26.66 (26.21) 12.80 (13.89) 33.97 (34.56) 77.62 (66.48) 16.28 ( 5.81) 34.00 (32.00) 91.14 (70.42) 116.17 (92.86) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$21,516,677 TOTAL POPULATION-62,923 NOTE:- (1) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, Sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special Assessments, REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 Y 43 MUNICIPAL REVENUE BY MAJOR SOURCE 1974 VANCOUVER CHART 3 LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS IPROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION11' PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION % OF REVENUE 100% $ PER CAPITA S474.70 (474.41) 21.83 (17.82) .78 ( .35) 1.73 (1785) 7.16 ( 6.75) 37.37 (33.13) J. 7.55 (7.55)^ 31.13 (24.10) $103.62(84.57) 3.72 ( 1.64) 8.15 (84.70) 34.00 (32,00) 177.40(157.16) 147.74 (114.74) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$202,345,567 TOTAL POPULATION-426,256 NOTE:- (1) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, Sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special Assessments. REVENUE SHOWN FOR ALL CLASSES OF MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING VANCOUVER DOES NOT INCLUDE APPROPRIATION OF PRIOR YEARS SURPLUS. Y 44 BRITISH COLUMBIA REVENUE EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR FUNCTION 1974 CITIES EXCLUDING VANCOUVER CHART 4 % OF EXPENDITURE 100% GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE OTHER PROTECTION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE OTHER 6.06 ( 5.80) 4.76 ( 4.36) ( 6.59) 5.91 1.01 8.44 4.55 ( .98) ( 7.42) ( 3.91) 9.13 (13.10) 31.57 (28.55) 5.59 ( 6.07) 6.39 ( 7.39) 16.59 (15.83) $ PER CAPITA $427.54 (393.98) $25.91 (22.84) 20.37 (17.20) 25.25 (25.96) 4.33 ( 3.86) 36.07 (29.23) 19.46 (15.41) 39.02 (51.60) 134.99 (112.49) 23.90 (23.91) 27.33 (29.11) 70.92 (62.37) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-S212 150,970 TOTAL POPULATION - 496,208 DISTRICTS % OF EXPENDITURE 100% $ PER CAPITA $433.41 (359.16) GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE OTHER PROTECTION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE OTHER 5.71 ( 5.85) 4.00 ( 3.96) 5.39 ( 5.93) 1.37 ( 1.43) 7.59 ( 7.52) 3.56 ( .42) 9.70 (11.21) 34.06 (32.50) 6.55 (6.53) 5.59 (6.60) 16.48 (18.05) $24.75 (21.02) 17.36 (14.23) 23.37 (21.29) 5.94 ( 5.15) 32.88 (27.01) 15.45 ( 1.49) 42.02 (40.25) 147.60 (116.74) 28.39 (23.44) 24.23 (23.71) 71.41 (64.83) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-$346,359 293 TOTAL POPULATION-799,145 NOTE:- Expenditures for Health included in 'Other'. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1975 REVENUE EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR FUNCTION 1974 TOWNS Y 45 CHART 4 GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE OTHER PROTECTECTIONS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FROM REVENUE OTHER % OF EXPENDITURE 100% $ PER CAPITA $384.07 (326.50) 7.66 (7.80) 2.04 (1.81) 4.44 (1.07) 10.23 (9.10) 4.98 (4.43) 7.62 (11.66) 32.74 (33.72) 8.61 ( 8.141 7.28 ( 8.80) 14.40 (13.47) $29.42 (25.47) 7.85 ( 5.90) 17.04 ( 3.50) 39.29 (29.71) 19.13 (14.46) 29.26 (38.08) 125.74 (110.10) 33.07 (26.57) 27.95 (28.72) 55.32 (43.99) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-S19,541,513 TOTAL POPULATION - 50,880 VILLAGES GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE OTHER PROTECTIONS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FROM REVEN OTHER % OF EXPENDITURE 100% $ PER CAPITA $338.88 (273.31) 11.40 (11.08) 2.12 ( 2.27) 1 14 ( 88) 12.04 (11.43) 5.17 ( 5.17) 34.22 (34.04) 6.54 (6.99) 12.41 (12.74) 14.96 (15.39) $38.60 (30.29) 7.18 ( 6.21) 3.86 (2.41) 40.77 (31.24) 17.50 (14.13) 115.89 (93.04) 22.17 (19.10) 42.02 (34.83) 50.69 (42.06) y^/y/^M I « 9 W, 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-$21,310,918 TOTAL POPULATION-62,923 NOTE - Expenditures for Health included in 'Other'. Y 46 BRITISH COLUMBIA REVENUE EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR FUNCTION 1974 VANCOUVER CHART 4 GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE OTHER PROTECTION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE OTHER °L OF EXPENDITURE 1007. $ PER CAPITA $ 471.03 (468.29) 3.73 ( 3.18) 6.67 ( 5.91) 9.79 1.40 4.19 2.64 5.13 ( 9.31) ( 1.36) ( 3.63) ( 2.29) (22.14) 31.66 (24.71) 7.56 ( 7.61) 10.79 ( 7.01) 16.44 (12.85) 17.57 ( 14.88) 31.43 ( 27.70) 46.13 6.58 19.75 12.43 24.14 ( 43.58) ( 6.38) ( 17.01) ( 10.70) (103.69) 149.13 (115.71) 35.59 ( 35.64) 50.83 ( 32.83) 77.45 ( 60.17) 1973 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-$200,780,273 TOTAL POPULATION 426,256 NOTE'-Expenditures for Health included in 'Other! Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1976 1,530-676-8719
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