Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

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Red Tape Reduction Plan (Mayor D. Scott)

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THAT Administration work with the Wood Buffalo Development Advisory Committee, and organizations including the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, to bring forward to Council within 30 days a presentation on a Red Tape Reduction Plan, including but not limited to, updates to the Planning and Development Department's permit application process; and

THAT Administration bring forward to Council, within 30 days, steps that can be implemented from the Red Tape Reduction Plan, with an accelerated implementation period, to improve the permit application processes and response times with the Planning and Development department.

 

Meeting History

Apr 13, 2021 12:00 PM Video Council Meeting

Mayor D. Scott put forward the following for consideration:

“THAT Administration work with the Wood Buffalo Development Advisory Committee, and organizations including the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, to bring forward to Council within 30 days a presentation on a Red Tape Reduction Plan, including but not limited to, updates to the Planning and Development Department's permit application process; and

THAT Administration bring forward to Council, within 30 days, steps that can be implemented from the Red Tape Reduction Plan, with an accelerated implementation period, to improve the permit application processes and response times with the Planning and Development Department.”

Bryce Kumka, Chair, Wood Buffalo Development Advisory Committee, spoke in support of the recommendation but raised concern with respect to the 30-day deadline.

Dianna de Sousa, Executive Director, Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the recommendation, but raised concern with respect to the 30-day timeframe.

Robert Picard, resident, spoke in support of the recommendation.

A written submission received from the Fort McMurray Construction Association, in support of this initiative, was read into the record.

Councillor J. Stroud proposed a friendly amendment to change 30 days to 60 days in both instance within the recommendation. Mayor D. Scott accepted the friendly amendment.

MOTION:

THAT Administration work with the Wood Buffalo Development Advisory Committee, and organizations including the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, to bring forward to Council within 60 days a presentation on a Red Tape Reduction Plan, including but not limited to, updates to the Planning and Development Department's permit application process; and

THAT Administration bring forward to Council, within 60 days, steps that can be implemented from the Red Tape Reduction Plan, with an accelerated implementation period, to improve the permit application processes and response times with the Planning and Development department.

RESULT:CARRIED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER:Don Scott, Mayor
SECONDER:Verna Murphy, Councillor
FOR:Don Scott, Mike Allen, Krista Balsom, Sheila Lalonde, Verna Murphy, Jeff Peddle, Jane Stroud, Claris Voyageur
ABSENT:Bruce Inglis, Keith McGrath, Phil Meagher