Progress!

Promises Kept

• Sewer Forcemain completed

• Hurd Street Housing deal completed

• Affordable Housing Strategy completed

• New building officials hired

• Waterfront Plan completed

• Silverdale Central Neighbourhood Plan completed

• Stave Heights Plan completed

• Environmental Charter completed (July 2022)

• Seacan bylaw revised and updated

• Community Wellness Strategy underway

• Advocacy for highway improvements and healthcare on-going as planned

• Developer charges and amenity contribution policies reviewed (still underway)

Enhanced permitting process

• 5 new staff hired (funded from growth, not taxes)

• New Building Permit manager position created to expedite processes

• New enterprise software system being installed

• "People-Paper-Process" system review

• On-line dashboard for Building Permits

• Small permits = no waiting period

• Large building permits = down from 9 months to 6 months (and still decreasing)

• Successful "Builder's Forum" held in conjunction with Canadian Homebuilders' Association.

Waterfront Revitalization

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• Sewer Forcemain Right of Way deal completed in first two months in office.

• Forcemain successfully completed in early 2022

• Revitalization Plan approved, under budget and on-time

• Mission Raceway Park preserved; improved relationship with City

• First Nations engaged in process; environmental values highlighted

• Implementation discussions are already underway

Affordable Housing and Homelessness

• Habitat for Housing completed

• Boswyk Housing for Seniors completed

• Completion and adoption of Affordable Housing Strategy

• New Housing Coordinator position created, currently hiring

• Density bonusing program resulting in many more affordable units

• Hurd Street Modular Housing announced; Mission is urging Province to build before winter 2022

• More than 4000 proposed apartment and townhouse units currently in-stream.  

• Secondary Suite "blanket" policy upcoming soon.

• Working closely with MCSS and SARA for Women on housing projects.

Healthcare and Facilities

• Met with Fraser Health and local healthcare partners to request local Master Planning in 2023.

• Advocated to Minister of Health for CT Scanner project; local COVID testing and vaccine clinics; improved ER space; and Assisted Living facilities.

• Advocated to Fraser Health and Ministry of Health for better in-reach services, detox and substance treatment in Mission area.

• Opioid Forum coming this Fall.

City Hall Communication

• Instituted new public forums including Council Coffees, Community Conversations and Facebook Live updates

• Quick responses and respectful listening for all

• Actions and answers for all email enquiries.

• Follow-up calls.

• More than 250 meetings with individual citizens across all walks of life.

• Approachable and available at community events.

• Paul writes all of his own letters (except for the really technical bits!)

Environment & Climate

• Revised Environmental Charter coming in July 2022

• Land-clearing bylaw (designed to prevent landslides, clear-cutting, and stream siltation) coming in July 2022.

• Enhanced transit investments

• Investment in local workplaces, to reduce commuting

• Density Bonusing policy = more greenspace

• Preservation of Manzer Urban Forest

• Climate change study undertaken at Municipal Forest

• New fire equipment purchased for wildfire

Reconciliation

• Supported adoption of UNDRIP Principles by Mission

• Landmark landscape with Leq'á:mel, Matheqwi, Semath Society resulted in housing and commercial sites for local First Nations, and more park space for all in Mission

• Supporting local First Nations as they progress with archaeological / ground penetrating radar work at former OMI site

• Partnered with Kwantlen and Katie First Nations in creating Forest Guardian Program

• Worked with Leq'á:mel FN to interview and select Mission's new RCMP Officer In Charge.

• Worked with Siwal Siwes to host first Truth and Reconciliation Day at FRHP.

Facilities

• New senior centre opened

• New pumptrack at Griner Park

• New youth centre opened

• 7th Avenue Greenway (Stave Lake to Grand Streets) approved and under construction in Summer 2022

• New trails and signage in Municipal Forest

• Added to Mission's wetlands by acquiring Donatelli Park

• New Cedar Valley parklands acquired

• Trails, park and multi-use paths approved at Stave Heights

• Replaced Keystone Bridge

• 7 new signalized crosswalks

Finances

• Reviewed Development Cost Charges and Community Amenity Contributions to ensure development pays for new growth

• Shared record returns from Forestry Department with community groups such as Steelhead Community Association and MSS 

• Updated capital plan and removed all "unfunded" items

• Added staff to engineering/public works department with no tax impact

• Successfully applied for numerous grants from UBCM and Federal government, including funding for Greenway

• Wren/Tyler St. repairs entirely funded by province and insurance 

• Created an Asset Management Strategy to ensure we full life from our infrastructure