New Deal Agreement

WHEREAS the governments of Canada and British Columbia and the Union of BC Municipalities have signed an Agreement in Principle to transfer federal gas tax revenues to local governments under the New Deal for Cities and Communities; AND WHEREAS the Agreement in Principle sets out numerous conditions and restrictions on the transfer of gas tax revenues to local governments: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of BC Municipalities negotiate terms for the final agreement that will reduce and simplify the administrative and bureaucratic process to facilitate the transfer of gas tax revenues in an efficient, effective and affordable manner, in keeping with the fundamental basis of the Agreement which is the distribution of gas tax revenue on a stable per capita basis, and enabling municipalities to decide how best to allocate the infrastructure funds.