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Coordinate between City divisions, other levels of government, and utility service providers to ensure all infrastructure expansion and renewal projects consider multiple community objectives and agency needs. Develop decision support tools to ensure the vision and goals of the OCP are being considered and incorporated into capital planning including capital asset renewal. Support variances to development and servicing specifications to permit green infrastructure , public amenity or active transportation infrastructure on public land where such opportunities are technically feasible, where operations and maintenance considerations have been identified and are supported, and where such infrastructure is in accordance with the vision and goals of the OCP. Encourage senior government regulations to allow natural assets in public service accounting frameworks. Explore the option of establishing, working in partnership to establish, or supporting the establishment of a sani-dump station within Courtenay in order to ensure proper disposal options for recreational vehicles. Seek opportunities for preserving utility or other rights of way for future linear paths as part of the pedestrian and cycle network. Ensure that high-efficiency improvements are applied to capital upgrades including, but not limited to: water and sewage pumps, treatment and conveyance; streetlights and other public realm lighting; and solid waste transportation and treatment. Investigate infrastructure systems and technologies to improve energy efficiency and resource reuse. Look for opportunities for capturing waste heat, heat exchange, energy generation, and rainwater reuse. When completing master plans for City services, endeavor to include the full costs of these plans to ensure Development Cost Charges can be accurately updated, and the City has a path to fulfill these plans in a financially sustainable way. Review fees and charges to fully recover costs of utility operations and maintenance as well as capital replacement through user fees and frontage fees. Explore the feasibility of a utility approach to rain and stormwater management, including incentivising permeable landscapes. Regularly review the Development Cost Charges Bylaw to reflect the costs of growth-related infrastructure including parks, and determine the appropriate balance of funding new infrastructure between the existing tax base and new developments.

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City of Courtenay Official Community Plan