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Welcome and Introduction

Raymond E. Young — Young Anderson, Vancouver

Drafting and Anatomy of the Subdivision Agreement

• simple subdivision agreement to secure servicing
• latecomer amendments
• complex master development agreements
• restrictions on local government’s ability to contract in relation to subdivision

Colin Stewart — Staples McDannold Stewart, Victoria 

Subdivision Dedications: Parks, School Lands, and Highways

• legislative framework
• Local Government Act
• Land Title Act
• case law
• practical tips

Gregory M. Vanstone — City Solicitor, The Corporation of Delta, Delta

Networking Break

Security For Infrastructure Works: Letters of Credit

• authority to require security
• what a letter of credit is and why it is used so predominantly
• what terms to look for in a letter of credit
• alternative types of security: performance bonds, guarantees, and more

Christina Reed — Young Anderson, Vancouver 

Regulation of Lot Sizes, Subdivision Standards, and Discretionary Imposition of On-site and Off-site Works and Services

• legislative tools to control subdivision
• impact of new bylaws on existing subdivision applications
• authority of local government to provide services and legislative tools to recover cost for provision of services
• power to require new services/connection to existing services

Sonia Sahota, PEng — Valkyrie Law Group LLP, North Vancouver 
Pamela J. Jefcoat — Valkyrie Law Group LLP, Vancouver

Lunch (on your own) and Optional Session

Approving Officers' Discretion and Judicial Review

• grounds for appeal and judicial review—the leading cases
• Dunsmuir and the standard of review
• current case law update

Raymond E. Young — Young Anderson, Vancouver

Development Cost Charges and Credits and Subdivision Works and Services

• legislative framework for DCCs
• when and how are DCCs payable
• DCC exemptions
• offsetting DCC payments
• subdivision works and services: on-site and off-site

Brian E. Taylor — Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Latecomers' Schemes and Fees and Extended Works and Services

• the legislative framework for latecomer schemes
• the role of local government and the approving officer in requiring excess or extended services
• servicing costs considerations for developers with excess or extended works and services

Christopher S. Murdy — Murdy & McAllister, Vancouver

Covenants, Building Schemes, and Statutory Rights of Way

• mandatory and discretionary requirements of approving authorities
• drafting demands and tips on avoiding defect notices
• legislative and enforcement loopholes and ethical considerations

Lui Carvello, MCIP — Lawyer and Planner, Victoria