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Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Results — Continued
Goal 3: A provincial agricultural land reserve system that
considers community interests.
This goal relates to the Commission's purpose to work with others
to preserve agricultural land, while at the same time, considering
community interests. The support of local governments and the public
for the ALR is essential to the success of the provincial program.
Where significant community needs are demonstrated and documented,
the Commission considers those needs when it makes decisions for
change of use applications in the ALR.
- Outcome/Key Indicator (Goal Level):
- Local government
support for the Commission's program and performance / concurrence
between local government recommendations on applications and Commission
decisions.
| Indicator |
2003/04
Actual/Base |
2004/05
Target |
2005/06
Target |
2006/07
Target |
| Concurrence between local government recommendations and
Commission decisions.1 |
54%
(estimate) |
58% |
60% |
62% |
- Objective 1:
- Increased awareness of community issues
within the Reserve.
The Commission works to increase its understanding of community
issues within the ALR. The Commission panels meet regularly with
local governments in their regions and this helps Commissioners
understand the needs of communities. The Commission's six region
panel structure, implemented in Spring 2002, placed decision-making
in the regions, closer to those affected. This also afforded the
Commission the opportunity to become more familiar with and knowledgeable
about the communities that are impacted by its decisions.
| Performance Measures |
2003/04 Actual/Base |
2004/05 Target |
2005/06 Target |
2006/07 Target |
| Number of meetings with local governments and stakeholders. |
60
(estimate) |
60 |
60 |
60 |
| Per cent applications decided after site visit (74% 2002/03). |
70%
(estimate) |
80% |
80% |
80% |
- Strategies:
- 1. Meet with local governments and stakeholders to discuss balancing
community interests with preserving agricultural land.
- 2. Build regional responsiveness of the Commission through increased
presence in the regions and meetings with applicants.
- Objective 2:
- Community issues and needs factored into
decision-making.
Under this objective, the Commission considers community needs
when making decisions but balances those needs with the provincial
interest in preserving agricultural land. The Commission also
works closely with local governments in community planning processes,
where community needs can be identified and substantiated.
| Performance Measure |
2003/04 Actual/Base |
2004/05 Target |
2005/06 Target |
2006/07 Target |
| Per cent applications approved for which community need
is a factor. |
14%
(estimate) |
16% |
18% |
20% |
- Strategies:
- 1. Work with local governments to identify and address community
needs, particularly through community planning.
- 2. Develop and apply dispute resolution processes for unresolved
conflicts between the Commission and local government.
- Objective 3:
- Increased participation of local governments
and public authorities in ALR decision-making under delegated authority.
The Commission works to establish delegation agreements with local
governments and public authorities. Under such an agreement a local
government or public agency may voluntarily assume subdivision and
land use decision authority for those ALR areas within its jurisdiction.
With local governments and others making decisions for the ALR,
under guidelines that protect the ALR, the Commission can focus
more effectively on the results of its program.
| Performance Measures |
2003/04
Actual/Base |
2004/05
Target |
2005/06
Target |
2006/07
Target |
| Number of delegation agreements with interested local governments 1
(total). |
1 agreement |
3 agreements |
6 agreements |
8 agreements |
| Number of delegation agreements with public authorities
(total). |
1 agreement |
2 agreements |
2 agreements |
3 agreements |
- Strategy:
- Negotiate delegation agreements in priority
areas with interested and supportive local governments and public
authorities.
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