Correspondence from City of Burnaby re: Home Mail Delivery

2014 March 04 File: 03300-02

Mayor and Council Town of View Royal 45 View Royal Avenue Victoria, BC V9B 1A6

Dear Mayor and Council:

Subject: Community Impacts of the Proposal to Eliminate Home Mail Delivery Service by the Canada Post Corporation (Item No. 01, Manager's Reports, Council 2014 February 17)

Burnaby City Council, at the Open Council meeting held on 2014 February 17, received a report from the Director of Planning and Building regarding the Community Impacts of the Proposal to Eliminate Home Mail Delivery Service by the Canada Post Corporation and adopted the following recommendations contained therein, AS AMENDED:

1. THAT Council, through the Office of the Mayor, write to the Federal Government and the Canada Post Corporation, through the federal Minister of Transportation, to express its opposition to the current proposal to replace home mail delivery service with community mailboxes and request immediate review and amendment of the Canada Post Corporation’s ‘5-Point Action Plan,’ as outlined in this report, to: a) require full and meaningful public consultation and engagement with municipalities in order to review all options in order to preserve continued home mail delivery service in Canada’s urban centres; b) ensure that any new mail delivery service proposal provides for the continued security of citizens’ private information and property; c) ensure that all proposals related to home mail delivery provide for the necessary safety and protection of seniors and persons with mobility restrictions; d) address specific issues related to the impact of any proposed home mail delivery changes to existing federal, provincial and local government obligations related to the statutory notification of property owners and citizens; e) remove the discretion of the Federal Government under the Canada Post Corporation Act to utilize City-owned property for any community mailbox program in urban centres, without the direct consultation and approval of local governments.

2. THAT Council endorse the resolution for submission to the 2014 Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA) Annual General Meeting and Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention, as outlined in Section 4.0 of this report, and to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

3. THAT a copy of this report be sent to:

   • Burnaby MLA’s and MP’s;
   • The Honourable Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development;
   • BC Chief Electoral Officer - Mr. Keith Archer, Elections BC;
   • All Members of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association (LMLGA), the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) and Metro Vancouver;
   • Federation of Canadian Municipalities;
   • Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) – National Office (377 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1Y3, and CUPW- Pacific Region (999 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster, B.C. V3M 1G2).

4. THAT this report be forwarded to the Social Issues Committee, Traffic Safety Committee, Environment Committee and the Mayor’s Task Force on Graffiti, Voices of Burnaby Seniors and the Seniors Centres in Burnaby for information.

In accordance with the recommendation no. 3, a copy of the report is enclosed for your information.

Very truly yours,

Derek R. Corrigan MAYOR