Public Notification and Evacuation Route Planning | Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM)

Eligible costs are direct costs that are approved for funding, properly and reasonably incurred, and paid by the applicant to carry out eligible activities. Eligible costs can only be incurred from the date of application submission until the final report is submitted.

Eligible activities must result in the completion of a new or updated Evacuation Route Plan and/or new or updated Public Notification Plan, be cost-effective, and are limited to:

• Development of a new or updated Evacuation Route Plan and/or new or updated Public Notification Plan.
• Collaborative planning work with neighbouring jurisdictions.
• Preparation of maps, spatial data, and metadata for all maps as identified in Section 9 and following the requirements in Appendix 2 (where applicable must meet Specifications for LiDAR for the Province of British Columbia and if applicable the Specifications for the Production of Digital Elevation Models for the Province of British Columbia).
• Travel and meeting expenses such as mileage and catering associated with planning, training, knowledge transfer, or exercising eligible activities.
• Amendments to relevant local plans, bylaws, or policies that are specific to evacuation route and/or public notification planning (e.g., Official Community Plan, land use plans, engineering and public works bylaws or policies).