Agricultural Land Commission 133 - 4940 Canada Way Bumaby, Britsh Columbia V5G 4K6 Tel: 604 660-7000 Fax: 604 660-7033 “| a November 26, 2008 Reply to the attention of Tony Pellett Pacific Land Resource Group Inc. #101 - 7485 130 Street SURREY BC V3W 1H8 Attention: Bruce McWilliam Re: Application #0-38498 The decision of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission by Resolution #721/2008 on the above-noted file is attached. Please advise the affected landowners accordingly. Please note that this decision is an agreement in principle an: subject to final approval. It is the Commission's desire and expectation that the proponents’ announcement of the project will be accompanied by a commitment to agricultural use of land in the Milner Valley and by a brief functional and agricultural analysis of the project, of the Milner Valley leg of the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor study, and of alternative routes. Yours truly PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL LAND COMMISSION per: Erik Karisen, Chair Encl. minutes and annotated context map cc: Mark Bakken, CAO - Township of Langley, 20338 65 Avenue, LANGLEY BC V2Y 2x3 Helen Berthin, Senior Project Manager : Pacific Gateway Branch, Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure, 940 Blanshard Street, VICTORIA BC VaW STS Robin Johnston, Program Director, South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, #1507 - 409 Granville Street, VANCOUVER BC V6C 1T2 TPI susetAcrie#: — 0-38498 Context Map Mapsheot #: 926.007 Map Scale: 1:20,000 Map Produced: Nev 26, 2008 Pen see = Regional District: Greater Vancouver MetersBy MINUTES OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL LAND COMMISSION Minutes of a meeting held by the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission on the 21 day of November 2008 at the SFU Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver B.C. PRESENT: Sylvia Pranger Chair, South Coast Panel Mike Bose Commissioner John Tomlinson Commissioner Tony Pellett Staff For Consideration Application: #0 - 38498 Applicant: Gateway Program, TransLink, Township of Langley Proposal: To provide a road corridor through the ALR for a 64 Avenue / Mufford Crescent road realignment and grade separation in support of the expansion of the Roberts Bank Seaport Terminal to improve traffic Safety of the local and provincial road network, reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.. Location: Milner Valley, Township of Langley Context The proposal was weighed against the purposes of the Commission as stipulated in section 6 of the Agricultural Land Commission Act (the “Act’). They are: 1. to preserve agricultural land 2. to encourage farming on agricultural land in collaboration with other communities of interest, and 3. to encourage local governments, first nations, the government and its agents to enable and accommodate farm use of agricultural land and uses compatible with agriculture in their plans, bylaws and policies. Meeting ‘On November 18, 2008, Commissioners Pranger, Bose and Tomlinson, together with staff members Tony Pellett and Ron Wallace, met at the Township of Langley offices with representatives of TransLink, Gateway and the Township of Langley together with the agent for the application (Pacific Land Resource Group Inc.) and consulting agro- logist Pat Brisbin of Golder Associates Ltd. The meeting reviewed the long history of road and rail planning, the urgency of Deltaport expansion and an assessment of the agricultural impact of the project, including altemative alignments aimed at reducing agricultural impacts or creating benefits to agriculture. Discussion Assessment of Impact on Agriculture ‘The Commission assessed the impact of the specific proposal against the long term. goal of preserving agricultural land. After reviewing the information provided by the Proponents, the Commission believes that although the proposal will adversely impact existing and potential agricultural use of the subject properties, alternative proposals would have a similar or greater overall impact on other agricultural land.