HOT DEALS – RESIDENTS SPECIALDO NOT MISS THE“BOAT” Boundary Bay Airshow back again for 2023

SANDOR GYARMATI sgyarmati@delta-optimist com

The Boundary Bay Airshow will be back this summer Council last week endorsed a staff recommendation to approve Alpha Aviation’s request to host the airshow that will be held on July 22. After a two-hiatus due to the pandemic, the show at the Boundary Bay Airport made a comeback last year

The airshow has been a popular community event for more than a decade, with 15,000 people or more attending each year, says a staff report to council

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The airshow has historically been produced through a cost-sharing partnership between the city and Alpha Aviation. Both parties make significant financial contributions toward the event in order for it to remain a free and accessible family event, the report notes

This year, Alpha Aviation has requested additional financial support to offset increasing production costs. In subsequent conversations, they have confirmed a 2023 net cash request of up to $100,000, increased from $35,000 in 2022, and consistent with the cash contribution provided by the city in 2019

The report explains that Delta’s sponsorship campaign raised a total of $110,750 for the 2022 airshow, plus approximately $27,000 of in-kind services from private organizations, all of which were provided to Alpha Aviation to offset costs

Alpha Aviation reports that the net out-ofpocket 2022 event costs it incurred totalled $167,000

For 2023, an additional cash contribution of up to $65,000 and increased shuttle service estimated to cost an extra $20,000 for bigger buses is requested by Alpha.

Delta’s proposed total cash contribution would be 50 per cent of the net out-of-pocket costs of the 2023 airshow, up to a maximum of $100,000.

The City of Delta and Alpha Aviation will also develop a traffic management and parking plan to better manage the onsite and off-site parking facilities and address the anticipated traffic for the event.

Alpha Aviation will manage on-site parking at the airport and proposes to charge a $20to-$25 on-site vehicle parking fee to encourage attendees to find alternative parking and sustainable transportation. That is up from $10 charged in 2022.

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Beverage Package – value $1091.31 Canadian

Wifi – one device – value $222.64 Canadian

Gratuities (tips) – value $176.00 USD

2 Fitness Classes – value $116.82 Canadian Up to 22 Premium Desserts (include booze)value $156.32 Canadian

Prices are“per person”based on 2 sharing and includes all taxes and fees subject to change and based on availability.

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If you have a general inquiry regarding the proposed bylaw amendment or if you would like assistance to inspect any relevant documentation, please contact the Community Planning and Development Department by email at cpd@delta ca or by phone at 604-946-3380

COMMENTS?

Those wishing to provide comment on the proposed bylaw amendment may do so in the following ways: Email Write to mayor-council@delta ca Mayor & Council OR City of Delta 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent Delta, BC V4K 3E2

Correspondence addressed to Council must include your name and full address and will form part of the public record for this bylaw amendment and be published on the City’s website Correspondence must be received by the Office of the City Clerk no later than 10:00 a m on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to be included with the Agenda materials

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