Director F. Garnish Chairperson

Director R. Loomis Electoral Area B

Director E. Hamilton Electoral Area C

Director I. Savage Electoral Area D

Director G. Holme Electoral Area E

Director J. McLean Electoral Area F

Director J. Stanhope Electoral Area G

Director J. Duncan Electoral Area H

Director C. Bradshaw City of Parksville

Director B. Luchtmeijer Town of Qualicum Beach

Alternate

Director B. King City of Nanaimo

Director J. Little City of Nanaimo

Director L. McNabb City of Nanaimo

Director B. McGuffie City of Nanaimo

K. Daniels Chief Administrative Officer

N. Connelly General Manager, Community Services

C. Mason General Manager, Corporate Services

N. Tonn Recording Secretary

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Little, that the minutes of the regular Corporate & Community Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, March 3, 1998, be adopted.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director Savage, that the Board policies on Development Negotiations Process and Land Acquisition Process be approved.

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Savage, that Item #2 of the Development Negotiations Process Policy be amended to delete the word "generally" between the words "Directors" and "informed".

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Savage, that Item #6 of the Development Negotiations Process Policy be amended to replace the word "may" between the words "conclusions" and "form" with the word "shall", and to delete the words "at the discretion of the Administration".

CARRIED

The question was called on the main motion as amended.

The motion CARRIED.

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director Luchtmeijer, that the Board of the Regional District of Nanaimo authorize the Municipal Finance Authority to enter into a futures contract to secure interest relending rates for MFA Debenture Issue No. 47.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Duncan, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Regional District of Nanaimo apply for a lease agreement from the Ministry of Transportation and Highways for the Wallace Way right-of-way located adjacent to Lot A of Strata Plan VIS 3085 (from Plan VIP 58236), District Lot 11, Newcastle Land District.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director McLean, that the update report regarding the transfer of Little Mountain and Morison Creek from the Crown to the Regional District as Regional Parks be received.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director McLean, that staff be instructed to send a letter to the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks requesting that the transfer of Little Mountain and Morison Creek to the Regional District of Nanaimo be expedited.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Bradshaw, SECONDED Director Luchtmeijer, that the staff report on the District 69 Arena Lease Agreement be received for discussion purposes.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Bradshaw, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Secretary and Chairperson be authorized on behalf of the Regional District, to sign the amended District 69 Arena Lease Agreement between the Regional District of Nanaimo and the City of Parksville.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director King, that the motion be amended to add the words "by April 20, 1998".

DEFEATED

MOVED Director Bradshaw, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the staff report on Requests for Expressions of Interest be received for discussion purposes.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Bradshaw, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that staff be directed to proceed with the finalization and publication of the RFEI as agreed upon on March 13, 1998.

A recorded vote was requested.

The motion CARRIED with Directors Holme, Luchtmeijer, Little, Bradshaw, Loomis, Duncan, King, McGuffie, McNabb, Savage, Stanhope, Garnish and Hamilton voting in the affirmative, and Director McLean voting in the negative.

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director McGuffie, that the revised Urban Containment and Fringe Area Management Implementation Agreement be received and forwarded to the three Municipal Councils for their consideration and approval.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Hamilton, that Walt Reynolds, Louis Lapi, Robert Jepson, Bill Lorenzen, Julian Fell, John Gayton, David Heenan, George Legg, Terrence Knight, Lindsay Locke and John Nickson be appointed as members of the Regional Growth Management Plan Performance Review Committee.

MOVED Director Hamilton, SECONDED Director Savage, that the name Louis Lapi be replaced with the name Maureen Young.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Bradshaw, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Terms of Reference be amended to reflect election of the Chairperson by the Performance Review Committee members.

DEFEATED

The question was called on the main motion as amended.

The motion CARRIED.

MOVED Director Savage, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Terms of Reference for the Aggregates Study as amended to include a Public Advisory Committee, be approved.

MOVED Director Savage, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Terms of Reference be amended to provide that all applications for quarry pit and gravel extraction be held in abeyance except for those applications in stream prior to February 10, 1998.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Duncan, that the Terms of Reference be further amended to allow for four Electoral Area Board members to be appointed to the Aggregate Study Steering Committee.

CARRIED

The question was called on the main motion as amended.

The motion CARRIED.

MOVED Director Luchtmeijer, SECONDED Director McLean, that the Large Land Holdings Study and process be referred back to the Large Land Holdings & Economic Studies Steering Committee for further discussion and that payment to the consultant be withheld until these discussions have been held.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Hamilton, SECONDED Director Stanhope,

1. That the Economic Planning Strategy, Final Report be received.

2. That staff be directed to report on and initiate the Action Plan Steps outlined in the Implementation Strategy.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Special Event/Special Occasion Status Report be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Bradshaw, that a Special Event Permit be issued to the Arrowsmith Mountainbike Club for Hammerfest 98, to be held May 9 and 10, 1998 at Tranquillity Woods Campground, 2080 Errington Road, Errington.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Holme, that the Board approve the Arrowsmith Mountainbike Club�s request for the issuance of a two (2) day special occasion license to operate a beer garden at Hammerfest 98 on May 9 and May 10, 1998.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Hamilton, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the minutes of the Large Land Holdings and Economic Studies Steering Committee meeting held March 24, 1998, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the minutes of the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee meeting held March 19, 1998, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the minutes of the Transit Business Plan Steering Committee meeting held March 19, 1998, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the minutes of the Gabriola Island Parks & Recreation Commission meeting held February 16, 1998, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Bradshaw, that the minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission meeting held March 30, 1998, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Bradshaw, SECONDED Director Holme, that the District 69 Youth Centre Society Business Plan, as amended, be received with the changes as noted in the staff report and that staff proceed with the preparation of a letter of agreement to be approved by the Regional District of Nanaimo and the District 69 Youth Centre Society to describe the terms and conditions of the Regional District�s participation in the District 69 Youth Centre Society initiative.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

TIME: 8:25 P. M.

CHAIRPERSON