Director F. Garnish Electoral Area A

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

Alternate

Director A. Duggan City of Parksville

Director B. Luchtmeijer Town of Qualicum Beach

Director L. McNabb City of Nanaimo

Director J. Little City of Nanaimo

Director D. Rispin City of Nanaimo

Director B. McGuffie City of Nanaimo

K. Daniels Chief Administrative Officer

D. Trudeau Manager of Liquid Waste

N. Tonn Recording Secretary

Mr. Laughlin presented a short overview of his company and summarized a proposal by Hydroxyl Systems Inc. to receive and treat the septage generated in the RDN at their non hazardous liquid waste treatment facility.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Hamilton, that the delegation be received.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the minutes of the regular Environmental Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, September 29, 1998, be adopted.

CARRIED

Mr. R. Corbett, Associated Engineering, presented a verbal and visual report on the French Creek Pollution Control Centre odour study completed by his company.

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that once septage handling can be provided by a private firm, septage be prohibited from acceptance at Regional District facilities.

MOVED Director Luchtmeijer, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the motion be amended to delete the words "once septage handling can be provided by a private firm".

The Chairperson did not accept the amendment as it is in contradiction to the main motion.

MOVED Director Savage, SECONDED Director McLean, that the motion be amended to insert "acceptable" between the words "once" and "septage" and insert "which does not impose substantial increases to existing fees" between the words "firm" and "that".

DEFEATED

The question was called on the main motion.

A recorded vote was requested.

The motion was DEFEATED with Directors McGuffie, Loomis, Little, Hamilton, Savage and McNabb voting in the affirmative, and Directors Duncan, Holme, Duggan, Luchtmeijer, Garnish, McLean, Stanhope and Sherry voting in the negative.

MOVED Director Luchtmeijer, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that septage not be accepted at Regional District facilities after May 1, 1999.

DEFEATED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Garnish, that staff be instructed to call for Requests for Proposals to provide for septage handling by a private firm and that once this process has been completed, septage acceptance be prohibited at RDN facilities.

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Savage, that the motion be amended to include "if this will guarantee reduction of the odour problem".

DEFEATED

The question was called on the main motion.

A recorded vote was requested.

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

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director Luchtmeijer, that the septage handling fee be increased to $0.16 per gallon as of December 1, 1998.

DEFEATED

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

CARRIED

TIME: 9:25 PM

CHAIRPERSON