REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO
CORPORATE & COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000
7:30 PM
(Nanaimo City Council Chambers)

A G E N D A

PAGES
CALL TO ORDER
DELEGATIONS

5 Rodney Wiebe, re Forest Practices - Little Qualicum River.

6 Phil Carson, Neighbours of the Little Qualicum, re Little Qualicum River Watershed.
MINUTES

7-12 Minutes of the Corporate & Community Services Committee meeting held on November 7, 2000.
COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

13-15 Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities, re 2000 Resolutions.
ADMINISTRATION

16-26 Nanoose Place Lease Agreement Renewal.
FINANCE

27-32 Regional District Undertaking Financing on Behalf of the City of Parksville.
FIRE PROTECTION

33-36 Fire Truck Purchase for the Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department.
HOSPITAL

37-38 Approval for Patient Lifting System at NRGH.

39-51 Capital Borrowing Bylaws for Capital Equipment.

52-54 Temporary Borrowing Resolution.

55-58 Year 2001 Provisional Budget.
RECREATION AND PARKS

59-63 Thelma Griffith Park - Application for a Crown Grant.
REGIONAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT

64-66 Growth Management Plan Review Terms of Reference. (See separate enclosure)
COMMISSION, ADVISORY & SELECT COMMITTEE
Area ''A'' Parks, Recreation and Greenspaces Advisory Committee

67-70 Minutes of the Area ''A'' Parks, Recreation and Greenspaces Advisory Committee meeting held October 19, 2000. (for information)
District 69 Recreation Commission Minutes

71-75 Minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission Minutes held November 2, 2000. (for information)
1. That the following Grant-in-Aids be approved:
Electoral Area Grants:
Coombs Hilliers Recreation Community Organization $ 225
Errington Co-op Preschool 200
Silver Spurs Riding Club 200
Community Grants:
Beacon Christian School 500
Coombs Halloween Candy Walk 500
Neighbours of Little Qualicum River 150
Youth Grants:
Arrowsmith Lodge (Youth and Seniors Group) 400
Beacon Christian School 450
District 69 Youth Floor Hockey 500
Nanoose Bay Activities and Recreation Society 600
Oceanside Radio Communications Association 300
Oceanside Youth Football Association 300

76-78 2. That the report (Youth Recreation Services Plan) be received and approved as a guide to the Department''s delivery of recreation services to youth. (See separate enclosure)

79-83 Minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission Minutes held November 16, 2000. (for information)
Gabriola Island Parks and Recreation Commission

84-87 Minutes of the Gabriola Island Parks and Recreation Commission meeting held November 20, 2000. (for information)

88-90 Minutes of the Gabriola Island Parks and Recreation Commission meeting held November 22, 2000. (for information)

91-93 1. That the Gabriola Island Recreation Services report be received, and the community be consulted on the alternative service delivery approaches for consideration as part of the 2001 annual budget process. Further that the Commission does not support alternatives 3 and 4 in the report.

94-96 2. That the current office sharing agreement with the Gabriola Island Chamber of Commerce be maintained on a month-by-month basis pending the recreation program and annual budget approval for 2001.

97-99 Minutes of the Gabriola Island Parks and Recreation Commission meeting held November 27, 2000. (for information)

100-102 1. That the update report on the portables be received and an assessment of their future use be considered as part of the preparation of a Rollo McClay Park development plan in 2001.

103-108 2. That the Gabriola Park Plan Review report be received and that a revised Plan and public consultation strategy be prepared based on the recommendations of the report.
PROVISIONAL BUDGET PRESENTATION
2001 Provisional Budget - Community Services.
From District 69 Recreation Commission Minutes:

  1. That the aquatic centre provisional budget be adjusted to provide for the Saltwater Filtration System upgrade to take place in 2001 using an increase in the tax requisition to fund the revenue shortfall.

  2. That the 5-year capital budget be amended as follows: steam/dry sauna be funded in 2002 ($80,000), leisure pool water feature be funded in 2002 ($35,000), multipurpose room be funded in 2003 ($91,000), patio/BBQ deck be funded in 2004 ($40,000).

  3. That the Wellness Centre be shifted to 2004 in the capital plan.

  4. That the District 69 Arena provisional budget be adopted as presented.

  5. That the District 69 Recreation Coordination provisional budget be adopted as presented.

From Gabriola Island Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes:
That the provisional budget for 2001 be adopted as presented by staff with two exceptions: that the Board allocate the appropriate level of funding for a professional programmer with the option for the Commission to contract this service on a quarterly basis, allowing the Commission to experiment with providing this service through other means such as volunteers; and that a sum of $15,000 be reallocated, pending a staff review of funding sources including the Area B Community Parks Budget and reporting back to the Commission in January, to an account designated to cover the costs of completion of a professional "Recreation Services Report" (an update of the 1995 PERC report) for Gabriola Island to be completed during 2001 which would solicit community input to the options being proposed by the Regional Director as well as those proposed by the Commission and which would result in valid community input to the future of Recreation Services on Gabriola Island.

PROVISIONAL BUDGET PRESENTATION:

2001 Provisional Budget - Corporate Services.

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