REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO
MINUTES OF THE CORPORATE & COMMUNITY SERVICES
COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2001,
AT 7:30 P.M., IN THE CITY OF NANAIMO COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
455 WALLACE STREET, NANAIMO, B.C.

Director J. Stanhope Chairperson
Director L. Elliott Electoral Area A
Director B. Sperling Electoral Area B
Director E. Hamilton Electoral Area C
Director D. Haime Electoral Area D
Director G. Holme Electoral Area E
Director J. McLean Electoral Area F
Director R. Quittenton Electoral Area H
Director J. Macdonald City of Parksville
Director T. Westbroek Town of Qualicum Beach
Director L. Sherry City of Nanaimo
Director T. Krall City of Nanaimo
Director D. Rispin City of Nanaimo
Director L. McNabb City of Nanaimo
Director B. Holdom City of Nanaimo
Alternate
Director R. Cantelon City of Nanaimo

Also in Attendance:
K. Daniels Chief Administrative Officer
N. Connelly General Manager, Community Services
C. Mason General Manager, Corporate Services
N. Tonn Recording Secretary

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director Hamilton, that the minutes of the regular Corporate & Community Services Committee meeting held on Tuesday, April 3, 2001 be adopted.

Jim Doyle, Minister, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, re Regional Growth Strategy Planning Grant.

MOVED Director Krall, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the correspondence from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs with respect to the approval of a $80,000 Regional Growth Strategy Planning Grant for the Regional District, be received for information.

Crime Prevention & Community Justice Support Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1233.

MOVED Director Rispin, SECONDED Director Westbroek, that "Regional District of Nanaimo Crime Prevention & Community Justice Support Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1233, 2001" be adopted.

The motion was DEFEATED with Directors Westbroek, Macdonald and Rispin voting in the affirmative and Directors Holme, Hamilton, Quittenton, Sherry, Haime, Sperling, Holdom, McNabb, Elliott, Krall, McLean, Cantelon and Stanhope voting in the negative.

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Quittenton, that staff prepare a report on alternative means of providing funding support for community policing initiatives.

Application for a Temporary Change to a Liquor Licence � Cassidy Inn � Area A.

MOVED Director Hamilton, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the Cassidy Inn�s request for a temporary change to their Liquor Licence to provide for an extended patio area for their Show �n Shine event scheduled for June 24, 2001 be approved.

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Cantelon, that "Regional District of Nanaimo Security Issuing (City of Parksville) Bylaw No. 1238, 2001" receive first three readings and be forwarded to Municipal Affairs for approval.

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Krall, that the Nanoose Bay Parks and Open Space Plan be approved as a guiding document for parks and open space planning and management in Nanoose Bay, and that the Terms of Reference for the Nanoose Bay Parks and Open Spaces Advisory Committee be approved.

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Sherry, that the Special Event and Special Occasion Application status reports be received for information.

MOVED Director Sherry SECONDED Director McNabb, that the Transit Business Plan Update be approved.

MOVED Director Haime, SECONDED Director Holme, that the minutes of the Lantzville Parks & Open Space Committee meeting held April 2, 2001, be received for information.

MOVED Director Sperling, SECONDED Director Haime, that the minutes of the Gabriola Island Parks and Recreation Commission meeting held April 9, 2001, be received for information.

MOVED Director Sperling, SECONDED Director Haime, that the minutes of the Gabriola Island Parks and Recreation Commission meeting held April 23, 2001 be received for information.

MOVED Director Sperling, SECONDED Director Haime, that the following Grants-in-Aid applications be approved:
Canvas Kidds $ 1,479.00
Earth Muffin Productions � Disco Kids 850.00
After School Art 500.00
French Language Camp 400.00
Camp Miriam 1,000.00
Gabriola Friends of the Terry Fox Run 100.00
Gabriola Shotokan Karate Do 801.00
Karate Kids Summer Program 854.00
Tae Kwon Do 494.00
The Gathering Place 1,000.00
Aerobics 467.40
Gabriola Soccer Association 2,000.00
Huxley Park Association 4,860.00

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Rispin, that the correspondence received from Gwen Anders with respect to the manner in which the recent proposal for Crime Prevention and Community Justice Support Service was handled, be received for information.

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Haime, that the Board support the area�s opposition to a land exchange in Electoral Area �F� between the Province and Weyerhaeuser Logging.

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director McNabb, that staff contact the appropriate ministry to obtain further information on the proposed land exchange and report back to the Board.

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Sherry, that pursuant to Section 242.2(I)(e) of the Local Government Act the Committee proceed to an In Camera Meeting to consider a matter regarding acquisition of land.