Present:

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

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

LATE DELEGATIONS

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Sherry, that Mr. D. Levirs be permitted to address the Board as a late delegation.

CARRIED

Don Levirs, re District 69 Arena.

Mr. Levirs spoke in favour of the proposed multiplex arena to be situated at Wembley Mall and requested that the Board consider the re-activation of the Arena Committee when discussions with respect to future uses of the existing D69 Arena begin.

ADMINISTRATOR�S REPORT

Hospital Capital Funding.

MOVED Director Krall, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Board proceed with funding for the surgery suite but advise other Regional Hospital District Boards that we will be withholding any further hospital capital funding until the item of cost sharing is more equitably resolved.

CARRIED

Directors Korpan, Krall, Rispin and Holdom left the meeting.

District 69 Arena � Partnership Agreement & Bylaw 1314.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Quittenton, that the Regional District enter into a Partnering Agreement with RG Properties Ltd. and Parksville Properties Corp. for the Arena Multiplex project at Wembley Mall.

A recorded vote was requested.

The motion CARRIED with Directors Holme, Hamilton, Quittenton, Westbroek, Sherry, Haime, Sperling, Macdonald and Stanhope voting in the affirmative and Director McLean voting in the negative.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Quittenton, that "Regional District of Nanaimo (Multipurpose Facility) Partnering Agreement Bylaw No. 1314, 2002" be introduced and given three readings and proceed to referendum to obtain voter assent.

A recorded vote was requested.

The motion CARRIED with Directors Holme, Hamilton, Quittenton, Westbroek, Sherry, Haime, Sperling, Macdonald and Stanhope voting in the affirmative and Director McLean voting in the negative.

Directors Korpan, Krall, Rispin and Holdom re-joined the meeting.

Regional Growth Management Plan.

The Chief Administrative Officer reviewed the Director�s concerns with respect to urban containment boundaries and present status lands designation from the Board meeting held May 14, 2002.

The General Manager of Community Services spoke to the three options that were presented to the public as part of the RGMP review process in Electoral Area �D�, being the retention of existing Present Status Lands designation, designation as rural residential and designation as an urban area within UCB boundaries and discussed other viable options.

SCHEDULED STANDING, ADVISORY STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEE

Electoral Area �G� Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Westbroek, that Brian Coath, William Reed, Jacquelene Thomson and W.J. Craig Young be appointed for two-year terms and that Mable Klee be appointed for a one-year term to the Electoral Area �G� Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee.

CARRIED

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Report of the Public Hearing � Bylaw No. 1285.

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Hamilton, that the report of the Public Hearing held Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at 7:00 pm chaired by Director McLean, with respect to Electoral Area �F� Zoning and Subdivision Bylaw No. 1285, be received.

CARRIED

NEW BUSINESS

Board Communications.

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Westbroek, that all Directors� personal communications received by the Regional District be faxed to the Director within twenty-four hours of receipt.

DEFEATED

Area �F� Public Hearing.

Director Haime apologized to the Board for comments which had appeared in the Lantzville Log regarding security measures at the Area �F� Public Hearing.

Treaty Negotiations.

Director Hamilton and Director Sperling commented on the events at recent treaty negotiation meetings.

ADJOURNMENT

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

CARRIED

TIME: 9:14 PM