REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
HELD
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2006, AT 7:51 PM
RDN
BOARD CHAMBERS
Present:
Director J. Stanhope Chairperson
Director J. Burnett Electoral
Area A
Director B. Sperling Electoral
Area B
Director M. Young Electoral
Area C
Director G. Holme Electoral
Area E
Director L.
Biggemann Electoral
Area F
Director D. Bartram Electoral
Area H
Director B. Johnston City of
Director T.
Westbroek Town
of
Director C. Haime District
of Lantzville
Director B. Bestwick City of
Alternate
Director L. Sherry City of
Director G. Korpan City of
Director J. Manhas City of
Director D. Brennan City of
Director B. Holdom City of
Also in Attendance:
C. Mason Chief
Administrative Officer
N. Connelly General
Manager of Community Services
J. Finnie General
Manager of Environmental Services
J. Llewellyn Manager
of Community Planning
M. Pearse Manager
of Administrative Services
N. Avery Manager
of Financial Services
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
CORPORATE SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
Crime Prevention,
Community Justice and Community Safety Support Services.
MOVED
Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Regional District of
Nanaimo Crime Prevention and Community Justice Support Service Bylaw No. 1479,
2006 be introduced for first three readings, be forwarded to the
municipalities of Parksville and Qualicum Beach for consent, be forwarded to
the Ministry of Community Services for approval and proceed through the
alternative approval process to obtain assent of the electors in Electoral
Areas E, F, G and H.
CARRIED
MOVED
Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the Notice of Elector
Response Form attached to this report, be approved for the purpose of the
alternative approval process for Bylaw No. 1479 within Electoral Areas E,
F, G and H.
CARRIED
MOVED
Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that a Select Committee to be
known as the District 69 Community Justice and Safety Support Services Select
Committee be established with one Director from each jurisdiction in District
69 as a member and that the Draft Terms of Reference be forwarded to the select
committee for review and confirmation.
CARRIED
COMMISSION, ADVISORY
&SELECT COMMITTEE
Area G Parks & Open
Space and District 69 Recreation Commission Appointments.
MOVED
Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Westbroek, that Aileen Fabris be appointed
to the Electoral Area G Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee for a term
ending December 31, 2007 and that Jo-Ann Chase be appointed to the District 69
Recreation Commission for a term ending January 1, 2009.
CARRIED
Area C East
Wellington/Pleasant Valley Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee.
MOVED
Director Young, SECONDED Director Holme, that Robert Jepson be appointed to the
East Wellington/Pleasant Valley Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee for a
term ending December 31, 2006 and Bruce Erickson be appointed to the East
Wellington/Pleasant Valley Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee for a term
ending December 31, 2007.
CARRIED
Flood
Plain Bylaw Fee.
MOVED
Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Johnston, that the following resolution be
forwarded to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities for
consideration at its upcoming convention:
Flood Plain Bylaw Fee
WHEREAS a regional district is
not able to recover costs associated with the processing of an application for
a site specific exemption to a flood plain bylaw adopted under Section 910 of
the Local Government Act;
AND WHEREAS the Local Government Act does not include a
provision for a regional district to charge a fee for processing an application
for a site specific exemption to a flood plain bylaw;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
AVICC request the provincial government to amend the Local Government Act so that regional districts can charge a fee
for processing an application for a site specific exemption to a flood plain
bylaw.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Bartram, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR