REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

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 Parksville

                                                 Director T. Westbroek                                 Town of Qualicum Beach

                                                 Director C. Haime                                         District of Lantzville

                                                 Director B. Bestwick                                     City of Nanaimo

                                                 Alternate

                                                 Director L. Sherry                                         City of Nanaimo

                                                 Director G. Korpan                                      City of Nanaimo

                                                 Director J. Manhas                                      City of Nanaimo

                                                 Director D. Brennan                                     City of Nanaimo

                                                 Director B. Holdom                                      City of Nanaimo

 

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

 

 

TIME:  8:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

CHAIRPERSON     DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR