REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD

OF THE REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO HELD ON

TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006, AT 7:00 PM IN THE

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

                                                            Alternate

                                                            Director F. Van Eynde                              Electoral Area E

                                                            Director L. Biggemann                              Electoral Area F

                                                            Alternate

                                                            Director D. Heenan                                   Electoral Area H

                                                            Alternate

                                                            Director S. Herle                                        City of Parksville

                                                            Director T. Westbroek                               Town of Qualicum Beach

                                                            Alternate

                                                            Director B. Dempsey                                 District of Lantzville

                                                            Director G. Korpan                                    City of Nanaimo

                                                            Director B. Bestwick                                  City of Nanaimo

                                                            Director D. Brennan                                  City of Nanaimo

                                                            Director J. Manhas                                    City of Nanaimo

                                                            Director L. McNabb                                    City of Nanaimo

                                                            Director B. Holdom                                   City of Nanaimo

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                                                            C. Mason                                                    Chief Administrative Officer

                                                            B. Lapham                                                  Gen. Mgr. of Development Services

                                                            J. Finnie                                                     Gen. Mgr. of Environmental Services

                                                            T. Osborne                                                 Gen. Mgr. of Recreation & Parks

                                                            N. Avery                                                      Manager of Financial Services

                                                            M. Pearse                                                   Manager of Administrative Services

                                                            N. Tonn                                                      Recording Secretary

 

 

SPECIAL PRESENTATION

 

Norma Stumborg, re Intermediate Certificate in Local Government Administration.

 

Ms. Stumborg was not in attendance. The presentation will be made at the next meeting of the Board.

 

BOARD MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Brennan, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the minutes of the regular Board meeting held March 28, 2006 be adopted.

CARRIED


COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

 

Joy Becvar, Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department, re Proposed Extension of the Dashwood Fire Protection Area.

 

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the correspondence from the Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department regarding the proposed extension of the Dashwood Fire Protection Area be received for information.

CARRIED

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

BYLAWS

 

For Adoption.

 

Bylaw No. 500.328 – Land Use and Subdivision Amendment Bylaw – Coulson – 161 Horne Lake Road – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.328, 2006” be adopted.

CARRIED

 

Bylaw No.500.332 – Land Use and Subdivision Amendment Bylaw – LWBC/Island Cash Buyers – Deep Bay – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.332, 2006” be adopted.

CARRIED

Bylaw No. 1476.

 

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Burnett, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Regional Parks and Trails Service Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1476, 2006” be adopted.

CARRIED

Bylaw No. 1480.

 

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Burnett, that “Regional District of Nanaimo (Regional Parks Service) Security Issuing Bylaw No. 1480, 2006” be adopted.

CARRIED

Bylaw No. 1484.

 

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Burnett, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Interim Financing (Regional Parks) Bylaw No. 1484, 2006” be adopted.

CARRIED

 

STANDING COMMITTEE, SELECT COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION MINUTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING STANDING COMMITTEE

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held April 11, 2006 be received for information.

CARRIED


PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60612 – Park Land Consideration – Request for 10% Frontage Relaxation – Gerry Lindberg on behalf of Mark Keen – 1004, 1006 & 1012 Nanaimo River Road –Area C.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60612 submitted by G Lindberg, BCLS, on behalf of Mark Keen, in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcels legally described as The Remainder of The West 39 Acres of Section 6, Range 3, The Remainder of The West 40 Acres of Section 5, Range 3, and The South West 12 Acres of Section 7, Range 3, All Within Cranberry District and designated within the Watercourse Protection and the Sensitive Ecosystem Development Permit Areas be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and revised Schedule No. 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that the park land proposal, in the amount and location as shown on Schedule No. 2 of the staff report, be accepted subject to the conditions set out in Schedule No. 3 of the staff report.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the request for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage requirement for proposed Lots 1, 2, 3, and 7 be approved.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60616 – Helen Sims for May and Ronald Lou-Poy – 863 Flamingo Drive – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that Development Permit Application No. 60616, to allow the construction of an addition to an existing dwelling at 863 Flamingo Drive and to relax the interior side lot line from 2.0 metres to 1.7 metres, be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1, and subject to the Board's consideration of comments received as a result of the public notification.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Electoral Area ‘G’ Official Community Plan Review – Terms of Reference.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the staff report on the Electoral Area ‘G’ Official Community Plan Review Terms of Reference be received.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the Electoral Area ‘G’ Official Community Plan Review Terms of Reference (Attachment No. 1) be endorsed by the Board.

CARRIED

BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS

 

Property Rezoning – 410 Martindale Road – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that staff prepare a report for the next Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting on the proposed rezoning of the property at 410 Martindale Road to allow for a manufactured home park.

CARRIED

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE STANDING COMMITTEE

 

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Korpan, that the minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held April 11, 2006 be received for information.

CARRIED

CORPORATE SERVICES

 

Technical Exchange Mission February 2006 – RDN Partnership with Sunyani, Ghana.

 

MOVED Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Brennan, that the Board receive the update regarding the partnership project between the RDN and the Sunyani Municipal Assembly.

CARRIED

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

 

LIQUID WASTE

 

Greater Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre Walley Creek Relocation/Restoration Project.

 

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the Regional District of Nanaimo award the Greater Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre Walley Creek Relocation/Restoration project for the tendered amount of $622,828.02 to Windley Contracting Ltd.

CARRIED

SOLID WASTE

 

Partners for Climate Protection Program Update.

 

MOVED Director Holdom, SECONDED Director Sperling, that the update on the implementation of the Partners for Climate Protection Program be received by the Board for information.

CARRIED

UTILITIES

 

Fairwinds Water Local Service Area Reserve Fund Expenditure Amendment Bylaw No. 1473.01.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Westbroek, that “Fairwinds Water Local Service Area Reserve Fund Expenditure Amendment Bylaw No. 1473.01, 2006” be introduced for three readings.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Westbroek, that “Fairwinds Water Local Service Area Reserve Fund Expenditure Amendment Bylaw No. 1473.01, 2006” having received three readings be adopted.

CARRIED


RECREATION AND PARKS SERVICES

 

Cedar School and Community Enhancement Society Request for Funding.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that the Regional District approve the transfer of funds in the amount of $2,500 to the Cedar School and Community Enhancement Society to assist with the provision of the summer children’s program in Electoral Area ‘A’.

CARRIED

COMMISSION, ADVISORY & SELECT COMMITTEE

 

Electoral Area ‘B’ Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee.

 

MOVED Director Sperling, SECONDED Director Holdom, that the minutes of the Electoral Area ‘B’ Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee meeting held November 14, 2005 be received for information.

CARRIED

District 69 Recreation Commission.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission meeting held March 16, 2006 be received for information.

CARRIED

Climate Change Select Committee.

 

MOVED Director Holdom, SECONDED Director Sperling, that the minutes of the Climate Change Select Committee meeting held March 16, 2006 be received for information.

CARRIED

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORTS

 

Development Permit No. 60618 – Pacific Shores Nature Resort – 1600 Stroulger Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director McNabb, that Development Permit Application No. 60618, to amend Development Permit No. 9919 to change the size and location of Building No. 8 of the Pacific Shores Nature Resort, be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

NEW BUSINESS

 

A Channel Media Release.

 

Director Korpan announced that A Channel News has expanded their coverage to central Vancouver Island and that starting May 1, 2006 a one half hour segment of their evening news will be dedicated to news specifically originating in the central island region.

 

Climate Control.

 

Director Korpan noted recent reports on the immediate need for change to limit the contamination of the world’s atmospheric environment.

 
IN CAMERA

 

MOVED Director Brennan, SECONDED Director McNabb, that pursuant to Section 90(1)(i) of the Community Charter the Board proceed to an In Camera meeting to consider items related to legal issues.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Brennan, SECONDED Director McNabb, that this meeting adjourn to allow for an In Camera meeting.

CARRIED

 

TIME:  7:16 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

CHAIRPERSON                                                                     MANAGER, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES