NANAIMO REGIONAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD

OF THE NANAIMO REGIONAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT HELD ON

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2006, AT 8:21 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

                                            Director G. Holme                                 Electoral Area E

                                            Director L. Biggemann                         Electoral Area F

                                            Director D. Bartram                               Electoral Area H

                                            Director S. Herle                                    City of Parksville

                                            Director T. Westbroek                          Town of Qualicum Beach

                                            Director C. Haime                                  District of Lantzville

                                            Director G. Korpan                               City of Nanaimo

                                            Alternate

                                            Director M. Unger                                 City of Nanaimo

                                            Director L. McNabb                               City of Nanaimo

                                            Director D. Brennan                              City of Nanaimo

                                            Director B. Holdom                               City of Nanaimo

                                            Alternate

                                            Director J. Cameron                             City of Nanaimo

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                                            C. Mason                                               Chief Administrative Officer

                                            M. Pearse                                               Sr. Mgr., Corporate Administration

                                            T. Osborne                                            Gen. Mgr., Recreation & Parks

                                            J. Finnie                                                 Gen. Mgr., Environmental Services

                                            N. Avery                                                 Gen. Mgr., Finance & Information Services

                                            P. Thorkelsson                                     Gen. Mgr., Development Services

                                            D. Trudeau                                             Gen. Mgr., Transportation Services

                                            N. Tonn                                                  Recording Secretary

 

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Sperling, that the minutes of the regular Hospital Board meeting held July 25, 2006 be adopted.

CARRIED


SCHEDULED STANDING, ADVISORY STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Regional Hospital District Select Committee.

 

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Brennan, that the minutes of the Regional Hospital District Select Committee meetings held June 28, 2006 and December 11, 2006 be received for information.

CARRIED

ADMINISTRATION

 

Request to Cost Share in Major Capital Projects.

 

MOVED Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the request to cost share in the planning stage of the redevelopment of the emergency department at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital be declined.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Korpan, SECONDED Director Westbroek, that a letter be sent on behalf of the RDN Board to other Vancouver Island Regional Hospital Districts, the Vancouver Island Health Authority and the Provincial Government urging them to consider participation in an island wide cost sharing formula.

CARRIED

2007 Regional Hospital District Provisional Budget.

 

MOVED Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Holdom, that the 2007 Regional Hospital District provisional budget be approved with the following components:

 

               Property tax requisition                                                                                                        $      5,389,907

               Capital grant allowance (from property taxes)                                                                   $      2,050,000

               Other capital equipment/projects (borrow up to)                                                               $         750,000

 

A recorded vote was requested.

 

The motion CARRIED with Directors Stanhope, Cameron, Holme, Unger, Biggemann, Korpan, Burnett, Haime, Herle, Bartram, Sperling, Holdom, Westbroek and Young voting in the affirmative, and Directors McNabb and Brennan voting in the negative.

 

MOVED Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Brennan, that the 2008 to 2012 five year projections, including 3% annual property tax increases and $3 million dollars for annual capital grants, be approved in principle.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Holdom, that staff be directed to prepare an AVICC/UBCM resolution for the Board’s approval, regarding the governance structure of Regional Health Authorities and urging the Province to consider the appointment of elected officials to these governing bodies.

CARRIED


ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Herle, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

 

 

TIME:  8:37 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

CHAIRPERSON                                                                                 SR. MGR., CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION