REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008

7:00 PM

 

(RDN Board Chambers)

 

 

A G E N D A

 

 

PAGES

 

                        CALL TO ORDER

 

                        DELEGATIONS

 

                        MINUTES

 

4-6                         Minutes of the regular Committee of the Whole meeting held September 9, 2008.

 

                        BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

 

                        COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

 

7                            Al Tully, Oceanside Tourism Association, re Eligible Entity Status application.

 

                        CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES

 

                        ADMINISTRATION

 

8-11                        Port Theatre Society Agreement.

 

                        FINANCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES

 

                        DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

 

                        BUILDING & BYLAW

 

12-14                      Unsightly Premises – 1449 Moby Dicks Way – Area ‘B’.

 

15-16                      Electoral Area ‘G’ Noise Control - Reserve Fund Expenditure.

 

                        ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

 

                        RECREATION AND PARKS SERVICES


                        TRANSPORTATION AND SOLID WASTE SERVICES

 

                        SOLID WASTE

 

17-19                      Electoral Area ‘H’ Pilot Yard Waste Program.

 

                        COMMISSION, ADVISORY & SELECT COMMITTEE

 

                              District 69 Recreation Commission.

 

20-29                      Minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission meeting held September 18, 2008. (for information)

 

                                    That a letter of thanks be sent to the Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach in regards to their successful Rotary District 5020 Annual Conference held at Oceanside Place, and for returning the funds from the District 69 Recreation Community Grants program.

 

                              Electoral Area ‘A’ Parks and Green Space Advisory Committee.

 

30-36                      Minutes of the Electoral Area ‘A’ Parks and Green Space Advisory Committee meeting held September 18, 2008. (for information)

 

1.      That the “Electoral Area ‘A’ Community Parks Local Service Amendment Bylaw No. 798.06, 2008”, be introduced for three readings and be forwarded to the Inspector of Municipalities for approval.

 

2.      That the Regional Board direct staff to determine if the “Electoral Area ‘A’ Recreation and Culture Service Bylaw No. 1467, 2005” can be amended to permit financial support for operations and improvements to facilities owned and operated by incorporated non-profit organizations.

 

                              Grants-in-Aid Advisory Committee.

 

37-38                      Minutes of the Grants-in-Aid Advisory Committee meeting held October 7, 2008. (for information)

 

                                    District 68:

 

                                    Name of Organization                               Amount Recommended

                                    Poetry Gabriola Society                                  $    600

 

                                    District 69:

 

                                    Name of Organization                               Amount Recommended

                                    Errington War Memorial Hall Association       $ 1,500

                                    Nanoose Bay Catspan                                     $ 2,355

                                    North Island Wildlife Recovery Association     $    605

                                    Parksville & District Historical Society           $    800

                                    Vancouver Island Opera                                 $    800

                                                                                                            $ 6,060

                                    That the general grant-in-aid funding amount of $14,960 annually in District 69 only allows the Committee to provide approximately 50% of the requested funding to organizations in the area, therefore as per Policy No. A1.28, the Grants-in-Aid Committee requests that the RDN Board of Director’s consider increasing the general grant-in-aid funding in District 69 to $18,000 annually.

 

                              Regional Liquid Waste Advisory Committee.

 

39-43                      Minutes of the Regional Liquid Waste Advisory Committee meeting held June 5, 2008 and September 4, 2008. (for information)

 

                              Regional Hospital District Select Committee.

 

44-45                      Minutes of the Regional Hospital District Select Committee meeting held September 15, 2008. (for information)

 

                                    That staff arrange a meeting with the Vancouver Island Health Authority to review their capital plans.

 

                        ADDENDUM

 

                        BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS

 

                        NEW BUSINESS

 

                        BOARD INFORMATION (Separate enclosure on blue paper)

 

                        ADJOURNMENT

 

                        IN CAMERA