REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 28, 2008
(RDN Board Chambers)
A G E N D A
PAGES
8-18 Minutes of the regular Board meeting held September 30,
2008 and Special Board meeting held October 14, 2008.
19-22 Rosemary
Bonanno,
23 James
Mattison, Ministry of Environment, re Action for Water Program.
24 Laurie
Taylor, City of
25 Mark
Brown, City of
26 Gary
Korpan, City of
7.1 ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING STANDING
COMMITTEE
27-28 Minutes
of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held October 14, 2008. (for
information)
PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Development
Permit Application No. 60841 and Request for Frontage Relaxation Ostrand
1. That
Development Permit Application No. 60841, submitted by A. Ostrand and J.
Ostrand in conjunction with the subdivision of the parcel legally described as
Lot 1, Section 13 & 14, Range 4, Cedar District, Plan 46811 Except Part in
Plan VIP57402 and VIP68357 and designated within the Fish Habitat Protection
Development Permit Area, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in
Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.
2. That
the request for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage requirement for Proposed
Lots 1 and 2 in conjunction with the subdivision of the property legally
described as Lot 1, Section 13 & 14, Range 4, Cedar District, Plan 46811
Except Part in Plan VIP57402 and VIP68357 be approved subject to Schedules No.
1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report
DEVELOPMENT
VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Development
Variance Permit Application No. 90816 Peters
Delegations
wishing to speak to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90816.
That Development Variance
Permit Application No. 90816, to legalize the siting of a stacked rock
retaining wall with an interior side yard setback of 0.0 m, on the subject
property legally described as Lot 10, District Lot 78, Nanoose District,
Electoral Area E on Beldon Place, be approved subject to the conditions
outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 3 and the notification requirements of the Local
Government Act.
Development
Variance Permit Application No. 90819 and Request for Frontage Relaxation
Fredrich
Delegations
wishing to speak to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90819.
1. That
Development Variance Permit Application No. 90819, submitted by Thomas Hoyt,
BCLS, on behalf of Theo Fredrich and Margaret Fredrich, in conjunction with the
subdivision on the parcel legally described as Parcel C (DD23380N), Section 5,
Range 2, Cedar District and located at 2798 Cedar Road be approved subject to
the conditions outlined in Schedule No. 1 of the corresponding staff report and
the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act with respect
to the proposed variances outlined in Schedule No. 1.
2. That
the request for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage requirement for proposed
Remainder of Parcel C in conjunction with the subdivision of the property be
approved
OTHER
Request
for Acceptance of Cash-in-Lieu of
That the request to pay 5%
cash-in-lieu of park land submitted by Leigh Millan, BCLS on behalf of H. &
R. Murdoch in conjunction with the proposed subdivision of Lot 20, Section 17,
Range 4, and Lots 21 and 25, Section 17, Range 4 East and Fractional Section
17, Range 5 East, All of Cedar District, Plan 3779, be accepted.
Request
for Frontage Relaxation Allin Church and Coldwater Roads - Area G. (Electoral Area Directors
except EA B One Vote)
That the request to relax the
minimum 10% frontage requirement for proposed Lot A, submitted by Dick Allin
and Lori Allin in conjunction with the proposed subdivision of Lot 17, Nanoose
District, Except the E&N R/W & Except Part in Plans 36524, 45739,
VIP52132, VIP53642, VIP83372 & VIP83374 and Part of Parcel A (DD82708N),
District Lot 21, Nanoose District, Plan 1902, be approved subject to the
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructures satisfaction that access is
achievable.
7.2 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE STANDING
COMMITTEE
29-32 Minutes
of the Committee of the Whole meeting held October 14, 2008. (for information)
COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE
Al Tully,
That
the correspondence from Oceanside Tourism Association regarding their Eligible
Entity Status application as it relates to the service agreement between the
Regional District of Nanaimo and the Oceanside Tourism Association, be received.
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
Port
Theatre Society Agreement. (All Directors Weighted Vote)
That
the Board authorize entering into a three year agreement with The Port Theatre
Society for a term ending December 31, 2011.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
BUILDING
& BYLAW
Unsightly
Premises
That
should this matter not be rectified by October 28, 2008, pursuant to Unsightly
Premises Regulatory Bylaw No. 1073, 1996, the Board directs the owner to
remove from the premises those items as set out in the attached Resolution
within fourteen (14) days, or the work will be undertaken by the Regional
District of Nanaimos agents at the owners cost.
Electoral
Area G Noise Control - Reserve Fund Expenditure. (All Directors One Vote)
That
$4,120 be authorized for the payment of legal fees from the Electoral Area G
Noise Control Reserve Fund.
TRANSPORTATION AND SOLID
WASTE SERVICES
SOLID
WASTE
Electoral
Area H Pilot Yard Waste Program. (All Directors
Weighted)
That staff implement a pilot
program for a yard waste drop-off in Electoral Area H.
COMMISSION,
ADVISORY & SELECT COMMITTEE
District 69
Recreation Commission. (All Directors One Vote)
1. That
the minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission meeting held September 18,
2008 be received for information.
2. 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. (All Directors One Vote)
1. That
the minutes of the Electoral Area A Parks and Green Space Advisory Committee
meeting held September 18, 2008 be received for information.
2. 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
3. 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. (All Directors One Vote)
1. That the minutes of the Grants-in-Aid
Advisory Committee meeting held October 7, 2008 be received for information.
(
2. That
the following District 68 Grants-in-Aid be approved:
Name
of Organization Amount
Recommended
Poetry
Gabriola Society $ 600
(Parksville,
3. That
the following District 69 Grants-in-Aid be approved:
Name
of Organization Amount
Recommended
Errington
War Memorial Hall Association $ 1,500
4. That
the motion be amended to increase the grants-in-aid to the
5. 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 Directors consider increasing the
general grant-in-aid funding in District 69 to $18,000 annually.
Regional Liquid
Waste Advisory Committee. (All Directors One Vote)
That the minutes of the
Regional Liquid Waste Advisory Committee meetings held June 5, 2008 and
September 4, 2008 be received for information.
Regional
Hospital District Select Committee. (All Directors One Vote)
1. That
the minutes of the Regional Hospital District Select Committee meeting held
September 15, 2008 be received for information.
2. That
staff arrange a meeting with the
BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS
That a letter be sent to the
7.3 EXECUTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE
7.4 COMMISSIONS
7.5 SCHEDULED
STANDING, ADVISORY STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Regional Parks
& Trails Advisory Committee.
33-37 Minutes
of the Regional Parks & Trails
Advisory Committee meeting held October 7, 2008. (for information)
Proposed
That staff prepare a report
with regard to the issues raised in the correspondence from S. Benton, Ministry
of Environment to Mr. Peter Bolton, regarding the proposed
Morden
Colliery Mine. (All Directors One Vote)
That staff prepare a report
with regard to the financial implications and recommendations to jointly fund a
study with BC Parks and the Friends of Morden Mines on the preservation and
development of the Morden Colliery Mine site located at the trail head of the
Morden Colliery Regional Trail.
Foot
Under Pass Tunnel Cleaning
That the request for Foot
Under Pass Tunnel cleaning and maintenance at Thatcher Road and Island Highway
made by South Wellington and Area Community Association be forwarded to the
Ministry of Transportation as it falls under their jurisdiction.
Transit Select
Committee.
38-43 Minutes
of the Transit Select Committee
meeting held October 9, 2008. (for information)
Transit
Ferry Service. (
That staff be directed to implement the
Monday to Friday ferry service starting in March 2009.
44-56 Automatic
Response Agreement - Parksville,
57-59 Unsightly
Premises
60-62 Bylaw
No. 1386.01 - Waste Stream Management Licensing Amendment Bylaw. (All Directors 2/3)
That pursuant to Section 90(1) (e)
and (g) of the Community
Charter the Board proceed to an In Camera Committee meeting to consider items
related to land and legal issues.