REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
COMMITTEE
OF THE WHOLE
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
7:00
PM
(RDN Board Chambers)
A G E N D A
PAGES
5-6 Mr.
Dave Buck, re
7-8 Mr. Kris Obrigewitsch, International Composting Corporation, re Organic Waste Treatment and the Zero Waste
Initiative.
9 Mr. John Cheek,
10-17 Minutes
of the regular Committee of the Whole meeting held January 13, 2009.
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION
SERVICES
18-29 Snuneymuxw
First Nations Protocol Agreement.
FINANCE AND INFORMATION
SERVICES
FINANCE
30-33 Amendment Bylaw 1385.04 -
34-41 Bylaw No. 1557 To Establish
Development Cost Charges for the
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
BUILDING
& BYLAW
42-44 Property Maintenance
Contravention
Delegations
wishing to speak to Property Maintenance Contravention at
PLANNING
45-49 Offer of
RECREATION
AND PARKS SERVICES
PARKS
50-54 Land
Acquisition Process Policy A1.21.
55-79 Electoral
TRANSPORTATION
AND SOLID WASTE SERVICES
SOLID
WASTE
80-81 Solid Waste Management
Service Reserve
Fund Expenditure re
82-83 Electoral Area H Pilot Yard
Waste Program Progress Report.
WATER
AND WASTEWATER SERVICES
WASTEWATER
84-87 2009 Water & Sewer
Infrastructure Study Grant Applications.
WATER
88-93 Amendment Bylaw No. 947.05
Fairwinds Sewer Service Boundary Extension.
94-96 Surfside Sewer Service
Petition Results for Proposed Boundary Extension.
97-98 Surfside Water Service
Reserve Fund Expenditure.
99-100 San Pareil Water Service
Security Issuing Bylaw Drawdown.
101-103
District 69
Recreation Commission.
104-110 Minutes
of the District 69 Recreation
Commission meeting held January 22, 2009. (for information)
1. That the Regional Board consider as part of the 2009
Provisional Budget process, the Arrowsmith Community Enhancement Society
request for an additional $5,600 in funding to cover 2009 operating expenses at
the new Activity Coordinators office located in the Coombs Fair Grounds.
2. That staff be directed to undertake a review of the
District 69 Recreation Commission Grant In Aid Program to be presented at the
March 2009 Commission meeting.
3. That an extension to the Track and Field Facility
Feasibility Study be approved through to June 30, 2009 as funded by the UBCM
School Connections Program and that the scope of the study be broadened to
include exploration of potential sites for an outdoor sports complex as
identified in the 2006 Recreation Services Master Plan.
4. That the District 69 School District representative to
the District 69 Recreation Commission and one other commission member be
appointed to the Track and Field Feasibility Study Committee.
5. That Commissioner Patterson be appointed to the
Track and Field Feasibility Study Committee as the second District 69
Recreation Commission representative.
Electoral Area
H Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee.
111-113 Minutes
of the Electoral Area H Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee meeting held
January 21, 2009. (for information)
That the following recommendation be
received by the Board for consideration as part of the 2009 Budget and Five
Year Financial Plan deliberation process:
That the Electoral Area H Community Parks
Function Budget be approved as presented with the reduction of $10,000 in the
park development fees pending staff providing cost estimates on Deep Bay Creek
improvements.
Regional Solid
Waste Advisory Committee.
114-115 Minutes
of the Regional Solid Waste Advisory
Committee meeting held January 15, 2009. (for information)
Regional Parks
& Trails Advisory Committee.
116-126 Minutes
of the Regional Parks & Trails
Advisory Committee meeting held January 21, 2009. (for information)
1. That
the request for funding from the Friends of Morden Mine Society for $4,000 be
approved and staff be directed to enter into a funding agreement with the
Friends of Morden Mine for the Society to undertake a strategic plan for the
Morden Mine site in collaboration with the Regional District and BC Parks.
2. That
the following recommendation be received by the Board for consideration as part
of the 2009 Budget and Five Year Financial Plan deliberation process:
That
the
Transit Select
Committee.
127-137 Minutes
of the Transit Select Committee
meeting held January 22, 2009. (for information)
1. That
the RDN support a gas tax that would reduce the need for residential taxes for
transit in principal and that RDN staff work with BC Transit and Ministry of
Transportation staff to explore alternative funding methods for the Nanaimo
Regional Transit System.
2. That a letter be sent to Don Buchner,
Executive Director, Wheels for Wellness Society, encouraging the Society to
explore ways to raise awareness of financial problems and increase
contributions.
Sustainability
Select Committee.
138-139 Minutes
of the Sustainability Select Committee
meeting held January 21, 2009. (for information)