REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
HELD
ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009, AT 8:37 PM
RDN
BOARD CHAMBERS
Present:
Director J. Stanhope Chairperson
Director J. Burnett Electoral
Area A
Director G. Rudischer Electoral Area
B
Director M. Young Electoral Area C
Alternate
Director F. Van Eynde Electoral Area
E
Director L. Biggemann Electoral Area
F
Director D. Bartram Electoral
Area H
Director E. Mayne City of
Director T. Westbroek Town of
Director C. Haime District of Lantzville
Director L. McNabb City of
Director L. Sherry City of
Director B. Bestwick City of
Director D. Johnstone City of
Alternate
Director F. Pattje City of
Director B. Holdom City of
Also in Attendance:
C. Mason Chief
Administrative Officer
M. Pearse Senior
Manager, Corporate Administration
J. Finnie General
Manager, Environmental Services
T. Osborne General Manager,
Recreation & Parks
P. Thorkelsson General Manager,
Development Services
N. Avery Gen.
Manager, Finance & Information Services
D. Trudeau Gen. Manager,
Transportation & Solid Waste Services
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
STANDING COMMITTEE, SELECT
COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION MINUTES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
EXECUTIVE STANDING
COMMITTEE
From the In Camera Executive Committee meeting held January
28, 2009.
MOVED
Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Johnstone, that the Deputy Chair of the
Board be compensated for monthly meetings attending with the Chair and the
Chief Administrative Officer to review the Committee of the Whole/Board agenda,
at the rate of $70 per meeting, pursuant to Section 2 – Other Meetings, of the
Board Remuneration Bylaw No. 1078.
CARRIED
ADMINISTRATOR’S
REPORTS
AVICC Resolution – VIA
Rail.
MOVED
Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the attached resolution
requesting VIA Rail to consider re-routing or adding an additional Dayliner to
travel from Courtenay to Victoria and return daily and to consider reintroducing
unscheduled stops on the rail line to provide a sustainable transportation link
for residential use be approved and forwarded to the Association of Vancouver
Island Coastal Communities Conference.
WHEREAS VIA Rail is to provide a
passenger train service for
AND WHEREAS the current schedule
only provides one-way departures between Victoria and Courtenay for same day
travel and does not provide morning departure for travel south between
Courtenay and Victoria;
AND WHEREAS VIA Rail has
restricted the ability for passengers to be picked up and dropped off at
unscheduled locations;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
VIA Rail consider re-routing or adding an additional Dayliner to travel from
Courtenay to
CARRIED
AVICC Resolution –
District 69 Community Justice.
MOVED
Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the Board endorse the
attached resolution for submission to the upcoming Association of Vancouver
Island and Coastal Communities Conference concerning the inefficiencies of the
court system, the administrative overload required by RCMP personnel in
preparing for prosecutions, and the increasing costs of these inefficiencies
upon the BC Taxpayers.
WHEREAS in response to requests
for more police presence in our communities, local governments are frequently
told that case preparation and court time for minor offences reduce the time
available for community policing;
AND WHEREAS local governments
are called on increasingly to provide funding for Victim Services and
Restorative Justice programs which help reduce the case management and court
attendance time for police staff;
AND WHEREAS despite these
efforts by communities the court system requires increasing attendance by
police staff;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the Provincial Government find more efficient and effective ways to address
delays in the court system in order to reduce the administration impact on
police services and thereby improve overall police services to our communities.
CARRIED
IN
CAMERA
MOVED
Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that pursuant to Section 90(1) (a)
and (e) of the Community Charter the
Board proceed to an In Camera meeting to consider items related to committee
appointments and land acquisition.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director McNabb,
SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that this meeting adjourn to allow for an In
Camera Committee of the Whole meeting.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON SR. MGR, CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION