REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009

7:00 PM

 

(RDN Board Chambers)

 

 

A G E N D A

 

 

PAGES

 

                        CALL TO ORDER

 

                        DELEGATIONS

 

                        MINUTES

 

4-11                        Minutes of the regular Committee of the Whole meeting held April 14, 2009.

 

                        BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

 

                        COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

 

12-20                      Reiko Tagami, UBCM, re 2008 Resolutions.

 

                        UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

                        FINANCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES

 

                        FINANCE

 

21-22                      District 68 E-911 Telephone Service – Call Answer Levy on Cellular Telephones.

 

                        RECREATION AND PARKS SERVICES

 

                        RECREATION

 

23-27                      Healthy Food and Beverage Sales Grant Application.

 

                        WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES

 

                        WATER

 

28-30                      Reconsideration of Amendment Bylaw No. 791.17 – Extension of Rural Streetlighting Service Area.


                        COMMISSION, ADVISORY & SELECT COMMITTEE

 

                              District 69 Recreation Commission.

 

31-36                      Minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission meeting held April 16, 2009. (for information)

 

                              Electoral Area ‘A’ Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission.

 

37-56                      Minutes of the Electoral Area ‘A’ Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission meeting held April 15, 2009. (for information)

 

1.      That the revisions to the Electoral Area ‘A’ Recreation and Culture Grant-In-Aid Program as outlined in the report and highlighted in Appendix 1 be approved.

 

2.      That Parent Advisory Committees from schools located in Electoral Area 'A' be considered eligible to apply to the Electoral Area ‘A’ Recreation and Culture Grant-In-Aid funding program.

 

3.      That travel expenditures be considered an eligible cost for funding by the Electoral Area ‘A’ Recreation and Culture Grant-In-Aid program.

 

                              Grants-in-Aid Advisory Committee.

 

57-58                      Minutes of the Grants-in-Aid Advisory meeting held April 30, 2009. (for information)

 

                                    District 68

 

                                    That the following grants be awarded:

 

                                    Name of Organization                                                 Amount Recommended

                                    Gabriola Radio Society                                                           $    450

                                    The Gathering Place Youth Centre                                          $ 1,000

                                    Jonanco Hobby Workshop                                                      $    905

                                                                                                                                     $ 2,355

 

                                    District 69

 

                                    That the following grants be awarded:

 

                                    Name of Organization                                                 Amount Recommended

                                    Arrowsmith Community Enhancement Society                          $    643

                                    Arrowsmith Search & Rescue                                                  $ 2,000

                                    Building & Learning Together                                                 $    997

                                    Building & Learning Together                                                 $ 1,560

                                    Errington War Memorial Hall Association                               $ 3,000

                                    Oceanside Community Network                                               $    600

                                    Parksville & District Association for Community Living          $ 1,000

                                    Vancouver Island Opera                                                         $ 1,000

                                                                                                                                    $ 10,800

                              Sustainability Select Committee.

 

59-70                      Minutes of the Sustainability Select Committee meeting held April 15, 2009. (for information)

 

1.      That staff be directed to play a coordinating role in developing an educational and regulatory approach to reduce and eventually restrict the use of cosmetic pesticides.

 

2.      That discussion with the Vancouver Island Health Authority be initiated in order to gain support for developing and adopting pesticide control bylaws.

 

3.      That the report “Connecting Housing Needs and Opportunities” be received for information and that it be provided to local government staff and others involved in the provision of affordable housing in the region.

 

                              Arrowsmith Water Service Management Committee.

 

71-76                      Minutes of the Arrowsmith Water Service Management Committee meetings held January 9, 2009 and March 12, 2009. (for information)

 

                        ADDENDUM

 

                        BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS

 

                        NEW BUSINESS

 

                        BOARD INFORMATION (Separate enclosure on blue paper)

 

                        ADJOURNMENT

 

                        IN CAMERA