REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
7:00 PM
(RDN Board Chambers)
A G E N D A
PAGES
CALL TO ORDER
DELEGATIONS
5 Vaughan Roberts, ParkCity Engineering Ltd. for Walbern Management Inc., re Rural Streetlighting Service Boundary Extension – Area ‘E’.
MINUTES
6-12 Minutes of the regular Committee of the Whole meeting held October 13, 2009.
FINANCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES
FINANCE
13-32 Operating Results for the Period Ending September 30, 2009.
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
BUILDING & BYLAW
33-37 Property Maintenance Contravention – 2533 East Island Highway – Area ‘E’.
Delegations wishing to speak to Property Maintenance Contravention at 2533 East Island Highway – Area ‘E’.
38-39 Animal Control – Service Delivery in Districts 68 & 69.
WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES
WATER
40-41 Drinking Water & Watershed Protection Service - 2009 Team WaterSmart Activities.
42-45 Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service - Connection Policy.
WASTEWATER
46-53 Bylaws No. 1124.10 & 889.54 – Amend the Surfside & Northern Community Sewer Service Establishment Bylaws to Include an Area ‘G’ Property.
54-59 Bylaw No. 1583 – Establishes a Storm Water Management Service in a Portion of Area ‘A’ (Cedar Estates Development).
ENGINEERING
60-64 Bylaw No. 791.18 – Amends the Rural Streetlighting Service Establishment Bylaw to Include an Area ‘E’ Property.
District 69 Recreation Commission.
65-70 Minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission meeting held October 15, 2009. (for information)
District 69 Recreation Youth Grants
1. That the following District 69 Recreation Youth Grants be approved:
Community Group Amount Recommended
Associated Family & Community Support Services $ 1,600
Associated Family & Community Support Services $ 1,500
German Ju Jutsu Foundation $ 1,500
Kumbana Marimba Youth Band $ 3,250
Oceanside Kidfest Society $ 1,293
Rough Diamonds Creative Arts Society $ 1,560
District 69 Recreation Community Grants
2. That the following District 69 Recreation Community Grants be approved:
Community Group Amount Recommended
Coombs Halloween Candy Walk $ 1,500
Lighthouse Floor Curlers $ 1,800
Nanoose Place Landscaping Project $ 2,500
Parksville Lawn Bowling Club $ 1,390
3. That the Regional District denies The Parksville Qualicum Foundation - The Hand proposal to change the project and request the return of the $1,850 RDN Recreation Grant provided June 2009.
4. That staff approach the Parksville Qualicum Community Foundation Youth Action Committee – The Hand, to discuss possible collaboration with regard to the Youth Services Review and to further discuss their grant application and to advise them the $1,850 funds will be reserved for a future application by the group, should they decide to reapply.
East Wellington/Pleasant Valley Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee.
71-72 Minutes of the East Wellington/Pleasant Valley Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee meeting held September 24, 2009. (for information)
Nanoose Bay Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee.
73-74 Minutes of the Nanoose Bay Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee meeting held October 5, 2009. (for information)
That staff be directed to contact Strata #3393 Council to discuss the possible development of a land use agreement or easement on the Strata’s Common Property that would provide public access to Schooner Ridge Community Park and Trail from Rockhampton Road.
Electoral Area ‘B’ Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee.
75-77 Minutes of the Electoral Area ‘B’ Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee meeting held September 29, 2009. (for information)
That staff be directed to apply to Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for a permit to create the Tunnel Trail, as presented by Gabriola Land and Trails Trust.
Electoral Area ‘G’ Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee.
78-79 Minutes of the Electoral Area ‘G’ Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee meeting held October 15, 2009. (for information)
District 69 Community Justice Select Committee.
80-81 Minutes of the District 69 Community Justice Select Committee meeting held October 27, 2009. (for information)
1. That a Grant-in-Aid from the remaining 2009 Electoral Area ‘H’ funds in the amount of $1,195, be approved to the Spider Lake Community Association. Grant funding is to be used to purchase signage to improve road safety on Spider Lake, Turnbull and Shayla Roads and fire prevention signage for Spider and Illusion Lake Parks.
2. That the grant application for the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association Society be denied.
3. That the grant application for the Citizens on Patrol Society for $9,000 be approved. Grant funding is to be allocated proportionately in Electoral Area’s ‘E’, ‘F’, ‘G’, ‘H’, City of Parksville and Town of Qualicum Beach, as outlined in their submission.
4. That the grant application for the Arrowsmith Community Enhancement Society (ACES), be approved with funds provided from the balance remaining in the Electoral Area ‘F’ 2009 funding envelope. Grant funding is to be used to purchase a portable safety kitchen for various events.
5. That the District 69 Community Justice Select Committee recommends that the requisition for funding to support the Victims Services be increased by an additional $22,500 in 2010.
6. That a letter be sent to the Provincial Government, local MLA’s and news editors highlighting the Regional District’s increased financial commitment to community safety despite our concerns that the Province continues in both direct and indirect ways to increase local taxpayer costs, in this instance by insufficiently funding training for Victim’s Services and Restorative Justice programs
That pursuant to Sections 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.