REGIONAL DISTRICT
OF
MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010 AT 7:00 PM
IN THE 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
Director G. Holme Electoral Area E
Director L. Biggemann Electoral Area F
Alternate
Director D. Heenan Electoral Area H
Director C. Haime District of Lantzville
Director E. Mayne City of
Director T. Westbroek Town of
Director J. Ruttan City of
Director L. McNabb City of
Alternate
Director M. Unger City of
Alternate
Director F. Pattje City of
Director D. Johnstone City of
Director B. Holdom City of
Director L. Sherry City of
Also in
Attendance:
C. Mason Chief
Administrative Officer
M. Pearse Senior
Manager, Corporate Administration
N. Avery General
Manager, Finance & Information Services
J. Finnie General
Manager, Regional & Community Utilities
D. Trudeau General
Manager, Transportation & Solid Waste
P. Thorkelsson General Manager,
Development Services
T. Osborne General
Manager, Recreation & Parks
N. Hewitt Recording
Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
The
Chairperson welcomed Alternate Director Heenan, Unger, and Pattje to the
meeting.
DELEGATIONS
Mr.
Conner spoke in opposition of the Raven Underground Coal Project and requested
Board support for three motions with respect to the project.
LATE
DELEGATIONS
MOVED
Director Holme, SECONDED Director Johnstone, that three late delegations be
permitted to address the Committee.
CARRIED
Steve Harris, re
Adoption of Building Inspection Bylaw
No. 787.13.
Mr. Harris requested that the adoption of the Building Inspection bylaws
be recinded and be put to a referendum.
Arthur Skipsey, re
June 22, 2010 Board Meeting.
Mr. Skipsey spoke in opposition of the Building Inspection bylaws and
requested that an advisory committee for the rural people be created.
Leanne Salter, re The Democratic Process and Extension of Building
Permits & Inspections to Areas ‘A’, ‘C’, ‘H’
& ‘F’.
Ms. Salter requested that the
Building Inspection bylaws be recinded.
MINUTES
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Johnstone, that the minutes of the regular Committee of the
Whole meeting held June 8, 2010 be adopted.
CARRIED
FINANCE AND INFORMATION
SERVICES
FINANCE
Cassidy Waterloo Fire Protection Service - Agreement
for Ownership of Highway Signal Equipment & Establishment of Capital
Reserve Fund by Bylaw No. 1602.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that staff be authorized to execute an ownership transfer
and maintenance agreement for highway
pre-emption signals installed within the Cassidy Waterloo Fire Protection
Service Area.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Young, that "Cassidy
Waterloo Fire Protection Service Capital Reserve Fund Bylaw No, 1602,
2010" be introduced and read three times.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Young, that "Cassidy
Waterloo Fire Protection Service Capital Reserve Fund Bylaw No. 1602,
2010" be adopted.
CARRIED
District 69 Fire Protection Services - Mutual Aid
Agreement Between the RDN (
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director McNabb, that the fire services mutual aid agreement between
District 69 local government fire departments be approved as presented.
CARRIED
Local Calling Area in a Portion of Electoral Area 'H'.
MOVED Director Heenan,
SECONDED Director McNabb, that the Regional District of Nanaimo support an
application to the CRTC to introduce local calling between Bowser and
CARRIED
Bylaw No. 1603 - 2011 Permissive Tax Exemption for
Alberni Clayoquot Regional District.
MOVED Director Johnstone,
SECONDED Director Mayne, that "Property Tax Exemption (
CARRIED
MOVED Director Johnstone,
SECONDED Director Mayne, that "Property Tax Exemption (
CARRIED
Final Report on
Use of Strategic Communities Investment Funds.
MOVED Director Holdom, SECONDED Director Westbroek,
that the report of the use of the Strategic Community Investment Funds be
received.
CARRIED
Nanoose Fire Protection Service - Support for
Sponsored
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Ruttan, that the Board supports the submission of an
application for a sponsored crown grant for fire department purposes over
CARRIED
Mid
MOVED Director Young,
SECONDED Director Westbroek, that a Grant in Aid in the amount of $1,500 be
approved for the Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society, for
assistance in the production of educational materials regarding the importance
of the nearshore to our ecosystem.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Westbroek,
that the Grant in Aid be funded from the District 69 portion of Grants in Aid
funds.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT SER VICES
PLANNING
Electoral Area 'A' Draft Official Community Plan -
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Unger, that the Board support Alternative 1: To remove the
airport section and potential Growth Containment Boundary expansion on airport
lands from the draft Electoral Area 'A' OCP with the understanding that there
are issues surrounding the airport lands that are unresolved and that the OCP
may be amended at a later date in response to the outcome of a separate
process.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Unger, that the Board forward the consideration of the
external process included in Alternative 1 to the 2011 budget deliberations.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Unger, that the Board direct staff to prepare a public
consultation plan in preparation for the 2011 budgeting process.
CARRIED
REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY UTILITIES
WASTEWATER
Bylaw No. 1577 - Reduction of Sewer Development Cost
Charges for Not-for-Profit Rental Housing (Northern Community, Southern
Community, Duke Point & Fairwinds Sewer Services).
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Holdom, that
"Regional District of
CARRIED
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Holdom, that "
Not-for-Profit-Rental Housing Sewer Development Cost Charge Reduction Bylaw
No.1577, 2010" be amended at second reading to include a 50%
reduction in sewer DCCs for not-for-profit
rental housing for the Southern Community, Fairwinds (Nanoose) and Duke Point Sewer Service Areas,
CARRIED
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Holdom, that "Regional
District of
CARRIED
Bylaws No. 813.45 & 889.57 - Amend the Boundaries
of the French Creek & Northern Community Sewer Services to Include an Area
'G' Property.
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Johnstone, that "French Creek Sewerage Facilities Local
Service Boundary Amendment Bylaw No. 813.45, 2010" be introduced and read
three times.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Johnstone, that "Regional District of
CARRIED
WATER
Drinking Water & Watershed Protection Service -
Request for Funding by the Mid Vancouver Island Habitat Enhancement Society for
Phase 2 of the
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Mayne, that funding in the amount of $4,000 to MVIHES for
Phase 2 of the "Lower Englishman River Watershed - Groundwater and Surface
Water Interaction Study" be approved.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Mayne, that the funding be provided from the Drinking Water
Watershed Protection Volunteer Support budget.
CARRIED
COMMISSION, ADVISORY & SELECT COMMITTEE
Arrowsmith Water Service Management Committee.
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director McNabb, that
the minutes of the Arrowsmith Water Service Management Committee meeting held
March 22, 2010 be received for information.
CARRIED
Electoral Area 'B' Parks and Open Space Advisory
Committee.
MOVED Director Rudischer,
SECONDED Director Holdom, that the minutes
of the Electoral Area 'B' Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee meeting held
May 4, 2010 be received for information.
CARRIED
Drinking Water & Watershed Protection Advisory
Committee.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Mayne, that minutes of the Drinking Water Protection Advisory
Committee meeting held June 7, 2010 be received for information.
CARRIED
BUSINESS ARISING FROM
DELGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS
MOVED Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Young, that
this issue be referred to the Sustainability Select Committee.
CARRIED
City
of
Director
Burnett requested that staff contact UBCM to request a change to the City of
RCMP
Contract Renewal.
Director Westbroek raised the
RCMP contract renewal negotiations as an item to be discussed at a future
Committee meeting.
MOVED
Director Holme, SECONDED Director Holdom, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
TIME: 7:56 PM
CHAIRPERSON