NANAIMO REGIONAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT

 

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING

OF THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL HELD ON

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012 AT 7:02 PM IN THE

RDN BOARD CHAMBERS

 

 

Present:

Director J. Stanhope                       Chairperson

Director D. Brennan                       Deputy Chairperson

Director A. McPherson                  Electoral Area A

Director H. Houle                            Electoral Area B

Director M. Young                          Electoral Area C

Director G. Holme                           Electoral Area E

Alternate

Director L. Salter                             Electoral Area F

Director W. Veenhof                      Electoral Area H

Director M. Lefebvre                      City of Parksville

Director D. Willie                            Town of Qualicum Beach

Director B. Dempsey                      District of Lantzville

Director J. Ruttan                            City of Nanaimo

Director D. Johnstone                    City of Nanaimo

Director B. Bestwick                       City of Nanaimo

Director J. Kipp                                City of Nanaimo

Director T. Greves                           City of Nanaimo

Director G. Anderson                     City of Nanaimo

 

Regrets:                          Director J. Fell                                  Electoral Area F

 

Also in Attendance:

 

C. Mason                                          Chief Administrative Officer

M. Pearse                                         Sr. Mgr., Corporate Administration

N. Avery                                            Gen. Mgr., Finance & Information Services

P. Thorkelsson                                 Gen. Mgr., Development Services

J. Finnie                                             Gen. Mgr., Regional & Community Utilities

T. Osborne                                        Gen. Mgr., Recreation & Parks Services

D. Trudeau                                        Gen. Mgr., Transportation & Solid Waste Services

N. Hewitt                                           Recording Secretary

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The Chairperson welcomed Alternate Director Salter to the meeting.

 

DELEGATIONS

 

Chris Sullivan, Vancouver Island Health Authority, re Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Master Site Plan.

 

Mr. Sullivan presented a verbal and visual overview of the NRGH Master Site Plan. 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Johnstone, SECONDED Director Holme, that the minutes of the regular Hospital Board meeting held Tuesday, November 22, 2011 be adopted.

CARRIED

COMMISSION, ADVISORY & SELECT COMMITTEE

 

Regional Hospital District Select Committee

 

From the Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, March 13, 2012:

 

MOVED Director Ruttan, SECONDED Director Holme, that the minutes of the Regional Hospital District Select Committee meeting held Wednesday, February 22, 2012 be received for information.

CARRIED

Regional Hospital District 2012 Annual Budget Bylaw No. 153.

                                     

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Brennan, that the 2012 Regional Hospital District annual budget be approved with the following components:

 

Property tax requisition

$6,549,255

Capital grant allowance

$2,143,745

Major capital project funding

(Emergency Department)-from annual grant

$1,200,000

Major capital project funding

(Emergency Department)-additional from surplus

$300,000

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Lefebvre, that “Nanaimo Regional Hospital District 2012 Annual Budget Bylaw No. 153, 2012” be introduced and read three times.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director McPherson, that “Nanaimo Regional Hospital District 2012 Annual Budget Bylaw No. 153, 2012” be adopted.

CARRIED

Request for Approval of 2012/2013 Capital Equipment and Minor Capital Project Lists.

 

MOVED Director Houle, SECONDED Director Greves, that the 2012/2013 list of capital equipment purchases with Regional Hospital District cost sharing in the amount of $941,725 be approved.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Houle, SECONDED Director Greves, that the 2012/2013 list of capital improvement projects with Regional Hospital District cost sharing in the amount of $1,202,500 be approved.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Houle, SECONDED Director Greves, that cost sharing for 2013/14 for capital improvement projects shown on the 2012/2013 list in the amount of $1,083,397 be approved.

CARRIED

Approval to Use Unexpended Funds for Capital Improvement Projects.

 

MOVED Director Houle, SECONDED Director Greves, that the Vancouver Island Health Authority be authorized to submit a list of capital purchases/projects to use $565,000 of unexpended 2006 and 2009 approved capital grants.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Houle, SECONDED Director Greves, that the remaining unexpended funds in the amount of $565,000 be applied to the Regional Hospital District’s share of funding for the Emergency Department redevelopment project.

CARRIED

Bylaw No. 154 – to Authorize Borrowing for the Oceanside Health Centre.

 

MOVED Director Greves, SECONDED Director Anderson, that correspondence be forwarded to the Vancouver Island Health Authority confirming the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District’s commitment to the Oceanside Health Centre at 40% of a total budget of $15.79 million.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Lefebvre, SECONDED Director Greves, that “Nanaimo Regional Hospital District (Oceanside Health Centre) Borrowing Bylaw No. 154, 2012” be introduced and read three times.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Greves, SECONDED Director Veenhof, that “Nanaimo Regional Hospital District (Oceanside Health Centre) Borrowing Bylaw No. 154, 2012” be adopted.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Brennan, that the meeting terminate.

CARRIED

 

TIME:  7:40 PM

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                          

CHAIRPERSON                                                                               SR. MGR., CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION