The presiding member will provide the territory acknowledgment and read the following Call to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action report.

Call to Action 1 - Child Welfare:

We call upon the federal, provincial, territorial, and Aboriginal governments to commit to reducing the number of Aboriginal children in care by:

i. Monitoring and assessing neglect investigations.
ii. Providing adequate resources to enable Aboriginal communities and child-welfare organizations to keep Aboriginal families together where it is safe to do so, and to keep children in culturally appropriate environments, regardless of where they reside.
iii. Ensuring that social workers and others who conduct child-welfare investigations are properly educated and trained about the history and impacts of residential schools.
iv. Ensuring that social workers and others who conduct child-welfare investigations are properly educated and trained about the potential for Aboriginal communities and families to provide more appropriate solutions to family healing.
v. Requiring that all child-welfare decision makers consider the impact of the residential school experience on children and their caregivers.

THAT the board adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-sections of section 90 of the Community Charter:

90(1)(a) Personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the regional district or another position appointed by the regional district;
90(1)(c) Labour relations or employee negotiations;90(1)(e) The acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the committee/board considers that disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;
90(1)(e) The acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the committee/board considers that disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;
90(1)(g) Litigation or potential litigation affecting the regional district;
90(1)(k) Negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional district service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the committee/board, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public; and,
90(2)(b) The consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the regional district and the provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party;

AND FINALLY THAT the in-camera portion convene immediately following the open portion of the meeting.

Note: the volume of references above to the Community Charter reflect the board's consideration of the annual release of in-camera information in accordance with Release of Closed Meeting Minutes Policy P51.

Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated March 29, 2022 for adoption. [Item] 

NOTE: As the applicants have now been notified, the following resolution from the March 26, 2022 in-camera meeting is being publicly released:

"THAT the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) Board appoint

• Jessica Macpherson
• Gerry McClintock
• Spencer Serin
• Mike Obal
• Sheldon Gunter
• James McKerricher
• Diane Jackson
• Jeff Groat

to the Food Hub Stewardship Group"

Melissa Coates and Myrna Moore, BC Transit, will be in attendance to provide an update on the Transit Future Action Plan. [Item] 

Report dated April 8, 2022 regarding the applicant's notice of withdrawal of application RZ 2C 20 (M. and C. Leighton Holdings Ltd, and R. Leighton Holdings – Saratoga Speedway) for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board cancel the public hearing related to consideration of proposed bylaw No. 638 (RZ 2C 20 – Leighton – Saratoga Speedway) scheduled for April 27, 2022;

AND FINALLY THAT staff report back to the May 9, 2022 meeting of the Electoral Areas Services Committee to outline possible next steps regarding proposed Bylaw No. 638, currently at second reading.

Report dated April 7, 2022 regarding a review of $44,000 of requests for recreation grant support as part of the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) granting process for receipt. [Item] 

THAT recreation grants be provided in the amount listed below to the identified non-profit clubs for Recreation Grant Service, function 600.
• Comox Valley United Soccer Club - $6,000;
• Comox Valley Cycling Coalition - $2,000;
• The Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding Society - $2,500;
• Comox Valley Exhibition Association - $10,000;
• Hornby Island Athletics Association - Hornby Island Eagles - $3,500.
• Comox Valley Minor Hockey Association - $20,000

Report dated April 7, 2022 regarding updates to the Directors Remuneration Bylaw following an independent review with comparator organizations for receipt. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 236 being “Comox Valley Regional District Remuneration and Expenses Bylaw 2012” be amended to:
a) Authorize payments for the Comox Valley Regional District Vice-Chair beginning in 2023 at $7,500 annually; and
b) Provide annual remuneration for the Chair, Vice-Chair, Electoral Area Directors and Municipal Directors at the rates noted in the staff report dated April 7, 2022, beginning in 2023.

Report dated April 7, 2022 regarding options and analysis in support of the Board’s reassessment of the $392,000 allocated for the Island Corridor Foundation to undertake railway improvements for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the Board maintain the commitment under the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF) Contribution Agreement whereby the funds remain in the unallocated surplus reserve within the Administration and General Government Function until such time as the ICF proceeds with the rail infrastructure improvements or further direction is provided by the Board.

Note: In the absence of any formal Board direction on this matter the funding commitment will be maintained in accordance with the ICF Contribution Agreement.

Report dated April 7, 2022 regarding an amendment to the 2021-2025 adopted financial plan bylaw to align with the authorizations given to amend the various function and project budgets through Board resolutions during the 2021 fiscal year and to update unexpended budget carry forwards from 2020 to 2021 related to the Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant project for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the 2021 – 2025 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure Program for the Comox Valley Water Supply System service, functions 300 – 302 be amended by way of unexpended budget carry forwards from 2020 for the Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant project resulting in an increase in 2021 water infrastructure expenditures by $13,687,917, debt issue expense by $292,929 and short-term debt pay down expense by $29,000,000 to be funded by increases in short-term debt proceeds of $12,891,350, long-term debt proceeds of $29,000,000 and transfer from the capital works reserve of $796,567. Also in 2022, reduce short-term debt pay down expense by $24,769,519 and debt issue expense by $250,197 with a corresponding reduction in long-term debt proceeds of $25,019,716.

AND THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board consider first, second and third reading and finally adopt Bylaw No. 699 being, "Comox Valley Regional District 2021 to 2025 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure Program Bylaw No. 642, Amendment Bylaw No. 1" which will formalize the Board approved 2021 Financial Plan amendments to Bylaw No. 642, 2021, being Comox Valley Regional District 2021 to 2025 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure Program Bylaw No. 642, adopted March 2021.

THAT Bylaw No. 699 being “Comox Valley Regional District 2021 to 2025 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure Program Bylaw No. 642, Amendment No. 1” be given first and second readings concurrently. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 699 being "Comox Valley Regional District 2021 to 2025 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure Program Bylaw No. 642, Amendment No. 1" be read a third time.

THAT Bylaw No. 705 being "Comox Valley Tourism Service Future Expenditure Reserve Fund Establishment Bylaw No. 482, 2017, Amendment No. 2" be adopted. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 707 being "Denman and Hornby Islands High-Speed Internet Contribution Service Future Expenditure Reserve Fund Establishment Bylaw No. 707, 2022" be adopted. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 708 being "Weed Control Service Future Expenditure Reserve Fund Establishment Bylaw No. 708, 2022." be adopted. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 709 being "Denman and Hornby Islands Bylaw Enforcement Service Future Expenditure Reserve Fund Establishment Bylaw No. 709, 2022" be adopted. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 710 being "Baynes Sound Community Facilities Support Service Future Expenditure Reserve Fund Establishment Bylaw No. 710, 2022" be adopted. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 711 being "Saratoga Beach Community Mosquito Management Service Future Expenditure Reserve Fund Establishment Bylaw No. 711, 2022" be adopted. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 712 being "Comox Valley Regional District Local Election Bylaw No. 11, 2008, Amendment No. 4" be adopted. [Item] 

THAT the addendum be considered.

Report dated April 12, 2022 regarding confirmation of the results of the alternative approval process that was conducted to seek the approval of the electors for Bylaw No. 686 being “Mount Washington Resort Community Fire Protection Service Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 686, 2021” for receipt. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 685 being "Mount Washington Resort Community Fire Protection Service Establishment Bylaw No. 433, 2016 Amendment No. 1" be adopted. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 686 being "Mount Washington Resort Community Fire Protection Service Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 686, 2021" be adopted. [Item]