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; and
90(1)(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

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 34 - Justice:

We call upon the governments of Canada, the provinces, and territories to undertake reforms to the criminal justice system to better address the needs of offenders with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), including:
i. Providing increased community resources and powers for courts to ensure that FASD is properly diagnosed, and that appropriate community supports are in place for those with FASD.
ii. Enacting statutory exemptions from mandatory minimum sentences of imprisonment for offenders affected by FASD.
iii. Providing community, correctional, and parole resources to maximize the ability of people with FASD to live in the community.
iv. Adopting appropriate evaluation mechanisms to measure the effectiveness of such programs and ensure community safety.

Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated October 17, 2023 for adoption. [Item] 

Staff will provide a verbal update on follow-up with the October 17, 2023 delegation from Dr. Royann Petrell and Rachel Denise Jannati, regarding acquisition of a 31-acre parcel of land on Kentwood Road . The Board may consider providing further direction on this matter.

Peter Urbanc, Chief Executive Officer, Municipal Finance Authority of BC, will present information regarding investment products and socially responsible investing. [Item] 

Black Creek – Oyster Bay Services Committee minutes dated October 16, 2023 for receipt. [Item] 

Electoral Areas Services Committee minutes dated October 16, 2023 for receipt. [Item] 

THAT first, second and third readings of Bylaw No. 729 being “Comox Valley Regional District Parkland Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 238, 2012, Amendment No. 1” be rescinded;

AND FURTHER THAT amendments to Bylaw No. 238 being “Comox Valley Regional District Parkland Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 238, 2012”, as appended to the staff report dated October 10, 2023, be submitted to the board for consideration.

THAT the 2023-2027 financial plan for the Liquid Waste Management Planning Service, function 340, be amended to include in the 2023 budget year a transfer to operating from the future expenditure reserve in the amount of $40,000 to cover the anticipated legal fees required in support of the Sewer Extension South Project.

THAT the report dated October 13, 2023 regarding the final interim report for the Comox Valley Regional District Agricultural Plan be received. [Item] 

NOTE: This report was referred to the Board by the Electoral Areas Services Committee, at their meeting of October 16, 2023, for information.

Committee of the Whole (Elected Officials Forum) minutes dated October 24, 2023 for receipt. [Item] 

Report dated October 13, 2023 regarding a report back on various meetings held during the 2023 Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Convention for receipt. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 796 being “Comox Valley Regional District Parkland Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 238, 2012, Amendment No. 1” be given first and second readings concurrently. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 796 being "Comox Valley Regional District Parkland Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 238, 2012, Amendment No. 1" be read a third time.

THAT Bylaw No. 793 being "Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 244, 2013, Amendment No. 6" be adopted. [Item]