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NOTICE OF MEETING
SEWAGE COMMISSION
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Civic Room, located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 1:00 pm.

The chair of the commission will preside over the meeting according to the CVRD procedure bylaw. This meeting may include participation by members of the commission via electronic communication.

This meeting is not meant for general public input. If members of the public wish to speak at a meeting, they should contact the CVRD Legislative Services Department to request to appear as a delegation. Live webcasts and recordings are available at www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/minutes-agendas

All commission motions will be voted on as determined under Bylaw No. 650.

Note: The Director for Electoral Area B (Lazo North), may participate during a portion of this meeting to consider matters that relate to the services and infrastructure located within Electoral Area B. In addition, the Director for Electoral Area A may participate in matters that relate to the Liquid Waste Management Plan (LWMP).

In the event of an emergency the public gathering place is the parking lot outside the Civic Room.
 
 
AGENDA
 
   
A. RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES:
B. DELEGATIONS:
C. RESOLUTIONS STATUS REPORT:
Sewage Commission resolutions status report dated June 2024 for receipt. [Item] 
 
D. REPORTS:
1) SEWAGE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
 
Sewage Management Advisory Committee minutes dated May 30, 2024 for receipt. [Item] 
 
2) INTEGRATED ENERGY AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE COMOX VALLEY WATER POLLUTION CONTROL CENTRE AND COMPOST FACILITY
 
Report dated June 5, 2024 regarding the integrated energy audit for the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre and compost facility and the proposed path forward for receipt. [Item] 
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT staff be directed to complete an application to BC Hydro for funding an integrated feasibility study for the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre that includes lighting and control upgrades and replacement of the natural gas heating system;

AND FURTHER THAT the other energy conservation measures as identified within the integrated energy audit are progressed per the proposed path forward as detailed within Table No. 1 of the staff report dated June 5, 2024.
 
3) SANI-DUMP UPDATE
 
Report dated June 6, 2024 regarding an update on the identification of a suitable sani-dump site for receipt. [Item] 
 
Recommedation:
 
THAT Comox Valley Regional District staff be directed to engage a consultant to:
- Identify and assess potential public sani-dump sites;
- Support staff development and delivery of competitive process for incentivizing, identifying and assessing potential private sani-dump sites; and
- Support staff and Sewage Commission in selection of an optimal site for implementation by summer of 2025.
 
E. NEW BUSINESS:
F. ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE:
G. MEDIA QUESTIONS:
H. IN-CAMERA:
Recommendation:
 
THAT the commission adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-sections of section 90 of the Community Charter:

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; and
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.
 
I. TERMINATION:
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