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NOTICE OF MEETING
COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Civic Room of the regional district offices, 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 3:00 pm. The meeting will immediately adjourn to an in-camera session and the open meeting will resume at 4:00 pm.

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

NOTE: Director Rice, Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), may attend a portion of this meeting to consider item G.6 as this matter relates to the Black Creek - Oyster Bay services. The board may vary the agenda to consider these matters.

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

In the event of an emergency the public gathering place is the parking lot outside the Civic Room.
 
 
AGENDA
 
    Section Who Votes How Vote Counted
   
A. IN-CAMERA MEETING:
Recommendation:
 
THAT the board adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-section of section 90 of the Community Charter:

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.
208All1 person/1 vote
 
B. RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES:
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 50 - Equity for Aboriginal People in the Legal System:

In keeping with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we call upon the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal organizations, to fund the establishment of Indigenous law institutes for the development, use, and understanding of Indigenous laws and access to justice in accordance with the unique cultures of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
 
C. ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated May 28, 2024 for adoption. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated May 30, 2024 for adoption. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
D. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES:
1) DELEGATION FOLLOW UP - GREEN BURIALS
 
Staff to provide a verbal update on the delegation from Janet O’Dell requesting that the CVRD designate special areas or set aside land for green burials. The Board may consider providing further direction.
 
2) DELEGATION FOLLOW UP - COMOX VALLEY FARMERS INSTITUTE (CVFI)
 
Staff to provide a verbal update on the delegation from Niki Whittaker, Comox Valley Farmers Institute, requesting that the CVRD partner with the CVFI to support their application to the Farm Credit Canada Agri-Spirit Fund.
 
CAO Recommendation:
 
THAT staff prepare a report on the implications of the CVRD partnering with the Comox Valley Farmers Institute (CVFI) to support CVFI's application to the Farm Credit Canada Agri-Spirit Fund as requested by the CVFI delegation at the May 28, 2024 Board meeting.
208All1 person/1 vote
 
E. PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS:
1) UPDATE ON K’ÓMOKS FIRST NATION TREATY NEGOTIATIONS
 
Sarah Cavanagh, Senior Negotiator, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, to provide an update on treaty negotiations with K’ómoks First Nation.
 
F. REPORTS:
1) 2024 CORPORATE PLAN
 
Report dated May 21, 2024 regarding the 2024 Corporate Plan, which summarizes financial information and describes Board strategic priorities and future initiatives for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
2) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION 2023
 
Report dated June 6, 2024 regarding the Statement of Financial Information for the Comox Valley Regional District for the year ended December 31, 2023 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT the 2023 Statement of Financial Information for the Comox Valley Regional
District be approved.
208All1 person/1 vote
 
3) COMOX VALLEY SEWAGE COMMISSION – MAY 28, 2024
 
Sewage Commission minutes dated May 28, 2024 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
4) REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS COMMITTEE – MAY 28, 2024
 
Regional Parks and Trails Committee minutes dated May 28, 2024 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
G. BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS:
Adoption
 
1) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 764 being "Comox Valley Regional District Weed Control Regulation Bylaw No. 764, 2024"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 764 being "Comox Valley Regional District Weed Control Regulation Bylaw No. 764, 2024" be adopted. [Item] 
209A, B, CWeighted
 
2) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 822 being "Comox Valley Regional District Bylaw Adjudication Ticketing Bylaw No. 679, 2021, Amendment No. 6"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 822 being "Comox Valley Regional District Bylaw Adjudication Ticketing Bylaw No. 679, 2021, Amendment No. 6" be adopted. [Item] 
209A, B, CWeighted
 
3) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 823 being "Comox Valley Regional District Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 104, 2010, Amendment No. 26"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 823 being "Comox Valley Regional District Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 104, 2010, Amendment No. 26" be adopted. [Item] 
209A, B, CWeighted
 
4) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 828 being "Rural Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 520, 2019, Amendment No. 17"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 828 being "Rural Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 520, 2019, Amendment No. 17" be adopted. [Item] 
208 and 213A, B, C1 person/1 vote
 
5) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 829 being "Electoral Areas Parks Regulations Bylaw No. 103, 2010, Amendment No. 10"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 829 being "Electoral Areas Parks Regulations Bylaw No. 103, 2010, Amendment No. 10" be adopted. [Item] 
209A, B, CWeighted
 
6) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 831 being "Northern Fire Service Areas Administration Bylaw No. 695, 2022 Amendment No. 1"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 831 being "Northern Fire Service Areas Administration Bylaw No. 695, 2022 Amendment No. 1" be adopted. [Item] 
209B, C, DWeighted
 
H. NEW BUSINESS:
I. ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD:
J. MEDIA QUESTIONS:
K. TERMINATION:
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