 | COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD | |
| Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Regional District Board of Directors held on April 26, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 4:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | J. Ketler | Village of Cumberland |
| Vice-Chair: | A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) |
| Directors: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| Staff: | J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer |
| K. Garrett | Manager of Procurement | |
| D. DeMarzo | General Manager of Community Services | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| A. Mullaly | General Manager of Planning and Development | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES: | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation and read the following Call to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action report.
Call to Action 2 - Child Welfare: We call upon the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, to prepare and publish annual reports on the number of Aboriginal children (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) who are in care, compared with non-Aboriginal children, as well as the reasons for apprehension, the total spending on preventive and care services by child-welfare agencies, and the effectiveness of various interventions. | ||||||
| IN-CAMERA MEETING: | ||||||
| E. Grieve/W. Cole-Hamilton: 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; and, 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 FINALLY THAT the in-camera portion convene immediately following the open portion of the meeting. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | ||||||
| W. Cole-Hamilton/K. Grant: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board in-camera minutes dated April 12, 2022 be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/M. McCollum: THAT the rise and report from the January 11, 2022 CVRD Board in-camera meeting be received:
- Summary report regarding the revised Licence of Occupation (LoO) from the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for the use of the former Comox Logging Railway dedication for the One Spot Trail. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY TRANSIT MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| K. Grant/A. Hamir: THAT the Comox Valley Transit Management Advisory Committee minutes dated March 31, 2022 be received, as amended. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| ELECTORAL AREAS SERVICES COMMITTEE - APRIL 11, 2022 | ||||||
| K. Grant/E. Grieve: THAT the Electoral Areas Services Committee minutes dated April 11, 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| E. Grieve/D. Arbour: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board approve Development Variance Permit DV 2C 22 (Lapp) to increase the maximum building height of a proposed single detached dwelling from 10.0 metres to 13.7 metres on a property described as Strata Lot 21, Block 1450, Comox District, Strata Plan 799 (Phase 1), Together with an Interest in the Common Property in Proportion to the Unit Entitlement of the Strata Lot as Shown on Form 1, PID 000-761-168 (909 Jutland Terrace);
AND FINALLY THAT the Corporate Legislative Officer be authorized to execute the permit. | ||||||
| 208 and 213 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/W. Morin: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board approve Development Variance Permit DV 1B 22 (Duchesneau/ Camire) to increase the permitted accessory floor area of the ground floor of a carriage house from 90 square metres to 130.0 square metres on property described as Lot 4, District Lot 177, Comox District, Plan 48890, Except Part in Plan VIP80769, PID 014-545-021 (2041 Quenville Road);
AND FINALLY THAT the Corporate Legislative Officer be authorized to execute the permit. | ||||||
| 208 and 213 | Carried | |||||
| W. Cole-Hamilton/E. Grieve: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board approve the Development Variance Permit DV 5B 21 (Reschke) to reduce the rear yard setback from 4.5 metres to 3.35 metres for the construction a new principal structure on property described as That Part of Lot A of Section 84, Comox District, Plan 2934 Lying to the North West of a Straight Boundary Joining the Points of Bisection of the South Westerly and North Easterly Boundaries of Said Lot, PID 000-483-842 (6056 Island Highway North);
AND FINALLY THAT the Corporate Legislative Officer be authorized to execute these permits. | ||||||
| 208 and 213 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/W. Morin: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board approve the Commercial Form and Character Development Permit DP 9B 21 (Reschke) to construct a new principal structure on a commercial lot on property described as That Part of Lot A of Section 84, Comox District, Plan 2934 Lying to the North West of a Straight Boundary Joining the Points of Bisection of the South Westerly and North Easterly Boundaries of Said Lot, PID 000-483-842 (6056 Island Highway North);
AND FINALLY THAT the Corporate Legislative Officer be authorized to execute these permits. | ||||||
| 208 and 213 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board endorse the agency referral list as outlined in Appendix A of this staff report, and direct staff to start the external agency referral process for Lot 5, Section 15, Township 9, Comox District, Plan 22025, PID 003-378-802 (3745 Piercy Road) as part of a proposed amendment (RZ 1C 21; Blackburn/ Stewart) of Bylaw No. 520, being the “Rural Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 520, 2019;”
AND FINALLY THAT Comox Valley Regional District staff consult with First Nations in accordance with the referrals management program dated September 25, 2012. | ||||||
| 208 and 213 | Carried | |||||
| E. Grieve/K. Grant: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) forward to the Agricultural Land Commission the Agricultural Land Reserve Non-Farm Use application ALR 3C 21 (Winnig) concerning the placement of imported fill on Lot A, District Lot 131, Comox District, Plan VIP69623, PID 024-603-619 (3940 Piercy Road), along with the minutes of the CVRD Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission. | ||||||
| 208 and 213 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/W. Morin: THAT the following motion adopted at the Electoral Areas Services Committee meeting on November 14, 2011, be rescinded.
“THAT bare land strata developments in the Arden, England Road, Greaves Crescent, Marsden/Camco and Comox Valley water local service areas created after November 2011 be required as a development permit condition to supply and install water meters within the strata development”. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/E. Grieve: THAT the 2022-2026 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure program be amended to include an allocation of $20,000 in 2022 for the Area B Feasibility Studies Service, function 152, for investigation of water servicing in the Radford Road and Curtis Road neighbourhood, to be funded from the existing approved 2022 tax requisition by reducing available unallocated other professional fees totalling $47,247 to $27,247. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| COMOX VALLEY SEWAGE COMMISSION – APRIL 12, 2022 | ||||||
| D. Hillian/K. Grant: THAT the Sewage Commission minutes dated April 12, 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE - APRIL 12, 2022 | ||||||
| E. Grieve/K. Grant: THAT the Water Committee minutes dated April 12, 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| COMOX VALLEY TOURISM SERVICE AGREEMENTS – COMOX & CUMBERLAND | ||||||
| D. Hillian/K. Grant: THAT the report dated April 21, 2022 regarding approval to enter into service agreements with the Town of Comox and the Village of Cumberland for Comox Valley Tourism Services be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| L. Kilpatrick, Economic Recovery and Community Resilience Coordinator, provided an overview of the staff report regarding service agreements with the Town of Comox and the Village of Cumberland for Comox Valley Tourism Services. | ||||||
| M. McCollum/K. Grant: THAT in accordance with the recommendations from the service review of the Comox Valley Economic Development Service, Function 550, the Comox Valley Regional District Board endorses the Comox Valley Tourism Services Agreement between the Comox Valley Regional District and the Town of Comox;
AND FURTHER THAT the Chair and Corporate Legislative Officer be authorized to execute the agreement. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| W. Morin/K. Grant: THAT in accordance with the recommendations from the service review of the Comox Valley Economic Development Service, Function 550, the Comox Valley Regional District Board endorses the Comox Valley Tourism Services Agreement between the Comox Valley Regional District and the Village of Cumberland;
AND FURTHER THAT the Chair and Corporate Legislative Officer be authorized to execute the agreement. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS: | ||||||
| K. Grant/A. Hamir: 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 adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 210 | Carried | |||||
| ADJOURN TO IN-CAMERA: | ||||||
| The board adjourned to its in-camera session at 4:21 pm. | ||||||
| RISE AND REPORT: | ||||||
| The board rose from its in-camera session at 4:33 pm and reported the following: | ||||||
| "THAT Catherine Davidson be appointed to the Electoral Area C Advisory Planning Commission for the remainder of the 2018-2022 term of office." | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| M. McCollum/D. Arbour: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 4:33 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed this _______ day of ______ 20___:
____________________________________ Jesse Ketler Chair | |
| Certified Correct and Recorded By: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services |