 | COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD | |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Regional District Board of Directors held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 3:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay |
| Vice-Chair: | J. Kerr | Town of Comox |
| Directors: | V. Brown | Village of Cumberland |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| R. Hardy | Lazo North (Area B) | |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| Alt. Director: | I. Munro | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| Staff: | J. Warren | Chief Administrative Officer |
| L. Wiwcharuk | Chief Financial Officer | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| D. DeMarzo | General Manager of Community Services | |
| A. Mullaly | General Manager of Planning and Development | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| IN-CAMERA MEETING: | ||||||
| E. Grieve/K. Grant: 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. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 3:00 pm | ||||||
| RISE AND REPORT: | ||||||
| The Board rose from its in-camera session at 4:00 pm. The open meeting resumed at 4:09 pm. | ||||||
| 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 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. | ||||||
| ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated May 28, 2024 be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated May 30, 2024 be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES: | ||||||
| DELEGATION FOLLOW UP - GREEN BURIALS | ||||||
| J. Warren, Chief Administrative Officer, provided a verbal update on the delegation from Janet O’Dell requesting that the CVRD designate special areas or set aside land for green burials. | ||||||
| DELEGATION FOLLOW UP - COMOX VALLEY FARMERS INSTITUTE (CVFI) | ||||||
| J. Warren, Chief Administrative Officer, provided 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. | ||||||
| V. Brown/E. Grieve: 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. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS: | ||||||
| UPDATE ON K’ÓMOKS FIRST NATION TREATY NEGOTIATIONS | ||||||
| Sarah Cavanagh, Senior Negotiator, Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, with Marie-Luise Ermisch, Sarah Plank, and Jessica Jamieson, provided an update on treaty negotiations with K’ómoks First Nation. [Item] | ||||||
| Melissa Quocksister and Sheriden Barnett, K’ómoks First Nation, were in attendance. | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| 2024 CORPORATE PLAN | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT the report dated May 21, 2024 regarding the 2024 Corporate Plan, which summarizes financial information and describes Board strategic priorities and future initiatives be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION 2023 | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT the report dated June 6, 2024 regarding the Statement of Financial Information for the Comox Valley Regional District for the year ended December 31, 2023 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| T. He, Manager of Financial Operations, provided an overview of the report regarding the Statement of Financial Information for the Comox Valley Regional District for the year ended December 31, 2023. | ||||||
| D. Hillian/K. Grant: THAT the 2023 Statement of Financial Information for the Comox Valley Regional District be approved. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| COMOX VALLEY SEWAGE COMMISSION – MAY 28, 2024 | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT the Sewage Commission minutes dated May 28, 2024 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS COMMITTEE – MAY 28, 2024 | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Morin: THAT the Regional Parks and Trails Committee minutes dated May 28, 2024 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS: | ||||||
| E. Grieve/D. Hillian: THAT Bylaw No. 764 being "Comox Valley Regional District Weed Control Regulation Bylaw No. 764, 2024" be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| E. Grieve/W. Morin: THAT Bylaw No. 822 being "Comox Valley Regional District Bylaw Adjudication Ticketing Bylaw No. 679, 2021, Amendment No. 6" be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| E. Grieve/K. Grant: THAT Bylaw No. 823 being "Comox Valley Regional District Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 104, 2010, Amendment No. 26" be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/E. Grieve: THAT Bylaw No. 828 being "Rural Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 520, 2019, Amendment No. 17" be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 and 213 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT Bylaw No. 829 being "Electoral Areas Parks Regulations Bylaw No. 103, 2010, Amendment No. 10" be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT Bylaw No. 831 being "Northern Fire Service Areas Administration Bylaw No. 695, 2022 Amendment No. 1" be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| K. Grant/E. Grieve: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 4:49 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed this 25th day of June, 2024: ____________________________________ Will Cole-Hamilton Chair | |
| Certified Correct and Recorded By: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services |