 | AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION | |
| Thursday, February 17, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission held on February 17, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 7:06 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | G. McClintock | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission |
| Director: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) |
| Members: | C. Brown | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission |
| A. Burch | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| M. Halstead | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| D. Page | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| R. Poirier | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| B. Thompson | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| Staff: | T. Trieu | Manager of Planning Services |
| J. MacLean | Planner II | |
| Absent: | ||
| Members: | W. Prothero | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission |
| CALL TO ORDER AND RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| Staff called the meeting to order and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| SELECTION OF CHAIR AND RECORDING SECRETARY | ||||||
| Gerry McClintock was selected Chair for the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission by acclamation.
Megan Halstead was selected Recording Secretary for the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission by acclamation. | ||||||
| RECEIPT OF MINUTES | ||||||
| B. Thompson/M. Halstead: THAT the minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission meeting held October 14, 2021 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS | ||||||
| AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE (ALR) NON-FARM USE (PLACEMENT OF FILL IN THE ALR) APPLICATION, ALR 3C 21, 3940 PIERCY ROAD (WINNIG) | ||||||
| J. MacLean, Planner II, provided information regarding the memorandum dated January 12, 2022 regarding a non-farm use application ALR 3C 21 for the placement of fill on a property located at 3940 Piercy Road within the Agricultural Land Reserve. [Item] | ||||||
| Logan Lapointe, applicant's agent, was in attendance.
Also in attendance were Angela Boss, Regional Agrologist, and Niki Whittaker, Agricultural Coordinator. | ||||||
| R. Poirier/D. Page: THAT the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission (AAPC) support forwarding the Non-Farm Use application ALR 3C 21, 3940 Piercy Road (Winnig) to the Agricultural Land Commission with the following comment and recommendation:
In the best interest of protecting the integrity of an agriculturally-viable land base, the AAPC recommends allowing this one-time retroactive exemption for this non-farm use on the condition that the applicants level the area affected by the fill dumping for the purposes of enabling a future possible farm use. | ||||||
| Carried | NAY: B. Thompson | |||||
| STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS | ||||||
| Staff provided an update regarding Electoral Area Services Committee and board decisions related to APC recommendations. | ||||||
| TERMINATION | ||||||
| B. Thompson/R. Poirier: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 8:50 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Gerry McClintock, Chair | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Megan Halstead, Recording Secretary |