 | COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE | |
| Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Water Committee held on February 22, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 2:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | W. Morin | City of Courtenay |
| Vice-Chair: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) |
| Alt. Director: | B. Wells | City of Courtenay |
| Members: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) | |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| Non-voting Members: | G. Garbutt | City of Courtenay |
| R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| K. Shaw | City of Courtenay | |
| Staff: | J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer |
| J. Nelson | Chief Financial Officer | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| ATTENDANCE: | ||||||
| Director Arbour was not in attendance when the meeting was called to order. | ||||||
| ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR | ||||||
| Jake Martens, General Manager of Corporate Services, opened the floor to nominations for the position of chair of the Comox Valley Water Committee. At the close of nominations, Director Morin was the only nomination and as such, was declared chair by acclamation. | ||||||
| Jake Martens, General Manager of Corporate Services, opened the floor to nominations for the position of vice-chair of the Comox Valley Water Committee. At the close of nominations, Director Grieve was the only nomination and as such, was declared vice-chair by acclamation. | ||||||
| Chair Morin assumed the role of presiding member at 2:04 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. | ||||||
| Director Arbour entered the meeting at 2:09 pm. | ||||||
| PUBLIC INPUT - 2022-2026 FINANCIAL PLAN | ||||||
| R. Dyson, Chief Administrative Officer, provided a summary of public input process in regards to the 2022-2026 proposed financial plan and the specific CVRD services under consideration.
Members of the public may submit comments, questions, or feedback on the 2021-2025 proposed financial plan here: www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/budgetinquiries | ||||||
| MANAGEMENT REPORT: | ||||||
| A. Hamir/B. Wells: THAT the Comox Valley Water Committee management report dated February 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| 2022 COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE VOTING STRUCTURE | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Arbour: THAT the report dated February 17, 2022 regarding the weighted vote assignment for the Comox Valley Water Committee, be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Arbour: THAT staff bring back options in consultation with community partners regarding alternative voting structures for the Comox Valley Water Committee. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| 2022-2026 FINANCIAL PLAN – COMOX VALLEY WATER SYSTEM – FUNCTION 300, 301, 302 | ||||||
| E. Grieve/K. Grant: THAT the report dated February 8, 2022 regarding the proposed 2022-2026 financial plan and work plan highlights for the Comox Valley Water System (CVWS), function 300, sub-function 301, implementation of the Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan (WPP), and sub-function 302, Comox Valley water treatment plant and raw water intake be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, presented information regarding 2022-2026 financial plan and capital expenditure program for the Comox Valley Water System Service, functions 300, 301 and 302. [Item] | ||||||
| D. Arbour/B. Wells: THAT the proposed 2022-2026 financial plan and capital expenditure program for the Comox Valley Water System Service, functions 300, 301 and 302, be approved. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Arbour: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 3:03 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Wendy Morin Chair | |
| Certified Correct and Recorded By: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services | |
| These minutes were received by the Comox Valley Regional District board on the _________ day of _______, 20___. |