 | COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD | |
| Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Regional District Board of Directors held on July 12, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 4:03 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) | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| Alt. Director: | M. Theos | City of Courtenay |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer | |
| K. Douville | Acting Chief Financial Officer | |
| 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 8 - Education: We call upon the federal government to eliminate the discrepancy in federal education funding for First Nations children being educated on reserves and those First Nations children being educated off reserves. | ||||||
| ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Morin: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated June 28, 2022 be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS: | ||||||
| SARATOGA MOTORSPORTS AND NOISE BYLAW | ||||||
| E. Grieve/K. Grant: THAT the presentation from Scott Fleming regarding support for the Saratoga Speedway and request for repeal of the recent amendment to the noise control bylaw be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| SARATOGA MOTORSPORTS AND NOISE BYLAW | ||||||
| D. Arbour/E. Grieve: THAT the presentation from Monica Parkin regarding defense of the Saratoga Motorsports Park and opposition to adoption of the recent noise control bylaw amendment without community consultation be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| NOISE BYLAW NO. 713 - FEEDBACK | ||||||
| E. Grieve/D. Arbour: THAT the report dated July 7, 2022 regarding a request from the proprietor of the Saratoga Speedway in response to the Board’s June 28, 2022 decision to regulate noise from auto racing through the adoption of Bylaw No. 713 being “Electoral Areas Noise Control Regulations Bylaw No. 102, 2010, Amendment No. 2” be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| A. Hamir/K. Grant: THAT staff be directed to prepare a report for the July 26, 2022 regular Board meeting providing options to address the noise control regulation proposals from the Saratoga Speedway as outlined in their correspondence dated July 5, 2022. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| The meeting recessed at 5:00 pm and resumed at 5:08 pm. | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY TRANSIT FUTURE ACTION PLAN | ||||||
| E. Grieve/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated July 8, 2022 regarding the 2022 Comox Valley Transit Future Action Plan be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| Melissa Coates, Transit Planner, BC Transit, presented information regarding the Comox Valley Transit Future Action Plan. [Item] | ||||||
| D. Arbour/W. Morin: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board approve the 2022 Comox Valley Transit Future Action Plan attached as Appendix A, to this staff report dated July 8, 2022;
AND FURTHER THAT the 2022 Comox Valley Transit Future Action Plan be utilized to guide future transit investments as part of BC Transit’s annual Transit Improvement Program. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/M. McCollum: THAT development of a regional transportation mode shift action plan be considered as part of the potential Regional Growth Strategy update in 2023. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| COMOX VALLEY TRANSIT FACILITY | ||||||
| M. McCollum/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated July 7, 2022 regarding information on the proposed development of a BC Transit operations facility for board consideration be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| James Wadsworth, Project Development Manager, BC Transit, presented information regarding the proposed development of a BC Transit operations facility. [Item] | ||||||
| M. McCollum/D. Arbour: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) Board approve in principle the concept of a new publicly owned transit operation facility in the Comox Valley, to enable BC Transit to undertake further study and analysis and report back to the CVRD Board. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | NAY: K. Grant, E. Grieve | ||||
| The meeting recessed at 6:53 pm and resumed at 7:03 pm. | ||||||
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - JUNE 28, 2022 | ||||||
| D. Arbour/A. Hamir: THAT the Committee of the Whole minutes dated June 28, 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REGIONAL CONTEXT STATEMENT REQUEST FOR ACCEPTANCE – CITY OF COURTENAY | ||||||
| W. Cole-Hamilton/K. Grant: THAT the report dated July 4, 2022 regarding consideration of the City of Courtenay’s Regional Context Statement (RCS) in accordance with Section 446 of the Local Government Act (RSBC, 2015, c. 1) (LGA) as submitted June 2, 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 and 212 | Carried | |||||
| R. Holme, Manager of Long-Range Planning, provided an overview of the staff report regarding consideration of the City of Courtenay’s Regional Context Statement (RCS) in accordance with Section 446 of the Local Government Act (RSBC, 2015, c. 1) (LGA). | ||||||
| K. Grant/A. Hamir: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) Board accept the City of Courtenay’s Regional Context Statement as attached to staff report dated July 4, 2022, in accordance with the requirements of Section 448 of the Local Government Act (RSBC, 2015, c. 1) as submitted to the CVRD June 2, 2022. | ||||||
| 208 and 212 | Carried | |||||
| CVRD DIRECTORS REMUNERATION BYLAW UPDATE | ||||||
| K. Grant/A. Hamir: THAT the report dated June 27, 2022 regarding an update on the analysis associated with the Directors Remuneration and Expenses Bylaw review, as directed by the Board be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| J. Warren, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, provided an update regarding the analysis associated with the Directors Remuneration and Expenses Bylaw review. | ||||||
| Director Arbour left the meeting at 7:34 pm. | ||||||
| E. Grieve/W. Morin: THAT Bylaw No. 236 being “Comox Valley Regional District Remuneration and Expenses Bylaw 2012” be amended to:
a) Authorize payments for the Comox Valley Regional District Vice-Chair beginning in 2023 at $7,500 annually; b) Provide annual remuneration for the Chair, Vice-Chair, Electoral Area Directors and Municipal Directors at the rates noted in the staff report dated April 7, 2022; AND FURTHER THAT including the following benefits be implemented as outlined in the staff report dated June 27, 2022: extended health, family care, parental / compassionate leave, and transit benefits; AND FINALLY THAT these updates to directors' remuneration and benefits be available beginning in 2023. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Director Arbour returned to the meeting at 7:37 pm. | ||||||
| BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS: | ||||||
| A. Hamir/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT Bylaw No. 656 being "Rural Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 520, 2019, Amendment No. 6" be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 and 213 | Carried | |||||
| W. Cole-Hamilton/M. McCollum: THAT Bylaw No. 726 being "Comox Valley Recreation Complexes Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 12, 2008, Amendment No. 9" be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| M. McCollum/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 7:39 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed this _______ day of ______ 20___:
____________________________________ Jesse Ketler Chair | |
| Certified Correct and Recorded By: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services |