 | COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE | |
| Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Water Committee held on December 6, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 1:20 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | W. Morin | City of Courtenay |
| Vice-Chair: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) |
| Members: | B. Wells | City of Courtenay |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| J. Kerr | Town of Comox | |
| Alt. Members: | D. Jolicoeur | City of Courtenay |
| R. Nichol | Lazo North (Area 'B') | |
| Non-voting Members: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| C. Davidson | City of Courtenay | |
| Staff: | J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer |
| L. Wiwcharuk | Chief Financial Officer | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| Absent: | ||
| Members: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| ATTENDANCE | ||||||
| Alternate Director Nichol was not in attendance when the meeting was called to order. | ||||||
| PRESIDING MEMBER: | ||||||
| In accordance with the Terms of Reference, the election of the chair and vice-chair shall occur at the first meeting in 2023. Director Morin, as the elected chair for 2022, served as the presiding member for this meeting. | ||||||
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES: | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| MANAGEMENT REPORT: | ||||||
| K. Grant/E. Grieve: THAT the Comox Valley Water Committee management report dated December 2023 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE | ||||||
| D. Hillian/E. Grieve: THAT the Comox Valley Water Committee Terms of Reference be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| E. Grieve/B. Wells: THAT the minutes from the November 22, 2022 Comox Valley Water Management Advisory Committee be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| ORIENTATION - COMOX VALLEY WATER SUPPLY SERVICE | ||||||
| E. Grieve/B. Wells: THAT the information presented by K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, regarding the Comox Valley Water Supply Service be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER CONSUMPTION REPORT | ||||||
| D. Hillian/E. Grieve: THAT the Comox Valley Water Consumption Report up to October 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| WATERSHED ADVISORY GROUP MEETING MINUTES | ||||||
| D. Hillian/K. Grant: THAT the minutes from the November 8, 2022 Watershed Advisory Group meeting be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| IN-CAMERA: | ||||||
| K. Grant/E. Grieve: THAT the committee adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-section of section 90 of the Community Charter:
90(1)(k) Negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional district service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the committee could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 1:55 pm. | ||||||
| Alternate Director Nichol was in attendance for this portion of the meeting. | ||||||
| RISE AND REPORT: | ||||||
| The committee rose from its in-camera session at 2:10 pm. | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| E. Grieve/B. Wells: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 2:10 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Wendy Morin Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Antoinette Baldwin Legislative Services Assistant These minutes were received by the Comox Valley Regional District board on the _________ day of _______, 20___. |