 | BLACK CREEK - OYSTER BAY SERVICES COMMITTEE | |
| Monday, October 16, 2023 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Black Creek - Oyster Bay Services Committee held on October 16, 2023 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:00 am. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) |
| Vice-Chair: | J. Rice | Oyster Bay – Buttle Lake (Area D) |
| Staff: | J. Warren | Acting Chief Administrative Officer |
| L. Wiwcharuk | Chief Financial Officer | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| H. Siemens | Acting General Manager of Community Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| RESOLUTIONS STATUS REPORT: | ||||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT the Black Creek Oyster Bay resolutions status report dated October 2023 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| UBCM COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND APPLICATION | ||||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT the report dated October 10, 2023 regarding seeking approval to apply to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) for the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund grant program for the Oyster River Fire Rescue Department for fire department equipment be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| G. Breen, Regional Rural Fire Chief, provided an overview of the report regarding the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) for the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund grant program for the Oyster River Fire Rescue Department for fire department equipment. | ||||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT an application to the Union of BC Municipalities Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, in an amount of up to $30,000 for the Oyster River Fire Rescue Department for fire department equipment, as outlined in Appendix A, attached to the staff report dated October 10, 2023, be approved;
AND FURTHER THAT the Comox Valley Regional District commit to overall grant management if the application is successful. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| COMPREHENSIVE RATE REVIEW - BLACK CREEK-OYSTER BAY WATER LOCAL SERVICE AREA | ||||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT the report dated October 13, 2023 providing a summary of the comprehensive rate review process, work completed to date and the recommended changes to water rates for the Black Creek-Oyster Bay (BCOB) Water Local Service Area, be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, L. Wiwcharuk, Chief Financial Officer, and Z. Berkey, Senior Engineering Analyst, presented information regarding the comprehensive rate review process, work completed to date and the recommended changes to water rates for the Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area. | ||||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT staff proceed with completing the necessary bylaw updates for the Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area to update the water user rates and parcel taxes as per option two detailed within Schedule A of the staff report dated October 13, 2023. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT staff proceed with planning and completing the public information sessions (with assistance from a contractor) in the Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| BLACK CREEK-OYSTER BAY WATER LOCAL SERVICE AREA – CONNECTION SUSPENSION | ||||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT the report dated October 13, 2023 regarding lifting the connection suspension in the Black Creek-Oyster Bay (BCOB) Water Local Service Area, and to update BCOB Services Committee on the progress towards meeting BCOB Water System long-term water supply capacity needs be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, provided information regarding lifting the connection suspension in the Black Creek-Oyster Bay (BCOB) Water Local Service Area, and to update BCOB Services Committee on the progress towards meeting BCOB Water System long-term water supply capacity needs. [Item] | ||||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT the suspension of approvals for new or upsized connections approved in October 2021 be lifted for properties within the Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 9:48 am. | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Edwin Grieve 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 October, 2023. |