 | AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION | |
| Thursday, March 14, 2024 | ||
| Minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission held on March 14, 2024 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 7:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | G. McClintock | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission |
| Directors: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area 'C') |
| Members: | P. Gurr | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission |
| T. Ludwig | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| J. Slomp | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| M. Obal | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| B. Thompson | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| Staff: | T. Trieu | Manager of Planning Services |
| D. Thiessen | Planner I - Long Range | |
| Absent: | ||
| Directors: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| Alt. Directors: | R. Hardy | Lazo North (Area B) |
| Members: | C. Brown | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission |
| H. Argen | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| CALL TO ORDER AND RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| The Chair called the meeting to order and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| RECEIPT OF MINUTES | ||||||
| J. Slomp/M. Obal: THAT the minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission meeting held February 15,2024 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS | ||||||
| The agenda was varied to consider item C.1 (Telecommunications Tower - 1388 Ellenor Road (Telus Communications Inc.) first on the agenda. | ||||||
| TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER - 1388 ELLENOR ROAD (TELUS COMMUNICATIONS INC.) | ||||||
| D. Thiessen, Planner I - Long Range, provided an overview of the letter dated March 5, 2024, regarding an amendment to the siting location of a proposed 43.0 metre telecommunications tower on the property at 1388 Ellenor Road. [Item] | ||||||
| Brian Gregg, SitePath Consulting Inc., was in attendance. | ||||||
| M. Obal/G. McClintock: THAT the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission support the current proposal and encourage moving the telecommunications tower closer to the East perimeter of the property for efficiency of land use. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE - NON-FARM USE - 8150 ISLAND HIGHWAY / 2040 DZINI ROAD (STURDI CONSTRUCTION LTD) | ||||||
| T. Trieu, Manager of Planning, provided an overview of the letter dated March 5, 2024 regarding a Non-Farm-Use application to the Agricultural Land Commission - 8150 Island Highway/2040 Dzini Road (Sturdi Construction Ltd.) for the development of a slaughter establishment for the proposes of processing animals from other farms. [Item] | ||||||
| T. Ludwig/P. Gurr: THAT the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission support the Non-Farm-Use Application to the Agricultural Land Commission - 8150 Island Highway/2040 Dzini road (Sturdi Construction Ltd.) for the development of a slaughter establishment for the purposes of processing animals from other farms as presented in the letter dated March 5, 2024. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS | ||||||
| Staff provided updates regarding Electoral Areas Services Committee and Board decisions related to APC recommendations. | ||||||
| TERMINATION | ||||||
| G. McClintock/T. Ludwig: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 7:33 pm | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Gerry McClintock, Chair | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Mike Obal, Recording Secretary |