 | COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE | |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Water Committee held on June 11, 2024 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) |
| Members: | W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay |
| B. Wells | City of Courtenay | |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| R. Hardy | Lazo North (Area B) | |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| J. Kerr | Town of Comox | |
| Non-voting Members: | J. Warren | Chief Administrative Officer |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| C. Davidson | City of Courtenay | |
| Staff: | L. Wiwcharuk | Chief Financial Officer |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| Absent: | ||
| Members: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| 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: | ||||||
| D. Hillian/B. Wells: THAT the Comox Valley Water Committee resolutions status report dated June 2024 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the minutes from the May 30, 2024 Comox Valley Water Management Advisory Committee be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| CONNECTED BY WATER UPDATE | ||||||
| B. Wells/K. Grant: THAT the report dated June 3, 2024 regarding an update on the Connected By Water program, which provides public outreach and education around watershed protection and water conservation be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Meaghan Cursons and Tina Willard-Stepan, Connected By Water, presented information regarding an update on the Connected By Water program.
[Item] | ||||||
| INTEGRATED ENERGY AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE COMOX VALLEY WATER TREATMENT PLANT | ||||||
| W. Morin/K. Grant: THAT the report dated June 5, 2024 regarding the integrated energy audit for the Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant and the proposed path forward be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. LaRose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, provided an overview of the report regarding the integrated energy audit for the Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant. | ||||||
| D. Hillian/B. Wells: THAT staff be directed to complete an application to BC Hydro for funding an integrated feasibility study for the Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant that includes assessment of installation of solar PV over the water treatment plant clearwell and HVAC recommissioning and optimization;
AND FURTHER THAT the other energy conservation measures as identified within the integrated energy audit be progressed per the identified path forward as detailed within Table No.1 of the staff report dated June 5, 2024. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| D. Hillian/K. Grant: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 2:31 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___. |