 | SEWAGE COMMISSION | |
| Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Sewage Commission held on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 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: | D. Hillian | City of Courtenay |
| Vice-Chair: | J. Kerr | Town of Comox |
| Members: | K. Grant | Town of Comox |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| Alt. Members: | S. Blacklock | Town of Comox |
| Staff: | J. Warren | Chief Administrative Officer |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| Absent: | ||
| Members: | K. Stevens | CFB Comox |
| 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: | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the Sewage Commission resolutions status report dated Septembert 2025 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| SEWAGE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the minutes of the Sewage Management Advisory Committee dated August 28, 2025 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| SITE MASTER PLAN AND PHASE 4 UPGRADES PROJECT UPDATE AND BUDGET AMENDMENT | ||||||
| K. Grant/M. McCollum: THAT the report dated September 3, 2025 regarding an update on the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre site master plan and a recommendation for a budget amendment be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, presented information regarding an update on the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre site master plan and a recommendation for a budget amendment. [Item] | ||||||
| K. Grant/M. McCollum: THAT the 2025-2029 financial plan for Service 335 Comox Valley Sewerage Service be amended by increasing engineering and design services expenditures for project no. 1101 Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre Phase 4 Upgrades by $2.26M for additional design services associated with the revised scope as developed through the site master planning process, value engineering workshop and completion of the bioreactor pilot project with funding from the Capital Works Reserve (846). | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| GREENWOOD HUDSON TRUNK SEWER MODEL AND PLANNING REPORT | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated September 3, 2025 regarding the Greenwood Hudson Trunk Sewer Model and Planning Report for approval by the Sewage Commission be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, presented information regarding the Greenwood Hudson Trunk Sewer Model and Planning Report. [Item] | ||||||
| K. Grant/M. McCollum: THAT the Greenwood Hudson Trunk Sewer Model and Planning Report attached as Appendix A to the staff report dated September 3, 2025, be approved;
AND FURTHER THAT the capital improvements as detailed within the planning report be embedded within the next financial plan to be partially funded by developers through front ending agreements; AND FINALLY THAT staff develop a Development Cost Charges credits policy to guide creation of front ending agreements with developers for these and future such projects. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY SEWER CONVEYANCE PROJECT - CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS DASHBOARD | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance Project construction progress dashboard dated Septembert 2025 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| C. Gore, Senior Manager of Capital Projects Delivery, presented information regarding the Sewer Conveyance Project construction progress dashboard. [Item] | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| K. Grant/S. Blacklock: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 2:55 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Doug Hillian Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Jake Martens General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Antoinette Baldwin Legislative Services Assistant These minutes were received by the Comox Valley Regional District Board on the _________ day of _______, 20___. |