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NOTICE OF MEETING
COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:30 am

Director Cole-Hamilton, as Vice-Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District Board, will serve as the presiding member for this meeting.

This meeting is not meant for general public input. If members of the public wish to speak at a meeting, they should contact the CVRD Legislative Services Department to request to appear as a delegation. Live webcasts and recordings are available at www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/minutes-agendas

In the event of an emergency the public gathering place is the parking lot outside the Civic Room
 
 
AGENDA
 
    Section Who Votes How Vote Counted
   
A. RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES:
B. CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Recommendation:
 
THAT the agenda be approved as presented.
208All1 person/1 vote
 
C. IN-CAMERA MEETING:
D. ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board minutes dated April 20, 2023 for adoption. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
E. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES:
F. PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS:
G. REPORTS:
1) COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
 
Minutes of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Advisory Committee meeting held May 4, 2023 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
2) SUSTANE TECHNOLOGIES CHESTER FACILITY STATUS
 
Report dated May 11, 2023 regarding a status on the commissioning of the Sustane Technologies Inc. facility constructed in Chester, Nova Scotia, and recommendation to disband the Solid Waste Advance Technology Committee for receipt. [Item] 
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A representative from Morrison Hershfield will be in attendance.
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board formally disbands the Solid Waste Advanced Technology Committee;

AND FURTHER THAT staff inform the Board of Sustane’s progress following the conclusion of one-year monitoring period of Sustane’s facility in Chester, Nova Scotia.
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3) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN STEP 2 UPDATE
 
Report dated May 15, 2023 regarding a status update on the Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) Renewal Step 2 Update for receipt. [Item] 
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Note: The above-noted report was added to the agenda on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4:41 pm.
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT the Guiding Principles and Goals (Appendix A to this May 15, 2023 staff report) as presented by the Regional Solid Waste Advisory Committee for the development of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Solid Waste Management Plan be approved;

AND FURTHER THAT the draft Existing Systems Report be approved in the form that it is substantially compliant with Appendix B to this May , 2023 staff report and that the Existing Systems Report form the Step 2 Summary Report to form part of the Solid Waste Management Plan submission to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change upon completion of the process.
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4) CAMPBELL RIVER COMMUNITY AGREEMENT HISTORY AND RECOMMENDATION
 
Report dated May 11, 2023 regarding background information on the expired Host Community Agreement with the City of Campbell River and a recommended path forward. [Item] 
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Recommendation:
 
THAT the Host Community Agreement with the City of Campbell River not be renewed on the basis of the original impacts being largely resolved;

AND FURTHER THAT Comox Strathcona Waste Management and City of Campbell River staff work together to undertake the necessary measures to maintain litter control along the Argonaut corridor.
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5) 2023 CSWM FINANCIAL MODEL REVIEW
 
Report dated May 12, 2023 regarding the current funding model for the solid waste service and industry rate setting principles and methodologies to serve as background in advance of the June roundtable discussions surrounding the future financing of the CSWM service for receipt. [Item] 
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6) CSWM RESOLUTIONS STATUS REPORT
 
CSWM Board resolutions status report dated May 2023 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
H. BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS:
Adoption:
 
1) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 761 being "Comox Strathcona Waste Management Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 460, 2017, Amendment No. 1"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 761 being "Comox Strathcona Waste Management Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 460, 2017, Amendment No. 1" be adopted. [Item] 
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2) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 762 being “Comox Strathcona Waste Management Bylaw Adjudication Ticketing Bylaw No. 687, 2021, Amendment No. 1"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 762 being “Comox Strathcona Waste Management Bylaw Adjudication Ticketing Bylaw No. 687, 2021, Amendment No. 1" be adopted. [Item] 
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I. NEW BUSINESS:
J. ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD:
K. MEDIA QUESTIONS:
L. TERMINATION:
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