 | COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD | |
| Thursday, April 21, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Regional District (Comox Strathcona Waste Management) Board of Directors held on April 21, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:33 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Vice-Chair: | A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) |
| Co-Chair: | B. Unger | Village of Gold River |
| Directors: | J. Abram | Discovery Islands - Mainland Inlets (Area C) |
| A. Adams | City of Campbell River | |
| N. Anderson | Cortes (Area B) | |
| D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) | |
| J. Colborne | Village of Zeballos | |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| C. Cornfield | City of Campbell River | |
| M. Davis | Village of Tahsis | |
| C. Evans | City of Campbell River | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| B. Leigh | Oyster Bay – Buttle Lake (Area D) | |
| R. Kerr | City of Campbell River | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| G. Whalley | Kyuquot – Nootka/Sayward (Area A) | |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| Alt. Directors: | N. Minions | Town of Comox |
| S. Poulsen | Village of Sayward | |
| S. Sullivan | Village of Cumberland | |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer | |
| K. Garrett | Acting Chief Financial Officer | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| B. Kozlowski | Corporate Services Assistant | |
| Absent: | ||
| Directors: | C. Moglove | City of Campbell River |
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being hosted on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of the land. | ||||||
| CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/D. Hillian: THAT the agenda be approved as presented. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| IN-CAMERA MEETING: | ||||||
| D. Hillian/E. Grieve: THAT the Board adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-section of section 90 of the Community Charter:
90(1)(e) The acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the board considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district; AND FINALLY THAT the in-camera portion convene immediately following the open portion of the meeting. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/N. Minions: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board minutes dated March 17, 2022 be adopted. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| B. Unger/E. Grieve: THAT the minutes of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Advisory Committee meeting held April 7, 2022 be received, as amended. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| JUNE 2019 CSWM BOARD ROUNDTABLE ACTION ITEM UPDATE | ||||||
| E. Grieve/D. Hillian: THAT the report dated April 14, 2022 regarding an update on the action items stemming from the 2019 roundtable session conducted by the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| D. Arbour/C. Evans: THAT the CSWM Board write a letter to the appropriate ministers that the resolution regarding construction and demolition waste to be included as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility under the Recycling Regulation was supported at the AVICC convention, and also highlighting current successes and challenges in the CSWM service area.
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| Carried | ||||||
| CSWM MANAGEMENT REPORT | ||||||
| A. Adams/D. Arbour: THAT the CSWM management report dated April 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| NEW BUSINESS: | ||||||
| DIRECTOR COLBORNE - COMPOSTING FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES | ||||||
| D. Arbour/B. Unger: THAT the correspondence dated April 19, 2022 from Director Colborne regarding composting options for rural communities be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| J. Colborne/W. Morin: THAT staff be directed to assess composting options for rural communities within the broader context of the Solid Waste Management Plan process and report back to the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board through the 2023 – 2027 financial planning process. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| ADJOURN TO IN-CAMERA: | ||||||
| The Board adjourned to its in-camera session at 10:08 am. | ||||||
| RISE AND REPORT: | ||||||
| The Board rose from its in-camera session at 10:45 am. | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/D. Hillian: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 10:45 am. | ||||||
| Confirmed this _______ day of ______ 20___: ____________________________________ Arzeena Hamir Vice-Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Bonnie Kozlowski Corporate Services Assistant |