 | COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD | |
| Thursday, November 24, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Regional District (Comox Strathcona Waste Management) Board of Directors held on November 24, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:39 am. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Co-Chair: | W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay |
| M. Baker | Village of Sayward | |
| Directors: | R. Mawhinney | Discovery Islands-Mainland Inlets ( Area C) |
| K. Dahl | City of Campbell River | |
| M. Vonesch | Cortes Island (Area B) | |
| D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) | |
| B. Lanyon | City of Campbell River | |
| S. Sinnott | City of Campbell River | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| J. Rice | 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) | |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| D. Chapman | City of Campbell River | |
| J. Kerr | Town of Comox | |
| Alt. Directors: | B. Wells | City of Courtenay |
| R. Nichol | Lazo North (Area 'B') | |
| S. Sullivan | Village of Cumberland | |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer | |
| L. Wiwcharuk | Chief Financial Officer | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| Absent: | ||
| Directors: | J. Colborne | Village of Zeballos |
| M. Davis | Village of Tahsis | |
| M. Lott | Village of Gold River | |
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being hosted on the unceded traditional territory of theK’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of the land. | ||||||
| CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA: | ||||||
| COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD CO-CHAIRS | ||||||
| B. Wells/D. Arbour: THAT the report dated November 17, 2022 regarding establishing the practice of alternating co-chairs for the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board be received. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| J. Warren, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, provided an overview of the report regarding establishing the practice of alternating co-chairs for the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board. | ||||||
| B. Wells/D. Arbour: THAT the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District and the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Strathcona Regional District serve as Co-Chairs of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board with the role of presiding member at each meeting alternating between them;
AND FURTHER THAT Vice-Chair Cole-Hamilton be appointed as the presiding member for the November 24, 2022 regular meeting. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA | ||||||
| B. Wells/D. Arbour: THAT the agenda be approved as presented. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/B. Wells: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board minutes dated September 1, 2022 be adopted. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| CSWM SERVICE HISTORY AND OVERVIEW | ||||||
| D. Arbour/B. Wells: THAT the report dated November 18, 2022 regarding an overview of the history, evolution and financial modelling of the CSWM service be received. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| R. Dyson, Chief Administrative Officer, V. Schau, Senior Manager of CSWM Services, K. Douville, Manager of Financial Planning, and J. Warren, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, presented information regarding the history, evolution and financial modelling of the CSWM service. | ||||||
| The board recessed at 11:08 am and reconvened at 11:20 am. | ||||||
| CSWM CAPITAL PROJECT UPDATES | ||||||
| D. Arbour/B. Wells: THAT the report dated November 18, 2022 regarding status updates for the Regional Organics Compost Project, Cell 2 Construction Project and Campbell River Landfill Closure Project be received. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| C. Makinson, Manager of CSWM Capital Projects, presented information regarding status updates for the Regional Organics Compost Project, Cell 2 Construction Project and Campbell River Landfill Closure Project. | ||||||
| CSWM MANAGEMENT REPORT | ||||||
| E. Grieve/B. Wells: THAT the management report dated November 2022 be received. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Director Grieve left the meeting at 11:46 am. | ||||||
| ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/B. Wells: THAT the addendum be considered. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| CRWMC LANDFILL GAS BENEFICIAL END USE PROJECT UPDATE | ||||||
| B. Wells/M. McCollum: THAT the report dated November 23, 2022 regarding an update on progress made towards the exploration of landfill gas utilization at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre (the CRWMC Landfill), and a memorandum of understanding for biogas with WAGA ENERGY Canada Inc. (WAGA) be received. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| S. Willie, Manager of Solid Waste Policy and Planning, provided an update on progress made towards the exploration of landfill gas utilization at the CRWMC Landfill), and a memorandum of understanding for biogas with WAGA.
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| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| B. Wells/D. Arbour: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 11:58 am. | ||||||
| Confirmed this _______ day of ______ 20___: ____________________________________ Will Cole-Hamilton Co-Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Antoinette Baldwin Legislative Services Assistant |