 | COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE | |
| Tuesday, February 5, 2019 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Water Committee held on Tuesday, February 05, 2019 in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 2:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | D. Frisch | City of Courtenay |
| Voting Members: | B. Wells | City of Courtenay |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area 'C') | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area 'A') | |
| A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area 'B') | |
| Non-voting Members: | R. O’Grady | City of Courtenay |
| R. Kanigan | Town of Comox Administrator | |
| S. Ashfield | Town of Comox Engineer | |
| R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer | |
| M. Rutten | CVRD General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| Alt. Member: | W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay |
| Staff: | J. Warren | General Manager of Corporate Services |
| J. Martens | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| Absent: | ||
| Non-voting Members: | D. Allen | City of Courtenay Administrator |
| N. Rempel | K’ómoks First Nation | |
| ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR: | ||||||
| James Warren, General Manager of Corporate Services, called the meeting to order and opened the floor to nominations for the position of chair of the Comox Valley Water Committee. At the close of nominations, Directors Grant and Frisch were nominated. Director Grant declined the nomination and as such, Director Frisch was declared chair by acclamation.
James Warren, General Manager of Corporate Services, called for nominations for the position of vice-chair of the Comox Valley Water Committee. At the close of nominations, Directors Grant, Grieve and Morin were nominated. Director Grieve declined the nomination. Voting took place by secret ballot and after the ballot counting by James Warren, Corporate Legislative Officer, Russell Dyson, Chief Administrative Officer, and Jake Martens, Manager of Legislative Services, the result was announced that Director Morin was elected vice-chair. | ||||||
| Chair Frisch assumed the role of presiding member at 2:09 pm. | ||||||
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES: | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| MANAGEMENT REPORT: | ||||||
| B. Wells/K. Grant: THAT the Comox Valley Water Committee management report be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| B. Wells/K. Grant: THAT the following minutes be received:
- Comox Valley Water Management Advisory Committee minutes dated November 22, 2018; and [Item] | ||||||
| - Comox Valley Water Management Advisory Committee minutes dated January 17, 2019. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER SUPPLY CONSUMPTION REPORT 2018 | ||||||
| B. Wells/E. Grieve: THAT the Comox Valley water supply system consumption report for 2018 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER SYSTEM DCC BYLAW AMENDMENTS | ||||||
| B. Wells/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated January 31, 2019 regarding amendments to the Development Cost Charge (DCC) bylaw to update the DCCs and to provide improved language and clarity on implementation of the bylaw and charging of DCCs be received [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Kris La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, presented information regarding amendments to the Development Cost Charge (DCC) bylaw to update the DCCs and to provide improved language and clarity on implementation of the bylaw and charging of DCCs. [Item] | ||||||
| A. Hamir/K. Grant: THAT Bylaw No. 571, being the “Comox Valley Water System Development Cost Charges Bylaw No. 571, 2019”, attached to this staff report as Appendix B, be considered for adoption;
AND FURTHER THAT Bylaw No. 2342, being the “Regional District of Comox- Strathcona Water Supply Development Cost Charges Bylaw” be repealed. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| B. Wells/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT Bylaw No. 2350, being the “Comox Valley Water Supply System Capital Improvement Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2350, 2001” be amended as per the revised bylaw attached as Appendix C; and be considered for adoption. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the Board rescind first, second, and third readings of Bylaw No. 496 being “Comox Valley Regional District Water Supply Development Cost Charges Bylaw 2001, Amendment No. 2” and Bylaw No. 497 being “Comox Valley Water Supply System Capital Improvement Cost Charge Bylaw No. 2350, 2001 Amendment No. 3”. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| WATER MAIN LEAK UNDER PUNTLEDGE RIVER | ||||||
| E. Grieve/W. Morin: THAT the report dated January 31, 2019 regarding a recently discovered leak within a water transmission main within the Comox Valley water system be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Mike Herschmiller, Manager of Water Services, provided information regarding a recently discovered leak within a water transmission main within the Comox Valley water system. | ||||||
| 2018 - 2022 FINANCIAL PLAN –COMOX VALLEY WATER SYSTEM– FUNCTION # 300-301 | ||||||
| B. Wells/K. Grant: THAT the report dated January 31, 2019 regarding the proposed 2018 - 2022 financial plan and work plan highlights for the Comox Valley Water Supply System (CVWS), Function 300, and Sub-Function 301, and implementation of the Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan (WPP), be received [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Kris La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, presented information regarding the proposed 2018 - 2022 financial plan and work plan highlights for the Comox Valley Water Supply System (CVWS), Function 300, and Sub-Function 301, and implementation of the Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan. [Item] | ||||||
| K. Grant/W. Morin: THAT the proposed 2019-2023 financial plan for the Comox Valley Water Supply System, function 300 and 301, be amended to include an additional capital project in the amount of $500,000 to repair a critical leak of the 900mm steel water main under the Puntledge River, and that the repair project be funded by way of a contribution from the capital works reserve;
AND THAT the proposed 2019 - 2023 financial plan for the Comox Valley Water Supply System, function 300 and 301, be approved as amended. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| PUBLIC INPUT - FINANCIAL PLANNING PROCESS: | ||||||
| Members of the public were provided an opportunity to give input on the 2019-2023 proposed financial plan and process. | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| K. Grant/A. Hamir: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 3:12 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by: ____________________________________ David Frisch Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Jake Martens 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 February, 2019 |