SEWAGE COMMISSION

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Minutes of the meeting of the Sewage Commission held on April 16, 2019 in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 1:45 pm.
 
 
MINUTES
     
 
Present:
Chair:D. FrischCity of Courtenay
Vice-Chair:D. HillianCity of Courtenay
Members:M. SwiftTown of Comox
 D. GuerardCFB Comox
 K. GrantTown of Comox
 R. ArnottTown of Comox
 W. MorinCity of Courtenay
Staff:R. DysonChief Administrative Officer
 L. DennisLegislative Services Assistant
 M. RuttenGeneral Manager of Engineering Services
 J. WarrenGeneral Manager of Corporate Services
 J. MartensManager of Legislative Services
 
   
RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES:
The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation.
 
 
DELEGATIONS:
CURTIS ROAD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
 
 
Jenny Steel, Curtis Road Residents Association, presented information regarding odours from the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre and issues with the EQ basin construction project and outlined their requests with respect to these matters. [Item
 
 
K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT the presentation from Jenny Steel, Curtis Road Residents Association, be received. [Item
 Carried
 
K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT staff provide a report regarding the requests and concerns of the Curtis Road residents as outlined by the delegation from Jenny Steel at the April 16, 2019 meeting.
 Carried
 
The meeting recessed at 2:13 pm and resumed at 2:15 pm.
 
 
MANAGEMENT REPORT:
K. Grant/D. Hillian: THAT the Sewage Commission management report dated April 2019 be received. [Item
 Carried
 
NEW BUSINESS:
SEWAGE COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP
 
 
D. Hillian/W. Morin: THAT the correspondence dated March 15, 2019 from Director Hamir requesting an amendment to Bylaw No. 650 being “Sewage Commission Bylaw, 1983” to add the director for Electoral Area B as a voting member of the Comox Valley Sewage Commission, be received. [Item
 
 
D. Hillian/W. Morin: THAT the matter of consideration of the correspondence dated March 15, 2019 from Director Hamir requesting an amendment to Bylaw No. 650 being "Sewage Commission Bylaw, 1983" to add the director for Electoral Area B as a voting member of the Comox Valley Sewage Commission, be referred to the governance study.
 CarriedNAY: R. Arnott, K. Grant and M. Swift
 
IN-CAMERA:
K. Grant/R. Arnott: THAT the commission adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-section of section 90 of the Community Charter:

90(1)(k) Negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional district service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the committee/board, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public.
 Carried
 
Time: 2:28 pm.
 
 
RISE AND REPORT:
The commission rose from its in-camera session at 3:06 pm.
 
 
TERMINATION:
D. Hillian/R. Arnott: THAT the meeting terminate.
 Carried
 
Time: 3:06 pm.
 
 
 Confirmed by:



____________________________________
David Frisch
Chair
 
Certified Correct:


____________________________________
Jake Martens
Manager of Legislative Services
 
Recorded By:



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Lisa Dennis
Recording Secretary

These minutes were received by the Comox Valley Regional District board on the _________ day of _______, 20___.
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