 | COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE | |
| Tuesday, June 11, 2019 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Committee of the Whole held on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 4:05 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | B. Wells | City of Courtenay |
| Vice-Chair: | A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) |
| Directors: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| J. Ketler | Village of Cumberland | |
| D. Frisch | City of Courtenay | |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| B. Dunlop | Corporate Financial Officer | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| D. DeMarzo | Acting General Manager of Community Services | |
| J. Warren | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| S. Smith | General Manager of Planning and Development | |
| J. Martens | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| 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: | ||||||
| VANCOUVER ISLAND NORTH FILM COMMISSION | ||||||
| D. Frisch/A. Hamir: THAT the information presented by Joan Miller, Film Commissioner, regarding the activities and projects of INFILM and to provide information to support a renewal of the funding contribution agreement with the CVRD under Function 550, Comox Valley Economic Development be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| BUD TAYLOR | ||||||
| D. Frisch/K. Grant: THAT the information presented by Bud Taylor regarding driving restriction initiatives aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and congestion and to discuss corresponding enhancements to the Comox Valley Transit Service be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| MANAGEMENT REPORT: | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Frisch: THAT the Committee of the Whole management report dated June 2019 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY TRANSIT MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| D. Hillian/K. Grant: THAT the minutes of the Comox Valley Transit Management Advisory Committee meeting held on April 11, 2019 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| 2019 URBAN COMMUNITIES PARTNERING FOR RECONCILIATION | ||||||
| D. Hillian/D. Frisch: THAT the report dated June 6, 2019 to seek board support for a proposed project in partnership with the Wachiay Friendship Centre under the Urban Communities Partnering for Reconciliation (UCPR) grant funding program be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| E. Grieve/D. Hillian: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board authorize staff to make an application to the Union of BC Municipalities’ Urban Communities Partnering for Reconciliation funding program, with the Comox Valley Regional District serving as the primary applicant and grant manager to organize a youth cultural camp in partnership with the Wachiay Friendship Centre. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| COMMUNITY SERVICES - OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||
| D. Frisch/K. Grant: THAT the report dated June 3, 2019 regarding an update on key operational items not reflected in the strategic plan or management reports be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| D. Frisch/D. Arbour: THAT the Community Services Branch provide operational highlight updates in June and October of each year. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT DIRECTORS - ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 20, 2018 | ||||||
| D. Arbour/D. Frisch: THAT the directors' reports regarding Comox Valley Regional District business activities conducted from January to November 2018 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION 2018 | ||||||
| D. Hillian/K. Grant: THAT the report dated May 14, 2019 regarding the Statement of Financial Information for the Comox Valley Regional District for the year ended December 31, 2018 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| D. Frisch/K. Grant: That the 2018 Statement of Financial Information for the Comox Valley Regional District be approved. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| NEW BUSINESS: | ||||||
| REDUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION GREENHOUSE GASES (GHG) | ||||||
| D. Arbour/K. Grant: THAT the correspondence dated June 4, 2019 from Director Frisch regarding a reduction of transportation greenhouse gases be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| D. Hillian/D. Frisch: WHEREAS the 2014 Comox Valley Transit Future Plan sets mode share target at three per cent for all trips by 2038; AND
WHEREAS the climate crisis requires aggressive actions to address Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions; AND WHEREAS approximately 60 per cent of the Comox Valley's GHG emissions come from transportation; AND WHEREAS improvements to public transit can play a significant role in reducing transportation GHGs; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT more aggressive mode share targets be considered during the fall 2019 strategic planning session; AND FINALLY THAT staff and BC Transit be requested to provide preliminary information on strategies to increase ridership, including cost estimates, for consideration by the Comox Valley Regional District. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/D. Hillian: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 5:10 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Bob Wells Chair | |
| Certified Correct and Recorded By: ____________________________________ 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 June, 2019. |