 | COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE | |
| Tuesday, August 13, 2019 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Committee of the Whole held on August 13, 2019 in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 4:00 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) |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| D. Frisch | City of Courtenay | |
| Alt. Directors: | G. Sproule | Village of Cumberland |
| C. Scoville | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| B. Dunlop | Corporate Financial Officer | |
| K. La Rose | Acting General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| D. DeMarzo | Acting General Manager of Community Services | |
| S. Smith | General Manager of Planning and Development | |
| J. Martens | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| L. Dennis | 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: | ||||||
| PIONEER FIREPLACE, COMOX FIREPLACE AND PATIO | ||||||
| Chris Bowen with Tomi Wittwer and Aaron Struch, hearth retailers, presented information regarding wood burning appliances and air quality in the Comox Valley. [Item] | ||||||
| VALLEY COMFORT SYSTEMS | ||||||
| Alan Murphy, Valley Comfort Systems, and Cory Iverson, Pacific Energy, presented information regarding wood burning appliances and air quality in the Comox Valley. [Item] | ||||||
| CERMAQ | ||||||
| Chair Wells noted that representatives of Cermaq sent their regrets due to a scheduling mistake. | ||||||
| MANAGEMENT REPORT: | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Frisch: THAT the Committee of the Whole management report dated August 2019 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY TRANSIT MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES | ||||||
| D. Frisch/K. Grant: THAT the minutes of the Comox Valley Transit Management Advisory Committee dated June 20, 2019 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTION – SUNNYDALE GOLF SOCIETY 2020 | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Frisch: THAT the report dated July 23, 2019 regarding consideration of Sunnydale Golf Society’s application for a 2020 permissive tax exemption be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/D. Frisch: THAT pursuant to section 391(4)(a) of the Local Government Act, a bylaw be forwarded to the board be adopted by October 31, 2019, allowing for a permissive tax exemption for 100 per cent of the taxable land and improvements for the year 2020 for the property known as Parcel A, Plan VIP64403, Land District 15, Folio # 771-000500.000 (Sunnydale Golf Society) with the exception of the portion of Class 06-Business/Other relating to the pro shop operations. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTION 2020 – UNION BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | ||||||
| D. Frisch/K. Grant: THAT the report dated July 23, 2019 regarding consideration of a permissive tax exemption for the year 2020 pursuant to section 392(1)(c) (eligible heritage property) of the Local Government Act for the Union Bay post office and gaolhouse museum buildings, located in Electoral Area A, and owned by the Union Bay Historical Society be received.
[Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| K. Grant/D. Frisch: THAT pursuant to section 392(1)(c) of the Local Government Act, a bylaw be prepared providing for a permissive tax exemption for the taxation year 2020 for an amount equal to 100 per cent of the net taxable land and improvements for Section 32, Land District 34, Township 1, Folio #771 010800.000 (Union Bay Historical Society). | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| CVRD GRANTS/FUNDING SERVICES – CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES REVIEW | ||||||
| D. Frisch/W. Morin: THAT the report dated August 7, 2019 regarding the process for creating criteria for the various grant and funding services offered and administered by the Comox Valley Regional District be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| D. DeMarzo, Acting Manager of Community Services, presented an overview of the staff report regarding the process for creating criteria for the various grant and funding services offered and administered by the Comox Valley Regional District. [Item] | ||||||
| D. Frisch/A. Hamir: THAT staff review the Recreation Grant Service (function 600) for the purpose of
a. developing guidelines for applicants; b. ensuring a transparent process and equal opportunity to funding; c. determining if some initiatives should be funded by contract rather than relying on grant processes; d. evaluating the possibility of consolidation of services or grant programs; AND THAT staff bring back a report reviewing the above and providing recommendations. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| 2019-2020 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES CHART | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Frisch: THAT the report dated July 31, 2019 regarding a status update on the 2019-2020 Strategic Priorities Chart and Workplan be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| NEW BUSINESS: | ||||||
| HERBICIDES - COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT PROPERTY | ||||||
| D. Frisch/K. Grant: THAT the correspondence dated August 9, 2019 from Director Hamir regarding the use of herbicides on Comox Valley Regional District property, be received. [Item] | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| A. Hamir/M. McCollum: WHEREAS the Comox Valley Regional District passed a cosmetic pesticide use policy in 2002;
AND WHEREAS there is concern about the effects of herbicides on the health of our forest ecosystems and wildlife; AND WHEREAS a number of non-chemical controls for invasive weeds exist, including but not limited to manual removal; use of biological predators; domesticated animals such as goats; and steam sterilization; AND WHEREAS the use of chemical controls is still permitted for the control of noxious weeds defined in schedule A of the provincial weed control regulation including giant hogweed and Japanese knotweed; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the CVRD Board direct staff to prepare an amended Pesticide Use on Regional District Property policy prohibiting the use of synthetic herbicides for the control of invasive weeds on CVRD property; AND FURTHER THAT this resolution and the draft policy be referred to the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board for feedback, prior to consideration of adoption by the CVRD Board. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | NAY: C. Scoville | ||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| K. Grant/D. Frisch: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 5:06 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by: ____________________________________ Bob Wells Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Jake Martens Manager of Legislative Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Legislative Services Assistant These minutes were received by the Comox Valley Regional District board on the _________ day of _______, 20___. |