NOTICE OF MEETING
COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE


Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Boardroom, located at 550 B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 2:15 pm.

The purpose of this meeting is for committee members to consider the matters included on the agenda below. The chair of the committee will preside over the meeting according to the CVRD procedure bylaw. This meeting is not meant for general public input. If members of the public wish to speak at a meeting, they should contact the CVRD legislative services department to request to appear as a delegation.

All committee motions will be voted on using weighted votes as determined under Bylaw No. 1783.

In the event of an emergency the public gathering place is the parking lot outside the boardroom.
 
 
AGENDA
 
   
A. RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES:
B. DELEGATIONS:
C. MANAGEMENT REPORT:
Comox Valley Water Committee management report dated November 2019 for receipt. [Item
 
D. REPORTS:
1) COMOX VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
 
Minutes of the Comox Valley Water Management Advisory Committee meeting held October 24, 2019 for receipt. [Item
 
2) WATER MAIN LEAK UNDER PUNTLEDGE RIVER – CLOSE OUT REPORT
 
Report dated October 30, 2019 regarding the final report on the transmission water main repair and a request for a budget amendment to cover the full costs of repair for receipt. [Item
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT the 2019-2023 financial plan for the Comox Valley Water Supply Service, function 300, be amended by increasing water infrastructure expenses in 2019 for the water transmission main leak repair, project No. 1146, by $730,000;

AND FURTHER THAT funding be provided by a contribution from the capital works reserve No. 838.
 
3) MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROCESS FOR COMOX LAKE LAND ACQUISITION
 
Report dated October 30, 2019 regarding the management planning process for the 113-acre parcel of land purchased in October 2018 at the east end of Comox Lake by the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) for watershed protection purposes for receipt. [Item
 
4) COMOX VALLEY WATER SYSTEM – INCREASES TO BULK WATER RATES
 
Report dated October 30, 2019 regarding an increase to the bulk water rates for the Comox Valley Water System (CVWS) for 2020 and 2021 as outlined in the current five year financial plan and supported by the 2016 Bulk Water Rate Strategy for receipt. [Item
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT Bylaw No.190 being the “Comox Valley Water Supply System Bulk Water Rates Bylaw No.190, 2011” be amended as per the revised bylaw attached as Appendix A to the staff report dated October 30, 2019.
 
5) COMOX VALLEY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM CONSUMPTION REPORT – QUARTERLY
 
Comox Valley water supply system consumption report to September 30, 2019 for receipt. [Item
 
E. NEW BUSINESS:
F. ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE:
G. MEDIA QUESTIONS:
H. IN-CAMERA:
Recommendation:
 
THAT the committee adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-sections of section 90 of the Community Charter:

90(1)(e) The acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the committee/board considers that disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district.
 
I. TERMINATION:
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