NOTICE OF MEETING
BLACK CREEK - OYSTER BAY SERVICES COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550 Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:00 am.

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.

In the event of an emergency the public gathering place is the parking lot outside the boardroom.
 
 
AGENDA
 
    Section Who Votes How Vote Counted
   
A. RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES:
B. DELEGATIONS:
C. MANAGEMENT REPORT:
D. REPORTS:
1) ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING – FOLLOW-UP REPORT
 
Report dated November 14, 2019 providing responses to questions highlighted by members of the Black Creek/ Oyster Bay (BCOB) Services Committee at its October 21, 2019 meeting in regards to asset management planning, for receipt. [Item] 
209C, DWeighted
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT Bylaw No. 5 being the “Black Creek/ Oyster Bay Water Service Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 5, 2008” be amended to include a five per cent rate increase for all commercial and residential minimum charge and tiered rates effective April 1, 2020.
209C, DWeighted
 
2) WATUTCO WATER SYSTEM SERVICING DECISION AND PATH FORWARD
 
Report dated November 14, 2019 regarding a servicing option for the Watutco Water System and the proposed path forward for receipt. [Item] 
209C, DWeighted
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT staff be directed to proceed with a petition process for those property owners within Puntledge – Black Creek Electoral Area C that fall within the proposed extension of the Black Creek – Oyster Bay Water Service as outlined on Appendix A attached to the staff report dated November 14, 2019;

AND FURTHER THAT if sufficient and valid petition is received pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Regional District Establishing Bylaw Approval Exemption Regulation, staff be directed to bring forward an amendment to Bylaw No. 1557 being “Black Creek and Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area Conversion and Establishment Bylaw No. 1557, 1993” to advance the boundary extension proposal;

AND FURTHER THAT subject to sufficient and valid petition being received, the Directors for Electoral Area C and D, being the service participants, consent to the amendment of Bylaw No. 1557 being “Black Creek and Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area Conversion and Establishment Bylaw No. 1557, 1993” in writing;

AND FINALLY THAT as part of completion of the above processes staff apply for transfer of water licenses from the Watutco Water System to the Black Creek / Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area.
209C, DWeighted
 
E. NEW BUSINESS:
F. ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE:
G. MEDIA QUESTIONS:
H. IN-CAMERA:
I. TERMINATION:
Meeting Web Page