NOTICE OF MEETING
SEWAGE COMMISSION


Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Civic Room, located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 3:15 pm

The purpose of this meeting is for commission members to consider the matters included on the agenda below. The chair of the commission will preside over the meeting according to the CVRD procedure bylaw. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with Ministerial Order M083, this meeting is closed to the public. If members of the public wish to speak at a meeting or provide input, they should contact the CVRD Legislative Services Department.

All commission motions will be voted on as determined under Bylaw No. 650.

In the event of an emergency the public gathering place is the parking lot outside the Civic Room.
 
 
AGENDA
 
   
A. RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES:
B. DELEGATIONS:
C. MANAGEMENT REPORT:
Comox Valley Sewage Commission management report dated April 2020 for receipt.
 
D. REPORTS:
1) COMOX VALLEY SEWAGE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
 
Minutes of the Comox Valley Sewage Management Advisory Committee meeting held March 26, 2020 for receipt.
 
2) HOLDING TANK WASTE DISPOSAL USER RATE AND BYLAW 71 UPDATE
 
Report dated April 1, 2020 regarding a holding tank waste disposal rate and updated tipping rates for septage, for receipt.
 
Recommendation #1:
 
THAT Bylaw No. 71, being the “Comox Valley Sewerage Service Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 71, 2010”, be amended to include rates for the disposal of wastewater from Comox Lake cabin holding tanks for the purpose of watershed protection.
 
Recommendation #2:
 
THAT Bylaw No. 71, being the “Comox Valley Sewerage Service Regulation, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 71, 2010”, be amended to include updated septage tipping rates for 2020-2022.
 
3) SCHEDULE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON COMOX VALLEY SEWERAGE SERVICE LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROCESS
 
Report dated April 1, 2020 providing an update on the schedule impacts to the Comox Valley Sewerage System Liquid Waste Management Planning (LWMP) process in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, for receipt.
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT the Comox Valley Sewage Commission endorse the delay, and updated schedule for public consultation for the LWMP approved shortlist of conveyance options as provided in the April 1, 2020 staff report.
 
E. NEW BUSINESS:
F. ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE:
G. MEDIA QUESTIONS:
H. IN-CAMERA:
I. TERMINATION:
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