The presiding member will provide the territory acknowledgment and read the following article from the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) available online at www.un.org:

Article 9: Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned. No discrimination of any kind may arise from the exercise of such a right.

THAT the board adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-section(s) of section 90 of the Community Charter:

90(1)(c) labour relations or other employee relations;

90(1)(k) Negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional district service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the committee/board, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public;

AND FINALLY THAT the in-camera portion convene immediately following the open portion of the meeting.

Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated April 28, 2020 for adoption. [Item] 

Committee of the Whole minutes dated May 5, 2020 for receipt. [Item] 

Report dated April 27, 2020 regarding a request from the Coalition to End Homelessness regarding the reallocation of approved funding from the permanent drop-in centre project to the Connect Warming Centre for receipt. [Item] 

THAT $10,000 of the $60,000 allocated for the permanent drop-in centre project in 2019 be reallocated to the Connect Warming Centre;

AND FINALLY THAT the re-allocation be reflected as an addendum to the Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness five year action plan (2020 – 2024).

Report dated May 7, 2020 regarding the costs and implications of the Comox Valley Regional District becoming a Living Wage Employer. [Item] 

THAT staff be directed to bring forward an amendment to the Comox Valley Regional District Procurement Policy to include the provision of living wages as part of the sustainability factors for best value procurements;

AND FURTHER THAT the proposed amendment be considered for referral to the Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) Board for feedback prior to consideration of adoption by the Comox Valley Regional District Board.

Report dated May 4, 2020 regarding the results of the 2019 Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) corporate emissions inventory, and to seek approval on a strategy to achieve our carbon neutral commitment for 2019 for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the Comox Valley Regional District achieve carbon neutrality for 2019 with the purchase of 1,993 metric tonnes of verified carbon offsets from the Canada-wide Thermal Residential Heating Aggregation Project at a cost of $10 CAD/MT, totalling approximately $19,930 CAD.

THAT staff continue to explore the development of a climate action community granting program for the remaining 2019 carbon offset funds (~$31,170) and report back to the Board with recommendations.

Report dated May 7, 2020 regarding the formation and status of the Comox Valley Regional Districts COVID-19 Action Teams for receipt. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 593 being "Rural Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 520, 2019, Amendment No. 1" be adopted. [Item]