NOTICE OF MEETING
SEWAGE COMMISSION
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Civic Room, located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 2:30 pm.

The chair of the commission will preside over the meeting according to the CVRD procedure bylaw. This meeting may include participation by members of the commission via electronic communication.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with Ministerial Order 192, public in-person attendance is not permitted. If members of the public wish to provide input, they should contact the
CVRD Legislative Services Department. Live webcasts and recordings are available at www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/minutes-agendas

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

Note: Director Hamir, Electoral Area B (Lazo North), may participate during the portion of this meeting to consider item D.2 as this matter relates to the services and infrastructure located within Electoral Area B.

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:
Sewage Commission management report dated December 2020 for receipt [Item] 
 
D. REPORTS:
1) SEWAGE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
 
Minutes of the Comox Valley Sewage Management Advisory Committee meeting held November 26, 2020 for receipt. [Item] 
 
2) COMOX VALLEY SEWERAGE SERVICE LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN – PREFERRED LEVEL OF TREATMENT
 
Report dated November 26, 2020 regarding the preferred level of wastewater treatment at the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Center for receipt. [Item] 
 
Recommendation:
 
THAT the Comox Valley Sewage Commission approve the Comox Valley Sewerage Service Liquid Waste Management Plan selection of the preferred level of wastewater treatment at the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Center and proceed with inclusion of treatment upgrades consistent with Option 2, secondary treatment with disinfection of all wastewater flows, as presented in the WSP report “CVRD LWMP - Stage 2 Wastewater Treatment Level Analysis” dated February 12, 2020 in the Comox Valley Sewerage Service Liquid Waste Management Plan;

AND FURTHER THAT language be included within the Comox Valley Sewerage Service Liquid Waste Management Plan on providing provisions in the design for the future implementation of filtration at the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Center if and when required or desired;

AND FINALLY THAT the use of reclaimed water at the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Center be further studied as part of the master planning process for this facility.
 
E. NEW BUSINESS:
F. ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE:
G. MEDIA QUESTIONS:
H. IN-CAMERA:
THAT the Commission adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-sections of section 90 of the Community Charter:

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 commission, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public; and
90(2)(b) The consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the regional district and the provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.
 
I. TERMINATION:
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