 | COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE | |
| Tuesday, February 23, 2021 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Water Committee held on February 23, 2021 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 3:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | W. Morin | City of Courtenay |
| Vice-Chair: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) |
| Members: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| K. Grant | Town of Comox | |
| A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) | |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| M. Swift | Town of Comox | |
| Non-voting Members: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| Staff: | J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer |
| M. Foort | Chief Financial Officer | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| ATTENDANCE: | ||||||
| With the exception of Directors Hillian, Grieve and Grant, all commission members attended by electronic means.
Also in attendance at the meeting was K. Douville, CVRD. | ||||||
| ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR: | ||||||
| James Warren, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, opened the floor to nominations for the position of chair of the Comox Valley Water Committee. At the close of nominations, Directors Grant and Morin were nominated. Voting took place by secret electronic ballot. After the ballot counting by James Warren and Jake Martens, it was announced that Director Morin was elected chair of the Comox Valley Water Committee. | ||||||
| James Warren, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, opened the floor to nominations for the position of vice-chair of the Comox Valley Water Committee. At the close of nominations, Directors Grant and Grieve were nominated. Director Grant declined the nomination and as such, Director Grieve was declared vice-chair by acclamation. | ||||||
| A. Hamir/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the ballots be destroyed. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Chair Morin assumed the role of presiding member at 3:09 pm. | ||||||
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| MANAGEMENT REPORT: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/W. Morin: THAT the Comox Valley Water Committee management report dated February 2021 be received. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| PUBLIC INPUT - 2021-2025 FINANCIAL PLAN | ||||||
| R. Dyson, Chief Administrative Officer, provided a summary of the public input process for the 2021-2025 proposed financial plan.
Members of the public may submit comments, questions, or feedback on the 2021-2025 proposed financial plan here: www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/budgetinquiries | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| 2021 COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE VOTING STRUCTURE | ||||||
| E. Grieve/W. Morin: THAT the report dated February 18, 2021 regarding the weighted vote assignment for the Comox Valley Water Committee, be received. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| PUNTLEDGE RIVER WATER MAIN - LEAK REPAIR | ||||||
| D. Arbour/M. McCollum: THAT the report dated February 19, 2021 regarding plans to repair a new leak from the Puntledge River water transmission main crossing within the Comox Valley Water System be received. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, provided an overview of the report regarding plans to repair a new leak from the Puntledge River water transmission main crossing within the Comox Valley Water System. | ||||||
| 2021-2025 FINANCIAL PLAN – COMOX VALLEY WATER SYSTEM – FUNCTION 300, 301, 302 | ||||||
| D. Hillian/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated February 19, 2021 regarding the proposed 2021-2025 financial plan and work plan highlights for the Comox Valley Water Supply System, function 300, sub-function 301, implementation of the Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan (WPP), and sub-function 302, Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant and raw water intake be received. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/ Wastewater Services, and M. Herschmiller, Manager of Water Services, presented information regarding the proposed 2021-2025 financial plan and work plan highlights for the Comox Valley Water Supply System, function 300, sub-function 301, implementation of the Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan (WPP), and sub-function 302, Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant and raw water intake. | ||||||
| E. Grieve/D. Hillian: THAT the proposed 2021 – 2025 financial plan for Comox Valley Water System service, functions 300, 301 and 302 be approved;
AND FURTHER THAT the recommended 2021 – 2025 financial plan for Comox Valley Water System service include a $250,000 capital project to repair and upgrade the Puntledge River water main crossing, funded by the capital works reserve. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| D. Hillian/E. Grieve: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 3:58 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by: ____________________________________ Wendy Morin Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Antoinette Baldwin Legislative Services Assistant These minutes were received by the Comox Valley Regional District board on the _________ day of March, 2021. |