 | COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE | |
| Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Water Committee held on March 9, 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 |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| ATTENDANCE: | ||||||
| With the exception of Chair Morin and Directors Hillian, Arbour and Grieve all members attended the meeting by electronic means.
Also in attendance at the meeting was K. Douville, CVRD. | ||||||
| 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: | ||||||
| E. Grieve/D. Arbour: THAT the Comox Valley Water Committee management report dated March 2021 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| D. Arbour/A. Hamir: THAT the minutes of the Comox Valley Water Management Advisory Committee meeting held February 25, 2021 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| COMOX VALLEY WATER SYSTEM – AMENDMENT TO BULK WATER RATE BYLAW AS PER COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RENEWAL PLAN | ||||||
| D. Hillian/D. Arbour: THAT the report dated March 4, 2021 regarding the bulk water rate bylaw to reflect the updated rates previously approved as part of the COVID-19 response and renewal plan for the Comox Valley Water System be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| M.Rutten, General Manager of Engineering Services, provided an overview of the report regarding the bulk water rate bylaw to reflect the updated rates previously approved as part of the COVID-19 response and renewal plan for the Comox Valley Water System. | ||||||
| E. Grieve/D. Arbour: THAT the amendment to Bylaw No.190 being the “Comox Valley Water Supply System Bulk Water Rates Bylaw No.190, 2011” attached as Appendix A to the staff report dated March 4, 2021, be considered for first, second and third readings at the March 9, 2021 board meeting. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| PUNTLEDGE RIVER WATER MAIN - LEAK REPAIR UPDATE | ||||||
| D. Hillian/D. Arbour: THAT the verbal update by M. Herschmiller, Manager of Water Services, via electronic means, regarding repairs to a new leak from the Puntledge River water transmission main crossing within the Comox Valley Water System be received. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/E. Grieve: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 3:24 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 _______, 20___. |