NOTICE OF MEETING
COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Civic Room of the regional district offices, 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 4:00 pm.

The chair of the board will preside over the meeting according to the CVRD procedure bylaw. This meeting may include participation by members of the board 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 Legislative Services Department. Live webcasts and recordings are available at www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/minutes-agendas

The in-camera session of the board meeting will commence immediately following the open session.

In the event of an emergency the public gathering place is the parking lot outside the Civic Room.
 
 
AGENDA
 
    Section Who Votes How Vote Counted
   
A. RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES:
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 27: States shall establish and implement, in conjunction with indigenous peoples concerned, a fair, independent, impartial, open and transparent process, giving due recognition to indigenous peoples’ laws, traditions, customs and land tenure systems, to recognize and adjudicate the rights of indigenous peoples pertaining to their lands, territories and resources, including those which were traditionally owned or otherwise occupied or used. Indigenous peoples shall have the right to participate in this process.
 
B. IN-CAMERA MEETING:
C. ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
Comox Valley Regional District Board minutes dated February 23, 2021 for adoption. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
D. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES:
E. PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS:
1) COMOX VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK UPDATE
 
Lindsay McGinn, Analisa Blake, and Betty Tate, Comox Valley Community Health Network, to present information regarding the work of the Comox Valley Community Health Network as they come to the end of their third year of funding. [Item] 
 
F. REPORTS:
1) COMOX VALLEY TRANSIT MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
 
Comox Valley Transit Management Advisory Committee minutes dated February 17, 2021 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
2) COMOX VALLEY EMERGENCY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
 
Comox Valley Emergency Program Administrative Committee minutes dated February 18, 2021 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
3) COMOX VALLEY SEWAGE COMMISSION – FEBRUARY 23, 2021
 
Sewage Commission minutes dated February 23, 2021 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
4) COMOX VALLEY WATER COMMITTEE - FEBRUARY 23, 2021
 
Water Committee minutes dated February 23, 2021 for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
5) ROAD TO 2030: COMOX VALLEY CLIMATE ACTION CHALLENGE
 
Report dated March 2, 2021 regarding an update on the Climate Action Community Action Granting Program for receipt. [Item] 
208 and 212All1 person/1 vote
 
6) GRANT STATUS REPORT - FEBRUARY 28, 2021
 
Report dated March 2, 2021 regarding an update regarding grant applications and the status of approved grants for receipt. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
G. BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS:
First, second and third readings
 
1) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 644 being "Comox Valley Water Supply System Bulk Water Rates Bylaw No. 190, 2011, Amendment No. 6"
 
NOTE: Consideration of Bylaw No. 644 is pending support from the Water Committee at its March 9, 2021 meeting.
 
THAT Bylaw No. 644 being “Comox Valley Water Supply System Bulk Water Rates Bylaw No. 190, 2011, Amendment No. 6” be given first and second readings concurrently. [Item] 
Bylaw 1783A, B, C, Cty, CmxWeighted
 
THAT Bylaw No. 644 being "Comox Valley Water Supply System Bulk Water Rates Bylaw No. 190, 2011, Amendment No. 6" be read a third time.
Bylaw 1783A, B, C, Cty, CmxWeighted
 
Adoption
 
2) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 641 being "Comox Valley Regional District 2020 to 2024 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure Program Bylaw No. 612, Amendment No. 1"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 641 being "Comox Valley Regional District 2020 to 2024 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure Program Bylaw No. 612, Amendment No. 1" be adopted. [Item] 
210AllWeighted
 
3) RECOMMENDATION for Bylaw No. 643 being "Comox Valley Emergency Program Extended Service Establishment Bylaw 1991, Amendment No. 2"
 
THAT Bylaw No. 643 being "Comox Valley Emergency Program Extended Service Establishment Bylaw 1991, Amendment No. 2" be adopted. [Item] 
208All1 person/1 vote
 
H. NEW BUSINESS:
I. ADDENDUM - UPON APPROVAL OF THE BOARD:
J. MEDIA QUESTIONS:
K. TERMINATION:
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