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 29: Indigenous peoples have the right to the conservation and protection of the environment and the productive capacity of their lands or territories and resources. States shall establish and implement assistance programmes for indigenous peoples for such conservation and protection, without discrimination;

States shall take effective measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands or territories of indigenous peoples without their free, prior and informed consent; and,

States shall also take effective measures to ensure, as needed, that programmes for monitoring, maintaining and restoring the health of indigenous peoples, as developed and implemented by the peoples affected by such materials, are duly implemented.

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

90(1)(c) Labour relations or employee negotiations;
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 March 16, 2021, 2021 for adoption. [Item] 

Anthony Everett, Tourism Vancouver Island, will provide an overview of Tourism Vancouver Island and tourism services for the Comox Valley.

Denise Savoie, Colleen Connolly, and Jim Smiley, Friends of Rails to Trails, to present information regarding the E&N Trail between Victoria and Courtenay and to request the board's support and cooperation to undertake a high level cost study to convert the E&N corridor to trail. [Item] 

Report dated March 24, 2021 regarding approval to once again enter into a funding agreement with Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) for the continued development and progress of the Comox Valley Community Health Network (CHN) for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the draft Service Contract, Appendix A to this staff report dated March 24, 2021, between the Comox Valley Regional District and Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) for a Community Health Network in the Comox Valley be approved;

AND FURTHER THAT the Chair and Corporate Legislative Officer be authorized to execute the agreement.

Report dated March 25, 2021 regarding required amendments to the Comox Valley Regional District Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 104, 2010, giving authority to the Animal Control Officers (ACO’s) to issue tickets for animal-related noise and parks regulations offences for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the amendment to Bylaw No. 104 being the “Comox Valley Regional District Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 104, 2010” attached as Appendix A to the staff report dated March 25, 2021, be considered for first, second and third readings.

THAT Bylaw No. 645 being “Comox Valley Animal Control Extended Service Conversion Bylaw No. 2266, 2000, Amendment No. 1” be given first and second readings concurrently. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 646 being “Regional District Fireworks Regulation Extended Service Conversion Bylaw No. 2002, 1997, Amendment No. 3” be given first and second readings concurrently. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 652 being “Comox Valley Regional District Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 104, 2010, Amendment No. 20” be given first and second readings concurrently. [Item] 

THAT Bylaw No. 652 being "Comox Valley Regional District Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 104, 2010, Amendment No. 20" be read a third time.

THAT Bylaw No. 642 being "Comox Valley Regional District 2021 to 2025 Financial Plan and Capital Expenditure Program Bylaw No. 642" be adopted. [Item] 

Correspondence dated March 24, 2021 from Director Arbour regarding board support for running as a candidate in the upcoming FCM election. [Item] 

THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board permit Director Daniel Arbour to seek a position on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for 2021;

AND FURTHER THAT the Comox Valley Regional District assume all costs associated with Director Arbour’s attendance at FCM’s Board of Directors meetings to be funded by Electoral Area Administration.

THAT the addendum be considered.

Report dated March 29, 2021 regarding an additional allocation in 2021 from the existing Other Professional Fees budget within the Regional Feasibility Studies Service, function 150, for the Regional Parks Service background study for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board commit an additional $15,000 from the Regional Feasibility Study Service (function 150) for a total of $40,000 for the Regional Parks Service background study.