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 32: Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for the development or use of their lands or territories and other resources;

States shall consult and cooperate in good faith with the indigenous peoples concerned through their own representative institutions in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of any project affecting their lands or territories and other resources, particularly in connection with the development, utilization or exploitation of mineral, water or other resources;

States shall provide effective mechanisms for just and fair redress for any such activities, and appropriate measures shall be taken to mitigate adverse environmental, economic, social, cultural or spiritual impact.

THAT the board adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-section 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 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 April 27, 2021 for adoption. [Item] 

Cathy Peters, BC anti-human-trafficking educator, speaker and advocate to present information regarding sex trafficking, sexual exploitation and child sex trafficking in British Columbia. [Item] 

Dianne Hawkins, CEO, Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce, to introduce the concept of the Chamber's Comox Valley economic growth project. [Item] 

THAT the Comox Valley Regional District Board support the latecomers agreement between the Comox Valley Regional District and the property owner, Pam Pajak, attached as Appendix A to the staff report dated May 7, 2021;

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

NOTE: the above resolution is subject to support from the Black Creek - Oyster Bay Services Committee at its May 10, 2021 meeting.

Report dated May 6, 2021 regarding an update on the Poverty Assessment and Reduction project; present public engagement findings and next steps for receipt. [Item] 

Erin Welk and Daylin Mantyka, Urban Matters, will present information regarding the Draft Poverty Reduction Assessment and Strategy Engagement Summary Report.