 | AREA C ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION | |
| Thursday, October 7, 2021 | ||
| Minutes of the Area C Advisory Planning Commission held on October 7, 2021 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 7:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Director: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) |
| Alt. Director: | C. Scoville | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) |
| Member: | P. Gibson | Area C Advisory Planning Commission |
| Members: | K. Keylock | Area C Advisory Planning Commission |
| M. Larock | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| G. Gordon | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| M. Presley | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| B. Thompson | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| Staff: | A. Mullaly | General Manager of Planning and Development Services |
| T. Trieu | Manager of Planning Services | |
| J. MacLean | Planner II | |
| D. Thiessen | Planner | |
| B. Allaert | Parks Technician | |
| Absent: | ||
| Chair: | D. Pacholuk | Area C Advisory Planning Commission |
| Members: | L. Krainer | Area C Advisory Planning Commission |
| ATTENDANCE | ||||||
| Director Grieve, Alt. Director Scoville and commissioners K. Keylock, G. Gordon, and M. Larock attended the meeting via electronic means.
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| SELECTION OF CHAIR | ||||||
| Staff called the meeting to order and advised the commission of the need to select a presiding member in the absence of the chair. | ||||||
| K. Keylock/G. Gordon: THAT P. Gibson be appointed as Chair for this meeting. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| On request of the Acting-Chair, K. Keylock assumed the role of recording secretary for this meeting. | ||||||
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| RECEIPT OF MINUTES | ||||||
| M. Presley/G. Gordon: THAT the minutes of the Area C Advisory Planning Commission meeting held June 17, 2021 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS | ||||||
| PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER – 3505 DOVE CREEK ROAD - TELUS COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||||
| D. Thiessen, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated September 23, 2021 regarding the construction of a 62.0 metre tall telecommunications tower on the property located at 3505 Dove Creek Road. [Item] | ||||||
| Brian Gregg (SitePath Consulting Ltd.) representing Telus, was in attendance via electronic means. | ||||||
| Sarah Nicholson and Dave Turner , Dove Creek community, presented information in opposition to the construction of a 62.0 metre tall telecommunications tower on the property located at 3505 Dove Creek Road. | ||||||
| M. Presley/K. Keylock: THAT the Area C Advisory Planning Commission support the application for the construction of a 62.0 metre tall telecommunications tower on the property located at 3505 Dove Creek Road as proposed in the memorandum dated September 23, 2021 for the following reasons:
• The increase in connectivity and coverage will serve the Dove Creek community; • The new telecommunications tower will relieve capacity issues at a nearby tower in Courtenay; and, • The siting keeps it close to existing roadways and power infrastructure | ||||||
| Carried | NAY: M. Larock | |||||
| STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS | ||||||
| J. MacLean, Planner II, provided an update regarding Electoral Area Services Committee and board decisions related to APC recommendations. | ||||||
| ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSIONS - PROPOSED TIME CHANGES | ||||||
| T. Trieu, Manager of Planning Services, advised the members that the Advisory Planning Commission meetings for 2022 will commence at 4:00 pm instead of 7:00 pm. | ||||||
| ADDENDUM | ||||||
| UPDATE ON PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE TSOLUM AND PUNTLEDGE RIVERS FOR SWIMMING | ||||||
| B. Allaert, Parks Technician, provided an overview on the report dated September 13, 2021 regarding opportunities to improve public access to swimming locations along the Tsolum and Puntledge Rivers. [Item] | ||||||
| TERMINATION | ||||||
| M. Presley/B. Thompson: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 9:06 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed By: ____________________________________ P. Gibson, Acting Chair | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ K. Keylock, Acting Recording Secretary These minutes were received by the Electoral Areas Services Committee on the _____ day of _______________ 20___. |