 | AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION | |
| Thursday, February 15, 2024 | ||
| Minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission held on February 15, 2024 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: | ||
| Chair: | G. McClintock | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission |
| Directors: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area 'C') |
| Members: | C. Brown | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission |
| H. Argen | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| P. Gurr | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| T. Ludwig | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| J. Slomp | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| M. Obal | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| B. Thompson | Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission | |
| Staff: | T. Trieu | Manager of Planning Services |
| D. Thiessen | Planner 1 - Long Range | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| CALL TO ORDER AND RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| J. Martens, General Manager of Corporate Services, called the meeting to order and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| SELECTION OF CHAIR AND RECORDING SECRETARY | ||||||
| Gerry McClintock was selected as Chair of the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission.
Mike Obal was selected as Recording Secretary of the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission. | ||||||
| RECEIPT OF MINUTES | ||||||
| M. Obal/C. Brown: THAT the minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission meeting held November 16, 2023 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS | ||||||
| PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER - 3505 DOVE CREEK ROAD - TELUS COMMUNICATIONS INC. | ||||||
| D. Thiessen, Planner 1 - Long Range, provided an overview of the letter dated January 3, 2024 regarding an amended proposal to construct a 62.0 metre telecommunications tower on the property located at 3505 Dove Creek Road. [Item] | ||||||
| Brian Gregg, SitePath Consulting Inc., was in attendance. | ||||||
| B. Thompson/C. Brown: THAT the Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission supports relocating the telecommunication tower to the original site on the property located at 3505 Dove Creek Road as the current proposed site has a larger impact on the farm land than the original location and is more detrimental to the long term viability of the farm. | ||||||
| Carried | NAY: M. Obal, T. Ludwig | |||||
| STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS | ||||||
| Staff provided updates regarding Electoral Areas Services Committee and Board decisions related to APC recommendations. | ||||||
| TERMINATION | ||||||
| B. Thompson/C. Brown: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 7:37 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by:
____________________________________ Gerry McClintock, Chair | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Mike Obal, Recording Secretary |