Minutes of the meeting of the Black Creek - Oyster Bay Services Committee held on February 26, 2024 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:01 am.
MINUTES
Present:
Chair:
E. Grieve
Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C)
Vice-Chair:
J. Rice
Oyster Bay – Buttle Lake (Area D)
Staff:
M. Rutten
Acting Chief Administrative Officer
L. Wiwcharuk
Chief Financial Officer
J. Martens
General Manager of Corporate Services
L. Dennis
Manager of Legislative Services
A. Baldwin
Legislative Services Assistant
RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES
The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation.
 
REPORTS:
BLACK CREEK-OYSTER BAY ESTABLISHMENT BYLAW NO. 1557 AMENDMENT
 
J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT the report dated February 21, 2024 regarding an amendment to Bylaw No. 1557 being the “Black Creek/Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area Conversion and Establishment By-law, 1993” to include three properties in response to petitions from the property owners be received. [Item]
209
Carried
K. La Rose, Senior Manager of Water/Wastewater Services, provided an overview of the report regarding an amendment to Bylaw No. 1557 being the “Black Creek/Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area Conversion and Establishment By-law, 1993” to include three properties in response to petitions from the property owners.
 
J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT Bylaw No. 1557 being the “Black Creek/Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area Conversion and Establishment By-law, 1993” be amended to include the below properties, as shown in Appendix A of the staff report dated February 21, 2024, into the Black Creek/Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area:
• Lot B, Section 8, Township 5, Comox District, Plan 16158;
• Lot 4, Sections 31 & 32, Township 6, Comox District Plan 4250 Except Those
Parts in Plans 5183, 15967 and 17184; and
• Lot 2, Block 29, Comox District, Plan VIP 57753.
AND FURTHER THAT the Director for Electoral Area C (Puntledge-Black Creek) and the Strathcona Regional District’s Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay – Buttle Lake), as participants in the Black Creek/Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area, consent to the amendment of the service establishment bylaw in writing;
AND FINALLY THAT the board consider adoption of the amending bylaw.
209
Carried
BLACK CREEK-OYSTER BAY WATER LOCAL SERVICE AREA - DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGE STUDY
 
J. Rice/E. Grieve: THAT the report dated February 12, 2024 regarding the implementation of a Development Cost Charge study for the Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area be received. [Item]
209
Carried
Z. Berkey, Senior Engineering Analyst, provided an overview of the report regarding the implementation of a Development Cost Charge study for the Black Creek-Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area.
 
E. Grieve/J. Rice: THAT staff be directed to complete a major update to the Development Cost Charges and Capital Improvement Cost Charges for the Black Creek/Oyster Bay Water Local Service Area.