REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2008, AT 7:13 PM

RDN BOARD CHAMBERS

 

Present:

                            Director J. Stanhope                                   Chairperson

                            Director J. Burnett                                       Electoral Area A

                            Director B. Sperling                                     Electoral Area B

                            Director M. Young                                       Electoral Area C

                            Director G. Holme                                        Electoral Area E

                            Alternate

                            Director D. Niwa                                          Electoral Area F

                            Director D. Bartram                                     Electoral Area H

                            Director S. Herle                                          City of Parksville

                            Director T. Westbroek                                 Town of Qualicum Beach

                            Director C. Haime                                        District of Lantzville

                            Director L. McNabb                                     City of Nanaimo

                            Director G. Korpan                                      City of Nanaimo

                            Director D. Brennan                                    City of Nanaimo

                            Director M. Unger                                        City of Nanaimo

                            Director B. Bestwick                                   City of Nanaimo

                            Director B. Holdom                                      City of Nanaimo

                            Director J. Manhas                                      City of Nanaimo

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                            C. Mason                                                     Chief Administrative Officer

                            M. Pearse                                                    Senior Manager, Corporate Administration

                            J. Finnie                                                       General Manager, Environmental Services

                            T. Osborne                                                  General Manager, Recreation & Parks

                            P. Thorkelsson                                            General Manager, Development Services

                            N. Avery                                                      Gen. Manager, Finance & Information Services

                            D. Trudeau                                                  Gen. Manager, Transportation & Solid Waste Services

                            N. Tonn                                                        Recording Secretary

 

 

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORTS

 

Electoral Area ‘A’ Official Community Plan Review – Amendment to the Terms of Reference.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that the Electoral Area ‘A’ Official Community Plan Review Citizen’s Committee Terms of Reference be amended to allow up to 17 members on the committee.

CARRIED


 

Electoral Area ‘H’ Village Planning Project – Amendment to the Terms of Reference.

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Young, that the Terms of Reference for the Electoral Area ‘H’ Village Planning Project be amended to incorporate the use of an Advisory Group, which is open to public at large (no selection process) as indicated in Schedule 1 of the Electoral Area ‘H’ Village Planning Project Terms of Reference.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Young, that the role of the Electoral Area ‘H’ Village Planning Project Advisory Group be to confirm and prioritize local issues, act as information sources for both the community as a whole and staff, and help to guide the village plan preparation process.  Any number of interested volunteers including residents, landowners and stakeholders can participate in the advisory group, although staff will be encouraging residents to attend as many meetings as possible, and will encourage broad representation at the meetings. The individuals who attend the Community Planning Advisory Group Sessions will participate through a series of public meetings to:

 

·          work with Planning staff on the development of one or more village plans, based on the outcomes of community-wide events. This means that the advisory group will carry forward, refine or add to the work accomplished or the feedback provided at community-wide events, and take this additional work/refinement back to the community-at-large at key stages for information and feedback.

 

·          provide/present information at the General Public Events.

 

·          provide feedback on one or more Draft Village Plan(s) for the area.

CARRIED

 

SCHEDULED STANDING, ADVISORY STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

Selection Committee Appointments.

 

Electoral Area ‘A’ OCP Review Citizens Committee.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Jack Anderson, Brenda Arthur, Lynnia Clark, Brian Collen, Ray Digby, Anne Fiddick, Zita Hartman, Michael Hooper, Henrik Kreiberg, Garry Laird, Jill Maibach, Joanne McLeod, Sharon Stannard, Donna Sweeney, Bert Vermaskari and Devon Wyatt be appointed to the Electoral Area ‘A’ OCP Review Citizens Committee.

 

Director Burnett noted that one geographic area within Electoral Area ‘A’ was not represented in the applications for membership on the Committee, and that member will be appointed by the Board when a member from that area comes forward.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Bartram, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

 

TIME:  7:15 PM

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

CHAIRPERSON        SR. MGR, CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION