REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009 AT 7:00 PM
IN
THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS
Present:
Director J. Stanhope Chairperson
Director J. Burnett Electoral Area A
Director G. Rudischer Electoral Area
B
Alternate
Director C. Pinker Electoral Area C
Director G. Holme Electoral Area E
Director L. Biggemann Electoral Area
F
Director D. Bartram Electoral Area H
Alternate
Director C. Burger City of
Director T. Westbroek Town of
Director C. Haime District of Lantzville
Director J. Ruttan City of
Director L. Sherry City of
Director L. McNabb City of
Director D. Johnstone City of
Director B. Bestwick City of
Director B. Holdom City of
Director J. Kipp City of
Also in Attendance:
C. Mason Chief
Administrative Officer
M. Pearse Senior
Manager, Corporate Administration
W. Idema A/Gen.
Manager of Finance & Information Services
D. Trudeau Gen.
Mgr. of Transportation & Solid Waste Services
J. Finnie General
Manager of Water & Wastewater Services
T. Armet A/General
Manager of Development Services
T. Osborne General
Manager of Recreation & Parks
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
The Chairperson welcomed
Alternate Directors Pinker and Burger to the meeting and introduced the new
Financial Analyst, Kristin Rutledge.
MINUTES
MOVED
Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Burger, that the minutes of the regular Committee
of the Whole meeting held April 14, 2009 be adopted.
CARRIED
COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE
Reiko
Tagami, UBCM, re 2008 Resolutions.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Johnstone,
that the correspondence from the
CARRIED
FINANCE AND INFORMATION
SERVICES
FINANCE
District
68 E-9-1-1 Telephone Service – Call Answer Levy on Cellular Telephones.
MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Holdom,
that the Board direct staff to work with the BC 911 Service Providers
Association to negotiate the implementation of a call answer levy on the
wireless service providers.
CARRIED
RECREATION AND PARKS
SERVICES
RECREATION
Healthy
Food and Beverage Sales Grant Application.
MOVED Director Westbroek, SECONDED Director Johnstone,
that the Regional District of Nanaimo Board supports an application to the
Union of BC Municipalities/BC Recreation and Parks Association Healthy Food and
Beverage Sales Phase 3 Grant Program for the “Healthy Choices for
CARRIED
WATER AND WASTEWATER
SERVICES
WATER
Reconsideration of Amendment Bylaw No. 791.17 – Extension of
Rural Streetlighting Service Area.
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director McNabb, that “Rural Streetlighting Local Service Area
Amendment Bylaw No. 791.17, 2009” be abandoned.
CARRIED
COMMISSION, ADVISORY & SELECT COMMITTEE
District 69 Recreation Commission.
MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED
Director Westbroek, that the minutes of the District 69 Recreation Commission
meeting held April 16, 2009 be received for information.
CARRIED
Electoral Area ‘A’ Parks,
Recreation and Culture Commission.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director McNabb, that the minutes of the Electoral Area ‘A’ Parks, Recreation
and Culture Commission meeting held April 15, 2009 be received for information.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director McNabb, that the revisions to the Electoral Area ‘A’ Recreation and
Culture Grant-in-Aid Program as outlined in the report and highlighted in
Appendix be approved.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director McNabb, that Parent Advisory Committees from schools located in
Electoral Area ‘A’ be considered eligible to apply to the Electoral Area ‘A’
Recreation and Culture Grant-in-Aid funding program.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director McNabb, that travel expenditures be considered an eligible cost for
funding by the Electoral Area ‘A’ Recreation and Culture Grant-in-Aid program.
CARRIED
Grants-in-Aid
Advisory Committee.
MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED
Director Burger, that the minutes of the Grants-in-Aid Advisory Committee
meeting held April 30, 2009 be received for information.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Westbroek, SECONDED
Director Rudischer, that the following District 68 grants be awarded:
Name of Organization Amount
Recommended
Gabriola Radio Society $ 450
The
Jonanco Hobby Workshop $ 905
$ 2,355
CARRIED
MOVED Director Westbroek,
SECONDED Director Bartram, that the following District 69 grants be awarded:
Name of Organization Amount
Recommended
Arrowsmith Community Enhancement Society $ 643
Arrowsmith Search & Rescue $ 2,000
Building & Learning Together $ 997
Building & Learning Together $ 1,560
Errington War Memorial Hall Association $ 3,000
Parksville & District Association for Community
Living $ 1,000
$ 10,800
CARRIED
Sustainability
Select Committee.
MOVED Director Holdom, SECONDED
Director Bartram, that the minutes of the Sustainability Select Committee
meeting held April 15, 2009 be received for information.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Holdom, SECONDED
Director Bartram, that staff be directed to play a coordinating role in
developing an educational and regulatory approach to reduce and eventually
restrict the use of cosmetic pesticides.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Holdom, SECONDED
Director Bartram, that discussion with the Vancouver Island Health Authority be
initiated in order to gain support for developing and adopting pesticide
control bylaws.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Holdom, SECONDED
Director Bartram, that the report “Connecting Housing Needs and Opportunities”
be received for information and that it be provided to local government staff
and others involved in the provision of affordable housing in the region.
CARRIED
Arrowsmith
Water Service Management Committee.
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director
Biggemann, that the minutes of the Arrowsmith Water Service Management
Committee meetings held January 9, 2009 and March 12, 2009 be received for
information.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED
Director Holme, SECONDED Director McNabb, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
TIME: 7:18 PM
CHAIRPERSON