REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

AGENDA

 

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 This meeting will be recorded

1.
CALL TO ORDER
 

2.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
 

3.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
 

3.1
Regular Committee of the Whole Meeting - May 14, 2019
This item has attachments. 

1.20190514 CoW Minutes.pdf

  • That the minutes of the Regular Committee of the Whole meeting held May 14, 2019, be adopted.

4.
DELEGATIONS
 

5.
CORRESPONDENCE
 

6.
COMMITTEE MINUTES
 

  • That the following minutes be received for information:

7.
CORPORATE SERVICES
 

7.1
Quarterly Financial Report – First Quarter – 2019
This item has attachments. 

1.Quarterly Financial Report - First Quarter-2019.pdf
2.List of variances for March 31 2019 quarterly reporting.pdf
3.Overall Summary by Division March 31, 2019.pdf
4.Summary of Operating Results by Service March 31, 2019.pdf

  • That the Financial Report for the period January 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019 be received for information.

7.2
2018 Annual Financial Report and Statement of Financial Information
This item has attachments. 

1.2018 Annual Financial Report and Statement of Financial Information.pdf
2.2018 Statement of Financial Information.pdf

  • That the 2018 Annual Financial Report and the Statement of Financial Information be approved as presented.

7.3
Microsoft Enterprise Licence Agreement 2019 - 2022
This item has attachments. 

1.Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 2019 - 2022.pdf

  • That the Board approve a three-year Enterprise Licence Agreement with Microsoft for 2019 to 2022 for the use of Microsoft software products by the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) for $146,375 per year at total cost of $439,125.

8.
STRATEGIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
 

8.1
Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store Licence Application No. PL2019-043 – 3125 Van Horne Road, Electoral Area F
This item has attachments. 

1.Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store Licence Application No. PL2019-043.pdf

  • 1. That the Board receive the Summary of the Public Meeting held on April 16, 2019, Public Submissions and Comments and Petition of Support regarding Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store Licence Application No. PL2019-043.

  • 2. That the Board adopt the resolution supporting Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store Licence Application No. PL2019-043 attached to this report as Attachment 2.

9.
BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS
 

10.
MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN
 

10.1
Parcel Tax for Regional Parks and Trails Capital Funds
 

Director Gourlay provided notice of the following motion at the May 7, 2019 Regional Parks and Trails Select Committee meeting:

  • That the Board review the amount of parcel tax for Regional Parks and Trails capital funds effective for the 2020 budget.

10.2
Regulation of Cannabis Production
This item has attachments. 

1.Arjun Singh, President, UBCM, Letter to Minister Donaldson re Cannabis Production.pdf

Director Wilson provided notice of the following motions at the May 28, 2019 Board meeting:

  • 1. That the Board refer the issue of regulation of cannabis production in the Regional District of Nanaimo to the Agricultural Advisory Committee for its deliberation, comment and recommendations on regulating cannabis in the Regional District of Nanaimo.

  • 2. That the Chair on behalf of the Board write a letter to Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations & Rural Development, echoing the words of Union of BC Municipalities President, Arjun Singh, in his letter of May 22, 2019, and asking that the Minister consider a moratorium on all non-soil bound cannabis production until such time as local governments can create or amend local bylaws and regulations to deal with this issue.

11.
NEW BUSINESS
 

12.
ADJOURNMENT
 

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