REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

REGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS SELECT COMMITTEE

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
Regional Parks and Trails Select Committee Meeting - May 15, 2018
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1.20180515 RPTSC Minutes.pdf

  • That the minutes of the Regional Parks and Trails Select Committee meeting held May 15, 2018, be adopted.

4.
DELEGATIONS

5.
CORRESPONDENCE

6.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS

6.1
Mount Benson Regional Park – Parking Lot Project Update
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1.Mount Benson Regional Park – Parking Lot Project Update.pdf

At the May 22nd RDN Board Meeting the following resolution was Carried:

It was moved and seconded that the main motion “That upon completion of the new parking lot at 2761 Benson View Road, the floating Boardwalk be repurposed as a viewing platform that does not provide a crossing, and be located on the West shore of Witchcraft Lake with a connecting trail from the new parking lot, accessible by all; and further, that the existing parking area be maintained to service the City of Nanaimo’s Park at Witchcraft Lake and as a parking area for ambulances, Search and Rescue and a staging area for Fire Department trucks to draft water from the lake.” be referred to the Regional Parks and Trails Select Committee.

7.
REPORTS

7.1
Parks Update Report – Summer 2018
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1.Parks Update Report – Summer 2018.pdf
2.Parks Workplan Summer 2018.pdf

  • That the Parks Update - Summer 2018 be received as information.

7.2
Morden Colliery Regional Trail Update
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1.Morden Colliery Regional Trail Update.pdf
2.Attachment 1 Morden Colliery Regional Trail 2018 and Planned Development.pdf
3.Attachment 2 Arched Truss Bridge Concepts for East and West Spans of Nanaimo River.pdf

  • That the Morden Colliery Regional Trail Update be received for information.

7.3
Big Qualicum River to Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Regional Trail Update
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1.Big Qualicum River to Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Regional Trail Update.pdf
2.Attachment 1 Map of Proposed BQR-ACRD Regional Trail and First Nations Passage via Horne Lake.pdf
3.Attachment 2 Big Rock Map.pdf

  • That the Big Qualicum River to Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Regional Trail Update be received.

7.4
Trans Canada Trail – Renewal of Island Timberlands Licence
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1.Trans Canada Trail - Renewal of Island Timberlands Licence.pdf
2.Island Timberlands 2018-2020 Licence Offer for Trans Canada Trail.pdf
3.Map of Trans Canada Trail.pdf

  • That the RDN enter into a licence renewal with Island Timberlands’ for the Trans Canada Trail from August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2020.

7.5
Trans Canada Trail – Private Land Use Agreement
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1.Trans Canada Trail - Private Land Use Agreement.pdf
2.Licence to Use Lands for Trans Canada Trail.pdf
3.Map of Trans Canada Trail Showing Planned 2018 Development.pdf

  • That the RDN the 2018 - 2020 land use agreement with Gayle and Peter Brase for the Trans Canada Trail be approved.

7.6
Benson Creek Falls Regional Park – Access Improvements
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1.Benson Creek Falls Regional Park - Access Improvements .pdf
2.Benson Creek Falls Regional Park Map.pdf
3.Public Input Summary.pdf
4.Vegetation Restoration Strategies.pdf

  • That detailed design and planning for the truss bridge across Benson Creek, including associated trail improvements, proceed.

  • That detailed design and planning for a combination of stairs and new trail to the base of Ammonite Falls proceed.

8.
BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS

9.
NEW BUSINESS

10.
ADJOURNMENT

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