REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

AGENDA

 

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Time:	Immediately following the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District Board Meeting
Location:	Board Chambers

 This meeting will be recorded

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

3.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

3.1

Regular Committee of the Whole Meeting - February 19, 2019

• That the minutes of the Regular Committee of the Whole meeting held February 19, 2019, be adopted.

4.

DELEGATIONS

4.1

June Ross, Chair, Vancouver Island Water Watch Coalition, re Request to Submit Forestry and Watersheds Resolutions to AVICC

4.2

Joanne Sales, Broombusters Invasive Plant Society, re Scotch Broom

5.

CORRESPONDENCE

• That the following correspondence be received for information:

5.1

Cedar Community Hall Association, re Requesting Community Works Funds

6.

COMMITTEE MINUTES

• That the following minutes be received for information:

6.1

Agricultural Advisory Committee - February 28, 2019

6.2

District 69 Recreation Commission - February 21, 2019

6.3

Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Technical Advisory Committee - February 14, 2019

7.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

7.1

District 69 Recreation Commission

7.1.1

District 69 Youth Recreation Grants

• That the following District 69 Youth Recreation Grant applications be approved:

  • Bowser Elementary School - spring field trip - $2,500
  • Arrowsmith Community Recreation Association - Youth Week events - $461
  • Mid-Island Distance Youth Running Club - equipment purchase - $1,054
  • Errington War Memorial Hall Association - World Music Youth Camp - $1,000
  • Oceanside Community Arts Council - summer school creative art supplies - $1,000
  • Ravensong Aquatic Club - equipment - $1,275
  • Errington Elementary School - field coach equipment - $2,219

  Total - $9,509 

7.1.2

District 69 Community Recreation Grants

• That the following District 69 Community Recreation Grant applications be approved:

  • Errington Elementary School - Grade 3 swim program - $1,675
  • Forward House Community Society - program costs - $2,215
  • Bow Horn Community Club - fall fair - $2,500
  • Qualicum Beach Weavers & Spinners Guild - materials, promotions, meeting space - $2,000
  • Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association - meeting space - $800
  • Oceanside Building Learning Together Society - Dad’s night out - $650
  • Town of Qualicum Beach - Beach Day event - $1,000
  • Bowser Tennis Club - repair court surface, purchase ball machine - $2,253
  • Arrowsmith Community Recreation Association - Country Picnic event supplies - $1,250
  • Parksville Curling Club - LED lighting upgrade project - $2,000
  • Canadian Paraplegic Association (BC) - Spinal Cord Injury BC event equipment rental - $1,000

  Total - $17,343 

7.2

Recreation Infrastructure

Please note: Committee recommendation has no accompanying staff report

• That the Board proceed with the original recommendations of the Oceanside Recreation and Sport Infrastructure Sub-Committee Report without delay.

8.

ADMINISTRATION

8.1

Regional District of Nanaimo Draft Strategic Plan 2019 - 2022

Presentation of the Draft Strategic Plan by Dan Huang, Urban Systems

• That the Draft Strategic Plan be received for information, and further, that public consultation on the Draft Strategic Plan proceed with the results of such consultation reported to the Board at the April 23, 2019 Regular Board meeting.

9.

STRATEGIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

9.1

2019 Asset Management Review and Implementation Report

• That the Board receive the Regional District of Nanaimo 2019 Asset Management Review and Implementation Report.

10.

RECREATION AND PARKS

10.1

Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Wildfire Response Agreement 2019-2022

• That the 2019-2022 Wildfire Response Agreement with the Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development be approved for execution.

11.

REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY UTILITIES

11.1

French Creek Pollution Control Centre, Engineering Services

• That the Board approve an additional $222,172 (excluding GST) to AECOM Engineering Services contract for Thickener Facility Upgrade engineering and Landscape Architecture design.

12.

BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS

13.

NEW BUSINESS

14.

IN CAMERA

• That pursuant to Sections 90 (1) (e), and 90 (2) (d) of the Community Charter the Committee proceed to an In Camera meeting for discussions related to the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements and a matter that, under another enactment, is such that the public must be excluded from the meeting.

15.

ADJOURNMENT