Friday, October 23, 2015

CRD Board Highlights - Oct 23rd mtg

Present: Chair A. Richmond; Directors Armstrong, Bruce, Massier, Forseth, Kemp, Sorley, Wagner, William, Anderson, Coakley, Sharpe, Simpson, Cobb, Campsall and Alternate Director Cash (Area I)

Meeting called to order at 9:48am
Meeting Agenda adopted/CRD Board Mtg Mins of Oct 2nd adopted

Business:

1) Delegation MOB Received

Development Services:

a) Bylaws 4971/4972 (Area L - Green Lake) was given 3rd Reading/Adoption and a letter be forwarded to the TNRD Board advising of adoption of Bylaw #4971 (Green Lake OCP Amendment Bylaw)
b) Bylaws 4784/4956 (Area A - Watkins) was adopted
c) DVP's #36-2015 (Area L) and #40-2015 (Area D) were both approved
d) ALR Application #43-2015 (Area L) was authorized for submission to the Provincial Ag Land Commission

Environmental Services:

a) Proposed Water and Sewer Projects Report was received
b) Board directed Staff to work with MSR to work on a viable water/sewer system for the Pine Crest RV Site that protects the Cariboo Regional District interests

Cariboo-Prince George MP-elect Todd Doherty briefly addressed the Board on his hope that the Cariboo Regional District and he can work together

Meeting recessed at 10:54am
Meeting resumed at 11:27am

Delegation:

Dr David Connell appeared before the Board to discuss the recent UNBC study on Agriculture Land Use Planning within the Cariboo Regional District

A question/answer period ensued

Chair Richmond, on behalf of the Board, thanked Dr. Connell for his time/information

Meeting recessed for lunch at 11:51am
Meeting resumed at 12:30pm

Finance:

a) Monthly Expenditures Report for September 2015 in the amount of $3,111,200.05 was ratified

Administration:

a) Board approved an Assent Vote be conducted for Improvements to 108 Mile Water System and appointed Alice Johnston as Chief Election Officer with Lore Schick as Deputy Chief Election Officer
b) Board authorized Letter of Support for Geoscience BC & a Letter of Support for Atlantic Power Permit Amendment Application provided it meets the Ministry of Environment standards for air emissions
c) Board received Consent Calendar as of Oct 23rd, 2015
d) Board received a letter from Hon. Shirley Bond regarding an Update from the UBCM Meeting held in Vancouver on Sept 21-25, 2015
e) Board received the Level 1 Corporate Priorities Report and authorized deleting Item 6.2 from the report and made Items 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6 as Level 2 Corporate Priority
f) Board received/endorsed the Prioritization of Board Resolutions – October 2, 2015

Corporate Bylaws:

a) Board gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd Readings to Bylaws #4977, 4978, 4980, 4981 (103/108 Water Systems)

Directors' Reports, Requests and Appointments:

a) Board received a deferred request of Director Forseth regarding a FCM/UBCM/NCLGA Value for Money Review and that a Debrief Session be scheduled for a future Committee of the Whole Meeting to discuss the 2015 NCLGA/UBCM Conventions and how to improve the experience in 2016

b) The Board received a request from Director Forseth regarding a request to amend the APC Bylaw to change the requirement to provide comments in support of a planning application from 'required' to  'optional'

c) At the request of Directors Richmond/Forseth - Board authorized $200 from each of the Area D/G Discretionary Fund for coffee/snacks at the Central/South Multi-Agency Forums on Oct 26th/Nov 2nd

Directors' reported out on their activities in their Electoral Area or Municipality

Resolved - That Director Armstrong be authorized to attend the "Nation to Nation" forum in Terrace, BC on Nov 5th

At 1:52pm - an In-Camera meeting was convened as per Sections 90(1a,c,k - appointment,labour and negotiations) of the Community Charter

The Board resumed its' public meeting at 2:00pm

The Board adjourned its' meeting at 2:05pm




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