Committee of Whole Session (CRD Board) - June 9th

Present: Chair A. Richmond; Directors Armstrong, Bruce, Massier, Forseth, Kemp, Sorley (entered meeting at 11:55am), Wagner, Coakley, Simpson and Campsall

Agenda adopted /Minutes of the April 21st COW Meeting adopted

Director Bruce provided a warm welcome to Bouchie Lake to the Committee

Delegation:

Chris Mazurkewich, President and CEO - Interior Health - appeared before the Committee to discuss IH's initiatives'

A Question/Answer period ensued

The Chair thanked the delegation for their time/information

Director B. Simpson left the meeting

Business:

1) Corporate Priority Reports - Strategic Goals, Routine Business Plan Goals and Additions to Work Plan

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Reports received and Item 1.5.4 from the Routine Business Plan Goals Report be removed and Items 2.2, 2.4 to 2.7 inclusive be removed from the Additions to Workplan Report

2) Compensation from BC Hydro Transmission Lines

The Committee reviewed the report of the CAO
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Report received and CAO's from other Regional Districts' be polled with the intent of presenting a UBCM Resolution for consideration at the Board's June 30th meeting and that Art Kaehn (UBCM EA Rep) be requested to put this topic on the Electoral Area Directors' Forum Agenda at the 2016 UBCM Convention

3) Staff review of the report entitled “A Review of Current Service Delivery Arrangements and Issues Related to Governance in the Interlakes Area of the CRD” prepared by Circle Square Solutions

The Committee reviewed the report of the CAO
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Report received and that staff be requested to review the budget for the Interlakes Official Community Plan update for 2017 to ensure that sufficient funds are available for an enhanced communication strategy associated with the update.

4) CRD Asset Management Policy Draft

The Committee reviewed the report of the CFO
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - That the draft Asset Management Policy be endorsed

5) Draft Community Works Fund Allocation and Disbursement Policy

The Committee reviewed the report of the CFO
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - That endorsement of the draft Community Works Fund Allocation and Disbursement Policy be deferred to the Board's June 30th meeting.  Approved by the following vote:

Affirmative - Chair Richmond; Directors Armstrong, Bruce, Massier, Kemp, Sorley, Wagner, Coakley, and Campsall

Negative - Director S. Forseth

6) Late Item - Ministry of Environment – Proposed Changes to the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation

The Committee reviewed the report of the Corporate Officer
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Report received.

The Committee then had a roundtable discussion on the following topics:

a) Capital Reserve Funds
b) Placement of Seedlings in Wildfire burned lands
c) BC Rural Dividend Program

Meeting adjourned at 3:55pm