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Present: |
Chair: | C. Cornfield | City of Campbell River |
Directors: | D. Frisch | City of Courtenay |
| J. Abram | Discovery Islands - Mainland Inlets (Area ‘C’) |
| N. Anderson | Cortes (Area ‘B’) |
| M. Babchuk | City of Campbell River |
| J. Colborne | Village of Zeballos |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay |
| D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area 'A') |
| R. Kerr | City of Campbell River |
| B. Leigh | Oyster Bay – Buttle Lake (Area ‘D’) |
| B. Unger | Village of Gold River |
| B. Wells | City of Courtenay |
| G. Whalley | Kyuquot – Nootka/Sayward (Area ‘A’) |
| A. Adams | City of Campbell River |
Alt. Directors: | C. Evans | City of Campbell River |
| M. Davis | Village of Tahsis |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay |
| A. Bissinger | Town of Comox |
| G. Sproule | Village of Cumberland |
| B. Ives | Village of Sayward |
| N. Minions | Town of Comox |
| B. Price | Lazo North (Area B) |
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Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer | | B. Dunlop | Corporate Financial Officer |
| J. Warren | General Manager of Corporate Services |
| J. Martens | Manager of Legislative Services |
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Directors: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area 'C') |
Other: | S. Christiansen | Ka:' yu :' k't'h / Che : k'tles7et'h First Nations |
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ATTENDANCE: | |
Director Davis was not in attendance when the meeting was called to order. |
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ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | |
D. Arbour/D. Frisch: THAT the minutes of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District board meeting held March 7, 2019 be adopted. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS: | |
CAMPBELL RIVER MEDICAL STAFF ASSOCIATION |
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Dr. Aref Tabarsi outlined concerns regarding changes to the hospital laboratory services at both the Campbell River and Comox Valley Campuses. |
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B. Wells/M. Babchuk: THAT the presentation from Dr. Aref Tabarsi be received. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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J. Abram/B. Leigh: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board write a letter of support to Island Health and the Minister of Health supporting the retention, the expansion and appropriate funding of pathology services at the North Island Hospital Campuses;
AND FURTHER THAT the third party contract be revisited and cancelled in consultation with local pathologists.
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HDA (9) | Carried |
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ADJOURN AND RECONVENE: | |
B. Wells/J. Abram: THAT the meeting be adjourned to reconvene after the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board meeting. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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The meeting adjourned at 10:34 am and reconvened at 10:47 am. |
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Director Davis was in attendance when the meeting reconvened. |
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D. Frisch/B. Unger: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board request a presentation from Island Health regarding the changes to laboratory services at the North Island Hospitals. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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REPORTS: | |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITOR’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 |
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B. Unger/M. Babchuk: THAT the following items be received: |
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• report dated March 20, 2019 regarding the 2018 CSRHD financial statements and MNP LLP’s audit report for the year ended December 31, 2018. |
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• Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District (CSRHD) financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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B. Wells/J. Colborne: THAT the financial statements of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District for the year ended December 31, 2018 be approved. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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LISTING OF HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL FACILITIES |
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B. Leigh/D. Frisch: THAT the report dated April 3, 2019 regarding an updated listing of hospital and named hospital facilities within the boundaries of the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District (CSRHD) be received. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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FUTURE EXPENDITURE RESERVE AND DEBT REPAYMENT RESERVE |
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A. Adams/M. Babchuk: THAT the report dated April 3, 2019 regarding information requested at the March 7, 2019 meeting regarding early repayment of the North Island Hospitals Project debt, the establishment of a maximum future expenditure reserve and establishment of a debt repayment reserve be received. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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A. Adams/M. Babchuk: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board maintain the $17 million requisition and contribute the excess funds to the reserve annually and explore investment options through the Municipal Finance Authority and determine a purpose for such funds. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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COMMUNITY LEADERS' MEETING WITH ISLAND HEALTH |
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A. Adams/J. Colborne: THAT the verbal update from Chair Cornfield regarding the recent meeting with Island Health be received. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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B. Wells/M. Davis: THAT a letter be sent to Island Health requesting the start of a serious dialogue regarding the expansion of the North Island Hospitals. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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MANAGEMENT REPORT |
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J. Colborne/B. Wells: THAT the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board management report dated April 2019 be received. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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TERMINATION: | |
B. Leigh/M. Babchuk: THAT the meeting terminate. |
HDA (9) | Carried |
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Time: 11:29 am. |
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| Confirmed this 19th day of September, 2019 :
____________________________________ Charles J. Cornfield Chair |
| Certified Correct and Recorded by:
____________________________________ Jake Martens Manager of Legislative Services |