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ATTENDANCE: | |
Directors Whalley, Kerr, Abrams, Babchuk, Cornfield, Grieve and Arbour were not in attendance when the meeting was called to order and did not participate in the facility tour. |
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TOUR OF COMOX VALLEY WASTE MANAGEMENT CENTRE | |
The board conducted a tour of the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre from 8:30 a.m. - 10:51 a.m. |
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The board reconvened at 11:00 a.m. and Directors Whalley, Kerr, Abrams, Babchuk, Cornfield, Grieve and Arbour were present at this time. |
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ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | |
C. Cornfield/M. Babchuk: THAT the minutes of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board meeting dated February 7, 2019 be adopted. [Item] |
208 | Carried |
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REPORTS: | |
COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES |
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M. Babchuk/D. Arbour: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Advisory Committee minutes dated February 21, 2019 be received. [Item] |
208 | Carried |
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COMOX STRATHCONA SOLID WASTE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SELECT COMMITTEE - FEBRUARY 22, 2019 |
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B. Leigh/M. Babchuk: THAT the Comox Strathcona Solid Waste Advanced Technology Select Committee minutes dated February 22, 2019 be received. [Item] |
208 | Carried |
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REGIONAL ORGANICS COMPOST PROJECT – OIP GRANT APPLICATION |
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B. Unger/M. Babchuk: THAT the report dated February 28, 2019 regarding a grant application under the Organics Infrastructure Program be received. [Item] |
209 | Carried |
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A. McGifford, Senior Manager of CSWM Services, presented information regarding a grant application under the Organics Infrastructure Program. [Item] |
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D. Arbour/M. Babchuk: THAT the Comox Valley Regional District on behalf of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management service submit a grant application for the Regional Organics Compost facility expansion project through the Organics Infrastructure Program;
AND FURTHER THAT the Comox Valley Regional District (Comox Strathcona Waste Management) Board confirm its support of the project and commits to fund its share of the $1,364,450 project cost. |
209 | Carried |
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REGIONAL ORGANICS COMPOST PROJECT – MARCH 2019 UPDATE |
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E. Grieve/M. Babchuk: THAT the report dated February 28, 2019 regarding a project update related to siting analysis and backhauling options be received. [Item] |
209 | Carried |
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A. McGifford, Senior Manager of CSWM Services, presented information regarding a project update related to siting analysis and backhauling options. [Item] |
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ADDITIONAL REGIONAL ORGANICS SITING ANALYSIS |
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C. Cornfield/M. Babchuk: THAT the report dated February 28, 2019 regarding previous siting analysis completed for the regional organics project be received. [Item] |
209 | Carried |
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A. Adams/M. Babchuk: THAT the Chair write to the Village of Cumberland to request their feedback on the potential siting of an organics composting facility at the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre. |
209 | Carried |
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2019-2023 RECOMMENDED FINANCIAL PLAN – CSWM SERVICE – FUNCTION 391 |
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M. Babchuk/C. Cornfield: THAT the report dated February 28, 2019 regarding the recommended 2019-2023 Financial Plan for the regional solid waste service, Functions 391-393 be received. [Item] |
209 | Carried |
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A. McGifford, Senior Manager of CSWM Services, presented information regarding the recommended 2019-2023 Financial Plan for the regional solid waste service, Functions 391-393. [Item] |
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E. Grieve/C. Cornfield: THAT the recommended 2019-2023 Financial Plan for the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service, Function 391, (Comox Strathcona Waste Management) be approved. |
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J. Abram/G. Whalley: THAT the motion be amended to read as follows:
"THAT the recommended 2019-2023 Financial Plan for the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service, Function 391, be amended to utilize $1 million from the 2018 surplus to reduce the 2019 tax requisition from $6 million to $5 million;
AND FURTHER THAT the recommended 2019-2023 Financial Plan for the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service, Function 391, (Comox Strathcona Waste Management) be approved as amended." |
209 | Defeated |
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The dissenting votes for the above motion were as follows: B. Wells, A. Hamir, D. Arbour, N. Anderson, M. Babchuk, C. Cornfield, D. Frisch, E. Grieve, D. Hillian, B. Ives, W. Cole-Hamilton, B. Unger. C. Evans, M. Davis, A. Bissinger, B. Leigh, G. Sproule, N. Minions and R. Kerr. |
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Vote on the main motion as follows: |
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THAT the recommended 2019-2023 Financial Plan for the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service, Function 391, (Comox Strathcona Waste Management) be approved. |
209 | Carried | NAY: A. Adams, G. Whalley, J. Abram |
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MANAGEMENT REPORT |
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C. Cornfield/M. Babchuk: THAT the CSWM management report dated March 2019 be received. [Item] |
209 | Carried |
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TERMINATION: | |
E. Grieve/B. Unger: THAT the meeting terminate. |
208 | Carried |
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Time: 12:35 pm. |
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| Confirmed this 11th day of April, 2019:
____________________________________ Bob Wells Chair |
| Certified Correct:
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Jake Martens
Manager of Legislative Services |
| Recorded By:
____________________________________ Antoinette Baldwin Recording Secretary |