The Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board will be provided with a tour of the following waste management facilities:

• Norm Wood Environmental Centre
• Campbell River Waste Management Centre
• Strathcona Gardens (non-Recycle BC depot)

Bus transportation for directors will be provided leaving from the Coast Discovery Inn. Directors should arrive at 8:15 am.

The business portion of the meeting will resume at 11:30 am.

THAT Director Babchuk, as Chair of the Strathcona Regional District Board, be appointed as presiding member for the June 20, 2019 Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board meeting.

THAT the agenda be approved as presented.

Minutes of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board meeting held April 11, 2019 for adoption. [Item] 

Comox Strathcona Waste Management Advisory Committee minutes dated March 21, 2019 for receipt. [Item] 

Comox Strathcona Waste Management Advisory Committee minutes dated May 30, 2019 for receipt. [Item] 

Report dated June 12, 2019 regarding an overview of director's remuneration for receipt. [Item] 

Report dated May 16, 2019 regarding an update on progress and data collected for the CSWM Illegal Dumping Prevention Program for receipt. [Item] 

Report dated August 29, 2018 regarding a comparison of operational costs between the Comox Valley Waste Management Center (CVWMC) and Campbell River Waste Management Center (CRWMC) for receipt. [Item] 

Note: This report was received at the September 6, 2018 board meeting and is provided at the request of the board.

Report dated June 12, 2019 regarding approval for a one year organic composting pilot program in the Village of Tahsis (Tahsis) and Cortes Island to determine the viability of composting in remote communities for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board approve the implementation of a remote community’s organic composting pilot program in the Village of Tahsis and within Electoral Area B of the Strathcona Regional District, being Cortes Island;

AND FURTHER THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board approve the purchase of composting equipment and supplies to operate the pilot in the two remote communities of the Village of Tahsis and Cortes Island up to a maximum of $10,000;

AND FINALLY THAT staff report back to the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board at its September 2020 meeting, with a summary and business case for a small scale organic composting program, for all remote communities that wish to participate.

Report dated June 13, 2019 regarding a warning letter related to the Landfill Gas Management Regulation at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre received from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the implications of remaining non-compliant with the Landfill Gas Management Regulation at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre be further investigated by staff to address the non-compliant status and provide possible alternatives for the Board’s consideration in September 2019.

Report dated June 13, 2019 regarding submitting a Sponsored Crown Grant (SCG) application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to secure Block M and J of the Campbell River Waste Management Centre for solid waste purposes for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (the Ministry) be advised that the Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) Board endorses a Sponsored Crown Grant application on Block M and Block J of District Lot 85, Sayward Land District for waste management purposes;

AND FURTHER THAT the Board Chair send a letter to the Ministry confirming that the CSWM Service cannot effectively utilize existing land holdings other than Block M and Block J for the waste management uses;

AND FURTHER THAT the Board direct staff to submit an application to the Ministry for a Sponsored Crown Grant on Block M and Block J for the purpose of waste management uses;

AND FINALLY THAT the Chair and the Corporate Officer be authorized to execute a Sponsored Crown Grant agreement between the Comox Valley Regional District and the Ministry over Block M and Block J.

Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board management report dated June 2019 for receipt. [Item] 

THAT the board adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-sections of section 90 of the Community Charter:

90(1)(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the board considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district;
90(1)(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the board, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public.

Directors Cornfield and Frisch to provide a brief verbal update regarding their attendance at the Recycling Council of British Columbia (RCBC) Conference held May 8-10, 2019.

The board will conduct a round-table exercise with directors rotating through small group discussions on the following topics:

• Solid Waste Management Plan History - Staff memo dated June 13, 2019 regarding the history and an overview of the Solid Waste Management Plan. [Item] 

• Waste Composition - Staff memo dated June 13, 2019 regarding waste composition studies. [Item] 

• Tipping Fees and Tax Requisition - Staff memo providing background information regarding CSWM tipping fees and tax requisition. [Item] 

Note: This item was added to the agenda at 9:00 am on Tuesday, June 18, 2019.

• Governance - Report dated June 6, 2019 providing information regarding the governance structure and framework of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) Service. [Item]