 | COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD | |
| Thursday, January 14, 2021 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Regional District (Comox Strathcona Waste Management) Board of Directors held on January 14, 2021 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:32 am. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) |
| Directors: | D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) |
| J. Abram | Discovery Islands - Mainland Inlets (Area C) | |
| N. Anderson | Cortes (Area B) | |
| C. Evans | City of Campbell River | |
| C. Cornfield | City of Campbell River | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| R. Kerr | City of Campbell River | |
| B. Leigh | Oyster Bay – Buttle Lake (Area D) | |
| A. Adams | City of Campbell River | |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| M. Davis | Village of Tahsis | |
| B. Unger | Village of Gold River | |
| G. Whalley | Kyuquot – Nootka/Sayward (Area A) | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| Alt. Directors: | A. Bissinger | Town of Comox |
| S. Sullivan | Village of Cumberland | |
| N. Minions | Town of Comox | |
| S. Poulsen | Village of Sayward | |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer | |
| M. Rutten | General Manager of Engineering Services | |
| J. Martens | General Manager of Corporate Services | |
| L. Dennis | Manager of Legislative Services | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| Absent: | ||
| Directors: | J. Colborne | Village of Zeballos |
| C. Moglove | City of Campbell River | |
| ATTENDANCE: | ||||||
| Director Hamir, as Vice-Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District Board, assumed the role of presiding member. | ||||||
| With the exception of Chair Hamir, Director Leigh and Director Arbour, all board members participated in the meeting by electronic means.
Also in attendance were K. Douville, C. Wile and S. Willie, CVRD. M. Foort, Chief Financial Officer, attended by electronic means. | ||||||
| CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: | ||||||
| B. Leigh/G. Whalley: THAT the agenda be approved as presented. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | ||||||
| D. Hillian/G. Whalley: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board minutes dated December 3, 2020 be adopted. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| D. Hillian/C. Evans: THAT the minutes of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Advisory Committee meeting held December 22, 2020 be received. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| 2021 – 2025 PROPOSED FINANCIAL PLAN – CSWM SERVICE – FUNCTION 391 | ||||||
| B. Leigh/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated January 7, 2021 regarding the proposed 2021-2025 financial plan and capital plan highlights for the Solid Waste Service, functions 391-393 be received. | ||||||
| 209 | ||||||
| M. Rutten, General Manager of Engineering Services, presented information regarding the proposed 2021-2025 financial plan and capital plan highlights for the Solid Waste Service, functions 391-393. | ||||||
| D. Hillian/B. Leigh: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board endorses the planned 2020 capital procurement outlined in Table 2 of the January 7, 2021 financial plan staff report, for the 2021 capital projects. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| REQUEST TO WAIVE FEES FOR CAMPBELL RIVER RESIDENTS YARD WASTE DROP-OFF | ||||||
| B. Unger/N. Minions: THAT the report dated January 5, 2021 regarding the request from the City of Campbell River to waive the $10 minimum charge fee for landfill yard waste drop-off for the citizens of Campbell River be received. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| S. Willie, Solid Waste Analyst, provided an overview of the report dated January 5, 2021 regarding the request from the City of Campbell River to waive the $10 minimum charge fee for landfill yard waste drop-off for the citizens of Campbell River. | ||||||
| D. Hillian/M. McCollum: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management service continue to support the receipt and processing of yard waste pursuant to Bylaw No.170 being “Solid Waste Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 170, 2011” to fund the cost. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| The following directors voted in opposition to the motion: Abram, Adams, Anderson, Cornfield, Davis, Evans, Grieve, Kerr, Poulsen, Unger, and Whalley. | ||||||
| CSWM MANAGEMENT REPORT: | ||||||
| B. Leigh/C. Cornfield: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board management report dated January 2021 be received. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| NEW BUSINESS: | ||||||
| With the unanimous consent of the board the following item was added to the agenda. | ||||||
| FIRE REDUCTION PROGRAMS | ||||||
| D. Arbour/E. Grieve: THAT staff be directed to prepare a report in collaboration with the Chief Administrative Officer from the Strathcona Regional District regarding grant programs for wood chipping and the required removal of chips as part of the fire hazard reduction programs. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| B. Leigh/C. Cornfield: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | ||||||
| Time: 11:08 am. | ||||||
| Confirmed this 11th day of March, 2021: ____________________________________ Arzeena Hamir Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Antoinette Baldwin Legislative Services Assistant |