 | COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD | |
| Thursday, April 22, 2021 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Regional District (Comox Strathcona Waste Management) Board of Directors held on April 22, 2021 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 9:30 am. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | B. Unger | Village of Gold River |
| Vice-Chair: | A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) |
| Directors: | J. Abram | Discovery Islands - Mainland Inlets (Area C) |
| A. Adams | City of Campbell River | |
| N. Anderson | Cortes (Area B) | |
| D. Arbour | Baynes Sound-Denman/Hornby Islands (Area A) | |
| J. Colborne | Village of Zeballos | |
| W. Cole-Hamilton | City of Courtenay | |
| C. Cornfield | City of Campbell River | |
| M. Davis | Village of Tahsis | |
| C. Evans | City of Campbell River | |
| E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area C) | |
| D. Hillian | City of Courtenay | |
| B. Leigh | Oyster Bay – Buttle Lake (Area D) | |
| R. Kerr | City of Campbell River | |
| W. Morin | City of Courtenay | |
| M. McCollum | City of Courtenay | |
| G. Whalley | Kyuquot – Nootka/Sayward (Area A) | |
| C. Moglove | City of Campbell River | |
| Alt. Directors: | A. Bissinger | Town of Comox |
| N. Minions | Town of Comox | |
| S. Poulsen | Village of Sayward | |
| S. Sullivan | Village of Cumberland | |
| Staff: | R. Dyson | Chief Administrative Officer |
| J. Warren | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer | |
| M. Foort | Chief Financial 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 | |
| ATTENDANCE: | ||||||
| Director Unger, as Chair of the Strathcona Regional District Board, assumed the role of presiding member.
With the exception of Chair Unger and Director Arbour, all board members participated in the meeting by electronic means. Also in attendance was V. Schau, CVRD. | ||||||
| CALL TO ORDER AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: | ||||||
| B. Leigh/G. Whalley: THAT the agenda be approved as presented. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| IN-CAMERA MEETING: | ||||||
| C. Cornfield/D. Arbour: THAT the committee adjourn to an in-camera session pursuant to the following sub-section 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; AND FINALLY THAT the in-camera portion convene immediately following the open portion of the meeting. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| ADOPTION OF MINUTES: | ||||||
| B. Leigh/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board minutes dated March 11, 2021 be adopted. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE | ||||||
| B. Leigh/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the minutes of the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Advisory Committee meeting held April 1, 2021 be received. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| COMOX STRATHCONA SOLID WASTE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SELECT COMMITTEE - April 8, 2021 | ||||||
| G. Whalley/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the Comox Strathcona Solid Waste Advanced Technology Select Committee minutes dated April 8, 2021 be received. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| OCEAN LEGACY FOUNDATION - OCEAN PLASTICS DEPOT ESTABLISHMENT REPORT | ||||||
| J. Abram/J. Colborne: THAT the report dated April 6, 2021 regarding a request to establish an Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF) ocean plastics depot at the Comox Valley Waste Management Center be received. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| S. Valdal, Services Coordinator, provided an overview of the report regarding a request to establish an Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF) ocean plastics depot at the Comox Valley Waste Management Center | ||||||
| B. Leigh/J. Abram: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board support the establishment of an Ocean Legacy Foundation ocean plastics recycling depot at the Comox Valley Waste Management Center to ensure ocean debris collected within the Comox Strathcona Waste Management service area can be properly managed and recycled. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| REGIONAL ORGANICS COMPOST PROJECT UPDATE | ||||||
| B. Leigh/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated April 16, 2021 regarding an update on the Regional Organics Compost Project be received. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| V. Schau, Senior Manager of CSWM Services, provided an update on the Regional Organics Compost Project.
C. Wile, Manager of External Relations, presented an overview of the public engagement process for the Regional Organics Compost Project. | ||||||
| CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION - WASTE MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| E. Grieve/W. Cole-Hamilton: THAT the report dated April 21, 2021 regarding the current management of construction and demolition debris, and relevant policy tools to be explored as a follow-up from the April 8, 2021 Solid Waste Advanced Technology Select Committee meeting be received. | ||||||
| 209 | Carried | |||||
| S. Willie, Solid Waste Analyst, provided an overview of the report regarding the current management of construction and demolition debris, and relevant policy tools to be explored. | ||||||
| CSWM MANAGEMENT REPORT | ||||||
| D. Hillian/J. Colborne: THAT the Comox Strathcona Waste Management Board management report dated April 2021 be received. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| ADJOURN TO IN-CAMERA: | ||||||
| The board adjourned to its in-camera session at 10:40 am. | ||||||
| RISE AND REPORT: | ||||||
| The board rose from its in-camera session at 10:49 am. | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| D. Arbour/A. Hamir: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| 208 | Carried | |||||
| Time: 10:49 am. | ||||||
| Confirmed this 17th day of June, 2021: ____________________________________ Brad Unger Chair | |
| Certified Correct: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Manager of Legislative Services | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Antoinette Baldwin Legislative Services Assistant |