Friday, April 24, 2015

CRD Board Mtg - Apr 24th

Present: Chair Richmond; Directors Armstrong, Bruce, Massier, Forseth, Kemp, Sorley, William, Anderson, Coakley, Sharpe, Simpson, Cobb, Campsall and Alternate Director S. Hart (Area H)

Staff:

J. Bell - CAO
S. Reid - CFO
A. Johnston - Corporate Officer
K. Moores - Mgr of Development Services

Meeting called to order at 10:03am
Meeting Agenda approved/Mins of the March 27th CRD Board Meeting approved, as amended

Business:

Planning, Building Inspection and Bylaw Enforcement:

1) Bylaws #4955/4956 (Area A) were given 1st/2nd Reading
2) Bylaw #4957 (Area D) was given 1st/2nd Reading

3) Bylaw #4943 (Area F) was given 3rd Reading following a public hearing

4) Bylaws #4938/4939 (Area L) were adopted

5) DVP #3/2015 was approved by the Board

6) ALR Application #A20150004 was approved for submission to the Provincial Ag Land Commission

7) ALR Application #G20150006 was deferred to the next Board meeting

8) The Board agreed to defer the letter of concurrence for a Rogers Cell Tower application in the 108 Mile area to the next Board meeting

9) The Board agreed to remove a condition of rezoning (fencing requirement) as part of Bylaw #4861 (Area L) by the following vote

Affirmative - Chair Richmond; Directors Armstrong, Bruce, Massier, Forseth, Kemp, Sorley, Cash, William, Anderson and Alternate Director Hart (Area H) -- 11

Negative - Director Coakley (Area L) -- 1

Environmental Services:

1) The Board received the Water/Sewer projects report

2) The Board agreed to renew the contract with Tervita for the hydrocarbon bioremediation cell operation at the 100 Mile House Landfill be renewed to March 31, 2019, and the necessary signatories be authorized to execute the contract.

Community Services:

1) The Board agreed to authorize an additional $10,000 in funding be approved for a project total of $33,000 from the 2015 Community Halls Improvements envelope of the Community Works Fund to install a potable water system at the Likely Community Hall

2) The Board authorized letters of support for Likely & District Chamber of Commerce for various grant applications to aid in the community of Likely’s recovery from the Mount Polley event

Finance:

1) The Board received/ratified the Cheque Register for the month of March 2015 in the amount of $1,860,215.21

2) The Board agreed to authorize funds ($1500 for Central/South and up to $750 for North) from EA Administration for 2015 Activities of the Orange Shirt Day Committee by the following vote:

Affirmative - Chair Richmond; Directors Armstrong, Bruce, Massier, Forseth, Sorley, Cash, William, Anderson, Coakley and Alternate Director Hart -- 11

Negative - Director Kemp -- 1

Administration:

1) The Board received the Consent Calendar as of April 24th

2) The Board received the Level 1 and 3 Corporate Priorities Report

a) Item 7.2 be removed from Level 1 Corporate Priorities Report (electronic distribution of In-Camera Agendas)

Meeting recessed at 10:58am
Meeting resumed at 11:05am

Delegations:

a) Shelley Thomson from FortisBC appeared before the Board to discuss their Fox Mountain project

A Question and Answer period ensued.  Chair Richmond on behalf of the Board thanked Ms. Thomson for her time/information

b) PMT Chartered Accountants / Business Advisors LLP reps appeared before the Board to present the 2014 Audited Financial Statements for the Cariboo Regional District

A Question/Answer period ensued. Chair Richmond on behalf of the Board thanked the delegation for their time/information

Resolved - That the Audited 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements for the Cariboo Regional District, prepared by PMT Chartered Accountants / Business Advisors LLP, be received and approved as presented

Meeting recessed at 12:08pm
Meeting resumed at 1:00pm

c) David Morel, ADM from the Ministry of Energy/Mines and Lori Halls, ADM, Ministry of Environment and BC Energy/Mines Minister Bill Bennett appeared before the Board, via teleconference, to give an update on the Mt Polley file

A Question/Answer period ensued.  Chair Richmond, on behalf of the Board, thanked the delegation for their time/information

Business, cont:

3) The Board received the prioritization of Board Resolutions report

4) The Board received a letter from Richard Linzey, Director, Heritage Branch, Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, dated March 9, 2015, regarding the Request for Expressions of Interest, Tenure of Cottonwood Lands

5) Late Item - The Board received a letter and discussion paper from the Ministry of Justice, regarding a strategic vision for emergency communications service delivery in British Columbia and the Chair be authorized to attend the consultation session to be held June 1st

6) Late Item  - The Board received a letter from BC Health Minister Terry Lake concerning UBCM Recommendations on Small Water System

Committee/Commission Minutes/Recommendations:

1) The Board received the Minutes of the Heritage Steering Committee meeting held Jan 27th and CC Rural Caucus Meeting held March 25th

2) The Board received the Minutes of the CC Joint Committee meeting held March 25th and endorsed 1 recommendation from that meeting (CCACS Project Grant recommendations for 2015)

3) The Board received the minutes of the March 27th Policy Committee meeting and endorsed 3 recommendations from that meeting (rescind Alternate Director policy and refer two other policies to Staff for recommendations back to Policy Committee - Letters to First Nations and Public Consultation Process for Regulatory Bylaws)

4) The Board received the minutes of the April 14th NC Rural Caucus meeting and endorsed 3 recommendations from that meeting (North Cariboo Community Committee Appointments, MOU between CRD/City of Quesnel and All-West Crane & Rigging Ltd. - Grant Application Endorsement)

Invitations:

1) The Board received an email from Sasha Prynn, Office Coordinator, UMBCM and attached agenda for the Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition Keeping it Rural 2015 Conference and authorized Director Forseth to attend the Conference using up to $1,350 from the Area D Director Initiative Fund

Corporate Bylaws:

The Board adopted Central Cariboo Landfill and Transfer Station Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4950, 2015

The Board adopted Central Cariboo Recreation Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 4959, 2015

Directors' Requests:

1) At the request of Director Sorley - The Board authorized a letter to be written to the to the BC Electoral Boundaries Commission urging them not to move the 150 Mile House area from the Cariboo North Electoral Area into the Cariboo Chilcotin Electoral Area

2) At the request of Director Forseth - The Board authorized staff to bring back a report outlining the steps to create and implement an animal control bylaw for dogs at large in the Wildwood Fire Protection Area with an option to have coverage in the Wildwood, Pine Valley and Commodore Heights areas, and a request to the City of Williams Lake to consider providing the service under contract

3) At the request of Director Sorley - The Board authorized letters of support be provided to the Big Lake Community Association, Cedar Point Park Board, Likely Chamber of Commerce, and Miocene Community Club for their applications to the BC Public Access to Defibrillation (PAD) Program

4) At the request of Director Sorley - The Board authorized up to $250 from the Electoral Area F Discretionary Fund to help host the Big Lake Community clean-up

5) At the request of Director Anderson - The Board agreed to invite Ministry of Transportation to discuss rural roads identified by Directors'

Meeting recessed at 2:58pm

At 3:07pm - The Board convened an In-Camera Meeting as per Sections 90(1a + c) and 90(2b) of the Community Charter and reconvened/recessed its' public meeting at 4:37pm and resumed the meeting at 4:48pm

Directors' then gave oral reports from their Electoral Area/Municipality

The Board adjourned its' meeting at 5:25pm



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