COW Mtg (CRD Board) - June 11th

Present:

Chair Richmond; Directors Armstrong, Bruce, Massier, Forseth, Kemp, Sorley, Wagner, Cash, Anderson, Coakley, Sharpe, Cobb and Campsall

Absent: 

Directors R. William (Area J) and B. Simpson (Quesnel)

Meeting called to order at 11am

Agenda was approved

Delegation – 11am

Members from the Interlakes Economic Association appeared before the Committee to discuss governance in the Interlakes area

A Question/Answer period ensued

The Chair, on behalf of the Committee, thanked the delegation for their time/information

Business:

The Committee made the following decisions:

1) The Committee received a memo from the Mgr of Development Services regarding providing hard copy documents when soliciting public input

Meeting recessed at 12:08pm
Meeting resumed at 12:53pm

2) The Committee received a memo from the Mgr of Development Services regarding notification distances for planning applications and the Committee agreed to recommend to the CRD Board that Staff be directed to bring forward an amended bylaw to increase the notification distance to 100 m for Development Variance Permits

3) The Committee received a memo from the Mgr of Development Services in regards to ancillary buildings and structures and the Committee agreed to recommend to the CRD Board that Staff be directed to bring draft amendment bylaws to the Board

4) The Committee received a memo from secondary suites and/or carriage houses and the Committee agreed to recommend to the CRD Board that Staff be directed to bring draft amendment bylaws to the Board

5) The Committee received a memo from the Mgr of Financial Services concerning the allocation of Community Works Funds and directed Staff to provide the Board with a breakdown of spent Community Works Funding by sub-region

6) The Committee received a memo of the CAO concerning a customized Oath of Office and the Committee agreed to retain the current Oath of Office

7) The Committee received a memo of the CAO concerning referred Item 1.1 from the Level 1 Corporate Priorities Report and requested more information on a economic development proposal from UNBC

8) The Committee received a memo of the CAO concerning Budget Consultation Meetings and that they be discontinued and that the annual provisional budget be placed at offices in Quesnel, Williams Lake and 100 Mile House plus CRD Libraries .  Approved by the following vote:

Affirmative - Chair Richmond; Directors Armstrong, Bruce, Massier, Forseth, Kemp, Sorley, Wagner, Anderson, Coakley, and Sharpe

Negative - Directors D. Cash (Area I) and M. Campsall (100 Mile House)

9) The Committee received a memo of the CAO concerning Town Hall meetings and Staff report back on a Committee Engagement process

Meeting recessed at 3:09pm
Meeting resumed at 3:17pm

Delegation – 3:17pm:

David Morel, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mines appeared before the Committee, via teleconference, to brief the Committee on the ongoing re-start application for Mt Polley

A Question/Answer period ensued

The Chair, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Mr. Morel for his time/information

Business, cont:

The Committee at 3:48pm convened an In-Camera Meeting as per Section 90(1f and 1k – law enforcement and negotations) of the Community Charter and resumed its’ public meeting at 4:49pm

The Committee adjourned its’ meeting at 4:50pm