The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:54am
Meeting agenda approved/Minutes of the Cariboo RD Board meeting held May 25th were received/adopted
Delegations Memo of Business was received and at the request of Director Forseth, Janice Keyes from the Community Energy Association be invited to the July 13th Board Meeting to provide an update on their Highway 16/97 EV Electrical Charger Feasibility Study
Business:
Community Services:
1) The Board agreed to support a grant application from the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association/Gold Rush Trail Committee to the Northern Development Initiative for $20,000 in funding from the Marketing Initiatives Program to support their Gold Rush Trail Post-Wildfire Marketing Initiative
Finance:
1) The Board received/ratified the Monthly Expenditures Board Summary Report and Mastercard Summary Report for the month of May 2018, in the amount of $2,147,141.40
2) The Board approved Grant for Assistance (Year Round Intake) applications, as follows:
a) Miocene Community Club - $1,000 from Area 'F' (surveillance system and installation)
b) Likely/District Volunteer Fire Department - Waive Policy and $1,000 from Area 'F' (offset the costs of oxygen tanks)
c) Mountain Spruce Community Centre Society - Waive Policy and $500 from Area 'L' (assist in costs of running the annual fishing derby on August 4th, 2018)
d) Wildwood Recreation and Community Association - $1,000 from Area 'D' (Randy Worsley’s 30 years of service to the Wildwood Fire Department)
e) Tyee Lake Community Association - Waive Policy/$1,000 from Area 'D' (2018 AGM/BBQ costs)
f) Women’s Contact Society - Waive Policy/$1,000 from Areas D, E, F, G, H (costs of hosting the “Breaking in Silence” two day conference in October 2018)
Administration:
1) The Board received a report of the Corporate Officer in regards to UBCM – Call for Nominations for 2018/2019 Executive and the Board agreed to support the application of Director Forseth in his bid for a Director at Large position on the 2018-19 UBCM Executive
2) The Board agreed to provide a "no concerns" letter of support to the Canim Lake Indian Band in regards to the addition to reserve (ATR) process and the Band obtaining lands described as All of Block A of District Lot 4204 as shown on Plan EPC1218
3) The Board received a report of the Corporate Officer in regards to the official results of the South Cariboo Recreation Centre Expansion Assent Vote conducted on June 9, 2018
4) The Board received a request from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities regarding a voluntary financial contribution of $1,800 plus GST to its two-year Special Advocacy Fund and agreed to deny the request
Meeting recessed at 10:51am to CCRHD Board
Meeting resumed at 11:10am
5) The Board agreed to take the lead on the submission of a grant proposal to Emotive’s Community Outreach Incentive Program on behalf of the Community Energy Association's Advisory Committee to expand charging stations for electric vehicles across Northern BC
6) The Board received the Financial Consent Calendar containing the following two items:
a) NDIT - Sam Ketcham Pool Upgrades Project Grant Disbursement
b) NDIT - North Cariboo Arena Replacement Project Grant Disbursement
7) The Board received NCLGA/UBCM/FCM Member Items, as follows:
a) City of New Westminster - Changes to the Strata Property Act
b) NCLGA - Thank you for 2018 Resolutions
8) The Board received a response letter from BC Citizen Services Minister Jinny Sims in regards to Telus' Enhanced Broadband Connectivity Applications to Connect to Innovate Program and that a letter be forwarded to the federal Minister of Economic Development imploring the necessity of this program for rural broadband internet
9) The Board received a letter from Director Wendy Booth, President of the Union of BC Municipalities, dated June 1, 2018, regarding NCLGA endorsement of the CRD 2018 resolutions
10) The Board received a letter from S. Russell, Executive Correspondence Officer for the Office of the Prime Minister, dated May 28, 2018, regarding funding for City of Quesnel to establish a Chilcotin War Chiefs Historical Site
11) The Board received a letter from the Honourable Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, dated June 15, 2018, acknowledging receipt of the CRD's Special Circumstances submission for the construction of an Animal Hosting Facility in Quesnel
12) The Board received a letter from the Honourable Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, dated June 15, 2018, regarding the financial burden for agricultural dam owners due to costs associated with dam safety requirements and that the letter be forwarded to the Cariboo/BC Cattlemen Associations'
13) The Board received a letter from the Honourable Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, dated June 15, 2018, acknowledging receipt of the CRD's Special Circumstances submission for the Ski Trail Lighting Project at 100 Mile Nordics Ski Facility
Meeting recessed at 11:25am
Meeting resumed at 11:30am
Delegation:
Sabrina Locicero, Mark Alexander and Jeff Walker from BC Hydro appeared before the Board to discuss the Peace to Kelly Lake Capacitors Project
A Question/Answer period ensued
The Chair thanked the delegation for their time/information
Meeting recessed for lunch at 11:57am
Meeting resumed at 12:40pm
At 12:40pm -- the Board convened an In-Camera Meeting under the provisions of Sections 90(1c,e,i,k - labour, land, legal advice protected by solicitor-client privilege and negotiations) of the Community Charter
At 2:10pm -- the Board resumed its public meeting
Business, cont:
Committee or Commission Minutes/Recommendations:
1) The Board received the Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2018 and endorsed the following from that meeting:
a) 2017 Wildfire Reports Recommendations
2) The Board received the Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting Minutes of May 1st, 2018 and endorsed the following from that meeting:
a) 2017 Wildfire and 2014 Mnt Polley Reports Recommendations
3) The Board received the North Cariboo Rural Directors' Caucus Minutes of May 22nd, 2018
4) The Board received the North Cariboo Joint Planning Committee Meeting Minutes of May 22, 2018 and endorsed the following from that meeting:
a) West Fraser Centre - Liquor Primary License Application
b) West Fraser Centre Banner and Memorabilia
5) The Board received the Policy Committee Meeting Minutes of May 24th, 2018
6) The Board received the Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting Minutes of May 24, 2018 and endorsed the following from that meeting:
a) George Abbott 2017 Flood and Wildfire Report - Letter of Disappointment. Refer back to Committee
b) 2017 Wildfire Reports Recommendations
7) The Board received the Emergency Preparedness Committee Meeting Minutes of June 11, 2018 and endorsed the following from that meeting:
a) Emergency Preparedness Recommendations
b) 2017 Wildfire Reports Recommendations
8) The Board received the South Cariboo Joint Committee Meeting Minutes of June 11th, 2018 and endorsed the following from that meeting:
a) Preliminary Results - South Cariboo Recreation Centre Expansion Assent Vote/Next Steps
Corporate Bylaws:
1) The Board gave 1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings/Adoption to Election and Assent Voting Bylaw No. 5149, 2018
2) The Board adopted both Benjamin Water Service Establishment Bylaw No. 5127, 2018 and Benjamin Water Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 5128, 2018
Directors' Items:
1) The Board received an "information only" memorandum from Director S. Forseth concerning his participation at the June 5th Community Energy Association Advisory Committee Meeting held in Prince George, BC
2) At the request of Director J. Sorley -- The Board waived policy and authorized funding from the Area 'F' Director Initiative Fund in regards to supply an official bulletin board in Horsefly, which will be mounted on the community hall
3) At the request of Director S. Forseth -- the Board waived policy/authorized funding from the Area 'D' Director Initiative Fund in regards to installation of three community bulletin boards in McLeese Lake in the amount of $1,000
4) The Board received a request of Director B. Coakley in regards to expanding operating hours at the 100 Mile House Library to include Mondays and the request be referred for Staff for a report back to the Board
5) The Board received a report of Director J. Sorley concerning her participation in a June 1st meeting with the BC Red Cross
6) The Board received a report of the Vice-Chair concerning his participation in the recently held Fraser Basin Council Board meeting held in the Fraser Valley...
The Board received written activity reports from the CAO and the Chair
Directors' Roundtable:
At the request of Director Forseth -- the Board appointed Kathy Rourke/Torey Lee of McLeese Lake to the Area 'D' Advisory Planning Commission
Directors' reported on activities going on in their Electoral Area or Municipality
The Board adjourned at 3:09pm
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