Meeting #:
R4/2024
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
CVRD Civic Room, 770 Harmston Ave, Courtenay

We respectfully acknowledge that the land we gather on is Unceded
territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the traditional keepers of this land.

1.
CALL TO ORDER

 

2.
INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS

 

3.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES

 

4.
STAFF REPORTS

 

5.
EXTERNAL REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE

 

6.
INTERNAL REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE

 

7.
COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS

 

7.1
Collaborate with Youth Climate Corps BC for Climate Action - Councillors Hillian and Cole-Hamilton 

 

WHEREAS youth are particularly impacted by the climate crisis and Youth Climate Corps BC is an organization that has worked successfully with local governments in BC to empower youth, providing paid work and training to young people in climate action projects that foster hope by helping to reduce emissions, build resiliency and adapt communities to the changing climate;


THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to explore and report back on the possibility of the City working with the Youth Climate Corps, including potential funding sources and projects related to climate action, to engage the public in promoting climate change mitigation and resilience.

7.2
Active Transportation on Ryan Road - Councillor Frisch

 

WHEREAS the Province and the City of Courtenay are both committed to Greenhouse Gas reduction, poverty reduction, and positive health care outcomes;


WHEREAS safe cycling infrastructure and active transportation in general is an important part of achieving those goals;


WHEREAS the City has endorsed a cycling infrastructure plan and begun the investment to provide cycling and active transportation infrastructure on the portions of Ryan Rd that fall within its control;


THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council direct staff to draft and send a letter on behalf of City Council, to the Minister's office to formally request:

  • A meeting with the Minister of Transportation;
  • Inclusion of active transportation infrastructure within Ministry of Transportation corridors; and
  • That the local Courtenay office be directed to work with City of Courtenay staff to develop actionable plans for the inclusion of active transportation infrastructure on Ryan Road.  

8.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

8.1
Reconsideration - Zero Carbon Step Code

This item has attachments. 
1.Staff Report - Zero Carbon Step Code.pdf

In accordance with the Community Charter and the City of Courtenay Council Procedure Bylaw No. 2730, 2013, the Mayor placed the following motion passed at the February 14, 2024 meeting on the agenda for reconsideration:


THAT Council adopt the Provincial Zero Carbon Step Code;


AND THAT Council direct staff to amend “Building Bylaw No. 3114, 2023 to include the Zero Carbon Performance Levels in accordance with the timelines established in the CleanBC Road Map for all applicable Part 3 and Part 9 buildings starting with EL2 in 2024 and EL3 in 2027 and EL 4 in 2030;


AND THAT Council direct staff to engage with the development industry and community to inform on the Zero Carbon Step Code and its mandates.

8.2
The Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce Funding Request

This item has attachments. 
1.Business Recruitment and Retention Proposal 2024-2026 (5).pdf
2.Courtenay - Business Retention and Expansion Proposal 2024-2026 .pdf

8.3
The Brazilian Cultural Foundation Funding Request

This item has attachments. 
1.Comox Valley Intercultural Exchange.pdf

9.
NOTICE OF MOTION

 

9.1
Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Beds - Councillor Jolicoeur

This item has attachments. 
1.CV Community Substance Use Strategy, Phase Two .pdf
2.SUS+Report+Final+Copy.pdf

WHEREAS the Province of BC and Canadian Mental Health Association of BC announced in January 2024 an urgent increase in funding for treatment beds across BC; and


WHEREAS the Comox Valley Substance Use Strategy, informed by local data and lived experience of people impacted by mental health and substance use, calls for the urgent need for local medical detox and treatment services; and


WHEREAS Council has recently met with the Minister for Mental Health and Addiction clearly requesting increase mental health & substance use services, including medical detox and mental health and substance use treatment services.


THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council request the Premier, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and CMHA-BC urgently prioritize the funding of treatment & detox beds in the Comox Valley from this new funding;


BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council forward the Comox Valley Substance Use Strategy Phase 2 report and the Walk with Me report along with this request; and


BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Council send correspondence to regional government partners to seek letters of support for this request.

10.
COUNCIL REPORTS

 

11.
IN CAMERA RESOLUTION

 


THAT Council close the meeting to the public pursuant to the following subsection of the Community Charter:


90  (1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:

(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality; 

(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality; and


(2) A part of a council meeting must be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to one or more of the following:

(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.

12.
2024-2028 FINANCIAL PLAN

 

13.
ADJOURNMENT

 
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