Meeting #:
R3/2024
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

 

Council will consider the 2024-2028 Financial Plan, the budget, on February 28. The Feb 28 regular Council meeting will start at 12:30 pm, and Council will review the budget starting at 4 pm. Council meetings are open to the public. You can attend these meetings in person at the CVRD Civic Room, 770 Harmston Ave, or view online on the City of Courtenay YouTube channel.

2.
INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS

 

3.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES

 

4.
DELEGATIONS

 

4.1
Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce – Funding Request

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

Delegation by Tracey Clarke, Executive Director, Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCC), to present a proposal to develop and implement a Business Recruitment and Retention Program.

4.2
The Brazilian Cultural Foundation – Funding Request

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

Delegation by Alicia Fennell, The Brazilian Cultural Foundation, seeking financial assistance from the City of Courtenay to support the Indigenous Arts Festival, specifically for the intercultural event scheduled at the K’ómoks Big House on March 17, 2024.

5.
PRESENTATIONS

 

6.
STAFF REPORTS

 

7.
INTERNAL REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE

 

8.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

8.1
Make Back Road Safe delegation

This item has attachments. 
1.Attachment 1 - Make Back Road Safe - October 18 2023 Correspondence_Redacted.pdf
2.Attachment 2 - Make Back Road Safe - November 6 2023 Correspondence_Redacted.pdf
3.Attachment 3 - Information.pdf
4.Attachment 4- Make Back Road Safe - Petition_Redacted.pdf
5.Attachment 5 - Make Back Road Safe Presentation.pdf

At the January 24, 2024 Council meeting, Carolyn Rice presented a resident petition endorsed by residents of Back Road and those living near Farquharson Drive.


The delegate noted that speed, safety, high-speed traffic noise, and traffic volume are the key concerns. The delegate highlighted the safety of walking, driving, and backing out of resident driveways. 


The delegate requested that the City of Courtenay implement speed humps, three-way stops (two three-way stops at Valley View Drive and Marsland Place), and prioritize Back Road in the first phase of reducing the speed limit for all collector roads to 40 km/h.

9.
NOTICE OF MOTION

 

9.1
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.

9.2
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.  

10.
BYLAWS

 

10.1
For First, Second, and Third Readings

 

10.2
For Third Reading

 

10.2.1
Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 3121

This item has attachments. 
1.Attachment 1 - Staff Report - Parks and Open Spaces Regulation Bylaw No. 3121.pdf
2.Attachment 2 - 3121 Parks and Open Spaces Regulation Bylaw No. 3121.pdf
3.Attachment 3 - Invisibilizing Our Vulnerable Won’t Work This Time.pdf
4.Attachment 4 - Joint Correspondence to Courtenay Council (Jan 16, 2024).pdf
5.Attachment 5 - Joint Correspondence to Courtenay Council (Jan 17, 2024).pdf
6.Attachment 6 - Correspondence from Fred Payne to Courtenay Council (Jan 22, 2024)_redacted.pdf
7.Attachment 7 - Correspondence from Grant Shilling to Council (Jan 22, 2024).pdf
8.Attachment 8 - Correspondence from Avi Golberg to Courtenay Council (Jan 23. 2024).pdf
9.Attachment 9 - Correspondence to Courtenay Council from Coalition to End Homelessness (Jan 24, 2024).pdf
10.Attachment 10 - Correspondence from AC to Courtenay Council (Feb 8. 2024).pdf
11.Attachment 11 - Report from Dayna Forsgren to Courtenay Council.pdf
12.Attachment 12 - Slide Deck from Dayna Forsgren to Courtenay Council.pdf

10.3
For Adoption

 

11.
COUNCIL REPORTS

 

12.
IN CAMERA RESOLUTION

 

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


90  (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.

13.
ADJOURNMENT

 
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