Meeting #:

R20/2024

Date:

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Time:

4:00 P.m. - 11:00 P.m.

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.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS

3.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

3.1

Regular Council Minutes - November 13, 2024

4.

DELEGATIONS

4.1

Morrison Creek Fish Passage Remediation

G. Hilliar and L. Fisher, representatives of Morrison Creek Streamkeepers, presented a delegation requesting the City remove the barrier to fish passage on Morrison Creek at 1st Street. They highlighted the need to replace the baffles in the culvert, repair the plunge pool’s riffle crest to restore its original height, and consider a future culvert replacement to enhance aquatic passage

4.2

You Are Not Alone (Y.A.N.A.) Fund Society Fee Exemption Request

A delegation by K. Barnie, Executive Director and S. Bakshi, Event Operations Manager, representing Y.A.N.A. Fund Society, is requesting an exemption to the “Corporation of the City of Courtenay Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 2988, 2024,” which currently categorizes their rental fee as "private event, fundraising, or NPO commercial use."

5.

STAFF REPORTS

5.1

Development Services

5.1.1

Update on Washrooms and Storage Facilities at Connect

5.2

Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering

5.2.1

Integrated Rainwater Management Plan

Presentation by Laurel Morgan, Stormwater Sector Leader, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates

5.2.2

Cousins Avenue Road Upgrades

Presentation by Alex McBride, P.Eng., Project Manager, McElhanney

5.3

Operational Services 

5.3.1

Dove Creek Road Closure Request – Access Restriction

5.4

Recreation, Culture and Community Services

5.4.1

Sid Williams Theatre Society Agreements and Discontinuation of the Theatre Ticket Surcharge Reserve

Presentation by Richard Clarke, President, Sid Williams Theatre Society

5.4.2

Sid Williams Theatre Society Lighting Grid Upgrade Funding Request

Presentation by Deb Renz, General Manager, Sid Williams Theatre

6.

EXTERNAL REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE

6.1

Letter from Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) regarding extension of the pump station discharge permit

6.2

Letter from Tracey Clarke, Executive Director, Comox Valley Chambers

7.

INTERNAL REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE

7.1

Research Project - College and Community Social Innovation Fund Grant

8.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

8.1

Delegation – A. Soldevila, Adventure Forest School – Requesting Installation of a Crosswalk and Sidewalk on Mansfield Drive

9.

COUNCIL REPORTS

9.1

Councillor Cole-Hamilton

9.2

Councillor Frisch

9.3

Councillor Hillian

9.4

Councillor Jolicoeur

9.5

Councillor McCollum

9.6

Councillor Morin

9.7

Mayor Wells

10.

IN CAMERA RESOLUTION

THAT Council close the meeting to the public pursuant to the following subsections 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; and

(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

(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; and

(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public.

11.

ADJOURNMENT