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DISTRICT OF HIGHLANDS


NOTICE OF

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING


Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 7: 00 pm

School House, 1589 Millstream Road


A G E N D A


1.


APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA


2.


PETITIONS AND DELEGATIONS


3.


ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES


Adopt


a)


Committee of the Whole – December 14, 2009

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt

b)

Special Council – December 14, 2009

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt


Receive


c)


Capital Regional District Board – November 18, 2009

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt

d)

Capital Regional Hospital District Board – November 18, 2009

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt

e)

Inaugural Capital Regional District Board – December 2, 2009

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt

f)

Inaugural Capital Regional Hospital District Board – December 2, 2009

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt

g)

Capital Regional District Board – December 9, 2009

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt


4.


REPORTS OF COMMITTEES & COMMISSIONS


a)


Councillor’s Reports


i)


Councillor Allen Dobb

  • CRD Arts

ii)

Councillor Diane Gill

  • Community Infrastructure Services Select Committee (CISC); CRD Solid Waste Advisory

iii)

Councillor Sigurd Johannesen

  • Community Centre Task Force; Emergency Planning; Greater Victoria Family Court; Community Policing

iv)

Councillor Marcie McLean

  • Fiscal Environmental (FESC); Inter-municipal Advisory Committee on Disability Issues (IACDI)

v)

Councillor Karel Roessingh

  • Advisory Planning Commission; Capital Region Emergency Service Tele-communications (CREST); Greater Victoria Public Library Board; Ground Water Task Force

vi)

Councillor Ken Williams

  • West Shore Parks &Recreation (WSP&R); TAC



b)


Mayor’s Reports


5.


RATIFICATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS


a)


Committee of the Whole – December 14, 2009


i)


HERITAGE “ROAD MAP”


RECOMMENDATION:

That the District of Highlands advertise for five to seven positions for a Heritage Task Force with the primary tasks of the group being those outlined in the December 10, 2009 Planner’s Report (items two and three), namely establishing heritage values and vision for Highlands, establishing eligibility criteria for community heritage register items, and then making a preliminary list of items to be placed on such a community heritage register.


ii)


WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE


RECOMMENDATION:

That District staff meet with Mr. Gibbons and review Ross-Durrance/Millstream Lake Road for defined pull out areas with suggestion from members of Council (Councillors Dobb and Gill and Mayor Mendum) who will discuss areas with local residents as well.


6.


INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS


7.


UNFINISHED BUSINESS


a)


Memo – L. Beckett, Planner, January 7, 2010
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RE: REGIONAL CONTEXT STATEMENT – OCP AMENDMENT – INPUT RECEIVED TO DATE

Recommendation: THAT Council receive the correspondence regarding the proposed regional context statement amendment from School District 62 dated December 7, 2009 for information;

FURTHER THAT Council endorse staff level discussions exploring the development of a joint school site with a park and playfield in Highlands.


8.


CORRESPONDENCE


a)


Memo – AVICC, November 27, 2009

RE: PLANNING FOR THE 2010 AGM & CONVENTION – RESOLUTION NOTICE

AGM: April 9 – 11 (Powell River), Resolution Deadline: February 26, 2010


b)


Letter – Catalyst, December 4, 2009

RE: INTERIM RELIEF AND TAXATION – FOREST COMPANIES IN BC

Request for support


c)


Letter – School District No. 62, December 9, 2009
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RE: FUNDING REQUEST – COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER

Request for support


d)


Letter – Capital Regional District, December 15, 2009

RE: CRD BYLAWS 3662 and 3663 –REQUEST FOR CONSENT

Request for Council to “GIVE CONSENT TO THE ADOPTION OF CRD BYLAWS 3662, MILLSTREAM SITE REMEDIATION COST SERVICE LOAN AUTHORIZATION BYLAW NO.1, 2008, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1, 2009 AND 3663, MILLSTREAM SITE REMEDIATION COST SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT BYLAW NO.1, 2008, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1, 2009


e)


Notice – UBCM, December 15, 2009

RE: BC OCEAN AND COASTAL STRATEGY

Request for Preliminary comments


f)


Letter – UBCM, December 16, 2009

RE: BC HYDRO RESPONSE TO 2009 RESOLUTIONS


g)


Notice – UBCM, December 15, 2009

RE: CONTROLLED ALIEN SPECIES REGULATION


h)


Letter – District of Sooke, December 18, 2009

RE: RECIPROCAL TRADE RESOLUTION


i)


Letter – CREST, December 20, 2009

RE: 2009 UPDATE

     

J)

Notice – UBCM, December 21, 2009

RE: COSMETIC PESTICIDE CONSULTATION

Feedback Requested by February 15, 2010


9.


BYLAWS


10.


NEW BUSINESS

  a)

Memo – L. Beckett, Planner, January 7, 2010

RE: DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DVP-08-09 (771 Hanbury Place)

Recommendation: ISSUE NOTIFICATION


b)


Motion to move In Camera

Recommended Action:  That Council move In Camera to discuss items pursuant to the Community Charter, specially Section 90 (1)(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


11.


ADJOURNMENT

To Adjourn the Regular Meeting of Council