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Everyone is ready. I'd like to call this
electoral area committee meeting of

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September 9th, 2026
to order. And this meeting is being

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webcast and recorded for on demand
viewing in accordance with ESLRD's

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electronic meetings policy.
We'd also like to acknowledge the

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territory there will be meetings on the
traditional territory of the Watt

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Nation.
And looking at item three is a motion to

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approve the agenda. Please
move by director Matt, seconded by

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Director Deare.

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We have no closed meeting.
So now we're looking at the minutes 6.1

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our draft meeting minutes from July

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» meeting agenda
>> consent agenda. I'll move the consent

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agenda.
>> Sorry I jumped all the way down to the

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minutes. Okay. Director the mayor is
moving the consent agenda which is the

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minutes and a couple of correspondence.
A seconder for that.

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Director Mack.
All in favor? Motion carried.

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But I could say that that um Pine Lake
letter was educational.

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It's good to read. Is there business
arising from your minutes?

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» We don't have any items removed from the
consent agenda. So we're moving to nine

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department reports and other business
and turning it over to CO Paul for a

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verbal update.
>> Hi everyone, Heather Paul, C A O Lrd D

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and I've asked general manager Mark
Phillips to come in and just give an

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overview of the EOC activities over the
last uh seven to eight weeks.

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» Thank you. Welcome.
>> Great. Uh hello directors. Mark Phil,

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general manager of protective emergency
services. So we'll give a quick update

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in terms of uh the situation of
wildfires and other events in the SLRD.

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Uh so all wildfires within the SLRD are
now being held as cusified by BC

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Wildfire Service. The final evacuation
alert for Payer Lake was rescended on

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September 8th. So there are no wildfire
related evacuation orders or alerts

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currently in the SLRD. Uh however there
is still ongoing response and recovery

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support being provided to uh related to
ESS and agricultural produces producers

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that were impacted by the fire. Uh a
returning home after wildfire guide has

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been developed and is on our website. Uh
the guide provides general health safety

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and recovery guidance for returning
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properties in the SLRD.
Uh moving on to the next event uh

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related to the seat and portage
landslide in the uh bear and pet's uh

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creek drainage. Uh due to that uh five
parcels are on evacuation alert with one

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affected household. Uh the household has
been offered uh ESS supports through the

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Canadian Red Cross and a geotechnical
assessment was complete. Uh and

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following that the burm debris cleanup
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the SLRD uh holds was filled with uh
debris. So we are currently uh cleaning

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that out. Once that cleanout is
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a structural assessment of that burm uh
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structurally sound.
>> Did I interrupt you with the question

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the geotech? So did staff organize that
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province?
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» Sorry to the chair. So that we put in a
we have a task numbers from the province

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for that and we put in EA so expenditure
authorization form to the province. So

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it is being uh covered by the province
as a response cost. Yes. and we

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organized the uh engineering firm this
second and and also the the contracting

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will come back.
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» Yeah. So once the BM has been cleaned
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assessment of the BM. Uh and then
following that report back, we will look

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to uh removing evacuation alerts or
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that BM is sound.
Um the next event I want to speak to is

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regarding a Mount Meager landslide. Uh
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Creek was running Chocolatey Brown. Uh
following that uh again we received a

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task number from the province and as
response cost uh we contracted uh BGC

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and helicopter flight uh to do an
assessment. Uh the initial assessment

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found no known immediate uh life safety
concerns due to the devastator creek

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last night. So just creek up devastator
creek. Uh however given just a little

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cloud cover uh we weren't able to do the
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So we are working the province again and
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additional aerial and also looking at
the remote sensing assessments uh

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sensors in the coming days. So waiting
on the clear weather window to make sure

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the full assessment of that. Um and we
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report from DGC on that initial
assessment uh shortly.

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So in terms of overall EOC posture, our
EOC is still activated. We're currently

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activated at level one. Uh and we still
have four to five staff uh and

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contractors uh involved in the EOC. Uh
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assessments and response activities. uh
continuing wildfire, agricultural and

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ESS supports. uh looking at developing
an EOCC demobilization plan and making

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sure that our all records and files are
organized and also organizing a uh 2026

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wildfire afteraction process and report
and that's all and I will just say just

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uh huge thanks to the SLR staff, the
contractors, our first nation partners,

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our partners in EMCR, BC Wildfire,
Ministry of Transportion, Ministry A and

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the list goes on and on but uh very
collaborative uh wildfire season for

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sure. Lots of learnings but very uh very
collaborative and appreciative of all

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our partners.

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» Um directors have you got questions of
the mark?

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» No, I'd just like to say well done as
usual.

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» Good job, sir.
We have a few just wondering about um we

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talked a little bit about firesmarting
and that there's a pretty good window

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here right now people because in area B
since you know Aninsley early July we've

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had smoke from that and Riley and
Bonanza and Pear until just this heavy

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rainfall a week or so ago which was a
blessing but it of course brought down a

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whole bunch of debris which is next sort
of thing. Um, but

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is it a possibility to have some of the
brigades get in touch with our fires

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smart program and still access I don't
know where we're at with the funding. I

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don't know if we've spent all the fires
smart funding. Can we still

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um [snorts]
do access some of that funding to do

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some fire smarting in area B for out of
the provincial fund that we have or

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should I be looking at payment in the
taxes money? That was just something

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that we were talking about, but I'd like
to ask you.

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» Yeah, certainly. uh through the chair.
Uh yeah, anytime is a good time to fire

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smart and encourage uh response
societies or individual members to

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contact our fires smart team and all the
contact information is on our website.

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Uh the program is still operating uh and
we are still our team is we have uh two

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or three members of the fires smart team
who are standing by and are happy to do

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home assessments and support uh
community events. So encourage anyone to

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reach out and I believe yeah the program
is still operating. we have uh funding

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still available.
>> There's a lot of interest now

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» for sure. [laughter]
>> It's just the way it is. Um it really

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was unbearable to be outside for most of
the summer. Um and to think about doing

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that work was was just not really
practical for a lot of folks. So good.

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um the
the water quality at um Riley as well as

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Kelly other places.
Um can you tell me a bit about the

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process of do we collect samples? Do we
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Tell me how that works and who pays for
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» Okay. Um so in the returning home after
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information about uh water quality,
utilities, septic systems and many other

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uh subjects. Uh so regional health
authorities administer the drinking

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water protection act. Um and they
oversee drinking water systems. Uh so in

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terms of just then I'm pulling directly
from the uh recovery guide.

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These are all like private wells as you
like. Right.

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» So it's the responsibility of that
private well owner to have the testing

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uh undertaken. Um and so they do suggest
that you do after wildfire you do have

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that system uh tested uh as there
potentially could be contaminated. Um

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and they note that uh local health
authorities are able to provide guidance

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and advice uh for individuals uh
undertaking that. Yeah. So area A and B

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fall to interior health and C and D fall
to Vancouver coast health.

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» Thank you. and um work on things like
I know BC Wild Fire Service was in the

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area where some evacuations had occurred
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looking for owners to indicate if there
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they had an opportunity to have BC
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in that sort of moment. But I think now
you know all the tents are gone from the

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campground. Muslim guys have moved on.
It was amazing how many people we had in

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Lowette. Like I went into the bakery one
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all these tall handsome guys and there's
absolutely no cookies or any food and

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they really they really uh actually
provided quite a business to some of the

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local restaurants and so on. They were
camped there for quite some time and

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there were people from Costa Rica and
Kquitlam and some of the SPU guys, the

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residents just loved them. They were so
helpful. They were there and then they

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they would set them up and then they
would come back and check that things

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were working and know especially Riley.
I heard a lot about that one. Um,

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and so for things like now those guards
that are sitting there asking for

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invasive weeds to come in, where where
does that do we do anything along those

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lines for restoration or do I find low
at regional invasive species society do

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some work there?
Where where's the line between what we

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do and what DC fire service does and
then what does private citizens have to

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do?
uh through through the chair. Uh this

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may require a little bit digging, but my
understanding in looking at the 2023

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wildfire season um is that following
wildfires, there is usually a

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restoration uh process that BC Wildfire
Service and Ministry of Forest go

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through in terms of looking at
decommissioning those fire breaks etc.

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uh and replanting some of those areas
where they did put operational lines. Uh

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so I can't speak definitively to it but
that's my understanding of the

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» so that where you see the responsibility
being so it wasn't just that sort of one

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stop and they're gone.
>> Yep. I understand that they will do

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assessments.
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» Right.
>> Yeah. And and there further there are

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there will be coming assessments in just
in terms of post wildfire geotechnical

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risk etc that are undertaken uh where
there were fires around communities

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above communities
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Okay. And then I just have one other
question and I think I had it answered

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at Fraser Basin yesterday.
Um our wildfire roundt

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[snorts] um you remember we funded two
meetings for this year I believe we've

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had the one.
Are you guys in touch with Fraser Basin

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because you know Alex has left the
position and so there's some transition

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there.
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» You're aware of that. We're planning a
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» Yeah.
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» Yeah. I actually have a meeting uh with
basic council next week uh to talk about

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this uh the new person who is covering
our area uh to talk about the round

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table uh not confirmed yet, but there's
potentially uh funding uh to do this.

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So, as soon as we uh know uh we'll let
you know.

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» Okay.
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» Please.
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» Thank you.
Thank you. Um,

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a motion to receive that question.
>> Oh, sorry. Go ahead, D.

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» Well, we've got you here.
>> I just really wondering where we're at

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with the updating of the emergency plans
for all four electoral areas. We've been

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waiting for quite a while now. I know
we've had some crazy summers.

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Everybody's busy, but where are we at? I
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we're at end of this term and uh we're
going to be losing some of the board

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board of directors. So, where where are
we at with it?

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Uh the chair in terms of the emergency
plans we've been working with uh we've

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been focused on area a brief um and
we've been working on the mapping uh

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directly with gun brain etc and uh yeah
all the response societies throughout

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the region to update those maps which uh
has been uh quite a lengthy process. Um

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but there are draft uh plans for a good
number of those communities and I

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believe it's it's in the quarterly
report the status of that uh but it is

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very it is an iterative process uh and
we are hoping that we'll have uh A and B

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wrapped up this year the coming year and
then we'll be starting C and D um next

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year as well. Uh, one of the I remember
there was talk of creating community

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hubs
and for our area was going to be the uh,

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Gold Co community.
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» Uh, BC Hydro is going to be taking it
over for the next,

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you know, five, six years.
Just an FYI,

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that process still in the works.
the chair. We yeah, we've moved through

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that project and that was uh we received
grant funding um and we continue to be

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in conversation with uh our partners in
the Bridge Valley about uh where those

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uh supplies and ESS kits etc can be
prepositioned.

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» Okay, thank you.
I've got uh

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can I ask one question? We may
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» direct to that factor.
>> Uh this is the end of the term, you

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know, pretty close here for uh the
current board.

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as I was driving over the rough hurly
bouncing all over the place. It's rough

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right now.
>> Would it be feasible to have a term end

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report
be shared with the public on some major

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highlights
of accomplishments by the board?

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» Um, can I I'm just thinking about all
the work what's everything that's on the

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work plan right now and adding to that.
I think that can be an emotion as a

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recommendation to the board and I think
we've been talking like I've been

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thinking about the strategic priorities
report that comes now in January and how

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that can would be really important
around October and November not just for

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the board leaving but any new people
coming on not waiting until January kind

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of know what's going on in the work
plan. So it's kind of been on my mind

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but what also has been on my mind is
pressuring staff for more output right

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now. So I think it's a great idea. It's
how quality how can I bring something

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quality work to you without slowing
other work down or maybe I do slow maybe

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we do slow other work down because this
is important. So I agree that it's

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important and I'm trying to figure out
how was the easy button to do that and I

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think the strategic priorities report
bringing that back up would be a good

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one. Um however prior to me being here
accomplishments weren't tracked the same

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way they are now. So I'm not sure if it
will be a wholesome fouryear. We might

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have some highlights for the first few
years and then we have detailed stuff

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with this strategic priorities report.
So how about the answer is and

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» well
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a high quality report. I think it'll be
a top

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» and I think it'll help for both you and
and anybody new coming in. Well, I'll

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give you
some thoughts moving forward. If we if

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we actually did
some newsletters or uh special

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newsletter,
an accomplishment, this is what

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[clears throat] we did. Okay, that's set
aside. Now, you just have to combine

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them all.
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» Right. So that it's a it's something
that's continual but it's it's put away

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and easy accessible where you just
combine them all and there there's your

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report
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» the one you you do have it in in that
that report but it's pretty basic or if

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you did it for each major thing that
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you know whether it's the fire services
review or whatever it is that that has

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been done. You do actually take a little
nice nice one there and then share it

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and at the end of the four years
combinable and you've got you've got

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that ready to go.
>> Thanks.

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» Would you like a a motion to the board
to suggest that? Do would would that be

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helpful?
The reason why I would say it'd be

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helpful is because I think about
election VCs and some regulations and

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some municipalities
um refrain during election periods to to

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do a hey look at the awesome stuff we
did this year so as not to interfere

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with any incumbent reelections. So I
would say a recommendation to the board

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and before that goes to the board. Um we
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really based on each local government's
policy on whether or not they do and we

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don't have one. So I don't think it'll
be a hurdle but I just want to have a

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little conversation with corporate
services and that about the

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what ethicals
but I think it's a great thing to

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collect even for the people coming in.
Didn't I make a recommendation to the

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board
>> that a report

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» that we that uh um
a term

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» four year
>> a four-year term uh report of

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accomplishments
be initiated

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» or
four year term kind of summary of

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accomplishments?
>> Yep.

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» [clears throat]

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» produced if possible

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can be identified or be reviewed.
>> Yes.

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» And like you say, it it doesn't have to
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over.
>> That's great.

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» That that that loophole would help.
>> Yeah.

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» Well, it wouldn't come until October
meeting at the earliest.

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» No.
>> And November, December,

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» yeah,
>> January, whenever.

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» I can comment that some of the
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and it really is about capacity. It's
the it's the what we wish we could do

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and what we can't do with what we're
doing and they would love we see those

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municipal annual reports that are so
great and wholesome and have

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infographics. We'd love to get there,
but also we look at what do we love to

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do and then I think over that more
important than that is comms. We'd love

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to get out go out into community during
budget process and get like in-person

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feedback from budget. So, we're just
kind of balancing just because we can do

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it, can we afford to do it? But I do
agree some of those annual reports are

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they're on my wish list.
>> Yep.

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» Thank you. [clears throat]
>> Okay. Well, I I would like to second

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that motion. Is anyone opposed? No. All
in favor?

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And um to receive the CO
move second

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car.
>> Thank you. Thank you.

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Item 9.2 Two is the information report,
the building report YouTube 2026.

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And I see staff here.

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Thank you.
Morning. My name is Claire Der, general

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manager of planning and development
services. I will introduce the report

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and then I'll turn it over to our
building team to answer any um detailed

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questions the EAD may have with regards
to the building report for Q2 of 2026,

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which is covering the period of April to
June of 2026. So the purpose of this

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information report is to provide the
electoral area directors with

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information on a quarterly basis. Um and
the subject information report provides

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an update on the applications received
and permits issued over the quarter and

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year to date. Um information on the
stock work and do not occupy or uh

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notices that have been issued as well as
uh compliance and proposed enforcement.

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We wanted to staff wanted to highlight
that in Q2 of 2026, there were 20

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applications received, uh 23 permits
issued and permit fees uh totaled over

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$92,000.
Also wanted to highlight um for the

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committee that our year-to-ate overview
of building permits really show a high

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volume of building permit applications
as well as issued building permits in Q1

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and Q2 of 2026.
uh between January to June, over 43

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permits were issued, which is an
increase of 53% um from this time last

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year, and permit fees totaled over
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which is an increase of 194% from last
year. So, this really reflects the size

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and complexity of the permit
applications the SRD is receiving and

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processing.
In comparison, the end of Q2 permit fees

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um in 2025 totaled uh over $72,000
and in 2024 over $45,000.

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And we the attached statistics report is
available for the committee's review on

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any of those further details. Also,
staff also wanted to compare um for the

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the committee's benefit how the SOD is
looking in in comparison to the province

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with regards to building uh building
statistics and

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um so in comparison to the BC housing
new homes registry report for June of

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2026 um which reported that across BC
total home registrations are down 20%

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from 2025
um and And we see for the SRD um we have

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an increase of 67% from 2025.
Uh and our big our areas that have the

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some of the largest increases are areas
A and D. There is a high volume of

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permits across the regional districts.
>> Not in B.

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» Pardon me. Not in B.
Um, yeah, and I think this is like

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really highlighting although there is a
lot of work done on the compliance side,

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there's a lot more work that's done on
on the permit issuance side. In this

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report, we're really wanting to focus in
on all the work that our building team

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is doing to um support constituents
through the building permit process and

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to um yeah, be just that service in in
getting permits issued. and our our uh

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building community has been really um
yeah happy to see and we've we also are

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seeing um this desire for compliance of
like the completion of building permits.

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for seeing other organizations really
seeking that out and the SRD working

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with those organizations whether they're
banks or insurance providers and and um

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yeah so that's reflecting sort of the
work that this team has been doing um

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the last quarter and uh if there are any
questions specific uh to any other

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details in the report we're happy to
take those

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» rain
with reference to the black dust village

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church and the the uh the problem was
there. Um I see you've got a the latest

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correspondence talking about the status
of property ownership. So but my

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recollection is that the piece of land
where part of their sewage the

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wastewater treatment funds is crown
land. Is that still the case

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» to to the to the chair? Yes, it is.
Yeah, that's correct. Um okay

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when when when
we were preparing that um grant

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application that amounted to nothing in
the end um I recall getting involved the

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board getting involved with with um with
the the strata council to try to um

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resolve that issue because when when
black tusk was created as a strata

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corporation and the people moved there
the other village

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um there was a an oblig sort of a
commitment from the province to transfer

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that piece of crown land to the cor the
strata corporation and it never happened

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and it's still causing problems. So I
wonder what role we might have as a

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regional district in in uh getting
involved with that to try and resolve

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that particularly is the their the
treatment plan is on two pieces of

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partly on their property partly on
crown. It's it's complicated everything

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for us and I I really don't understand
why that piece of crown land can't be

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transferred to to black tusk. It can't
be used by anybody else. not know the

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way it is right now and for some reason
it hasn't happened and it would be much

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easier for us if it was part of the
strata corporation.

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So what role can we have either through
staff or whether it needs to come to the

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board to to try to resolve that?

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» Yeah. So thank you through the chair. I
wonder if building stock can provide a

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light update on the um approach that we
are able to proceed with with regards to

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the the wastewater treatment plant and
the this isn't specifically around the

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ownership but we we are have been
working with the strata council for the

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wastewater
upgrades and then the corresponding

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permits that are required for other
aspects. Yeah, I knew that was was

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happening, but I I'm just wondering if
your recommendation would be perhaps to

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take this to the board and um seek some
sort of so we can do some sort of

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advocacy to to try to resolve it.
>> Yes. So through through the chair, what

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I was wanting to clarify is that work is
being the the ownership is not holding

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up work on the um actual upgrades to the
uh infrastructure.

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Uh I when I read that I thought perhaps
it was holding things up.

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» It sort of through the chair. Um the
issue that we're currently dealing with

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is a um stop work that was placed on a
um structure that that was being

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utilized by the Blacktus village uh
count um or wastewater and they need to

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finish and clean that up because it's
not it's the health and safety um of the

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people that are operating is is a
problem. So, we're trying to clean that

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up and that's where we're at with that.
But any upgrades to the actual system

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itself or any changes they want to make
there, they do. There is still that

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stall with the property ownership. We
can't issue a permit for new structures

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on that particular parcel when it's
owned by the crown. They would need

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permission from the crown for the permit
to be issued. And so, that kind of

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stalled everything um back in the day.
So yes that is still continues to be an

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issue if they want to do future upgrades
>> which which I think

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» sorry
>> sorry C wanted to contribute so

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» I just want to give a through line that
transfer of ownership is a

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responsibility of black test strata if
they'd like to do it and they can write

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to the board for um support within that
and I would say if black test strata is

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that's the direction they'd want to take
they should start that movement in

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taking it and then perhaps reach out to
the board for advocacy see on their

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behalf but that would be the work of
black test if they want to transfer that

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crown land.
>> Thank you.

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Yeah,
>> the mayor director may sorry.

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» Yeah. and thank you for the report and
also thank you for the quick turnaround

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for mental communications on their new
building site and the building permit.

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Much appreciated.
Uh I've got just questions on uh the

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year-to- date stats January to June.
All the other years were also January to

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June,
>> right?

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» Yeah. And
you know the budget last last year when

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we were doing the the budget was the
service this is going to be way over I

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presume right
>> through the chair this will will be over

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from last year. Yes.
>> Yeah. Which is a good thing and a good

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thing that people are building it too.
Um, you know, lots of action going on

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and we uh fire affected area at at Gun
Lake and and even

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throughout the valley things are
starting to move again, which is good to

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see also. Well, thank you.

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» I just I just have a question. It's
really more about understanding some

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wording. Um, I mean, even though there's
not a lot that pertains to area B in

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here, I do read through all of this and
try and understand it. And I I get this

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sentence.
Building permit application has been

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submitted.
Understand this. Staff will continue to

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monitor application to ensure building
permit is issued. And this is dated 26

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20263.
So

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third month 2026
building permit application is being

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submitted.
What does that mean? Does that mean

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you're just
the permit is you tell tell me what that

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means? Staff will continue to monitor
application to ensure building permit is

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issued.
>> And just wanted to sort of get up to

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speed with where you
>> Oh, okay. This happens to be under area

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C
>> SW359.

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So it's not so much trying to understand

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the
what's happening on that property so

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much as just what that wording means.
Building permit application is being

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submitted perfect as of 2026. That's the
next sentence. Staff will continue to

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monitor application to ensure building
permit is issued.

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Yeah, chair response. My name is Laur,
the building and planning clerk. Um, so

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there's two stages to the building
permit process. So once there's an

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application, um, so once we receive the
required documentation, um, as well as

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the building and the owner's undertaking
signatures, um, that is a submitted

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application. Um that application then
goes through a review process um

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» by staff.
>> By staff,

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» right?
>> Yeah. Um

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that typically takes 12 to 14 weeks. Um
there can be delays if there is um

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outstanding application or documentation
requirement.

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Um after that 12 to 14 weeks um once the
building permit is issued um that is

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when the stop work order would be
rescended

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at issuance.

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Okay.
Okay.

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00:35:19,119 --> 00:35:27,520
and and through the chair that that
language is reflecting um compliance

425
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:33,520
activity that had been taken and that
the the it's communicating that the

426
00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:39,280
applicant had is starting to work
through that permit process and they're

427
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:45,359
working through the steps to uh receive
a completed permit. So, we do track that

428
00:35:43,359 --> 00:35:48,800
and try and not sort of have those
people kind of fall through the the

429
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:52,079
cracks because I I know I know that
you're also working on an area B

430
00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:58,400
property that isn't in the report that
has some paperwork that wasn't completed

431
00:35:54,800 --> 00:36:06,240
like in the 90s which is is causing her
quite a bit of grief to I I've heard

432
00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:12,880
quite a bit from this constituent. Um,
so we do have systems to try and not

433
00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:16,480
just have those so those people that
don't complete,

434
00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:21,760
you know, this property was bought and
sold three times and then she she's the

435
00:36:19,359 --> 00:36:27,200
one that's run into trying to
retroactively

436
00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:32,720
fix some of those paperwork issues that
weren't dealt with at the time. We

437
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:36,720
actually do have some quality control
happening in our office to try to not

438
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:40,720
have that happen. Is that right?
>> Yes. Thank you through the chair. And

439
00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:44,480
and I'll um leave it to the building
team to speak to the board policies

440
00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:49,680
around notice on title and when they
came in, but our current practices

441
00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:56,640
involve uh notice on title, which is a
communication um process to any future

442
00:36:53,040 --> 00:37:00,475
property owners if the if there isn't a
if there are compliance issues. That's

443
00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:04,480
what we're doing now, not
[clears throat] what we were doing then.

444
00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:08,880
» And
timelines there. Yeah.

445
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:15,200
» Arley Mlan, senior building clerk
through the chair. In 2008, we went to

446
00:37:12,079 --> 00:37:20,880
the board to request um how do we deal
with continued um permits that were

447
00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:25,839
never completed over the years. And as
of 2008, the direction is that all

448
00:37:23,599 --> 00:37:31,440
building permits issued are to be
completed with a final inspection or a

449
00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:37,520
notice on title will be um registered.
And that's really helped us to ensure

450
00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:40,800
that all these permits um when they
become when they are issued that they

451
00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:47,040
are completed and there is that
followup. It did not happen in the '9s.

452
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:54,320
Um we are still cleaning up a lot of
properties from from late um early um

453
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:58,880
permits that were either issued, not
completed with finals, not issued. Yeah.

454
00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:03,760
» Um yeah. So, there's a lot of work and
again we're looking for more direction

455
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:09,839
yet again um through we'll be putting
together material on how we're going to

456
00:38:07,119 --> 00:38:14,240
follow through with all these older
permits, files, properties that have

457
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:20,480
buildings that were constructed without
permits. There's a lot of work involved

458
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:25,119
in getting that again um legally
something that we can enforce. Um and

459
00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:29,440
it's it's yeah, it's not happening
overnight and it changes. It's been

460
00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:34,400
evolving since I've been here. It has
changed over the years and how we

461
00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:39,520
process. So, um, it again, the staff are
going to be putting time into putting

462
00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:44,640
together better processes so that we
will deal with all of these older files

463
00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:49,839
in the same manner which we are trying
to do now. We try and complete um or if

464
00:38:47,599 --> 00:38:56,480
anybody does come to us currently that
we are ensuring that we follow a process

465
00:38:53,119 --> 00:39:02,320
and everybody is um given the same
information and how we will continue to

466
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:04,560
try and complete these um permits to
final.

467
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:09,680
» Yeah.
>> Thank you. So that's really unfortunate

468
00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:13,200
for for this particular constituent. And
she did do all the things right like to

469
00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:20,320
check to see if there was a notice on
title and that kind of thing and she was

470
00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:24,880
told no good. But that's the old process
and

471
00:39:22,240 --> 00:39:28,160
that wouldn't happen now.
>> Yeah. And and then what I can offer too

472
00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:34,400
is like the the property information
request um system and option has been

473
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:37,280
there has always been there. and she did
it.

474
00:39:35,119 --> 00:39:40,640
» The the option is to request the
property information and you can see if

475
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:46,160
permits have been issued and what's on
file. And so the the that process has

476
00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:49,920
been there. And that's not specifically
if is there a notice on title, that's

477
00:39:47,839 --> 00:39:54,000
what what's in the building file, what
has permits, what doesn't have permits,

478
00:39:52,320 --> 00:40:01,599
» potential buyer can do that.
>> Yep. And so we we we process those. it

479
00:39:57,280 --> 00:40:06,560
requires um the property owner to prov
to give permission for p the prospective

480
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:11,040
purchaser to get that information. So
there's a a process, but we the that's a

481
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:15,359
service that our our building team
provides on a very regular basis and is

482
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:20,640
really helpful and really encouraged
because there are instances where we

483
00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:26,960
have these historic um properties or
files and we we may not have a notice on

484
00:40:23,599 --> 00:40:30,800
title to um highlight what has or hasn't
been permitted to final. So that

485
00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:36,480
property information request process and
stuff we really encourage um and and

486
00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:45,680
make a point of uh communicating really
well on our website. Uh, and I'll I

487
00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:50,400
think some of the um pieces that um
the building team here have shared

488
00:40:47,599 --> 00:40:54,480
around like the desire to maybe updating
some of our board policy and that work

489
00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:59,520
will be coming forward to the board
around our building permit processes and

490
00:40:56,960 --> 00:41:03,920
those will be board policy. That's
forward policy work. So that will be

491
00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:09,040
work that the board um will will have a
say in and first staff will be

492
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:12,400
researching and exploring what practices
and best practices are out there and

493
00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:17,520
working together with our legal council
and then bringing options forward to the

494
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:20,560
board uh for for specific board policies
and whether those are updates or new

495
00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:24,480
policies. So that's a piece of work that
we look forward to doing.

496
00:41:22,960 --> 00:41:31,200
And then the other piece that I would
like to share just specific to this Q2

497
00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:36,240
report is that it the Q2 report includes
um properties that have submitted

498
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:42,240
building permit applications
or have notice on titles or stop work

499
00:41:40,079 --> 00:41:47,680
orders or do not occupy. And so the
specific property that you're speaking

500
00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:52,400
to isn't in any of those. They the
permits haven't been applied for and

501
00:41:50,000 --> 00:41:57,119
they don't have any um notice on title.
So that's that's where it's not captured

502
00:41:54,160 --> 00:42:03,359
in this Q2 report. Um the building team
is working sort of outside of this

503
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:06,720
process uh to address that specific.
>> Yeah. Thank you.

504
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:11,520
» Thank you. And I appreciate that you
have a lot of current work coming at you

505
00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:16,960
without necessarily having a lot of free
time to go into retroactive,

506
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:23,920
you know, and those would be a lot of
area B probably. So, okay, it's looking

507
00:42:21,599 --> 00:42:31,520
better for now in the future.
>> Thank you. Are there any other

508
00:42:25,839 --> 00:42:37,200
questions? Um, motion to receive
for rainbow director mayor. All in

509
00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:40,440
favor? Motion carried.
>> Thank you.

510
00:42:54,319 --> 00:42:58,520
Everybody just keep going.

511
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:13,040
» 9.3
W

512
00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:16,720
September 2026 select funds report.
Yeah, good morning everyone. Uh Colin

513
00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:22,640
Hodgees, deputy director of finance.
It's nice to see you all after the

514
00:43:18,319 --> 00:43:28,319
break. Um yeah, this is the monthly SL
funds report. Um I'll open it up for any

515
00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:34,000
questions and I will note that there is
just the one notice of receipt of the

516
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:39,119
$500 expenditure from director Mack from
area select funds for the staff barbecue

517
00:43:36,720 --> 00:43:44,720
which was greatly appreciated and well
enjoyed by staff. So, um, if there's any

518
00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:48,480
questions on any of the five services,
I'm happy to answer.

519
00:43:48,319 --> 00:43:52,160
You
>> want to look at go in order or

520
00:43:50,720 --> 00:43:59,640
» Yeah, let's look at general select
first.

521
00:43:54,480 --> 00:43:59,640
Special general services cost under 2900

522
00:44:00,319 --> 00:44:04,040
balance is $14,698.19.

523
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:20,240
We've used this before um for food banks
but more towards the Christmas season.

524
00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:24,240
Um we've used this particularly for some
First Nations requests.

525
00:44:22,640 --> 00:44:29,520
Um
any questions on that

526
00:44:27,119 --> 00:44:31,839
area [clears throat] A?
>> Good.

527
00:44:30,079 --> 00:44:40,560
» Okay.
B is good. It's just not enough money.

528
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:46,800
Um, I did wonder why in B,
>> and I know we had a report on this and I

529
00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:55,119
probably approved it that why there's an
extra cost for um civic addressing

530
00:44:52,160 --> 00:44:58,880
here when optimistically and I guess
this is for CA.

531
00:44:56,480 --> 00:45:02,240
» We we all did that, didn't we? We did
except that I don't know why B would

532
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:07,680
have to do it when we're going to be
wrapping up optimistically

533
00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:11,440
civic signage project in B hopely in
2026.

534
00:45:09,200 --> 00:45:15,359
» I'd have to pull up pull up that report
from my recollection there was a that

535
00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:17,200
allocation specific to completing an
area B.

536
00:45:16,560 --> 00:45:24,079
» Okay.
>> Um are you sorry is it is it the $1,000?

537
00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:29,520
Yeah. Um so we had funded the majority
of the SLRDwide

538
00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:33,040
uh civic address projects through
community works funds but then the

539
00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:39,359
building team had planned to do some
outreach and advocacy and in like uh

540
00:45:35,920 --> 00:45:43,839
like training and that's not eligible
>> still relevant. Yeah.

541
00:45:41,359 --> 00:45:48,560
» So we split that. It was $4,000 and we
put $1,000 to each area of select funds

542
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:52,400
to fund those kind of more operational
costs rather than the actual capital

543
00:45:50,160 --> 00:45:55,280
costs that were CWF eligible.
>> Got it. Thank you.

544
00:45:54,160 --> 00:45:58,880
» No problem.
>> I see Director Mac.

545
00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:04,079
» No, I'm fine. Next.
>> All good. Director Rainbow.

546
00:46:01,599 --> 00:46:10,240
» Yeah, a couple of questions. Um, first
first one, I thought we approved $12,000

547
00:46:07,440 --> 00:46:17,280
for trail maintenance in uh in Ferry
Creek. I don't see that on there.

548
00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:23,359
I'm sure that was coming out of select.
Maybe it wasn't.

549
00:46:18,319 --> 00:46:28,040
» I think that's area amenity.
>> Uh I can pull that up quickly.

550
00:46:30,480 --> 00:46:37,839
» But I my question
I have a question about that. So why it

551
00:46:35,440 --> 00:46:45,119
hasn't been paid yet?
The board directed um that the FCCA

552
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:51,520
would have an agreement with um Fine
Peace where Fine Peace would give us

553
00:46:47,440 --> 00:46:55,440
permission to to walk on their land. The
FCCA

554
00:46:53,119 --> 00:46:59,280
did that and got the agreement and at
the time the board said that it was

555
00:46:57,359 --> 00:47:03,520
their responsibility to do and that we
wouldn't support we would not be

556
00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:08,977
spending any time in that. But when the
report was done, um it wasn't

557
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:12,079
satisfactory for staff. This has
[clears throat] been going on now for

558
00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:16,079
weeks and we're almost at the end of the
summer.

559
00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:22,319
» Work has been done that needs to be paid
for and I just wonder where that is.

560
00:47:20,079 --> 00:47:27,440
So I can speak to the financial piece
first. Um it was so there is a

561
00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:32,960
resolution. It was $13,000
uh be allocated from electoral amenity

562
00:47:30,160 --> 00:47:37,760
funds for Her Community Association
regarding trail maintenance on publicly

563
00:47:34,400 --> 00:47:41,839
used and accessible loop trail. I have
not received an update on that

564
00:47:39,599 --> 00:47:46,160
agreement. So I can't speak to anything
further than that but seems like someone

565
00:47:44,880 --> 00:47:49,040
has arrived that might have that
information.

566
00:47:47,359 --> 00:47:52,319
» Welcome Mr. Bud.
>> Omar Bud, general manager of

567
00:47:50,079 --> 00:47:59,680
infrastructure environmental services.
Um, we met with Fine Peace uh last week,

568
00:47:56,640 --> 00:48:05,760
myself and Kristen, um, to discuss some
of the language in in the uh, in the

569
00:48:03,280 --> 00:48:09,520
agreements. Um, so we're we're trying to
tweak that with with their lawyers and

570
00:48:07,680 --> 00:48:16,400
and make sure it's uh, everything is
worded correctly and and um, expresses

571
00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:23,119
the the public um, and not have a end
date on that for term. So, we're working

572
00:48:19,920 --> 00:48:29,920
through some of that wording and
and then it will have to be published uh

573
00:48:25,520 --> 00:48:36,400
for two weeks in paper as well.
>> So they can expect assuming that all

574
00:48:33,920 --> 00:48:42,160
those wrinkles can be ironed out to the
satisfaction of staff.

575
00:48:39,119 --> 00:48:45,440
The money will be then available to the
FCCA.

576
00:48:44,079 --> 00:48:50,079
» Yes. time.
>> I I I have to I I mean I I don't want to

577
00:48:48,400 --> 00:48:55,280
say a date because we are still ironing
out the the details and then like I said

578
00:48:52,400 --> 00:49:02,800
um there will be a couple weeks of of uh
requirement for it in the paper.

579
00:48:59,440 --> 00:49:06,559
» Okay. Um I have an opinion which I'd
like to express and then you can tell me

580
00:49:04,480 --> 00:49:11,920
whether I can make a motion on this or
not. Uh if we ever encounter that kind

581
00:49:09,520 --> 00:49:18,480
of situation again, my recommendation is
that staff take responsibility for um

582
00:49:15,200 --> 00:49:25,280
doing the getting the uh uh agreement
done, not asking a group of volunteers

583
00:49:20,960 --> 00:49:29,200
to do it and then after it has been done
saying no, it's not good enough. I think

584
00:49:27,200 --> 00:49:34,160
we should have been involved from the
beginning giving some guidance to that

585
00:49:31,359 --> 00:49:38,000
group of volunteers about what what we
required. We obviously didn't just

586
00:49:36,160 --> 00:49:43,200
require
an agreement. We we required some

587
00:49:40,240 --> 00:49:46,880
specific things in that agreement and we
I think we should have expressed them at

588
00:49:45,119 --> 00:49:52,960
the outset.
So, um if I I'm not quite sure what

589
00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:55,359
motion I'd want to move it, but
maybe I'll just leave it as a comment.

590
00:49:54,694 --> 00:49:58,160
[clears throat]
>> Well, I think see if Paul is hearing

591
00:49:56,720 --> 00:50:03,520
you. Are you talking about like having a
template that that the community can

592
00:50:00,800 --> 00:50:09,119
work with that anyway
policy covers that and adds capacity so

593
00:50:06,880 --> 00:50:14,640
that the grant administrator can work
with communities on how to get

594
00:50:12,079 --> 00:50:19,760
successful with their application. So
that's built in knowing that's a gap

595
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:23,680
that's built into that to help it get it
done upfront so that you can get the

596
00:50:21,520 --> 00:50:31,200
money faster.
And in this case, the the stop is we are

597
00:50:27,520 --> 00:50:35,119
required because it's because the local
government act does not allow us to

598
00:50:32,640 --> 00:50:38,160
invest money in private property. It had
it had to go to the board.

599
00:50:37,359 --> 00:50:41,680
» Understand that.
>> And it those lessons are learned and the

600
00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:45,079
grant administrator can make this faster
for the community.

601
00:50:48,880 --> 00:50:54,000
Okay.
in future I guess there won't be a

602
00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:58,720
problem because stuff we are we'll be on
it from the beginning that was one

603
00:50:56,160 --> 00:51:01,280
question I'd just like to note as well
but

604
00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:04,800
» we are having those conversations to
plan for you know we are expecting this

605
00:51:03,359 --> 00:51:07,599
I mean we we've seen this in the past so
we're expecting this to continue so

606
00:51:06,160 --> 00:51:10,000
we're having those discussions so we can
have a reasonable template to move

607
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:15,760
forward
>> that's great thank you um was that money

608
00:51:13,119 --> 00:51:22,079
from the sidewalks also from amenities
>> uh yes

609
00:51:16,720 --> 00:51:29,440
» that's okay I definitely there Um,
third one, um,

610
00:51:26,000 --> 00:51:35,559
the AEDs for Oliver's Landing and Furry
Creek. I I thought that was from Select,

611
00:51:32,559 --> 00:51:35,559
but

612
00:51:39,119 --> 00:51:47,000
» not in Select.
>> I don't see it anywhere.

613
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:47,000
technique.

614
00:51:48,079 --> 00:51:52,000
» We can look that up maybe if we take a
break because we don't have direction

615
00:51:51,599 --> 00:51:55,520
here.
>> Would you like Let's take uh take a

616
00:51:54,559 --> 00:52:02,000
10-minute break.
>> Oh. Um that had been referred to staff,

617
00:51:59,440 --> 00:52:05,520
but I so that's why it's showing because
there was debate on where it was going

618
00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:08,880
to live, whether it was EAD or in the
cost center. And I don't know if I have

619
00:52:07,440 --> 00:52:13,920
an update on that, but I can follow up
with that with Mark

620
00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:17,680
» because we don't have the AEDs yet. And
I'm I'm really concerned about that

621
00:52:16,319 --> 00:52:24,000
because
>> one of them is for a community of 100 or

622
00:52:20,319 --> 00:52:27,280
so people average age about 75 and it's
uh something we really should have in

623
00:52:25,839 --> 00:52:33,000
place.
>> All right. Well, I'll call a five minute

624
00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:33,000
recess here.

625
00:52:39,359 --> 00:52:45,760
Okay, go back to order and follow up on
that question. Director Phillips,

626
00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:50,480
» want to ask my question again? Um,
really it's just to do with AEDs. Um, I

627
00:52:49,581 --> 00:52:54,960
[clears throat] want to get them in
place in F Creek Creek as soon as

628
00:52:52,720 --> 00:53:00,720
possible. Um, and I'm not sure why it
has taken so long since we talked about

629
00:52:56,800 --> 00:53:04,640
it in July. So my preference is that it
comes out of select funds so it can be

630
00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:10,160
done.
If you want to pay for it some other way

631
00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:15,280
that would be I accept that but as long
as we get them

632
00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:18,960
» certainly uh through the chair um in
terms of my knowledge I'm still trying

633
00:53:16,640 --> 00:53:24,400
to go currently are since July since
June we've been full on uh EOC 7 days a

634
00:53:22,880 --> 00:53:30,800
week. Uh but I'm trying to get an update
on where that is at. Um it is we are uh

635
00:53:28,640 --> 00:53:35,920
I know our fire chief in Virginia Beach
is looking at purchasing them um uh for

636
00:53:34,079 --> 00:53:42,160
discussion when that uh when that was
brought forward in July. Um the and we

637
00:53:40,480 --> 00:53:47,359
were planning on bringing a report back
soon on this uh and we do agree that

638
00:53:45,280 --> 00:53:51,680
having EADS in the community is valuable
and important. Uh they are important

639
00:53:49,040 --> 00:53:56,079
life safing safety equipment. Uh the
challenge is regarding the maintenance

640
00:53:53,839 --> 00:53:58,480
uh as these sorry
>> regarding the maintenance ongoing

641
00:53:57,359 --> 00:54:01,040
maintenance and I think that's the
that's the piece that we want to have

642
00:54:00,160 --> 00:54:03,440
further discussion on.
>> Is that a reason not to buy them now

643
00:54:02,800 --> 00:54:07,520
though?
>> No, as I mentioned that I I it could be

644
00:54:06,000 --> 00:54:11,520
they could be purchased or it's
underway. I know that the fire chief

645
00:54:09,680 --> 00:54:15,119
intended beach has been looking at it
and I'm trying to get an update on that

646
00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:19,839
right now but I don't have that for you
yet. 100% they Yeah, we'll make sure

647
00:54:18,000 --> 00:54:22,880
that follows through. that's not already
followed through in terms of the

648
00:54:20,800 --> 00:54:27,680
purchase of it. The details that we
would like to discuss uh further um is

649
00:54:26,319 --> 00:54:33,280
regarding just the ongoing maintenance
of it. Um because it's they will be on

650
00:54:30,960 --> 00:54:36,640
private property. If it was on our fire
hall, which we do have them on or

651
00:54:34,720 --> 00:54:39,680
building where we have SLR staff there
on a regular basis, we can have eyes on.

652
00:54:38,400 --> 00:54:45,119
We don't we know if someone's tampered
with it, etc. Just given that it is not

653
00:54:42,240 --> 00:54:52,240
in it's it's on private property that
the maintainance responsibility should

654
00:54:47,680 --> 00:54:59,920
be sitting with u individuals uh who can
have oversight of it or the strap etc.

655
00:54:55,520 --> 00:55:07,040
» Okay. the the um when this event
happened all of a sudden in illustrating

656
00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:11,520
the need for replacement and so on. Uh
there was a a local person was prepared

657
00:55:09,200 --> 00:55:15,839
to go ahead and spear that he's a member
of the fire department in West Vancouver

658
00:55:13,839 --> 00:55:22,559
and he did some work and done some
research and everything and then the in

659
00:55:19,359 --> 00:55:28,240
conversation with the new fire chief, he
made some recommendations that we

660
00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:31,440
purchase ones that were um compatible
with the ones that the ambulance service

661
00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:36,480
used and we agreed with that even though
it was a little bit more money. We

662
00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:43,440
thought that was a good idea and
as I say the money uh as far as I'm

663
00:55:38,880 --> 00:55:48,960
concerned could come from select
and I think they should have been

664
00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:52,960
purchased right away. Now maintenance.
Okay, that's the question. We haven't

665
00:55:50,559 --> 00:55:57,520
even got them in place yet. They need to
be in place and then we can talk about

666
00:55:54,880 --> 00:56:02,000
the maintenance. there was an offer made
by

667
00:55:59,359 --> 00:56:08,319
by the fire chief that they could be
folded into their their maintenance

668
00:56:04,319 --> 00:56:12,960
program. If that's not possible, fine.
Just let us know. And then then somehow

669
00:56:11,280 --> 00:56:16,880
we have to within the community
association which is a group of

670
00:56:14,559 --> 00:56:21,920
volunteers which changes every year. We
have to put everything in place that

671
00:56:19,200 --> 00:56:25,920
will make sure that that is checked on a
regular basis. that didn't happen the

672
00:56:24,079 --> 00:56:29,520
last time these things things were
purchased. That's what led to the

673
00:56:27,760 --> 00:56:36,400
problem.
So we have to come up with whether

674
00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:42,400
whether we maybe hire and contract with
a volunteer firefighter on the side just

675
00:56:40,000 --> 00:56:46,799
as working as an individual and we
contract with him to to check and we

676
00:56:45,040 --> 00:56:52,480
have an offer from somebody that that
would do that. But we can put that in

677
00:56:50,559 --> 00:56:59,359
place when you know if if when they're
purchased the the recommendation from

678
00:56:55,760 --> 00:57:03,359
you or or the uh direction from you is
that the fire department cannot be

679
00:57:01,359 --> 00:57:09,440
involved because of liability which is
which is what was reported to me then

680
00:57:06,319 --> 00:57:14,000
fine the fire department is not involved
and we'll leave it to the community. But

681
00:57:11,440 --> 00:57:18,640
we need those things there and and I
don't understand why they can't be

682
00:57:15,359 --> 00:57:23,200
ordered right now.
to the chair as mentioned they could

683
00:57:20,559 --> 00:57:26,720
have been ordered right now or we are
following up trying to get where that is

684
00:57:24,559 --> 00:57:30,000
at. Uh certainly and the maintenance uh
discussion is not holding up uh the

685
00:57:28,400 --> 00:57:34,720
purchase. Uh I'm trying to get an
understanding of where they are at.

686
00:57:32,400 --> 00:57:42,799
» Okay. So would it help if I had made a
recommendation or that the select loans

687
00:57:38,400 --> 00:57:46,880
pays for them so it's clear
>> just just hold on to the the one thing

688
00:57:45,359 --> 00:57:50,240
let's talk about the funding issue
because I think Miss Broom had something

689
00:57:48,480 --> 00:57:54,480
to say about that. Yeah, thank you.
Through the chair, Angela Belcham, uh,

690
00:57:52,079 --> 00:58:00,559
general manager of corporate services.
On July 8th, um, we do have a resolution

691
00:57:58,079 --> 00:58:04,880
that funding of up to $8,000 be granted
to the Bratannia Beach Volunteer

692
00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:09,599
Firefighters Association from Electoral
Area D select funds on behalf of

693
00:58:07,280 --> 00:58:16,079
Director Rainbow to costs associated
with the purchase. So, that resolution

694
00:58:11,359 --> 00:58:20,799
was already made um in July. Yeah. Okay.
So, we don't need another one.

695
00:58:17,920 --> 00:58:24,960
» Okay. So, that doesn't that doesn't show
anything.

696
00:58:21,920 --> 00:58:29,680
» I'll follow up on it not showing on the
report, but I didn't know we have the

697
00:58:26,319 --> 00:58:33,200
resolution. I thought there was um
review of whether it was going to live

698
00:58:30,960 --> 00:58:36,799
in the select funds or in the cost
center. So, I think that's why it's

699
00:58:34,319 --> 00:58:39,839
missing, but it we have the resolution
so there's no issues paying it and we

700
00:58:38,240 --> 00:58:44,319
don't need another one to pay it.
>> No, it's fine. I remember at the time

701
00:58:41,680 --> 00:58:48,319
what my my concern was to get them as
quickly as possible and and what I had

702
00:58:46,799 --> 00:58:51,280
said was whether it was the fire
department paying for them and then we

703
00:58:49,839 --> 00:58:56,400
pay them back or whether we give the
money to the association. I didn't care

704
00:58:53,119 --> 00:59:03,839
how it happened. Let's do it now. And
somehow that's got mixed up and and we

705
00:59:00,799 --> 00:59:09,200
we're now what two months later and
they're not on order yet.

706
00:59:06,160 --> 00:59:16,440
So I it's it's critical that we move
quickly now. The money's there

707
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:16,440
and I if

708
00:59:17,200 --> 00:59:22,480
How do you want to proceed? Do you want
to take this away from the fire

709
00:59:20,160 --> 00:59:28,160
department and and for us to order the
things ourselves?

710
00:59:25,599 --> 00:59:32,319
We we can do that. The the I I can talk
to the Free Community Association and

711
00:59:30,240 --> 00:59:36,880
say, you know, go ahead and order them.
The money's there and they'll be paid

712
00:59:33,599 --> 00:59:40,480
for. I don't understand why that can't
happen. [clears throat]

713
00:59:38,559 --> 00:59:47,920
» Okay. can hold that question. I think
Director Mack wanted to say something.

714
00:59:44,000 --> 00:59:53,839
» Why can't our fire chief Bill Stoner
give him the uh you know the direction

715
00:59:51,119 --> 00:59:58,160
to just go and buy them and pay you got
the money to pay for them? Just do it.

716
00:59:55,920 --> 01:00:02,079
Get them. Like we have we have one in
Darcy

717
00:59:59,520 --> 01:00:06,240
» that that lives at somebody's house.
It's been there as long as I've been

718
01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:10,960
there and we buy every year we put a new
battery in and it gets maintained.

719
01:00:08,960 --> 01:00:16,480
never had a problem, never had an issue
with this thing. So,

720
01:00:13,680 --> 01:00:23,920
um there's obviously a way of of doing
this. Uh I think sometimes we get too

721
01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:28,960
wound up or caught up in bureaucracy of,
you know, we just need to get the get

722
01:00:27,280 --> 01:00:32,079
these things in place so they're there
and they're usable.

723
01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:38,000
» Okay. So, there's a couple things here.
First of all, so you clarified that that

724
01:00:34,640 --> 01:00:42,960
$8,000 expenditure should have be on on
this area D select funding report so

725
01:00:40,480 --> 01:00:50,079
that that can be corrected and it'll be
there. So the money is there and are you

726
01:00:46,079 --> 01:00:55,599
changing how how the AEDs
are going to be purchased and or or are

727
01:00:53,520 --> 01:01:00,799
we
>> we bound to follow through with this

728
01:00:57,280 --> 01:01:04,319
process that staff has started?
I'd like to withdraw from that. I'd like

729
01:01:02,640 --> 01:01:09,119
I'd like to be able to order those
things this afternoon.

730
01:01:06,400 --> 01:01:15,200
I I don't see why we need a report from
anybody or a contract for maintenance or

731
01:01:12,400 --> 01:01:18,160
anything like that. We we'll worry about
maintenance once we've got the things in

732
01:01:17,599 --> 01:01:21,920
place.
>> And you've got a nonprofit society

733
01:01:19,760 --> 01:01:28,400
that's willing to sort of purchase them.
And how how did we get off on this on

734
01:01:25,440 --> 01:01:32,799
this other path then? because we wanted
to cooperate with the fire department so

735
01:01:30,319 --> 01:01:37,040
that we all had the same units so that
there was a you know when there's a call

736
01:01:35,520 --> 01:01:42,880
you can switch from one to the other you
know it's not a problem but we

737
01:01:40,079 --> 01:01:45,760
» we don't need to to do the and we were
trying to get it done as quickly as

738
01:01:44,319 --> 01:01:49,920
possible and it seemed that going
through the fire department was the best

739
01:01:47,359 --> 01:01:54,720
way but if that's not the best way we'll
do it another way

740
01:01:52,000 --> 01:01:58,640
» okay wanted to say something
>> I think considering the question of

741
01:01:57,040 --> 01:02:02,319
liability and maintenance of the fire
department purchases it and the fire

742
01:01:59,839 --> 01:02:06,720
department has an AED on their truck. So
when they get there, they have a working

743
01:02:04,559 --> 01:02:10,640
AED that they constantly maintain there
that perhaps

744
01:02:08,960 --> 01:02:14,240
the request of the community
association. This was a director's

745
01:02:12,240 --> 01:02:16,799
report from or was it a director's it
was it was from director the rainbow and

746
01:02:15,599 --> 01:02:20,240
not a request to the community
association in writing. But I think the

747
01:02:19,040 --> 01:02:24,319
solution is that the community
association buy these and maintain them

748
01:02:22,559 --> 01:02:27,119
and then it removes all that concern of
liability and maintenance on behalf of

749
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:29,359
the fire department which
>> liability

750
01:02:27,920 --> 01:02:34,400
» primary concern.
>> I think we're liable right now if if

751
01:02:32,319 --> 01:02:39,760
something were to happen today and and
an adverse result and somebody looked

752
01:02:37,200 --> 01:02:43,680
into the fact that these were requested
two months ago and we've managed to

753
01:02:42,079 --> 01:02:47,920
boondoggle our way through two months
and not buy them. We might very well be

754
01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:51,599
liable at this moment. you know, if
we're worried about liability, let's get

755
01:02:49,599 --> 01:02:56,480
busy and get them get them in place. And
if you don't want to have anything to do

756
01:02:53,119 --> 01:02:58,480
with it, that's fine. Just um I can take
it.

757
01:02:56,799 --> 01:03:02,160
» Well, in self-defense, I got to say we
were on fire in area B for the entire

758
01:03:00,703 --> 01:03:07,119
[laughter] two months that you're
talking about. Okay.

759
01:03:05,119 --> 01:03:13,680
Uh director de Mayor.
>> Yeah. I very interesting conversation.

760
01:03:11,599 --> 01:03:18,559
the the fire department has their own on
the truck and this one is going to go

761
01:03:15,920 --> 01:03:23,200
into I don't know where it's going to go
on the complex.

762
01:03:20,319 --> 01:03:29,359
» One one is on one is on Stonegate which
is the um street at the top of Free

763
01:03:25,680 --> 01:03:33,440
Drive and the other one is in a building
on the edge of the the Strata

764
01:03:31,680 --> 01:03:39,200
Corporation where it's easily accessible
to for public use.

765
01:03:35,599 --> 01:03:45,520
» Okay. So
I look at it with the

766
01:03:42,160 --> 01:03:51,520
the valleywide training program that
was initiated in 2013 in our valley. One

767
01:03:49,440 --> 01:03:59,200
of the courses
was uh a first aid training. In that

768
01:03:55,200 --> 01:04:04,480
course was how to use
the EADS. you where you actually worked

769
01:04:02,640 --> 01:04:09,520
on it with a little with the dummies and
stuff like that when you're uh doing all

770
01:04:07,200 --> 01:04:14,000
the practicing with it.
I would suggest bunding that

771
01:04:11,599 --> 01:04:16,880
organization for training on how to use
it

772
01:04:15,119 --> 01:04:18,720
» and it'll tell you how to use soon as
you push the start button.

773
01:04:18,400 --> 01:04:23,520
» Yeah.
>> All you have to do is listen to the

774
01:04:20,240 --> 01:04:27,359
machine, it tells you point blank how to
use.

775
01:04:24,400 --> 01:04:31,200
» But on the ground training is is just do
it. It's easy to do. You just fund the

776
01:04:29,200 --> 01:04:34,640
training. They come in and you
>> don't have to fund the training because

777
01:04:32,640 --> 01:04:36,640
the fire department has done training in
the past and they prepare to do it

778
01:04:36,240 --> 01:04:38,559
again.
>> Okay.

779
01:04:37,599 --> 01:04:43,359
» And the perfect
>> and that doesn't go through the SL that

780
01:04:40,480 --> 01:04:45,200
comes through the um the firefighters.
Uh

781
01:04:43,920 --> 01:04:50,240
» go for it.
>> Okay. So, would you like to make a

782
01:04:46,799 --> 01:04:54,559
motion then to as to how you would like
these AEDs to be?

783
01:04:52,400 --> 01:04:58,720
» Do I do I need to make a motion?
>> Uh well, we've started a process here

784
01:04:56,640 --> 01:05:04,880
obviously with staff
Well, my motion is that the um purchase

785
01:05:02,160 --> 01:05:10,880
of the EADS be left to the F Creek
Community Association.

786
01:05:07,440 --> 01:05:16,400
» Yeah. Uh I just got an update uh from
the team. I know they they have been

787
01:05:13,039 --> 01:05:19,760
looking at this um since the report uh
and they've been in conversation with BC

788
01:05:17,920 --> 01:05:24,799
Ambulance and others uh just to make
sure it was the right unit. It seems

789
01:05:21,359 --> 01:05:28,799
like they're BC EHS is changing units
again. Um so now they were going to

790
01:05:27,440 --> 01:05:33,599
bring forth recommendation for a
different option uh and they're ready to

791
01:05:31,520 --> 01:05:37,880
purchase but uh well we appreciate your
direction and follow that direction.

792
01:05:42,079 --> 01:05:52,079
» So yeah okay is that decided then?
Um and speaks to the process. I think

793
01:05:49,359 --> 01:05:57,440
it's yeah I think it's important for uh
yeah the process for our involvement in

794
01:05:55,359 --> 01:06:00,559
these things. I know that our chief is
new and just I think there is it's

795
01:05:59,280 --> 01:06:06,640
precedent setting if we are going to be
the ones putting these um AEDs into

796
01:06:04,319 --> 01:06:10,240
private spaces and I think it's and I
think the issue that we're trying to

797
01:06:07,760 --> 01:06:13,599
address is that it was there wasn't it
was the unit that was going to be used

798
01:06:12,079 --> 01:06:17,680
when there was an instance in the area
was not functioning and I think us

799
01:06:16,079 --> 01:06:22,000
taking ownership without actually having
a presence there doesn't it's not for

800
01:06:20,480 --> 01:06:25,760
the good of the community and I don't
think it's we're trying to do liability

801
01:06:23,920 --> 01:06:30,559
I think it is about making sure that the
person who can actually look at these uh

802
01:06:28,079 --> 01:06:33,680
units on a regular basis uh is the one
who's responsible for looking at it. And

803
01:06:32,240 --> 01:06:37,680
so I think that's that's really what
we're trying to get to is that we want

804
01:06:36,240 --> 01:06:42,160
to make sure that when these are needed
that they are functioning and it doesn't

805
01:06:39,039 --> 01:06:46,640
make sense for the SLRD to have eyes on.
Uh we have been I know that the chief uh

806
01:06:45,200 --> 01:06:49,119
and our fire services manager have been
talking about ways that they could

807
01:06:47,599 --> 01:06:53,760
support this in terms of when we have
our annual maintenance on our EDS we

808
01:06:51,119 --> 01:06:57,520
could uh also include the units that
potentially are in community. Uh and so

809
01:06:56,240 --> 01:07:01,599
there there's there's synergies that
could be found. Um but just in terms of

810
01:06:59,920 --> 01:07:04,319
responsibility and the team has been re
researching this trying to make sure

811
01:07:02,720 --> 01:07:10,400
that the best unit is purchased for the
area. Um and but again we'll follow the

812
01:07:06,880 --> 01:07:17,119
direction that you wish.
>> Good. Okay. So,

813
01:07:14,960 --> 01:07:19,760
is there anything holding up purchasing
buying them? Right now,

814
01:07:18,400 --> 01:07:25,839
» the team was trying to make sure that
the community got the best unit uh and

815
01:07:23,920 --> 01:07:30,000
uh that's they've been looking at it. I
think they do have an option they've

816
01:07:27,760 --> 01:07:37,920
been looking to purchase. Um and they're
ready to go ahead uh and do that.

817
01:07:34,640 --> 01:07:42,559
Is this going to have to be sent to you
and sent to Bill Stoner and brought to

818
01:07:40,319 --> 01:07:46,160
the board and
something like that?

819
01:07:43,680 --> 01:07:50,216
» If if we will Yeah, the team is looking
at it and they are ready to purchase

820
01:07:48,160 --> 01:07:53,200
period
[clears throat] with Collins approved.

821
01:07:52,240 --> 01:07:57,839
Well, of course.
>> So, I will

822
01:07:54,880 --> 01:08:01,839
» I can tell the community then if they
have any concerns, well, what shall I

823
01:08:00,319 --> 01:08:05,680
tell them? Who should they call? I don't
want them calling me anymore. because I

824
01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:10,640
can't answer their questions.
>> Miss something here.

825
01:08:07,359 --> 01:08:17,679
» Yeah. So, we currently have a resolution
allocating select funds um from area D.

826
01:08:14,880 --> 01:08:22,719
Um if that is if we're moving in a
different direction, I guess an option

827
01:08:19,120 --> 01:08:28,239
would be to resend that resolution and
pass some new resolution. Um, if we're

828
01:08:25,520 --> 01:08:32,319
wanting it to be uh if the funding we
want it to be directed to someone other

829
01:08:30,560 --> 01:08:38,400
than the Bratanni Beach Volunteer
Firefighters Association.

830
01:08:35,839 --> 01:08:41,400
» So that would be a process to take into
consideration

831
01:08:42,239 --> 01:08:49,679
to the chair. I think in terms we are
very I'm supportive of that approach and

832
01:08:47,839 --> 01:08:55,440
I think that we'd be happy to guide them
in terms of which unit uh may work best

833
01:08:51,839 --> 01:08:55,440
for them in terms

834
01:08:55,839 --> 01:09:02,960
I'm sorry to confuse you. You got the
money. The money's there.

835
01:09:00,319 --> 01:09:08,560
» So the the wording of that resolution
was granted to the Britain Beach

836
01:09:05,759 --> 01:09:11,279
Volunteer Fire Association. So as it's
worded right now, they should be making

837
01:09:10,080 --> 01:09:14,880
that purchase and we would be
reimbursing them for

838
01:09:13,120 --> 01:09:18,480
» Okay. We could
>> make a new resolution,

839
01:09:16,880 --> 01:09:22,400
» resend that one and make a new one.
>> If it's going to the the the Britannia

840
01:09:20,799 --> 01:09:26,480
Beach Volunteer Firefighters
Association,

841
01:09:24,400 --> 01:09:29,480
that's a that's a not for-profit
society.

842
01:09:30,080 --> 01:09:37,839
So, they can be they can get the money
then or they can they can order them and

843
01:09:34,400 --> 01:09:40,880
just submit the invoices up to $10,000.
Sorry,

844
01:09:38,880 --> 01:09:44,960
» $8,000.
>> The way it's worded right now. Yeah,

845
01:09:42,319 --> 01:09:47,839
that's that is correct. So, and we you
know auto protective services team has

846
01:09:46,560 --> 01:09:51,440
been involved obviously in these
discussions and trying to make sure that

847
01:09:49,120 --> 01:09:55,840
they're purchasing the right units and
ones that would suit our department and

848
01:09:54,320 --> 01:10:00,800
you know align with that department and
that's been happening. So, if we want to

849
01:09:59,040 --> 01:10:04,560
proceed with having the volunteer
firefighter association purchase them

850
01:10:02,400 --> 01:10:08,000
then nothing needs to be done. If we
would like to go a different route have

851
01:10:05,920 --> 01:10:12,159
a different purchasing method then we
would need to look at changing that

852
01:10:09,920 --> 01:10:17,120
resolution. I'd like them to be able to
go ahead because I know that they are

853
01:10:15,280 --> 01:10:23,040
members of the fire department. I know
the chief will be involved.

854
01:10:19,760 --> 01:10:27,040
I want those purchased and in place
ASAP.

855
01:10:24,880 --> 01:10:31,199
So
then I think we can do that. Obviously

856
01:10:29,360 --> 01:10:35,440
there's been a lot of work happening
behind the scenes, but um as it's worded

857
01:10:34,080 --> 01:10:39,040
right now, we can go ahead and purchase
those tomorrow with that the resolution

858
01:10:37,360 --> 01:10:44,239
that was previously passed. So we
wouldn't get another one. I'll report

859
01:10:40,800 --> 01:10:49,080
that back to them and I contend to leave
it there. Thank you.

860
01:10:49,679 --> 01:10:59,040
» Okay. So, um with the correction to the
select funds that that that should be on

861
01:10:56,320 --> 01:11:04,080
the record, um it's going to stay as it
as it was.

862
01:11:01,520 --> 01:11:08,880
It can stay as it will and it will be
reflected on the next report and the MAR

863
01:11:06,640 --> 01:11:14,000
team will coordinate the purchase of
those EAD with the volunteer

864
01:11:11,360 --> 01:11:17,280
firefighters association. Is that a
correct summary?

865
01:11:15,120 --> 01:11:20,480
» We will yeah provide that is to the
association and the association will go

866
01:11:19,040 --> 01:11:25,920
forth versus that is not protective
services team.

867
01:11:21,199 --> 01:11:31,840
» Okay. Thank you. One last one.
>> Um

868
01:11:27,440 --> 01:11:38,800
» I have where is it? $8,000
for a panorama

869
01:11:34,880 --> 01:11:45,040
information signage thing. And
I just had a question. Apparently some

870
01:11:41,360 --> 01:11:51,520
invoices have been submitted for a
deposit so that they can build the um

871
01:11:48,960 --> 01:11:53,679
the frame for the unit.
>> I don't think I've seen those come to

872
01:11:53,360 --> 01:11:59,840
me.
>> Not seen anything. Okay. I do remember

873
01:11:57,040 --> 01:12:03,199
we've spoke about those, but I haven't I
haven't seen anything come to me or to

874
01:12:01,360 --> 01:12:05,199
the AP inbox as far as I'm aware. So
maybe we can connect offline if those

875
01:12:04,719 --> 01:12:09,440
are
>> Okay, I'll talk to us soon. Yeah, good.

876
01:12:06,960 --> 01:12:14,159
Thank you. That's it. Thank you very
much.

877
01:12:11,600 --> 01:12:19,600
» Okay. Um
would you like to move? There's two

878
01:12:16,800 --> 01:12:28,159
things with the select funds. um through
the receipt of the select funds with the

879
01:12:23,199 --> 01:12:32,480
» addition of that AED item
>> which was just omitted. It just needs to

880
01:12:30,159 --> 01:12:38,320
be added back in. Right.
>> Yeah. Yeah. And also

881
01:12:35,840 --> 01:12:43,440
um
recognizing this director Max SLRD staff

882
01:12:41,920 --> 01:12:47,520
barbecue receipts be received in
recognition of the $500 expenditure

883
01:12:45,600 --> 01:12:52,880
already incurred and charged to the area
C select funds appreciation fund cost

884
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:57,840
center 290 raising.
Thank you. Seconded by director Rainbow

885
01:12:56,320 --> 01:13:01,320
favor
motions carried.

886
01:13:04,080 --> 01:13:11,920
Uh now we're on item 10
which is a request for funding from the

887
01:13:09,520 --> 01:13:17,199
district of low
for an aquafit

888
01:13:14,560 --> 01:13:22,800
instructor.
Um

889
01:13:20,080 --> 01:13:29,679
I make a motion
for $2,500 select fun. Thank you

890
01:13:25,760 --> 01:13:36,239
gentlemen. $2,500 from electoral area B.
Select funds towards the ACIT instructor

891
01:13:33,520 --> 01:13:39,600
training in certain. No, you got my
second, didn't it? I ended up first.

892
01:13:38,680 --> 01:13:43,080
[laughter]
>> All in favor.

893
01:13:45,040 --> 01:13:55,360
This will be exciting. Our pool was one
of the only ways kids could get exercise

894
01:13:52,400 --> 01:13:59,520
in the summer and swims paid for free
swimming for the kids in the afternoon.

895
01:13:57,040 --> 01:14:04,239
It's been a really busy place. Really
lovely.

896
01:14:01,840 --> 01:14:10,080
10.2 requesting funding Royal Canadian
Legion branch 66 for the remembrance day

897
01:14:07,199 --> 01:14:15,280
in 2026.
I'd like to make a motion for $3,000

898
01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:21,600
from electoral area B select funds
towards

899
01:14:18,080 --> 01:14:26,960
like second direct rainbow. All in favor
motion carried

900
01:14:24,480 --> 01:14:30,640
» 10.3
the mayor.

901
01:14:28,080 --> 01:14:39,080
» Yeah. Declare a conflict of interest as
my daughter's a staff member of the

902
01:14:33,440 --> 01:14:39,080
PRBCA and my wife is on the board.

903
01:14:42,719 --> 01:14:50,840
» Sorry for last night.
Second last time.

904
01:15:00,239 --> 01:15:08,280
Any questions or comments on 10 points?
>> Okay, I'll move that.

905
01:15:05,280 --> 01:15:08,280
» Okay.

906
01:15:08,719 --> 01:15:15,920
» I think there might be one. No, you're
right. There's only one. Second move by

907
01:15:13,199 --> 01:15:19,080
Director M. Seconded by director Rainbow
in favor

908
01:15:20,080 --> 01:15:23,080
$1,210.

909
01:15:36,080 --> 01:15:43,880
» Say welcome back.
>> Welcome back director mayor for the

910
01:15:40,080 --> 01:15:43,880
penultimate time.

911
01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:52,960
10.4 is a request for funding from the
Leo Nation for the annual static

912
01:15:51,440 --> 01:15:56,320
walk and run.
>> I'll move that.

913
01:15:54,400 --> 01:15:59,280
» Moved by Director Rainbow, seconded by
Director R.

914
01:15:57,440 --> 01:16:03,280
» Um, may I please get some clarity as to
where the funding will be coming from.

915
01:16:00,960 --> 01:16:08,400
It's $2,000.
>> You can take it from area C select

916
01:16:05,600 --> 01:16:12,800
funds.
>> Thank you. Do you want to take some

917
01:16:10,640 --> 01:16:15,840
general select? Yeah. Use general
selecting

918
01:16:14,320 --> 01:16:18,320
and everybody's involved.
>> Yep.

919
01:16:16,320 --> 01:16:22,159
» Yeah.
>> Entirely. Okay. $2,000. So that will be

920
01:16:21,280 --> 01:16:26,640
from general.
>> Yeah. There's 14,000 in there. So

921
01:16:25,440 --> 01:16:33,440
» I'll still move that.
>> All righty. The rainbow.

922
01:16:30,640 --> 01:16:38,880
Is that okay?
Mine carried. And finally, Squamish

923
01:16:36,080 --> 01:16:44,159
Search and Rescue Public Safety Lifeline
Leadership Force, a request of $6,000.

924
01:16:42,719 --> 01:16:49,360
What's hosting the public safety
lifeline leadership course?

925
01:16:46,239 --> 01:16:55,280
» Does that say from area D select?
>> It does not. You'd have to say that.

926
01:16:52,560 --> 01:16:59,760
» I'll move that. Um, taking the money
from area D select funds.

927
01:16:57,840 --> 01:17:05,840
» Right.
I'll second that.

928
01:17:02,320 --> 01:17:10,719
Anyone opposed? favor.
>> And if you're in the Squamish area in

929
01:17:08,080 --> 01:17:16,400
the airport area and you want to just
drive by and have a look at the the new

930
01:17:13,600 --> 01:17:20,640
uh center that search and rescue have
there. It's worth doing. It's it's

931
01:17:18,719 --> 01:17:24,880
incredible.
Really uh really is.

932
01:17:23,679 --> 01:17:28,719
» They're busy guys.
>> I mean, Northshore and these guys are

933
01:17:27,840 --> 01:17:33,120
unbelievable.
>> Yeah.

934
01:17:30,640 --> 01:17:39,920
Uh is there any late business or a
regional late business? Yes, director.

935
01:17:36,000 --> 01:17:45,120
» Yeah, I need to make a motion
uh regarding the

936
01:17:42,560 --> 01:17:50,560
panorama project I've got going for
Oliver.

937
01:17:47,840 --> 01:17:55,280
» Okay.
Like to make a motion for that to be

938
01:17:52,480 --> 01:17:59,840
added as uh late business. Sorry, that's
what that's

939
01:17:56,640 --> 01:18:04,560
» so that the motion to add that item as
late business. Uh move by director

940
01:18:02,800 --> 01:18:09,120
Rainbow. I'll second that. Anyone
oppose? Motion carried.

941
01:18:06,800 --> 01:18:13,600
Okay. And so would you like to talk
about that motion?

942
01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:18,320
» Oh, we're into it way. Let's see.
>> So that's item 12.1.

943
01:18:16,480 --> 01:18:24,640
» Item 12.1.
>> This project has taken a long time. Um

944
01:18:20,800 --> 01:18:30,719
we finally got um approval from the
nation for all of the uh

945
01:18:27,920 --> 01:18:35,399
their name places and it was interesting
because some we thought we had Furry

946
01:18:33,440 --> 01:18:37,760
Creek and then when it came
[clears throat] one of the things that

947
01:18:36,320 --> 01:18:40,960
happened when it came back it was it was
spelled differently so we had to sort

948
01:18:39,600 --> 01:18:45,600
out with them okay which one's the
correct one the the original one that

949
01:18:43,040 --> 01:18:50,719
you have on the highway or
>> the new one and things like but anyway

950
01:18:47,280 --> 01:18:56,960
we're we're all approved Now, um we're
ready to have the uh the stuff actually

951
01:18:53,520 --> 01:19:03,040
the the frame built and everything
and um I'm not sure I've got enough

952
01:19:00,400 --> 01:19:09,280
money in place. So, what I want to do is
make a motion um to approve an

953
01:19:06,239 --> 01:19:12,880
additional up to and I'm going to say
$6,000.

954
01:19:11,040 --> 01:19:17,120
No, I'm going to say $8,000 which
doubles what's there and I want to

955
01:19:15,280 --> 01:19:20,320
express as up to
>> up to $8,000

956
01:19:19,284 --> 01:19:23,520
[clears throat] select
>> select funds. Yeah.

957
01:19:21,840 --> 01:19:26,960
» Um I don't think we need anything like
that, but I don't want to have to come

958
01:19:24,719 --> 01:19:30,159
back again or have it hanging over till
the

959
01:19:27,679 --> 01:19:34,320
» till next term.
>> So that's my motion

960
01:19:31,440 --> 01:19:41,600
» for uh signage
>> um at a what it is. We we the SLR have

961
01:19:39,120 --> 01:19:47,760
thanks to Angela jump that she was doing
at the time a beautiful viewing platform

962
01:19:44,480 --> 01:19:52,480
at the end of the spit. some clown land
and

963
01:19:49,280 --> 01:19:56,880
it's a it's an eight foot long panoramic
photograph

964
01:19:54,400 --> 01:20:03,920
that stretches from all just past
Woodfire all the way around past Anvil

965
01:19:58,960 --> 01:20:08,400
Island and it it names the the peaks in
it's got some information about the

966
01:20:05,440 --> 01:20:14,480
nation on there stuff like that. So it
it it's a it's a good addition to that

967
01:20:11,199 --> 01:20:19,840
that platform which is used I would say
90% of the people that use it are not

968
01:20:17,040 --> 01:20:22,480
very Greek residents. So that that was
the idea of putting it there just to

969
01:20:21,360 --> 01:20:24,960
make it a little bit more attractive.
>> Now you've got the Squamish nation names

970
01:20:24,239 --> 01:20:29,480
as well.
>> Yeah.

971
01:20:25,520 --> 01:20:29,480
» Okay. I'm with you.

972
01:20:30,640 --> 01:20:38,560
» Okay. Up to and yes director.
>> Uh I just had a a quick note on this. Um

973
01:20:36,480 --> 01:20:43,120
I I know that the last allocation like
we didn't have that allocated to a

974
01:20:40,719 --> 01:20:45,440
specific community group or society. It
was just for the project,

975
01:20:45,120 --> 01:20:49,120
» right?
>> I would recommend maybe that we allocate

976
01:20:47,040 --> 01:20:53,440
these funds to the area DE parks and
trails service and that way there can be

977
01:20:51,199 --> 01:20:57,280
some oversight by SRD staff just helping
manage the invoices kind of what you

978
01:20:55,040 --> 01:21:00,880
said as well. And then um those costs
can just live in that cost center rather

979
01:20:59,280 --> 01:21:04,400
than
>> put into the cost center. I didn't know

980
01:21:02,960 --> 01:21:08,960
we could do that.
We can allocate funds to a cost center

981
01:21:06,480 --> 01:21:13,840
if if we have a a cost center. Normally
EAD um or select funds funding

982
01:21:11,679 --> 01:21:21,040
allocations go to nonprofit societies.
Um but we do have a few that will go to

983
01:21:16,320 --> 01:21:28,080
» Yeah, that's fine. Um and I'm happy
talking to Omar about the the actual

984
01:21:24,400 --> 01:21:36,560
installation of it. Um he I spoke with
him uh actually spoke with Ed some time

985
01:21:30,640 --> 01:21:41,760
ago and um I don't contract staff to do
pay staff to do that or I can get an

986
01:21:39,199 --> 01:21:45,360
independent contractor to do it.
>> I

987
01:21:43,600 --> 01:21:48,880
Heather can maybe speak to that.
>> I think just just to help because it has

988
01:21:47,280 --> 01:21:54,480
been raised by finance before we're
encroaching into being well beyond our

989
01:21:50,880 --> 01:21:59,760
purchasing procurement policy. We're
single sourcing contractors and we can

990
01:21:58,159 --> 01:22:02,719
we do we can do that if there's a
nonprofit. We just give the money to

991
01:22:01,199 --> 01:22:07,920
nonprofit and they follow their
purchasing policies. We're teetering on

992
01:22:05,600 --> 01:22:11,280
being well over our procurement policy
which is why

993
01:22:09,679 --> 01:22:13,520
» give all the money to a nonprofit then
if that's the that's the easiest

994
01:22:12,960 --> 01:22:18,320
solution.
>> Yeah. If there's a nonprofit managing

995
01:22:14,880 --> 01:22:22,000
the project that would be the easy one.
>> If if there's a nonprofit that wants to

996
01:22:20,080 --> 01:22:25,840
take on the projects as well then that's
easier. The other option would be

997
01:22:24,000 --> 01:22:32,639
through the cost center so that we are
managing that for

998
01:22:28,639 --> 01:22:35,600
» that the money be um directed to the
FCCA.

999
01:22:34,639 --> 01:22:41,199
» Okay. Um
>> and then they can pay the bills

1000
01:22:38,320 --> 01:22:45,120
» community association as a nonprofit.
Yeah. And so the the motion then is up

1001
01:22:43,840 --> 01:22:50,080
to $8,000
>> in addition to the current

1002
01:22:47,679 --> 01:22:53,760
» I would then recommend that we resend
the previous one and allocate both to

1003
01:22:51,840 --> 01:22:59,840
the FCCA so that they're both okay and
it can be a $16,000

1004
01:22:56,400 --> 01:23:00,800
allocation to the FCCA for those
projects.

1005
01:23:00,320 --> 01:23:04,800
» Yeah.
>> Yeah.

1006
01:23:02,080 --> 01:23:10,960
» That's okay. Would you like to resend
the previous one? What's Angela's gonna

1007
01:23:08,480 --> 01:23:14,880
check with Angela before you listen to
me?

1008
01:23:11,520 --> 01:23:18,520
» Do you have what it was allocated to?
>> Yeah. One second.

1009
01:23:19,120 --> 01:23:27,760
» It was from June 2025. Mhm.
>> And it is that $8,000 be allocated from

1010
01:23:25,920 --> 01:23:31,280
electoral area D select funds on behalf
of Rainbow for expenses associated with

1011
01:23:29,520 --> 01:23:35,040
the information signage project Oliver's
Landing with funding support from uh

1012
01:23:33,600 --> 01:23:40,800
electoral area D recognized and all
related promotional materials with funds

1013
01:23:37,760 --> 01:23:45,920
to be dispersed upon invoices.
And so that would just be rescended and

1014
01:23:43,199 --> 01:23:50,239
then $16,000 be allocated to for a creek
community association for

1015
01:23:48,320 --> 01:23:54,320
uh associated with the information
science project at all landing.

1016
01:23:52,480 --> 01:23:57,040
» That sound correct.
>> That's fine.

1017
01:23:55,199 --> 01:24:02,080
» All right. Moved by director Rainbow.
Thank you. With considerable help. Yeah.

1018
01:23:59,199 --> 01:24:08,159
Seconded by director de Mayor
post. Motion carry.

1019
01:24:05,199 --> 01:24:11,360
Thank you.
>> Anything else? Director.

1020
01:24:09,360 --> 01:24:15,840
» Thank you very much. Thank you, Colleen.
That's very helpful.

1021
01:24:13,360 --> 01:24:20,639
» Okay.
Um,

1022
01:24:17,679 --> 01:24:26,080
notice of motion.
Motion for which notice has be about to

1023
01:24:23,920 --> 01:24:28,400
move German.
All

1024
01:24:26,239 --> 01:24:30,800
» right. Director Rainbow has moved to
German.

1025
01:24:30,413 --> 01:24:37,679
[clears throat]
>> Don't think anyone's opposed to that.

1026
01:24:33,520 --> 01:24:37,679
Motion carried. Ajourned.