Minutes
Meeting Regular Council Date 20 March, 2018 Time 7:00 PM
Place Municipal Hall - Council Chambers
Present Acting Mayor Randy Taylor Councillor Brenda Overton Councillor Louis VanSolkema Councillor Kathy Bellanger
Staff Mark Tatchell, Chief Administrative Officer Deborah Bodnar, Director of Finance JanetSt-Denis, Finance & CorporateServices Manager
Public 9 members of the public
A. Call to Order Deputy Mayor Taylor called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and acknowledgedand respectedthat we are upon Mowachaht/Muchalaht Territory.
B. Introduction of late Items
C. A rovalof the A enda
Overton/Bellanger: VOT 155/2018
THATthe Agendafor the March20, 2018 RegularCouncil meeting be adopted as presented. CARRIED
D. Petitions and Dele ations
Delegationof JessicaEslingerand PierreJeanneau requesting the Village of Tahsisto sub-divideLot 608 and sell the subsequentparcel (of a size TBD)to the DelegationRepresentatives. (presentation under Dl) V i arewriting to you because we are looking for land create our project, a farm.Afterlc>ok"1g forthePast few months atvarious options we aremte're'sted' in Lot608 which is currentlyowned by the village. First,is a introductionof whowe are and why we love it here. Second,isa briefdescription of our project and how it canbenefit the community. Finally,we will describe why this land is interestingfor us and why we feel it would make a productive farm.
I - Who We Are Jesshasllved in. Tahsisover the last 5 years.She came here for work and was captivatedwith the beauty and isolation of thissmall villager ^Jesshas worked for the past 12 years as a treeplanter andsilviculture worker. Sheis currently hired by Nootka Reforestation which allows hertoTiw'here'i work seasonally. shehasexperience volunteel''"g and working on organic farms. She volunteered .ona biodyrlamrcfarmjnAr9entina working with plants and animals~She"work'ed '.a seasonatsteel pony Farms in RedDeer- Alberta Qetting experience'with' farm management and business. Sheis passionate about healthy food and wants to makeher life's work providing for her community. p'errcsludledbiology-ecology and silviculture for6 yearsin France tobecome a : Technician. He worked for 4 years in the Pyrenees Mountarns. 'Two^
I forthe government and two years he worked withmdustrv. ' Both" ^meshehelpedw'thforest mana9®ment andsustainableloggmgpraciice. !ne,xt.3 yearshe spent traveling Europe, Canada and Africa volunteema to teamskills in relation toforestry and farming. He worked for Parks Canadaln" ; for hikingtrail managementand lakeconservation. Pierreispassionate about the forest, farming, sustainability andnature in general. Why We Love Tahsis
w®.liY®Jrl.asma"piece °fParadise which we would like to share. We have i, fishing,caving, history and beautiful scenery.
wfea .wlhavet.hepotentialtomake adifference. Weare wanting toprovide aservice seemanyways to create . al's^, cted;we. relationships'^ndexchang^cwil th^ thecommunity that would help us realize our goals. Beinga smallcommunity we also know we have to contributeinother \ ;JessilptennJn_gioj?inthe NootkaWatershed Society and both Jess'and°p1erre haveenrolled inthe Volunteer FireDepartment andTraiF Building "Club" II- Th arm we^ant,to.createa_versatitefa.r.m;.we wi" be usin9 different methods such as permacult"reand.agroforestry-with9ardens' bee^ an'mals: orchards a^d forest wew,i!!createarich and. resistantecosystem: AlloftheseTystems"aure ^nte'd" anddepend-ononeanother- . Div^'tication ofannuals"perenniais"a"nd a'n^ls meansthat our farm will always be producing something" we^"lto,concertratin90nvegetable ande9g_Production forthe first year and ronstantlyexPandin9 and growing from there'fhis is going to beastowl butwe are young, hardworking, skilled and passionate'.' sss^s^s?T!1e£ardenw"l.be-,pesticide wewvbe^^^^^ssand herbicide free. We are both adamant ^ that no w.8wi".be-l'""nLng,acomPosting..PI'09ramdurin9 the winter months. Jess has ^readLTna.smallpilotcomPOsti"9 Project with a few houses" ThTs Fs^e'^nd o!e^han?ltha1Lwearelooklngtomake with the community" At'thesa^t^ asrunning the compost we plan to do egg and vegetable delivery Our RelationshipWith The Village Wewant to sellour vegetables based on weeklyorders. Orders will bedone onlinebased on what we have ready at thefarm. This way we only harvest what is needednegating a waste of food.During the summer months (June to ?ctc?t?el?wePlanto mn a weekly market stand. One evening a week people will beable to cometo pickup ordersor buyfrom the stand.We will stress to locals to makeorders ahead of time with incentives on price or selection. This helps us to be preparedand not wastefood. During the wintermonths we will deliverin conjunction with our compost program. Asthe farm expands we will have a surplusof alder.We will make firewood sales to the village. we_wc>uld!'ke..to. make.u-p.ickavailabte too- This is an activity where people can connectwith their food and visit our farm. This works great with crops such as beans, peas and berries which cost time to harvest. Wehave the option to supportthe Farm to Schoolprogram. We feel this is a positiveprogram and wouldbe willingto devotebed spacein orderto donate. Our Relationship to Other Businesses Wehave already been working with both the Westview Marina and Sally's Restaurantto recover their green waste. It waspicked up daily in the summer. Wehave interest in collectingfish waste from both the Westview Marina and TahsisFish Processing. Wewould be using bokashi composting, which'isa" fermented compost, to deal with the fish waste. Wewould like to workwith the village to collecttheir green waste. This includes grassclippings, branches, leaves, ect. When dealt with properly these can becomea richsource for us.We would also want to run'aleaf collection" programin thefall. A datewould be postedfor peopleto leavetheir leaves at the curb which we could collect. Local Tourism development Weare both passionate builders. We would like to beable to buildsmall rental cabinsfor tourists. Having access to timberand having a sawmillwouFd make this dream attainable. Wewould foster relationships withother local businesses andindividuals in fo^rcto,c,ateor-to*tounste.,ThereisFriday n!g.htat the Marina: gettin'g"ab'urger fromSally's Restaurant, driving up to theTahsis lookout"andtasti'naaal brewedbeel'. fromThe Tahsis Farm to namea few.We'wouldlTke"t'^be"i'n1 ^la.t'on«withJn.divl.dual,s whowould be wi"in9 to takepeopie'fishing, 'cavin^anud hlklng;.wehave already w'unteered onsome of the-hikingtrailsanad ^aw' dlSy'S"9 togetheradetailedmaP with starting p^ints;'distances°and !ts.'mportant_toustohave connections witha maximum number ofcontacts in te ?Z£3£ro ourvi"age and give visitors a Positive experience of what'lwe" Education . we,w,ould"ke.tobuildupontheexistin9 Farm to School program. Havin sofewchllclrenine sch. 001makes jt Possible tointeract and worS e^ch" Mayand ^u^lT -h^m.on!hsof. Junewoulcl be ideal to'runprogramming "with SMent!;Jhe.wnte;.cou!d.be.usedtodemonstrateh^ompo^^ al1d,an!mal-husbandry-weboth feel its 'mportant to start mspiring?hjldren^ about sustainability. wewouldbemterestedlnrunningworkshops atthe community garden coverir s?suchas composting orintercroppingfor members'to'furth^'devel'opThe^ Ill - Town interest Lot DL 608 HEAD BAY RD PID: 009-810-528 PracticalAdvantages: lrhe!'lis:a'ready.agentlysloP.edarea that would be ideal for a garden. For the m^ment^lscoverecl,inalder trees which are nitro9en fixing, V\teplan"to u"se' bCTthagroforestryandPermaculture systems tooptimize produ'ctj'o'^.1 e mainroad crosses through the land. This means we'd be able to; rking the land while gradually road co building as time, money"and'necessity -Thereis good sun exposure and the coastline forest creates protection from prevailing winds Jweareclosetothevi"age which makes de'ivery easy- There isalso the option for peopleto cometo thefarm and participate in U-Pick ^Theproperty has timber. This is a valuableresource for usin beingable to do business cost effectively -Weare not interested in theentire property. We don't need ocean access. Nor arewe interestedin the portionwith the BullOf TheWoods Trail. This trail is for everyoneand we appreciatethe naturalbeauty of it. Farm Pl n Year 1 Work - Trailaccess in the plot and up to the ditch - Clearingalder and remove stumps on approximatively 1 acre - Begin water collection ~ ?e? 9ardenbed and soil preparation: cover crops - Build chicken coop and fence installation - Begintree seedlings (oak, walnut, maple etc.) Profit - Beginfirewood sales with surplusalder Year 2 Work - Improve garden organizationand elaborate - Saw mill installation - Build storage Landmanagement (strategically plant various species of treesand - Elaboratewater collection system - Plantperennial food crops(asparagus, berric Profit - Firewood sales Year3 Work - Buildmore storage and outbuildings - Landclearing for orchardand pasture Elaborate on the garden Land management Build a cob bread oven Fire wood sales Begin veggies sales Begin eggs sales Work - Build cabin - Land management - Improve and expand garden Profit - Beginfarmer market: veggies sales, eggs sales - Firewood sales Year Work - Expand orchard and pasture - Introduction of animals Profit - Farmermarket: veggies sales, eggs sales - Firewood sales Conclusion Toconclude, we really think that our project and our involvement with Tahsis activities correspondsforthe development of Tahsis. Its for this we are here today and'not'inan other town, becausewe love this place! we/eallyhope that_we could find a solution.if not we potentially think about leave from here our own land somewhere else. w ad \. \ REM. LOT 59S ILLAQEof AHSIS LOT 6o / ) PAft.KitiG I^L g coMifE^ R)^&T f .0 ST£EFCO^iF^ FotSST m [L^J 11 Overton/Bellanger: VOT 156/2018 That the delegationbe permitted to addressCouncil for up to 10 minutes. CARRIED E. Public In ut#l None F. Ado tion of the Minutes 1 Minutes of the Committeeof the Whole meeting held on March 1, 2018 Overton/Bellanger: VOT 157/2018 THATthe Committeeof the Whole Meeting minutesfrom March 1, 2018 be adopted as presented CARRIED 2 Minutes of the RegularCouncil meeting held on March 6, 2018 Overton/Bellanger: VOT 158/2018 THATthe RegularCouncil Meeting minutesfrom March 6, 2018 be adopted as presented. CARRIED 3 Minutes of the Committeeof the Whole meeting held on March 13, 2018 Overton/Bellanger: VOT 159/2018 THATthe Committeeof the Whole Meeting minutesfrom March 13, 2018 be adopted as presented CARRIED G. Rise and Re art None. H. Business Arisin UBCM Re: Gas Tax Strategic Priorities Fund Application: Tahsis Road Work, Replacement Project Overton/Bellanger: VOT 160/2018 THAT this letter be received. CARRIED UBCM Re: Gas Tax Strategic Priorities Fund Application: Tahsis Official Community Plan Renewal Overton/Bellanger: VOT 161/2018 THAT this letter be received. CARRIED J. Council Re arts Overton/Bellanger: VOT 162/2018 THAT the Council reports be received. CARRIED Acting Mayor Taylor; (written report) Report to Council March 20th, 2018 Good Evening. On Friday March 9th, I attended the North Island - Sunshine Coast RegionalAdvisory Committee Meeting in Courtney.Three applicationsfor ICETfunding were reviewed. All other informationregarding the meeting is in camera however, so I'm unable to comment further. Februarythe 27th I attendedthe Board of TrusteesMeeting of the Vancouver Island RegionalLibrary Board.A presentation was made on S.T.E.A.M., an acronym for activities based on science,technology, engineering,art, and math,to be utilized acrossthe systemto teachby bridging thosesubjects, and problem solvingin a fun and interactive way. The Audit Service plan was received as was the usual Finance and ReservesReports. Suffice to sayall looksgood and on track RevisedProcurement, Tangible Capitol Assets and Amortization,and SecurityVideo Surveillance policies were alsoadopted. The FacilitiesUpdate spoke to preplanningin regardto the Tahsissite commencingand a recently completedarchitectural rendering of the modulardesign proposed for 5 of the rural branches,including Tahsis, was presented. It has a noticeable West Coast influence I find estheticallypleasing, and I alsoheard talk of fireplacesin the reading rooms. That would certainly be a nice touch. Respectfully submitted, Randy Taylor Councillor Brenda Overton (written report) Good evening Council, On WednesdayMarch 7th I attendedthe StrathconaRegional District meetingwhere the Chairwelcomed Lasshimi Lochan of the B.C. Treaty Commission.Lasshimi Lochan introduced Tom Happynook, Huu-ay- aht First Nationsand Treaty Commissioner,who madea presentation regarding treaty Negotiationsand reconciliation. I brought in the hard copyof their presentationfor Councilto peruseat their leisure. 1 recommend everyone here take a look. It was one of the most engaging presentations that I've been lucky to attend. You all know I'm usually not a fan. On March 8th I also attended the Comox StrathconaWaste Managementmeeting . At this meeting Director linger, representingthe StrathconaRegional District by vote was appointed to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communitiesand CoastalCommunities Special Committee on Solid Waste Management. At the ComoxStrathcona Regional Hospital District Board meeting a motion was carried that the Minister of Health and the Province of B.C. be requestedto directthat the HospitalDistrict Act be aligned and modernizedwith the operationalrealities and priorities of regionalhospital districts, as describedin the staff report dated March 2nd 2018; And Further That the Minister of Health and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions be requestedto host a meeting as soon as possiblewith the health authority and regional hospital district representativesto discussthe alignmentand modernizationof the HospitalDistrict Act. On February25th I attendeda SalmonEnhancement meeting. They were awaiting but have now receivedthe new net pens Yayfor them! Also the purchaseof our backhoewas discussedand I see this is on tonight's agenda. Nextweek I will be attendingthe NootkaSound Watershed Society AGM meetingand I will be stayingover to attendthe EnhancementWorkshop from 9am to 4.Taughtby DFO'sDavid Willis and Ruth Withler. I feel these workshopsare invaluableto educateall of us our salmonpractices and sincethere are thesedates 27th 28th or 29th I wouldlike to encourage council to look into attending one or two the more we learn the better informed we are to make decisions on fact. That is all I will report tonight. Councillor Brenda Overton Councillor VanSolkema; (no report) CouncillorBellanger: (verbal report) Councillor Bellanger stated how nice and clean the free store has been lately. K. B laws None. L. Correspondence 1 MayorShirleyAckland, Town of PortMcNeill Re: CondolencesMayor Schooner 2 UBCM Re: Update on the Working Group of ResponsibleConduct Mayor Aaron Stone, Town of Ladysmith Re: Cannabis Sales Revenue Sharing 4 Mayor Jan Alien, Port Alice Re: Revenue from Cannabis Sales - Equitable Share between Province and Local Government Mayor Leo Facio, Harrison Hot Springs Re: Cannabis Sales Revenue Sharing 6 CindyGraves, Corporate Officer, The Corporation of theTownship of SpallumcheenRe; 2018 Resolution- Asset Management JohnWard, CMC Director of Legislativeand Corporate Services, City of CourtenayRe: 2018AVICC Resolution - Asset Management Overton/Bellanger: VOT 163/2018 THAT all of the correspondence items be received. CARRIED M. New Business Hon. ClaireTrevena, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Re: 1 Tribute to JudeSchooner Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Overton/Bellanger: VOT 164/2018 THAT this tribute to Mayor Schooner be received. CARRIED 2 Grant in Aid Application: TahsisJunior CanadianRangers Patrol Theirwas a brief discussionregarding storage space and the useof the shared space. Overton/VanSolkema:VOT 165/2018 THAT this Grant in Aid Application be received. CARRIED Overton/VanSolkema: VOT 166/2018 THAT this Grant in Aid Applicationbe approved. CARRIED 3 Grant in Aid Application: Ubedam Theatre It was noted by staff that the applicationrequested that the insurancenot be required. Councilwas also advised that the productionwill not take place. Overton/Bellanger: VOT 167/2018 THAT this Grant in Aid Application be received. CARRIED Overton/Bellanger: VOT 168/2018 THAT this Grant in Aid Applicationbe approved. CARRIED TahsisSalmon Enhancement Society Re: Conditional offer to purchase the Village's JCBbackhoe. Therewas a briefdiscussion regarding the Village's policy for disposingof capital assets. Overton/Bellanger: VOT 169/2018 THAT this letter be received. CARRIED VanSolkema: VOT 170/2018 DEFEATED THATCouncil table any further action until Councilhas a complete (for lack of a understandingof the Village's asset management and/disposal policy. Seconder) Overton/Bellanger: VOT171/2018 THAT the Village accept the purchase offer for the JCBbackhoe from the Societyand direct staff to satisfythe conditions for sale. CARRIEDCouncillor VanSolkema opposed 5 Reportto CouncilRe: Tahsis Recreation Centre Climbing Wall Overton/Bellanger: VOT 172/2018 THAT this Report to Council be received. VanSolkema/ Overton: VOT 173/2018 THATstaff be directedto arrangefor the climbingwall to be inspectedby a qualifiedprofessional. The full cost of the inspectionto be borneby localvolunteers. The inspection is to be conductedonly when the funds raised by volunteersare depositedwith the Village. Followingthe inspection,staff are directedto preparea Reportto Councildescribing the resultsof the inspectionand seek Council consideration of optionsin response. CARRIED Public In ut A memberof the publicraised a questionregarding Village asset disposal policyto which Staff and Councilresponded. Ad'ournment 0. Overton/Bellanger: VOT 174/2018 THATthe RegularCouncil meeting adjourn at 7:41 p.m. CARRIED Certified Correct this 3rd Day of April 2018 Chief Administrative Officer Minutes Village of Tahsis Meeting Committee of the Whole Date Thursday March 1, 2018 Time 7:00 PM Place Municipal Hall - Council Chambers Present Acting Mayor RandyTaylor Councillor Brenda Overton CouncillorKathy Bellanger Regrets Councillor Louis Van Solkema Staff MarkTatchell, Chief Administrative Officer Deb Bodnar, Director of Finance JanetStDenis, Finance & CorporateServices Manager Public 4 members of the public Call to Order ActingMayor Taylor called the meetingto orderat 7:02p. m. and acknowledgedand respected that we areupon Mowachaht/Muchalaht Territory. A roval of the A enda Overton: COW 27/18 THATthe Agenda for the March 1, 2018 Committee ofthe Whole meeting be adopted as presented. CARRIED New Business 1 2018-2022Financial Plan and Capital Plan - PublicPresentation MarkTatchell thanked the public for attending and took the opportunity to explainthe Community Charter requirements to have apublic participation processindeveloping thefinancial plan. He reviewed Council's strategic prioritiesand budget considerations that weretaken into account. Theoperating revenue and expenditure budget for 2018was presented. Theproposed property tax increase was presented noting a netchange over2017 of 0.26 percent.Presentation of the 2018-2022 Capital plan followedhighlighting the capitalprojects. After the presentation membersof thepublic questioned various aspects of thefinancial plan to which Staff and Councilresponded. Overton: COW 28/18 THATthe 2018-2022Financial Plan and Capital Plan be received. CARRIED Ad'ournment Overton: COW 29/18 CARRIED THATthe meetingadjourn at 7:38p. m. Certified correct this 20th Day of March 2018 Corporate Officer ^ Minutes Meeting Regular Council Date 6 March 2018 Time 7:00 PM Place Municipal Hall - Council Chambers Present Acting Mayor RandyTaylor Councillor Brenda Overton Councillor Louis VanSolkema CouncillorKathy Bellanger Staff MarkTatchell, Chief Administrative Officer Deborah Bodnar, Director of Finance JanetSt-Denis, Finance & Corporate Services Manager Public 5 members of the public. A. Call to Order DeputyMayor Taylor called the meetingto orderat 7:00p. m. and acknowledgedand respected that we areupon Mowachaht/ Muchalaht Territory. B. Introduction of Late Items None. C. A roval oftheA enda Overton/Bellanger: VOT142/2018 THATthe Agenda for theMarch 6, 2018Regular Council meeting be adoptedas presented. CARRIED D. Petitions and Dele ations None. E. Public In utffl A memberof the publicupdated Council on herprogress with respect to the climbing wall. A memberof the publicrequested the minutesof the February20th RegularCouncil meeting be amended. F. Ado tion of the Minutes 1 Minutesof the RegularCouncil meeting held on February20, 2018 There was a brief discussion. Overton/Bellanger: VOT143/2018 THATthe Regular Council Meeting minutes from February 20, 2018 be adoptedas amended. CARRIED Minutesof theCommittee of the Whole meeting held on February 26, 2018 Overton/Bellanger: VOT144/2018 THATthe Committeeofthe Whole Meeting minutes from February 26, 2018be adopted as presented CARRIED G. Rise and Re art Riseand Report from the February 6, 2018closed meeting: That Villageengage a commercialrealtor to evaluatethe revenue potentialof the "storefront" and "hangar"properties at 1250Wharf Street,market the propertiesto potentiallong term tenantsand lease the properties at market rates. ThatCouncil approve Canada Post's proposed lease extension at 1250 2 WharfSt until 2024 subject to negotiatinga 2% per annum adjustment for inflation. H. Business Arisin 1 Bankof MontrealRe: Signing authority resolution Overton/Bellanger:VOT 145/2018 THATthis Certificateand Authorization be received. CARRIED Overton/Bellanger:VOT 146/2018 beit RESOLVEDTHATall cheques ofthe Corporation ofthe Village of Tahsisdrawn on its general account besigned onits behalf by Randolph Taylor,Acting Mayor, Louis VanSolkema, Councillor, Mark Tatchell, Chief AdministrativeOfficer, Janet St. Denis, Budget and Finance Manager, DeborahBodnar, Director of Finance-ANY TWOOF THEM. (eachan "Authorized Signatory") is/are authorized for and on behalf of the Corporation: !>to.. neg°tiatewith' dep°sit with or transfer to Bank of Montreal (the . "Bank")(but for credit to theCorporation's account only) all or any bills of exchange,promissory notes, cheques and orders for the payment of moneyand other negotiable instruments, andfor the said purposes to endorsethe same on behalfof thecorporation (by rubber stamp or otherwise); (b)to arrange,settle, balance and certify all books and accounts between theCorporation andthe Bank, and to received allpaid cheques and vouchers,unpaid and unaccepted billsof exchange andother negotiable instruments; (c)to obtaindelivery from the Bank of all or any stocks, bonds and other securitiesheld by the Bank in safekeepjng orotherwise for the account of theCorporation and to givevalid and binding receipts therefor REPEALOF PREVIOUS RESOLUTIONS/BY-LAWS THATall resolutions/by-laws, asapplicable, (if any) with respect to the account(s)specified inthe section above and as to banking and signing officer(s),member(s) or any one or moreAuthorized Signatory (ies) passedbyCouncil, Assembly, Board of Trustees orother governing body, asapplicable, ofthe Corporation andrelating to theaccount(s) specified inAl heldwith the Bank previous tothis resolution are repealed. THATthis resolution/by-lawas applicable,shall be irrevocableuntil a resolutionrepealing this resolution ora by-lawrepealing or amending this by-law,as applicable, shall have been passed or enactedand a certified copydelivered to the Bankat eachbranch or agencywhere an account of the Corporationshall be kept. THATthe Bankmay assumethat this Certificateand Authorization. authorizationgranted pursuant to theforegoing, and the Corporation's articlesor constitution,by-laws and resolutionsor otherequivalent documents,asapplicable, copies of eachwhich will bedelivered to the Bankfrom time to time,are in full forceand effect that eachbranch of theBank with which any dealings are had by the Corporation may act uponthem until each such branch isnotified in writing to thecontrary. Theheadings used herein are inserted only as a matterof convenience andfor reference and in no way are to beconstrued asdefining, limiting ordescribing the scope or intentof this Certificate and Authorization. CARRIED J. Council Re orts Overton/Bellanger:VOT 147/2018 THAT the Council reports be received. CARRIED Deputy Mayor Taylor: No report. CouncillorOverton: (written) GoodEvening Council, Sinceour February 20th meeting, on February22nd I attendedthe SRDMunicipal Service Committee meeting where Anthony Everett,President and CEO and Andrew Jones, Director from TourismVancouver Island made a presentationregarding Tourism VancouverIsland Initiatives. I havethe hard copy of the presentationin the of6ce for Council's reference. Also on February 22ndwas the StrathconaRegional District Board meeting. StrathconaRegional District celebrated its 10 year anniversary of whenthe then Comox Strathcona Regional District was split into the SRDand the Comox Valley Regional District. 10 At theSRD meeting, Director Brenda Leigh provided a noticeof motion as follows; That the Board nominateJude Schoonerfor a certificateof recognitionposthumously from the BC Governmentand the UBCM for her dedicationto our RegionalDistrict in the Strathconaand ComoxValley regions and the Villageof Tahsiswhere she had servedas Mayor. Asthese were my first meetings without Mayor Schooner I pass on to Counciland Tahsis the wannest of hugsand the sincerest of condolences from both boards. AsI adjust,my reports on these boards will providemore detail. Pleaseif thereis somethingspecific you would like me include on my reports let me know. Locallyon February 25th I attended theTahsis Heritage Society and MuseumOpen House. I haveto loveMaureen Roth and all her localknowledge. I don't believe I saw her hesitate inanswering any question while I was there. Thatis all I will reporton this evening Councillor Brenda Overton CouncillorVanSolkema: (written report) February 6, 2018 Council report by Louis VanSolkema Goodevening Mayor and Council. I don't have a detailedreport as to recentactivities but would like to sharea letter I pennedto Councilfor ourFeb. 26th Rural Development Strategy COTW meeting. It couldbe entitled my "David to Goliath" letter 11 Thereis so muchto be done....Firstly, may I saythat all future developmentsrequire some First Nations involvement. By structure of ourgeography and the placementof IndianReserve lands in that,I must saythe Frist Nations negotiators ofthe day, chose well their sites of high value.All the I. R'swithin the Mowachat/Muchalaht territory are key to futuregrowth in ourregion. I, asa whitesettler, recognize that we have runrough shod through some of them,well, actually a lot of them! I do hopewe all appreciateour road! Other 1. R. sites along the inlets are situatednext to alluvialfans or otherareas which would have huge potentialfor on landfish farms. Imagine having the Provincialresolve to eliminateall opennet pen fish farms from coastal waters by such and sucha date,thereby vastly improving land values and the livability of our region.Please let us occupy these lands as if wedid own them. Pulling backsome weeds and planting some seeds would do usall a worldof good! I'dlove to directas much development traffic through Tahsis, "mile O", as possible.We'd have to comeup with a practicalforeshore development strategythat built up the infrastructurein a practicalway. l.e. governmentdock, moorage, rock placement in key areas protecting our assets.There is a considerablerock source within 5 kilometersof our town,would require some access structure, some of whichis already in placeby virtue of ourforest companies. I must be mindful of mylofty expectationsofour forest companies while at the same time being critical of theirpast practices. What a timewe could have cleaning up our last 50+years of neglectand making it looklike we actually cared for it! Shouldn'tbea personalive that didn't have some opportunity to go out andprove themselves in a meaningfulway, having some fun along the way as we learn to appreciate one another. Respectfully submitted, Louis CouncillorBellanger: (written report) Good eveningActing Mayor and Council. 12 Wellagain I havebeen to all the samemeetings- the Committeeof the Wholeon February 26th and again on March 1st. I wouldlike to say thankyou to the HeritageSociety for their hospitalityat the Tahsis Museumfor Heritageweek on February15th. To me,it seemedlike a greatturn out. It alsowas like walking down memory lane. I lovedthe basketsfrom Friendly Cove and the beaded Metis items. Great job!! Also,I'm happy to seemore people at therec centre and some better choicesof treatsthere too. Thingsare looking up. K. B laws None. L. Correspondence 1 MayorMike Ruttan, City of PortAlberni Re: Condolences to Mayor Schooner'sfamily and entire Village ofTahsis ^ JenniferSteel, Manager, Corporate Communications Re: Statement on the passingof TahsisMayor Jude Schooner. SelinaRobinson Minister, Ministry ofMunicipal Affairs and Housing Re: Condolencesto Council and the Community ofTahsis onthe passing of MayorJude Schooner. 4 ReeceHarding, Barrister & Solicitor/ Mediator, Young Anderson Re: Condolencesto Mayor Schooners' family, friends and Tahsis Council. 5 AllisonStiglitz, CMESS PAC President Re: Donation to 2017Christmas Stocking Raffle. 6 SteveAtkinson, letter to Mayor and Council Re; Access togravel from the Leiner Pit 7 KatrineConroy, Minister and Katrina Chen, Minister of Statefor Child CareRe: Child Care BC, Caring for Kids,Lifting up Families. 13 g MayorRick Berrigan, Village of ChaseRe: Prevention of Quaggaand Zebra Mussels MayorGreg McCune, City of EnderbyRe: Revenue from Cannabis Sales- EquitableShare between Province and LocalGovernment 10 MayorTerry Rysz, Sicamous Re: Cannabis Sales Revenue Sharing 11 MayorJeanetteTownsend, ValemountRe: CannabisTax Revenue Sharing 12 MayorRon Hovanes, Town of Oliver Re: Alberta-British Columbia Trade War 13 MayorLisa Helps, Victoria BC letter to HonourableSelina Robinson, Ministerof MunicipalAffairs and Housing Re: affordable housing. Overton/Bellanger: VOT148/2018 THAT all of the correspondenceitems be received. CARRIED ItemL6 regarding the Leinergravel pit waspulled for discussion.Staff weredirected to scheduleaCommittee ofthe Whole on a nonurgent basisand prepare a report to Councilon the Leiner gravel pit. ItemL5 (Donation to CMESSPAC) was also pulled for discussion. CouncillorBellanger spoke to thisitem and the importance ofthe Village continuing to support the CMESS PAC. M. New Business 1 Villageof Tahsis delegation to 2018 UBCM Convention ( Sept 10-14) Overton/Bellanger: VOT 149/2018 THAT this item be considered for discussion. CARRIED 14 Overton/VanSolkema:VOT 150/2018 THAT this item be deferred until a later date. CARRIED Report to Council -Tsunami Alert MarkTatchell updated Council with a summaryof the actionsthat had takenplace in responseto the January23, 2018 Tsunami Alert. Overton/VanSolkema:VOT 151/2018 THAT Council received. this Report to be CARRIED 3 By-election resolution Overton/VanSolkema:VOT 152/2018 THATpursuant to s.54 of theLocal Government Act of BCthat Council decidenot to holda by-electionforthe mayoral vacancy. CARRIED 4 Acting Mayor compensationresolution CouncillorOverton noted the extra responsibilities ofthe Acting Mayor. Overton/VanSolkema:VOT 153/2018 THATActing Mayor Taylor receive the mayoral stipend. CARRIED Public In ut A memberof the publicrequested that theVillage formally ask the Mowachaht/Muchalaht for permissionto accessthe Maquinnatrail. Parking,hiking and trail signage were also discussed. Staff to request that discussionsrelating to the trail be put on the March21st. C3C Agenda. Therewas a briefdiscussion onthe use of acronymsinagenda documents to which Council responded. A memberof thepublic noted the increased attendance ataqua-fit. Ad'ournment 0. Bellanger/Overton:VOT 154/2018 THATthe Regular Council meeting adjourn at 7:42p. m. CARRIED 15 Certified Correct this 20th Day of March 2018 Chief Administrative Officer 16 ^3 Minutes Village of Tahsis Meeting Committee of the Whole Date Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Time 10:30AM Place Municipal Hall - Council Chambers Present Acting Mayor Randy Taylor Councillor Brenda Overton CouncillorKathy Bellanger Councillor Louis Van Solkema Staff Mark Tatchell, Chief Administrative Officer Deb Bodnar, Director of Finance Public No members of the public Call to Order Acting Mayor Taylor called the meeting to order at 10:30AMand acknowledgedand respectedthat we are uponMowachaht/Muchalaht Territory. A rovaloftheA enda Overton: COW 30/18 THATthe Agendafor the March13, 2018 Committee of the Whole meeting be adopted as presented. CARRIED New Business 1 Draft2018-2022 Financial Plan Bylaw Staffreviewed the proposed 2018-2022 Financial Plan Bylaw No. 600, 2018 with Council. Followinga brief discussion.Council directed staff to proceedto preparethe Bylawfor introduction.Staff also briefed Council on tax rate optionsfor inclusionin the Tax Ratebylaw. Councildirected staffto developa furtheroption. Overton: COW 31/18 17 THATthe Draft 2018-2022 Financial Plan Bylaw be received CARRIED Ad'ournment Overton: COW32/18 CARRIED THATthe meetingadjourn at 10:59 a.m. Certified correct this 20th Day of March 2018 Corporate Officer 18 (1 Union of BC Municiptilitifis February 2, 2018 Mark Tatchell Chief Administrative Officer Village of Tahsis Box 219 Tahsis, BC, VOP1XO Dear Mark Tatchell: RE: GASTAX STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FUND APPLICATION At itsJanuary 22, 2018 meeting, the Gas Tax Management Committee made fundingdecisions for the 2017 Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) application Tntake. I ampleased to advisethat your application for theTahsis Road Works ReplacementProject has been approved for SPF of the lesser of $3,510,980.00 or 100%of theactual eligible costs of yourproject. . ^'lso_f.the.fund'.ngand reciPient obligations inrelation tothe approved project willbe set out in a funding agreement between UBCM and the Village oYTahsis" Fundingissubject to execution ofthe funding agreement, completion ofthe approvedproject and compliance with recipient obligations set'out in the Agreement. Paymentofthis grant is contingent oncompletion ofthe approved project. Detailsof the claim process, and instructions on how to makeinterim claims, if available,will beset outin thefunding agreement. Pleasekeep this information inconfidence until communications toannounce the fundinghas been completed. Paul Taylor, UBCM's Director ofCommunications^ willcontact you to discuss communications options. We anticipate that an announcementwill take place no later than mid-March. C'O-10r;51 Sti?;[r;iicly. ^iy. Ric.lr'-io-tl BC ViiX ?W9 5^5 Cir^&fnn-uniStr^s:. Vict-na. BC V9V OA8 (m;706??6 .. 604.379 91 IB I ^oc.n.ca ?5035Gi>133 2W3;ini>113 . uc'r.,(;^ 19 Ifyouhave any questions withregard tocommunications, PaulTaylor can be reached directly by e-mail at ptaylor@ubcm. ca or by phone at250J356"2938'' offlcein the IA/e,w'rbe-contact'ngyour. comin9 weeks to confirm project details. Ifyou have any questions inthe interim, please contact~Gas"Ta^ . bye-mail at [email protected] by phone at 250-356-51 34s Congratulationsonyour successful application. Sincerely, A^m Gary Maclsaac, Chair Gas Tax ManagementCommittee 20 \\z. Union of BC UBCM MLiniciptilitie-s February 2, 2018 Mark Tatchell Chief Administrative Officer Villageof Box 219 Tahsis , Tahsis, BC, VOP 1X0 Dear Mark Tatchell: RE: GAS TAX STRATEGICPRIORITIES FUND APPLICATION At its January22, 2018 meeting, the Gas Tax Management Committee made fundingdecisions for the 2017 Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) application intake. I ampleased to advisethat your application for the Tahsis Official Community Plan Renewalhas been approved for SPFof thelesser of $50,000.00 or 100%of the actualeligible costs of your project. Detailsof thefunding and recipient obligations in relation to theapproved project willbe set out in a fundingagreement between UBCM and the Village of Tahsis. Fundingis subjectto executionof thefunding agreement, completion of the approvedproject and compliance with recipient obligations set outin the Agreement. Paymentof thisgrant is contingenton completion of the approved project. Detailsof theclaim process, and instructions on howto makeinterim claims, if available,will be set out in the fundingagreement. Pleasekeep this information in confidenceuntil communications to announce the fundinghas been completed. Paul Taylor, UBCM's Director of Communications. willcontact you to discusscommunications options. We anticipate that an announcementwill take place no later than mid-March. 60 -10551SiiolONckjcWay. Riclr'n-d. Vf.iX ?V-/9 . 5?5 Govarnn'Rni Stree;, Victo'ia. BC VSV OA3 60-1270B22C I i W. 270,31 ]G JOC'TI ca J. ?50 33rv5i33 t t. S503. 1651 19 I ^:'_IC'T. 21 If youhave any questions with regard to communications, PaulTaylor can be reacheddirectly by e-mail at [email protected] byphone at 250-356-2938. Wewill be contacting your office in the coming weeks to confirm project details. If youhave any questions inthe interim, please contact Gas Tax Program Servicesby e-mailat [email protected] or by phoneat 250-356-5134 Congratulationson yoursuccessful application. Sincerely, AA ^W Gary Maclsaac, Chair Gas Tax Management Committee 22 L^ Mayor Shirley Ackland Town ofPortMcNeitl TownOffice: (250)956-3111 POBox72S Fax: (259)956-4300 PortMcNeill, BC VON 2RO Residence:(250)956-4882 Cell: (250)949-0392 March 7, 2018 TahsisVillage Council 977 South MaquinnaDrive Tahsis, BC VOP1X0 Dear Mayorand Councillors: '^^. ^^s^'^s^"°''wde'-m'"- Sincerely, Shirtey Ac nd Mayor 23 Uni&ft of gc . BRITISH UBCM Munidp^litFes COLUMBIA LGMA March 6, 2018 RE: U dateontheWorkinGrouon Res onsible Conduct DearMayor andCouncil, Chairand Board andChief Administrative Officers: °" the 2n status of the work bein^ sdSSSG:::pp)date und^ "V ^ Wo. k, n. C. oup on Hesponsi.e 5^£-^^sd M'nuest° be an ^^na""-1"l"!- :ss;£'=;:sd imPortant -^^^^p^'^^^^^^^^^^^^^d^;^^nsibleBritish Columbia. h~fa»2016,th"elWo'ri =5S:;=?^l^=^d^S^:^;, :::K..the ^^^e^^^:^^^^^^^^^^^m^oth^'vyualelectedofficiai""^^I^Zc iS ^^^^cetogukle, rondurt everyone'ssharedunderstand in^^^Z^^S^"' beofreal value ine^^ :sssEESI£=-;^=^=S:?:S^5S;^s^^. ^;^s=5Sb :^.^ ^SSSr, ^^:S^^^^^^-^c. ase.c.,on ^^^:1^^^^^materials asopport"umt1ecsTr ^u"heeS^?|"ad^tc^^^^^^^^^^^b^^e^:^lt ^,^tlm.corp_°ratet^ office.-p.oce^S^^^^^^^^^^^t. such^^so. .../2 24 Moving towards developinga code of conductframework Movingforward, the WorkingGroup will befocusing on developinga codeof conductframework - that means thinkingnot just aboutthe contentof a codeof conductbut alsoabout the mechanismsfor implementingsuch a code. Developingthis frameworkneeds to be donethoughtfully and carefully - it will involvea numberof important designchoices along the wayas important questions are considered about, for example,how a codeof conduct is reviewedand adopted, how a codeof conductis enforced,and what happensif it is breached.We knowfrom UBCM'sand LGMA'sconsultations with membersin spring2017 that while there is agreementthat a code of conduct framework would be useful in enhancingresponsible conduct, there is not yet any consensuson the specific design for such a framework. TheWorking Group will befocusing on developingthe contentof a "default"or "model"code of conduct - which could be of real value as new and returning elected officials come together after the October2018 elections- while startingto identify the many designquestions that will need to be answeredas the complete frameworkis developed.Input on this workwill be soughtfrom UBCMand LGMA members - specificallyabout code of conduct content - in the next few months. For the 2018 UBCM Convention, the Working Group is also aimingto haveprepared a criticalpath of keyquestions and considerations for the developmentof a codeof conduct framework. Wevery muchappreciate the collaborativework undertakenby the WorkingGroup to dateqnd expect that the code of conductframework will be developedthoughtfully, and will leadto an approachthat respectsthe autonomyof localgovernments, is supportedby electedofficials and provides confidence for the public. We lookforward to the WorkingGroup's ongoing collaboration to furtherstrengthen responsible conduct and supportthe goodgovernance of localgovernments in BritishColumbia. If you haveany questions about the WorkingGroup's activities, please contact any of the memberorganizations. Sincerely, ^ Selina Robinson Wendy Booth Patti Bridal Minister of [Vlunicipal Affairs & Housing President, UBCM President, LGMA LG overnance@ ov. bc.ca UBCM@UBCM. ca office@)l ma. ca 250 387-4020 604 270-8826 250 383-7032 25 .S^SSSSSS&G. &wsa, U^iiltBJ >-."- - . Demonstrate behaviourthat builds and inspires Principles public trust and confidence in local government. It is the duty of elected officials to . Calmly face challenges and provide considered understand and abide by all legal Of Responsible direction on the issues of the day, while requirements that apply to elected officials and local governments , and nothing in this Conduct empowering colleagues and staff to do the same. document should be interpreted as taking . Create space for open expression by others, take precedence over such legal obligations. responsibility for one's own actions and reactions, and accept the decisions of the majority. Local government elected officials should interpret the principles described below in . Accept that it is the equal responsibility of the accordance with the responsibilities and individual elected official, the council/board as a obligations set out in B. C. 's local collective, the community and stakeholders to government legislation, other applicable work together to achieve common goals. M legislation, the common law and the policies -~) . Be an active participant in ensuring the I and bylaws of the local government. foundational principles are followed in all local Key Foundational government dealings (e. g., including among Principles ACCOUNTABIUTV elected officials, between council/board members and staff, with community members, 0 INTEGRITY with other orders of government, in the 0 ACCOUNTABILITY decisions of a councii/board, and in services and 0 RESPECT other activities of the local government). FQUNDATIONAl PRINCIPLES 0 LEADERSHIPS Union of BC Of- RESPONSIBLE COLLABORATION UBCM W.whipiilitiftt COMDUC1 LGMA _BRITISH lEADEfiSHIPfi COLUMBIA COUABOfiATtON PRODUCED BY THE WORKING GROUP ON RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT The Working Group on Responsible Conduct isa joint initiative between the UBCM, LCMA and the Ministry of Municipal 1 Manylegal obligations apply to electedofficials and localgovernments, Affairs & Housing. The Group was formed to undertake includingbut not limited to rules about: ethical standardssuch as colSaborative research and policy work around issues of conflict of interest; open meetings; protecting confidential information; January 2018 responsible conductof local government elected officials. workplace safety such as harassment; and expenditure of local government funds. ] jfclrmr^J TOWN OF LADYSMITH February 28, 2018 File: 0400-20-01 The HonourableSelina Robinson Ministerof MunicipalAffairs and Housini Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Dear Minister Robinson: Re: CannabisSales Revenue Sharing Onbehalf of the Council ofthe Town of Ladysmith, please accept this letter regarding the needfor cannabissales revenue sharing with local governments within the Province of BC. TheTown of Ladysmithisjoining with other BC local governments to request that we be involvedintheprocessofestablishinga regulatory approach to the legalization ofcannabis andthat cannabis tax revenue be fairly distributed amongst all levelsof government. Currentdiscussions regarding revenue sharing involve the federaland provincial governments with no inclusionof local governments. TheTown of Ladysmith Council isrequesting your support by agreeingto 50percent ofthe provincialshare of the cannabis tax sharing formula be provided to localgovernment. This is anadequate and equitable share to helpsupport costs and services incurred by local governments. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, / L Aar one Mayor C: UBCM Member Municipalities i.wvi IUKMA'S EMHIBT EMPUfftES 250.245.6400 [email protected] www.ladysmith.ca 410 Esplanade PO Box220, Ladysmith.BC V9G 1A2 LAOYSMITH 28 h^^.,, Por4 Ali&e /S^ Village of Port Alice PO Box 130, Port Alice, BC VON2ND Gateway to the Wild West Coast 1061 Marine Drive 250-284-3391 [email protected] www.portatice.ca March 1, 2018 Hon. Mike Farnworth Ministerof PublicSafety and Solicitor General PO Box 9101 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC VSW 9E2 Dear Minister Farnworth: RE: Revenuefrom Cannabis Sales - E uitableShare between Province and Local Government Withthe decriminalization of cannabis bythe Federal Government, theVillage of PortAlice supportsthe sharing of revenuegenerated bythe sale of cannabis with local governments. Thelegalization ofcannabis will have a significantimpact on local governments whowill have significantcosts preparing and administering bylaws and policies. The financial burden on local governmentswill include social services, land use planning, business licensing, bylaw enforcement, etc. TheVillage ofPort Alice respectfully requests that the Province share at least 50% of the revenue fromthe sale of cannabis with local governments tohelp off-set some local costs associated with itslegalization. Itsimportant that our taxpayers arenot unduly burdened bythis decision. Sincerely, Jan len C.c. Hon.Selina Robinson, Minister of MunicipalAffairs and Housing Mark Sieben,Deputy Solicitor General UBCMMember Municipalities 29 HARRISONHOT SPRINGS Alv-Tur^tt^ File: 0530-01 March 6, 2018 District of Sicamous PO Box 219 446 Main Street Sicamous, BC VOE 2VO Attention: Ma orTer R sz Dear Mayor Rysz and Council: Sub'ect: Cannabis Sales Revenue Sharin Thankyou for yourletter of February14, 2018 seeking Council's support regardingcurrent discussions surrounding revenue sharing generated from the implementationof the legalizationofcannabis. Yourletter was before Council at its Regularmeeting on March5, 2018for co"siderationancl ' amhappy to-rePort that Gouncil endorsed and supported I. f^ yourCouncil's request to have50% of the provincialshare of the cannabistax sharingformula be provided to localgovernments. We view this request to be a fair and equitableshare to recovercosts that will be incurredbv local governments. Sincer acio Ma o ec: Unionof BritishColumbia Municipalities MunicipalOffice: P^O_Box 160, 495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC VOM 1KO E [email protected] W www.hamsonhotsprings.ra T 604 796 2171 F 604 796 2192 30 ^ 4144Spallumcheen Way, Spallumcheen, BCVOE 1B6 Phone:250-546-3013 Fax: 250-546-8878. TollFree: . 1^866-546-3013 Email:maiiespallumcheentwp. bc.ca Webslte:. www. spaUumcheeniwp'bc'ca InnipnattdlWi February 22"°, 2018 David Alien Chief Administrative Officer City of Courtenay 830 CliffeAve., Courtenay, BC V9N 2J7 To David Alien: Re: 2018Resolution-Asset Mana ement the city of Courtenay's letter that wasSyn^ofoheT^lTtefd^^ualL3 sent to the Association of Vancouver 12.°18.prorid lng,aco_p.y_of, Island and Coastal Communities~re"ga'rdilng''Asse't'M'ana°gle;mle'n'tl cheen ^^^K^^ym counc" ^assed the fo"°-"8 -°'""°" -< . '3 P^S^S^ep^^^^^ andRe9ional Dlstrict"'cluded ^S^^SoSL^^^^^ ofBritish columbla munic"lal andrec"onal (a) Overallmanagement of the operations of the local government: (b)Ensuring that the policies, programs and other directions of thecouncil or boardare implemented: and ( > Mvisi.ngand /"fom""9 e council°r boardson the operation and affairs of the local government. ^WIW Re.FOREBE.ILRESOLVEDTHATtheTov"i^lp of Spallumcheen supports sound Asset Managementpractices asthe means toachieve localSustalna^eS'e'iv'1'ce'D^ry':' THA^BC,municlpa'ttiesand''eg'ol''al. dlstrl^.their respective CAO's and Staff would benefit from guidancetoa common communications approach to'enhanceAss~et~Manag'e'm^'ra^s':'a^l" TAT,-theT°w"1.s.hlp°f SP»lll""cheenrecommends theUnion of BCMunlcioalttles ^'^^S^Sh 'a'commo'^ol=^i^s ua^ornwhVn V^r^M°A Ifyou have any questions inthis regard, please contact the undersigned. Re y, Cindy Graves Corporate Officer Cc: All BC Municipalities WhereFarming Comes First 31 1^ >< ?. LegislativeServices Department Phone (250) 334-4441 830 Cliffe Avenue Fax (250) 334-4241 Courtenay, B.C. [email protected] V9N2J7 City File No. : 390-20 February 13,2018 Association of Vancouver Island And Coastal Communities 525 Government Street Victoria, B.C. V8V OA8 Re:2018 Resolution - Asset Management pl^bf-advi,srai.that,the .city ofcourtenay submits thefollowmg resolution forthe 2018 Meeting: CommonAsset Management Policy City ofCourtenay ^^^c^^^wality and^ional district in^ ^ ^ ^LSS3^ut'es andfunctionsofBritish columbia munlcipaland ^ional district ^f la)overall management ofthe operations ofthe local government: {b}.wswm9.that the pol":ies' Pro9r0"" and other directions of the council or boardare //' and (c)advising andinforming thecouncil orboard onthe operation andaffairs ofthe local government. 'T RESOLVED TAT the Assodation NOWJHEREmRE.BE. of ^ncou. er Island Coastal Con, ^unit/es supports sound Asset Management practices as the means to achieve local SustainableService'D'eilve'ry;' TAlBc^munKZaweLa"d"9ionaldi5tricts'. their respective CAOs and staffs would benefit guidancetoa common communications approachtoenha~n7eAsse^Manag^men?P°ra^esuonednef11 commonTH^th^AW":. lcom.mend^theunion°f BcMunicipalities Resolveto develop andimplement sucnsuch ° a communications approach in partnership with~the'LGMAan'dAsse7Mcm^e'n't^''le''1 is satisfactory'and do not Ltfi^iTtio?ove please hesitate to CODtact me if you require further 32 Yours truly, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY John Ward, CMC Directorof Legislativeand Corporate Services Deputy Chief Administrative Officer 33 BACKGROUND Common Asset Mana ement Polic ^ss!t.M,a"iilgemerrtBC(AMBC) has been providing awareness ofAsset Management bestpractices , neaIlLadecade and throughout that time semor City Staff have been ck)seYyaffiliated~wiA AMBC.The City has benefited from that relationship byadopting many of the"practTces"AMBC' Ior has otherwise supported andafter several years, the positive impacts "arebeginmng'tobe AMBCis a groupof Associations,governments andfirst nations with a collective interest mAsset Management.It's important to emphasize that AMBC quite deliberately refers~to"itself' as""a l'c.ommlml.ityjf.praetice"'meanin, g;t does"ot dePend "PO" or represent aparticular' entity" Givenits chosenposition asa neutral party, it might be considered presumptuous ofAMBC to offer without il first advJ£eto,e!ectedrfficlals being requested. That is'possMy~why~there1i as noFyet acollation ofpolicy practices offered in supportofCAOs andcounciVboard"elected"officiai's ire.Jroma publicadministrator's perspectiveV something of that nature" would be'verv'usefu'L IromcallyLouraffiliatlCTlwithAMBC hashelPed "sto recognize thatthis" fonn'of'guidance'doe's exist,but it islocated in various places and has not been provided orpromoted in a cotoent"umfied way.The guidance u located in statutes,senior government publications and Courtenav Council's AssetManagement Policy. Beyondthe operational aspects, tobe successful overthe long-term alocal government AM programdepends upon three intertwined yet distinct communications channels and'theirresuective content: 1 Therelationship behveen council members/regional directors with their constituents to considerand agree upon continuing levels of servicebalanced with the constituents' willingnessto pay; ThereIationslliP between council members/regional directors and their respective CAOsto agree upon policy objectives (and reporting) and provision ofthe means toachieve them; and 3. Therelationship between municipal/regional district CAOs and their staffs to set the operationalandcapital work plans inplace toachieve sustainable service delivery through sound AM practices. 34 Thesethree chaimels have their origins in thefollowing references: > CommunityCharter (CC) and Local Government Act(LGA); htt ://www. bclaws. ca/ > AuditorGeneral forLocal Government (AGLG) Perspectives Series Booklet. "Asset Managementfor LocalGovernments"; htt s://www. a 1 .ca/ and > Cityof Courtenay Policy #1670. 00.02"Asset Management Policy". htt ://www.courtenaca/EN/main/cit . -hall/asset-mana ement. html COUNCIL/BOARDMEMBERS AND CONSTITUENTS: As^mostwill know, mumcipalities andregional districts are distinct, but are both referred to as governments'and the Community Charter and Local Government Act are thehvoD'nncir sourcesoftheir respective authority. These statutes provide for the purposes'of these two fomslo"f ..gOTemment-o"e pulTloseis "provi TheBC AGLG provides even more succinct guidance tothe elected officials: "Localresidents, as servicecustomers and taxpayers, expect to beadvised and comu!tedonhowyo"are. sPendi"gtexdo"ars. It 'is..important foryou to. '.'.'engage memt>ers ofthe mdjiducate. communltyon what asset management mvolves, w£yTt !!^mLort.aI?t,..Td Aeimplications if your . local government failsto proactively .m'.an-T-^ubli':ly'ownedass.ets:Tlus commum<:ation provides anopportumty'for your,locillg°.vemmenttoask the commumty about their service leveTexpectations andtheir willingness topay the costs of meeting those expectations. "3 Ts,!u^a"ce"..echoedtheCIty'S. ASSetManagement Policy:"... council members areresponsible md that for-adoptmg.policy ensurillg sufficient'resourcesare applie7tomanag"e'the"City:rcap'i't, Se ta<^rrviciing "'"those we serve with services and Ievels ofservi^f°'-"whichthe7'are' COUNCIL/BOARDAND THEIR CAOs: Th^cc.mdLGAspeak to thisrelat'onsh'P, too:CAOs' powers, duties and functions include of locai allJnanagement.ofoperations.the. govemment; ensuring'tha7thepoTicierp rogram^d orr of oth.CT.directi,ons ., the coun", oard are "implemented;and°advismg'"and''"mt'foT ^e">Z counciVboardonthe operation and affairs of thelocal government.5 1 CommunityCharter s. 7 and LocalGovernment Act s. 185. 2 CommunityCharters. 114 and Local Government Act s. 194. 3Gt^^l{m7^ Govemment(AGLG)persPectiv^ SeriesBooklet, "A.setManagem. ntfor Local 4This latter policy statement isreiterated inthe City of Courtenay Strategic Priorities 2016-2018. 5Paraphrased forconvenience fromCommunity Charter s.147 and Local Government Acts.lX. 4 35 TheAGLG also considers this relationship: l'Electedofficia'shaveastewardsh'P responsibility andan oversight role, while staff- areresponsll'lefor.imPlementation , andfor reporting back to the°council^oard. Tis Tpo.rtant_forboth parties to unde"t M icycommits c,CTmc!llApol, to."E"suri.ng necessary capachy and other operational capabilitie ^^WId£dland.to^-providingsufficient financial'sources'to'acc^l^"A^au^t: ^ctK'^fthllegIdationand AGLG guidance' t^-P°^g°-°"T";n. :'S;A^ist^v^ o»ffice.r.has/esponsibiutyforAsset Ma"-'g""ent pIans:-str:tegieTand"proce'dur^"aTwT^ to Council as reporting on the effectiveness ofA°ssetManragemen('Ses^dZlircZecsom^we" CAOs AND THEIR STAFF: ila,m.attero!leaderslul?style and. Public administration S^Ha^mo marifest^s themsdves^lTUP, is ^a,c.n»Howthese. locally a fimction-ofthe'indMduals^dIuca7ona3 ^^±^iffla~r=^^^^m^^^Trapene^cla!.ong-wthongoingProfessional development. This-is"offered~by"agu s^s^encieT"suachuas Z statutes do not speak to this particular SncTe reIationshiP'the AGLG does provide some ^-Assetmanagement is a highly integrated activity requiring staff from across the to iocal.governmentmterartand , shm:e^owledgeaDdldataoIt7equires'Ia^!'to"^ mw:busmess_modelbasedon sustamable service delivery~To su^eed, "yo'wchirf ofGcermustchampion asset management; selectthe ng'htgroup"of planning, operations, information Jinmce, technology"andBengSealiBu6' give them the proper authority and make them accountable7o-raction"'''7 "'eI ThisAGLG guidance coincides withthe City's AM Policy asprovided above. chamels of -^""ication does ^. SSr.TS^ be ls wS!reffective , devdop.these.three, ralsLHlw.ever'^wouldmore. if it were coalesced in7smgulaifomi"thatutc^uM"b^ MO±te^/^it ^ubyJO!aCgw^^ ^^±^SeM.Tg!m^forJust^ablesemce-Delivery-ODely'rm^^ r^way°°f^ =^g, SSb : SS 5 36 ni LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of BRITISH COLUMBIA Third Session,41st Parliament DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (HANSARD) Monday,February 19, 2018 AfternoonSitting Tributes JUDE SCHOONER Hon.Claire Trevena, Minister of Transportationand Infrastructure 37 l!li]II:>H(:IIIl^MF, IA DNUItS Mll.MlA1, ri:HKli.U Tributes JUDE SCHOONER Hon.C. Trevena: I'dlike to share with the House some sad news. The mayor ofTahsis, who I thinkmost people onboth sides ofthe House would have had some knowledge ofor worked with,died suddenly ather home over the weekend. Jude Schooner waspassionate aboutTer community,heradopted community. Sheand her husband, Scott,had lived "there for18 years. I thinkeverybody whohad met her - I knowmembers ofthe former government didknow her,and I know members fromthis government alsoknew her - knewofthat passion andthat commitment. Shewas first elected tocouncil in2008, became mayor in2014 and stood upvery proudly for that^community,asmall community onthe west coast, fighting, whether it was for an improved roadservice^whether it wasfor water, whether it was for forestry, butalways standing up'and fightingfor the community that she really loved. Shealso left truly a legacy ofimproved relations with the Mowachaht/Muchalaht FirstNations !"_ .,commumty- Shewas working extraordinarily hardon reconciliation. Shewas leading the way.^Ithink the work that Tahsis hasdone isan inspiration toall of us. I think that's very much thanksto thehard work ofjude. Sheisgoing to be sorely missed bythe community, byeverybody whohas worked with her and hasknown her. I would hope that the House would send their sympathies toher husband, Scott. 3S rf\t Grant in Aid Application Policy #2007 Nameof Groupor Organization:Tahsis Junior Canadian Ran er PatrolDate: 27Feb 18 I herebyrequest aGrant in Aid from the Village of Tahsis. The details of this request are below. 1. Statethe exactamount of moniesor in kindassistance (eg. free use of facilities) requested. Useof the upstairs room in the Tahsis Rec Center where the Tahsis JCR Patrol currently meetsevery Monday evening at 3:30pmwith appropriate storage area. 2. Brieflyoutline the purposeof this assistance. Toprovide aroom so that the JCR program can run their weekly meetings, conduct training andprovide the youth with a place to showcasetheir awards and accomplishments. 2. Whowill benefitfrom this activity? How many people will benefit? TheJCR swil1 benefit within the community, which is a large portion of the 12-18 year olds.The community also benefits from the operation ofthe program which promotes positiveyouth activity within the community. 4. What stepshave you taken to raisefunds? Weover time have and are collecting cans and bottles to returnto thedepot for money. However,being that we are a smallcommunity andthe kids are involved infund raising in a 39 Grant in Aid Application Policy #2007 coupleofother areas ofschool activities, thisis difficult. Aswell as other community groups are lookingto raisemoney for their projects. 5. Whatother local groups have been approached forassistance? Please indicate what was requestedfrom these groups and whether they have agreed to assist. Wehave approached the TahsisLiteracy Society on a coupleof occasions:one for aidin purchasingsleeping bags for the JCR's assome did not have one and for overnight exercisesthis is necessary.The other was for aidein payingfor a Core/Palcourse the communitywas offering (an instructor isstill in need for this course to proceed). Haveyou approached theFederal orProvincial governments forassistance? Please indicate whatwas requested from these Senior Governments andwhether they have'agreedto assist. This^isanationally funded program incommunities wherethere are no other/very few youthprograms where DND pays for uniforms, field training exercises andadult pay to run theprogram ona weekly bases. Itis community supported through adult volunteers and wherethe community provides the meeting room. Willthis project proceed iffunds orin kind assistance arenot provided bythe Village? This programwill not run effectively without community support. The JCR program "needs to havea meetingarea to conductweekly meetings and quarterly ex'erdles. ' Without appropriatespace the JCR program will not be able to run within the community. 40 Grant in Aid Application Policy #2007 ign e of Authorizedrepresentative Pleaseattach a budgetfor your project. Please be as complete as you can. You may be asked for furtherfinancial information. The JCR Program isnot for profit and asks of no monetary assistance fromany of the families. Only that the community provide the meeting space. If aGrant in Aid for funding is approved, the cheque should be made payable to: and be mailed to: P.O. Box ffb Tahsis B.C. VOP1X0 Contactperson: Dan Dahling-Patrol Leader 250-203-1848 OR Junior Canadian SarahColyn 250-732-5606 ^ ^0^^ ^7/2- 41 ^edam March 15, 2018 DearTahsis Mayor and Council: UbedamTheatre hasbegun working onour spring play. Paper orPlastic? acomedy , setin agrocery store. We will present it onFriday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12, 2018. 1am writingto apply for a grant-in-aid inorder to usethe Tahsis Recreation Centre gym from Monday,May 7 to Monday,May 14. Attendanceatour past four productions was good and we hope to increasethe attendance thisspring. Ineach show, we get new people participating inthe cast and crew. This show hasour biggest cast yet -12 actors.We believe Ubedam Theatre isa positive addition to Tahsisand thank you for considering ourrequest for use of space. Ifpossible, wewould like to be excused from the obligation ofbuying insurance forthe show.We know many other groups have used the gym for free and bought no insurance. Includinga play.We wouldlike to be treatedthe same. Yours sincerely, Stephanie Olson 42 Grant in Aid Application Policy #2007 Name of Group or Organization am ~~^\w^Yt^ Date: herebyrequest a Grant in Aid from the Village ofTahsis. The details of this request are below. Statethe exactamount of moniesor in kindassistance (eg. free useof facilities) requested. free v^e of -H"v<2-r^ A-^-W. YY\ - yyod^OY} mw, fV\^7 G~Y\ , ,4 Briefly outline the purposeof this assistance. (A)ei/i^A a ^pa^ --b ., -form -hoc ^^ou}.£^ Of 0!~p^6U^b"n~n/\ i| 'OK^t M^)2., ^<5/0- ^~~ 3. Whowill benefitfrom this activity? How many people wilt benefit? A^'e^. 10it I ,^''^e^+^e^ , -TTcJ^-tSa-leS Pav\ud^b^i^a-9^ On&$5('(m6WJ 5. Whatother local groups have been approached for assistance?Please indicate what was requestedfrom thesegroups and whether they haveagreed to assist. aM. ~TktSjwv$o^>ci^ ioccd l9us>W>se& Qv- Ip^fV'fcllA.ff.l^i 43 Grant in Aid Application Policy #2007 6. Haveyou approachedthe Federalor Provincialgovernments for assistance?Please indicatewhat was requested from these Senior Governments and whether they have agreed to assist. Ov\\^\\'}O(A(\\\\ a. li'c^-hSe'^o (^o ^0/^0-from P^oja^V) 7 Willthis project proceed iffyndS'or in kind assistance arenot provided by the Village? ?n)bod?(^^o-f-. U)e ^^^ a S^C£L ^ bi ac^c^c\'^s^' 'U6'" Sig ature of Authorized representative Pleaseattach a budgetfor your project. Please be as complete as you can. You may be asked for further financial information. Ifa Grant inAid forfyntfing isapproved, thecheque should bemade payable to: and be mailed to: P.O. Box Tahsis B.C. VOP1X0 Js Contact person: .LUlJ Phonenumber: 3 ^ ~ b -^-3 (^ -r^ai ^o^y\ (9/5Gh.6te-p^^ii^ t' 44 f^H Good evening Mayor and Council, The Tahsis Salmon Enhancement Society would like to put in a conditional offer on the purchase of the towns old JBCbackhoe. We are offering to purchase the backhoe for $1000.00 with the conditions listed: 1. We see the backhoe running and in operational condition. 2. The purchase of the backhoe comes with all spare parts that have been previously purchased for it. Including but not limited to the spare hoses and spare tires. 3. We would also request that we be aloud use of the shop at least once a year for us to complete maintenance that wilt be needed on the backhoe. We thank you for your time and consideration on this matter and hope to hear your favorable reply. Amanda Knibbs, Secretary 7' -^e^ . x-o Frank Collins, President 45 VILLAGE OF TAHSIS Report to Council To: Mayor and Council From: Chief Administrative Officer Date: March 13, 2018 Re: Tahsis RecreationCentre Climbing Wall PURPOSE OF REPORT: Toseek Council's consideration ofoptions in assessingthecondition ofthe climbing wall as a precursor to possiblyre-opening of the wall for public use. OPTIONS ALTERNATIVES Receivethe Report and direct staff to arrange for the climbing wall to be inspected by a qualifiedprofessional. The full cost of the inspection is to be'bomeby local volunteers" Theinspection is to beconducted only when the funds raised by volunteers are' depositedwith the Village. Following the inspection, staff are directed toprepare a Reportto Councildescribing the resultsof the inspectionand seekCouncil considerationof options in response. Receivethe Report and direct staff to arrange the climbing wall to be inspected by a qualifiedprofessional The full cost of the inspection isto be borne by the Village. Pollowingtheinspection, staff are directed toprepare aReport toCouncil describing the resultsof the inspection and seek Council consideration ofoptions in response. Receivethe Report and direct staff to preparea planfor Council'sconsideration for re- openingthe wall for public use, including inspection and purchase ofequipment. 4. Receivethe Reportwith no direction to staff for further action. 5. Anyother options or alternatives that Council deems appropriate. BACKGROUND: Theclimbing wall was constructed in 1996 at a costof $34, 000.It wasclosed in 2005and has ncrtbeenused since then'. Recently- agrouP ofvolunteers hascontacted theVillage exp7essi'ns an interestin re-openingthe wall for publicor semi-publicuse. Staffhavecontacted a qualified climbing wall inspector located in Shawnigan Lake, south of MillBay, who quoted the inspection cost at $1700(excluding GST). This quote mcludes the costof travel,the wall inspectionand a writtenreport. melocal^volunteers have offered toraise the funds for the inspection, thus alleviating the Villageof this cost pressure. The recommended option would require' that aUfunds'for"the inspectionbe deposited into a Villageaccount before the inspection is conducted. 46 Afterreceiving the wall inspectionreport, staff would prepare a Reportto Councilwith the resultsof the inspectionand seekCouncil's consideration of a rangeof optionsfrom not proceeding further to re-opening the wall in some fashion. Thevolunteers would be advised that the wall inspection would not commit the Village to subsequently opening the wall for use. Basedon the inspection results, Council could direct staff to preparea furtherReport to Councilwith a budgetworkup (annual expenditure and revenue estimates), operating plan and riskmanagement plan. ThisReport to Councilwould be aimed at providingCouncil with full informationand analysis to assistwith decision-making regarding the climbing wall. POLICY LEGISLATIVE UIREMENTS: Operatingpolicy and procedures will berequired if Councilopts to openthe wall for publiic use. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Option1 doesnot committhe Villageto anydirect costs of the inspectionor future costs. Option3 wouldcommit the Villageto spend$1, 700 on the inspection. It is expectedthat theinspection will recommendthat newclimbing gear (ropes, harnesses, etc.) bepurchased as a conditionfor re-opening.The estimated cost of thisequipment is approximately$1, 300. Therewill beadditional costs to operatingthe wall and thereis revenue potentialto offset,either fully or partially,the operating costs. The financial implications would be fully elaboratedin a post-inspectionReport to Council. It should be noted that staff havedevoted considerable time to this initiative to date. RECOMMENDATION: Option 1. Respectfully submitted: Mark Tatchell Chief Administrative Officer 47 ^ sA-^5'~:V10^ Introduction Weare writing to youbecause we arelooking for landcreate our project, a farm.After lookingfor the pastfew monthsat variousoptions we are interested in Lot 608 whichis currentlyowned by the village. First, is a introductionof who we are and why we love it here. Second, is a brief description of our project and how it can benefit the community. Finally,we will describewhy this land is interestingfor us and why we feel it would make a productive farm. I - Who We Are Jess has lived in Tahsisover the last 5 years. She came here for work and was captivatedwith the beautyand isolationof this smallvillage. Jesshas worked for the past 12 yearsas a tree planterand silvicultureworker. Sheis currentlyhired by NootkaReforestation which allows her to live hereand work seasonally. Shehas experience volunteering and workingon organicfarms. She volunteered on a biodynamicfarm in Argentinaworking with plantsand animals.She worked for a seasonat SteelPony Farms in RedDeer, Alberta getting experience with farm management and business. She is passionateabout healthyfood and wants to make her life's work providing for her community. Pierrestudied biology, ecology and silviculturefor 6 yearsin Franceto become a ForestTechnician. He worked for 4 yearsin thePyrenees Mountains. Two years heworked for the government and two years he worked with industry. Both timeshe helped with forest management and sustainable logging practice. Thenext 3 yearshe spent traveling Europe, Canada and Africa volunteering to learnskills in relationto forestryand farming. He worked for ParksCanadaln Quebecfor hiking trail managementand lake conservation. Pierreis passionateabout the forest, farming, sustainability and nature in general. Why We Love Tahsis We live in a small piece of paradise which we would like to share. We have hiking, fishing, caving, history and beautiful scenery. We also have an great community.Its possible to be on a first name basis with a lot of people. Its easy to feel a sense of community here. Wehave the potentialto makea difference.We are wanting to providea service that is needed.We see manyways to createrelationships and exchangeswithin the community that would help us realizeour goals. Beinga smallcommunity we alsoknow we haveto contributein otherways. Jessis planningto join the NootkaWatershed Society and both Jessand Pierre haveenrolled in the VolunteerFire Department and TrailBuilding Club. II-Th F rm We want to create a versatilefarm. We will be using different methods such as permacultureand agroforestry.With gardens,bees, animals,orchards and forest we will createa rich and resistantecosystem. All of thesesystems are linked and dependon one another.Diversification of annuals,perennials and animals meansthat our farm will always be producing something. Wewill be concentratingon vegetableand egg production for thefirst year and constantlyexpanding and growing from there. This is goingto be a slowprocess but we are young, hardworking,skilled and passionate. The garden will be pesticide and herbicidefree. We are both adamantthat no chemicalsare used. Instead we will be usingcover cropping, composting, and crop rotation to grow food. Wewill be runninga compostingprogram during the wintermonths. Jess has alreadyrun a small pilot composting project with a few houses.This is one kind of exchangethat we are lookingto makewith the community.At the sametime as runningthe compostwe planto do egg and vegetabledelivery. Our Relationship With The Village Wewant to sell our vegetablesbased on weeklyorders. Orders will be done onlinebased on what we have ready at thefarm. This way we only harvest what is needednegating a wasteof food.During the summermonths (June to October)we plan to runa weeklymarket stand. One evening a week people will be ableto cometo pick up ordersor buy from the stand.We will stressto locals to makeorders ahead of timewith incentives on priceor selection.This helps us to be preparedand not wastefood. Duringthe wintermonths we will deliverin conjunction with our compost program. Asthe farm expands we will havea surplusof alder.We will makefirewood sales to the village. Wewould like to makeU-Pick available too. This is an activity where people can connectwith their food and visit our farm. This works great with crops such as beans, peas and berries which cost time to harvest. Wehave the optionto supportthe Farmto Schoolprogram. We feel this is a positiveprogram and would be willingto devotebed spacein orderto donate. Our Relationship to Other Businesses Wehave already been working with both the Westview Marina and Sally's Restaurantto recover their green waste. It waspicked up daily in the summer. Wehave interest in collectingfish waste from both the WestviewMarina and TahsisFish Processing. We would be using bokashi composting, which is a fermented compost, to deal with the fish waste. Wewould like to workwith the village to collecttheir green waste. This includes grassclippings, branches, leaves, ect. When dealt with properly these can becomea rich sourcefor us. Wewould also want to run a leafcollection programin the fall. A datewould be postedfor peopleto leavetheir leavesat the curb which we could collect. Local Tourism development Weare both passionate builders. We would like to be ableto buildsmall rental cabinsfor tourists.Having access to timberand having a sawmillwould make this dream attainable. Wewould foster relationshipswith otherlocal businessesand individualsin orderjocater to tourists.There is Fridaynight at the Marina, getting a burger !rom.s?l,ly'sRestaurant_drivin9 upto the Tahsis lookout and tasting a locaTly brewedbeer from The Tahsis Farm to namea few.We would like to bein good relationwith individuals who would be willing to takepeople fishing, caving'and hiking.We have already volunteered on some of thehiking trails and have' lnterestin Puttin9together a detailedmap with starting points, distances and difficulty levels. Its importantto usto haveconnections with a maximumnumber of contactsin townto promoteour village and give visitors a positiveexperience of whatwe have to offer. Education ould upon the existing Farm to School . VVT.yv, lil?to buHcl. program. Having sofew children in the school makes it possibleto interactand work with each 3!u^en!"Tt'. e monthsof MayandJune would be ideal to runprogramming with !t-u?T.n^:s"Jl^ewinter cc>uld be. used.. to demonstratehotcomposting techniques andanimal husbandry. We both feel its important to start inspiring children' about sustainability. Yy!:'^o^.ld.?e'nterestecl..inrunnin9 workshops atthe community garden covering topicssuch as composting or intercroppingfor members to furtherdeveloo their skills. Ill - Town interest Lot DL 608 HEAD BAY RD PID: 009-810-528 Practical Advantages: -Thereis already a gently sloped area that would be ideal for a garden.For the momentit is coveredin aldertrees which are nitrogen fixing. We plan to use bothagroforestry and permaculture systems to optimizeproduction. - Themain road crosses through the land. This means we'd be able to start workingthe landwhile gradually building road as time, money and necessit allow -Thereis good sun exposureand the coastlineforest creates protection from prevailing winds -Weare close to the villagewhich makes delivery easy. There is alsothe option for people to come to the farm and participate in U-Pick -Theproperty has timber. This is a valuableresource for us in beingable to do business cost effectively -We are not interestedin the entire property.We don't need ocean access. Nor are we interestedin the portion with the Bull Of The Woods Trail.This trail is for everyoneand we appreciatethe natural beauty of it. Farm Plan Year 1 Work - Trailaccess in the plot and up to the ditch - Clearingalder and removestumps on approximatively1 acre - Begin water collection - Begingarden bed and soil preparation:cover crops - Build chicken coop and fence installation - Begintree seedlings(oak, walnut, maple etc.) Profit - Beginfirewood sales with surplus alder Year2 Work - Improve garden organization and elaborate - Saw mill installation - Build storage - Landmanagement (strategically plant various species of treesand shrubs) - Elaboratewater collection system - Plantperennial food crops(asparagus, berries) Profit - Firewood sales Year 3 Work - Build more storage and outbuildings - Land clearingfor orchard and pasture . »* REM. LOT 595 REM LO 4'1,3 ILLAGEof AHSIS Pffrflrtd bp ffiufly -i - Elaborate on the garden - Land management - Build a cob bread oven Profit - Fire wood sales - Begin veggies sales - Begin eggs sales Year 4 Work - Build cabin - Land management - Improve and expand garden Profit - Begin farmer market: veggies sales, eggs sales - Firewood sales Years Work - Expand orchard and pasture - Introduction of animals Profit - Farmermarket: veggiessales, eggs sales - Firewood sales Conclusion Toconclude, we reallythink that our projectand our involvementwith Tahsis activities correspondsfor the development of Tahsis. Its for this we are here today and not in another town, becausewe love this place! Wereally hope that we could find a solution,if notwe potentiallythink about leave from here for found our own land somewhere else. M LOT 60S OC M Pl-., S) PAI\K'iM&l^^ B C-OMIFE^.R?(^&T ALa) ^ ^w ^f STEEPCGAiiF^ F(?(^ ] (Jo \Wt^^