GVWD Regular Meeting Minutes
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GREATER VANCOUVER WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) Board of Directors held at 9:35 a.m. on Friday, April 30, 2021 in the 28th Floor Boardroom, 4730 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. MEMBERS PRESENT: Burnaby, Chair, Director Sav Dhaliwal Richmond, Director Malcolm Brodie* North Vancouver City, Vice Chair Director Richmond, Director Harold Steves* Linda Buchanan* Surrey, Director Linda Annis* Anmore, Director John McEwen* Surrey, Director Doug Elford* Belcarra, Director Jamie Ross* Surrey, Director Laurie Guerra* Burnaby, Director Pietro Calendino* Surrey, Director Doug McCallum* Burnaby, Director Mike Hurley* Surrey, Director Mandeep Nagra* Coquitlam, Director Craig Hodge* Surrey, Director Allison Patton* Coquitlam, Director Richard Stewart* Tsawwassen, Director Ken Baird* Delta, Director George Harvie* Vancouver, Director Christine Boyle* Delta, Director Dylan Kruger* Vancouver, Director Adriane Carr* Electoral Area A, Director Jen McCutcheon* Vancouver, Director Melissa De Genova* Langley City, Director Gayle Martin* Vancouver, Director Lisa Dominato* (arrived at Langley Township, Director Jack Froese* 9:37 a.m.) Langley Township, Director Kim Richter* Vancouver, Director Colleen Hardwick* Maple Ridge, Director Mike Morden* Vancouver, Alternate Director Pete Fry* for New Westminster, Director Jonathan Coté* Kennedy Stewart North Vancouver District, Director Lisa Muri* Vancouver, Director Michael Wiebe* Pitt Meadows, Director Bill Dingwall* West Vancouver, Director Mary-Ann Booth* Port Coquitlam, Director Brad West* Commissioner Jerry W. Dobrovolny Port Moody, Director Rob Vagramov* (Non-voting member) MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Amelia White, Legislative Services Coordinator, Board and Information Services Chris Plagnol, Corporate Officer *denotes electronic meeting participation as authorized by Section 3.6.2 of the Procedure Bylaw Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) Board of Directors held on Friday, April 30, 2021 Page 1 of 4 A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1. April 30, 2021 Regular Meeting Agenda It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVWD Board adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for April 30, 2021 as circulated. CARRIED B. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 1. March 26, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVWD Board adopt the minutes for its regular meeting held March 26, 2021 as circulated. CARRIED 2. April 8, 2021 Special Joint Meeting Minutes It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVWD Board adopt the minutes for the special joint meeting of the MVRD, MVHC, GVWD, and the GVS&DD Board of Directors held April 8, 2021 as circulated. CARRIED C. DELEGATIONS No items presented. D. INVITED PRESENTATIONS No items presented. E. CONSENT AGENDA At the request of the Directors, the following item was removed from the Consent Agenda, for consideration under Section F. Items Removed from the Consent Agenda: 1.1 Audited 2020 Financial Statements It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVWD Board adopt the recommendations presented in the following items as presented in the April 30, 2021 GVWD Board Consent Agenda: 2.1 GVWD 2020 Water Quality Annual Report 2.2 Seymour Salmonid Society’s 2020 Annual Report for Greater Vancouver Water District CARRIED Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) Board of Directors held on Friday, April 30, 2021 Page 2 of 4 The items and recommendations referred to above are as follows: 2.1 GVWD 2020 Water Quality Annual Report Report dated April 1, 2021, from Larry Chow, Program Manager, Quality Control, Interagency Projects and Quality Control, providing the GVWD Board with a summary of the 2020 GVWD Water Quality Annual Report. Recommendation: That the GVWD Board receive for information the report dated April 1, 2021, titled “GVWD 2020 Water Quality Annual Report”. Adopted on Consent 2.2 Seymour Salmonid Society’s 2020 Annual Report for Greater Vancouver Water District Report dated April 1, 2021, from Jesse Montgomery, Division Manager, Environmental Management, Water Services, providing the GVWD Board with the Seymour Salmonid Society’s 2020 Annual Report in accordance with the Contribution Agreement between GVWD and the Society. Recommendation: That the GVWD Board receive for information the report dated April 1, 2021, titled “Seymour Salmonid Society’s 2020 Annual Report for Greater Vancouver Water District”. Adopted on Consent 9:37 a.m. Director Dominato arrived at the meeting. F. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA 1.1 Audited 2020 Financial Statements Report dated April 7, 2021, from Joe Sass, Director, Financial Planning and Operations/Deputy CFO, presenting, for approval, the Audited 2020 Financial Statements for the Metro Vancouver Districts and the Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVWD Board approve the Audited 2020 Financial Statements for the Greater Vancouver Water District. CARRIED G. REPORTS NOT INCLUDED IN CONSENT AGENDA No items presented. H. MOTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN No items presented. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) Board of Directors held on Friday, April 30, 2021 Page 3 of 4 I. OTHER BUSINESS 1. GVWD Board Committee Information Items and Delegation Summaries It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVWD Board receive for information the GVWD Board Committee Information Items and Delegation Summaries, dated April 30, 2021. CARRIED J. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS No items presented. K. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVWD Board close its regular meeting scheduled for April 30, 2021 pursuant to the Community Charter provisions, Section 90 (1) (e) and (g) as follows: “90 (1) A part of a board meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following: (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the board or committee considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district; and (g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the regional district.” CARRIED L. RISE AND REPORT (Items Released from Closed Meeting) No items presented. M. ADJOURNMENT/CONCLUSION It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVWD Board adjourn its regular meeting of April 30, 2021. CARRIED (Time: 9:40 a.m.) CERTIFIED CORRECT Chris Plagnol, Corporate Officer Sav Dhaliwal, Chair 45264235 FINAL Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) Board of Directors held on Friday, April 30, 2021 Page 4 of 4 .