November 14 2012 Utilities Ctte Agenda
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1.1 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING UTILITIES COMMITTEE 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2nd floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. A G E N D A 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1.1 November 14, 2012 Regular Meeting Agenda That the Utilities Committee adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for November 14, 2012 as circulated. 2. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 2.1 October 10, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes That the Utilities Committee adopt the minutes of its regular meeting held October 10, 2012 as circulated. 3. DELEGATIONS No items presented. 4. INVITED PRESENTATIONS No items presented. 5. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF 5.1 Tap Water and Conservation Campaign: Water Wagon Report and Lawn Sprinkling Communications Designated Speaker: David Hocking That the Board receive for information the report titled Tap Water and Conservation Campaign: Water Wagon Report and Lawn Sprinkling Communications, dated October 25, 2012. 5.2 Joint Water Use Plan for the Capilano and Seymour Watersheds: Engagement and Consultation Program Results Designated Speaker: Marie Griggs That the Board receive for information the report titled Joint Water Use Plan for the Capilano and Seymour Watersheds: Engagement and Consultation Program Results, dated November 6, 2012. 5.3 Initial Triple Bottom Line Analysis Results of the Proposed Capilano and Seymour Hydropower Projects Designated Speakers: Jeff Carmichael and Stan Woods That the Utilities Committee receive for information the report titled Initial Triple Bottom Line Analysis Results of the Proposed Capilano and Seymour Hydropower Projects, dated November 2, 2012. UC-1 5.4 Adoption of the Joint Water Use Plan for the Capilano and Seymour Watersheds Designated Speaker: Stan Woods That the Board adopt the Joint Water Use Plan for the Capilano and Seymour Watersheds dated October 2012 and direct staff to submit the Plan along with water licence applications for the proposed Capilano and Seymour Hydropower projects to the Provincial Comptroller of Water Rights. 5.5 Amendment – Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary – Hawthorne Grove Park in the Corporation of Delta Designated Speaker: Inder Singh That the Board approve the expansion of the Fraser Sewerage Area to include the property located at 4026 Arthur Drive in Delta. 5.6 Amendment – Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary – Augustinian Monastery in the Corporation of Delta Designated Speaker: Inder Singh That the Board approve the expansion of the Fraser Sewerage Area to include the property located at 3890 Arthur Drive in Delta. 5.7 Amendment – Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary – Delta Works Yard in the Corporation of Delta Designated Speaker: Inder Singh That the Board approve the expansion of the Fraser Sewerage Area to include the property located at 5404 64th Street in Delta – the Delta Engineering Works Yard. 5.8 Corporation of Delta Request to Extend Regional Sewer Service Outside of the Regional Growth Strategy Urban Containment Boundary, and to Amend the Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary – Millennium Pacific Greenhouses at 3760 Arthur Drive Designated Speakers: Heather McNell and Inder Singh That the GVRD Board resolve that the proposed extension of regional sewerage services at 3760 Arthur Drive in Delta is consistent with Regional Growth Strategy provisions; and That the GVS&DD Board, subject to the GVRD Board resolving that the proposed extension of regional sewerage services at 3760 Arthur Drive in Delta is consistent with Regional Growth Strategy provisions, approve the expansion of the Fraser Sewerage Area at 3760 Arthur Drive in Delta to include the building footprint of the proposed temporary farm worker housing for the duration that the temporary structures are in place, and the building footprint only for the existing greenhouse buildings (based on domestic wastewater flows only). 5.9 Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District Sewer Use Amending Bylaw No. 276, 2012 Designated Speaker: Ray Robb That the Board: a) introduce and give first, second and third reading to Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Sewer Use Amending Bylaw No. 276, 2012; b) reconsider, pass and finally adopt Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Sewer Use Amending Bylaw No. 276, 2012. 5.10 Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan – Implementation Status Designated Speaker: Robert Hicks That the Utilities Committee receive for information the report titled Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan – Implementation Status. UC-2 5.11 Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant – Project Update Designated Speakers: Fred Nenninger and Marie Griggs That the Board receive for information the report titled Lions Gate Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant – Project Update, dated October 29, 2012. 5.12 Seymour-Capilano Filtration Project – Project Status Designated Speaker: Mark Ferguson That the Board receive for information the report titled Seymour-Capilano Filtration Project – Project Status, dated October 29, 2012. 5.13 Manager’s Report Designated Speaker: Tim Jervis That the Utilities Committee receive for information the Manager’s Report dated October 29, 2012. 6. INFORMATION ITEMS No items presented. 7. OTHER BUSINESS No items presented. 8. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING That the Utilities Committee close its regular meeting scheduled for November 14, 2012 pursuant to the Community Charter provisions, Section 90 (1) (e ) and (k) as follows: “90 (1) A part of a Committee 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 (k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a regional service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the committee, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the regional district if they were held in public.” 9. ADJOURNMENT Staff Recommendation: That the Utilities Committee conclude its regular meeting of November 14, 2012. UC-3 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT UTILITIES COMMITTEE Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Utilities Committee held at 9:04 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 in the 2nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. PRESENT: Chair, Director Darrell Mussatto, North Vancouver City Vice Chair, Director Richard Stewart, Coquitlam (arrived at 9:11 a.m.) Director Malcolm Brodie, Richmond Councillor Jonathan Cote, New Westminster Director Helen Fathers, White Rock Councillor Charlie Fox, Langley Township (departed at 10:40 a.m.) Councillor Robin Hicks, North Vancouver District Councillor Trish Panz, West Vancouver Director Tim Stevenson, Vancouver (arrived at 9:09 a.m.) ABSENT: Director Ernie Daykin, Maple Ridge Director Linda Hepner, Surrey STAFF: Carol Mason, Commissioner/Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Administrative Officer’s Department Tim Jervis, Manager, Engineering and Construction Department Doug Humphris, Manager, Operations and Maintenance Department Janis Knaupp, Assistant to Regional Committees, Board Secretariat and Corporate Information Department Jim Rusnak, Assistant Deputy Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer’s Department Albert van Roodselaar, Manager, Utility Planning Department 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1.1 October 10, 2012 Regular Meeting Agenda It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Utilities Committee adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for October 10, 2012 as circulated. CARRIED Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Utilities Committee held on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Page 1 of 6 UC-4 2. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 2.1 September 12, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Utilities Committee adopt the minutes of its regular meeting held September 12, 2012 as circulated. CARRIED 3. DELEGATIONS 3.1 Kim Stephens, Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC re: Rainwater Management in a Watershed Sustainability Context Kim Stephens, Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC, provided members with an update presentation regarding rainwater management in a watershed sustainability context highlighting: actions for on-site rainwater management and collaborative initiatives including the Water Balance Model Express for land owners and the Inter-Regional Education Initiative. 9:09 a.m. Director Stevenson arrived at the meeting. 9:11 a.m. Director Stewart arrived at the meeting. The delegate requested that Metro Vancouver collaborate with the Partnership pursuant to Strategy 3.2 in the Integrated Liquid Waste and Resource Management Plan and offered to inform municipal councils about the benefits of sharing and leveraging. Members considered the need to identify staff time and resources needed to collaborate with the Partnership. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Utilities Committee refer to staff the request from delegate Kim Stephens to collaborate with the Partnership, as it relates to Strategy 3.2 of the Integrated Water Resource Management Plan and opportunities to inform municipal councils about the benefits of sharing and leveraging. CARRIED Presentation material titled “Rainwater Management in a Watershed Sustainability Context” is retained with the October 10, 2012 Utilities Committee agenda. 4. INVITED PRESENTATIONS No items presented. 5. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF