COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT

SPECIAL ELECTORAL AREA SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES

Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Boardroom 

175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC

 

PRESENT:           Chair B. MaartmanDirector H. AbbottDirector S. Acton*Director K. DeckDirector J. McClintonDirector I. MorrisonDirector A. NicholsonDirector K. SegallDirector M. Wilson

 

ABSENT:           

 

ALSO PRESENT: D. Myles Wilson, Chief Administrative OfficerP. Robins, Corporate OfficerT. Bowen, Chief Financial Officer*C. Postings, Deputy CAO, General Manager, Corporate Services DepartmentD. Mooney, General Manager, Operations DepartmentA. Kjerulf, General Manager, Land Use Services DepartmentI. Paydli, Senior Manager, Human ResourcesM. Tippett, Manager, Community Planning DivisionL. Wright, Planning Coordinator, Community PlanningB. Suderman, Planner IIIN. Schwetz, Environmental Planner, Development Services DivisionC. Breen, Manager, Strategic Initiatives Division*A. Garnett, Planning Coordinator, Strategic Initiatives Division*V. Phelan, Secretary III

 

*Participated Electronically

1.

CALL TO ORDER

The Chair called to reconvene the Special Electoral Area Services Committee meeting of March 26, 2026, to order at 1:04 p.m.

2.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

• It was moved and seconded:

  That the Agenda be amended with the following to:

  • Include Correspondence item 4.2 that was received after the published agenda with respect to item 5.1;
  • Extend Public Input Period to thirty (30) minutes; and
  • Proceed with reviewing the draft Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw; and

  That the Agenda be approved, as amended.

  
  MOTION CARRIED

• It was moved and seconded:

  That it be recommended to the Board:

  That the consideration of the preliminary draft Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw be deferred until after the community engagement process has completed, and revisions to the draft bylaw have been made. 

  
  MOTION CARRIED

• It was moved and seconded:

  That it be recommended to the Board:

  That the Cowichan Valley Regional District commit to a public hearing at the appropriate time for the draft Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw.

  
  MOTION CARRIED

3.

PUBLIC INPUT PERIOD

4.

CORRESPONDENCE

4.1

Correspondence received in respect to item 5.1 Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw

• For Information.

4.2

Correspondence received after the published agenda in respect to item 5.1 Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw

• For Information.

5.

REPORTS

5.1

Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw

M. Tippett, L. Wright, and B. Suderman resumed their presentation on the draft Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw.

The Electoral Area Services Committee recessed at 2:11 p.m.

The Electoral Area Services Committee resumed at 2:18 p.m.

The Electoral Area Services Committee recessed at 3:19 p.m.

The Electoral Area Services Committee resumed at 3:30 p.m.

The Electoral Area Services Committee recessed at 5:38 p.m.

Director K. Segall left the meeting at 5:38 p.m.

The Electoral Area Services Committee resumed at 5:44 p.m.

• It was moved and seconded:

  That it be recommended to the Board:

  That current work on the draft Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw be paused, including the Open Houses that are scheduled for May. 

  
  MOTION CARRIED

Director A. Nicholson left the meeting at 5:50 p.m.

6.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

7.

NEW BUSINESS

8.

QUESTION PERIOD

9.

ADJOURNMENT

• It was moved and seconded:

  That the meeting be adjourned at 6:29 p.m.

  
  MOTION CARRIED