East End Stakeholders Meeting Agenda

East End Stakeholders Committee Meeting - January 18, 2011

MEETING NOTICE

Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 4:30 p.m.

RDKB Committee Room
Top Floor-Trail Office Building

Primary Strategic Planning Goals

VISION STATEMENT

We shall be valued as an essential level of government which coordinates and distributes regional services in an effective, equitable and responsible manner.

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to provide a professional level of governance and advocacy both responsive and accountable to the needs of our regional community.

Primary Overall Goals

Reorganize governance (other models) reduce levels of government (Regional Growth Strategy, boundary expansion/extension)
Environmental Stewardship/Leadership (including cultural, consolidation of water, improvement districts)
Partnerships (RDKB/community, service delivery, communities and orgs beyond RDKB jurisdiction (IHA))
Efficiency in service delivery (maintain, or increase while not increasing requisition)
Open/adaptive/innovative (new ways to doing business/grow while being financially responsible, prepare for uncertain future)
Coordinated support
Improve communication/trust (expand RDKB presentations and town hall meetings)
Regionalized infrastructure/utilities (licensing, coordination)
Affordable recreation (lifestyle)

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1. Call to Order

2. Election of Chair

3. Election of Vice Chair

4. Consideration of the Agenda (additions/deletions)

5. Consideration of the Minutes

A	Minutes of the East-End Stakeholders Services Committee meeting held November 16, 2010. Recommendation: That the minutes of the East-End Stakeholders Services Committee meeting held November 16, 2010 be adopted as circulated.

6. Delegations

None

7. Old Business

A staff report from Alan Stanley – Director of Environmental Services regarding renewal of the Airport User Fee Agreement between the RDKB and Pacific Coastal Airlines.

Recommendation(s): That the staff report from Alan Stanley – Director of Environmental Services regarding renewal of the Airport User Fee Agreement between the RDKB and Pacific Coastal Airlines be received. Further that the East End Stakeholders Committee recommends that the RDKB Board approve renewing the agreement under the current terms and conditions until the Airport Master Plan is complete.

A staff report from Bryan Teasdale, Operations Manager, regarding the undertaking of a strategic plan for the Trail Airport.

Recommendation(s): That the staff report from Bryan Teasdale, Operations Manager, regarding the undertaking of a strategic plan for the Trail Airport be received. Further, that the East End Stakeholders direct staff to issue a request for proposals, based on the draft terms of reference, for the completion of an Airport Master plan for the Trail Regional Airport.

Please note, that should the Committee approve this course of action it would be appropriate to have a resolution rededicating the $40,000 reserve fund ($30,000 to the Airport Master Plan and $10,000 to the Broadband/Infrastructure Study)

8. New Business

Consideration of the 2011-2015 Financial Plans

Please note that the Financial Plans being presented do not include all of the yearend figures. They are still draft. That being said they are sufficient for discussion and direction. They will be presented again in February with the finalized yearend figures.

i. Airport (Manager: Mr. Teasdale)
ii. Cemeteries
iii. Economic Development
iv. Transit
v. Culture, Arts and Recreation for the Lower Columbia (Manager: Mr. Robataille)
vi. Regional Fire/Rescue (Manager: Chief Martin)

A staff report from John M. MacLean, CAO, regarding capacity at the Mountain View Cemetery (Trail).

Recommendation(s): That the staff report from John M. MacLean, CAO, regarding capacity at the Mountain View Cemetery (Trail) be received.

A staff report from Bryan Teasdale, on recent activities at the Trail Regional Airport.

Recommendation(s): That the staff report from Bryan Teasdale, on recent activities at the Trail Regional Airport be received.

9. Correspondence (Information Only)

A	City of Rossland – Nov. 24/10 re: Arena Roof Capital Funding Recommendation(s): That the November 24, 2010 letter from the City of Rossland regarding arena roof capital funding be received.

10. In-camera Session

A	No in-camera session is required.

11. Next Meeting
Please note the next regular date would conflict with the Rural Directors Forum, to be held in Richmond.

12. Adjournment

ITEMS BEING WORKED ON
September 2010	BC Transit West-Kootenays Master Plan
October 2010	Meet with LCIC re: roles

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