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Elections

Same old ---

Pages & Briglio elected – again

‘Elected Areas’ meeting January 18th via conference call

‘Islands Area’ met in RD office @2pm  on 24th January

  But reorganized – seem to have adopted a new format: thus ‘Islands Committee’ meets as does ‘Elected areas’

Then main group meets Friday evening and discusses what was agreed upon in sub meetings

-- And the Public? Presumably only the evening meeting open – though legality of all this not mentioned

 

The election seemed pre-arranged--- thus RD Hospital Board election precedes SQCRD election and Briglio nominated for ‘Chair’ – but someone noted that ‘we usually keep it as the main body’ – so Pages was then nominated for Chair and Briglio as vice chair

Note how the dynamics form 2006 have changed:

Last year’s election was pre-firing of Janet Beil; at that time it looked to be Islands vs Mainland; With C MacKenzie losing to Pages for Chair and then to Briglio as VP –that election was much closer with one swing voter (Herb Pond?) – this year it looked to be the ‘Elected areas’ vs the municipalities – and though no vote totals were announced (why? legality?) I suspect the division were 6-3 for both.

 

This ‘split’ which dates back to firing of Beil, seems to have precipitated ‘re-organization’ into ‘Elected Areas’ and Islands – each meeting by itself and then reporting to main group

 

  • More $$$: 1500 + 75/ mtg

  • More Funding sources: Gas tax, Rural Grant component etc

  • Next meeting at Stardust Restaurant on 24th

 

 

Elected Areas minutes – We want more $$

Ah yes it is all tax payers money – but new rules seem to have come from province – plus other funding sought

Vote to raise their own salaries: they suggested 1500$ more per year plus 75$ for each meeting they had to attend ‘for Regional District’

Example: Bergman is LRMP rep – he wants to be paid for his time lost; and Ian Hetman claims he has 4 meetings a month a month on islands – thus 4 x 75 etc --- the municipalities countered that the stipend already paid includes ‘extra meetings’ --- discussion put of till next meeting

 
  • Main Idea: Community salmon allocation

It was proposed that soon DFO will change salmon from ‘common property’ resource to a ‘quota fishery’ (ITQs)

Thus since communities have made large input into infrastructure etc – they should be recognized with a ‘community quota’ as in Alaska (and in BC Groundfish Trawl fishery’

An interesting idea that will be discussed once a report prepared for the Directors by the Administrator

 

  • Museums to be funded individually
  • Re-think QCI Recreation Committee
  • Back roads alternative to ‘highway 16’

 

Islands Area minutes etc

The funding was previously sent to one museum who ‘cut a check’ for other 3 from the total – when less sent it was ‘forced upon’ the other 3 – now it is SQCRD which will control amounts to each

 

Rec Committee $ all going into wages etc and little program $ making into community – rethink

 

What happens when Main Highway closed as happened a couple years ago when high winter tides accompanied a storm – thus need alternative roads – which are all private logging roads etc – problem is funding

 
  • Dump in ‘serious’ financial problems

Directors were expecting a report form consultant but latter ‘stuck on Charlottes’ ---

‘crisis coming up’ – dump near capacity and no $4 to close it and start another one --- look for ways to save $$; perhaps new model: such as privatize; new management structure rates etc

 

 

New Land uses

Run of the River referrals

Synex had 3 ‘Run of River small hydro referrals before SQCRD – in a bold move it was decided to ask the province for more time to consider them (as paperwork to SQCRD was late anyways)

 

The innovative conclusion to discussion was to ask SYNEX to come to next meeting and make a presentation not only on 3 areas wanted on Skeena – but full discussion of what was intended by ‘Run of River’ – roads ‘floating dams; pipes; power lines etc especially the implications for salmon streams etc

 

Naikun Winds was also coming to next meeting to make a presentation on their offshore wind farm 

 

January 25th Meeting

● Elections: pre-arranged? – (start from top )

● New format: Elected Areas and Islands separated

●  ‘Elected Areas’ More $$$ + Community salmon allocation

●  Islands: Museums, Rec, roads & dump

●  Referrals – SYNEX

●  LRMP etc (later)

●   Discussion (later – Sunday evening ) --

 

 

 

I could not follow the discussion about NDI $$ -- something about a common fund instead of each QC municipality etc going it alone (see my previous discussion)

NDI funding

Created by LG on 26/1/2008

Last updated on Sunday, June 27, 2010