August 2, 2023 Update

The District 69 Swimming Pool Service Select Committee met on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. in the City of Parksville Council Chambers at 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville. At the meeting the following motions were supported that will now advance for the RDN Board’s consideration at their next regular Board Meeting on September 12, 2023.

REPORTS

D69 Swimming Pool Local Service Area Establishment Bylaw No. 899 Adding Electoral Area E at 100 Percent Usage Apportionment

It was moved and seconded that:

1. The renovation of the Ravensong Aquatic Facility be put on hold and be re-examined in 2025, and that contributions to reserves for renovations at the Ravensong Aquatic Centre be set at zero for the 2024 budget;
2. “Regional District of Nanaimo District 69 Swimming Pool Local Service Area Establishment Bylaw No. 899, 1993” be amended to include Electoral Areas E, F, G, H, City of Parksville and Town of Qualicum Beach, based on an apportionment model of 100% usage; and further,
3. The apportionment model be re-examined in 2025.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

It was moved and seconded that the Regional District of Nanaimo Board abandon “Regional District of Nanaimo District 69 Swimming Pool Service Amendment Bylaw No. 899.02, 2022”.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

It was moved and seconded that the amendment to "Regional District of Nanaimo District 69 Swimming Pool Local Service Area Establishment Bylaw No. 899, 1993, proceed under the Local Government Act with at the consent of at least two thirds of the participants.

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE

D. O'Brien, Mayor, City of Parksville, re: Aquatic Facility in Parksville

That the District 69 Swimming Pool Service Select Committee recommend that the Board support the request to examine the feasibility of a pool in the Parksville area based on the letter dated July 17, 2023, from Mayor O'Brien.

CARRIED

The meeting was live webstreamed and recorded and can be viewed here (skip forward to 18mins and 35secs).

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