Governance Delegation – UPDATE… with good news for North Westside
200619 – The NWCA Delegation to the RDCO Board has been approved.
Callie Simpson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: North Westside Communities – Governance Study
Time: Jun 22, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
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Meeting ID: 832 6358 6478
200616 – I received an email from Chair Given today to the full Board with a letter from Ben Stewart to Minister Robinson in support of our bid for a Provincially funded Re-Structuring or Governance Study as described on the Ministry of Urban Affairs site. This Study would determine costs and likely structure of a governance model based upon self governance which would bring autonomy to our local services, utilities and interior roads network. I want to thank MLA Stewart for his support and consideration for the North Westside Communities needs. Knowledge is Power
I, with the rest of the RDCO Board received an email (copy bel.ow) from the Corporate Officer with news that the Delegation Request to RDCO May 25, 2020 has been granted. This is a continuation of the request made by NWCA in 2015 which resulted in the North Westside Services and Community Issues Review_Final Report. That Study came with recommendations for Future Steps and this is the actions the North Westside Communities Association will be presenting to the RDCO Board for their consideration and approval. In a nutshell the community is looking for a re-structuring or governance study at this time… not an incorporation study!
During the RDCO Board Members Q&A that follows the Presentation I will address the concerns of the Brent Road, Trepanier and Bear Creek Road residents for inclusion in the study with a focus on governance within these specific regions of the Electoral Area West that lack necessary and essential services for a residential community.
RDCO Response to NWCA Delegation Request: Further to information provided on June 7th, I am pleased to confirm that Board Chair Given has approved NWCA’s delegation request. The Delegation has been scheduled for Monday, June 22, 2020. Should there be any further documentation you wish to present, other than what was previously submitted, please provide it to me no later than next Tuesday, June 16th. In addition, should this date not be suitable for you please let me know ASAP and another date will be scheduled.
As per Board policy “Organizations wishing to address the Regional Board or Board Committee are limited to a maximum of ten (10) minutes regardless of the number of representatives of the group wishing to speak.”. Question and answer period will follow the presentation.
Please also be aware that there are two public hearings on June 22 which start at 7:00 p.m. The Regional Board meeting will follow the public hearings, with the delegation presentation held at the beginning of the meeting. Due to COVID-19 restrictions on physical distancing there is a limited number of public permitted in the gallery (10 chairs) and, staff will be on hand to direct and limit public entering the Woodhaven Boardroom to its maximum capacity. All individuals are also asked to use sanitizer or wash their hands when entering the building.
