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Present:
Members: Jacques Campbell (Acting Chair), Joan Combes (Secretary), John Combes, Hugh Grasswick, Janet Land, John Money, Brian Hollingshead, Susanne Middleditch, Todd Shannon, Don Piper, Rick Mayher, Geri Crooks, Alf Reynolds; Other: Pat Carney, Priscilla Ewbanks; Absent: Cunliffe Barnett
Minutes:
The minutes of the June 16th meeting were approved as drafted.
New Business:
Jacques Campbell handed out an agenda for the evening. The items addressed included:
- Dock Uses:
The bulk of the meeting was spent discussing dock uses. Susanne Middleditch reviewed the input she’s gathered to date and her resulting compilation. Each use included a frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, annual, seasonal). Various ways to present the myriad information, organized by category of use, were discussed.
The secretary will attempt a draft, based on Susanne’s document and input from the members. Pat Carney suggested approaching the organization from a “risk management” viewpoint and she will work with the secretary on the final draft. John Money presented a letter from TELUS on their uses. That and other input (BC Ferries, RCMP) will be highlighted in the final document. Janet Land will expand the Disaster Coordination requirements from the dock, as input from John McMillan.
Hugh Grasswick commented on the importance of uses of the wharfhead itself as justification for replacement. Tom Johnstone emphasized that it is the uses that will dictate the future configuration.
The question of where BC Ferries (BCF) is in all this arose. Pat commented that BCF would not go where there are pleasure craft crossing their path. Brian Hollingshead stated that BCF approved the current configuration and review any alternate plans to ensure boat access didn’t cross the path of the ferries. Brian said the shortcomings of the current configuration should be included in the uses list, in particular to justify any reconfiguration (e.g., wheelchair access and additional floats). He also pointed out that we need to consider the potential cost impact of any reconfiguration.
- Meeting with DFO:
Jacques set up a meeting with Dave Thorne, DFO, Small Craft Harbours Division (SCH) for Tuesday, July 15th at 1 PM at the Hall. She requested agenda items for that meeting. The focus should be on what we want and on the historical usage of the wharf and dock. The final dock use list will be presented at this meeting.
- Meeting with CRD:
John Combes requested CRD participation in a meeting with the Committee at the Southern Gulf Islands Harbours Commission (SGIHC) meeting yesterday. Trevor Matthews, SGIHC Treasurer, and Al Cannon, SGIHC Ports Manager, agreed to participate at a future meeting. A date of July 30th at 4:30 PM at the Hall was identified. John will make the arrangements.
- Meeting with Harbour Authorities
John Money presented feedback of his initial discussions with Galiano and Salt Spring Harbour Authorities. In brief, DFO are the owners of the asset and a local Harbour Authority provides the management. Management activities include preparing the budget (assisted by DFO), collecting fees, evaluating contractors and lining up materials. Revenue is required to cover management costs, dock maintenance and expansion. A meeting with local Harbour Authorities was set-up for August 6th at 5 PM in the Hall.
Meeting adjourned at 6:30 PM.
Joan Combes, Secretary
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