FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT

REGIONAL AND CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE

OPEN MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 10:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

In person at FVRD Boardroom, 4th Floor, or by Zoom Conference Call

45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1N6

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1.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2.

CALL TO ORDER

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA, ADDENDA AND LATE ITEMS

• MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

  THAT the Agenda, Addenda and Late Items for the Regional and Corporate Services Committee Open Meeting of July 10, 2025 be approved;

  AND THAT all delegations, reports, correspondence, and other information set to the Agenda be received for information.

4.

RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING

• MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

  THAT the meeting be closed to the public, except for Senior Staff and the Executive Assistant, for the purpose of receiving and adopting Closed Meeting Minutes convened in accordance with Section 90 of the Community Charter and to consider matters pursuant to:

  • Section 90(2)(b) of the Community Charter - the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the regional district and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.

  R E C E S S

5.

RECONVENE OPEN MEETING

6.

RISE AND REPORT OUT OF CLOSED MEETING

7.

DELEGATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

7.1

Regional Industrial Lands Inventory Update

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

• Staff presentation by Riley Smith, Planner l
• Staff report dated July 10, 2025 by Riley Smith, Planner l

8.

MINUTES/MATTERS ARISING

8.1

Draft Regional and Corporate Services Committee Meeting Minutes - June 5, 2025

• MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

  THAT the Minutes of the Regional and Corporate Services Committee Open Meeting of June 5, 2025 be adopted.

9.

LEGISLATIVE SERVICES

9.1

Fraser Valley Regional District Indemnification Bylaw No. 1798, 2025

• Staff report dated July 10, 2025 by Jaime Van Nes, Director of Legislative Services
• Draft Bylaw No. 1798, 2025

• MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

  THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give three readings and adoption to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Indemnification Bylaw No. 1798, 2025.

9.2

Fraser Valley Regional District Sub-Regional Animal Control Service Area Amendment Bylaw No. 1797, 2025

• Staff report dated July 10, 2025 by Stacey Barker, Director of Regional Services
• Draft Bylaw No. 1797, 2025

• MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

  THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board give three readings to the bylaw cited as Fraser Valley Regional District Sub-Regional Animal Control Service Area Amendment Bylaw No. 1797, 2025, which establishes standard assessed property value as the method of taxation;

  AND THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board direct staff to bring the bylaw back every 5 years for its review of the taxation methodology.

10.

FINANCE

10.1

Treasury Update – 2025 Quarter 2

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

• Staff report dated July 10, 2025 by Trevor Lucy, Accountant
• Dashboard
• Glossary

11.

REGIONAL SERVICES

11.1

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

11.1.1

Launch of the Fraser Valley Agricultural Plastics Recycling Program

FOR INFORMATION ONLY

• Staff report dated July 10, 2025 by Carolynn Pegura, Environmental Services Coordinator
• Press Release (May 30, 2025)

11.2

INDIGENOUS RELATIONS

11.2.1

Indigenous Services Canada Referral - Shxw’ōwhámél First Nation’s Ohamil 1 Proposed Addition to Reserve, Electoral Area B

• Staff report dated July 10, 2025 by Kate Fenton, Planner I

• MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

  THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board respond to the referral from Indigenous Services Canada by providing the technical comments outlined in the staff report dated July 10, 2025, related to the addition of land at 58970 Laidlaw Road (PID: 005-036-861) and St Elmo Road (PID: 008-919-411) to Ohamil 1 Indian Reserve.

11.3

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND INITIATIVES

11.3.1

BC Transit 2025 Fare Review – Agassiz-Harrison, Hope and FVX Services

• Staff report dated July 10, 2025 by Alison Stewart, Manager of Strategic Planning
• Fare Review Report

• MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

  THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board approve Fare Option 3 for the Agassiz-Harrison and Hope transit services to be implemented on October 1, 2025,

  AND THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board approve the phase-out of the existing DayPASS product and the current transfer policy, to be replaced with the implementation of DayPASS-on-Board and Fare Capping within the Agassiz-Harrison and Hope transit services,

  AND FURTHER THAT the Fraser Valley Regional District Board approve Fare Option 3 for the Fraser Valley Express transit service to be implemented on October 1, 2025.

12.

ADDENDA ITEMS/LATE ITEMS

13.

REPORTS BY STAFF

14.

REPORTS BY DIRECTORS

15.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD FOR ITEMS RELEVANT TO AGENDA

FVRD Board Room

ONLINE PARTICIPATION

Questions can be emailed to [email protected] before 1 pm, July 9, 2025. Alternatively, you may participate in public question period live on Zoom, by phone or computer using the Zoom information provided on the FVRD website.

16.

ADJOURNMENT

• MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION

  THAT the Regional and Corporate Services Committee Open Meeting of July 10, 2025 be adjourned.