2023-01-19-BRD_Agenda-02-lr

Regional District of Central Kootenay
December 8, 2022
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CAO Horn introduced the following RDCK Staff:
Dan Siminoff, Building Official; and
Maya Barden Shanks, Community Sustainability Administrative Assistant
replacing Nicole Soltys.
2.5 DELEGATION
2.5.1 Columbia Basin Trust (CBT): Annual Report
Johnny Strilaeff, President and CEO
Jocelyn Carver, CBT Board Chair
Jocelyn Carver congratulated the Board for their success in the election and
looks forward to working with them. Mrs. Carver also thanked the Board for
nominating Chair Watson as the RDCK representative to the CBT Board and is
very excited to work with her.
Johnny Strilaeff echoed Jocelyn’s congratulations and provided an overview of
the projects CBT worked on in 2022. CBT supported 2,400 projects and $87.8
million in total benefits for community activities, investments, projects and
initiatives throughout the region.
Mr. Strilaeff discussed CBT’s review of the Community Initiatives and Affected
Areas Program (CIP/AAP) to ensure it remains relevant, effective and continues
to delivering on the strategic priorities. The review was completed last fall and
clearly identified the ongoing benefits and the opportunities to refine the
program. In 2023, the program will have a new name “ReDi Program” and will
maintain partnerships with local governments and First Nations. The program
will continue to be flexible and support community projects that incorporate
public input in the decisions. He indicated there will be no changes to the
funding allocation to the communities and will have a five-year funding approval.
There will be an increase to the funding for administrating the program due to
growing demands and CBT will increase their presence in the public process.
Jocelyn continued the presentation and talked about CBT’s mission and the
Columbia Basin Management Plan, the current plan will conclude in December
2023. Mrs. Carver indicated CBT has start a robust engagement plan that began
in September 2022 and will continue until November 2023. She indicated it is
imperative to reconnect with the residents and have meaningful engagement
with them. The management plan initial conversations have been with staff and
close partnerships. The public engagement phase will start in the spring of 2023.
There will be opportunities to have in-person and online engagement sessions
throughout this process.
Mrs. Carver provided examples of the many incredible projects and
achievements that have been accomplished in 2022. She encouraged the Board
to read the new edition of the Trust magazine celebrating the successes of
residents, communities and organizations within the Basin.
www.ourtrust.org/magazine
Jocelyn and Johnny concluded with thanking the Board for their dedication to
their communities and looks forward to working with them on the management
plan before answering the Board's questions.
Chair Watson thanked Jocelyn and Johnny for their presentation.
3. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
3.1 Director Newell: BC Transit Issues
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