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Approval of Resolution
1. That this resolution applies to the Regional Water Supply Commission for the meetings being held between July 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.
2. That the attendance of the public at the place of the meeting cannot be accommodated in accordance with the applicable requirements or recommendations under the Public Health Act, despite the best efforts of the Regional Water Supply Commission, because:
a. The available meeting facilities cannot accommodate more than 38 people in person, including members of the Regional Water Supply Commission and staff, and
b. There are no other facilities presently available that will allow physical attendance of the Regional Water Supply Commission and the public in sufficient numbers; and
3. That the Regional Water Supply Commission is ensuring openness, transparency, accessibility and accountability in respect of the open meeting by the following means:
a. By allowing the public to hear or participate via teleconference or electronic meeting software,
b. By allowing the public to see and hear the live webcasting of the meeting on the CRD website,
c. By providing notice of the meeting in newspaper or local notice Board, including the methods for providing written or electronic submissions,
d. By making the meeting agenda, as well as the other relevant documents, available on the CRD website, and directing interested persons to the website by means of the notices provided in respect of the meeting,
e. By strongly encouraging the provision of, and subsequently receiving and distributing to members, written correspondence from the public in advance of the meeting, and
f. By making the minutes of the meeting available on the CRD website following the meeting.
Recommendation
That the Regional Water Supply Commission adopt the resolution as presented.