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News Release September 27, 2021 – Osoyoos Indian Band, Towns of Oliver and Osoyoos Issue Public Survey

The South Okanagan Aquatic Centre Advisory Committee has been formed to complete a feasibility study on behalf of the Service Area Participants – Town of Oliver, Town of Osoyoos and the Osoyoos Indian Band.

The mandate of the Committee is to act in an advisory and leadership role to facilitate the process to develop a South Okanagan Aquatic Centre feasibility study.

The Service Area Participants have not delegated any expenditure or decision-making authority to the Committee. The Committee is to serve in an advisory capacity and lead the process to complete a feasibility study.

- Provide advice on the development of an Aquatic Centre Feasibility Study Report on a regional indoor pool facility including:
  finalization and acceptance of a communication plan for all stakeholders;
  finalization and acceptance of the Terms of Reference for the advisory committee;
  review, input and acceptance of the various stages of the report including:
  input into the needs of the community related to pool design and function;
  input into the development of a long list of options for consideration;
  input into the development of triple bottom line evaluation criteria;
  input into the determination of viable preferred options including location;
  review and finalization of interim technical and advisory memos for submission to the Service Area Participants;
  input into the finalization of the report; and
  assistance with presentation of the final report individually to the Service Area Participants.
- Assist in the public engagement process, including the attendance at public events to gauge community acceptance of the preferred options and gather feedback;
- Communicate any issues to the selected consultant that have been brought to the attention of the Committee Members by the public at large.
The Committee consists of up to twelve (12) voting members as follows:
- Nine (9) voting members:
  two (2) members of Oliver Town Council – Councillor Petra Veintimilla and Councillor Dave Mattes;
  one (1) member of the public appointed by Oliver Town Council – Chantal Steele;
  two (2) members of Osoyoos Town Council – Councillor Meyers Bennett and Councillor Jim King;
  one (1) member of the public appointed by Osoyoos Town Council – Barry Romanko;
  two (2) members of Osoyoos Indian Band Council – Councillor Sammy Louie and Councillor Sonia Jenson; and
  one (1) member of the public appointed by the Osoyoos Indian Band Council – .
- The Mayors of Oliver and Osoyoos and the Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band are ex-officio, voting, members but are not included for the purpose of determining quorum.
Quorum for Committee meetings is seven (7).
- Approximately 5 to 6 meetings of the Committee will occur during the project timeframe anticipated from April 2021 through October 2021. Dates for the meetings will be determined by the completion of project milestones by the consultant.
- Members of the public may observe meetings but will not have voting rights and will only have speaking rights through invitation by the Chair and with the consent of the Committee
The Committee will be assisted by:
- A non-voting staff member or other representative representing each of the Service Area Participants. The staff members shall from amongst themselves select a committee secretariat or may decide to alternate responsibility for administrative support for the Committee.
A Committee member’s term will expire with the final South Okanagan Aquatic Centre Feasibility Report is accepted by the Service Area Participants or after the next general local election has been held, whichever is sooner.

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