Saturday, October 20, 2012

Cariboo RD Business - Oct 26th

The Cariboo RD Board will consider the following noteworthy items at its' meeting on Friday, October 26th:

a) Northern Health to present information on its' recent activities in Quesnel/North Cariboo

b) Soda Creek First Nation requests the Cariboo RD to provide Building Inspection services - read here

c) CRD Board to submit an application to the Federal Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund for the Gateway water system (Area H)- read here

d) Receipt of Greyhound Letter advising of cutbacks - read here.  As Quesnel Mayor Sjostrom noted earlier this month, I wonder if she will be successful in convincing the CRD Board to join the growing list of rural local governments protesting this act by Greyhound.  In contrast -- the Kamloops Daily News editorial says the proposed cutbacks by Greyhound are an opportunity for a transit business to step in and fill in the transportation needs by rurals - read that editorial here

e) Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett thanks the Board for a successful 2012 UBCM Convention - read here

Under CRD Committees meeting on either Wed Oct 24th or Thurs Oct 25th:

Central Cariboo Rural Caucus:

a) Receipt of two Grant in Aide applications from Area 'F' - read here (150 Mile Elementary PAC) and here (Likely VFD)

b) Discussion on WL Community Forest - read here
c) Grant in Aide MOU between CRD/City of WL - read here
d) MOU between City of WL/CRD - read here
e) Discussions on Misunderstanding between City of WL/CRD on Rural Fringe Fire Protection and WL Fringe OCP

Central Cariboo Joint Committee;

a) Updates from local Arts/Culture Society & Performances in the Park year end report - read here/here
b) Use of extra $$$ from Rick Hansen Celebration Committee - read here
c) 2013 Central Cariboo Recreation Budget/Business Plan - read here
d) 2013 Central Cariboo Arts/Culture Business Plan/Budget - read here
e) Pool Task Force update - read here

CRD Finance Committee:

As part of the annual budget process - the Committee will begin its' first of two meetings to put together the 2013 CRD Budget.  The first meeting will review the Annual Business Plans of the various CRD Functions.  The meeting starts at 1:00pm on Thursday, Oct 25th in the CRD Boardroom.  Once the Business Plans are approved, CRD Staff will then put numbers together to implement these business plans in 2013 and present those to the Committee at their November meeting

The following Functions will see proposed increases:

a) Airports for Anahim, Likely and South Cariboo -- increases from 3-7% (2012 vs 2013)
b) North Cariboo Transit - 3% increase
c) Central Cariboo Victim Services - 5% increase
d) EA Admin in Areas A, B, F, H, I and K
e) Invasive Plant Management - 4% increase
f) EA Admin (all areas) - 3% increase
g) Central Cariboo Arts/Culture - 7% increase
h) Central Cariboo Recreation - 5% increase
i) Lac La Hache, Deka Lake, Miocene VFD's, North Cariboo Rescue and 911 Emergency Telephone
j) Streetlight for Forest Grove, Lac La Hache, Lone Butte, Commodore/Pine Valley, Pacific Rd, Highway #26

View the full Finance Committee Agenda here

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