Present: Mayor W. Cobb; Councillors I. Bonnell, S. Nelson, J. Ryll, C. Smith, L. Walters and S. Zacharias
Meeting called to order at 6pm
Meeting Agenda adopted/Mins of the Nov 21st, 2018 WL City Council meeting received/adopted
Delegation:
1) Leif Douglass & Cole Hickson, TRU Students' Union appeared before Council to request a Letter of Support Request for 'Fund the Future' Initiative
A Question/Answer Period ensued
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked Mssrs Douglass/Hickson for their time/information
Resolved - Council agreed to provide a letter of support for the TRU Students' Union 'Fund the Future' initiative calling on the provincial government to re-evaluate the Thompson Rivers University funding formula
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque listings dated November 23 and 30, 2017
2) Council authorized the write-off of property taxes receivable, including penalty and interest amounts, on three manufactured home properties at 4-1700 Broadway Ave South, 37-1700 Broadway Ave South and 10-1406 Broadway Avenue South
3) Council ratified two emails polls recently taken to authorize:
a) submission of an application for funding by the Fraser Basin Council on behalf of the City of Williams Lake to the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative before October 6, 2017, with the City contributing a maximum of 25% in cash or in kind ($13,000) and City staff providing the overall management of the funding
b) submission of an application for funding by the Williams Lake Community Forest (WLCF) on behalf of the City of Williams Lake to the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative before October 6, 2017, with the City contributing a maximum of 25% in cash or in kind ($20,204) for the WLCF Fuel Management Prescription and a maximum of 10% in cash or in kind ($13,683) for the Birch Lane Fuel Management Treatment, and City staff providing the overall management of the funding
4) Council agreed to annual appointments, as follows:
a) 2018 Council Meetings Calendar
b) 2018 Monthly Acting Mayor rotation amongst the 6 City Councillors
c) CRD Director - Mayor Cobb with Councillor Bonnell as Alternate
d) Internal/External Appointments for 2017/18
e) NDIT Regional Advisory Committee - Councillor C. Smith with Mayor Cobb as Alternate
f) Jan 2nd, 2018 as "Wrestling Day" in the City of Williams Lake
Councillor L. Walters left the meeting at 6:25pm
5) Council awarded the contract for the supply of unleaded gasoline and diesel to PFA Canada for the tendered price of $1.1236 per litre of Unleaded and $1.1950 per litre of Diesel
6) Council approved submission of an application to the BC Rural Dividend Fund Program for the proposed Airport Investment Master Plan, with funding from the City of Williams Lake in the amount of $25,000 to be provided in the 2018 City of Williams Lake Financial Plan
7) Council endorsed 3 Committee of the Whole recommendations, from its' Nov 28th Committee Meeting as follows:
a) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #38-2017, the report of the Chief Financial Officer dated November 21, 2017 along with the letter from the Downtown Williams Lake Business Improvement Association be received and their application for a Fee for Service for the 2018 Stampede Street Party, now the Four Direction Festival, be denied.
Council divided. Approved by the following motion:
Affirmative - Mayor Cobb; Councillors Bonnell, Ryll, Smith and Zacharias
Negative - Councillor S. Nelson
b) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #39-2017 and the report of the Chief Financial Officer dated November 23, 2017, Council approve the implementation of the Citizen Budget web-based interactive budget simulator tool and authorize an increase of $2,750 annually to the Finance operating budget to maintain the tool
c) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #40-2017 and the report of the Chief Financial Officer dated November 21, 2017, Council approve the extension of the existing contract with the insurance broker of record Hub International Barton Insurance to 2018 to allow for uninterrupted insurance coverage and a proper Request for Proposals process in 2018.
8) Council received a letter from the Cariboo Regional District extending their appreciation for the City of Williams Lake's assistance during the 2017 wildfires
9) Council received In-Camera Report #11 reporting an In-Camera resolution passed at the November 21st Closed Williams Lake City Council Meeting, as follows:
That the letter from the Cariboo Heritage Park Society dated October 6, 2017 regarding establishing a “Heritage Park” on the upper level of the Stampede grounds known as Pinchbeck Park be received and endorsed in principle
Members of Council reported out on their recent activities
The CAO provided a report on his recent activities
Media Question Period - Airport/Flight School/Interactive Citizen Budget program (Tribune)
Meeting recessed at 7:05pm for the Public Hearing - Zoning Amendment No 2259
Meeting resumed at 7:07pm
10) Following the Public Hearing - Council gave third reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2259, 2017 and agreed to forward the Bylaw to the Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure for approval, as per Section 52 of the Transportation Act
Meeting adjourned at 7:08pm
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