WL Committee of the Whole Meeting - August 4th

Present:

Mayor Cook and Councillors SPS Rathor, L. Walters, N. Montoya, G. Bourdon

Absent:

Councillors T. C. Barr and S. J. Zacharias

Meeting called to order at 6:30pm

New Animal Control Bylaw

Discussion on this item resolved around breed-specific language and dangerous dog language. The Committee agreed that it wasn't interested in including breed-specific language in this Bylaw. Accordingly, the Committee directed Staff to strip the breed-specific language out of the Bylaw and asked Staff to have the Bylaw ready for three (3) readings at its' next Council meeting on August 11th

Meetings with Provincial Cabinet Ministers' at UBCM

The Committee discussed a prioritized list of potential meetings with Cabinet Ministers' at UBCM next month. The top 3 meetings, as designated by Council, are:

1) Solicitor-General Kash Heed around crime/police issues

2) Municipal Taxation Issues with both the Finance/Community & Rural Development Ministers' Hansen and Bennett

3) Transportation Issues in Williams Lake - Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond

OCP Review Process

The Committee received an update on the OCP Update Process including the playing of a video from the City Planner (Ms. L. Dragowska). The video and the information gather to date will be released for the public's information. Check it out at either http://www.williamslake.ca or http://www.imagineourfuture.ca

Curb Cut Bill Dispute

The Committee received a verbal report from Deputy Mayor (Councillor) Rathor and written report from Staff on this file. The Committee was concerned about the amount charged after the 1st written estimate and the amount of time elapsed for the applicants' 2nd bill on the curb cut job. Councillor Rathor recommended that the applicants' 2nd bill be reduced by 50%, due to the City's mistakes' on this file. Councillor Walters/Montoya did not agree with that, but instead suggested that a 25% reduction was more appropriate. The Committee agreed, with Councillors' N. L. Montoya and L. Walters opposed, to reduce the applicants' bill by 50% from $587.47 to $293.74

Kitchen Equipment at Cariboo Lodge

The Committee agreed to a set of established criteria allowing for non-profit to acquire the kitchen equipment at Cariboo Lodge

Community Garden at Cariboo Lodge

The Committee agreed to allow a demonstration community garden at Cariboo Lodge

The meeting adjourned at 8:05pm with the Committee to resume In-Camera

Next Committee of the Whole Meeting --> August 18th, 2009 at 6:30pm