WL Council Highlights – October 20th, 2009 Meeting (Meeting held in Williams Lake Council Chambers)
Present: Mayor K. Cook, Deputy Mayor SPS Rathor, Councillors G. Bourdon, L. Walters, and N. Montoya
Absent: Councillors Tom Barr & Sue Zacharias
Staff Present:
Brian Carruthers – CAO
Cindy Bouchard – Corporate Services Records Coordinator
Darcy Lazzarin – General Manager of Corporate Services
Geoff Goodall - General Manager of Planning & Operations
Tom Cheung – IT Manager
Meeting called to order at 7:30pm
Council approved the Minutes of the October 6th Meeting
Council approved 1 Late item (Report of CAO re: UBCM Convention) to be added to the Agenda
Delegations:
1) Darlene Doskoch from Jubilee Care/Cariboo Mental House Association re: Challenge Day 2009
• Challenge Day 2008 offered to 300 Students at Columneetza and WL Senior Secondary. 400 students to take the program this year.
• Need 150 Volunteers this year.
• Challenge Day 2009 will take place December 1st – 4th, 2009
• Ms. Doskoch challenged all parents in Williams Lake to take this program
2) Daniel Hutchins – Operations Manager for Interior Roads re: Road Maintenance/Winter Program for 2009
• Reviewed Winter Road Clearing Readiness with Council
• 5 Types of Classification for Road Maintenance – Class “A” to Class “E”
• 22 Workers in Williams Lake area
• Challenged the public to inform them of any road maintenance issues at any time, 24/7
3) Dean Essex (Shaw Cable – Local Programmer) re: Update on Channel 10
• Thanked volunteers who come out to tape Council meetings’ and also who do local community programming
• Noted that programming from other areas in BC will still appear in Channel 10
• Mayor Cook presented Mr. Essex with a thank-you card
Business:
1) Council approved 4 Revitalization Tax Exemptions for the following properties:
• Amol Lal and Ajay Lal – 480 Proctor Street
• Bharat and Hira Lal – 460 Proctor Street
• Richard and Carole Weil – 280 1st Avenue North
• Steve Watson and Sue Watson – 72 Oliver Street
The General Manager of Corporate Services reviewed the history on Revitalization Tax Exemption Agreements in Williams Lake with Council. Councillors’ Rathor and Bourdon noted these Revitalization Tax Exemption Agreements are good for Williams Lake overall.
2) Council approved the following with regard to Remembrance Day:
• Week of November 4th to 11th be proclaimed as “Veterans’ Week” in the City of Williams Lake;
• The Poppy Campaign sale days on October 30 & 31 and November 1, 6, 7 and 8, 2009
• The Parade Route on November 11, 2009 as indicated and Staff coordinate the placement of barricades as requested
• a "2 Minute Wave of Silence" at 11:00 am on November 11, 2009
• Use of the City Hall lobby for the Remembrance Day ceremonies on November 11, 2009
3) Council proclaimed the month of November 2009 as “Prayer Month” in the City of Williams Lake
4) Late Item – Report of the CAO regarding the 2009 UBCM (Union of BC Municipalities) Convention:
• The Mayor reviewed meetings’ with Cabinet Ministers’ at the 2009 UBCM including Ministers Heed (Solicitor-General), Abbott (Aboriginal Affairs), Thompson (Agriculture), Krueger (Tourism, Sports and the Arts), Hansen (Finance), Stilwell (Advance Education) and MacDiarmid (Education). Also Council met with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Kevin Richter), RCMP “E’ Division (Rob Morrison)
• Mayor & Councillors attend various Resolution Sessions and Clinics
• Mayor Cook, Councillor Bourdon and Alan Madrigga (Economic Development Manager) attended the unveiling of the “Williams Lake” video at the Vancouver International Airport
Information and Announcements:
Mayor and Councillors made announcements around various local communities’ activities on-going in Williams Lake
Adjournment:
Meeting adjourned at 8:35pm with Council reconvening In-Camera, pursuant to Section 90(1e and k) and 92 (a) of the Community Charter
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