WL Council Meeting Highlights - July 6th

Present:

Acting Mayor Tom Barr and Councillors Rathor, Bourdon and Walters

Absent:

Mayor Cook and Councillors Montoya and Zacharias

Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
Minutes from June 22nd Council meeting approved

Delegations/Presentations:

1) Kirsten Braumandl, 2009/2010 Williams Lake Stampede Queen appeared before Council to request financial support for her bid as a “Miss Rodeo Canada” contestant
2) Tatjana Bates & Ryan Veitch from the Williams Lake Food Policy Council appeared before Council regarding the 2nd Annual “Taste of the Cariboo” Local Food Festival on August 26th – Council agreed to support this event

Business:

1) Council received the 2010 Strategic Community Investment Funds Report for information. This report will be forwarded to the Province for its’ information
2) Council denied the request of 2009/2010 Stampede Queen Kirsten Braumandl for financial sponsorship as a "Miss Rodeo Canada" contestant
3) Council supported a request of the City’s Deputy Fire Chief to apply to UBCM for funding for the proposed Community Operation Fuel Management Project on White Road.
4) Council denied the request from John Sykes to split the cost of repairing the fire hydrant damaged in his motor vehicle accident on Mackenzie Avenue in February of 2010
5) After receiving no public comments, Council approved DVP #04-2010 (Jean & Johanna Oosthuizen)
6) Council deferred consideration of reducing the speed limit from 50 to 30 km/h on Duncan Road for two weeks until the residents of Duncan Road have been contacted. This item will be considered again by Council at a future meeting
7) Council awarded the purchase of a Three-Wheel Mechanical Street Sweeper to Falcon Equipment Ltd. for the tendered price of $169,785 for the Street Sweeper and $2,609 for the Gutter Broom Extension
8) Council awarded a tender to complete the engineering requirements for the installation of the on-site Hypochlorite Generating System at Well #5 to TRUE Consulting Group.
9) Council adopted two recommendations from Committee of the Whole:

a) Council will write the Provincial Government urging them to review the provincial minimum wage and establish a process for regular reviews of the minimum wage (Committee of Whole Report #42-2010)
b) Council gave permission to City Staff to distribute flyers describing students’ who are working at City Hall for the summer (Committee of Whole Report #43-2010)

10) Council received the May/June 2010 edition of the Cariboo Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition (CCBAC) newsletter be received for information.
11) Council approved a business card size full colour ad in the 2010 "Military Service Recognition Book" at a cost of $295.00, at the request of the local Royal Canadian Legion #94
12) Council proclaimed the week of September 27 to October 3, 2010 as “Celebrate Life Week” in the City of Williams Lake

Council members made oral announcements on issues/events occurring in the City
Meeting adjourned at 6:40pm