WL Committee of the Whole Highlights - September 14th meeting

Present:

Mayor Cook and Councillors Bourdon, Herbert, Rathor, Walters, Zacharias and Barr (via teleconference)

Staff Present:

Brian Carruthers – Chief Administrative Officer

Cindy Bouchard – Manager of Legislative Services

Wendy Dalman – Corporate Services Clerk

Annie McKitrick – Acting Manager of Social Development

Brad McRae – Senior Bylaw Officer

Lilliana Dragowska – ICSP Coordinator

Minutes of August 31^st Committee of the Whole Meeting adopted

Business:

1)      Central Cariboo Fee for Service & Grant-in-Aide Discussion Paper

The Chief Administrative Officer reviewed his report with the Committee

Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Report received for information

2)      Deletion of Redundant Council Policies

The Chief Administrative Officer reviewed his report with the Committee

Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Committee of the Whole recommends:

Council approve deleting the attached Policies of Council due to redundancy or duplication

3)      2011 Strategic Budget Direction

The Chief Administrative Officer reviewed his report with the Committee

Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Committee of the Whole recommends:

Council receive the report on the proposed 2011 Budget Process and the week of October 18-22 be set for the 2011 Strategic Budget Direction meeting

4)      Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

The ICSP Coordinator reviewed her report with the Committee

Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Committee of the Whole recommends:

Council receive the attached Final Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report containing the City’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas inventory results, recommended reduction targets, and next steps; and further, Council commit to reducing the City’s greenhouse gas emissions from the baseline year of 2008 by 33 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050, these targets being consistent with BC’s Climate Action Plan pursuant to the Provincial Government’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act, Bill 44, in order to complete both Climate Action Charter Step 2 and Partners for Climate Protection Milestone 2

5) Task Force to explore options for Cariboo Lodge site

The Acting Social Development Manager reviewed her report with the Committee

Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Committee of the Whole recommends:

Council approve the enactment of a task force comprised of representatives from the Public, Private and Community sector to explore the possibility of the redevelopment of the Cariboo Lodge Site

6)      Community Garden Policy & Lease of City Property for Community Gardens

The Acting Social Development Manager reviewed her report with the Committee

Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Committee of the Whole recommends:

Council adopt the Community Garden Policy and the Model of a Lease for the use of City property for Community Gardens and staff be authorized to work with the Food Policy Council committee of the Social Planning Council to finalize the lease for the properties located at the Cariboo Lodge site and at the bottom of Williams Lake Secondary School on Carson Drive

7)      Verbal Report from Councillor Hebert on Scout Island Nature Centre – follow-up to presentation on Joint Funding for Scout Island Nature Island

Councillor Hebert reviewed with the Committee issues relating to the Scout Island Nature Centre site (request for Joint Funding)

Discussion ensued thereon

Mayor Cook, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Councillor Hebert for her oral report

Williams Lake City Council then convened an In-Camera (Closed) Meeting, in accordance with Section 90(1j) of the Community Charter – prohibited release of information in a document relating to business interests of Third Parties