Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Committee of the Whole (WL Council) Meeting Highlights - Nov 16th

Present:

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

Staff Present:

Brian Carruthers – CAO
Cindy Bouchard – Manager of Legislative Services
Brad McRae – Senior Bylaw Officer
Geoff Goodall – General Manager of Planning & Operations
Lilliana Dragowska – ICSP Coordinator
Annie McKitrick – Acting Manager of Social Development

Guests:

Allison Ruault – Interior Health
Rick Mumford – Chair, Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board

Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
Minutes of October 26th, 2010 COW Meeting adopted

Delegation:

1) Jackie Watson & Aaron Miller from Interior Health appeared before the Committee to give an update on the Master Site Planning for the Cariboo Memorial Hospital & Health Site

Presentation Major Points:

• What is a Master Site Plan?
• Why do we need a Master Site Plan?
• Who is involved in developing the Plan?
• When is the Community Information Session? – Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 at 2:00pm in the Hospital Cafeteria
• When will the Master Site Plan process be completed? - January of 2011

A Question and Answer period ensued
Mayor Cook, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Ms. Watson and Mr. Miller for their presentation

Business:

1) Council Committee Structure

Mayor Cook & the CAO reviewed his report with the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Report received for information

2) Ecological Gifts Program - Donation of Land at 1501 Juniper Street (David Hall)

The CAO reviewed the Planner’s report with the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Committee of the Whole recommends:

Council direct Staff to proceed with the process of receiving Lot Parcel ‘A’, District Lot 8835, Cariboo District, Plan 25852, as a donation under the Ecological Gifts Program

3) Proposed Amendment to Traffic Control Bylaw No. 2093 re Parking Fines

The Senior Bylaw Officer reviewed his report with the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action - Committee of the Whole approved the proposed changes to the parking fine rates within Bylaw No. 2093 and Staff was directed to bring forward the necessary amending Bylaw for Council’s consideration

4) 2010 School Community Connections Grant - Request for Letter of Support

The CAO reviewed this item with the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Committee of the Whole recommends:

Council give a letter of support to School District #27 for their 2010 School Community Grant application

5) Central Cariboo Sustainability Committee

Councillor Hébert, the CAO and the ICSP Coordinator reviewed her report with the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action – Committee of the Whole recommends:

Council recommend to the Central Cariboo Joint Committee that they ask the Sustainability Committee to review their terms of reference and work as an independent community committee, rather than a committee of Joint and that they seek partnership with local governments on projects and initiatives that support the community’s sustainability goals;

And that Council inform the community members involved on the Sustainability Committee that Council is supportive of the work and expertise that this group brings to the community and to the implementation of the ICSP

Meeting adjourned at 7:24pm

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