Present: Acting Mayor L.T. Walters and Councillors Bonnell, Hughes, Rathor and Zacharias
Absent: Mayor K. Cook and Councillor G. Bourdon
Staff Present: G. Goodall - Acting CAO, C. Bouchard - Manager of Legislative Services, P. Higgins - Director of Finance, K. MacInnis - Communications Coordinator, T. Chung - IT Manager, A. Burrill - Manager of Social Development
Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
Amended Mins from Nov 6th adopted and Agenda, as amended (4 Late Items), was adopted
Delegations:
1) Janine North, CEO of the North Development Initiative Trust, appeared before Council to discuss Increased Funding Opportunities for Community Grants and New Programs From NDIT
2) Irene Willsie of the Violence Prevention Committee appeared before Council to discuss the Purple Ribbon Campaign
3) Arvind Saraswat and Doug Hill of the Airshed Quality Roundtable Committee appeared before Council to give an update on the Williams Lake Airshed
Business:
1) (Late Item) Council recognized December 6th as a Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Mayor and Council and the community were encouraged to attend the Violence Awareness and Prevention Committee's luncheon at the Senior's Centre on December 6, 2012 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
2) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque listings for the periods ending November 8 and 15, 2012
3) Council ratified an email poll authorizing the raising of the national Metis flag in honour of Louis Riel on November 16, 2012
4) Council awarded the Insurance Broker services contract to HUB International at a cost of $15,000 annually for a three (3) year term, with an option to extend an additional two (2) years.
5) Council will advise the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch it has no objection to the application for a temporary change to extend the closing time at Chances Signal Point Gaming to 12:30 AM on December 26, 27 and 30, 2012 and to 2:00 AM on News Year's Eve, December 31, 2012.
Councillor Danica Hughes was opposed
6) Council recinded 1st Reading of Bylaws #2163/2164 (1912 Renner Rd - Richard Crowell)
7) Council approved the sale of eight (8) recycling bins to Rollins Machinery for the price of $500 each
8) Council awarded the purchase of a 2013 Cab & Chassis to Lake City Ford for the tendered price of $58,579, excluding HST
9) Council awarded the purchase of a 2013 Half Ton Pickup to Cariboo GM for the tendered price of $35,431 for the pickup truck and $4,980 for the propane fuel system for a total of $40,411, excluding HST
10) Council endorsed the placement of speed reader boards in the areas of Third Avenue & Comer Street and Foster Way and Staff be directed to consult with the residents of both neighbourhood regarding specific locations for each unit
11) Council received the completed Housing Needs and Demand Study for information
12) Council adopted Water Conservation Amendment Bylaw No. 2159, 2012
13) Council received for information a Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. news release dated November 15, 2012 titled "Spanish Mountain Announces Positive Preliminary Economic Assessment on Spanish Mountain Project"
14) Council referred to the City of WL 2013 Budget discussions a letter from Beth Holden regarding concerns around traffic and pedestrian safety at the intersection of Mackenzie Avenue and Oliver Street
15) Council received a letter from the Canadian Mental Health Association Cariboo-Chilcotin dated November 9, 2012 regarding their application for a Community Gaming Grant through Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch for their multicultural program and funding of an outreach advocacy/mentor position and agreed to provide a letter of support for their application
16) Council proclaimed November as Adoption Awareness Month in the City of Williams Lake
17) (Late Item) Council awarded the Energy Plant Outfall Pipe Replacement drilling contract to Directional Mining and Drilling Ltd. for a cost of $161,020, excluding HST, and the civil works contract to Quality Excavating for a total cost of $37,600, excluding HST
18) (Late Item) Council ratified an email poll authorizing a letter of support to the Williams Lake Rugby Football Club for their grant application to the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF) program through Western Economic Diversification Canada
19) (Late Item) At the request of Councillor SPS Rathor, Council will set up a meeting in the near future with Inspector Warren Brown (Detachment Commander - WL RCMP) to expediously work to get provincial/federal funding store for the prolific offender program which the Province of BC terminated recently due to provincial budget requirements in light of concerns over machetes used in Boitanio Park and other areas in the City of Williams Lake. Read more on this story here
20) Council received the Nov 20th "Council Information Package" as follows:
• October 22, 2012 - BC Ideas Information from Parliamentary Secretary for Non-Profit Partnerships;
• November 2012 - Good Food Box Christmas 2012 Sponsorship Order Form;
• November 2012 - Nature Trust of BC re Fall Newsletter and New CEO;
• November 2012 - Cariboo Regional District Library November to December Events Calendar;
• November 2012 - Williams Lake Fringe Fire Protection Referendum Information from CRD;
• November 16, 2012 - CRD Board Highlights.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40pm
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