Courtesy of the City of Quesnel:
The Director of Finance provided an overview of the budget process. The presentation included a summary of: timelines; services; expenses and revenues; capital spending; taxation and user fees; utilities; debt and reserves; and next steps. The complete document can be found at www.quesnel.ca/Budget2013
Public input - Council opened the floor to questions from the public during the public input session of Budget 2013. The lone written submission came from the Billy Barker Days Society seeking support in the Society’s 40th annual event. Council will review the request and revisit it later in the budget process.
Jubilee Medal awarded
Former City Councillor, Cariboo Regional District Director and long-time community volunteer Gloria Lazzarin was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in front of a full gallery. Lazzarin moved to Quesnel in 1948, and was elected to City Council in 1965, serving 11 years (not consecutively). She was also a six-term CRD Director beginning in 1984. She is a Citizen of the Year (1996) with a long list of community advocacy initiatives including: helping establish the Quesnel Unit for Emergency Short Stay treatment; a founding member of the Quesnel Community Foundation and Friends of the Library; and being an active volunteer with Palliative Care, the Auxiliary to GR Baker Memorial Hospital, and the Red Hat Society. The commemorative medal marks the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. Some 60,000 Canadians will receive it in honour of their significant contributions and achievements.
ourQuesnel plan presented
The draft ourQuesnel: Integrated Community Sustainability Plan was presented to Council. The document provides a vision for a successful and sustainable future; describes the community’s priorities for success in the long term, and maps out a series of strategy areas that contain actions of how to reach that sustainable future. The document can be found at www.quesnel.ca/ourquesnel
Other News
-Council approved a request from the Baker Creek Enhancement Society that will support an initiative to help clean-up areas of Baker Creek. BCES applied for funding to remove large metal debris from Baker Creek. They asked for the City to two staffed trucks for two days to haul away material. The cost to supply the equipment and personnel is $2,600.
-Council endorsed submitting a resolution to the North Central Local Government Association regarding genetically modified organisms. It asks the NCLGA to request that the Union of British Columbia Municipalities lobby the Province to mandate compulsory labeling of products sold in British Columbia containing GMOs.
-Weight restrictions will be in place for commercial vehicles on most City streets during break-up. The 70% legal axle loading weight restriction will be in place for the same time frame used by the Ministry of Transportation on Hydraulic Road. Main arterial, industrial and commercial truck routes will not be affected by the restriction. The goal is to extend the life of the City’s secondary roads.
-Council authorized the reduction of rent for a tenant following a request from the Quesnel Crafters Society. That organization leases the Hudson Bay Building from the City and had asked for a reduction in their monthly lease payment and/or that energy efficiency improvements be made to the building. The rent will be reduced by $300 to about $430 per month.
-Two new members, Dana Bouchard and Anne Burgess, were named to the Quesnel Museum and Heritage Commission for a partial term expiring December 31, 2013.
Proclamations
May - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
Future Meetings:
Next Regular Quesnel Council Meeting:
Monday March 11, 7 p.m.
Budget 2013 Meetings:
Monday March 4, 7 p.m.
Next Delegation/Committee of the Whole Meeting:
Monday March 4, 7 p.m.
Next North Cariboo Joint Planning Committee Meeting:
Tuesday March 12, 5:30 p.m.
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