Present: Mayor Cook and Councillors Bonnell, Bourdon, Hughes, and Walters
Absent: Councillors Sue Zacharias and Surinderpal Rathor
Staff:
Geoff Goodall - Acting CAO
Rena Schill - Corp. Service Records Management Coordinator
Pat Higgins - Director of Finance
Chris Hutton - Planning Technician
Ken MacInnis - Communications Coordinator
Tom Chung - IT Manager
Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
Agenda approved and Minutes of WL Council meetings held on May 7th/14th were adopted
Delegation:
1) Eileen Campbell and Candace Morrison appeared before Council to discuss the upcoming ALS Walk - read more here
Business:
1) Council received the Account Payable Cheque Runs for the periods of May 9th and 16th
2) Council received the 2012 Audited Financial Statements Report for information and accepted the 2012 Audited Financial Statements
3) Council received for information an update on the Mayor's activities for the two week period ending May 20, 2013
Editor's Note - it seems to me that Mayor Cook giving an update on her public activities but not allowing the 6 City Councillors' the same opportunity violates the principle that all members of Council are supposed to be equal at the Council meeting table....
4) Council approved travel and registration costs, not to exceed $800, for Councillor Walters to attend the 'Women Transforming Cities Workshop' on May 30, 2013 in Vancouver
5) Council received an application for Development Permit #2-2013 and directed it be referred to the June 4th, 2013 Council meeting for formal consideration
6) Council awarded the Water System Model Development project contract to Associated Engineering Ltd. for a total cost of $109,141, excluding GST.
7) After a Public Hearing where no one spoke for/against this item, Council gave 3rd reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw #2172, 2013 (David and Louise Campbell – 3020A Edwards Dr)
8) After a Public Hearing where no one spoke for/against this item, Council gave 3rd Reading/Adoption to Zoning Amendment Bylaw #2176, 2013 (MH King – Frizzi Rd)
9) Council adopted Bylaws #2171, 2179, 2180, 2181 (False Alarm, Graffiti, and Noise & Nuisance Amendment Bylaws)
10) Council adopted two Committee of the whole Recommendations as follows:
a) Due to the limited interest in Mobile Food Trucks at this time, Council agree to allow Mobile Food Vendors at the designated locations in the City as per the criteria and fees specified in the Pilot Project of 2012, excluding the location on Oliver Street below Herb Gardner Park; and further, Staff report back to Council in the fall with an update on how the project has progressed.
Councillor Danica Hughes was opposed
b) Council approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Williams Lake and the Food Policy Council for the use of City lands for community gardens and the Mayor and Corporate Officer be authorized to sign the agreement.
11) Council received the FCM News issue for the week of April 29, 2013
12) Council approved the annual Grad Parade
13) Council received the letter from the Williams Lake Air Quality Roundtable dated May 10, 2013 together with the 'Williams Lake Airshed Management Plan Review (2013)' Report dated February 13, 2013 and referred it to the Planning and Operations Committee
14) Council proclaimed the period of June 1st – July 1st as "Stampede Season" in the City of Williams Lake
15) Council proclaimed the week of May 19 to 25, 2013 be proclaimed as "Local Government Awareness Week" in the City of Williams Lake
16) Council proclaimed June 1st as Access Awareness Day" in the City of Williams Lake
17) Council received the Council Information Package as of May 21st
Meeting recessed at 6:49pm to conduct Public Hearing on Bylaws #2172/2176
Meeting resumed at 7:04pm
Meeting adjourned at 7:08pm and Council then held an Closed (In-Camera) Meeting
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