Local Gov't Mtgs - Wk of Jan 20-24

Only the District of Wells and the City of Williams Lake Councils' are meeting this upcoming week as follows:

Wells - Regular Meeting on Tuesday, Jan 21st in Wells Council Chambers (4243 Sanders Ave).  Agenda below:

A. CALL TO ORDER AND AGENDA ADOPTION:
1. Agenda for Regular Council Meeting, January 21, 2014
Recommend THAT Council approve the Agenda for the Regular Council Meeting, January 21, 2014.

B. ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
1. Minutes of Regular Council Meeting, December 17, 2013
Recommend THAT Council approve the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, December 17, 2013.

C. DELEGATIONS AND PETITIONS: NIL

D. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES / UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
1. HMC Snow Clearing Meeting
Recommend THAT Council receive the verbal report re: HMC
Snow Clearing Meeting.

E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Amend Appointment of Auditor for 2013 Audit
Recommend THAT Council receive the report and THAT the appointment of PMT Chartered Accountants to perform the municipal 2013 audit be withdrawn and THAT the firm of Fraser, Bevs, Broughton Chartered Accountants be appointed to undertake the annual municipal audit and prepare the District of Wells Audited Financial Statements for the year ending December 31, 2013 .

2 Wells Snowmobile Corridor Amendment
Recommend THAT Council receive the report and THAT Council add the segment of Legion Drive between Highway 26 and Goldquartz Drive to the Wells Snowmobile Corridor. (Maps will be available at the Council meeting)

F. CORRESPONDENCE:
1. 13.12.18 Kim Eglinski, Regional Councillor Chair, NCLGA re: Resolution Submission Deadline: March 7th, 2014
Recommend THAT the 13.12.18 letter from Kim Eglinski, Regional Councillor Chair, NCLGA re: Resolution Submission Deadline: March 7th, 2014 be received.

2. 13.12.23 Kelsey Dodd re: Highway Visibility Concerns
Recommend THAT the 13.12.23 letter from Kelsey re: Highway Visibility Concerns be received. (Please note that three videos are included with this letter as an attachment).

3. 14.01.03 Danette Boucher re: Excessive Idling of Vehicles
Recommend THAT the 14.01.03 letter from Danette Boucher re: Excessive Idling of Vehicles be received.

G. BYLAWS AND RESOLUTIONS:
1. District of Wells Hotel Room Tax Bylaw No. 131, 2014
Recommend THAT Council give the first three readings to the District of Wells Hotel Room Tax Bylaw No. 131, 2014.

H. REPORTS:
1. Cheque Register 13.12.01 to 14.01.14
Recommend THAT Council approve Electronic Fund Transfers and Cheques 3140 to 3212 from Integris Credit Union for the period of December 1, 2013 to January 14, 2014 for a total amount of $130,591.87.

2. Employee Cheque Report 13.01.01 to 13.12.31
Recommend THAT Council approve Employee Cheques from Integris Credit Union for the period of January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 for a total amount of $254,304.22.

3. Outstanding Actions Item Report
Recommend THAT the Outstanding Actions Item Report be received.

I. CONSENT CALENDAR:

1. 13.12.12 Coralee Oakes, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development re: Input on the Second Phase of Local Government Elections Reform.
2. 13.12.10 John Massier, Chair, Barkerville Heritage Trust re: Announcement-Ed Coleman New Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Barkerville Historic Town.
3. 13.12.17 Justine Herman, Office Manager, Ministry of Justice re: Crime Reduction Deadlines Extended.
4. 14.01.09 Jack W. Davidson, President BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association re: A Municipal Councils' Guide to Infrastructure Construction. (Please see Deputy Clerk for Brochure).
5. 14.01.09 Alec Dale, Executive Director, Ministry of Environment re: Provincial and Local Governments Working Together to Protect Biodiversity.
6. 12.01.06 Dave Jorgenson, Owner, The Bear's Paw Cafe re: Trees on Camel Drive.

J. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Council Members:
2. Staff:
3. Public Gallery:

K. CLOSED MEETING
Recommend THAT, pursuant to Section 90(1) (c) of the Community Charter, the following portion of this meeting is closed to the public.

L. ADJOURNMENT:

Williams Lake - Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday, Jan 21st at 6pm in the Rick Hansen Boardroom (WL City Hall Basement - 450 Mart St)

On the Agenda:

Delegation (1) - John Moon to address the Committee in regards to the Highway 97 Road Upgrade project

Editor's Note - read a related story on this here while the Williams Lake Tribune takes Williams Lake Council to task over its' "flip-flopping" over the Highway 97 Road Upgrade file which you can read for yourself here

Business:

1) NCLGA Resolutions Submissions
2)Bylaw Dispute Adjudication System - Compliance Agreement

Link to Full Agenda here