Committee of the Whole (WL Council) - March 4th mtg

Present  - Mayor Cook (Chair) and Councillors Bonnell, Bourdon, Hughes, Rathor, Walters and Zacharias (via teleconference)

Staff:

Geoff Goodall - GM of Planning and Operations
Cindy Bouchard - Mgr of Legislative Services (Corporate Officer)
Grant Martin - Senior Bylaw Officer
Geoff Paynton - Director of Community Services
Chris Hutton - Planner

Meeting called to order at 6pm
Meeting Agenda approved and Feb 18th Minutes of COWC received/approved

Delegation :

1) Mike Pedersen, District Manager, Resource Operations and Kerri Howse, Stewardship Officer from the Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations appeared before the Committee to discuss the WL Timber Supply Area Discussion Paper

Presentation:

* Introduction
*TSA Review in local Timber Supply Area
* First Nations
* Regional Economy
* Natural Resources
* Environmental Values
* Timber Supply Land Base
* Mountain Pine Beetle
* Current AAC (Annual Allowable Cut)
* Timber Supply Forecasts
* Base Case Forecast
* Sensitivity Analyses #1-4 & Other Sensitivity Analyses
* Habitat Supply Analysis
* Conclusions

A question and answer period ensued

Mayor Cook, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Mr. Pedersen and Ms Howse for their time/information

Business:

1) Outdoor Water Bottle Refilling Station proposal

GM of Planning/Operations reviewed this item with the Committee
Discussion ensued

Committee Action - Receive/Refer to Staff for a report back to Council

2) Good Neighbour Bylaw

The Senior Bylaw Officer reviewed his report with the Committee. View his presentation here
Discussion ensued thereon

Committee Action - Recieve/Staff hold a Public Open House on the Draft 'Good Neighbour Bylaw' and report back to Committee of the Whole

3) Managing Elk in Cariboo Region - Ltr from Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

Item discussion by the Committee

Committee Action -Letter Received and refer to the local Sportsmen/Cattle Associations for input back to Council

4) Late Item - $10/Day childcare  - NCLGA Resolution

Committee Action - Council endorse the proposed NCLGA Resolution.  Approved by following vote:

Affirmative - Mayor Cook and Councillors Bonnell, Hughes, Rathor, Walters and Zacharias
Negative - Councillor Bourdon

Council will ratify this recommendation by email poll so it may be forwarded to NCLGA as per their deadline for submission of 2014 NCLGA Conference Resolutions by March 7th

The Committee adjourned at 8:36pm and Council then convened an In-Camera meeting in accordance with Sections 90(1)(b) and (e) of the Community Charter