Present - Mayor Cook and Councillors Bonnell, Bourdon, Hughes, Rathor, Walters and Zacharias
Staff present:
Darrell Garceau - City Manager
Cindy Bouchard - Mgr of Legislative Services/Corporate Officer
Geoff Goodall - GM of Planning/Operations
Margaret Stewart - Director of Finance
Ken MacInnis - Communications Coordinator
Tom Chung - IT Mgr
Chris Hutton - Planner
Meeting called to order at 6:04pm
Meeting Agenda approved/Mins of April 8th Council meeting adopted
Delegations:
1) Chief Ann Louie of the Williams Lake Indian Band (T'exelc) appeared before Council to request Council to deal with an increase of First Nations racism as a result of 'New Prosperity' being rejected earlier this year.
At the request of Mayor Cook -- Council referred the written presentation by Chief Ann Louie to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion
2) Sharon Taylor & Jessica Knodel of the Social Planning Council - WL and Area - appeared before Council to discuss their activities
Resolved - That the presentation be received
Meeting recessed at 6:55pm for Public Hearing on Bylaw #2211
Meeting resumed at 7:13pm
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque listings for the periods ending April 10, 15 and 24, 2014
2) Council gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading to 2014-18 Financial Plan Bylaw 2209 by the following vote:
Affirmative - Mayor Cook & Councillors Bourdon, Walters and Zacharias
Negative - Councillors Bonnell, Hughes and Rathor
3) Council approved the following Development Permits or Development Variance Permits (DVP/DP):
a) DVP #4-2014 (Mary LeBlanc at 1707 Signal Point Rd)
b) DVP #5-2014 (Cariboo Chilcotin Child Development Centre Association at 690 2nd Avenue North)
c) DVP #6-2014 (Dreams Build Homes Ltd at 1923 Boe Place)
d) DP #6-2013 (McDonalds - 1324 Broadway Avenue South)
e) DP #1-2014 (Can-Com Electronics Ltd - 20 Broadway Avenue North
4) Council approved the 2014/15 local Transit Annual Operating Agreement with BC Transit and the Lakers Go Bus Society
5) Council approved the disposition of part of the dedication of road dedicated on Plans 8753, 1544, 16279, all in District Lot 7045, Cariboo District and adjacent to 1148 Broadway Avenue South, in exchange for paving works over part of the remainder of the laneway, which part will remain vested in the City.
6) Council approved the installation of no parking signs on both sides of Dutch Point Road, subject to the approval of CN Rail and further Staff bring a report back to Council on the outstanding issues on Dutch Point Rd
7) Council received an application for DVP #7-2014 (WCD Holdings Ltd. - Utilities Servicing from "Underground" to "Overhead" - 800 Highway 97 North). The DVP will be formally considered at the May 27th meeting of WL City Council
8) Council received the application for a Development Permit from architect Wendy Rempel on behalf of WCD Holdings Ltd. for the development of a new automobile sales and service centre at 800 Highway 97 North, subject to receipt of a maintenance agreement with extended bonding to ensure establishment of the proposed landscaping. Staff were directed to distribute notification of the development permit application to the surrounding property owners within a 100 metre radius and comments and recommendations be brought back to Council for further consideration at the May 27th Council meeting
9) Council and the community was encouraged to attend the McDonald's Bicycle Rodeo on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Canadian Tire parking lot from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
10) Council gave approval for the annual KidSport Classic Run on June 22, 2014
11) After a public hearing held earlier in the meeting - Council gave 3rd Reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2211 (WCD Holdings Ltd - 800 Highway 97 North for new Ford dealership). The bylaw now goes to the Ministry of Transportation for approval, as per Section 52 of the Transportation Act
12) Council adopted Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2208 by the following vote:
Affirmative - Mayor Cook & Councillors Bonnell, Bourdon, Rathor, Walters and Zacharias
Negative - Councillor Danica Hughes
13) Council proclaimed the month of May 2014 as "Hospice Palliative Care Awareness Month" in the City of Williams Lake
14) Council received for information In-Camera Report #2-2014 regarding Heritage/Accessibility Advisory Committees appointments for 2014. For the full list - read here
15) Council received the 'Council Information Package' as of April 29th as follows:
• April 2014 - Northern Development Initiative Trust April Newsletter;
• April 8, 2014 - Village of Lumby re concerns regarding recent amendments to Canada Postal System;
• April 17, 2014 - CRD Board Highlights;
• April 23, 2014 - NDIT Cariboo-Chilcotin/Lillooet Region Spring 2014 Quarterly Update.
16) Council received a report of Mayor Kerry Cook regarding her activities for the period ending April 22nd
Councillor Hughes discussed with Council the City of WL's 85th Birthday activities on Saturday, May 3rd (all day)
Meeting adjourned at 9:27pm
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