Committee of Whole Mtg (WL Council) - May 20th

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

Staff present:

Darrell Garceau - City Manager
Geoff Goodall - Gen Mgr of Planning/Operations
Rena Schill - Corporate Services Records Management Coordinator
Jeff Bernardy - Engineering Technologist
Anne Burrill - Mgr of Social Development

Meeting called to order at 6:06pm

Mins of COW Mtg of May 6th approved
Mtg Agenda approved with 1 Late Item referred to COW Mtg from earlier held In-Camera meeting

Delegation:

Jenny Green, Catherine Whitman and Tatjana Lauzon from Interior Health (IH) appeared before the Committee to discuss IH's "Healthy Communities Initiative".  A Powerpoint Presentation was played for the Committee.  View that here

A Question and Answer period ensued.  On behalf of the Committee, the Chair thanked the delegation for their time/information

Resolved - Delegation be received and presentation be referred to Staff for a report back to Council for consideration

Business:

1) Letter from Min of Transportation re: Highway 97 Design changes (Late Item)

The Gen Mgr of Planning/Operations reviewed the letter from the Min of Transportation/Infrastructure and attached design changes (Carson Drive) with the Committee

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - That Council does not object to Points 1 to 3 in the letter from the Ministry however Council requests that more consultation be undertaken on Points 4 and 5 and more information is requested on Point 6

Approved by the following vote:

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

2) City Float for 2014 Williams Lake Stampede Parade

Councillor Walters, from the Community Services Committee, reviewed the item with the Committee

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - That Council task the Community Services Committee to complete the City Float project for the 2014 WL Stampede Parade and any funds required for the project be charged to the Council Contingency Fund

Approved by the following vote:

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

The Committee agreed to adjourn at 8:01pm