WL Council Highlights - Sept 16th mtg

Present: Mayor Cook and Councillors Bonnell, Bourdon, Hughes, Rathor, Walters and Zacharias

Staff:

Darrell Garceau - City Manager
Cindy Bouchard - Mgr of Legislative Services/Corporate Officer
Alan Madrigga - Mgr of Economic Development
Ken MacInnis - Communications Coordinator
Nigel Whitehead - Planner

Meeting called to order at 6pm
Agenda approved/Minutes of Sept 2nd WL Council meeting approved

Delegations:

1) Cariboo RD Chair Al Richmond appeared before Council to present a plaque in regards' to the City's 85th Birthday to Mayor/Council

2) Willie Dye appeared before Council to discuss the 2014 Art Walk.  A video was played showing various murals throughout the downtown area

A Question/Answer period ensued

Mayor Cook, on behalf of Council, thanked Mr. Dye for his time/information

Resolved - That Council declare Williams Lake as the "Mural Capital of the Cariboo-Chilcotin"

Business:

1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque listings for the periods ending September 4 and 11, 2014

2) Council awarded the contract for the supply of dried bulk highway salt for the 2014/2015 winter season to McTar Division of Lafarge Canada Inc. for the tendered price of $136.80 per metric tonne, excluding applicable taxes

3) Council adopted the following bylaws:

a) Bylaw No. 2218, 2014 - A Bylaw to Repeal Those Bylaws Replaced by Good Neighbour Bylaw
b) Bylaw No. 2219, 2014 - Bylaw Notice Enforcement Amendment
c) Bylaw No. 2217, 2014 - Zoning Amendment Bylaw (City of Williams Lake / Cariboo Fire Centre for 3020 Airport Rd)

4) Council received the letter from the British Columbia Achievement Foundation announcing the twelfth annual BC Community Achievement Awards and enclosed nomination booklet and members of the community were encouraged to submit nominations & Staff were directed to place the information on the City's website

5) Council approved the Walk for Harmony Parade on September 30, 2014

6) Council proclaimed the week of September 28 to October 5, 2014 as "Celebrate Life Week" in the City of Williams Lake

7) Council proclaimed the week of October 20 to 26, 2014 as "Waste Reduction Week" in the City of Williams Lake

8) Council received the "Council Information Package" for September 16th as follows:

• August 26, 2014 - Letter from Show Kids You Care re Feeding Hungry Kids Programs.

Meeting recessed at 6:41pm for Public Hearing
Meeting resumed at 7:02pm

9) After a public hearing - Council gave 3rd reading to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2220 (Mark & Sandra Chipman - 533 Gibbon St). The bylaw will now be referred to the Ministry of Transportation for formal approval, in accordance with Section 52 of the Transportation Act

Meeting adjourned at 7:05pm