WL Council Highlights - Jan 26th mtg

Present: Mayor W. Cobb; Councillors I. Bonnell, S. Nelson, J. Ryll, C. Smith, L. Walters and S. Zacharias

Meeting called to order at 6:05pm

Meeting Agenda approved and Minutes of Jan 12th Council meeting adopted

Delegations: 

1) Laura Klassen from the Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) appeared before Council to discuss the AAC Annual Report

A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked the delegation for their time/information

Resolved - Council received for information the report of the Manager of Active Living containing the 2015 Annual Report for the Accessibility Advisory Committee

2) Bruce Mack, President - Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy appeared before Council to discuss Family Literacy Week 2016

A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked Mr. Mack for his time/information

3) George Emery, Certified Life Skills Coach appeared before Council to discuss the Life Skills for Everyone Programs

A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked Mr. Emery for his time/information

Business:

1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque listings for the periods ending January 14 and 21, 2016

2) Council approved a series of three development/economic development workshops between Feb - May 2016 and members of Council were invited to attend these workshops

3) Council gave the Mayor/Corporate Officer authorization to sign off on an amendment to Title Document No. P17287 for certain property at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex site to assist with the construction of the Sam Ketcham Pool Renovation

4) Council gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reading to Building & Plumbing Amendment Bylaw No. 2242. Adoption of this Bylaw will be withheld until the award of the contract for construction of the Sam Ketcham Pool Upgrade Project at 525 Proctor Street is completed

5) Council adopted 3 Recommendations from the Public Works Committee as follows:

a) The letter from the Sun Ridge Condominiums Strata Council dated November 23, 2015 regarding snow dump be received and they be advised that due to constraints at the Comer Street city snow dump area it is not possible for the City to accept or provide third party snow storage due to erosion issues in this area becoming evident in the summer of 2015.

b) The report of the Manager of Water and Waste dated December 22, 2015 be received and Council endorse an increase in fees when purchasing a solid waste container from the current $65 per container to $105 per container,; and further, "City of Williams Lake Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling Amendment Bylaw No. 2241" be introduced and read a 1st, 2nd and 3rd time

c) Council acknowledge the withdrawal of MPC Consulting Ltd. from the SCADA Upgrades 2015 project, and award the contract to Mackay Electric Ltd. for the total tendered amount of $421,021.10, excluding GST; and further, that Council consider allocating an additional $45,000 from water and sewer funds as an emergency contingency should it be required

6)Council adopted two Committee of the Whole recommendations as follows:

a) The letter from the Williams Lake Central Business Improvement Association dated December 29, 2015 providing notice in accordance with their Fee for Service Agreement dated June 20, 2014 that they will no longer be coordinating and producing the Stampede Street Party event be received, and the Fee for Service Agreement be amended accordingly.

b) The Williams Lake Central Business Improvement Association be requested to provide Council with a revised 5-year plan, incorporated as Schedule "B" to Williams Lake Central Business Improvement Area Bylaw No. 2198 expiring on December 31, 2018.

7) Council received a report from the Chief Administrative Officer containing a summary of recent and upcoming City business

8) Council received the "Council Information Package" for January 26, 2016 as follows:

• January 15, 2016 - CRD Board Highlights;
• January 21, 2016 - BC Hydro re Planned Power Outages in Fox Mountain Area.

Members of Council gave oral reports on their recent activities

Meeting adjourned at 7:21pm and after a 5 minute recess, Council then convened an In-Camera meeting as per Sections 90(1a/c - appointment/labour or employee relations) of the Community Charter