WL Council Highlights - Dec 19th mtg

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

Meeting called to order at 6pm

Meeting Agenda adopted/Mins of the Dec 5th, 2017 WL City Council adopted

Presentation:

Mayor Cobb/WL RCMP Inspector Jeff Pelley presented Certificates of Appreciation to Blaine Grinder and Bill Drebit, in respect of their actions at the last robbery of the local CIBC Bank

Delegation:

Donna Mae Smith appeared before Council to raise concerns around the recent removal of Bus Shelter Benches

Discussion ensued thereon

Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked Ms. Smith for her time/information

Resolved - That Staff be directed to restore the transit bus shelter bench at the "Sandman Suites" location on 7th Avenue and the General Governance Committee review this matter and provide a recommendation to Council

Business:

1) Council received for information the computer cheque listings for the period of December 7, 14 and 15, 2017

2) Council adopted Road Closure and Removal of Highway Dedication Bylaw No. 2261, 2017 (Old Lake City Ford Building - Oliver St)

3) Council adopted the following Committee of the Whole recommendation with respect to the 2018 Provisional Budget:

That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #41-2017, the report of the Chief Financial Officer dated December 6, 2017 be received and the 2018 provisional budget be approved.


Council divided.  Approved by the following vote:

Affirmative - Mayor Cobb; Councillors Bonnell, Nelson, Ryll, Smith and Zacharias

Negative - Councillor L. Walters

3) Council received for information the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's 'Carson Drive and Toop Road Intersection Improvements Progress Report' dated November 29, 2017

4) Council agreed to support the Potato House Project application to the BC Rural Dividend program for funding toward their 'Innovative Homestead Program'

5) Late Item - Council authorized submission of an application to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) Economic Development Capacity Building program to support a full-time Economic Development Officer in 2018.

Members of Council reported on their recent activities and provided Holiday Greetings to the community

The CAO provided a oral report on his recent activities

Media Question Period - Tribune, None.  Radio - Question in regards to upcoming development on 1st Avenue across from Cariboo Bowling (BC Housing/Association for Community Living)

Council agreed to adjourn at 7:10pm