Wednesday, January 24, 2018

CC Joint Committee Highlights - Jan 24th/18 mtg

Present from City of WL: Mayor W. Cobb; Councillors I. Bonnell, S. Nelson and S. Zacharias

Present from CRD: Directors S. Forseth, M. Neufeld and J. Sorley

Meeting chaired by Director J. Sorley and called to order at 5:32pm

Meeting Agenda approved with late item (Verbal Pool Project update)
Minutes of the CC Joint Committee Meeting of October 25th, 2017 received/adopted

Delegation:

Vanessa Moberg, Coordinator, Sustainable Life Education, Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society, appeared before the Committee to provide a presentation on a Water Wise/Salmonid-themed semi-permanent art exhibit proposed to be installed at the West Fraser Aquatic Centre

A Question/Answer period ensued

The Chair, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Ms. Moberg for her time/information

Resolved - That the Joint Committee provide support in principle of the delegation's request and Staff be requested to report back on this item at the Feb 28th Joint Committee meeting

Business:

1) Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society - Fourth Quarter of 2017 Report

Report from the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society was presented to the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Report received

2) Central Cariboo Recreation Management Agreement (2013-2018) between the City of Williams Lake and Cariboo Regional District for the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex

Report from the CRD Manager of Community Services was presented to the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - That the report of the CRD Manager of Community Services be received and refer to Staff to bring forward recommendations at the March meeting of Joint Committee

3) CMRC Rear Parking Lot Options - Follow up Report

Report from the City Director of Community Services was presented to the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Report received and that Joint Committee approve changing the back parking lot of the CMRC from a rental lot to free (first come, first served) parking, including some time limited areas for patron of the CMRC

4) Williams Lake Minor Hockey Request for Support - Midget Female Rep BC Hockey Championships

A letter from Kelly Call, Coordinator for the Midget Female Championships, Williams Lake Minor Hockey was presented to the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Letter received/Mr. Call be provided with a Cariboo Regional District Grant for Assistance Application (Year Round Intake) to apply for funding of the fee to use the Gibraltar Room

5) Williams Lake Hockey History Murals

A report from the City Economic Development Officer was presented to the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Report received/that approval be given for the hanging of the Williams Lake Hockey History Murals by Dwayne Davis at the CMRC in the best appropriate location as determined in consultation with the City's Director of Community Services

6) Discussion Items

The Committee discussed the following items:

a) Central Cariboo Joint Committee Terms of Reference - Defer to future Joint Committee meeting
b) Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin
c) 2019 North Central Local Government Association Convention That an application be submitted to host the 2019 NCLGA Convention in Williams Lake 

7) Action Page

Item presented to the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - Action Page received

8) Late Item - Verbal Report - Sam Ketcham Pool Project

The City's Director of Community Services (G. Paynton) provided a verbal report on the recently completed West Fraser Aquatic Centre (Sam Ketcham Pool) project

The Committee adjourned at 6:58pm

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