Present: Mayor W. Cobb; Councillors S. Nelson, J. Ryll, C. Smith, and S. Zacharias
Meeting called to order at 6pm
Meeting Agenda/Minutes of the Feb 6th, 2018 WL Council Meeting, both adopted
Delegations:
1) George Atamanenko, Chair, Accessbility Advisory Committee appeared before Council in regards to the Accessibility Advisory Committee's 2017 Year-End Report - click here
A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked Mr. Atamanenko for his time/information
Resolved - Council agreed to support the direction of the Williams Lake Accessibility Advisory Committee in their desire to become the “Rural Accessibility Capital of British Columbia” and that Council support the development of an Action Plan to complete this by 2024
2) Darcy Lazzarin and Sean Seabourne from the Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club appeared before Council to provide an overview on the Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club
A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked Mr. Seabourne/Ms. Lazzarin for their time/information
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque listings dated February 8 and 15, 2018
2) After receiving no public input -- Council approved Development Variance Permit #02-2018 for the Evangelical Free Church, 1100 Eleventh Avenue North (Interior Lot Line Setback for Wheelchair Ramp)
3) Council approved the City's participation and application for the $5 million Infrastructure Canada Smart City Challenge competition with the Smart Universal Water Metering project and that Council endorse project implementation in 2020, provided the funds are received
4) Council adopted Williams Lake Cemetery Amendment Bylaw No. 2270, 2018
Councillor Nelson declared a potential conflict of interest on Items #6a and #6b and left Council Chambers at 6:39pm
5) Council endorsed the following Committee of the Whole resolutions, as follows:
a) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #06-2018 and the report of the Director of Development Services dated February 6, 2018 be received and Staff be directed to bring forward, for Council’s consideration, amending Bylaw(s) to:
Exclude retail cannabis sales from the definition of retail, similar to beer & wine stores;
Permit cannabis retail in areas where current commercial and entertainment uses are such as C-1, CS-1, CS-3, CS-4, CS-5, CD-15;
Exclude drive through and mobile cannabis retail;
Exclude cannabis sales from retail locations situated within 500 meters of schools or daycares
b) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #07-2018, retail cannabis sale facilities cannot be situated within 1 kilometer of another retail cannabis sale facility.
Councillor Nelson returned to Council Chambers at 6:42pm
c) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #08-2018, the Zoning Bylaw be amended to permit cannabis production in Heavy Industrial zones (M2) and (M3) and cannabis distribution be permitted in any zone that permits warehouse use but more specifically, both uses are limited to the North End Industrial Park and Airport lands
d) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #09-2018, commercial cannabis distribution production facilities require increased setbacks from property lines
Resolved - That a letter be forwarded to the federal government asking any/all covenants be removed to permit a cannabis production facility at the Williams Lake Regional Airport
6) Council approved the updated Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Williams Lake and the Central Interior Rural Division of Family Practice (CIRD)
Members of Council reported on their recent activities
Media Question Period -- Bylaw amendments for Retail Sale of Cannabis; Smart City Challenge/Water Meters
Council adjourned at 7:02pm
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