Special WL Council Highlights - Sept 22nd mtg

Editor's Note -- video from the meeting here

Present: Mayor Cobb and Councillors Boehm, Bonnell, Brenner, Nelson, Ryll and Smith

Meeting called to order at 6pm

Meeting Agenda adopted

Delegations - None

Business:

1) ICIP Grant Application for CMRC Arena Dressing Rooms Expansion Project - Joint Committee Rpt #02-2020

A report from the Central Cariboo Joint Committee was presented

Discussion ensued thereon... 

Resolved -- That pursuant to Joint Committee Report #02- 2020 and the report of the Events & Marketing Coordinator dated September 11, 2020, Joint Committee endorse an application by the City of Williams Lake to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) BC's 'Community, Culture & Recreation Infrastructure Fund' for the arena dressing room expansion project at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex; and further, that the matching funds be identified in the 2021 Central Cariboo Recreation capital plan.

2) Council Resolution No. 91/20 re Cariboo RD (Areas D,E,F) and City of WL Cost-Sharing to Support Park Maintenance (click here)

Councillor Bonnell reported on this item

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - That Staff prepare a report in line with Council discussions for the October 28th, 2020 Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting

Editor's Note -- Contrary to Councillor Bonnell's comments -- the matter of funding the 2021 Stampede Parade was NOT deferred but it was referred to the November's CRD Central Cariboo Rural Directors' (CRD Areas D,E,F,J,K) Caucus Committee for purposes of consideration of funding via the 2021 CRD Grant for Assistance program, rather than Central Cariboo Arts/Culture Service where there IS a disagreement to fund the Parade from that budget in 2021 but the intent of the CRD Areas D, E,F Directors is to consider providing funding in another way for the 2021 Stampede Parade which may NOT even go forward in late June 2021, due to the very likelihood that the COVID-19 pandemic will still be in place at that point ~SF

Councillor Nelson declared a perceived conflict of interest on the next item and left the meeting

3) Mural Funding Approvals for 2020

A report from the Corporate Officer was presented to Council

Discussion ensued thereon

Resolved - That pursuant to the report of the Corporate Officer dated September 21, 2020, Council fund the cow moose mural project using the 2020 budget, in place of a 2021 budget preapproval.

Councillor Nelson returned to the meeting

Council agreed to adjourn at 6:27pm