Meeting called to order -- 6:01pm
Resolved --
That members of the public are not permitted to physically attend the January 26, 2021 Council meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the December 2nd Gathering and Events Public Health Officer Order. As per Ministerial Order No. M192 from the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and, for the purposes of Division 3 of Part 4 of the Community Charter, the meeting is not to be considered closed to the public and will be livestreamed on the City’s YouTube Channel to ensure openness and transparency.
|
Meeting Agenda adopted with 2 Late Items
Minutes from the Special Meeting of Council held December
8, 2020, the Special Closed (In-Camera) Meeting of Council held January 12, 2021 and
the Regular Meeting of Council held January 12, 2021 were all received/adopted
Delegations/Presentations - None
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque
and Electronic Funds Transfer listings dated December 31, 2020, and January 8, 14 and
15, 2021
2) Council directed award the Williams Lake Enhancement Plan and River Valley
Boardwalk Design project to TRUE Consulting Ltd and that an additional $30,000 be allocated to the existing budget from
General Revenue towards this project
3) Council
awarded the contract for the supply of unleaded gasoline and diesel to
Suncor Energy/Petro-Canada for the tendered price of $1.069 per
litre of unleaded gasoline and $1.1002 per litre of diesel.
4) Council approved the development of concurrent
Licensed and Unlicensed Summer Camp programs for the 2021
season, including an subsidy through the Affordable
Recreation Card (ARC) program through the Central Cariboo Recreation Function (CRD), to be reviewed in fall 2021
5) Council adopted Zoning Amendment Application - Bylaw No. 2309 (4775 Cattle Dr)
6) Council endorsed Committee of the Whole recommendations, as follows:
a) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #01-2021 and the report of the Economic Development
Officer dated January 8, 2021, Council endorse the concept of
establishing a Williams Lake community foundation; and further,
that staff be directed to provide a report on details and costs of
implementing a Foundation.
b) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #03-2021 and the report of the Chief Financial Officer dated
January 15, 2021, Council approve a one-year Fee for Service
Agreement for 2021 with the Williams Lake Community Policing
Committee with an annual City contribution of $15,000, subject to
the Society providing a business plan and monthly activity
reporting acceptable to the Society/City
7) At the request of the Census
Management Office for Statistics Canada, Council agreed to support the 2021 Census and encourages all City of Williams Lake residents to complete their census questionnaires online at
www.census.gc.ca by providing accurate and complete census data
to support programs and services that benefit our community.
8) Council received a letter from the Cariboo Chilcotin Partners
for Literacy (CCPL) requesting support for
their proposal to construct a permanent StoryWalk in Williams Lake
be received and City Staff were directed to work with the CCPL on
options for Council's consideration for moving the project forward
9) Council received, for public information, the following In-Camera Resolution from the January 12th, 2021 Special Closed (In-Camera) Williams Lake City Council meeting, as follows:
"That Council direct staff to terminate the Waterfront Enhancement Plan and Boardwalk
Design Study contract with ISL Engineering and Land Service Ltd., and this decision be
brought forward to the January 26, 2021 Regular Council Meeting"
10) Late Item #1 -- Council agreed to waive Purchasing
Policy No. 138 and sole-source and award Phase 2 of the Airport
Terminal Upgrade project to OT Timber Frames Ltd. in the amount
of $158,000.00 and that early budget approval for 2021 be approved
11) Late Item #2 -- Council approved a fully funded Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP) - COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream (CVRIS) application for the establishment of the trail between the RC Cotton Trail and the River Valley Recreation Trail through a boardwalk along the Williams Creek area; and further, that $50,000 be allocated from the COVID-19 Safe Restart Funds towards this project
11) Council received the Council Information Package as of Jan 26th, 2021, as follows:
January 4, 2021 - MLA Oakes re BC Hydro Streetlighting
Rate Increase / Termination of Private Outdoor Lighting
Service;
January 11, 2021 - City of North Vancouver re
Implementing Province-Wide Ban on Anticoagulant
Rodenticides;
January 11, 2021 - District of Clearwater re BC Hydro
Streetlighting Increase / Termination of Private Light
Systems;
January 12, 2021 - Letter from MP Peter Julian re Support
for Bill C-213 'The Canada Pharmacare Act';
January 13, 2021 - Thank You Letter from Williams Lake
Alliance Church for Council's Support for Resumption of
Faith-Based Meetings and Services;
January 15, 2021 - CRD Board Highlights;
January 18, 2021 - Letter from John Pickford re Council's
decision dated January 12, 2021 to support the resumption of
faith-based meetings and services;
January 18, 2021 - Thompson Regional Hospital District
(TRHD) MLA's Letter to Premier Horgan Requesting
Update on Kamloops Cancer Care Centre;
January 19, 2021 - CCACS re Central Cariboo Arts and
Culture Grants Awarded; and
January 19, 2021 - City of Vernon re BC Hydro's 2020
Streetlighting Rate Application
Mayor Cobb provided a COVID-19 Community Update
Mayor/Councillors provided oral reports on their recent activities...
Council agreed to adjourn at 7:13pm
No comments:
Post a Comment