Meeting called to order -- 6:03pm
Procedural Motion:
Resolved --
"That members of the public are not permitted to physically attend
the January 12th, 2021 Williams Lake City Council meeting due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and the December 2nd, 2020 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 of Williams Lake YouTube Channel to ensure openness
and transparency"
Meeting Agenda adopted
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of City Council held December
15, 2020 and the Special Meeting of City Council held December 18,
2020 were both received/adopted
Delegation:
1) Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson appeared before Council, via Zoom, to provide an general update to City Council
A Question/Answer period ensued following MLA Doerkson's presentation. Questions asked included:
* Local COVID-19 numbers for City of Williams Lake only from Interior Health
* COVID-19 Vaccine schedule
* Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA support for COVID-19 Grant Applications...
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked MLA Doerkson for his time/information...
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque
and EFT listings dated December 14, 16, 17, 18, 23 and 24, 2020,
and January 7, 2021
2) Council received the
letter from Fox Mountain Brewing Co. requesting the 2020 late
property tax penalty in the amount of $880 for the property located
at 215 Donald Road in Williams Lake be waived and Council resolved to defer the matter until confirmation from BC Assessment is received that it erred in sending the property tax notice to the wrong location before City of Williams Lake property taxes were due in July 2020
3) Upon recommendation of Council's Finance Committee - Council authorized the following
a) Establish ten grants in
the amount of $2,500 each, totalling $25,000, from the City's
COVID-19 Safe Restart Grant for non-profit community
organizations located within or directly benefiting Williams Lake
demonstrating hardship as a result of the pandemic
b) Reduce all
Williams Lake business license fees for 2021 by 50%, at an
approximate cost of $75,000, to be allocated from the City's
COVID-19 Safe Restart Grant funding, and any associated staff
costs be paid from this fund
4) Council ratified an email poll authorizing the allocation
of $15,000 from the City’s portion of the COVID-19 Safe Restart
Grant for Local Governments to be divided equally between the
Williams Lake Stampede Association and the Royal Canadian
Legion Branch 139
5) Council authorized 2 Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
(ICIP) ‘COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream’ Grant Applications, as follows:
a) $650,000 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 general revenue account toward this project
b) $796,000 toward
River Valley Flood Mitigation projects
6) Council agreed to provide a letter
of support to the Williams Lake Stampede Association for their
application to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program
(ICIP) ‘COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream’
7) Council received the Minutes of the Special Central Cariboo
Joint Committee Meeting held December 16, 2020
8) Council received for information a letter from The Voice of Pentecost Church
in Williams Lake dated January 5, 2021, together with the letter
from the United Pentecostal Church of British Columbia/Northwest
Territories to the BC Premier, Minister of Health and Provincial
Health Officer dated December 5, 2020 requesting reconsideration of
the current COVID restrictions preventing faith-based meetings
and services and Council agreed to provide a letter of support in favour of their request...
9) Council received for information a letter from the Williams Lake & District
Seniors Activity Centre dated January 4, 2021 expressing gratitude
to Council for their allocation of COVID-19 Safe Restart Grant for
Local Governments funding
10) Council received a letter from the Rotary Club of Williams
Lake dated January 7, 2021 requesting Council's consideration to
allocate a portion of the City's COVID-19 Safe Restart Grant for
Local Governments funding to their organization due to the impacts
on their organization caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
11) Council received the 'Council Information Package' as of January 12th, 2021 as follows:
December 8, 2020 - Response Letter from BC Prosecution
Service re Court Proceedings;
December 15, 2020 - Softball BC re COVID Relief Funding;
December 16, 2020 - City of Rossland re Letter of Support
for Corporation of City of Vernon;
December 23, 2020 - IHA News Release re Shortlist for
Cariboo Memorial Hospital Redevelopment;
January 8, 2021 - CRD News Release re CRD Solid Waste
Advisory Committee Seeks New Members
A COVID-19 Community Update was provided by Mayor Cobb
A roundtable was held where Members of Council provided oral reports on their recent activities
Council agreed to adjourn at 7:20pm
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