Central Cariboo Rural Directors' Caucus Highlights - Feb 24th mtg

Present: Chair M. LeBourdais and Directors S. Forseth, A. Delainey and G. Kirby

Meeting called to order at 3pm

The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place upon Indigenous Territories in the Central Cariboo-Chilcotin.  (Northern Shuswap - Areas D,E,F/Tsilhqot'in - Area J)

Procedural Motion - Close Meeting to Public Attendance:

Resolved - That members of the public are not permitted to physically attend the February 24, 2021 meeting of the Central Cariboo Rural Directors Caucus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As per Ministerial Order from the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General the Regional District cannot, at this time, ensure the safety of staff, Committee members, and members of the public in such circumstances.  Despite this, for the purposes of Division 3 of Part 4 of the Community Charter, the meeting is not to be considered closed to the public.

Openness, transparency, accessibility, and accountability, in respect of this meeting, will be achieved by the open publishing of the minutes.

Meeting Agenda adopted with 2 Discussions Items at the request of Dir. Forseth (recent BC Hydro power outages on Feb 22/23rd and Williams Lake Community Wildfire Protection Plan)

Minutes of the Central Cariboo Rural Directors' Caucus meeting of January 27th, 2021

Delegation:

Anne Burrill: Executive Director, Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area, appeared before Caucus to present an update on the Council's activities.

A Question/Answer period ensued

The Chair thanked Ms. Burrill for her time/information

Business:

1) Request from City of Williams Lake to financially participate in City Parks/Trails... 

Caucus resumed their discussions from their previous meeting

That Caucus recommend to the Regional Board:

That a letter be forwarded to the City of Williams Lake advising that Central Cariboo Rural Directors' Caucus respectfully declines to provide financial resources in respect of City of Williams Lake Parks/Trails' and that this resolution be verbally reported at the February 24th, 2021 Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting

2) Discussion Items - Director Forseth brought forward the following matters:

a) Recent power outages within Area "D" of the Regional District on Feb 22/23rd (Marguerite, Macalister, McLeese Lake, Duckworth Lake, Soda Creek Valley and Soda Creek Reserve)

b) Williams Lake Community Wildfire Protection Plan

No resolutions resulted from the discussions'

3) Action Page

After review by Caucus -- the Action Page was received and that Item #1 be removed

Caucus agreed to adjourn at 4:18pm