Present: Mayor W. Cobb; Councillors S. Boehm, I. Bonnell, M. Brenner, J. Ryll C. Smith in Council Chambers and Councillor S. Nelson via Zoom
Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
Mayor Cobb recognized that the meeting was taking place on traditional Secwepemc (Shuswap) territory
Procedural Motion - Close Meeting to Public Attendance:
RESOLVED: That members of the public are not permitted to physically attend the June 8, 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 approved with 1 Late Item
Minutes of the WL City Council meeting held May 25th, 2021 were received/adopted
Delegation:
1) Warren Brown, Chief Superintendent - RCMP North
District appeared via Zoom to introduce the New Officer in Charge of the
Williams Lake RCMP Detachment, Inspector Myron Friesen
A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Cobb thanked Chief Superintendent Brown and Inspector Friesen for their time/information
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque
and EFT listings dated May 27, 28 and June 3 and 4, 2021
2) Council agreed to amend its' Council Policy #138 (Purchasing Policy) to permit electronic receipt of
tenders and an option to donate surplus/salvage materials and
equipment to non-profit organizations before being otherwise
disposed of.
3) Council approved Development Variance Permit #2-2021 for property at 1607 Juniper Street
4) Council ratified an email poll authorizing a letter of support
to OLI-Wood Timber Products (subsidiary of OT Timber Frames)
for their application to the province’ ‘Accelerating Manufacturing
Scale-Up Grant’ program for their development of a kiln drying
service for the value-added wood manufacturing sector in the
Cariboo Region
5) Council approved the 2021/2022 Annual Operating Agreement with BC Transit
6) Council received a request from from T.R. Underwood Engineering Ltd. to enter
into an encroachment agreement for a portion of the existing
building encroaching into the City boulevard on Borland Street, for
the property located at 452 Borland Street and directed City Staff to issue public
notice of the application for encroachment based on a 20-year
agreement for a one-time contribution of $1,000 with all costs
associated with the execution of the agreement being the
responsibility of the property owner
7) Council
approved the Downtown Revitalization Tax Exemption application
from T.R. Underwood Engineering Ltd. for façade improvements,
new signage, parking area upgrades and addition to the building
located at 452 Borland Street, issuing a certificate for the 2021
property value increase
8) Council agreed to provide a letter of support to
the Williams Lake Golf and Tennis Club for their application to the
2021 Northern Development Initiatives Trust (NDIT) ‘Community
Places’ Fund
9) Council agreed to endorse the
Central Cariboo Housing Capacity and Gap Analysis Report dated
April 2021 prepared by CitySpaces Consulting
Councillor Smith declared a conflict of interest on the next item and left the meeting at 6:20pm
10) Council
approved the contract for Bus Shelter Maintenance and Advertising
to C.C.R. Productions Ltd. (Tell-Tale Signs and Printing) for a
Three-Year Term effective May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024
Councillor C. Smith returned to the meeting at 6:21pm
11) Council
approved the purchase of a 2021 one-ton regular cab 4X4 pick-up
truck with combination service/dump insert body and front plough
v-blade from Lake City Ford Sales Ltd. for the purchase price of
$100,635.00, plus applicable taxes.
12) Council
approved the purchase of a 2021 half ton extended cab 4x4 pick-up
truck with canopy from Lake City Ford Sales Ltd. for the purchase
price of $59,626.00, plus applicable taxes, with an additional
$2,100.00 plus applicable taxes for a high-rise, full double door
canopy
13) Council
award the purchase of thirty-two three-tier and sixteen two-tier
plastic HDPE lockers for the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex
pool changing rooms to AccessSMT Holdings LTD. for the purchase
price of $75,420.00, plus applicable taxes
14) Council endorsed the following recommendations from its' June 1st, 2021 Committee of the Whole meeting as follows:
a) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #15-2021 and the report of the Director of Protective
Services dated May 27, 2021, Council approve extending the
Memorandum of Agreement with the Cariboo Friendship Society for
their Lease of the “Longhouse” located in the Stampede Park to
temporarily allow the site to be used for emergency shelter space,
should it be required due to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, for
an additional 6 months through November 30, 2021.
Council divided - Above motion approved by the following vote:
Affirmative - Councillors Boehm, Bonnell, Brenner, Nelson, Ryll and Smith (6)
Opposed - Mayor W. Cobb (1)
b) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #16-2021 and General Governance Committee Report #01-
2021, Council support allocating funds in future years for all
Council members to attend the North Central Local Government
Association (NCLGA) and Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM)
conferences and funds for 2-3 members of Council to attend the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual convention,
with specific costs to be reviewed and approved annually as part of
the budget processes.
c) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Report
#17-2021 and the report of the Economic Development Officer dated
May 28, 2021, Council authorize renewal of the City of Williams
Lake’s participation in the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC
PNP) Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Regional Pilot project.
d) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #18-2021, Staff be directed to provide Council with an
information report on the status on any actions or plans the City of
Williams Lake is undertaking or can be advancing with respect to
truth and reconciliation with our local First Nations.
e) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #19-2021, Staff be directed to contact local area First
Nations leaders to facilitate a Council to Council collective meeting
to discuss how we move forward together and what role the City of
Williams Lake can play in directing our senior levels of government
with clear and concise directions towards reconciliation, such as
some of those laid out in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Reports.
f) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #20-2021, Mayor Cobb write a letter to the Prime Minister
supporting the call from the City of Vancouver to provide all
necessary funding and support for all residential school sites in
Canada to be expertly examined under the guidance of local First
Nations and Knowledge Keepers so that we can begin to identify the
thousands of children we know are unaccounted for and attempt to
bring them home to their families and their traditional territories.
15) Late Item - Council approved the
award of contract for the removal of the rental bridges in the
Williams Lake River Valley and the temporary installation of the
bridges purchased in March of this year to Peterson Contracting
Ltd. for a total of $112,591.92, including applicable taxes, and
authorize waiving of the Purchasing Policy No. 138 for this work
16) Council received the "Council Information Package" as follows:
May 3, 2021 - Letter from Pauline MacBurney re Request
for Maintenance and Picnic Shelter at Scout Island;
May 28, 2021 - UBCM re 2021 City of Williams Lake
NCLGA Resolutions to be Presented at September UBCM
Convention;
May 28, 2021 - Civic Resolution Tribunal re Information for
Motor Vehicle Accident Disputes;
May 28, 2021 - CRD Board Highlights;
May 28, 2021 - CRD News Release re Solid Waste
Management Plans to Talk Less Trash;
May 31, 2021 - Response from Ministry of Energy, Mines
and Low Carbon Innovation re City's correspondence on
Recent Employment Impacts at Gibraltar Mines Limited;
June 1, 2021 - City of Prince George re Supplemental Letter
Regarding Northern BC IHIT Model; and
June 4, 2021 - City of Langley re Support for National 9-8-8
Suicide and Crisis Line Initiative.
Members of Council & CAO provided verbal reports as to their recent activities ..
Council agreed to adjourn at 6:51pm
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