Meeting called to order - 6pm
Meeting Agenda Adopted
Minutes of the Williams Lake City Council meeting held on March 8th, 2022 were received/adopted
Meeting Video here
Delegations/Presentations:
1) Wayne Potter from the Lakers Car Club appeared before Council to discuss their 2022 Spring Show & Shine
Event in May 2022
Following the presentation - a Question//Answer period ensued
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked Mr. Potter for his time/information
Resolved --
That pursuant to the request of the Lakers Car Club
in their letter dated March 17, 2022, Council authorize the use of
the City-owned parking lot located at 157/169 Yorston Street
adjacent to Lake City Glass by the Club for their annual Spring
Round-Up Show & Shine event taking place on Sunday, May 29,
2022.
2) Maureen Straza, Accessibility Advisory Committee Chair appeared before Council to present the Accessibility Advisory
Committee 2021 Year-End Report
Following the presentation - a Question//Answer period ensued
Mayor Cobb, on behalf of Council, thanked Ms. Straza for her time/information
Resolved --
That report of the Accessibility Advisory
Committee Chair and Legislative Services Assistant Coordinator
dated March 1, 2022 regarding a summary of the AAC's goals and
successes from 2021 be received for information.
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque
and EFT listings dated March 8, 10, 17 and 18, 2022
2) Council scheduled the date for the
Parcel Tax Roll Reviews to be held in Council Chambers as follows:
Water and Sewer - Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 9:00 AM; and
Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area - Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 9:30 AM
3) After receiving no public input -- Council approved DVP #02-2022 for property at 104 Fairview Dr (Williams Lake Golf and Country Club)
4) After receiving no public input -- Council approved DP #1-2022 for property at 1324 Broadway Avenue South (Macdonald's Canada)
5) Council approved the resolutions
titled “Rural MD Locum Funding” and “Mental Health Crisis” for
submission to the North Central Local Government Association for
consideration at the 2022 NCLGA AGM and Conference
Editor's Note -- the above matter was also approved at the Cariboo Regional District's Board Meeting held on March 18th, 2022
6) Council gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd Readings to City of
Williams Lake Sign Bylaw No. 2360, 2022, City of Williams Lake
Bylaw Notice Enforcement Amendment Bylaw No. 2361, 2022 and
City of Williams Lake Good Neighbour Amendment Bylaw No.
2362, 2022 and that Public Notification takes place of Council's intention to adopt these Bylaws on a future date...
7) Council endorsed-in-principle the
proposed Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
Williams Lake and the Downtown Williams Lake Business
Improvement Association (DWLBIA) establishing a Williams Lake
Public Art Committee to be administered by the DWLBIA for a
three-year term effective 2022 through 2024; and further, that
Council establish a budget of $5,000 toward this
program for the three-year term of the MOU with final approval of Council being required prior to any projects proceeding and that this matter return to a future Council meeting for formal approval, once the Downtown Williams Lake BIA Board has an opportunity to review the proposed MOU and provide its' recommendations/comments to Council on the draft MOU
8) Council deferred consideration of the Pavement Marking 2022 contract to Andesite Holdings
DBA Yellowhead Pavement Marking Inc. until Staff return a report to Council to accomplish a pavement marking project within a budget of $100,000. Council divided - Motion approved by the following vote:
Affirmative - Mayor Cobb; Councillors Bonnell, Brenner, Nelson, Smith
Opposed - Councillors S. Boehm and J. Ryll
9) Council approved the
proposed Airport Lease Agreement with the Cariboo Kennel Club for
the lands situated at the old housing area of the Williams Lake
Regional Airport, as identified on the attached Sketch Plan and
legally described as part of Block O, District Lots 8883, 8884, 8868
and 8869, Cariboo District, for a two-year term effective January 1,
2022 to December 31, 2023, with one option to renew for an
additional three years; and the Mayor and Corporate Officer
be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the City
10) Council endorsed a recommendation of the Central Cariboo Joint Committee, as follows:
That pursuant to Central Cariboo Joint
Committee Report #01-2022, the report of the Director of
Community Services dated February 11, 2022 regarding the Cariboo
Memorial Recreation Complex (CMRC) Statutory Holiday opening
and closing schedule be received and the following plans for
statutory holiday operations at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation
Complex be approved:
New Years Day – Closed
Wrestling Day – Open
Family Day – Open
Good Friday – Closed
Easter Monday – Closed
Victoria Day – Open
Canada Day – Closed – (Activities in Boitanio Park /
Stampede Weekend)
BC Day – Open
Labour Day – Closed – (during pool shutdown)
Thanksgiving – Open
Remembrance Day – Closed
Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day – Closed
And further, that the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex be
closed for the latest federal statutory holiday on September 30th, the
National day for Truth and Reconciliation.
11) Council endorsed two recommendations from a previous Committee of the Whole meeting, as follows:
a) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #05-2022 and the report of the Chief Administrative Officer
dated March 8, 2022, staff be directed to pay the Earned Retirement
Benefit Payments that are currently in arrears, in equal and interest
free payment amounts over the remaining term of the current
MPUA agreement and further to include this commitment in future
budgets.
b) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council
Report #06-2022, the letter from the Cariboo Adventist Academy
Grade 6 and 7 class dated March 7, 2022 regarding a proposal from
the students for a new City flag be received for information and kept
on file for future discussions on City branding, and a letter be sent
by the Mayor thanking the class for their submission and requesting
to schedule a date to meet with their class; and further, a discussion
be included on an upcoming Committee of Whole Council agenda
regarding consideration of a new flag and branding initiatives
12) Council agreed to send a letter of support for the New Pathways To Gold Society (NPTGS) work and investments in the
region's Gold Rush/Spirit Trails heritage tourism corridor to
Premier John Horgan, TACS Minister Melanie Mark and
Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister Murray Rankin
urging them to continue providing the NPTGS with the stable,
ongoing core funding needed for them to continue providing this
valuable service
13) Council received the Minutes of the Central Cariboo Joint
Committee Meeting held February 23, 2022
14) At the request of Interior Health -- Council directed staff
to display purple lights on the exterior of City Hall the week of April
4 to 10, 2022 in support of "National Dental Hygienists Week" for
'Oral Health for Total Health' as part of the Canadian Dental
Hygienists Association’s national “Put Your Purple On!”
campaign
15) Council reported out on an In-Camera Resolution from their March 8th In-Camera Meeting, as follows:
That Council receive Accessibility Advisory Committee Report #01-2022 regarding the AAC
E-Mail poll conducted on February 1, 2022 recommending acceptance of the application
from Troy Johnny to join the Accessibility Advisory Committee and endorse this Committee
appointment; and further, this item be brought forward as a matter of public record.
16) Council received the "Council Information Package" as of March 22nd, 2022
Mayor Cobb provided a verbal report concerning the COVID-19 pandemic and received no questions, following his report
Members of Council and the CAO reported out on their recent activities
Resolution to Proceed to Closed Council Meeting --
Resolved -- That Council now resolve into a Closed Meeting, following adjournment of the Open Meeting of Council, according to
Section 92 of the Community Charter for discussion of items
identified under Section 90 (1) (k) negotiations and related
discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service
that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the
council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interest of the
municipality if they were held in public.
Council adjourned its' Open Meeting at 7:30pm
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