Editor's Note -- this is the final meeting of the 2018-2022 Williams Lake Municipal Council
Present: Mayor W. Cobb; Councillors Boehm, Brenner (via Zoom), Nelson, Ryll, Smith
Meeting called to order at 6:00pm - Meeting Video Recording
here
Mayor Cobb recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw
Mayor Cobb also recognized the absence of outgoing Williams Lake City Councillor I. Bonnell as he was involved in a T-bone motorcycle accident earlier in October and hoped for the continued successful recovery from his injuries in the days, weeks and months to come...
Meeting Agenda Adopted
Minutes of the Williams Lake City Council Meeting held on October 4th, 2022 were received/adopted
Delegations/Presentations/Matters from Public Hearing(s) - None
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque
and EFT listings dated October 3, 6, 13, 17 and 29, 2022
2) Council requested the
Minister of Municipal Affairs (Hon. Nathan Cullen) to grant powers pursuant to Section 781
of the Local Government Act, for the disposition (write-off) of
$3,662.78 uncollectable property taxes receivable, including penalty
and interest amounts, on the manufactured home property,
identified as:
Tax Roll/Folio # 0070490.020, manufactured home registry
#022873, civic address: 2A-1406 Broadway Ave S, Williams Lake
BC V2G 0A1, owners: John Doerksen
3) Council accepted the Downtown
Revitalization Tax Exemption application from Good Guys
Gardening Centre Inc for a full renovation of storefront
improvements, including a new timber frame overhang, exterior
painting, and additional paving of the parking lot located at 250
Mackenzie Ave South, issuing a certificate for the 2023 property
value increase and that it allow Good Guys Gardening to
enter into a Downtown Revitalization Tax Exemption Agreement
with the City of Williams Lake
4) Council agreed to provide a
letter of support to the Williams Lake Stampede Association for their
application to the Civil Forfeiture and Crime Prevention Grant
Stream that is open until November 23, 2022
5) Council ratified an email poll authorizing it to
proclaim the day of October 20th, 2022 as “Purple Thursday” and
that the lights at City Hall be changed to purple for October 19th
and 20th
6) Council approved the
increase in the amount of the awarded disc golf construction contract in Boitanio Park to Indesign Disc
Golf from $77,361.00 to $100,273.00 plus applicable taxes
7) Council received a letter from the Union of BC Municipalities
(UBCM) dated September 28, 2022 advising of the Province's
response to resolution NR46 "Health Records Sharing for Allied
Health Professionals"
8) Council authorized the following, in relation to 2022 Remembrance Day events in the City of Williams Lake:
* approve the Poppy Campaign sale days from October 28, 2022 to
November 11, 2022;
* approve the barricading of the City Hall parking lot during the
small Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph on November
11, 2022, and Staff coordinate the placement of barricades as
requested;
* approve the use of the City Hall lobby for accumulation of
wreaths and crosses before and after the Cenotaph ceremony
* authorize the Legion Flag to be displayed on the City's flag pole
for the week of November 7 through 11, 2022
9) Council authorized a partial street closure request on Friday, November 4th,
2022 from 7:00am to 5:00pm at the intersection of First Avenue and
Cameron Street in relation to First Nations Wellness
Centre to be operated by the First Nations Health Authority
10) Council authorized the following, in relation to the annual Memory Tree event:
* approve the placement of the 'In Memory' Book, signage and
ornaments in the City Hall lobby from November 1 to 30, 2022, as
well as a donation/draw box to be located at the reception counter
during these dates;
* approve the use of the City Hall lobby and tree for displaying of
the name ornaments from November 1 through to Christmas;
* approve the use of Council Chambers for a small ceremony for the
reading of the 'In Memory' Book names to be recorded and posted
for public viewing online;
* approve the barricading of the City Hall parking lot during the
Memory Tree event taking place outside City Hall on December 4,
2022 for the lighting of the Hospice Tree, and Staff coordinate the
placement of barricades as requested
* the event be coordinated with City Staff and the Fire
Department
11) Council received an invitation from Tsilhqot'in National Government to the
158th Lhatsasin Memorial to be held at their office on South Lakeside Drive on Wednesday, October 26th
12) Council received a letter from the Ministry of Attorney General
and Minister Responsible for Housing dated October 4, 2022,
regarding a response to housing concerns from the UBCM
Convention
Council received the Council Information Package as of October 25th, 2022
Members of Council reported on their recent activities as well as "Council Farewell Statements" from the outgoing 2018-2022 Williams Lake City Council
Council adjourned at 6:30pm
