Mayor Rathor recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw
Minutes of Williams Lake City Council Meeting held on November 15th, 2022 was received/adopted
Presentation:
1) Fire Chief Passing of the Helmet Presentation to new Williams Lake Fire Chief Evan Dean
Delegations:
1) Ruth Lloyd and Paul Smith, Go By Bike
Williams Lake and Streets for All Williams Lake appeared before Council to discuss their Fall
Activities & Active Transportation Committee
Following the presentation - A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor thanked the delegation for their time and information
Resolved -- That the presentation from the Go By Bike Williams
Lake and Streets for All Williams Lake group be received and
Council establish an Active Transportation Committee
2) Renee McKeown, Dr. Carol Fenton & Deberah Robbin -
Interior Health Authority and First Nations Health Authority (via Zoom/in-person) appeared before Council to discuss Approval of Proposed Mobile Overdose Prevention Site in
Williams Lake
Following the presentation - A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor thanked the delegation for their time and information
Resolved -- That the presentation from representatives of the
Interior Health Authority and the First Nations Health Authority
regarding a request for Council to approve a proposal for a mobile
overdose prevention site in Williams Lake be received and referred to
staff for a report back to Council.
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque
and EFT listings dated November 4, 10, 17, 18, 24 and December 1,
2022
2) Council
Appointments were amended to reflect the following changes:
* Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Liaison – Councillor Moses
* Central Cariboo Arts & Culture Fee for Service
Management Committee – Councillor Moses
* Cariboo Chilcotin Partners for Literacy – Councillor
Delainey
* Williams Lake Airshed Quality Roundtable -- Councillor Delainey
3) Council received for information the report of the Public Hearing for
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2375 held November 15, 2022
4) At the request of Councillor Nelson -- Council agreed to send a letter to Hon. Murray
Rankin, BC Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing,
thanking him for his directive to identify and implement
amendments to the BC Prosecution Service’s Bail – Adults policy,
issued pursuant to section 6 of the Crown Counsel Act; and further
that Council request the Attorney General to encourage the BC
Prosecution Service to utilize electronic monitoring on prolific
offenders that are released into the community on bail conditions
5) Council agreed to renew agreements with the Cariboo Regional District, as follows:
* Handy-Dart service for specified areas within Areas D,E,F of the Cariboo Regional District
* Cemetery Services for those in Areas D,E,F of the Cariboo Regional District
* Emergency Support (Social) Services for those living within rural areas in the Cariboo Regional District
6) Council approved registration,
accommodation, meals, travel, Council compensation and other
associated expenses for interested Council members to attend the
Local Government Leadership Academy’s 2023 Elected Officials
Seminar in Prince George, BC from March 15 to 17, 2023
7) Council endorsed recommendations of the Central Cariboo Joint Committee, as follows:
a) 2023 Meeting Schedule of the Central Cariboo Joint Committee
b) That pursuant to Central Cariboo Joint
Committee Report #03-2022, the Central Cariboo Arts & Culture
Society's 'Performances in the Park Report' be received and
approval be given for renewal of the Performances in the Park
services agreement between the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture
Society, the City of Williams Lake and the Cariboo Regional District
for a three-year term at a cost of $22,000 annually paid to the
Society for coordinating the Performances in the Park events, and
the Mayor and Corporate Officer be authorized to sign the
agreement on behalf of the City; and further, that staff be directed to
investigate the use of the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex for
those events scheduled during inclement weather or poor air quality
due to wildfire smoke.
8) Council gave 1st, 2nd and 3rd Readings to "Williams Lake Cemetery Amendment Bylaw No.
2380, 2022"
9) Council approved BC Air Access Program grant applications, as follows:
* Airport Security Gate Upgrade - $60,000
* Airport Apron Lighting Upgrade - $55,900
10) Council approved a REDIP/Rural Economic Development Infrastructure Program grant application for a Utility Master Plan for the
Williams Lake Regional Airport (in concert with a similar study for capacity within the Pine Valley Sewer System, as proposed by the Cariboo Regional District)
11) Council awarded the contract for the washroom replacement at Scout
Island to Spruce Lee Construction for the tendered price of
$298,225, plus applicable taxes, and agree to the project cost
overrun of $26,829.02 to be covered from other project budgets that
have come in under budget.
12) Council agreed to extend the
existing contract of the Community Well-Being and Safety
Coordinator until December 31, 2023, and that this extension be
funded through the COVID Safe Restart Funds that are remaining
in the City Budget from the 2020 allocation from the Province
13) Council receive the report of the Director
of Human Resources dated November 21, 2022 and directed that the COVID-19
Mandatory Vaccination Council Policy be rescinded
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Councillor M. Moses
14) "City of
Williams Lake Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2375, 2022" was adopted (318 Broadway Avenue South)
15) Council ratified several Committee of the Whole recommendations, as follows:
Councillor Moses declared a conflict on the next item at 8:19pm and left Council Chambers
a) That pursuant to Committee of
Whole Council Report #22-2022, the report of the Chief Financial
Officer dated November 15, 2022 be received and Council approve
entering into Fee for Service agreements for three-year terms,
effective January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, as follows:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Williams Lake - $15,000 / year
BGC Williams Lake Club - $15,000 / year
Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society ‘Water Wise’
Program - $42,000 / year
Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area - $5,000
/ year
Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin Society - $24,000 / year
Williams Lake Stampede Association - $25,000 / year
Williams Lake Food Policy Council - $6,000 / year
Downtown Williams Lake Business Improvement
Association - $4,000 / year
Williams Lake Community Policing Committee - $15,000 /
year
Councillor Lyons declared a conflict on the next item and left Council Chambers at 8:21pm
b) That pursuant to Committee of
Whole Council Report #23-2022, the report of the Chief Financial
Officer dated November 15, 2022 be received and final consideration
of the following Fee for Service applications be deferred to future
budget discussions:
Scout Island Nature Centre
Cariboo Chilcotin Conservation Society ‘Waste Wise’
Program
Williams Lake Stampede Parade
Williams Lake Hospice Society
Potato House Sustainable Community Society
Williams Lake & District Chamber of Commerce
And further, that the Williams Lake Stampede Parade group be
invited to meet with Council at a future Committee of Whole
Council meeting to discuss their application
Councillors' Moses and Lyons returned to Council Chambers at 8:24pm
c) That pursuant to Committee of
Whole Council Report #24-2022, the report of the Chief Financial
Officer dated November 16, 2022 be received and Council award
$12,545 in Grant-in-Aid allotments for 2023 to the following
applicants:
Cariboo Chilcotin Youth Fiddle Society - $4,000
Foundry Cariboo Chilcotin - $2,000
Gavin Lake Forest Education Society - $1,545
Canadian Royal Purple Association #125 - $1,000
Williams Lake Cycling Club - $4,000
16) Council received correspondence, as follows:
a) Minutes of the November 23rd Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting
b) BC Municipal Affairs Minister Nathan Cullen re: 2022 UBCM Convention Meeting
c) BC Transportation Minister Rob Fleming re: Dog Creek Road Remediation Program
d) Letter Requesting the City Open the Snow Dump for Outside
Contractors -- Letter referred to Staff for review and report back to Council
17) Council received the "Council Information Package" as of December 6th, 2022
Members of Council reported on their recent activities
Resolved -- That the Mayor be authorized to write letters of support, provided that a copy of those letters be included in the "Council Information Package" at each Council Meeting
Resolution to proceed to Closed (In-Camera) Council Meeting:
That Council resolve into a Closed Meeting, following adjournment of the Open Council Meeting, according to
Section 92 of the Community Charter for discussion of items
identified under Section 90 (1) (a) personal information about an
identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a
position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or
another position appointed by the municipality, (c) labour relations
or other employee relations, (e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interest of the municipality and (f) law enforcement, if the council
considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the
conduct of an investigation under or enforcement of an enactment
Council adjourned at 8:47pm
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