Quesnel Council Highlights - Jan. 24th, 2023 mtg

Courtesy of the City of Quesnel:

6:00 p.m. Public Hearing - Proposed Bylaws 1933 & 1934 Proposed amendments to vary the minimum lot size for a mobile home park at 2288 Gassoff Road to enable a house to be subdivided from the mobile home park SUBJECT TO the applicant receiving a development variance permit. A submission from a resident of Meadowood Mobile Home Park asked Council to consider preserving the existing civic address for the park and, directing the owner to add unit # signage to assist in 911 emergencies.

Delegation - MLA Cariboo-North MLA Oakes attended to advise Council of changes to her Parliamentary calendar for 2023 and, offered to liaise with the City on areas where Council is pursuing financial contribution and/or assistance from the Provincial government, regarding local areas of concern.

 

Quesnel Fire Department Fire Chief Richert provided Council with an overview of the 2022 Incident statistics, which outlined a significant increase in dispatched calls, from 643 in 2021 to 742 in 2022, with the majority of calls, in order of volume, from medical calls, medical lift assists, burning complaints, commercial and residential false fire alarms, open air fires and residential structure fire calls.

2023 - 2027 Capital Budget At the recommendation of the Financial Sustainability & Audit Committee, Council approved the 2023 capital budget and directed staff to proceed with building the Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw. In alignment with the Plan, Council directed staff to begin the process of creating a long-term borrowing bylaw and the reverse petition process for electoral approval for a loan for a Fire Engine.

 

Development Services Update: Council approved the request to vary the minimum lot size at Meadowood Mobile Home Park (2288 Gassoff Road) to 1.57 ha (3.89 acres).

Clean Team Program Council directed Staff to allocate $12,400 from the Council Initiatives budget, to top-up funding through July, 2023 for the Clean Team for drug paraphernalia clean-up in key areas of the City.  These areas were previously covered by the Quesnel Shelter and Support Society through grant funding, however, the Society has notified the City that this funding is ceasing and they will not be seeking new funding to continue this program.  In addition to covering the interim need, the City will meet with local stakeholders to discuss funding the program into the future.

 

Bylaws Bylaw 1930 - City of Quesnel Zoning Amendment Bylaw 1930 of 2022 (RTC EZ Vape at 960 Chew Road) - Final Adoption Bylaw 1931 - City of Quesnel Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw 1931 of 2022 (PRT Growing Services at 275 Lear Road) - Final Adoption Bylaw 1932 - City of Quesnel Zoning Amendment Bylaw 1932 of 2022 (PRT Growing Services at 275 Lear Road) - Final Adoption Bylaw 1933 - City of Quesnel Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw #1933 of 2023 (2288 Gassoff Rd.) – Third Reading Bylaw 1934 - City of Quesnel Zoning Amendment Bylaw #1934 of 2023 (2288 Gassoff Rd.) – Third Reading