Present: Mayor SPS Rathor; Councillors Boehm, Flaspohler, Lyons, Moses and Nelson (via Zoom)
Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
Mayor Rathor recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw
Meeting agenda approved with the late items to be considered at this meeting
Minutes of the previous City Council meeting were received/adopted
Delegations:
1) Melissa Lapointe, Healthcare Landing Coordinator appeared before Council to provide an update
Following the presentation - a Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor, on behalf of Council, thanked Ms. Lapointe for her time/information
2) Anne Burrill, Urban Matters appeared before Council to provide an update regarding the Extreme Heat Response Plan Following the presentation - a Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor, on behalf of Council, thanked Ms. Burrill for her time/information
Business Arising from Delegations:
1) Council received for information the presentation of Melissa LaPointe, Health
Care Landing Coordinator for the City of Williams Lake, regarding
an overview of and update on the Cariboo Healthcare Landing
Program
2) Council received for information the presentation of Anne Burrill, Urban
Matters regarding an overview of the draft 'City of Williams Lake
Heat Alert Response Plan'
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque
and EFT listings dated June 8, 2023
2) Following written/verbal presentations on the City of Williams Lake 2022 Annual Report -- Council received and approved the
2022 Annual Report in accordance with Section 98 of the
Community Charter
3) Council committed to inclusion
of the following goals in its forthcoming Accessibility Plan:
Implement the steps necessary for all new future City owned
buildings to be designed and built to meet Rick Hansen
Foundation Accessibility Gold;
Ensure that all future major renovations of existing City
owned buildings will meet Rick Hansen Foundation
Accessibility Certified;
Train and certify one or more City staff to be an RHFAC
Professional, to support the Rick Hansen Foundation
Accessibility Certification process in City owned buildings;
and
Encourage the Building Design, Construction and
Development community in Williams Lake to adopt RHFAC
as other new buildings and renovations are contemplated.
4) Council agreed to provide Resolutions of Support for Liquor Licenses at:
* Williams Lake Curling Club - 800 Mackenzie Avenue South
* Royal Canadian Legion Branch 139 - 385 Barnard Street
5) Council awarded the
Riverside Pedestrian Bridge project to Landmark Solutions Ltd. for
a total construction tender amount of $745,078.00, excluding GST,
for a total project value of $915,145 with contingency and
engineering, reallocating $112,500 from the Mackenzie Crossing
project and the remaining overspending of approximately $153,000
to be covered from general reserve
6) Council received the
submission from the Williams Lake Public Art Committee and
approved the selected projects for the matching annual allocation of
$5,000
7) Council endorsed recommendations from the previous Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting, as follows:
* That Central Cariboo Joint
Committee Report #03-2023, together with the report of the
Director of Community Services dated April 27, 2023, be received
and Council endorse the recommendation of the Joint Committee to
approve the application for the display of the painting of FARWELL
CANYON located on the Chilcotin River done by local artist
Brandy Stecyk in the CMRC main lobby, pursuant to CMRC Policy
No. 2021-11.
* That pursuant to Central Cariboo
Joint Committee Report #04-2023, together with the report of the
Director of Community Services dated May 16, 2023, the Boitanio
Bike Park be added into the Central Cariboo Sub-Regional
Recreation Service
8) Council adopted the following Corporate Bylaws:
* Rental Premises Standards of Maintenance Bylaw No. 2353,
2023
* Bylaw Notice Enforcement Amendment Bylaw No. 2354, 2023
Councillor S. Nelson left the meeting electronically
Councillor Delainey declared a conflict on Items 9i and ii, given her role at School District #27 as the Zone 5 Trustee and left Council Chambers
9) Council endorsed recommendations from the previous Committee of the Whole meeting, as follows:
i) That pursuant to Committee of
Whole Council Report #26-2023, the the letter from Chris van der
Mark, School District No. 27 Superintendent, regarding the
proposed development of a new Marie Sharpe Elementary School be
received; and further, that the City of Williams Lake provide a letter
providing support in principle of the proposed plans.
ii) That pursuant to Committee of
Whole Council Report #27-2023, staff be directed to work with staff
from School District No. 27-Cariboo Chilcotin, the Cariboo Regional
District, and Williams Lake First Nation to review options for the
development of the Marie Sharpe site, including options for a
cultural space, an indoor recreation facility, and the inclusion of a
larger green space.
Councillor Delainey returned to Council Chambers
iii) That pursuant to Committee of
Whole Council Report #28-2023, and in response to community
concerns about excessive speeding along Eleventh Avenue North,
staff be directed to contact the RCMP to monitor the situation and
enforce the speed limits in the area.
10) Council received for information minutes of the Central Cariboo Joint
Committee Meeting held May 24, 2023
11) Council received for information the letter from Interior Health Authority dated
June 9, 2023 in response to the letter sent from the Mayor on May
17th requesting the establishment of an urgent and primary care
centre walk-in clinic in Williams Lake and the copy of a letter be forward to the Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District...
12) Late Item #1 -- Council endorsed a recommendation of its' Community Services Committee (Councillor Moses, Committee Chair), as follows:
That pursuant to Community Services Committee Report #05-2023, staff be directed to review options and costs for fixing the misspelled name on the cenotaph outside of Williams Lake City Hall (including reviewing the matter with relevant parties such as Williams Lake First Nation, existing family members and Veterans Affairs Canada) and provide a report for Council's consideration
13) Late Item #2 -- Council agreed to provide support for the Williams Lake Curling Club’s application to the NDIT Recreation Infrastructure funding program toward their refrigeration condenser replacement project as well as the Interior Rodeo Event Association’s application to the NDIT Recreation Infrastructure funding program toward increase capital for hosting future events.
14) Council received the "Council Information Package" as of June 20th, 2023
Willie Dye (2023 WL Stampede Parade organizer) provided an update on the 2023 Williams Lake Stampede Parade
Members of Council provided verbal reports on their recent activities ...
Council adjourned at 8:48pm
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