Mayor SPS Rathor; Councillors Boehm, Delainey, Flaspohler, Lyons, Moses (attendance via Zoom) and Nelson
Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
Mayor Rathor recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional unceded territory of Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw
Meeting Agenda, with late items (2), adopted
Minutes of previous City Council meetings was adopted (Regular Meeting of June 11 and Special Meeting of June 12)
Delegations:
1) Melissa LaPointe, Healthcare Landing Coordinator appeared before Council to discuss Year Two Healthcare Landing Program Summary
Following the presentation -- A Question and Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor thanked Ms. Lapointe for her time/information
2) Bev Atkins and Joan Erb appeared before Council to provide a Cariboo Chilcotin Elder College Overview
Following the presentation -- A Question and Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor thanked the delegation for their time/information
3) Court Smith, Kayla Jasper and Melissa Normandin from the Williams Lake Stampede Association appeared before Council regarding the 96th Annual Williams Lake Stampede
Following the presentation -- A Question and Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor thanked the delegation for their time/information
Response to Delegations:
Council resolved that the presentations from the three delegations earlier in the meeting be received for information
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated June 13, 2024
2) Following Public Input -- Council received and approved the 2023 Annual Report in accordance with Section 98 of the Community Charter
3) Council endorsed a recommendation from the Central Cariboo Joint Committee, as follows:
That pursuant to Central Cariboo Joint Committee Report #05-2024, an annual Central Cariboo Grants for Assistance program be established jointly as proposed between the City of Williams Lake and Cariboo Regional District Electoral Areas D, E, F, J and K; and further, that the Central Cariboo Joint Committee Terms of Reference be amended to include an annual meeting with participation of full City of Williams Lake Council and CRD Central Cariboo Electoral Area Directors to review all grant applications received and determine funding to be provided
4) Council received for information a report of the Manager of Economic Development and Planner dated June 4, 2024 regarding an update for Council (per their request made by Resolution No. 153/24 dated April 16, 2024) on potential housing density for the Jubilee Place property located at 845 Carson Drive and that it be forwarded to the attention of BC Housing
5) Council awarded the General Engineering and Project Management Services contract to TRUE Consulting Group, to supplement in-house engineering capacity on an “as and when” basis, for a three-year term
6) Council denied the request from Pam Lussier, of Margetts Meat Market at 841B Mackenzie Avenue South, to have their utility bill normalized due to a leak on the property
7) Council received for information reports from the Director of Community Services, as follows:
* current and future status of aquatic staffing at the West Fraser Aquatic Centre
* update on the Boitanio Park summer licensed childcare program
Resolved: That a staff report be provided in relation to vacancies at the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex, why they occurred and upcoming strategies to attract and retain qualified individuals for positions at the Recreation Complex in order to prevent reduction of services at the Recreation Complex
8) Council received the minutes of the Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting held May 23rd, 2024
9) Late Item #1 -- Council agreed to authorize changes to the lights of City Hall to red, gold and violet on July 9, 2024 for "50 Days to the Paralympic Games" as part of their IGNITE the Lights across Canada Campaign for the Canadian Paralympic Team.
10) Late Item #2 -- Council direct a letter be sent to the Minister of Municipal Affairs in support of the concerns and actions requested by the Prince George City Council regarding the Province of BC's proposed changes to the municipal property tax sale process.
11) Council received the Council Information Package as of June 18th, 2024
Resolved: That a letter of support be sent to Kamloops City Council in relation to their "downloading of provincial services" report and advise how provincial downloading has impacted the City of Williams Lake and staff be requested to place the City of Kamloops "Provincial Download" report on a future Committee of the Whole meeting agenda for consideration
12) Council received an update as to the situation involving the Atlantic Power Co-Gen Power Plant
Members of Council provided verbal reports on their recent activities
Council adjourned at 8:49pm
No comments:
Post a Comment