Present: Chair M.Wagner/Vice Chair M. Neufeld and Directors Sjostrom, Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, LeBourdais, Richmond, Glassford, Pare, Anderson, De Vries, Coleman, Roodenburg, Pinkney and Alternate Director S. Nelson (Williams Lake)
Meeting called to order at 10:15am
The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw and welcomed Alternate Director S. Nelson from the City of Williams Lake to today's Board meeting
Meeting agenda adopted
Minutes of the previous Cariboo RD Board Meeting were received/adopted
Delegations:
1) At 11:00am -- Jason Ward, Senior Wildfire Prevention Officer from the Cariboo Fire Centre was in attendance to provide information regarding fire plans and bans in the Chilcotin.
Following his presentation -- a Question/Answer period ensued thereon...
The Chair thanked Mr. Ward for his time and information
2) At 11:30am -- Nicole Pressey, Regional Agrologist, and Greg Bartle, Land Use Planner, from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food appeared before the Board to present information regarding Land Use Planning for Agriculture
Following their presentation -- a Question/Answer period ensued thereon...
The Chair thanked the delegation for their time and information
3) At 12:45pm -- newly elected Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare was in attendance to introduce himself to the Cariboo Regional District Board...
Following his presentation -- a Question/Answer period ensued thereon...
The Chair thanked MLA Clare for his time and information
Business:
1) Following a Public Hearing -- the Board gave 3rd Reading and Adoption to Quesnel Fringe Area Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 5488, 2024 (Area A/1387 Maple Drive)
2) In respect of property at 5512 + 5524 Park Drive in Electoral Area "G", the Board authorized:
* That Section 2.2 of the Shoreland Management Policy 04-11A-3, requiring registration of a Shoreland Management Covenant, be waived for rezoning application 3360-20/20230046 regarding Lot 1, District Lot 4188, Lillooet District, Plan KAP44957
*That the following condition of adoption of South Cariboo Area Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 5450, 2023 be removed:
"The applicant offering to enter into and entering into a Section 219 covenant to ensure compliance with the CRD Shoreland Management Policy with respect to a sewage disposal system"
* South Cariboo Area Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 5449, 2023 and South Cariboo Area Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 5450, 2023 both be adopted
3) In respect of property at 7613 Larson Rd in Electoral Area "L", the Board authorized:
* That a Development Variance Permit be issued to vary Section 4.14 (e) of the South Cariboo Area Zoning Bylaw No. 3501, 1999 as follows:
That the maximum height for ancillary structures on a lot less than 0.4 ha (0.99 ac.) be increased from 6 m (19.7 ft.) to 6.63 m (21.75 ft.) to allow construction of the proposed garage
4) The Board authorized a Temporary Use Permit at 1265 Sam Toy Avenue in Electoral Area "A"
5) The Board authorized the application completion deadline for rezoning application 3360-20/20200053 be extended to December 16, 2025 for property on Spring Lake Rd in Electoral Area "G"
6) The Board authorized two (2) Notices on Title for properties in Electoral Area "L", legally described as:
* Lot 106 District Lot 3721 Lillooet District Plan 21667
* Lot 96 District Lot 4466 Lillooet District Plan 21095
7) The Board re-appointed Tammy Briggs, Robin Hunt and Jennifer Roberts to the Agricultural Development Advisory Committee for a one-year term ending December 31, 2025 and Lynda Atkinson, Gillian Watt, Cynthia Fell and Tyrone Johnston be reappointed for a two-year term ending December 31, 2026
Board recessed at 10:58am
Board resumed at 11:02am for Delegations #1 + #2, as per above
Board recessed at 12:03pm for lunch
Board resumed at 12:45pm for Delegation #3, as per above
Board resumed Regular Business at 1:04pm
Business, cont:
8) At the request of the Manager of Solid Waste -- the Board agreed to waive Procurement Policy No. 2023-9-32 and authorized the direct award purchase of an Earth Flow in-vessel composter from Green Mountain Technologies
9) The Board agreed to support the current proposed Asset Management activities for the Cariboo Regional District's application to the 2024 Fall Asset Management Planning Program and will provide overall grant management for the funding
10) In respect of Grants for Assistance in Electoral Area "B", the Board directed that the following grants be approved:
* Bouchie Lake Community Association - $2,000
* North Cariboo Seniors’ Council = $10,000 (split between Electoral Areas A,B,I)
* Quesnel Aquatic Club - $0.00
11) A Year Round Grant for Assistance was approved for the Lone Butte Historical Association in the amount of $1,000 and to be charged against the 2024 Electoral Area "L" Grant for Assistance fund
12) The Board authorized $5,000 to the Tsilhqot’in National Government for Elder programming at Siwash and to be charged against the COVID-19 Smart Restart - First Nations Allocation
13) The Board received a report from the Manager of Emergency Programs advising that the West Chilcotin Search & Rescue Association's request for funding increase has been withdrawn
14) The Board received/ratified the Monthly Cheque Register and EFT listings of October 2024 in the amount of $3,263,921.75
15) The Board received a number of Information Items and at the request of Director Sjostrom, the Board authorized a letter of support supporting the position of City of Quesnel in respect of fuel management to protect cell phone towers at Dragon Mountain in Electoral Area “A”
16) The Board endorsed recommendations from recently held meetings of:
* October 23rd, 2024 meeting of Central Cariboo Joint Committee
* November 18th, 2024 meeting of South Cariboo Joint Committee
* November 27th, 2024 meeting of Central Cariboo Joint Committee (recommendations as amended for 2025 Joint Grants for Assistance - City of Williams Lake/CRD Areas D,E,F,J,K)
17) The Board endorsed appointments to External Organizations, as recommended by Chair Wagner:
Municipal Finance Authority:
- Director Al Richmond
Alternate: Director Barb Bachmeier
Fraser Basin Council:
- Director Maureen LeBourdais
Alternate: Director Mary Sjostrom
NDIT Regional Advisory Committee:
- Director Margo Wagner
Alternate: Director Eric de Vries
- Director Mary Sjostrom
Alternate: Director John Massier
Further, that after attending each meeting, the appointees write a brief report back to the Board for information purposes.
18) The Board authorized attendance for Electoral Area Directors’ at the 2025 Local Government Leadership Academy in Richmond, BC in March 2025 and to be funded through the Electoral Area Administration Budget
At 2:27pm -- the Board recessed to a Closed/In-Camera Board Meeting as per Section 92 + 90(1k - negotiations) of the Community Charter
At 2:59pm -- the Board resumed its' Open Meeting
The Board adjourned at 3:00pm
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