Present: Mayor Rathor; Councillors Boehm, Delainey, Flaspohler, Lyons, Moses 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 approved - click here
Meeting Video - click here
Minutes of the previous City Council meeting was adopted
Delegations/Presentations: None
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated February 6 and 13, 2025
2) Council ratified an email poll authorizing expenses for City of Williams Lake Mayor/Councillors and external delegates to travel to Victoria, BC on February 19, 2025 to lobby for the continued operation of Atlantic Power’s Williams Lake power plant
3) Council received for information a report of the City's Director of Protective Services dated February 12, 2025 concerning an update on emergency communications and options for back-up communication methods and technologies during emergencies
4) Council received a memorandum of Councillor J. Flaspohler concerning support of the establishment of an outdoor skating area on Williams Lake at Scout Island every year and that Staff report back on establishing a skating area on Williams Lake at Scout Island as soon as environmentally possible during each winter season to increase the functionality and timeline of the recreational asset
5) Council received for information a letter from the Cariboo Regional District regarding the appointment of a Cariboo Region representative on the North Central Local Government Association's Board of Directors' for the 2025/26 term
6) Council received for information minutes of the Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting held on January 22nd, 2025
7) Council received a letter from the BC Association of Farmers' Markets dated February 7, 2025 outlining the impact of the BC Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program in 2024 and Council agreed to provide a letter of thank you to BC's Minister of Health (Hon. Josie Osborne) to encourage continued support of their Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program in the community
8) Council proclaimed the following:
* National Dental Hygienists Week -- April 4-10, 2025 and that Williams Lake City Hall lights be changed to purple during this week
* Heritage Week -- February 17-23, 2025
9) Council received the Council Information Package as of February 18th, 2025
10) Council discussed Standing Updates regarding:
* Water Treatment Plant
* Atlantic Power
Resolved: That the City of Williams Lake Media Release dated February 18, 2025, together with the letter from the Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions dated February 15, 2025, regarding the Province' support in engaging BC Hydro to resume discussions with Atlantic Power Corporation to find a workable solution to the pending closure of Atlantic Power's Williams Lake power plant be received for information - click here
Members of Council discussed their recent activities in the community
Council then agreed to adjourn at 6:41pm
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