Committee of the Whole (Cariboo RD Board) - March 20th, 2025

Present: 

Chair M. Wagner/Vice Chair M. Neufeld; Directors Sjostrom, Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth,  LeBourdais, Richmond, Glassford, Pare, Anderson, De Vries, Paull, Rathor and Pinkney 

The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional unceded territory of Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw 

Meeting Agenda adopted - click here

Minutes of the previous Committee of the Whole meeting were received/adopted

Business:

The Committee discussed the following items:

* Short Term Rental (STR) Regulations Update (Director LeBourdais declared a conflict on this item at 9:35am and returned to the meeting at 9:57am

* Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations – Proposed Bylaw Changes

* Presentation on SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Upgrades

* Staff Capital Priorities and Associated Amendments to the Community Works Funds Priority Policy

* Request for Community Works Funds for Red Bluff Firehall in Electoral Area "A"

* Meeting Remuneration Rates

* Request from Dir. Forseth (Area D) re: Explore Creation of new Animal Control Service

* Verbal Update from Manager of Solid Waste on Cariboo RD Solid Waste Management Plan provincial approval

Following discussions - the Committee agreed to the following Resolutions: 

1) Refer Remuneration Bylaw to Policy Committee for review, based on the Committee of the Whole discussions in relation to half day or full day rates for specific sanctioned business meetings

2)  That staff be authorized to work wih Director Forseth for the establishment of a dog control service in Electoral Area D, and that up to $5,000 be authorized from the rural feasibility fund

CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Director Anderson (Area K)

3) That staff be directed to bring forward a list of the top few immediate priorities for the Regional District Community Works Fund at the April 11, 2025 Cariboo Regional District Board meeting

4) That staff be directed to prepare a policy outlining how capital projects will be prioritized consistent with Asset Management principles and consistent with the methods and procedures outlined in this report for presentation at the next Policy Committee.

5) That $500,000 of Community Works Funds be allocated to the Red Bluff Firehall replacement. 

CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Directors Forseth, Neufeld and Rathor (Areas D,E, Williams Lake) 

The Committee adjourned at 2:08pm