Present:
Chair M. Wagner/Vice Chair M. Neufeld and Directors Sjostrom, Bachmeier, Massier, Forseth, LeBourdais, Richmond, Glassford, Pare, Anderson, De Vries, Coleman, Paull, Rathor and Pinkney
Meeting called to order at 9:45am
The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional, unceded territory of the Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw
Meeting Agenda adopted
Minutes of the previous Board meeting were adopted
Business:
1) Following a Public Hearing -- the Board granted 3rd Reading to South Cariboo Area Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 5496, 2024 (Area G/4842 Hamilton Rd)
2) The Board endorsed a Provincial Agricultural Land Commission application for subdivision pertaining to Block B, District Lot 4994, Cariboo District to the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission with a recommendation for approval (Area B/Fielding Rd)
3) The Board approved an application completion deadline for rezoning application 3360-20/20200044 to April 21, 2026 (Area L/5916 Little Fort Hwy 24)
4) The Board approved the property registered as the 150 Mile Courthouse, legally described as Parcel A of District Lot 12, Cariboo District, Shown On Plan EPP17684 being removed from the Cariboo Regional District Heritage Registry
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Director Bachmeier (Area “B”)
5) The Board approved the use of up to $200,000 from the Community Works Fund for the installation of a bulk water filling station in Forest Grove (Area “H”), including the implementation of a cardlock system to support operational cost recovery
6) The Board approved up to $10,000 to support an approximately $49,000 project to add BC Hydro service at the Cottonwood Community Hall from the 2025 Community Hall Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation envelope of the Community Works Fund as well as endorsing the Cottonwood Community Association’s grant application to Northern Development Initiative Trust’s Community Places stream for $30,000 to upgrade power in the Cottonwood Community Hall
7) The Board approved a Year-Round Grant for Assistance Application - Williams Lake Dirt Riders - in the amount of $500 and to be charged against the Grant for Assistance budget from Area “E”
8) The Board received/ratified the Monthly Expenditures (Cheques/Mastercard) Board Summary Report for the month of March 2025, in the amount of $1,359,546.22
9) The Board authorized a Letter of Support for the Quesnel Prospectors Car Club for a BC Gaming Grant application
10) The Board received a number of Information-only Items
11) The Board endorsed recommendations from Committee or Commission Meetings, as follows:
a) Committee of the Whole - March 20th, 2025
* That the Board's Remuneration Bylaw be referred to the Policy Committee for further review of the potential addition of a half-day rate for specific sanctioned business meetings
* 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
and deferred the following Committee of the Whole recommendation until the June 2025 Board Meeting:
* That staff be authorized to work with 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
b) Central Cariboo Joint Committee - March 26th, 2025
*That the Cariboo Regional District send a letter to the Ministry of Tourism Arts, Culture and Sport, supporting the continuation of the Fairs, Festivals, and Events grant program.
12) Corporate Bylaws
a) The Board gave Lone Butte Fire Protection Service Area Amendment Bylaw No. 5507, 2025 1st, 2nd and 3rd Readings...
Meeting recessed at 10:52am
Meeting resumed at 11:00am
Delegations:
1) 11:00am (Cariboo Fire Centre):
Madison Dahl, Community Engagement Specialist with the Cariboo Fire Centre was in attendance to discuss how the BC Wildfire Service and the Cariboo Fire Centre share information, the information tools utilized and share information requested regarding wildfire and pre-season readiness - presentation here
Following her presentation -- a Question/Answer period ensued
The Chair thanked Ms. Dahl for her time/information
2) 11:30am (Fraser Basin Council):
Jane Wellburn, Regional Manager, and Terry Robert, Director of Interior Regional Programs from Fraser Basin Council, together, with Maureen LeBourdais, Cariboo RD Director appointed to the Fraser Basin Council Board, was in attendance to provide background information, an update on current projects and initiatives that the Fraser Basin Council is involved with in the region and to invite opportunity to continue working together on shared priorities projects in the future - presentation here
Following her presentation -- a Question/Answer period ensued
The Chair thanked the delegation for their time/information
Meeting recessed for lunch at 12:04pm
Meeting resumed at 12:45pm
13) Other Business
At the request of Director Forseth (Area D) -- the Board appointed Ms. Terry Ashley to the Area "D" Advisory Planning Commission
At the request of Director LeBourdais (Area F) — the Board appointed Ms. Jill Kurki to the Area “F” Advisory Planning Commission
Directors’ reported on their recent activities….
And then the Board adjourned at 1:17pm
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