Present in WL Council Chambers: Mayor Rathor; Councillors Delainey, Flaspohler and Lyons
Present via Zoom: Councillors Boehm 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 and welcomed Cariboo RD Area "D" Director Steve Forseth to tonight's meeting
Meeting Agenda approved - click here
Meeting Video - click here
Minutes of the previous City Council meeting was adopted
Delegations:
1) Sean Gillespie and Frankie Nelson, Atlantic Power & Utilities (Williams Lake) Ltd. appeared before Council via Zoom to provide an update on the Williams Lake Power Plant
Following their presentation -- A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor, on behalf of Council, thanked the delegation for their time/information
2) Inspector Robert Lake, Williams Lake RCMP Detachment Officer in Charge appeared before Council to provide the 2024 Police Commission Report -- presentation here
Following his presentation -- A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor, on behalf of Council, thanked Insp. Lake for his time/information
3) Taya Vanderkop-Girard, Wildfire Risk Reduction and FireSmart Coordinator, City of Williams Lake appeared before Council to provide an overview of FireSmart Program and Objectives within the City of Williams Lake -- presentation here
Following her presentation -- A Question/Answer period ensued
Mayor Rathor, on behalf of Council, thanked the delegation for their time/information
Response to Delegations:
1) That the Police Commission Report for January to December 2024 from Inspector Robert Lake, Officer in Charge for the Williams Lake RCMP detachment, be received for information
2) That the presentation from Taya Vanderkop-Girard, Wildfire Risk Reduction and FireSmart Coordinator, regarding an introduction and overview of the FireSmart Program and objectives be received for information
Business:
1) Council received for information the accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated March 20 and 27, 2025
2) Council scheduled the date for the Parcel Tax Roll Reviews to be held in Williams Lake Council Chambers, as follows:
Water and Sewer on April 25 @ 9:00 am
Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area on April 25 @ 9:30 am
3) Council approved free transit services (i.e. conventional and HandyDART) on general voting day for the Federal Election, taking place on Monday, April 28, 2025
4) Council received a memorandum of Mayor Rathor dated March 28, 2025 regarding membership changes to the Executive Committee for 2025
Councillor J. Flaspohler declared a perceived conflict of interest on the next item and left Council Chambers at 7:06pm
5) Council awarded the Pavement Rehabilitation 2025 contract to Peters Bros Construction Ltd. for the total construction tender amount of $570,451.85, excluding GST, and award the 4th Avenue Reconstruction contract to Peterson Contracting Ltd. for the total construction tender amount of $1,032,452.44, excluding GST, and approve award of consulting services in the amount of $75,000 per the City’s engineering services contract, for a total streetworks project value of $1,913,017.04, excluding GST, including contingency and work completed by City staff and directed City Staff to exercise contract clauses to reduce quantities as necessary after award to meet the project budget
Councillor J. Flaspohler returned to Council Chambers at 7:11pm
6) Council approved the use of staff time and equipment for the hauling of material for the 2025 Spring Classic Indoor Rodeo
7) Council referred a report of the Director of Municipal Services regarding the Lake Harvester Program to Committee of the Whole for further discussion
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Councillors J. Flaspohler and A. Delainey
8) Council referred the letter from the North Central Local Government Association dated March 21, 2025 regarding "Reforming the Local Government Act: A Roadmap - Survey Link" to Committee of the Whole for further discussion
9) Council proclaimed the following:
* lights of City Hall be changed to blue on April 11, 2025 for "World Parkinson's Day" and the #SparktheNight campaign
* lights of City Hall be changed to purple on May 10, 2025 for "World Lupus Day".
10) Council received the "Council Information Package" as of April 1st, 2025
The Chief Administrative Officer provided a verbal update to Council and responded to questions from Council
And then Council adjourned at 7:56pm
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