Present from Cariboo RD: Directors S. Forseth and M. Neufeld
Present from City of Williams Lake: Mayor SPS Rathor and Councillor S. Nelson (via teleconference)
Meeting Chair: Mayor SPS Rathor
Meeting called to order at 5:30pm
The Chair recognized that the meeting was taking place on traditional, unceded Williams Lake First Nation territory within Secwepemculecw
Meeting Agenda adopted (as amended) - click here
Minutes of the previous Joint Committee meeting was adopted
Delegations or Presentations: None
Business:
1) Esler Recreation Advisory Commission May 6, 2025 Meeting Minutes and Recommendations
Report from the Regional District Manager of Community Services was presented to the Committee
Discussion ensued thereon....
Resolved -- That it be recommended to the Regional Board:
That pursuant to the agenda item summary of Darron Campbell, Manager of Community Services, Cariboo Regional District dated May 13, 2025 and attached minutes from the Esler Recreation Advisory Commission meeting held May 6, 2025, the following recommendations from the minutes be endorsed:
That the Field Maintenance Agreements between the Cariboo Regional District and the Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League, Williams Lake Soccer Associations, and Williams Lake Minor Fastball League to support the fields at the Esler Sports Complex be renewed for further three-year terms with allocations increased to $23,000 for the Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League, $38,000 for the Williams Lake Soccer Associations, and $14,000 for the Williams Lake Minor Fastball League; and that the Cariboo Regional District and the Cariboo Disc Golf Club enter into a Field Maintenance Agreement for a three-year term with an annual allocation of $5,000; and further, that the appropriate signatories be authorized to enter into the agreements;
That the proposed 2025 capital projects for the Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League, Williams Lake Soccer Associations, and Williams Lake Minor Fastball League be approved, including:
• the Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League will construct a new picnic shelter,
• the Williams Lake Soccer Associations will purchase an air compressor for irrigation system and new goal nets,
• the Williams Lake Minor Fastball League will apply topsoil,
And that $10,000 for the Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League , $10,000 for the Williams Lake Soccer Associations, and $5,000 for the Williams Lake Minor Fastball League for the capital projects be approved as allocated in the Central Cariboo Recreation and Leisure Services (CCRLS) budget and business plan for 2025;
That design plans and a cost estimate be investigated to support the potential installation of lighting at one of the slo-pitch fields; and
That the Esler Recreation Advisory Commission members for 2025 be appointed as follows: Linda Barbondy for the Williams Lake Slo-Pitch League, Brian Hansen for the Williams Lake Soccer Associations, Nick Surette for the Williams Lake Minor Fastball Association, Mark Savard for the Cariboo Disc Golf Club, and Bruce Newbery and Pierre Mayette for the Esler Community Association.
Resolved - That Staff be directed to investigate a UBCM Strategic Priorities Fund application for the 2nd Road Access to the Esler Sports Complex project and report back to the Committee at its' next meeting
2) Scout Island Trails Fee for Service 2024 Annual Report
The Committee received this report for information only
3) Action Page
The Committee received this report for information only
And then the Committee adjourned at 6:00pm
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