Present in WL Council Chambers:
Mayor Rathor; Councillors Delainey, Lyons, Moses and Nelson
Present via Zoom:
Councillor J. Flaspohler
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 with late items (Letter from Rotary Daybreak Club re: Dog Park and Fairview Drive Emergency Booster Station project) - click here
Minutes of previous meetings of Council (Regular on June 24th, 2025 and Special on July 8th, 2025) were received/adopted
Meeting Video - click here
Delegations/Presentations/Items from Public Hearing(s) -- None
Business:
1) Council received for information:
* the accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated June 26 and July 2, 3 and 10, 2025
* the report of the Manager of Administrative Services dated July 9, 2025 outlining a summary of the second quarter 2025 estimated costs downloaded by senior levels of government
* the report of the Public Hearing for Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2427 held July 8, 2025
* a letter from the Minister of Health dated June 24, 2025 thanking Mayor Rathor and the City for providing a letter of support for the Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program
* a letter and briefing note from the Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area dated June 20, 2025 regarding strengthening partnerships for community well-being and safety
* the "Council Information Package" for July 15, 2025
2) Council received a re-zoning application for property at 1153 Third Avenue North to allow for two new manufactured homes and consequently gave City of Williams Lake Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2425, 2025” 1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings and Adoption concurrently
3) Council approved the addition of new recovery projects to the current year River Valley Recovery project plan as follows:
Frizzi Stormwater Detention Pond – 2020 Flood – Construction Stage,
Headwall Repairs – 2020 Flood – Construction Stage, and
Offsetting Compensation
and approve over expenditure of the River Valley recovery project budget by $1,295,709.00, with City’s portion of $259,141.80 to be funded from Sewer Reserves.
4) Council approved the request from I.M. Aircraft Maintenance Ltd. to transfer their hangar Lease No. CWL6900 to Interior Helicopters Ltd. for the remainder of the term, effective July 30, 2025
5) Council adopted City of Williams Lake Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2427, 2025" for property at 845 11th Avenue (former Poplar Glade Elementary school site)
6) Council referred Committee of Whole Council Report #23-2025 respecting Williams Lake Pickleball Club Society's Partnership Proposal for New Outdoor Community Pickleball Courts at Comer Park as well as a letter from the Williams Lake Daybreak Rotary Club dated July 14, 2025 regarding a Dog Park Proposal for Comer Park to Staff for review and report back to Council as to next steps....
7) Council endorsed recommendations from a previous Committee of the Whole meeting, as follows:
a) That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #24-2025 and the report of the Manager of Economic Development dated July 2 2025, Council receive the presentation by CitySpaces Consulting regarding the Official Community Plan Project Engagement Summary and progress report for information; and further, that the draft OCP be updated to reflect the feedback provided by Committee of Whole Council, including comments related to special study areas identified on the attached OCP maps.
Resolved: That Staff investigate/report back on the Metro Vancouver initiative to reduce development and non-profit development DCC/ACC fees by $250 million and how that could be replicated for Williams Lake
b) That the report of the Community Well-Being and Safety Plan Coordinator dated July 10, 2025 be received for information, and pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #25-2025 and the report of the Community Well-Being and Safety Plan Coordinator dated July 3, 2025, Council direct staff to immediately implement a Community Safety Task Force; and further, that Council approve the proposed start-up budget of up to $18,000 to be allocated from reserves or current year surplus.
Mayor Rathor asked, in respect of Committee of Whole Council Report #25-2025, that a letter forwarding the information contained in Report #25-2025 along with a request to financially participate in the Community Safety Task Force be forwarded to local First Nations as well as the Cariboo Regional District's Areas D,E,F Directors' and Staff advised that it would be done
8) Council received the meeting minutes of the June 18, 2025 Central Cariboo Joint Committee
9) Council proclaimed:
*September 2025 as "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" in the City of Williams Lake, pursuant to City policy and the lights of City Hall be changed to blue in recognition of "Prostate Cancer Awareness Month" for up to a week in September 2025
* the week of September 21 to 27, 2025 as "National Forest Week" in the City of Williams Lake
10) Late Item -- Council awarded the Fairview Drive Emergency Booster Station project to Quality Excavating for the tendered price of $1,361,850.00, excluding GST, and approve the award of consulting services in the amount of $120,000.00 to TRUE Consulting, for a total project value of $1,546,700.00 excluding GST, including contingency and Council agreed that the amount allocated in the Financial Plan may be exceeded by up to $246,700 with such overspend to be funded from the City’s water reserve
The CAO provided a verbal report to Council and the CAO responded to questions from members of Council
And Council agreed to adjourn at 7:07pm
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