Present:
Mayor Rathor; Councillors Delainey, Flaspohler, Lyons, Moses 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
Meeting Agenda approved - click here
Minutes of previous meetings of Council were received/adopted
Meeting Video - click here
Presentations - 6:00pm
1) Mayor Rathor presented a Certificate of Appreciation to retiring Williams Lake Tribune editor Monica Lamb-Yorski for her many years of service to the community of Williams Lake as well as to the art of journalism
2) Mayor Rathor presented the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers to Ms. Crystal Sheridan, on behalf of the Governor-General of Canada
Business:
1) Council received for information:
* the accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated August 13 and 20, 2025
* the report of the Manager of Planning and Development dated July 30, 2025 regarding a summary of the recent Government of Canada announcement related to federal funding being provided to Metro Vancouver to offset costs for developers, pursuant to the request of Council dated July 15, 2025 by Resolution No. 279/25
* "Council Information Package" as of August 26, 2025 and, at the request of Councillor Nelson, Council agreed to provide a letter of support in favour of City of Campbell River's UBCM Resolution entitled Inclusion of Rural and Resource Communities in Provincial Economic Decision-Making
2) Council repealed Public Consultation for Official Community Plan Amendments Policy No. 197
3) Council approved the proposed 2026 budget and five-year financial plan preparation timeline and directed that the 2026 Budget Development be brought forward to a future Committee of the Whole meeting for consideration of the Committee
4) Council gave approval for the late 2025 Community Grant applications from the Salvation Army and the Wild West Riders - as follows:
* $2,000 to Salvation Army
* $500.00 to Wild West Riders
AND THAT both the Salvation Army/Wild West Riders be encouraged to write to the Central Cariboo Joint Committee for consideration of joint grant funding with Cariboo Regional District Areas D,E,F
5) Council approved compensation, registration and travel expenses for interested Council members to attend the UBCM Annual Convention being held in Victoria, BC from September 22 to 26, 2025
6) Council approved the submission of an application to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Strategic Priorities Fund 2025 – Capital Infrastructure Stream, requesting up to $6 million in funding, with 100% of project costs to be covered by the program, for the construction of a new water reservoir in the Tower Crescent area
7) Council approved the submission of an application to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Strategic Priorities Fund 2025 – Capital Building Stream, requesting $120,000 in funding, with 100% of project costs to be covered by the program, for a Williams Lake Reservoir Feasibility Study
8) Council endorsed a recommendation from a previous Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting, as follows:
That pursuant to Central Cariboo Joint Committee Report #01-2025, the City of Williams Lake provide a letter of support for a Central Cariboo application to the UBCM Strategic Priorities Fund for the Esler Sports Complex Access Road Project.
9) Council proclaimed the following:
* the lights of City Hall be changed to purple and blue on October 16, 2025 in recognition of "Light It Up! for NDEAM" (National Disability Employment Awareness Month)
* the month of October 2025 be proclaimed as "Community Inclusion Month", in the City of Williams Lake, pursuant to City Policy
* Council authorized the lights of City Hall be changed to orange for a two week period in September 2025 the raising of the "Every Child Matters" flag on the City's flagpole during the month of September for Orange Shirt Day and the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation; and further, that these observances be approved annually going forward, subject to additional requests for the month being considered by Council in accordance with City policy
The Chief Administrative Officer provided a verbal report to Council and responded to questions from Council
Delegation - 7:00pm:
1) CitySpaces appeared before Zoom/in-person and Williams Lake's Manager of Economic Development in-person to present the New Williams Lake OCP/Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Drafts for Public Input - presentation here
Following the presentation - a Question/Answer period ensued
The Mayor thanked the delegation for their time/information
Meeting recessed at 8:16pm - due to fire alarm inside City Hall during the presentation on the Draft Williams Lake Zoning Bylaw
At 8:30pm -- the meeting then resumed and Council agreed to adjourn
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