Special Central Cariboo Joint Committee Highlights - Dec 1, 2025 mtg

In the Rick Hansen Boardroom at Williams Lake City Hall 

Present from Cariboo RD: Directors S. Forseth (Area D), M. Neufeld (Area E), M. LeBourdais (Area F via Zoom) Tolin Pare (Area J via Zoom) and B. Anderson (Area K)

Present from City of Williams Lake: Mayor SPS Rathor (Chair) and Councillors S. Boehm, J. Flaspohler, S. Nelson and M. Moses (entered meeting at 5:33pm)

Meeting Chair: Mayor S. 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 (Late Items from Dir. Forseth - Joint Use Agreement and Agenda Distribution) - click here

Minutes of the previous Joint Committee meeting was adopted

Business:

1) Community Grants / Grants for Assistance - Central Cariboo-Chilcotin Joint Review

The Committee began its' review of the 2026 Community Grants / Grants for Assistance applications and made recommendations to the Regional Board/Williams Lake City Council in relation to grant awards 

2) Central Cariboo Recreation and Leisure Services 2026-2030 Business, Financial and Capital Plans

The Committee resumed its' consideration of the Central Cariboo Recreation and Leisure Services 2026-2030 Business, Financial and Capital Plans

Resolved: 

That it be recommended to the Regional Board: 

That the Central Cariboo Recreation and Leisure Services 2026-2030 Business, Financial and Capital Plans be endorsed, as amended (Business Plan Goal #1 for 2026 - Construction of access from Highway 20 to the Esler Sports Complex over a 3 year period) 

3) Joint Use Agreement between Cariboo RD, City of Williams Lake, District of 100 Mile House, SD27 and TRU (Late Item)

Director Forseth provided a verbal report on this item 

Discussion ensued thereon... 

Resolved: 

That Staff arrange for a meeting between parties to the Joint Use Agreement 

4) Discussion Item - Agenda Distribution (Late Item)

Director Forseth reported on this item

Discussion ensued thereon 

No resolution resulted from the discussion

And then Joint Committee adjourned at 7:00pm