Present: Mayor Rathor; Councillors Boehm (via Zoom), Delainey, Lyons, Moses and Nelson
Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
Mayor Rathor welcomed former Williams Lake City Councillors' Paul French and Jason Ryll as well as current Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerksen, via Zoom, all to the meeting
Mayor Rathor recognized that the meeting was taking place on the traditional unceded territory of Williams Lake First Nation within Secwepemculecw
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Meeting Agenda be adopted:
Amendment (remove Notice of Motion item from Councillor Nelson from tonight's Meeting Agenda). Council divided on remove Notice of Motion from Councillor Nelson -- approved by following vote:
Affirmative -- Councillors Delainey, Flaspohler, Lyons, Moses (4)
Opposed -- Mayor SPS Rathor; Councillors Boehm and Nelson (3)
On Adoption of Agenda, as amended --
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Councillor S. Nelson
Minutes of the previous City Council meeting was adopted
Delegations:
None
Business:
1) Council received or received for information:
* the accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated March 12 and 19, 2026
* report of the Director of Protective Services dated March 17, 2026 regarding an update on status of the Remedial Action Requirement for 55 Sixth Avenue South
* letter from Dr. Rafiullah Sahibzada dated March 7, 2026 requesting Council to adopt Standard Time permanently in Williams Lake
* Minutes of the Central Cariboo Joint Committee Meeting held February 25, 2026
* letters from MLA Cariboo-Chilcotin Lorne Doerkson dated March 13, 2026 to the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General regarding concerns around crime and mental health challenges in the community of Williams Lake
* letter from Wendy McLean dated March 16, 2026 requesting clarification from the City on reports of transported homeless individuals to Williams Lake, together with the responses of the Chief Administrative Officer
* list of recognitions approved in accordance with Council Policy No. 235:
i) Lighting Request - Blue, Pink & White for "Transgender Day of Visibility"
ii) Lighting Request - Purple for "National Dental Hygienists Week"
2) Council directed staff to send a response to the LCRB (Liquor Control Regulation Branch) regarding the cannabis retail licence application at #401-1185 Prosperity Way with the comments as contained in the Staff report dated March 19, 2026 from the City Planner
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Councillors M. Moses and J. Lyons
3) Council approved the sale of the City-owned parcel situated at 180 Third Avenue North, legally described as That Part of The Closed Lane, District Lot 71, Cariboo District, As Shown On Plan 22652 to the Cariboo Regional District for the proposed value of $1.00, plus all applicable taxes, fees and costs of registration to be borne by the purchaser (Cariboo Regional District)
4) Council approved compensation, registration, and travel expenses for interested Council members to attend the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA) AGM & Convention being held in Prince George, BC from May 20 to 22, 2026
5) Council approved meals, travel, compensation and other associated expenses for Mayor Rathor to attend the United Steelworkers Local 1-2017 Annual General Meeting in Prince George, BC on April 11 and 12, 2026
6) Council scheduled the date for the Parcel Tax Roll Reviews to be held in Council Chambers as follows:
a) Water and Sewer - April 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM; and
b) Downtown Parking and Business Improvement Area - April 24, 2026 at 9:30 AM
7) Council approved the use of City staff time and equipment for the hauling of material for the 2026 Spring Classic Indoor Rodeo
8) Council received an update on the Williams Lake Pickleball Club Society partnership proposal for a permanent pickleball facility in the community and directed that Option #2 be approved
(Delay the project until a Parks and Trails Master Plan is in place for future park, trail and recreation infrastructure to ensure this facility is aligned moving into next decade plans. This would include reviewing this project with the Central Cariboo Joint Committee for future partnership opportunities. This delay could be up to two years, pending the development of the new plan, and the priorities that come out of the plan. This option would best situate pickleball with broader recreation planning and would avoid some duplication of public consultation)
CONTRARY TO THE MOTION: Mayor SPS Rathor, Councillors S. Nelson and M. Moses
9) Council received the "Council Information Package" of March 24, 2026
Members of Council reported on their recent activities...
Motion at request of Councillor S. Nelson:
That Staff organize a meeting between Council/Interior Health regarding a community status update for health wrap-around services for Williams Lake and area....
And then Council adjourned at 7:27pm
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