Present in WL Council Chambers:
Mayor Rathor; Councillors Delainey, Flaspohler, Boehm, Moses and Nelson
Present via Zoom:
Councillor J. Lyons
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
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Meeting Agenda - click here
Meeting Agenda adopted
Minutes of the previous Council meeting were received/adopted
Presentation:
Mayor/Council presented a "Accessibility Award of Merit" to Four Rivers Co-Op as well as a Certificate of Appreciation for 20th Anniversary of Sho-gun Martial Arts in Williams Lake
Business:
1) Council received or received for information --
* the accounts payable computer cheque and EFT listings dated June 11 and 18, 2026
* Minutes of the Central Cariboo Joint Committee Meeting held May 27, 2026
* Information Related to TRU Williams Lake Campus - Social Planning Council Community Survey Results
* News Release from BC Ministry of Public Safety/Solicitor-General re: Chronic Property Offending Intervention Initiative Expansion (CPOII) and further, that the Williams Lake RCMP provide, as part of their quarterly report to Council, information on the Prolific Offender Program and Stats
* Proclamations, Lighting Requests & Flag Raisings for the period ending June 23, 2026
2) Following Public Input -- Council approved the 2025 Annual Report for the City of Williams Lake
3) Council agreed to support Williams Lake First Nation’s grant application to the Government of Canada’s ‘Community Opportunity Readiness Program’ to fund Phase 1 of the Nation’s Northside Development project
4) Council accepted the donation of $4,030.92 from the BC Northern Real Estate Board for the expressed purpose of supporting the Williams Lake Fire Department’s Live Fire Training Shipping Container Project. In addition: staff were authorized to proceed with the purchase of a used metal shipping container and complete associated work within the existing operational budget, with donor recognition to be carried out as described in the Staff report
5) Council approved an application to the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for $25,000 towards two Williams Lake Fire Department electric fans.
6) Council added Courthouse Square repaving to the 2026 Paving Rehabilitation projects, award the repaving to Keywest Asphalt Ltd. for the amount of $125,807.00, and approved project budget over expenditure with deficit to be covered from Reserve for Downtown Parking funds, for a total value with contingency of $138,387.70
7) Council awarded the repaving of portions of Pioneer Drive to Keywest Asphalt Ltd. for $107,005.60 to be allocated from unused 2026 paving budget, for a total value with contingency of $119,846.27
8) Council endorsed two recommendations from a previous Central Cariboo Joint Committee meeting, as follows:
* That pursuant to Central Cariboo Joint Committee Report #05-2026 and the report of the Community Services Facilities Manager dated April 29, 2026, the Naming Rights Policy for the Cariboo Memorial Recreation Complex be adopted as presented and staff develop revenue-generating opportunities based on the policy framework.
* That pursuant to Central Cariboo Joint Committee Report #06-2026, the Performances in the Park event support and delivery agreement between the Cariboo Regional District, the City of Williams Lake, the Williams Lake First Nation and the Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society be renewed as amended for a three-year term, including an annual payment of $22,000 to the Society for eight summer events; and further, that the appropriate signatories be authorized to execute the agreement.
Editor's Note -- the above-noted recommendations were also endorsed by the Cariboo Regional District Board , at their June 19, 2026 meeting
9) Council endorsed 3 recommendations from a previous Committee of the Whole meeting, as follows:
* Safety & Security Concerns of Muslim Community in Williams Lake -- view here
Editor's Note: Council approved Items 1,2 in the recommendation from Councillor Moses while Items 3-7 was referred to the Social Planning Council requesting input as to items that they have the capacity to action
* That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #12-2026 and the report of the Planner dated May 26, 2026, Council direct staff not to pursue further investigation, development, or implementation of policies permitting the use of non-standard vehicles for regular transportation use on City roadways at this time
* That pursuant to Committee of Whole Council Report #13-2026, Council authorize the Mayor to approve correspondence on a timely and an as-needed basis expressing the City's perspective on community impacts of sentencing and/or releasing of prolific offenders in the community.
Members of Council reported on their recent activities
And then Council adjourned at 7:42pm
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