REGULAR MEETING HELD THE 8TH OF JANUARY, 2018 VOLUME 34, PAGE 1 PRESENT: Mayor John Ranta Councillors: Wendy Coomber, David Dubois, Lisa Dafoe, Wyatt McMurray (via telephone) Chief Administrative Officer Keir Gervais Chief Financial Officer Sofia Demasi 1. ORDER: Mayor Ranta to call the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 2. DELEGATION: A) Carmen Ranta, President, Cache Creek Beautification Society: to bring Council up to date on the Society s efforts to make a community garden. Carmen Ranta gave a report on the 2017 year for the Cache Creek Beautification Society. The Communities in Bloom competition was cancelled due to the wildfire. CCBS was recognized as a friend of Communities in Bloom at the annual banquet. The group purchased Christmas wreaths for decorating the Cache Creek Community Hall. This year, CCBS is developing a walking tour and accompanying brochure for Cache Creek with ten points of interest. The society is looking into a Community garden project for the property beside the library that the TNRD owns. The Society sees the community garden as a positive visual for the downtown area. The Cache Creek Beautification Society would like the Village of Cache Creek to engage in discussions with the TNRD to form a lease. Fortis BC is interested in helping with the project with man power and equipment as part of their Day of Giving project. 3. MINUTES: A) THAT the minutes of the Regular Council meeting of December 11, 2017 be adopted. 4. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATION: A) Cache Creek Beautification Society s efforts to make a community garden. Councillor Dubois stated that the community garden is a worthwhile project. MOVED by Councillor Dubois SECONDED by Councillor Coomber That Council direct staff to begin discussions with TNRD and Fortis BC. 5. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES: 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS: A) Economic Development Councillor Dubois & Mayor Ranta
REGULAR MEETING HELD THE 8TH OF JANUARY, 2018 VOLUME 34, PAGE 2 B) Budget & Administrative Services Councillor McMurray & Mayor Ranta 1) 2018 Council Meeting Schedule That Council approve the amended 2018 Regular Council and Committee of the Whole Meeting Schedule. MOVED by Mayor Ranta SECONDED by Councillor Coomber That the original motion be amended to include that the first Monday, November 5 th at 7:00 pm will be the Inaugural Meeting for newly elected officials. 2) Cache Creek Beautification Society 5 th Annual Seedy Saturday That Council approve a Grant-In-Aid for the rental and damage deposit fees to the Cache Creek Beautification Society for the use of the Community Hall on February 3, 2018 for the 5 th annual Seedy Saturday. 3) Kinsmen Club of South Cariboo 2018 Kinsmen Family Christmas Turkey Bingo That Council approve a Grant-In-Aid for the rental fee for Sunday December 9, 2018 for the Kinsmen Family Christmas Turkey Bingo. 4) UBCM Age-Friendly Communities - Stream 2 Grant Update and Award of Contract THAT Council award the contract in the amount up to $15,000 (exclusive of taxes) to Luciani Urban Planning & Design for the development of the Cache Creek Seniors Housing Needs Assessment; AND THAT the Corporate Officer is authorized to execute the agreement. C) Policy & Bylaw Review Councillor Dafoe & Councillor Coomber D) Public Works & Community Services
REGULAR MEETING HELD THE 8TH OF JANUARY, 2018 VOLUME 34, PAGE 3 Councillor Dubois & Councillor Coomber E) Village Services & Liaison Councillor Dafoe & Councillor McMurray F) Protective Services Councillor McMurray & Councillor Dubois 1) Animal Control Report December 2017 Animal Control Officer s Report for the month of December 2017 Council receive for information the Animal Control Officer s report for the month of December. G) Intergovernmental Relations Mayor Ranta THAT Council receives the following Correspondence MOVED by Mayor Ranta 1) District of Clearwater Prevention of Quagga and Zebra Mussels. 2) TNRD Call for Artist. 3) SILGA Call for Nominations for the 2018 2019 SILGA Board of Directors. 4) SILGA Call for Resolutions for the 2018 SILGA AGM. 5) Town of Oliver Prevention of Quagga and Zebra Mussels. 6) City of West Kelowna Request for Local Governments to Share in Cannabis Tax Revenue. 7) Village of Pemberton Prevention of Quagga and Zebra Mussels. 8) City of Parksville Prevention of Quagga and Zebra Mussels. 9) Township of Spallumcheen Prevention of Quagga and Zebra Mussels. 10) City of Dawson Creek Prevention of Quagga and Zebra Mussels. 11) UBCM 2018 Age-friendly Communities Stream 2 Grant Approval and Terms & Conditions. H) Landfill Advisory Committee Councillor Coomber & Councillor Dubois 7. STAFF REPORTS: A) Chief Administrative Officer 1) CAO Gervais reported that there were no new business licenses. 2) CAO Gervais reported that BC Hydro previously received a building permit to retrofit the inside of the BC Hydro building in Cache Creek and that work will be commencing soon. 3) CAO Gervais received an email on December 19th from a MOTI staffer notifying him that a new project manager has been appointed for the Highway 97 to Highway 99 project. It is anticipated the next Technical Advisory Committee meeting will occur in late January or early February.
REGULAR MEETING HELD THE 8TH OF JANUARY, 2018 VOLUME 34, PAGE 4 4) The Age Friendly Assessment and Action Plan Project Steering Committee meets on January 17th to review the draft plan and prioritize the action items. 5) During a facility check this past week, it was discovered that the heater in the Pool mechanical room had failed. This failure resulted in pipes freezing and bursting. CAO Gervais was unable to provide an accurate assessment of the complete damage at this time. Santo Talarico and PW staff will begin assessing the damage and performing repairs as required. CAO Gervais will update Council during future meetings. 6) CAO Gervais will be advertising the Visitor Information Centre Management contract in the coming weeks. The submissions received will provide the Village with the budget information required for budget planning. Councillor Coomber asked about the purpose of the Britco trailer. CAO Gervais noted it is for construction site office. Mayor Ranta also noted the overall value of the project to be approximately $1.6 million. 8. INFORMATION CORRESPONDENCE: THAT Council receives the following Correspondence 9. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Ashcroft & Area Community Resource Society Thank you letter. 2) Communities in Bloom Recognition and Bloom Award Program for Municipalities. 3) Liquor Control and Licensing Branch Changes to Off-Premises Sales, LRS Relocations, Manufacturer Tour Sampling, and Fraternal Societies Reporting. 4) Interior Health IH concludes review into breach of employee information. 5) Cathy Peters Identifying Sex Trafficking Victims in the ED. 6) School District No. 74 News Update. 7) Conservation Planning Unit Amendment to Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk. 8) Interior Health Interior Health year in review Kootenay Boundary. 9) Interior Health Interior Health year in review Okanagan. 10) Interior Health Interior Health year in review East Kootenay. 11) Fraser Basin Council Thompson Watershed Flood and Debris Flow Disaster Mitigation Risk Assessment. 12) Northern Development Initiative Trust Business Ambassadors to help with Cariboo Chilcotin/Elephant Hill wildfire recovery. 13) Conservation Planning Unit New Species at Risk Recovery Documents Available. 10. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC: 11. QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESS: 12. CLOSED SESSION: 7:46 PM
REGULAR MEETING HELD THE 8TH OF JANUARY, 2018 VOLUME 34, PAGE 5 Motion to move to a CLOSED Session pursuant to Section 90 of the Community Charter to consider items relating to one or more of the following: (c) labour relations or other employee relations; 13. ADJOURNMENT: 8:03 PM. P.A.J. (John) Ranta, Mayor Keir Gervais, Corporate Officer I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true recording of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held the 8th day of January, 2018, E. & O.E.E. Keir Gervais, Corporate Officer