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DISTRICT OF SOOKE Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council held in the Council Chamber at 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC March 23, 2015 5:30 p.m., Closed Portion, Meeting Room 7:00 p.m., Open Portion, Council Chamber COUNCIL PRESENT STAFF PRESENT (Open Portion) Mayor Maja Tait Gordon Howie, Chief Administrative Officer Councillor Bev Berger Michael Dillabaugh, Director of Finance Councillor Rick Kasper Bonnie Sprinkling, Corporate Officer Councillor Ebony Logins Elisabeth Nelson, Municipal Engineer Councillor Brenda Parkinson Steve Sorensen, Fire Chief Councillor Kerrie Reay Tina Hansen, Corporate Assistant ABSENT: Councillor Kevin Pearson CALL TO ORDER Mayor Tait called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. MOTION TO CLOSE THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC MOVED to Motion to close the meeting to the public under section 90(1) and 90(2) of the Community Charter to discuss: • 90(1)(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality; • 90(1)(c) labour relations or other employee relations; • 90(1)(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality; • 90(1)(l) discussions with municipal officers and employees respecting municipal objectives, measures and progress reports for the purposes of preparing an annual report under section 98 [annual municipal report]; • 90(2)(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CALL TO ORDER - OPEN PORTION The Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled at 6:00 p.m. adjourned at 7:10 p.m. Mayor Tait called the open portion of the Regular Council meeting to order at 7:14 p.m. in the Council Chambers. 1 Meeting Date: March 23, 2015 District of Sooke Adopted on: April 13, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Minutes APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOVED and seconded to approve the agenda with the following items as new business/supplemental information: • Item PH-1 Bylaw No. 611, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-15) – 6509 Sooke Road o Public Submissions received on or before March 23, 2015: o G.A. OBriain and L.J. OBriain o Gerard V. LeBlanc • Item NB-1 Vancouver Island Regional Library Facility in the District of Sooke • Item NB-1 Supplemental Information o Public Submission received March 20, 2015 from Val Davey CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTION OF MINUTES MOVED and seconded that the minutes of the Regular Council meeting held on March 9, 2015 be adopted as circulated. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY DELEGATIONS D-2 Jonathan Francoeur – Recording of Council Meetings Jonathan Francoeur addressed Council as to his suggestion to hire a local resident to conduct audio podcasting of District of Sooke Council meetings. Mr. Francoeur stated that he has an in interest in Council meetings but that it is difficult for him to attend. Mr. Francoeur inquired as to the District’s contracted services for the provision of webcasting and asked whether Council would consider hiring a local business to do the webcasts as well as podcasts of Council meetings. D-3 Gail Armitage – Team Coordinator, Dogwood Initiative – Sooke Chapter RE: Kinder Morgan Presentation Gail Armitage, Dogwood Initiative Sooke Chapter, addressed Council as to the upcoming Kinder Morgan presentation scheduled for April 7th, 2015. Ms. Armitage thanked Council for honouring the results of the November 2014 plebiscite question opposing expansion of oil tanker traffic through coastal BC waters by forwarding a motion to the Association of Vancouver Island Coast Communities (AVICC). Ms. Armitage requested that Council consider supporting the resolutions at the upcoming AVICC meeting in April. Katie Armitage, Sooke resident, provided comments as to the connection she has had with the environment and with wildlife since childhood. Ms. Armitage addressed Council as to the Exon Valdez oil spill and how it affected the environment, wildlife, and people who worked the front lines during the clean up; people do not discuss the health aspects of front line workers due to the exposure to carcinogenic toxins. Gail Armitage asked Council to consider asking the questions provided by the Dogwood Initiative to the Kinder Morgan delegation. 2 Meeting Date: March 23, 2015 District of Sooke Adopted on: April 13, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Minutes D-1 District of Sooke Age-Friendly Action Plan 2015 – Marlene Barry and Andrew Moore, Sooke Region CHI Councillor Logins declared a conflict of interest with this Agenda item as she is a member of the Sooke Region Community Health Initiative (CHI) and left the meeting at 7:32 p.m. Marlene Barry and Andrew Moore provided a powerpoint presentation and overview of the District of Sooke Age-Friendly Action Plan 2015 as submitted. Ms. Barry advised that the Age-Friendly Action Plan needs approval by Council and to be published on the District of Sooke website in order for Sooke CHI to proceed with the application for an Age-Friendly designation. Ms. Barry also asked for Council’s commitment to the following key points in order to implement the Age-Friendly Sooke Strategy: • Help seniors’ help themselves and others by providing guidance and support to making a Sooke Youth and Seniors Centre a reality. • Review and consider fully funding CHI’s Work Plan, submitted in October 2014 under the terms of the District of Sooke and Sooke CHI Service Agreement, and give CHI the means to transform the plan into reality with additional funding of $12,500. MOVED and seconded to approve the District of Sooke Age-Friendly Action Plan 2015 as submitted; AND TO direct staff to publish the Plan on the District of Sooke website. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Councillor Logins returned to the meeting at 7:43 p.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS UB-1 2015 Sponsorships MOVED and seconded to approve the annual sponsorships for 2015 for the following non- profit organizations or events: • Sooke Lions Club • Sooke Fall Fair Society • Sooke Fine Arts Society • Sooke Community Choir • Edward Milne Community School Grads • Anti-Bullying Campaign • Fire Safety Campaign • Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce • Sooke Food CHI • Navy League of Canada, Sooke Branch CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY MOVED and seconded to direct staff to bring forward a Policy on Sponsorships for review by the Community Grant Review Committee. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3 Meeting Date: March 23, 2015 District of Sooke Adopted on: April 13, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Minutes PUBLIC QUESTION AND COMMENT PERIOD Catherine Keogan, Sooke resident, stated that recently the Sooke Fine Arts Society in conjunction with the Sooke Community Arts Council, Prestige Hotel and other local food providers held a fundraiser resulting in the presentation of a $1,100 cheque to the Sooke Food Bank. Ms. Keogan advised that this is a good example of how some of the local community organizations that are funded through the District of Sooke can get together to support some of the other local groups in town. Ellen Lewers, Sooke resident, provided comments as to Sponsorships for community groups. Ms. Lewers advised that the Sooke Fall Fair has requested sponsorship for “keeper photos” for participants instead of keeper trophies that the Fall Fair has provided in previous years. Jeff Zigay, Sooke resident, commented as to Council’s recent motion to look at locating the Vancouver Island Regional Library facility in John Phillips Memorial Park. Mr. Zigay stated that he does not agree with locating the library facility outside of the Town Centre or rezoning lands outside the town centre for commercial use. Diane Bernard, Sooke resident, provided comments as to the location of the Vancouver Island Regional Library advising that the facility needs to be appropriately placed. Ms. Bernard additionally spoke to the Ms. Armitage’s presentation advising that she believes that Council should take the questions provided by the Dogwood Initiative and put them directly to Kinder Morgan. Margarita Dominguez, Sooke resident, addressed Council as to the District of Sooke Animal Control Bylaw and Sooke Zoning Bylaw advising that there is no mention in either of the bylaws for “animal rescue groups.” Ms. Dominguez requested that Council consider amending the bylaws to include animal rescue. Ms. Dominguez also spoke to the recent changes within the CRD with Animal Control and Bylaw Enforcement. Jeff Bateman, Sooke resident, advised that he supports comments made by Ms. Armitage and Ms. Bernard as to the Kinder Morgan delegation and hopes that Council supports the resolutions as to expansion of oil tanker traffic at the upcoming AVICC Convention. Mr. Bateman also took the opportunity to thank Mayor Tait for coming to adjudicate their scrabble tournament at EMCS this coming Saturday. Errol Anderson, Sooke resident, provided comments as to the upcoming Kinder Morgan delegation and the proposed questions submitted by the Dogwood Initiative. Mr. Anderson stated that he hopes that Council will ask their own questions of Kinder Morgan in order to gain a sense of both sides of the issue. Ellen Lewers, Sooke resident, supports Mr. Zigay’s comments as to the location of Vancouver Island Library facility and to making the town centre accessible to seniors. Ms. Lewers believes that a multiplex facility that includes the Library, and a place for seniors and youth is a good idea. 4 Meeting Date: March 23, 2015 District of Sooke Adopted on: April 13, 2015 Regular Council Meeting Minutes Loretta Boerkamp, Sooke resident, asked Council to consider borrowing the funds now to build the library and seniors centre rather than wait as costs to borrow funds and to build will cost much more in the future.