Special Open Council Meeting Meeting 3:00 PM - Monday, March 1, 2021 City Hall Council Chambers
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AGENDA Special Open Council Meeting Meeting 3:00 PM - Monday, March 1, 2021 City Hall Council Chambers Page 1 CALL TO ORDER: 2 NOTICE OF NEW BUSINESS: 2.1 Mayor's List 2.2 Councillors' Additions 2.3 CAO's Additions 3 - 6 2.4 Draft Letter to Premier Horgan - Timeline of Casino Opening City of Fort St. John - Letter to Premier Horgan- Timeline of Casino Opening 3 ADOPTION OF AGENDA BY CONSENSUS: 4 ADOPTION OF MINUTES: 7 - 18 4.1 February 22, 2021 Regular Council Meeting Minutes 210222 - Regular 5 BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES: 6 PRESENTATIONS AND DELEGATIONS: None 7 CORRESPONDENCE: None 8 REPORTS FROM CAO AND ADMINISTRATION: Page 1 of 24 19 - 23 8.1 Administration Report No. 0043/21 2021 Local Government By-Election 210301 - AR43 - 2021 Local Government By-Election 9 NEW BUSINESS: 10 RESOLUTION TO MOVE TO CLOSED MEETING: 24 10.1 March 1, 2021 Resolution to Move to a Special Closed Council Meeting "THAT, Council move to a Special Closed Council Meeting on March 8, 2021 at 1:00 pm in Council Chambers for the purpose of discussing: 1) (k) Negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public." 210301 - Resolution to Move to Closed Special Meeting 11 ADJOURNMENT: Page 2 of 24 AGENDA ITEM #2.4 February 17, 2021 Via Email The Honourable John Horgan Premier of British Columbia [email protected] RE: Timeline of Casino Openings – 2nd Mayors letter Dear Premier Horgan: We are nearing the one-year mark of the mandated closure of casinos in our province due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which took effect on March 16th, 2020. In Fort St John alone, 125 people have been unemployed. The closures have had a lasting impact on workers and their families in all of our communities, with no indication of when they may be able to return to work. While this carries on, we have residents who have now gone online and most likely online overseas for this activity. What does that do in our community? • There is no income for the impacted families • Gaming revenue to support healthy activity in the community has diminished significantly • UNLIKE our in-person Casino, there is no support available to those with gambling addiction There is no request for any special treatment; we wish to reiterate what we said in our previous letter, we understand that safety is the number one priority. The casino has gone above and beyond other enterprises to ensure this. I would be happy to take you on a virtual tour. Workers and their families deserve to know what the Province is doing to get them back to work as quickly and safely as possible. Sincerely, Lori Ackerman, Mayor Draft Letter to Premier Horgan - Timeline of Casino Opening Page 3 of 24 AGENDA ITEM #2.4 With copy to: The Honourable Selina Robinson Minister of Finance [email protected] The Honourable Josie Osborne Minister of Municipal Affairs [email protected] The Honourable David Eby Attorney General [email protected] The Honourable Murray Rankin Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation [email protected] The Honourable Harry Bains Minister of Labour [email protected] The Honourable Ravi Kahlon Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation [email protected] Todd Stone MLA, Kamloops-South Thompson [email protected] Peter Milobar MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson [email protected] Draft Letter to Premier Horgan - Timeline of Casino Opening Page 4 of 24 AGENDA ITEM #2.4 Renee Merrifield MLA, Kelowna-Mission [email protected] Lorne Doerkson MLA, Cariboo-Chilcotin [email protected] Andrew Mercier MLA, Langley [email protected] Bob D’Eith MLA, Maple Ridge-Mission [email protected] Pam Alexis MLA, Abbotsford-Mission [email protected] Anne Kang MLA, Burnaby-Deer Lake [email protected] Raj Chouhan MLA, Burnaby-Edmonds [email protected] Janet Routledge MLA, Burnaby North [email protected] Michele Babchuck MLA, North Island [email protected] Sonia Furstenau MLA, Cowichan Valley [email protected] Jennifer Whiteside MLA, New Westminster [email protected] Draft Letter to Premier Horgan - Timeline of Casino Opening Page 5 of 24 AGENDA ITEM #2.4 Tom Shypitka MLA, Kootenay East [email protected] Ellis Ross MLA, Skeena [email protected] Dan Davies MLA, Peace River North [email protected] Draft Letter to Premier Horgan - Timeline of Casino Opening Page 6 of 24 AGENDA ITEM #4.1 MINUTES REGULAR COUNCIL FEBRUARY 22, 2021 3:00 PM CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS Mayor Lori Ackerman Councillor Trevor Bolin Councillor Lilia Hansen PRESENT: Councillor Gord Klassen Councillor Byron Stewart Councillor Tony Zabinsky Milo MacDonald, Chief Administrative Officer Victor Shopland, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer David Joy, Chief Financial Officer Darrell Blades, Director of Public Safety/Fire Chief Shirley Collington, Director of Finance Clayton Kittlitz, Director of Planning and Engineering ALSO Renee Jamurat, Planning Manager PRESENT: Jennifer Decker, Manager of Economic Development Charlene Jackson, Planning Technologist Kylah Bryde, Parks Manager Vanessa Cumming, Recreation Manager Ryan Harvey, Communications Coordinator Bonnie McCue, Deputy City Clerk Christina Brace, Administrative Assistant II (recording secretary) 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 3:00 pm. 2. Notice of New Business: Mayor Ackerman added the following topics: • Request for Council to revisit the timeline for re-opening and advocate on behalf of the local casino. • Letter from BC Grain Producers Association requesting assistance with water costs charged to rural agricultural users. It was noted that a letter from North Pine Farmers Institute regarding the same topic is included on the agenda as correspondence. 3. Adoption of Agenda by Consensus: The February 22, 2021 Regular Council meeting agenda was adopted as amended by consensus. February 22, 2021 Regular Council Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 24 AGENDA ITEM #4.1 City of Fort St John Regular Council February 22, 2021 Page 2 4. Recommendations from February 22, 2021 Committee of the Whole Meeting None 5. Adoption of Minutes: February 8, 2021 Regular Council Meeting Minutes RESOLUTION NO. 70/21 MOVED/SECONDED “THAT, the minutes of the February 8, 2021 Regular Council Meeting be adopted as presented.” CARRIED 6. Business Arising Out of the Minutes: Administration Report No. 0029/21 2021 NCLGA Proposed Resolutions Mayor Ackerman shared that she sent the NCLGA proposed resolutions to regional colleagues. A suggestion was made to remove the word local from the last paragraph of the RCMP Cost for Municipalities resolution. Councillor Klassen asked if taking out the word ‘local’ was going to broaden the topic so much that the specific intent will be lost. Mayor Ackerman noted that municipalities have seen increased levels of cost for RCMP services whereas the Province has not seen the same level of increased cost. The intention of the proposed amendment is to distribute RCMP costs equitably across local and higher levels of government. The CAO expressed support for the proposed amendment to address the issue of inequitable distribution. RESOLUTION NO. 71/21 MOVED/SECONDED "THAT, the last paragraph of Resolution No. 67/21 regarding RCMP Costs for Municipalities be amended as follows: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the NCLGA and UBCM be requested to lobby the Provincial Government to implement a police funding formula that fairly and equitably distributes RCMP expenses to all governments throughout the Province.” CARRIED OPPOSED Councillor Klassen February 22, 2021 Regular Council Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 24 AGENDA ITEM #4.1 City of Fort St John Regular Council February 22, 2021 Page 3 7. Presentations and Delegations: High on Ice Winter Festival - 2021 Mayor's Carving Challenge Winner Presentation Recreation Staff Frozen John and Olaf arrived at the meeting. The Recreation Manager thanked everyone for participating in the 2021 Mayor’s Carving Challenge. The recreation department received hundreds of votes on the challenge. The Recreation Manager, Frozen John and Olaf announced Councillor Klassen as the winner of the 2021 Mayor’s Carving Challenge and presented him with an award. Council commended Councillor Klassen on the achievement and thanked recreation staff for the opportunity to participate in the High on Ice Festival. The Recreation Manager, Frozen John and Olaf left the meeting. 8. Development Variance Permits / Temporary Use Permits Administration Reports: Administration Report No. 0015/21 ABC Medical Clinic Development Variance Permit Application - 9842 - 101 Avenue The applicant was not present to make comment on the application. RESOLUTION NO. 72/21 MOVED/SECONDED "THAT, the applicant be invited to address Council regarding the Development Variance Permit application for 9842 101 Avenue at this time." CARRIED A letter of comment from Grant and Lucy Timmins was attached to the agenda and reviewed by Council. Councillor Hansen asked if a compromise of the applicant donating or planting a tree in a park area would be possible as they are unable to adhere to the landscaping requirement at their location. Mayor Ackerman clarified that the bylaw outlines the landscaping requirement. The Director of Planning and Engineering stated that he does not think the bylaw provides direction to put landscaping somewhere else. There would have to be changes to provisions in the bylaw to state they can contribute cash in lieu or something similar for a change to take place.