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/JSP\ /4$St\ M-l MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE GRANISLE SENIORSCENTRE - #9 CHAPMAN STREET, GRANISLE, B.C. ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 COMMENCING AT 7:00 P.M. PRESENT Mayor Linda McGuire Councillor Peter Green Councillor Blaine Maughan Councillor Jim O'Farrell Councillor Tom Liversidge ALSO PRESENT Sharon Smith, Chief Administrative Officer Brenda Andersson, Finance Officer CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER 1. Mayor Linda McGuire called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. ACCEPTANCE OF ADDENDUM 2. None PUBLIC & STATUTORY HEARINGS 3. None DELEGATIONS. GUESTS OR PETITIONS Mr. Al McCreary from Edmison Mehr Chartered Accountants made a presentation to Council and the public in attendance, the financial position of the Village of Granisle for the year ending December 31, 2011, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year. Mayor Linda McGuire thanked Mr. Al McCreary for his presentation. 4. Auditor's Report - Village of Granisle Financial Statements - December 31,2011 Motion #2012/065 Moved by Councillor P. Green Seconded by Councillor B. Maughan "That Council consider and resolves that the Village of Granisle Financial Statements for the year ende December 31,2011 be accepted as presented". CARRIED «&# /fflplBV MINUTES 5. Regular Council Meeting of March 7,2012 Motion #2012/066 Moved by Councillor P. Green Seconded by Councillor T. Liversidge "That Council resolves to adopt the minutes ofthe Regular Council Meeting of March 7, 2012 as circulated". CARRIED BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES > Fire Department - uses of the arena for July 28,2012 - advised by Fire Department representative that this was still under discussion with the department. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. None CORRESPONDENCE 7. Government Finance Officers Association of BC (GFOABC)- 2012 Annual Conference Motion #2012/067 Moved by Councillor P. Green Seconded by Councillor B. Maughan "That Council resolves that between the strategic planning meeting and the registration that staff obtain more information on "Taxation 301" to see in fact if there is a course offered online and then Council can make a more uniformed decision". CARRIED 8. Burns Lake & District Chamber of Commerce - 2012 Electronic Sign Advertising Package Motion #2012/068 Moved by Councillor T. Liversidge Seconded by Councillor P. Green "That Council resolves to include this item for further discussion at the strategic planning meeting". CARRIED 9. Granisle Volunteer Fire Department - 40th Anniversary Sign Motion #2012/069 Moved by Councillor T. Liversidge Seconded by Councillor J. O'Farrell "That Council resolves that authorization isgiven to purchase such a sign, the ChiefAdministrative Officer to obtain prices and decor in conjunction with one of the members of the Fire Department and bring this item back to Council". CARRIED 10. Granisle Public Library - 2012 Annual Grant Motion #2012/070 Moved by Councillor J. O'Farrell Seconded by Councillor P. Green "That Council consider and resolve to advance the first quarter of the 2012 annual grant to the Granisle Public Libraryand Granisle TV Society based on the 2011 annual budget". CARRIED MAYOR'S REPORT 11. Minerals North - May 23rd to May 25th, 2012 Motion #2012/071 Moved by Councillor P. Green Seconded by Councillor T. Liversidge "That Council considers and resolves to participate in Minerals North hosted by the Village of Burns Lake in the amount of $100.00". CARRIED > Jillian Merrick, Beyond the Market: growing the Northaims to build,strengthen, and diversify the agriculture and food services industries from Valemountto Terrace in British Columbia, linking farmers, ranchers, purchasers and consumers inthe region in an effort to identifythe barriers to the local food industry and encourage collaboration and entrepreneurial development to overcome them - Oral - Mayor Linda McGuire > Lions Club - grant - Oral - Mayor Linda McGuire > emergency co-coordinator & social services - Oral - Mayor Linda McGuire REPORT FROM IN-CAMERA 12. None f^- /m^ COUNCILLOR'S REPORT 13. Councillor T. Liversidge - no report 14. TV Society - AGM March 20th, 2012 - request fortrees/shrubs removed around the towers and snow removal in the winter time - oral - Councillor Maughan Granisle Library - magician May 28th, 2012 @1:00 p.m. - oral - Councillor B. Maughan 15. Budget meetings going well - oral - Councillor P. Green 16. Bio-burner running well - oral - Councillor J. O'Farrell STAFF REPORTS 17. Cheque Distribution for February 2012 Motion #2012/072 Moved by Councillor P. Green Seconded by Councillor B. Maughan "That the cheque distribution for February 2012 in the amount $87,588.09 (cheque #7205 to #7268 inclusive) be accepted as presented". CARRIED BYLAWS 18. None NOTICE OF MOTION 19. None RESOLVE INTO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 20. None RISE AND REPORT 21. None IN-CAMERA MOTION Motion #2012/073 Moved by Councillor P. Green Seconded by Councillor B. Maughan "Thatpursuant to Section 90subsections 1 (c), (e), (i), (I) & (o) and Section 91 subsections 1&3 ofthe Community Charter, Councilgives notice ofand will convene to a Special (In-Camera) Meeting and exercise its authorityand excludes the media and the public, exceptfor Municipalstaff, regarding labour, land, legal and strategic planning issues. CARRIED PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD > snow clearing at B.E.S.S. > cheque distribution > LD lights > composting boxes > recycling > community hall ADJOURNMENT Mayor Linda McGuire adjourned the meeting at 8:20 p.m. CERTIFIED CORRECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 148 OF THE COMMUNITY CHARTER Mayor Linda McGuire Sharon Smith, Chief Administrative Officer Htl HEART&" Till-: ± LUNG ASSOCIATION1 I mm I Vl/ STROKE Hritisi I I ^i^ FOUNDATION March 29, 2012 Mayor Linda McGuire and Members of Council Village of Granisle PO Box 128 Granisle BC VOJ 1W0 Dear Mayor McGuire and Members of Council: Subject: Smoke-Free Outdoor Public Places Bylaw Further to our correspondence to you on January 20, 2011, we are writing to provide an update of smoke-free outdoor public places bylaws in British Columbia and encourage you to implement a smoke-free outdoor public places bylaw in your municipality. In that earlier correspondence, we wrote of the well-known and irrefutable health hazards associated with smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, even in outdoor settings. Simply, there is no safe level of exposure to second-hand smoke, and smoking in and of itself kills when cigarettes are used as directed. As little as five years ago, outdoor smoke-free public places bylaws in BC were a rarity. In what was then considered a landmark, the Capital Regional District was the first municipality in BC to ban smoking on customer service patios in July, 2007. There are nowcloseto twenty municipalities in BC that have banned smoking on customer service patios. Smoke-free parks, playgrounds and beaches were even more ofa rarity in the early years, despite the intuitive knowledge thatsecond-hand smoke is even more dangerous for children, who are often found inthese locales. In addition, lit and smouldering cigarettes and cigarette butts are an environmental hazard and potential fire risk. Many municipalities had deemed smoking bans in these locations as unenforceable. Now, over twenty municipalities in BC have implemented some sortofsmoke-free parks, playgrounds, beaches bylaw, a three-fold increase in three years. These bylaws are enforceable and they do increase public health, especially for children. Alist ofthe thirty-one BC municipalities that have implemented some sort ofsmoke- free outdoor public places bylaw can be found in the attachment to this letter. We havesome excellent resources posted on our Clean Air Coalition of B.C. website on this issue, including a smoke-free outdoor public places bylaw primer. Please visit: http://www.cleanaircoalitionbc.com/issues/smoke-free-outdoor-public-places to accessthese resources (click on the "step-by-step primer" link on that page to access the primer), which we hope will assist in implementing such a bylaw. 1212 West Broadway. 2675 Oak Street. Vancouver. BC V6H 3V2 Vancouver. BC V6H 2K2 T 604.736.4404 F 604.736.8732 T 604.731.5864 F 604.731.5810 irtandstroke.ca be.lung o - Page 1 - ' HEART&" n IK i LING ASSOCIATION STROKE BritishColumbia $ FOUNDATION Again, we encourage you to increase public health in Granisle by protecting your citizens and visitors to your municipality from second-hand tobacco smoke through implementation of a smoke-free outdoor public places by-law. Sincerely, 1* pMAj^l Diego Marchese Scott McDonald CEO, BC & Yukon President & CEO Heart and Stroke Foundation BC Lung Association cc. Mark Collison, Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon Kelsey Yarmish, Northern Health Authority attach. Municipalities in BC with a Smoke-Free Bylaw That Exceeds Provincial Standards 1212 West Broadway. 2675 Oak Street, Vancouver. BC V6H 3V2 Vancouver. BC V6H 2K2 T 604.736.4404 F 604.736.8732 '604.731.5864 F 604.731 5810 h*aitanditrok< be.lung.ca - Page 2 - HEARTS'" TI LUNG ASSOCIATION STROKE Bntis © FOUNDATION •t Attachment. Municipalities in BC with a Smoke-Free Bylaw That Exceeds Provincial Standards Customer Service Patios Parks/Playgrounds Other Anmore Belcarra Abbotsford (7 m buffer to public buildings) Capital Regional District Coquitlam Delta (public events) Coquitlam (bars excluded) Central Okanagan RD Mission (spectator areas) > Delta (bars excluded) Kelowna Kelowna (buffer zone to airport terminal) Langley City Nakusp North Vancouver City (buffer to transit shelters) North Vancouver District Nanaimo Pemberton (buffer to transit shelters)