INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMO
Date: June 5, 2019
To: City Council
From: Mayor Ken Christian
RE: 2019 Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Meeting Requests
Each year Council has the opportunity to request meetings with Cabinet Ministers during the UBCM convention. This year, the following meeting requests are being proposed:
1. Hon. Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General • Use of City Jails/Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre (KRCC) • Sobering Centre
2. Hon. David Eby, Attorney General • BCLC Headquarters Replacement • Accommodate Organic Growth Through Leasing • CFO Position to be Posted in Kamloops • Vacant Area (Northwest of the BCLC Building) – Future Use/Beautification
3. Hon. Carole James, Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier • Cannabis Revenue Sharing
4. Hon. Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development • Negotiation of Stuart Wood Title
5. Hon. Rob Fleming, Minister of Education • Potential School Sites and Growth *If the meeting is approved, School District No. 73 Board Chair and Superintendent to be invited.
6. Hon. Bruce Ralston, Minister of Jobs, Trade, and Technology • Tri-City, Tri-University Partnership
In addition to meeting with Cabinet Ministers, there are also opportunities to request meetings with ministry and external agency staff. The following meetings are being proposed:
1. BC Hydro • Cost Sharing for the Victoria Street West Project • Valleyview Corridor • Appointment of One BC Hydro Manager for all City Projects
2019 Union of BC Municipalities Meeting Requests June 5, 2019 Page 2
2. RCMP • Supporting rural detachments • Cost Sharing of Ident Program • Local Jail Cells Housing out-of-town Prisoners
3. Emergency Management BC (Lori Hall) • Tri-City, Tri-University Partnership