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. , Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General • Use of City Jails/Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre (KRCC) • Sobering Centre

2. Hon. , 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. , Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier • Cannabis Revenue Sharing

4. Hon. , 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. , 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

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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