Moved by Councillor Popig, seconded by Councillor Forster: Moved by Councillor Forster, seconded by Councillor Popig:

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1 SUN PEAKS MOUNTAIN RESORT MUNICIPALITY Minutes of the Regular Council meeting of the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipal Council held on Monday, April 18, 2011 commencing at 7:00 p.m. in the Sun Peaks Municipality Office, Sun Peaks, B.C. Present: Also: Mayor A. Raine Councillor M. Forster Councillor M. Pozza Councillor I. Popig Councillor D. Alexander Byron Johnson, Chief Administrative Officer Nicky Braithwaite, Acting Finance Officer 1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM 2. INTRODUCTION OF LATE ITEMS 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Moved by Councillor Popig, seconded by Councillor Forster: THAT the agenda be approved as presented. 4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES a. Regular Council Meeting - March 21, 2011 Moved by Councillor Forster, seconded by Councillor Popig: THAT the March 21, 2011 Regular Council Meeting minutes be adopted as presented.

2 b. Committee of the Whole - April 4, 2011 Moved by Councillor Pozza, seconded by Councillor Popig: THAT the April 4, 2011 Committee of the Whole meeting minutes be adopted as presented. It was determined that the TNRD building inspection fee schedule can be used until Council has approved one. 5. PRESENTATIONS AND DELEGATIONS a. RCMP - Calls for Service Staff Sgt. Wes Waters made a presentation to Council regarding resort call volumes for the RCMP over the winter season and will make a quarterly presentation to Council. b. Mrs. Renate Kals Mrs. Kals made a presentation to Council and explained that she objected to the fact that Councillor Forster seconded the motion to receive the minutes from the January 10, 2011 Business advisory body which Liz Forster, Councillor Forster's wife, approved as she believed this is a conflict. Mrs. Kals was informed that there is no conflict as the minutes were only being received into the public record. She also objected to Urban Systems being granted the OCP process contract. Council clarified that Urban Systems was given a contract to design the terms of reference for the OCP and will not have any unfair advantage if they choose to bid on the OCP plan contract. Mrs. Kals also objected to the appointment of the building inspector. This item was submitted too late for Council to review and was postponed to the next Council meeting. 6. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES a. Firearms Discharge Bylaw Mayor Raine explained that he and CAO Johnson met with Mr. Findlay, representatives from Ministry of Environment (MoE) and local fish and Page 2 of 5

3 game associations who have requested that the Discharge of Firearms Bylaw No. 0006, 2010 be amended to reduce the no-shooting area. Council discussed the options. Moved by Councillor Alexander, seconded by Councillor Popig: THAT the Discharge of Firearms Bylaw No. 0006, 2010 be amended to reflect Ministry of Environment wording; and THAT Council consults with local First Nations bands regarding the bylaw wording. b. Restrictive Covenants 7. REPORTS CAO Johnson reviewed a letter received from Assistant Deputy Minister Peter Walters in response to Mr. Johnson's letter requesting that the Municipality be consulted if the Province is intended to review rental covenants. Mr. Walters explained that the Province was not intending on reviewing rental covenants at this time. Mayor and Council Reports Mayor Raine reported that the TNRD has approved the Municipality's request to withdrawal from their building inspection services. Heffley Lake Mining Exploration - The mining company is withdrawing their application at this time. Business Advisory Body - the gathering held on April 1st at Powder Hounds was very successful and comments were received from resort businesses. Advisory Body and Committee Reports Staff Reports Gas Tax Grant Application CAO Johnson reviewed the report submitted requesting a resolution. Moved by Councillor Pozza, seconded by Councillor Popig: Page 3 of 5

4 THAT the Municipal Council of the Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality authorize staff to submit an application to the General Strategic Priorities and Innovation Fund under the Gas Tax Agreement for Capacity Building and Integrated Community Sustainability (ICS) Planning Projects to undertake a Sustainable Community Plan. Fire Department Report CAO Johnson briefly reviewed the highlights of the report submitted to Council. Moved by Councillor Popig, seconded by Councillor Alexander: THAT the Fire Department report be received. 8. BYLAWS 9. NEW BUSINESS 10. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION ITEMS a. Letter from Karen Kreiger CAO Johnson reviewed the letter from Mrs. Kreiger requesting that bags be available for owners to clean up after their pets. This item is to be referred to staff to work with SPRC as they are already providing garbage cans & poop bags. It was discussed whether this was a signage issue or education and the perhaps this issue can be addresses through dog licensing. Staff to bring a report forward for the next meeting. b. Crimestoppers - Sponsorship Request CAO Johnson reviewed a request from Crimestoppers requesting the sponsorship of a sign. The letter was addressed to SPRC but has been forwarded to the Municipal Council although SPRC may share the cost. Staff to bring back a proposal to Council. Page 4 of 5

5 c. Letter from Settler's Crossing Strata CAO Johnson reviewed a letter from the Settler's Crossing strata council dealing with the proposal for the drive into that complex being shared with the new Parallel One development. Mayor Raine recommended forwarding to the TNRD's planning department for their input as well as that of the Fire Chief. A report is to be forwarded to Council. 11. NOTICE OF MOTION 12. QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Renate Kals: Where are the dog dropping baggies? Suggested having a bylaw. A: Bags are provided on SPRC garbage bins throughout the resort. A dog bylaw may be developed at some point in the future. Tom Kelleran: Requested that all councillors read the full attachment to the letter from the Settler's Crossing Strata Council. Also requested that the shoes be cut off the overhead lines. A: Staff to contact BC Hydro. 13. MEETING CLOSED a. Next Regular Council Meeting - May 16, 2011 Moved by Councillor Alexander, seconded by Councillor Popig: THAT the Regular Council meeting be closed. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY: Al Raine Mayor ORIGINAL SIGNED BY: Byron Johnson Director of Corporate Services Page 5 of 5