Post Notes from the Council Meeting of April 4th

Public Hearing regarding a zoning amendment on Kootenay St. received one concern regarding sufficient parking. Administration appeared confident enough parking for two vehicles for each duplex will be provided.

Delegation

Rails to Trails – this delegation was postponed.

Administration Updates


Mention was made of the Greg Halseth Lecture April 11th COR lecture Theatre 7:00pm
This lecture will be of interest to all concerned with Cranbrook’s economic future.

Leisure Services – many events have taken place over the last month including the BC Figure Skating Championships.

The City of Cranbrook Aquatic Centre has received several awards. Details in the Administration report at http://cranbrook.ihostez.com/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=1449

Water Advisory for Cranbrook has been lifted.

Most exciting was the introduction of the Slaterville Neighbourhood Plan. Councillor Whetham has been pushing for this plan to get on the table after meeting with Slaterville residents. The first viewing will be at the Manual Training Centre on Wednesday April 27th.  As this item was a late addition to the agenda it was not included in the Administration Updates.



Committee Recommendations

The Urban Deer Management Committee has been required to strike a sub-committee to focus purely on the strategy for a city deer cull. It appears Ministry requirements have made this issue more complicated than it was hoped for.

New Business

- Low Flush Toilet rebates will continue.

- Report recommendation regarding development variance Permit at Shadow Mountain was accepted. This will place buildings closer to the road frontage, further from the river.

- A Baker Hill development permit was given for an accessory building.

- Report recommendation regarding Fire and Emergency Dispatch was accepted.

Bylaws

Five Year Financial Plan was adopted.

Mayor Manjak congratulated council and staff on keeping the tax increase minimal but said, ”We know right now we are going to have an interesting challenge in 2012.”  If that is the case, could some of next year's burden have been brought forward?

Zoning application for 916 23A Av N was adopted.

Zoning Application for Fink St was given first reading.