Advance City Council Meeting Notes - May 9

Delegations
There are two delegations coming before council including Sergeant Laurie Jalbert from the RCMP who will report on Crime Statistical Data. Also presenting will be Corrine Friesen and Bob Bennision from the Cranbrook Archives about the Cranbrook Museum.

Correspondence
A lot of correspondence his week including:
- A copy of a letter sent by the Regional District of Nanaimo to the Ministry of Transport requesting an improved relationship with the Ministry of Transport
- A letter from the Cranbrook Golf Club announcing the Senior Ladies Provincial Golf Championship June 13-18. The Club is requesting a $500 donation from the City of Cranbrook towards a luncheon.
- An invitation from Sparwood asking Cranbrook to participate in Coal Miners Days
- A request for a proclamation for National Missing Children's Month and Day
-an email concerned with the terrible condition of our roads specifically the road between 7th and 5th Ave.

Committee Reports
Acceptance of recommendations regarding the Rails 2 Trails Joint Management Committee. 
Several topics include a plan to have June 4th be a community participation day on the trail, approval of R2T proceeding with a sponsorship program.

New Business
- the Mayor is requesting an additional $5000 be given to the Chamber of Commerce to assist in updating the Cranbrook Float. This is in addition to the $12,000 we already provide on an annual basis.
-Approval of the Annual Operating Agreement for our Transit System. The amount is  $534,861.00
-a rezoning request to enable a 45 lot strata subdivision called Gold Creek Ranch located 13 km SE of downtown Cranbrook
-$4000 from BC Hydro to be spent on expansion of the Rails to Trails system.
-$2000 to Sunrise Rotary towards Canada Day celebrations.
- Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives, $256,227 is being provided to various community groups including the City of Cranbrook
-Council will decide if they should approve the recommendation to proceed with the Airport Industrial Part Master Development Strategy.