Advance Notes for the Council Meeting of January 9th 1012

Council Meeting is at 6:00pm Council Chambers

Three Delegations

1. Bill Bennett, MLA, Kootenay East re: Natural Resource Road Act
This should be of interest to those who use the back country for trail access.

2. Kevin Patterson, Environmental Services Manager of East Kootenay: Invasive Plant Management Program

3. Clint Habert, Minute Muffler re: Request for Allowance to install readerboard signage
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=1871


Administration Update
The full update concerning RCMP Contract negotiations, Secondary Suites, Deer Cull Report, Rotary Way Extensions and Repairs, Library Services and Water Loss Management Seminars can be read at:
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=1872


Correspondence
There are numerous, (due to the longer gap between Council meetings over Christmas) pieces of correspondence in the Council package. They can be read beginning at:
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=1873

Of note:
9.12 RCMP - Crime Prevention through Environmental Design magazine and DVD Video available through the Municipal Clerk

9.22.1 Operation Street Angel with Debbie Whitehead invited to appear as a delegation at a future Council meeting

New Business
12.1 – 12.7
Can be read beginning at:
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=1896

12.3 concerns appointments to committees

12.4 concerns the recording of council meetings and their availability to the public. Due to the unreliability and delayed broadcasting of service from Shaw, administration is recommending recordings be made available on the city website but that archives of past meetings NOT be kept.

12.6 concerns a request from the Cranbrook Golf Club that their taxes be waived.
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=1901
Administration recommends that no further tax exemption be granted to the Cranbrook Golf Club as a significant exemption ($18,982.00 in 2011) is already provided.
An interesting table of area Golf Club taxes is provided at the link above.