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Public Hearing
OCP Amendment Bylaw 3755
"City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3755, 2013"
The purpose of the proposed amendment of Official Community Plan (OCP) is to:
• add new sections referencing the City's Integrated Community Sustainability Plan
(ICSP) and Growth Management Study (GMS), and including two new map schedules;
• provide new and updated policies with respect to the vision, regional context,
sustainable land use, municipal boundary extensions, parks and recreation, and social,
institutional and community considerations;
• modify a number of provisions and guidelines for the City's Development Permit
Areas which will help clarify and streamline the application process.
There were no presentations.
Delegations
1. MADD, Katryna Sigurdson Campaign 911 Program
Katryna outlined the benefits of the RID program, (Report Impaired Drivers) by using the 911 call. She requested that Cranbrook display posters to advertise this RCMP sanctioned campaign.
Council voted to refer this to Cranbrook in Motion.
2. Randy Tapp Cranbrook Dance Connection re 'Dancing in the Park'
Randy outlined his Dancing in the Park summer program which has been successful in the last few summers. He also asked for some financial assistance for promoting and providing live music this public event. He explained the economic benefits to the city and the sense of community this event provides. A multiplier effect will be achieved this summer with the proposed weekly Saturday afternoon concerts and the August 24th Art in the Park big event, all being coordinated in conjunction with CAMAL and the Cranbrook and District Arts Council.
Council moved forward to agenda item 9.1 and agreed to provide $430 in assistance.
Council Inquiries
Councillor Davis enquired about the handicap parking signage at the library. A directive to staff will be made to attend to this.
Councillor Warner enquired about the reason for only one new cross walk in the vicinity of Mt Baker School and not two. Referred back to Cranbrook in Motion.
Councillor Whetham enquired about what might be done at the Victoria Ave. 17th St intersection to make it safer. Referred to Cranbrook in Motion.
Councillor Cross enquired about alternatives to the use of salt on city sidewalks and the corrosion it causes and the pollution it causes in our creeks. Referred to Public Works.
Councillor Scott enquired as to the status of doggy bag dispensers at Moir Park especially in light of the fact that this a favourite place for people to walk their dogs.
Administration Update
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=3057
Public Produce Garden
Leisure Services - Summer use of Western Financial Place
Party Program
Library Services
Correspondence
can be read beginning:
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=3058
9.1 to 9.12
9.3 Mayor Stetski commented on the RDEK Highlights to notify residents that $9000 was approved to restore the Wasa Lake Trail, that planning permission for an abatoir has been approved for Invermere - this will be a huge asset to ranchers. He also commented that the book is now closed on Lot 48, the east side of Columbia Lake and that it is now preserved as an intact valley bottom lake edge habitat for its entire length.
9.6 $300 was approved to assist three students from Mt. Baker attend a Skills Canada Competition in June. These students have already received several awards for their robotics
9.8 Signage bylaw
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=3065
As the draft sign bylaw is still undergoing modifications with much input from the Chamber of Commerce, it is not too late to send a letter to Council if you have views about Cranbrook's signage issues.
A letter from Sue Renney was read. Councillor Cross asked if this would become part of the public record and staff said yes because the Sign Bylaw is still in draft form.
9.9
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=3066
Solar Corp Planning
Received for review and reporting back to Council.
Items 9.1 to 9.8 were received for information. Items 9.9 to 9.15 all carried.
9.13- 9.14 Proclamations
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=3070
Rotary Way
Access Awareness day
Brain Injury Day
Committee Recommendations
To consider the recommendations made by the Cranbrook in Motion Committee.
That Council approve the following recommendations from the Cranbrook in Motion Committee:
1. That the RCMP be requested to monitor the vicinity of Victoria Avenue South and 1st Street
South for excessive driving speeds, and that the writer of the correspondence to Council be
advised of the decision.
2. That a crosswalk be installed at the corner of 3rd Street North and Kootenay Street near the
Cranbrook Public Library and the Ktunaxa Nation Council building.
3. That the RCMP be requested to monitor the area around 31 st Avenue South and 3rd Street South for excessive driving speeds, and that the writer of the correspondence to Council be advised of the decision.
4. That a handicap parking stall be installed on 8th Avenue South in the vicinity of the Cranbrook
Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Shop.
5. That "high impact area" signage be installed at the intersection of 11th Avenue South and 2nd Street South.
Carried
New Business
12.1
Draft Notice of Motion - Deer management
Whereas: current regulations do not address a growing issue with wildlife conflict in urban
areas;
And whereas: there is a need for flexibility to facilitate the development of appropriate
management techniques for this purpose:
Now therefore: the province be requested to amend the current regulations to authorize a person to use other wildlife management techniques during the open or closed season for scientific purposes if the regional manager considers it necessary for the proper management of the wildlife resource.
Submitted by Councillor B. Whetham
Carried
12.2
To seek Council's approval to waive the park rental fee for a series of 13 free music concerts to be
held in Rotary Park throughout the summer of 2013.
Carried - (an exciting summer in Rotary Park)
12.3
To receive Council's approval to submit a bid for the 2015 or 2016 BC Senior Games
Discussed with some hesitation from several Councillors. A motion to proceed will be taken after input and commitment from the tourism sector.
12.4
To present to Council for approval the draft audited 2012 Consolidated Financial Statements.
Carried
Bylaws
13.1
That Council now consider third reading and adoption of a comprehensive amendment to the City's
Official Community Plan (OCP), as amended.
Carried with Councillor Davis opposing. Councillor Davis made it clear he does not support the policy on boundary expansion. Expansion, one or a few lots at a time is not supported in the OCP.
13.2
Shipping Containers
To rescind second reading of proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3769, 201 3 (Resolution #169-
13) and reconsider second reading of the proposed bylaw to add definitions and zoning regulations with respect to the use of shipping containers within commercial, industrial and public utility zones into the City's Zoning Bylaw.
RECOMMENDATION BY: Staff
1. THAT Resolution #169-13 be rescinded;
2. THAT Council give second reading to of Cranbrook Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3769, 2013-, as amended, to include revision to the separation distance requirement and allowable number of containers as presented, and further:
THAT Council refer Bylaw No. 3769, 2013 to the Advisory Planning Commission for recommendation, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for approval, and submit to a Public Hearing to be scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on June 10, 2013.
Carried.
Staff were praised for their work with the business owners.
13.3
To present the Five Year Financial Plan (2013 to 2017) Amendment Bylaw to Council for three
readings to address the emergency pipeline repairs at the Spray Irrigation Facility. As reported to Council in the April 8, 2013 Administration Update, over the course of the past several years a number of leaks in the header pipeline which provides irrigation water to the irrigation pivots have been discovered and repaired by the site operator. Consistently, the leaks have been within several inches of a weld joining steel pipe sections. The leaks occur when small pits form within the inside of pipe coating and these eventually oxidize the pipe steel to form small holes in the pipe itself. As the header pipe is under pressure when carrying irrigation water, these holes, although generally quite small, allow considerable leakage from the header pipe into
surrounding soils to the extent that the leaks become visible through the presence of wet surface ground spots and sometimes small standing puddles in otherwise dry areas of the spray lands. The situation has escalated to a serious failure in the header pipe within the Spray Irrigation lands.
The site operator has been monitoring the leak in a section of the header for some time. Several weeks ago the site operator observed a geyser of water erupting in an unnamed lake in the H field area of the property which has now been traced to a pipe rupture under the lake area. An emergency repair of the rupture was arranged including repair of a leak in the Pond 1 suction pipe between Pond 1 and the irrigation pumps in the pump station. The urgency of repair and short time frame to carry out repairs (prior to May irrigation start up) necessitated that these repairs be made on an emergency basis. The work described is unrelated
to the current WWIP program and is not included in the Five Year Financial Plan (2013 to 2017).
Carried. Councillor Cross enquired as to whether the pump house building itself will need to be moved or rebuilt in the future in light of this very serious repair. Staff indicated this might be a possibility. There was no way of predicting this unwelcome emergency, the repair of which is now well on its way to being completed.
13.4
Zoning
To consider first reading for a proposed text amendment to the M-2 - Light Industrial Zone of the
Zoning Bylaw to enable a family fun-park use to be established on property located at 1000 Industrial
Road No. 2 only.
The status of this item cannot progress past first reading until reports are received from various authorities including the Ministry of Environment.
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