https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=3511
Shaw rebroadcast of WHL Games,Engineering -2103 Capital Roads Program, Fire and Emergency Services, Library Services
Correspondence
9.1 -9.10
9.1 Call for Nominations for the Order of British Columbia
9.2 Community Works Fund Final payment of $393, 902 to City.
9.3 Correspondence from UBCM concerning the proposed changes to the Federal Policy on Additions to Reserve and Reserve Creation.
9.4 Citizen letter concerning sidewalk clearing and speed zones
9.5 Letter from citizen with concerns about the 2nd St proposed upgrade and the Moir Park project
9.6 Letter from Citizen regarding 2nd St proposed upgrade and Moir Park
Comment
Better understanding of how these projects would be financed might ease concerns. Mayor Stetski has made this information available on more than one occasion through Council Meetings and the Townsman.
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9.7 Target donation to School Nutrition Program
9.8 Letter from Shirley Bond re Jobs Program
9.9 Pembina Institute Energy Efficient Buildings
9.10 Interior health Community Support for health care positions
New Business
12.1 Coffee with the Mayor Report
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=3522
12.2 Mayor's Brown Bag Lunch Report
https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=3523
12.3 Appointments of Council members to City Committees. organisations and regional appointments
12.4 Resolution to Policy
RESOLUTION
Submitted by Councillor S. Cross
WHEREAS the business of the City lays solely with staff, Mayor and Council, volunteers and the CAO and not spouses/partners; and
WHEREAS taxpayer dollars are meant for the betterment of the City, including necessary travel
of the aforementioned;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT: Policy No. 40-301 of the Policy & Procedures Manual titled Travel/Expense Claims be amended to delete paragraph four, such as "Spousal/partner travel and event costs shall be reimbursed upon approval of the Mayor for members of Council, Volunteers and the CAO. Spousal/partner travel and event costs shall be reimbursed for City personnel upon approval of the CAO
12.5 RESOLUTION
Submitted by Coun.cillor S. Cross
WHEREAS the number one response to the Columbia Basin Trust's Community Engagement (East 1), is to encourage and support local food production, marketing and selling; and
WHEREAS the 2013 UBCM unanimously supported the return of Farm Gate Sales as a key element to our food security and local economy;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED THAT: letters be forwarded to Ministers Bill Bennett and Pat Pimm supporting the independence of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) as a Provincial agency responsible for the Province's land use zone in favour of agriculture to fulfill its mandate; and
THAT the City of Cranbrook supports the preservation and protection of farmland in the Province's Agricultural Land Reserve as a fundamental element of a sustainable future in British Columbia and a reduction of the effectiveness of the ALR is not an effective means of saving money for the provincial government; and
THAT the foundation of any economy is the ability to produce food; and speculation in agricultural land for future development is driving up the cost of agricultural land, threatening farming businesses in BC and BC's food sovereignty. Preservation of farmland by removal of speculation and reinforcing the ALC and preservation of the ALR for food production is an important contribution to the BC economy; and
THAT if another review of the ALC and the ALR is deemed important by the Provincial Government, a substantially longer period be afforded to local governments and the public to provide input.
12.6 Approval for Council meeting Dates 2014
12.7 Approval for Schedule for Acting Mayor Appointments for 2014
12.8 Appointments to Committees
12.9 Request for TM Mobile
To seek Council's approval of a request for concurrence by Altus Group Limited on behalf of TM Mobile Inc. (TELUS) for the construction and installation and operation of a wireless telecommunications facility to be located at 1125 Cobham Avenue West, Cranbrook, BC.
12.10 Parking Variance Hospital for ICU
12.11
PURPOSE:
To consider approval of an application for a Downtown Commercial Development Permit to enable exterior (facade) renovations for an existing commercial building located at 828 Baker Street, zoned C-1 - Community Commercial Zone, and located within the Downtown Commercial Development Permit area.
12.12 Cranbrook Urban Governance
PURPOSE:
To seek a resolution from Council as to whether the City will enter into, or decline participation in, the proposed" Memorandum of Understanding: Cranbrook Urban Governance Collaborative".
At Council's Regular meeting of November 25, 2013 a draft document was presented to Council as a late item for Council's consideration. The document entitled "Memorandum of Understanding Cranbrook Urban Governance Collaborative" is an initiative led by the Ktunaxa Nation Council and "Reaching the RiskyPartners", the latter being an entity with which Administration has no familiarity. The purpose of the document is to establish a partnership of social service and health related organizations that will work together to coordinate and improve the delivery of health, mental health and related support services for the urban Aboriginal population and other marginalized persons. The document identifies the MOU's Geographic Area, or geographic scope, as the "Ktunaxa Traditional Territory", however the focus is clearly on the Cranbrook urban populations. As such the City of Cranbrook appears to be the only local government targeted as a potential signatory I partner to the MOU of the seventeen signatories currently proposed. In addition, the roles, obligations and commitments of the individual organizations are not clearly
defined. Reference to Terms of Reference is made without them being provided. In the absence of such details, no potential partnering organization in this initiative is able to make an informed decision as to whether or not to enter into the MOU.
12.13 Economic Development Committee
To seek a resolution of Council amending the Terms of Reference for the Economic Development Committee by increasing the number of voting members from eight (8) to ten (10) to provide a position on the committee for each of the following business organizations: the Cranbrook & District Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Association.
"Better understanding of how these projects would be financed might ease concerns. Mayor Stetski has made this information available on more than one occasion through Council Meetings and the Townsman."
ReplyDeleteMy problem is he has not said how we will pay for these project - he has referred to pie in the sky money that we do not and may not get. We certainly DO NOT have it already. Continuing to move these projects forward without true and accurate information is doing nothing but creating division within the community, and is nothing short of irresponsible!