CITY OF REVELSTOKE

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
COMMENCING AT 3:30 P.M.



PRESENT: Council: Mayor G. Bernacki
Councillors: M. Fransen, P. Frew, B. MacFarlane, N. Richardson, M. Singh, T. Scarcella

Staff: D.H. DeGagne, Chief Administrative Offi-cer/Director of Corporate Administration
T.L. LeRose, Deputy Director of Corporate Administration
E. Greenwood, Administration Secretary
T. Knight, City Planner
A. Chell, Director of Parks, Recreation and Personnel
B. Yeomans, Superintendent of Public Works
D. Weir, Economic Development Commissioner

Others: G. Chamberlain, Revelstoke Times Review
S. Filipchuk, Revelstoke Cable TV
D. West, Unique*
J. Gawiuk*
* Present for Portion of
Meeting Only

CALL TO ORDER:

Mayor Bernacki called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. and welcomed everyone in attendance.


ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that the Agenda be adopted as presented.

CARRIED

ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES:

1. Regular Council Meeting - September 11, 2000

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Scarcella that the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held September 11, 2000 be adopted as presented.

CARRIED

2. Minutes of a Public Hearing - September 11, 2000 (Section 700 Notice)

Moved by Councillor Fransen, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that the Minutes of the Pub-lic Hearing held September 11, 2000 be received by Council.

CARRIED
BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:

Regular Council Meeting - September 11, 2000

Nil.


CORRESPONDENCE:

1. Minister of Human Resources Development Re: Employment Insurance Program

2. Snowmobile Revelstoke Society Re: Sponsorship

3. Mr. Laurence Wayman Re: Ski Hill Road

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Fransen that this be referred to Ad-ministration to respond to Mr. Wayman advising why the ski hill road was closed to the public in the off season (ie: public liability, maintenance costs, protection of assets).

CARRIED


COMMITTEE REPORTS:

COUNCILLOR FRANSEN, Chairman Environmental - Public Works

1. Tourism Development Report, Minutes and Expenditures - July & August 2000

2. Contract - Preparation of winter sand at City's Airport gravel pit

Moved by Councillor Fransen, seconded by Councillor Frew that Council award the contract for preparation of 5000 m3 of granular bedding material, in accordance with the tender specification, to Elgin Construction Ltd. for the low bid in the amount of $29,000.00 plus applicable taxes.

CARRIED

3. Minutes of the Public Works Committee Meeting - September 14, 2000

i. Handicap Access Grizzly Plaza

Moved by Councillor Fransen, seconded by Councillor Richardson that Public Works be authorized to install wheelchair access ramps on both sides of Mackenzie Avenue in Grizzly Plaza, towards the end of the bus stop.
CARRIED


COUNCILLOR FREW, Chairman Environmental - Planning and Land Development

1. Minutes of the Advisory Planning Commission Meeting - July 13, 2000

COMMITTEE REPORTS: (Continued...)

COUNCILLOR FREW, Chairman Planning and Land Development (Continued...)

2. Minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting - September 22, 2000

NOTE: Mayor Bernacki stated that she may be in a possible conflict of interest situation due to her residing in the immediate area of the proposed accessory building. Mayor Bernacki turned over the position of Chair to Councillor Frew and she then retired from Council Chambers at 3:45 p.m.

i. Jim Gawiuk (2065 Laforme Blvd)

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor Scarcella that staff be authorized to arrange an informal public information meeting with the neighbours who responded in writing; and that the meeting be held in conjunction with the Planning Committee at 3:30 p.m. on October 5, 2000.

CARRIED

NOTE: Mayor Bernacki returned to Council Chambers at 3:50 p.m. and resumed the position of Chair.

3. City of Revelstoke Sign Amendment Bylaw No. 1645, 2000 - Adoption

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that the City of Revelstoke Sign Amendment Bylaw No. 1645, 2000 be given Final Reading and be Adopted by Council.

CARRIED


COUNCILLOR MACFARLANE, Chairman Economic Development

1. Economic Development Activity Report - August 2000

2. Minutes of the Economic Development Committee Meeting - September 19, 2000

i. Communications Technology Project - Application to Economic Op-portunities Fund

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Frew that Council support an application in the amount of $5,000 from the Communications Technology Steering Committee to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District Economic Opportunities Fund to be used as a contribution towards the completion of the Communications Technology Feasibility Study.
CARRIED

ii. Kootenay Boundary Land Use Plan - Downie Timber Request for Sup-port

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Scarcella that the City of Rev-elstoke recommend to the province of British Columbia that an economic objective be in-cluded within the Kootenay Boundary Land Use Plan.
CARRIED

COMMITTEE REPORTS: (Continued...)

COUNCILLOR RICHARDSON, Chairman Social - Culture, Child & Youth, and Com-munity Liaison

1. Food Bank - Request for Letter of Support

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that Council provide a letter in support of the concept for a community kitchen / food bank which will be attached to the application for funding.
CARRIED

2. Community Development Update

3. Planned Parenthood Update

4. Okanagan Regional Library - Public Service Announcement


COUNCILLOR SCARCELLA, Chairman Finance

1. Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting - September 7, 2000

i. Illecillewaet Greenbelt Society

Moved by Councillor Scarcella, seconded by Councillor Singh that the balance of the grant-in-aid awarded in 1999 in the amount of $800 be released to the Society.
CARRIED

ii. Revelstoke Arts Council

Moved by Councillor Scarcella, seconded by Councillor Richardson that the Revelstoke Arts Council be awarded a grant-in-aid in the form of a credit of $700 to be applied against expenses incurred at the Community Centre for the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Conference and that these funds be paid from the Contingency.

CARRIED


COUNCILLOR SINGH, Chairman Social - Parks and Recreation

1. Parks and Recreation Activities


MAYOR BERNACKI, Chairman Administration, Policy, Bylaws and Public Relations

Nil
OLD BUSINESS:

1. "The Log Harvest Sector: And Industry in Trouble" Discussion Paper

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Singh that Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation's response to Council's request for additional information be referred to the Economic Development Commission for consideration and report back to Council.

CARRIED

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Columbia Kootenay Fisheries Renewal Partnership - workshop October 21, 2000.


RESOLVE INTO IN CAMERA:

Moved by Councillor Singh, seconded by Councillor Richardson that Council resolve into In Camera at 4:25 p.m. to further consider items of business pursuant to Section 242.2 of the Local Government Act.
CARRIED


BUSINESS ITEMS TO REPORT:

No Report.


ADJOURNMENT:

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Frew that the meeting adjourn at 5:05 p.m.

CARRIED


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