CITY OF REVELSTOKE

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2003
COMMENCING AT 3:30 P.M.



PRESENT: Council: Acting Mayor M. Singh
Councillors: C. Johnston, B. MacFarlane, T. O’Hagan, N. Richardson
Excused: Mayor M. McKee, Councillor P. Frew

Staff:
D. H. DeGagne, Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Corporate Administration
G. Inglis, Director of Finance
E. Greenwood, Administration Secretary
T. LeRose, Deputy Director of Corporate Administration
B. Yeomans, Superintendent of Public Works
T. Knight, City Planner
A. Mason, Director of Community Economic Development
A. Chell, Director of Parks, Recreation and Personnel
S/Sgt. R. Brown, NCO i/c Revelstoke RCMP Detachment

Others:
D. Gillespie, Revelstoke Cable TV
D. Rooney, Revelstoke Times Review
C. Schmidt*
S. Shewchuk*
R. Vandean*
D. Vandean*
* Present for Portion of Meeting Only



CALL TO ORDER:

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


ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA:

Moved by Councillor O’Hagan, seconded by Councillor Richardson that the Agenda be adopted with the following additions: COMMITTEE REPORT – Councillor Frew, Chair Public Works and Protection – 6.c) Monthly Revelstoke RCMP Detachment Report – July 2003; COMMITTEE REPORT - Councillor Johnston, Chair Planning and Land Development - 7.d) Revelstoke Golf Course – Proposal to Construct Access Road and Recreation Vehicle Campsite; COMMITTEE REPORT – Councillor Singh, Chair Parks and Recreation 11.b) Lights at Centennial Ball Park.
CARRIED


ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES:

1. Regular Council Meeting – August 11, 2003

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held August 11, 2003 be adopted as presented.
CARRIED

2. Minutes of Public Hearing – August 11, 2003

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the Minutes of the Public Hearing held August 11, 2003 be received by Council.
CARRIED


BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:

1. Regular Council Meeting – August 11, 2003

Nil.


PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:

i. Fire Fighting Update

Acting Mayor Singh reported that the Mt. Mackenzie fire is classified as a contained fire and that six members of the Fire Department have gone to Kelowna to provide assistance.

Acting Mayor Singh read out information received from the Interior Health Authority regarding air quality, stress and anxiety and who to call for assistance.

ii. Aquatic Centre Process Statement

Acting Mayor Singh read the following statement from City Council to the Citizens of Revelstoke regarding the Indoor Pool Process:

Recently, Council engaged the services of Task Construction Management Inc. to provide Project/Construction Management expertise for the construction of the new Indoor Pool.

As a result, there have been several letters in local newspapers alleging bias and misrepresentation by City staff, in particular, our City Administrator, Don DeGagne.

These allegations are unfair, unfounded and untrue. Most members of City Council were fully involved in the process and had access to all the information necessary to make a sound decision. The process was well developed and fair to all involved.

City Council and staff are often criticized for decisions that are made and they accept that as part of the job. But, to publicly defame or question the integrity of City staff with little, if any knowledge of what actually took place, is inappropriate.

Members of the public should remember that it is Council that makes the decisions on these matters, not staff. Our senior staff’s job is to give us their best advice and we receive that information for what it is, advice. The fact that our decisions on construction management and request for proposals were not unanimous supports the fact that it was not our Administrator’s decision, it was Council’s decision.

Our Senior staff are hard-working professionals and are dedicated to the community. By this statement, Council wishes to dispel the afore-mentioned allegations and express their continued confidence and support for their staff.

CORRESPONDENCE:

1. M. Peterson Re: Complaint about Garbage Schedule and Bear being Destroyed

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Richardson that the correspondence from M. Peterson regarding the garbage schedule be referred to the Public Works Committee for review.
CARRIED

2. Revelstoke English Language School Re: Letter of Appreciation

3. Cosmetologists’ Association of BC Re: Update on Cosmetology Industry

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that Council support the Cosmetologists’ Association’s request to recognize their certificate of qualification and their association and that their correspondence dated August 15, 2003 be referred to the Business License Inspector for his comments.
CARRIED


COMMITTEE REPORTS:


COUNCILLOR FREW, Chair Public Works and Protection

1. Minutes of a Public Works Committee Meeting – August 14, 2003

i. Miertsch Land Road Exchange

Moved by Councillor O’Hagan, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the City pays all survey, registration and legal costs pertaining to this land for road exchange.
CARRIED

2. Relief Staff for Animal Control

Moved by Councillor O’Hagan, seconded by Councillor Johnston that Mr. Michael Lawson be sworn in as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer for Animal Control.
CARRIED

3. Monthly Revelstoke RCMP Detachment Report – July 2003


COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON, Chair Planning and Land Development

1. Proposed Extension of Operating Hours – Grizzly Sports Bar & Grill – 314 First Street West

Moved by Councillor Johnson, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that City Council does not recommend the amendment of the licence based on the reasons of potential for noise, the impact on the community and the views of the nearby residents.

City Council’s comments on the prescribed considerations are as follows:

a. the potential for noise if the application is approved (commercially-zoned area with some mixed residential uses);
b. the impact on the community if the application is approved (potential for increased crime or violence, increased policing and social costs); and
c. the views of the residents (City Planner’s report dated August 18, 2003).

CARRIED

2. City of Revelstoke Road Closure Bylaw No. 1692 – 406 Ford Street

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that City of Revelstoke Road Closure Bylaw No. 1692 be tabled, for further information.
CARRIED

3. Minutes of a Planning Committee Meeting – August 13, 2003

i. Home Hardware – 201 Campbell Avenue

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that a foundation permit for the proposed storage building be issued.
CARRIED

ii. City of Revelstoke Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1710 and City of Revelstoke Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1711

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Richardson that City of Revelstoke Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1710 receive Third Reading and be Adopted by Council; and that City of Revelstoke Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1711 receive Third Reading and be Adopted by Council.
CARRIED

iii. J. Whitehead – 304 Fifth Street East

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that Staff be authorized to draft Development Variance Permit No. DVP-2003-27 and that the neighbours be notified as required by Section 922(4) of the Local Government Act.
CARRIED

iv. Development Permit DP-2003-28 – 510 Second Street West

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that Development Permit No. DP-2003-28 be issued.
CARRIED

4. Revelstoke Golf Course – Proposal to Construct Access Road and Recreational Vehicle Campsite

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Richardson that based on the responses from the neighbourhood the request from the Revelstoke Golf Course to use the land for overnight RV parking be denied.
CARRIED

Acting Mayor Singh asked Mr. Vandean if he wished to speak to the matter.

Mr. Vandean advised Council that he had bought his property in 1975 and constructed his home and if this use was permitted, there would be the potential for partying, littering and vandalism in the neighbourhood. Mr. Vandean also pointed out that the driving range is in that area and this may create a liability concern.


COUNCILLOR MACFARLANE, Chair Economic Development

1. Minutes of an Economic Development Committee Meeting – August 18, 2003

i. Applications to the Olympic Committee

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Richardson that the City approve the appointment of the following applicants to the Olympic Committee:

Sally Thomson, Alan Litster, Elmer Rorstad, Steve Bender, Jill Zacharias, Chandra Kappler, Geoff Battersby, Thom Tischik, and that Councillors Singh and Johnston be appointed from Council.
CARRIED

ii. Challenger Map Project

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Johnston that Council approve a donation of $1,000 to the Challenger Map Advisory Group for sponsorship of the map’s panels and provide a letter of support for inclusion of the Challenger Map in the expansion of the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.
CARRIED

iii. Forest Capital of B.C.

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the City of Revelstoke make application to the Association of BC Professional Foresters to be the 2004 Forest Capital of BC.
CARRIED

iv. Complaint from Steve Bender Re: Local Radio Coverage

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the City of Revelstoke write a letter to the CRTC expressing concerns with regard to local coverage by EZ Rock/CKCR 1340 AM Revelstoke with a copy of the letter to the radio station.
CARRIED

v. Revelstoke Credit Union – 50th Anniversary

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Richardson that the City present a heritage plaque to the Revelstoke Credit Union on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.
CARRIED

2. Community Application to Columbia Basin Trust for Support of Wonder of Water Projects

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor Johnston that City Council support the application from local groups to Columbia Basin Trust for funding for Wonder of Water Projects.
CARRIED


COUNCILLOR O’HAGAN, Chair Finance

No Report.


COUNCILLOR RICHARDSON, Chair Environmental, and Social Issues

1. Monthly Victim Assistance Program Report – July 2003


COUNCILLOR SINGH, Chair Parks and Recreation

1. Minutes of a Tourism Development Committee Meeting – August 12, 2003

i. Traffic Concerns

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the traffic concerns at the Woodenhead Loop be referred to the Public Works Committee and Traffic Safety Committee for review.
CARRIED

2. Lights at Centennial Ball Park

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Richardson that any unnecessary lights be turned off for the next five days to allow Astronomers to view Mars.
CARRIED


MAYOR MCKEE, Chair Administration, Policy, Bylaws and Public Relations

1. Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Health Care

Moved by Councillor O’Hagan, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that the following individuals be appointed to the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Health Care:

Mengia Nicholson, Edwin Sali, Beth Campbell, Dr. Geoff Battersby, Steven Hui, and that Councillors Johnston and Richardson be appointed from Council.
CARRIED

2. City of Revelstoke Road Closure Bylaw No. 1713

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Richardson that City of Revelstoke Road Closure Bylaw No. 1713 receive First, Second and Third Readings.
CARRIED


OLD BUSINESS:

1. Raffaele & Ottorino Pasceri Re: Illegal Fence located at 308 Benson Street

Acting Mayor Singh suggested that a meeting be arranged between the property owners.


NEW BUSINESS:

Nil.


RESOLVE INTO IN CAMERA:

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that Council resolve into In Camera at 4:30 p.m. to 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 Singh that the meeting adjourn at 5:30 p.m.
CARRIED




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