CITY OF REVELSTOKE

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF CITY HALL MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2004,
COMMENCING AT 3:30 P.M.



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

Staff: D. DeGagne, Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Corporate Administration
G. Inglis, Director of Finance
E. Greenwood, Administration Secretary
B. Yeomans, Superintendent of Public Works
A. Chell, Director of Parks, Recreation and Personnel
A. Mason, Director of Community Economic Development
W. Rota, Fire Chief
T. Luini, Building Inspector/Bylaw Enforcement Officer
S/Sgt. R. Brown, NCO i/c Revelstoke RCMP Detachment

Others: S. Filipchuk, Revelstoke Cable TV
D. Rooney*, Revelstoke Times Review
L. March, EZ Rock Radio
* Present for Portion of Meeting Only



CALL TO ORDER

Mayor McKee called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. and welcomed everyone in attendance.


ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

Moved by Councillor O’Hagan, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the Agenda be adopted with the following additions: – CORRESPONDENCE – 6.f) Uldis Bokis – Re: Angle Parking on Mackenzie Avenue; COMMITTEE REPORT – Councillor O’Hagan, Chair Finance 10.c) Revelstoke Forest Workers Society; COMMITTEE REPORT – Councillor Singh, Chair Parks and Recreation 12.c) Big Bear Soccer Tournament Re: Request to Relocate Beer Garden to Track Field.
CARRIED


ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES:

1. Regular Council Meeting – May 25, 2004

Moved by Councillor O’Hagan, seconded by Councillor Frew that the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held May 25, 2004 be adopted as presented.
CARRIED
 
2. Special Council Meeting – June 3, 2004

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held June 3, 2004 be adopted as presented.
CARRIED


BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES:

1. Regular Council Meeting – May 25, 2004

Nil.

2. Special Council Meeting – June 3, 2004

Nil.


CORRESPONDENCE:

1. City of Burnaby Re: Revisions to Streamside Protection Regulation

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that Council supports the City of Burnaby’s resolution regarding Revisions to Streamside Protection Regulation.
CARRIED

2. City of Surrey Re: Civil Liability – Legislative Reform Update

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that Council supports the City of Surrey’s resolution regarding Civil Liability – Legislative Reform Update.
CARRIED

3. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Re: Emergency Preparedness

4. Heather Duchman Re: Canada Day Events

Mayor McKee advised that he will be attending the Canada Day Events.

5. Diane Winingder Re: Special Occasion Fires

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the correspondence from Diane Winingder be referred to the Protection Committee for review and report back to Council.
CARRIED

6. Uldis Bokis Re: Angle Parking on Mackenzie Avenue

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the correspondence from Uldis Bokis be referred to the Public Works Committee for review.
CARRIED


COMMITTEE REPORTS:


COUNCILLOR FREW, Chair Public Works and Protection

1. Monthly Animal Control Report – May 2004

2. Monthly Fire Department – May 2004

3. RCMP Detachment Report – April & May 2004

4. Minutes of a Public Works Committee Meeting – June 10, 2004

i. Vandalism

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor Johnston that the owner/operators of the local bars be contacted to assist with dealing with this increasing vandalism problem.

ii. Aquatic Centre - Road and Parking Layout Plan

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that Council approves the Campbell Avenue Road and Parking Layout Plan for the Aquatic Centre as presented.
CARRIED
Opposed: Councillor Singh


COUNCILLOR JOHNSTON, Chair Planning and Land Development

1. Monthly Building Permit and Accumulative Building Permit Summaries – May 2004

2. Minutes of a Planning Committee Meeting – May 26, 2004

i. City of Revelstoke – Official Community Plan Amendment for properties that have been excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Frew that the Planning Department be authorized to prepare the Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw.
CARRIED

ii. Richard McKinney – 1679 Arrow Drive

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that the Planning Department be authorized to prepare the Zoning Amendment Bylaw; and that the applicant be required to provide a detailed site plan to confirm the specific areas to be exchanged.
CARRIED

iii. Development Permit DP-2004-23 – 202 First Street East

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that Development Permit DP-2004-23 be issued.
CARRIED

iv. City of Revelstoke Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1740

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Frew that City of Revelstoke Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1740 be amended by deleting clause 1 in its entirety and replacing with a new clause as follows:

1. That Section 9.1.10 Special Regulations be added as follows:

9.1.10 Special Regulations

(1) Not withstanding “Section 9.1.1 Uses Permitted”, milling operations limited to log house construction is an additional permitted use on land, the legal description which is Lot 1, District Lot 5362, Kootenay District, Plan NEP73452, 2020 Westside Road.

and that City of Revelstoke Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1740 receive Third and Final Reading and be Adopted by Council.
CARRIED

v. Appointments to Advisory Planning Commission

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Frew that Jim Maitre and Rick Reynolds be appointed to the Advisory Planning Commission for a two-year term expiring July 1, 2006.
CARRIED

vi. Street Name in Vicinity of Westside Road

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor Frew that the road which branches off Westside Road to Glacier House Resort be named ‘Glacier Lane’.
CARRIED

3. Minutes of an Advisory Planning Commission Meeting – May 31, 2004

4. Development Variance Permit DVP-2004-20 – 807 Oscar Street

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that Development Variance Permit No. DVP-2004-20 be issued.
CARRIED

5. Development Variance Permit DVP-2004-18 – 712 Vernon Avenue

Moved by Councillor Johnston, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that Development Variance Permit No. DVP-2004-18 be issued subject to the addition having a flat roof.
CARRIED


COUNCILLOR MACFARLANE, Chair Economic Development

1. Monthly Business License Summary – May 2004

2. UBC Community Roundtable

Moved by Councillor MacFarlane, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that Council formally appoint the following people to the UBC Community Roundtable:

Lynne Welock (Chamber of Commerce)
Jane McNab (CFDC)
Krystal Bradshaw (Non-profit sector)
Gord Robinson (Community Skills Centre)
Jeff Nicholson (OUC Advisory Committee/School District Board)
Janet Lemieux (OUC Staff)
Matt Singh (Council Representative/OUC Advisory Committee)
Mike Hooker/Todd Hicks (School District staff)
Siobhan McKee (School District student)
Scott Gallicano (Public)
Del Williams/Jackie Morris (CMI)
Chris Beers (Researcher)
CARRIED


COUNCILLOR O’HAGAN, Chair Finance

1. City of Revelstoke Cheque Summary – June 9, 2004 - $1,634,998.76

2. Minutes of a Finance Committee Meeting – June 4, 2004

Moved by Councillor O’Hagan, seconded by Councillor Richardson that the grant-in-aid applications received from the following organizations be approved in the amounts stated subject to sufficient funds being available:

Revelstoke Summer Swim Club $1,250
CMH Kodiaks Ladies Hockey $500
Revelstoke Boxing Club $500
CARRIED

3. Revelstoke Forest Workers Society


COUNCILLOR RICHARDSON, Chair Environmental, and Social Issues

1. Monthly Revelstoke RCMP Victim Assistance Program Report – May 2004

2. Minutes of a Revelstoke Housing Committee Meeting – May 12, 2004

3. Monthly Statistics for Food Bank and Housing Resource Centre – May 2004

4. Minutes of a Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Health Care Meeting – May 11, 2004

5. Service Provider Meeting with Ministry of Human Resources


COUNCILLOR SINGH, Chair Parks and Recreation

1. Revelstoke Aquatic Centre – Construction Management Report – April 30, 2004

2. Minutes of a Tourism Development Committee Meeting – June 8, 2004

3. Big Bear Soccer Tournament – Request to Relocate Beer Garden to Track Field

Moved by Councillor Singh, seconded by Councillor Frew that Council approves the re-location of the beer garden from Queen Elizabeth Park to Track Field during the Big Bear Soccer Tournament.
CARRIED


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

1. Approval of the Electors by Alternative Approval Process – City of Revelstoke Road Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1749 (Road Improvements related to Indoor Pool Project)

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that Council hereby establish the Elector Response Form to allow for multiple elector responses, that the deadline for receiving elector responses for submission to the Director of Corporate Administration to be 12:00 noon, Monday, July 26, 2004 in relation to the City of Revelstoke Road Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1749 and that the determination of the total number of electors of the area to which the approval process applies to is 4319.
CARRIED

2. Approval of the Electors by Alternative Approval Process – City of Revelstoke Reservoir Construction Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1750

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that Council hereby establish the Elector Response Form to allow for multiple elector responses, that the deadline for receiving elector responses for submission to the Director of Corporate Administration to be 12:00 noon, Monday, July 26, 2004 in relation to the City of Revelstoke Reservoir Construction Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1750 and that the determination of the total number of electors of the area to which the approval process applies to is 3994.
CARRIED

3. Graduated PST

Mayor McKee stated that the Mayor of Golden had contacted him with respect to the City’s position on graduated PST and although we are not in favour of graduated PST would Council actively oppose this. Councillor MacFarlane responded that he believed that was Council ‘s intent. Mayor McKee advised that he would report back to the Mayor of Golden.


OLD BUSINESS:

Nil.


NEW BUSINESS:

1. Tour of RCFC’s Tree Farm License

Councillor Johnston advised that he had recently gone on a tour of RCFC’s Tree Farm License and found it very impressive and informative and it is a great asset for the Community.

The Chief Administrative Officer commented that at a recent conference it was apparent that Revelstoke is the model in the province. Other communities were also very impressed by the Energy Project.


RESOLVE INTO IN CAMERA:

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor O’Hagan that Council re-convenes into In Camera at 4:45 p.m. to consider items of business pursuant to Section 90.(1)(k) of the Community Charter.
CARRIED


BUSINESS ITEMS TO REPORT:

1. Operation of Equestrian Grounds

It was agreed that Council approve the operations at the Equestrian Grounds on a trial basis until February 14, 2005 as presented by the Director of Parks and Recreation subject to minor changes.


ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION(S):

Moved by Councillor Frew, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that the resolution(s) as approved by Council In Camera, be adopted.
CARRIED


ADJOURNMENT:

Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor MacFarlane that the meeting adjourn at 6:35 p.m.
CARRIED




Director of Corporate Administration

 Mayor