Present: Mayor Sue Phillips

Councillor Sue Brookes

Councillor Beryl Ludwig

Councillor Earl Shipmaker

Councillor Hubert van Berkel

Councillor Tony Vetter

Councillor Dee Wejr

Administrator Maggie Knox

Superintendent of Public Works Alf Soros

Planner Rob Smailes (NORD)

Recording Secretary Bettyann Kennedy

The Press & Public

Minutes of June 16, 2003

Moved by Councillor van Berkel, seconded by Councillor Ludwig, that the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting, held on June 16, 2003, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED Unanimously

Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment No. 1331

Moved by Councillor Brookes, seconded by Councillor van Berkel that Zoning Bylaw Text Amendment No. 1331 be given third reading and forward to Ministry of Transportation for approval.

CARRIED Unanimously

Emergency Measures Bylaw No. 1314 Amendment Bylaw No. 1334

Moved by Councillor van Berkel, seconded by Councillor Wejr that Emergency Measures Bylaw No. 1314 Amendment Bylaw No. 1334 be read a first time by title only and carried through to three readings.

CARRIED Unanimously

DVP Application 03-0454-END

Lavern Toews

NORD Planner briefed Council on the background of the application. He noted that no objections have been received from neighbouring property owners.

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor van Berkel that the Development Variance Permit for Lot 2, Section 27, Township 18, Range 9, W6M, K.D.Y.D., Plan KAP66111 to vary the rear yard setback pursuant to Section 702.10.d of the City of Enderby Zoning Bylaw No. 966 from 8 metres to 7.19 metres as shown on Schedule "A", be approved.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor Ludwig, seconded by Councillor Wejr that a text amendment be made to Section 402.2(b) of the City of Enderby Zoning Bylaw to allow permitted projection features to extend one (1) metre into any required setback.

CARRIED Unanimously

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General — June 27, 2003

Re: Drinking and Driving Issues and Strategies

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor Brookes that the correspondence be received and filed.

CARRIED Unanimously

Fort St. John — July 2, 2003

Re: UBCM Resolution Submission: Proposed Liquor Tax

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor Ludwig that the correspondence be received and filed.

CARRIED Unanimously

UBCM — June 27, 2003

Re: Forum for Villages & Small Communities (2003 UBCM Convention)

Moved by Councillor van Berkel, seconded by Councillor Ludwig that Mardan Mill site be presented as an interest to others to share our experiences as a direct result of beehive burning being banned.

CARRIED Unanimously

City of Burnaby — June 10, 2003

Re: Safety System Transformation Project

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor Ludwig that the correspondence be received and filed.

CARRIED Unanimously

Pine Denim Marketing Association — June 17, 2003

Re: Letter of Support and Membership

Moved by Councillor Shipmaker, seconded by Councillor van Berkel that the correspondence be received and filed.

CARRIED Unanimously

M.I.A. — June 19, 2003

Re: Risk Management Tidbits

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor Ludwig that the correspondence be received and filed.

CARRIED Unanimously

Armstrong/Spallumcheen Chamber of Commerce — June 18, 2003

Re: Invitation to I. P. E. & Parade

Discussion: It was consensus of Council to accept invitation to participate in the parade. Councillor Ludwig will ask to borrow the Communities in Bloom float which will accommodate all members of Council, and make arrangements to have the float appropriately decorated.

Emergency Plan

Moved by Councillor Brookes, seconded by Councillor van Berkel that EmergPro be engaged to prepare an Emergency Management Program for the Cities of Armstrong and Enderby and the District of Spallumcheen at a cost of $19,801.

CARRIED Unanimously

Discussion: Initially, training for Council will be required. Emergency Social Services group will be established to shelter persons in the event of evacuation.

M.I.A. — Annual General Meeting

Resolution for Voting Delegates

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor Shipmaker that Mayor Phillips be appointed the City’s voting delegate and Councillor Ludwig be appointed alternate voting delegate at the Municipal Insurance Association Annual General Meeting.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor Shipmaker, seconded by Councillor van Berkel that item be postponed until after the Strategic Planning Session of Enderby/Area F Services Committee in September.

CARRIED Unanimously

Councillor van Berkel

Concern by Councillor van Berkel and other Councillors was raised regarding the OCP survey which accompanied tax notices. Some members felt that the survey questions should have been presented to Council for approval prior to being issued. Discussion occurred regarding attaining feedback from the public, which was the objective of the survey. Those persons with strong opinions about options presented on the survey were given the opportunity to comment. The questions were developed by the OCP Advisory Committee upon direction by Council.

Councillor Shipmaker expressed concern that there appears to be little or no pro-active promotion for the Enderby pool. There are many programs in place, but people are unaware. There has only been one pool report from Fortune Parks to date. The Administrator will follow up on this issue.

Councillor Brookes suggested that a letter of thanks be issued to the Funtastic Organizers and to the Lion’s Club for hosting another successful Canada Day weekend.

Councillor Ludwig attended the Emergency Social Services workshop on July 9. She also attended the Healing of Nations gathering at the Pow Wow grounds July 11.

Participation has been requested for the Regatta Parade in Kelowna.

The Communities in Bloom judges will be in town to judge on Wednesday July 23.

A reminder was issued for the Police Consultation workshop taking place tomorrow, July 15 in Kamloops.

NORD — June 2003 Building Inspections Statistical Report

Moved by Councillor Brookes, seconded by Councillor Wejr that the report be received and filed.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor van Berkel, seconded by Councillor Ludwig that the report be received and filed.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor van Berkel, seconded by Councillor Ludwig that Council accept the recommendation of the Streets and Sidewalks Committee to change the traffic flow behind the Library to flow from east to west with a right hand turn only onto George Street, eliminating egress onto Old Vernon Street and left egress to George Street.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor Ludwig that the reports be received and filed.

CARRIED Unanimously

Chairperson Wejr presented a number of recommendations to Council from the Water and Sewer Committee:

Moved by Councillor van Berkel, seconded by Councillor Brookes that Mearl’s Machine be awarded the contract for the pump supply for a total cost of $46,658.84.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor Ludwig, seconded by Councillor van Berkel that Trojan Industries be awarded the contract for the UV disinfection equipment at a cost of $83,000 plus tax.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor van Berkel, seconded by Councillor Brookes that Salsnes Filter be ordered complete with building as proposed by Aqau Pure.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor van Berkel, seconded by Councillor Ludwig that the UV equipment be ordered from Trojan Equipment as soon as additional sampling/testing confirms the water quality of the effluent meets requirements for UV transmissivity.

CARRIED Unanimously

Moved by Councillor Ludwig, seconded by Councillor van Berkel that the contingency fund be reduced to $50,000, thereby adjusting budget to $578,900.

CARRIED

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor Brookes that the City proceed with the final design of the components of the upgrade included in the adjusted budget.

CARRIED

Moved by Councillor Wejr, seconded by Councillor Ludwig, that Council hold a meeting closed to the public in order to discuss one or more topics under Section 242.2 of the Local Government Act.

On a motion by Councillor Wejr the regular meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

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