CITY OF REVELSTOKE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 COMMENCING AT 3:00 P.M.

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1 CITY OF REVELSTOKE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2012 COMMENCING AT 3:00 P.M. PRESENT: Mayor D. Raven Councillors: S. Bender, C. Johnston, L. Nixon, G. Starling, & P. Welock Excused: Staff: Others: Councillor T. Scarcella T. LeRose, Deputy Director of Corporate Administration D. Levesque, Corporate Administrative Assistant T. McCabe, Deputy Director of Finance D. Komonoski, Operations Manager A. Mason, Director of Community Economic Development L. Donato, Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture R. Girard, Fire Chief C. Selvig, Assistant Planner A. Orlando, Revelstoke Times Review P. Page-Brittin, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator R. Serrouya, M.Sc, Researcher K. Schneider, Business Owner M. Vopni, Chamber of Commerce Board Member *present for a portion of the meeting only 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Raven called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone in attendance. 2. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA: THAT the Agenda be adopted as presented. 3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES: a. Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting May 8, 2012 Moved by Councillor Bender Seconded by Councillor Starling THAT the Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held on May 8, 2012 be adopted as presented.

2 Regular Council Meeting Minutes May 22, 2012 Page 2 ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES: (continued ) b. Minutes of the Special Council Meeting May 10, 2012 THAT the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on May 10, 2012 be adopted as presented. 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR: There were no announcements. 5. DELEGATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: a. Rob Serrouya, Caribou Maternity Pen Project Rob Serrouya of the Caribou Maternity Pen Project presented Council with a PowerPoint presentation which outlined the caribou rearing the wild project. Mr. Serrouya explained that the board is a community based partnership and their goal is to get financial support for the plan and put it into action. Mr. Serrouya requested a letter of support from the City of Revelstoke for the cross sector community based initiative. 6. BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES: a. Regular Council Meeting May 8, Nil b. Special Council Meeting May 10, Nil 7. CORRESPONDENCE: Nil 8. OLD BUSINESS: Nil 9. NEW BUSINESS a. Caribou Maternity Pen Project Seconded by Councillor Bender THAT Council approves the City of Revelstoke to act as the applicant for funding on behalf of the Caribou Maternity Pen project and to include a letter of support.

3 Regular Council Meeting Minutes May 22, 2012 Page 3 9. NEW BUSINESS (continued ) b Committee to Approve Public Events Application 1. THAT the following application for a Public Special Event be approved for the specified dates, and locations subject to the stated conditions: EVENT DATE TIME LOCATIO N Big Bear Soccer Tournament June 15, 16 & 17 Fri. - 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.: Sat. 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.: Sun. 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Food must be served on Sat. & Sun). Centennial Park & Queen Elizabeth Park Conditions: 1) Provision of $ 3,000,000 liability insurance with the City of Revelstoke named as additional insured. 2) Security plans approved by the RCMP. 3) Proof of Serving It Right Certification by the event organizer. 4) Times of the licenses as stipulated above. 5) Organization must apply to the Liquor Control & Licensing Branch for an exemption if liquor sales are past 10:00 p.m. 6) All other forms and approval as required by the Liquor Commission of B.C. must be in place. c. Revelstoke s Financial Performance Report 2012 Moved by Councillor Bender Seconded by Councillor Johnston THAT Revelstoke s Financial Performance Report 2012 be received for information. d. Bicycle Route Planning Approach THAT the report from the Planning Director dated May 22, 2012, regarding the bicycle route planning approach be received for information.

4 Regular Council Meeting Minutes May 22, 2012 Page 4 9. NEW BUSINESS (continued ) e. Council Reconsideration of Development Permit Decision Ms. Schneider stated that she would move the sign to under the canopy if this is what Council requested but that she would rather not because she did not think that it was an issue as many other signs in Revelstoke included the phone number. Ms. Schneider stated that it was very difficult for small businesses to design signage because the Sign Bylaw is so misleading. Seconded by Councillor Starling THAT the report from the Director of Planning, dated May 11, 2012, regarding the Development Review Committee's decision to approve Development Permit No / E-Six Holdings Ltd, Bodylogic Therapeutic Massage, which is subject to the removal of the telephone number and the lettering being proportionate to the area upon which it is situated, be received by Council in its determination of reconsidering the decision. Seconded by THAT Council agree to Karen Schneider s offer to move the sign to under the canopy. Seconded by Motion lost due to lack of seconder THAT the existing sign be allowed to remain where it is currently placed. Moved by Councillor Johnston Seconded by Councillor Nixon THAT the decision of the Design Review Committee be upheld. Motion lost due to lack of seconder OPPOSED: Councillor Starling f. Award of Contract Lower town Utility and Street Upgrades Moved by Councillor Welock Seconded by Councillor Johnston THAT the Lower Town Utility & Street Upgrades - Phase I Second St and King St. project be awarded to Colmar Construction Ltd. for the tendered amount, including HST of $537,

5 Regular Council Meeting Minutes May 22, 2012 Page 5 9. NEW BUSINESS (continued ) g. Environmental Sustainability Coordinator Year End Report Mrs. Page-Brittin gave a power point presentation to Council that outlined the community environmental initiatives that were accomplished in She also presented Council with a spreadsheet that is used to measure green house emissions in the City of Revelstoke. She explained that this information is transferred into graphs to use as a tool to identify fluctuations and to view what differences the City makes when they install more efficient equipment. h. Sign Bylaw No Moved by Councillor Johnston THAT staff be directed to review Sign Bylaw No. 1864, including Sign Design Guidelines, and report back to Council with recommended updates and changes if any. FOR INFORMATION: a) Minutes of the Social Development Committee February 29, 2012 b) Southern Interior Local Government Association Convention results. c) Monthly Business Licence Summary April 2012 d) Fire Department Summaries April 2012 e) RCMP Reports to Council April 2012 f) Minutes of the Advisory Committee on Health Care March 5, 2012 g) Minutes of the Design Review Committee May 8, 2012 h) Minutes of the Finance Committee May 8, 2012 i) Aquatic Centre Pool Chemical Treatment Review j) Aquatic Centre Summaries April Moved by Councillor Bender Seconded by Councillor Starling THAT staff be directed to investigate revenues at the aquatic centre by providing an annual comparative history over the past five years. RESOLVE INTO IN CAMERA Moved by Councillor Welock Seconded by Councillor Nixon THAT Council move into In Camera meeting at 4:20 pm to consider items of business pursuant to Sections 90.1 (a), & (j) of the Community Charter. (a) (j) personal information about an identifiable individual who is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality. information that is prohibited, or information that if it were presented in a document would be prohibited, from disclosure under section 21 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

6 Regular Council Meeting Minutes May 22, 2012 Page 6 BUSINESS ITEMS TO REPORT FROM IN CAMERA: 1. In Camera Council Meeting Minutes - May 22, 2012 a. Animal Control / Bylaw Enforcement Officer Council approved that Suzanne Macnab be appointed as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the City of Revelstoke pursuant to Section 70 of the Police Act and that the Oath of Office be performed. b. Advisory Planning Commission Appointments Council approved that Kip Wiley, Judy Goodman, Joe Verbalis and Melissa Klages be appointed as Public at Large Members to the Advisory Planning Commission for a two year term. c. Contract to Deliver an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan Council approved the Mayor and the Chief Administrative Officer to sign the contract that recruits Mountain Labyrinths Inc. to develop an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan for the City. 2. Special In Camera Council Meeting Minutes - May 10, 2012 a. Revelstoke Community Housing Society - Request for City Land - Affordable Housing Council approved, in principle, the provision of land on Oscar Street to the Revelstoke Community Housing Society for the purpose of developing an affordable rental housing project. ADJOURNMENT: Moved by Councillor Welock Seconded by Councillor Nixon THAT the meeting adjourn at 5:20 p.m. Director of Corporate Administration Mayor Certified a true copy this day of,.