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[0:01] Good evening, members of community and council. Welcome to this, the regular council meeting for August 17, 2020, 6th of the city of Mission. I'd like to call our meeting to order and say that before we begin, I'd like to acknowledge that we are gathered this evening on the NC did ancestral and shared territory of the Stullo people.
[0:18] And specifically, mission is located on the traditional territories of the KT, Quantland,
[0:23] La Camel, Mathqui, Samath, and Scalots, First Nations.
[0:28] I'd like to ask for a motion to adopt the agenda with one small change in it, and that's
[0:34] just the order of things.
[0:36] So item 9E will become D, and D will become E.
[0:40] So we're going to put them in reverse order, I'll explain more when we get there.
[0:43] And I'll select a smooth and it's seconded by Councilor Gil.
[0:49] I'll call the question on that first.
[0:51] Is there any other changes needed?
[0:52] All those of favor?
[0:54] Opposed?
[0:55] That's carried unanimously.
[0:56] I'll just acknowledge that Councilor Hamilton is ill this evening.
[0:59] Councilor's Davies and Hurrah are joining us online.
[1:03] Thanks for making that work because I know that some of you aren't feeling
[1:09] perfectly either.
[1:11] We move on to proclamations.
[1:12] So, the first proclamation is National Forest Week, September 20th to 26th of 2026, moved by Councillor Elias.
[1:20] The second by Councillor Gil. Any comments or questions?
[1:24] All of those with favor?
[1:26] Opposed?
[1:27] Care unanimously.
[1:28] Next is literacy month for September 2026, moved by Councillor Hurrah.
[1:33] Seconded by Councillor Davies.
[1:35] Any comments?
[1:37] All of those with favor?
[1:38] Opposed?
[1:38] Thank you very much. That's care unanimously.
[1:40] We move on to item 4A, a public hearing, and I will start off for A, by reading the public
[1:47] hearing script.
[1:48] So, this public hearing is being convened, pursuant to section 464 of the Local Government
[1:53] Act in order to consider proposed by the laws listed on tonight's agenda, copies of the
[1:58] relevant staff reports, and related information respecting the subject amendment by the
[2:03] laws have been available for public examination on the City of Mission website as part
[2:07] of the public hearing agenda.
[2:09] copies of written submissions for each application received by the submission deadline have been distributed
[2:13] to members of council and are available for public viewing on the city of Mission website.
[2:19] At this public hearing, all persons who consider their interest in property affected by a proposed
[2:24] byla, shall we give in an opportunity to be heard on matters contained within that byla.
[2:30] This meeting is being recorded and broadcast live on a website.
[2:33] The recording and the written minutes of the meeting will be posted later to the city's website as well.
[2:39] Speaker's are able to provide comments and ask questions by in-person attendance or by Zoom.
[2:44] Either by using a webcam and speaker or by phone using the instructions in a Zoom email invitation.
[2:50] If you're watching the meeting through our usual website link and are not participating by Zoom,
[2:54] please note there is a delay between the live meeting and the web broadcast.
[2:58] So I'll be allowing pauses between speakers to ensure everyone is heard.
[3:02] I ask for everybody's patience in that regard.
[3:05] Each peer-abler carrying item will begin with a brief introduction by staff member, followed by a summary of written submissions received,
[3:11] and then I'll open the floor to the public first, those on line,
[3:14] and then people in the chamber.
[3:16] And once acknowledged, each speaker must give their name at civic address for the record.
[3:20] Each speaker will be allocated five minutes to make comments.
[3:23] If you exceed that amount of time, you may be asked to conclude or you may be muted.
[3:27] After all others have been heard, those that wish to speak for a second time will be
[3:31] the opportunity to do so, on their provisional that new information is being brought forward.
[3:36] So it'd be clear that means information that has not been shared by any other speaker.
[3:41] Members of Council may ask clarification questions of the person after they've spoken,
[3:45] but the main function of Council members this evening is to listen to the views of the public
[3:49] and not to engage in debate.
[3:51] No presentations or submissions can be received by Council on any application after the public hearing for that application has been closed.
[3:58] When a public hearing for an item has been closed, the public hearing will continue to the next item on the agenda.
[4:04] Tonight there is only one public hearing.
[4:06] Council may consider third reading of any of the subject that bylaws later on this evening.
[4:12] With that, who is doing the presentation, Mr. Charya?
[4:16] So we'll have Mr. Charya come up and do the presentation for item 4B, a Official Community Plan,
[4:21] demanding by our 60-port-27, 20-26, 6-4-0-5-1.
[4:30] Thank you for this opportunity.
[4:31] Good evening, everyone.
[4:36] We're in Permit Area Guidelines.
[4:39] The recommendation is that upon completing the public hearing,
[4:44] Council grant, consider granting, third reading to the OCP
[4:46] demanding by loss 6427-2026-6405-1 which proposes to replace the existing appendix T which
[4:59] is the DPA guidelines that exists within the OCP as well as the maps which are scheduled
[5:06] 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14, within the OZP by law, 6, 4, 0, 5, 20, 26.
[5:15] A little bit of the background, project was commenced in October 2025.
[5:22] It was funded through the grant that Province gave city.
[5:27] It is an OZP actionable item when the OZP was adopted in 2025.
[5:33] City Secure, a consultant, therefore planning and design from Victoria who helped staff and
[5:41] the technical working team, which was inter-departmental team, played in a advisory role.
[5:47] The phase one was completed internally to accomplish budget efficiency and all the gaps and issues with
[5:59] existing DPA guidelines, what identified by planners,
[6:03] who actually use it on every day basis when
[6:06] the process development applications.
[6:08] And that formed the foundation for the consultant
[6:11] to go ahead and start the work in phase 2 and phase 3.
[6:16] There was in-person stakeholder workshops,
[6:20] and also committees like the DLC and other committees
[6:24] reviewed provided feedback.
[6:26] There's community engagement and open-house for the community and some feedback was received then.
[6:35] And the final review and revisions were added.
[6:39] And then now it's here for Council consideration.
[6:41] Council did give first reading and second reading and now public hearing.
[6:47] Which is today.
[6:50] Quick facts.
[6:51] So part 14 of the Local Government Act comes under the Planning and Land News Management.
[6:56] DPs required only when a property is located within a designated DPA development permit area and that's outlined in the OCP and has a triggering activity that's proposed on site.
[7:10] The OCP must specify the purpose guidelines and conditions for the DPS.
[7:14] So, your mission, DPS Identify Locations, Requiring Special Treatment for Certain Purposes,
[7:21] before sub-division of land, construction of or addition to or alteration of a building or structure,
[7:27] alteration of a land example, grading.
[7:30] Add in the OCP, all these would trigger a development permit application.
[7:39] So the DPA guidelines, which were revised, were basically for staff to work on making them
[7:50] more clear, easy, easy to follow, remove a prescriptive approach, have a performance-based approach,
[7:57] have a streamlined process and add graphics that explain some of the design guideline content.
[8:06] The form and character DPAs and the environmental DPAs.
[8:09] So the geotechnical and environmental DPAs all are under this.
[8:14] And then the form and character DPAs are basically all kinds of development projects, commercial,
[8:21] all-day family industrial.
[8:22] I
[8:27] said the highlight was highlights were to improve clarity and consistency and modernize the guidelines.
[8:33] A lot of other jurisdictions have gone through this process.
[8:37] Reduced complexity.
[8:39] We also did the merging of DPAG and F, which is the Geotechnical and Fraser River,
[8:45] which was to simplify for the applicant one process and not repetitive two separate processes
[8:53] If the site triggered both, there's a hierarchical structure which is called design principles as well as general design guidelines that apply across the city.
[9:07] It is now typologies specific format, which means there are guidelines that ensure better developments for ground oriented residential development or apartment or mixed use or high rise retail commercial industrial.
[9:22] So, it's type-ology specific which is more simple to understand because it's form-based.
[9:32] Includes relevant graphics and there's flexibility over rigid prescriptive rules.
[9:40] It's aligning with the OCP and zoning and building code requirements.
[9:45] It also includes the CNPHA Hillside DPA guidelines, which were proposed and not formally adopted,
[9:55] and it's overall strengthening the environmental protection and hazard mitigation within
[10:01] the city.
[10:03] So, DPA guidelines, the content page actually is very clear in terms of what's included in
[10:12] DPA guidelines itself, it is streamlined, easy to understand and it includes graphics as needed.
[10:28] If you look at the typologies, it is again distributed based on the form itself, like I mentioned
[10:34] before. The SSMUH are included in the ground-oriented residential.
[10:42] And these are allowed
[10:45] because of the bills that promise required to sort of have infill options for existing
[10:54] single-family neighborhoods. So retail commercial and industrial have all kinds of design
[11:03] guidelines that actually require consideration for landscaping, access and other things.
[11:17] It's easy to follow format.
[11:20] It shows a feature image that explains the various parts of buildings.
[11:25] And also key guidelines that apply across a development.
[11:30] design foundations, considers the relationship between public and private spaces, especially
[11:36] for multi-family and mixed use developments that comes into play.
[11:40] For any new developments fit within existing neighbourhood or any areas that are in transition
[11:50] that are likely to change in the near future, it applies to all the form and character
[11:56] DPA and it also has an overarching framework for evaluating the design, which is basically
[12:04] the checklists that are more generic in nature, but also geographic specific checklists
[12:12] that will help evaluate what's fit within certain neighborhoods.
[12:18] These are just examples of some graphic that are many, many graphics in the document, which
[12:24] included in the package, but essentially if these were, these were to be explained in words,
[12:31] it would get really complicated. They say a picture is often a thousand words. The graphics
[12:37] help bridge the gap between policy language and real world application, making the guidelines
[12:42] more accessible and easy to understand for both applicants and decision makers as well as staff.
[12:48] these graphics help communicate concepts that can sometimes be difficult to convey through
[12:54] text alone, such as building orientation. Building orientation is very commonly used because
[13:03] it is the sun path and the entrance and how the heat is transferred into the building and
[13:10] things like that. But if that is explained through a graphic then it is much easier to understand.
[13:15] The intent is to provide developers, applicants, architects, landscape architects and staff with
[13:21] a clearer visual understanding of what the guidelines are trying to achieve, rather than
[13:26] having to interpret policy language on its own. Users can use and see these examples of the
[13:33] design outcomes that are required through projects. This approach helps improve consistency
[13:40] in interpretation reduces uncertainty during the design and review process and can ultimately
[13:46] lead to better quality applications being submitted from the outset. Sometimes we hear from
[13:54] applicants and developers that the application took too long. Well, if it's not a complete
[14:01] application or if it doesn't comply with many things, then there is a process that's involved
[14:07] and there's a lot of discussion and revisions that are needed, and that takes time.
[14:12] Importantly, these illustrations are intended to be educational and illustrative rather than
[14:17] prescriptive. They demonstrate the principles and outcomes the city seeking, while still allowing
[14:24] flexibility for different site conditions and creative design solutions.
[14:33] The administrative process just quickly go through staff level design reviews when the
[14:40] application is submitted, there are various professional reports that are submitted as part
[14:45] of the process, there is interdepartmental referrals, sometimes there are outside agency referrals
[14:50] as well.
[14:54] D, D, D, D, D, P, D, D, D, D, D, P, or review.
[15:01] Most of the multi-family commercial are all cancelled delegated. There's a landscape refundable deposit that's required. The DPs registered on title after it's approved. And it's valid for 24 months. The building permit application usually is submitted after the D.P. is approved. Sometimes there are time lags because the property might change hands. Staff ensure that approval approved D.P. drawings actually matched the building permit
[15:29] drawings because they could be changes and they could be properties that change hands.
[15:34] And final planning inspections are carried out to address the form and character including
[15:38] landscaping because there's a refundable landscape deposit that's held and needs to be returned
[15:46] after the landscaping is implemented.
[15:53] Steps today is the public hearing.
[15:55] If council deems appropriate, they could give the third reading tonight.
[16:02] We will come back for consideration of final adoption for the next council meeting after it's adopted.
[16:09] It will be inserted into those CP published on the website and the DPA guidelines project page,
[16:15] which is the project page has been updated regularly.
[16:18] So, the whole community, communities and everybody is informed of all the council reports as well as findings of committee engagement.
[16:29] And that's the project page and staff will prepare a report and submit to the grantor to make them aware of that the project has been completed and the cost incurred.
[16:43] Thank you.
[16:44] Thank you. I'll turn out to our corporate officer to summarize any correspondence received on this.
[16:51] We have not received any written correspondence.
[16:53] I think thank you so much and we'll now go to our online participants and see if we have any.
[16:58] And if so, if you'd like to speak to this, please use the raise hand function and Ms. Cooper.
[17:03] We'll let us know and promote you to present.
[17:06] We have no attendees at this time.
[17:07] Okay. Thank you. I will come back to you one more time at the very end.
[17:11] that people do have a desire to sign on, they can do that. Otherwise, I'll be calling
[17:15] three times here in chambers. The first time is there anybody in chambers this evening who
[17:21] would like to speak to this matter? Or a second time, is there anybody who would like to speak
[17:27] on this matter?
[17:30] Or third and final time. Is there anybody who would like to speak on this matter?
[17:36] Seeing none, I'll check one last time with the online. Do we have any of this? Still nobody there.
[17:42] Okay, thank you. With that, then I will close the public hearing Council have an opportunity to ask
[17:46] our questions and debate later on under the bylaws section of this. Thank you, Mr. Chariah,
[17:53] and we'll move on to ask for resolution resolved into committee of the whole, moved by Councillor
[17:57] Plexus, and seconded by Councillor Elias. Councillor Hurrah, I can see, but I cannot see Councillor
[18:04] Davies. Is he still with us? Okay, just must be the way that the screen is set up that I would love it if I
[18:12] Okay, I'd just like to ask if we can try and set it up so I can see both of you at the same time that way I can see how you vote
[18:21] There we go. Thank you. Excellent. So
[18:25] The resolution to move into committee of the whole has been made. I'll call the question of all those who favor
[18:31] Opposed that's carry unanimously. Next is item six a holiday lighting capital funding request
[18:37] I see verbal is it Mr. Haney or Mr. Crow that we're gonna have Mr. Haney come on up
[18:45] I'm really just here for questions.
[18:47] The plan this year is to give the main
[18:50] the grand tree a bit of a face lift and an upgrade
[18:52] and utilize those lights near the playground.
[18:55] Great, there are then any questions from Mr. He?
[18:59] Councillor Davis has a question.
[19:02] I do have a question.
[19:02] Thank you very much, Mr. Any pretty good question.
[19:04] Question is simply that I know you've iterated
[19:07] and growing this event year over year,
[19:11] but I'm wondering if there is actual plan
[19:13] that where this event is going to be in five or 10 years
[19:17] and how we're going to get there.
[19:21] That's going to be tied to the plan of developing
[19:23] the electrical through Centennial Park.
[19:25] But the goal is to eventually have at least two ends
[19:29] of the park lit up with the pathway connecting them.
[19:32] We'd really like to have a fully lit pathway
[19:34] five to seven years down the road.
[19:37] Great, thank you.
[19:39] Anybody else with questions?
[19:40] Councilor Gil and then Councilor Lass, is that a question?
[19:43] I was just going to talk about the motion afterwards, Councilor Gil.
[19:46] I think you through the chair.
[19:48] I know at the last one there was a tremendous amount of people that had come out
[19:52] Mr. Haney.
[19:54] And is there plans?
[19:55] I know at that time I think there was only one hot chocolate stand.
[19:58] The lineup was huge, but is there plans to just bring you more things for folks to do after
[20:03] the tree is lit up?
[20:05] We're going to make it a bit bigger for sure last year. We didn't anticipate those numbers, so we're going to enhance things a bit.
[20:13] Yep.
[20:13] Thank you.
[20:15] I have a motion for Councilor Elias in the comments on the motion. Councilor Elias?
[20:20] I just want to say thank you. I really look forward to coming to Santana Park every year and every year it gets better.
[20:26] So I look forward to what you're going to do this year. So thank you.
[20:29] Thanks.
[20:30] Thank you.
[20:30] I think we're ready for the question, although it's in favor, opposed to the matter is carried
[20:36] unanimously.
[20:37] Thank you, Mr. Han.
[20:38] Thank you.
[20:38] Thank you for the good work.
[20:40] Moving on to the item 7A, the property tax collection, my cheat cheats has simply
[20:45] that the Mr. Stewart is here if we have any questions, otherwise this is for information.
[20:52] Seeing none, I will move on to the next item and I know we have something coming up about
[20:56] consent agenda.
[20:57] And if you ever wonder what a consent agenda is,
[20:59] this would have gone under it.
[21:01] Excellent.
[21:02] And that takes us to the next item.
[21:03] Item 8A and Ms. Hubbard will give us a walk through
[21:06] of the council procedure changes she's proposing.
[21:11] All right.
[21:12] Good evening, Council.
[21:13] I'm happy to be here in my role as acting corporate officer
[21:16] to give some background on the amendments I am recommending
[21:20] for your council procedure by law.
[21:23] I'll provide an overview of the proposed amendments
[21:26] to the Bila and share the goal of each of the key amendments and chart the path forward and how we're going to implement this.
[21:37] So starting with why, why, why are we doing this? Why now? The overall goal of this Bila is to strengthen good government.
[21:46] And the amendments that I have in here, they're based on feedback from yourselves during previous presentations with RCAO,
[21:55] Barclay, as well as staff, our recent efficiency review, and the municipal advisor who did his presentation in January.
[22:08] And we are looking for opportunities to simplify our meeting flow, improve decision-making processes for Council,
[22:15] and make and agenda easier for the public to follow.
[22:20] All right, so for the proposed amendments,
[22:22] The main focuses are a revised agenda order.
[22:30] Introduction of the consent agenda, which Mayor Horn just mentioned, removal of the committee of the whole format from regular meetings. That's the format that we're in right now.
[22:40] And I'll talk a bit about that and update the notice emotion procedure and some other housekeeping updates and additions of definitions.
[22:49] As I mentioned, these amendments are intended to create a clearer, more efficient council meeting, process well-maintaining transparency and supporting informed decision making.
[22:59] well being aligned with the community charter. So I'll discuss each area now. A key
[23:05] change is a new agenda structure and what this is all about is adding some
[23:12] elements such as a consent agenda and removing the committee of the whole
[23:17] from regular meetings which would mean removing the rising report from regular
[23:22] meetings.
[23:25] Now what is a consent agenda? We haven't had them at the city of
[23:30] I believe, or it's been a while since I was on council the first time.
[23:35] Okay, yes, they're common with other local governments.
[23:40] And what they do is they group together routine controversial items for approval at one time.
[23:47] So an example they could be meeting minutes or information reports, things of that nature.
[23:55] But what they do is they allow for counsel to get through those items and accept them.
[24:05] And if there is a desire for anybody on counsel to pull it out and talk about it and make
[24:10] a recommendation, they can do so before the chair calls the question.
[24:15] So that is, to be clear, meeting minutes, hour meeting minutes would not be in a consent
[24:21] agenda.
[24:22] Correct?
[24:22] So committee minutes would be in there, but typically anything that requires adoption of its own wouldn't normally be in a consent agenda. Is that accurate?
[24:31] This would require adoption as well.
[24:36] So what we're thinking about and what we will be doing with a consent agenda is having a cover report from the corporate officer explaining what each of the items are.
[24:45] and whether it's received for information or accepting those minutes.
[24:51] So minutes is a common one that you see in consent to genders.
[24:56] When I would suggest that we need to maybe just double-check that I don't know whether
[25:01] or not a regional district, we don't typically see our minutes in the consent agenda,
[25:06] but I think it's just fine for the presentation this evening.
[25:10] I think that's the question that can be answered later on, so what you continue on.
[25:15] Okay, all right, so that was the consent agenda and now remove the removal of the committee of the whole from regular meetings.
[25:27] As you know, our current every meeting that we have in regular council meeting has the committee of the whole and this is something that was recommended by our municipal advisor to remove.
[25:39] It delays formal decision-making until after the rising report.
[25:43] So you'll notice on our agendas, we have our bylaws,
[25:46] they're often listed twice to be confusing for residents,
[25:52] trying to follow along.
[25:54] So removing this from our agenda will make things more streamlined
[25:59] and it reduces duplication.
[26:01] However, Council has committee of the whole,
[26:04] if they ever want to do one.
[26:06] If there is a desire to do one for something that's more workshop,
[26:09] a special council meeting, town halls, you still have them at your disposal.
[26:16] And there is an amendment to the process for a notice of motion.
[26:21] So this would be introducing a two-part process where you notice a motion from a member
[26:27] of council would appear on the agenda.
[26:30] But it won't be until the next meeting under a new section called business arising
[26:35] where Council will debate it, discuss it, introduce it, and make a decision on it.
[26:41] So, on the first meeting, it's truly a notice, you're putting it on there, you're
[26:47] seeing it.
[26:47] The second meeting, the Council member who came up with the notice emotion will introduce
[26:52] it, as well as there will be a short briefing note from staff with any important context to
[26:58] help with decision-making.
[27:01] And other proposed amendments are more housekeeping ones adding our new definitions as well as
[27:09] clarifying delegations that are excluded from legislative.
[27:15] We're from any legislation that prohibits public input.
[27:18] We wouldn't be able to allow delegations on that anyways.
[27:21] But in case somebody wanted to propose a delegation that was related to bill 44,
[27:26] are covered under there. We wouldn't be able to allow them. This just allows transparency.
[27:31] And another aspect is formalizing a procedure that Council has already started doing since
[27:36] January, which is the practice of asking questions before debate is open by the chair.
[27:41] So that will be in our Council procedure by law. So timing in next steps, well, there will
[27:47] be some internal staff training, getting everyone up to date with what we're going to be
[27:51] doing, making some communication about that internally as well as administration to prepare
[27:59] for a smooth launch. And timing, we're looking at November 9th to go live with this agenda,
[28:07] or with this new council procedure by law and our new agenda order will be on November 9th
[28:12] at the very first meeting. So this new format will be introduced with the 2026-2030 City of
[28:18] commission council and that is all I have for my presentation and do
[28:25] have any questions.
[28:26] Thank you.
[28:27] I just wait till I see my colleagues on screen and then I'll look
[28:29] for questions.
[28:30] Okay, I've got anybody have any questions?
[28:32] Councilor Placas is going to start this off.
[28:34] And I just answer her.
[28:35] I'm going to go to you next.
[28:37] Okay, thank you.
[28:37] Just curious on page 86 and outlined what the agenda should look for
[28:41] any regular council meeting.
[28:42] I just want to know, should be in says item nine division report.
[28:46] I know that's not on the as was before but what's division reports that from the department or what exactly so right now if you'll notice in our committee of the whole it's organized into departments so this is under corporate admin and finance so it'd be the same same idea that would be organized through their divisions.
[29:08] The other question was, we go to Correspondence, and that's not considered to be an item
[29:15] that would be consent part of agenda.
[29:17] That would be normal.
[29:18] Just, case somebody asks questions, right?
[29:20] Exactly.
[29:21] So the Correspondence is often an area where Council is making a recommendation, pulling things out,
[29:26] discussing those items.
[29:28] It's handled the exact same way as consent agenda.
[29:30] Exactly.
[29:31] Simply move past it, and you don't have to actually.
[29:34] It's unusual.
[29:35] We don't normally have to adopt the consent agenda.
[29:37] I don't think at the ones I'm going to, but we'll ask to have to check that, but that
[29:41] is a way it works similarly.
[29:43] I think for the answer last, do you have a question?
[29:45] I'm not so much a question, but I do like the Cassenta Gendez, I've worked with Cassenta
[29:50] Gendez for many, many years on the board's, I've represented, so I think it's a smart
[29:56] move.
[30:00] Okay. So, we have a motion, and any other comments from members of Council? Council? I have a question.
[30:07] I'm sorry, Councillor Hurrah. I'm sorry. You were next and I forgot to go to you. Councillor Hurrah, then Councillor Gill.
[30:13] Thank you, Mayor Hurrah. I just got a couple of just a clear clarification on two points.
[30:19] When you mean delegations, is that also included people coming to the council meeting and presenting at all?
[30:26] It means that it's just putting in place the policy that we already have that a person couldn't come for example and do a delegation on something
[30:34] where a closed public hearing, for example.
[30:38] All right.
[30:39] Correct.
[30:39] And all the questions.
[30:42] I'm sorry.
[30:44] Could you say that again?
[30:46] Question period.
[30:47] Are we still keeping question period?
[30:48] That was discussed.
[30:50] You know, I may know at earlier stage on this question period is still in the agenda order.
[30:55] It is number 14.
[30:58] Allegations in question periods were not changed after Council's feedback.
[31:01] Yes.
[31:02] That was taken clearly from Council.
[31:04] Council.
[31:04] Councillor Gilles question as well.
[31:06] So yeah, those two things I think Council expressed that they did not want them removed
[31:10] and they haven't been removed.
[31:12] Thank you.
[31:13] Councillor Davies.
[31:14] Thank you.
[31:16] With regards to question period, there was questions about whether or not there are options
[31:20] to improve or make question period more effective.
[31:23] Was there any changes done for that?
[31:25] This point there wasn't any changes to question period.
[31:30] I would suggest that the next council will have opportunity to look at the mechanics of the
[31:35] rules of order and things like instructions before, but they wouldn't affect the out for procedure
[31:40] by law.
[31:41] Jack correct, does that work?
[31:42] Well, exactly.
[31:43] And the timing for this is great.
[31:45] So when the new council comes in, we will train them once on our agenda process and our council
[31:49] procedure by law.
[31:52] That answer your question, Councillor Davis?
[31:54] Yes, sir.
[31:54] All right.
[31:55] I think we're ready for the question.
[31:56] I'll say thank you to staff for navigating through this.
[31:58] I think the timing works well and I like the fact that we won't have to approve the
[32:03] same thing 72 times in a meeting.
[32:05] I'll call the question, all of those in favor?
[32:08] Opposed?
[32:09] The matter is carried unanimously.
[32:10] Thank you very much.
[32:12] And now we move on to, let's see here, item 9A, which is an introduction report for 3, 4,
[32:21] and 3, 9, 9, Perndale Avenue.
[32:23] And this is just, if you have questions, you'd like Mr. Pablo to know for the when he comes and presents this, this would be the time to give him.
[32:33] Seeing them will move on to item 9B, which is an introduction report for development application.
[32:39] 3-3-3-3-3, 12th Avenue. That's a really good hand by the way, 5-3. So I'd like to have that hand. It means I'm cheating if I have that many, but that's all right.
[32:50] Does anybody have any questions or comments that they'd like to incorporate, ask Mr.
[32:54] Public to incorporate an his presentation when this comes back?
[32:58] Seeing now, we'll move on to item 9C, which is 8977 Cedar Street, as a recommendation
[33:05] on this one.
[33:06] But wait, first of all, we have Mr. Public to do a presentation on this one.
[33:10] And then we'll go for council questions and motions.
[33:21] This presentation is for 8977 Cedar Street, an application that has been submitted by Dan
[33:29] Edger to reason on the property from suburban 20 to the institutional education zone.
[33:34] The proposed IE zoning would eliminate the need for ongoing temporary use permits associated with the continued education use of this property.
[33:43] The rezoning would also support the expansion of educational uses related to the adjacent school site.
[33:49] The city has been receiving temporary use permits and approving them since 2003 to facilitate this use.
[33:57] So this rezoning is really a formalization of that ongoing use.
[34:03] Sorry, this just demonstrates the surrounding zone in the neighborhood.
[34:07] It is an area that's expanding with multiple higher density products coming in to this area.
[34:15] We have the OCP supports this.
[34:18] We have some neighborhood centered to the north and obviously the institution will use for the school and this property itself
[34:26] And that's the ortho of the property
[34:30] That's all we have if you have any questions. Hey, is there any questions first of public
[34:36] accounts or go
[34:38] Thank you to the chair
[34:41] I'm just gonna put this out there. I know a little while ago. There was
[34:45] questions about just traffic calming in the area and maybe just a note for
[34:51] engineering when they do come back with their updates for engineering projects
[34:57] that I will ask the question if there's any traffic calming being explored
[35:02] but it's just because this application was there.
[35:05] I thought it'd bring it up.
[35:07] Thank you.
[35:09] Seeing no questions of motion, Councilor Elias moves.
[35:13] Any further comments?
[35:16] All those in favor?
[35:18] Opposed?
[35:19] Matters, Kerry.
[35:20] Thank you very much, Mr. Public.
[35:22] Now, as I said, I'm going to move to 9D after 9E.
[35:27] And so, let me introduce the rationale for this.
[35:32] And Mr. Public and answer questions as well.
[35:36] As you can see in the report, that's on street naming it, law to spillage.
[35:41] The development applicant and of the city staff are hoping that tonight we will name some streets so that they can have
[35:50] Building permits effects. They need address so they're going to building permits effects.
[35:55] Some of the names that were proposed were already in our list of approved names.
[36:00] One was not, and that's a curah. So it actually needs to come first to be approved.
[36:06] Secondly, I spoke today with the proponent, and I asked him why they chose LodgePoll, given
[36:11] the fact that LodgePoll is not an indigenous species to our area.
[36:15] He said he didn't particularly love that, and he, in fact, gave him some other names
[36:20] that were.
[36:21] Native plants, I'll give Council an update and say, I sent a quite a long list of names as
[36:25] well as to Mr. Pickett.
[36:25] They would expect we're going to see some new names, including some pioneer names that
[36:29] will be vetted, because that, as you may recall, from the Silverdale processes, both the
[36:34] one with GenStar many years ago, and the more recent one, people very clearly articulated,
[36:39] they wanted the place names to relate to the foliage, the animals, and the people from
[36:44] that area. So with that in mind, I'm going to be moving the street naming policy, STR 28 amendments
[36:53] that are there, in addition to three new names, and one of these names will replace something
[37:00] in the old 90s, I'll explain that before.
[37:04] So those three names in addition are Blackberry,
[37:07] Salmonberry, and Cascara, all of which are native species
[37:10] that grow in the air, Cascara, for this to pick
[37:13] Cathlete, I could see the look on your face.
[37:15] C-A-S-C-A-R-A, and as a tree that was harvested
[37:19] by Italian settlers for medicine.
[37:22] All right, there you go.
[37:23] You wanted to get the bark, because it was slippery,
[37:26] and it made the system.
[37:30] So I'll move that, and item 2 is still the same to consult with people regarding the street to boulevard.
[37:37] And that's been moved. And if you have any questions, you can ask me, or you can ask Mr. Publ.
[37:43] Seeing none, I'll call the question, all those in favour? Opposed? That's carried unanimously. Thank you.
[37:50] Now, going to item 90, the motion will be amended from the staff report, so that it now, instead of logical avenue,
[37:59] is blackberry Avenue, okay so otherwise the motion is there. I'll move that, but I'll be
[38:07] in the second here to have a question, okay. Are we ready? All those of favour? Opposed?
[38:13] That is carried, thank you. That moves us on to item 9F, temporary use permit at 7168
[38:22] rents street and this department has PowerPoint on this one.
[38:32] The brief overview on the proposed temporary use permit here, so the purpose of this application
[38:39] is to permit a toll operation and accessory uses through a temporary use permit for the
[38:44] property located at 7168 rents street.
[38:48] A toll yard is typically permitted in an industrial transportation use area, which is not permitted
[38:54] within the Properties Current CH2 Zoning.
[38:59] This site was historically used as a tow-heart tow yard previously.
[39:05] However, the use had ceased and the businesses had moved to other locations within the city
[39:10] for a period of more than six months, as such a temporary use permits required to renew the ability to use this property for this use.
[39:21] So this, an orthophoto showing the subject property.
[39:26] So while there is a recognition that this use may not be compatible with the long-term vision of this area,
[39:31] staff are recommending support for the proposed temporary use permit with the conditions noted in the report.
[39:37] And the understanding this use may need to find a permanent location in the future that's more suitable.
[39:43] That concludes the presentation.
[39:44] Thank you any questions for Mr. Pueblo, moved by Councillor Placus any comments on the motion.
[39:52] Seeing none, all those are favour, opposed. That's carried unanimously. Thank you very much.
[39:58] Now, Mr. Pueblo, item G, I'm a bit confused. You and I had a real quick conversation beforehand.
[40:04] So you had indicated that it's for introduction, but the motion here suggests it's for first reading and referral because it's no CP amendment.
[40:11] which is it's it's it's first reading on the on the OCP change. Okay, so I'll let you give some
[40:19] introductory remarks and then I'll see if anybody has any questions. So the this property and the
[40:27] property directly south of it have historically been part of the tree farm license TFL 26. Starting
[40:35] in 2024 there was a process to reason the property and subdivide the land to create this
[40:41] as part of a land exchange with a developer.
[40:45] Now that this parcel is been transferred into private ownership,
[40:51] it may not be appropriate for it to be designated as forestry,
[40:57] as municipal forest.
[40:59] And so the request has come forward to re-designate it.
[41:04] And that's why we're here tonight to look at first reading of this
[41:07] and start the consultation.
[41:10] Seeing no questions, I'll move it, it's the good faith gesture, I think that led to this
[41:16] swap, so we ended up with more force and more ability to harvest and more contiguous
[41:23] force, so it was a better deal for the citizens.
[41:27] And so there's nothing further, I'll call the question, see anybody else, all those of
[41:34] Thank you very much.
[41:36] That's carried.
[41:38] And we come to our last item, which is a wireless telecommunications tower temporary structure on 7th Avenue.
[41:47] Mr. Pablo is available for questions on this.
[41:51] Seeing no questions. Oh, Councillor Davies, go ahead.
[41:54] Thank you.
[41:55] This is a replacement tower, but on property, is this property tax exempt, does it change anything
[42:03] in the usage of that property for the cup two years it would be there?
[42:06] Other questions actually for Mr. Stewart, because if I know it's my mouth here, we actually charge
[42:13] a specific assessment for the portion where this is there in its 15x, if I'm not mistaken,
[42:18] that is correct and it will still continue to be tough.
[42:20] So, it typically is the sorts of revenue for the place where it's cited and for the city.
[42:25] Thank you. Thank you.
[42:27] Councillor Hararde, then Councillor Gill and Councillor Plexus.
[42:33] Thank you, Mayor Horde. Do we know how long the taram was truckable?
[42:39] Your public, I'm regretting that I told you we probably didn't need your powerpoint.
[42:43] I apologize. Go ahead.
[42:45] No, I don't have any history. I thought my head about the former location.
[42:49] other than it was located, as you've mentioned, on the top of the chart we'll building that
[42:55] recently suffered a fire as such. That service has been dislocated and we need they're looking
[43:01] for a temporary place with the hope that they're going to relocate there once that building has
[43:06] been reconstructed. Sir Stuart, would you have any indication? I know that would probably have been
[43:11] something that you could have dug out if we gave you enough time, but we don't know whether or not
[43:14] there's an assessment. How long that assessment that property has been there? I would imagine.
[43:18] I don't know. Okay. Thank you. I think third of the counts on her.
[43:24] That's good. Thank you, Councillor Gill.
[43:27] Thank you. So the chair, was there any other locations explored?
[43:33] My understanding that the applicant did explore a number of
[43:36] other properties in the area, including the hydro property directly to the,
[43:42] not directly, but to the east of the site.
[43:46] And this was the only location that they could get agreement with the property owner that seemed to provide the service the level of service they were looking for.
[43:55] That's sort of a plexus.
[43:57] Yeah, just curious as why they didn't require a temporary use permit.
[44:02] You know, and it indicated up to two years there's no indication through the report that they would be going back to chartwell.
[44:08] Now, once they've, the bill has been rebuilt, is indicates that they'll be looking for
[44:13] another site.
[44:14] So those are the two questions, Republic.
[44:17] So the first question is about the use here.
[44:20] So radio antennas like this are permitted everywhere.
[44:23] And the only time that we're coming forward with the, the asked for consent is when they
[44:29] exceed the heights dictated in our policy.
[44:34] So in this case, it's a 20-meter tall tower, and that's stimulated.
[44:37] they request for the consultation, where towers like this are located on the top of buildings
[44:42] or existing towers, no consultation will be required.
[44:46] So the ask here is really about the 20-meter tall tower.
[44:50] In a nutshell, we don't have the power to extend zoning a TUP's or anything like that here,
[44:56] I'll answer you.
[45:00] Very structure. So if they don't find a place to put it, they would still be in the same position a year for now, and they as far as I understand, spoken to the property owner, but it on a temporary basis.
[45:11] Yeah, and that's why staff have sort of processed this as if it's a formal application and not really sort of gone down the temporary path, because we don't have any guarantees at this point what the term is.
[45:23] But knowing that as a trailer mounted antenna, we recently don't expect this to be a permanent installation.
[45:29] All right, thank you.
[45:30] Do we have a motion for the staff concurrence council for a
[45:33] live?
[45:34] In the comments.
[45:36] My quick comment is I know that people have written about
[45:38] this but the structure that's been across the road has been there for
[45:41] some period of time and I think it's going back.
[45:43] There's no question in my mind that this is a simple
[45:46] practical consideration for the fact that something was
[45:49] damaged in a fire and neighbors are being good neighbors to
[45:52] make sure that we continue to have good
[45:53] self-connection in that area.
[45:56] Ready for the question?
[45:57] I'll call the question then all of us in favor.
[46:00] Opposed, Councilor Davies, you voted in favor, is that correct?
[46:06] Thank you.
[46:07] And Councilor Huron, Councilor Gil voted a contrary, but the matter is carried.
[46:11] And so that was the one exception in our report for the rise of report.
[46:17] So we will.
[46:20] Sorry?
[46:20] There goes my point.
[46:21] Exactly.
[46:23] So I resolution to rise in report, please.
[46:25] moved by Councillor Elias, seconded by Councillor Hurrah, all those in favor, opposed?
[46:33] It's carried.
[46:34] We have, I believe, unanimity on all except item H, so I'll ask for a motion on all
[46:40] of the items in the committee.
[46:41] The whole report, Councillor Elias, seconded by Councillor Plexus, all those in favor,
[46:48] opposed?
[46:48] Thank you.
[46:49] On the last item, item H with the wireless temporary tower, Councillor Plexus.
[46:58] I'll call the question of those of favour, opposed, Councillor Hurray and Gil are opposed to
[47:04] matter of carries.
[47:05] Thank you.
[47:05] We'll move on to committee reports and minutes for those for questions from anybody from
[47:11] Council.
[47:13] Seeing now we'll move on to Council meeting for approval, three sets of those for adoption,
[47:17] moved by Council for Gil and seconded by Councilor Elias, any areas or omissions.
[47:22] Seeing none, all those of favour, opposed?
[47:24] care unanimously. Now we'll move into bylaws. The Council Procedure bylaw is the first one,
[47:30] the first second and third green is that in 148, 223 on the agenda. Do have a mover.
[47:37] Councilor Plexus, seconded by Councilor Davies. All those in favor.
[47:43] Opposed. Thank you. It's carried. Official community plan amending bylaw for first reading.
[47:49] This is the Ainsworth property on page 229. It's the unaddressed property.
[47:53] Do I have a mover?
[47:56] I'll look online.
[47:57] Councilor Harar, seconded by Councilor Davies.
[48:00] Any comments?
[48:01] All those of favor?
[48:04] Opposed?
[48:04] That's carry.
[48:05] Thank you.
[48:08] 14C is amended to Street Spruce Place, Blackberry Avenue,
[48:14] Sit-Go-A.
[48:15] And we had approved secure.
[48:17] So it should be in this file out because we went out of order.
[48:20] So, those four are here, so I'll get that for the staff again.
[48:24] Spruce Place, Blackberry Avenue, Sitkaway, and Secura.
[48:29] I can't remember whether it was a way or a street, but staff can amend accordingly.
[48:34] I'll move that to have a seconder, a seconder by Councilor Allah has called the question,
[48:38] all those in favor, opposed.
[48:41] That's carried.
[48:43] Thank you.
[48:43] Item D, the person second reading 8977 Cedar Street, from suburban 20 zone to institutional educational zone, moved by Councilor Gill and seconded by Councilor Hurrah, all those in favor, opposed that's carried.
[49:01] Now, the same exact property per third reading, this is at 8977 Cedar Street, Councilor Hurrah, do you want to move that one? Councilor Hurrah moves, seconded by Councilor Gill.
[49:12] I'll call the question, although some is favour, I suppose that's carried unanimously, thank you.
[49:18] We move on to the official community plan.
[49:21] This is the item that was in our public hearing.
[49:25] So because we haven't dealt with it before, I'll slow down and see if any members of the
[49:29] Council have any questions on this before putting the motion on the table.
[49:35] Seeing nobody with questions, Councillor Plexus has moved that seconded by Councillor
[49:39] Elias, comments or questions beginning with the mover?
[49:43] Yeah, I think very good.
[49:45] It's timely.
[49:45] I think that this is to modernize a guidelines.
[49:49] I know that a number of years we've been asking for this.
[49:52] I'm glad staff finally got through with it.
[49:54] It's a more from a prescriptive rose to performance-based approach.
[49:58] I think it's simplified language, and it gives greater flexibility for more concise
[50:02] documents, easier for the developers to read, and it aims to achieve the cities that develop
[50:08] I'm going to come so I'm quite satisfied with it.
[50:10] Thank you.
[50:12] Seeing no other comments, I'll quickly say this is a gain.
[50:16] I'll echo accounts of practice and saying it's overdue.
[50:18] A couple of things I really like about it is it allows for creativity,
[50:23] whereas now when people have come in and they add something that was creative
[50:26] but staff might have thought it was creative and liked it,
[50:29] but they really did not have the ability to move beyond the prescriptive approach.
[50:33] Here we can now work with people and achieve a desired impact in the community.
[50:37] I love the fact that there's this thought about the human scale and it also is something that didn't
[50:43] get talked about tonight, but we talked about ensuring that properties have distinctive architectural
[50:49] and landscaping elements, so that people are not always building the same boxes.
[50:54] We heard this earlier today, somebody who hasn't been there community for a little while and talked
[50:58] about how many different homes and different typologies of homes were seeing on the sides of
[51:04] our hills and long our highways, and I really like that.
[51:07] One of the things I don't like, and I think this will also help, is when people come in
[51:11] and they want to do the cheapest thing, that's old mission, and enough with the vinyl
[51:15] siding, enough with, you know, calling a rock, a piece of public art.
[51:21] I think it's time for us to build homes that have lasting value and contribute to our community
[51:26] fabric, and not just homes, but buildings in general, and that's the other thing I love
[51:30] here.
[51:30] And this further embeds our development permit areas in the environmental areas, so I really like the fact that we're protecting our streams and trees more effectively than ever.
[51:40] So thank you for that.
[51:41] To Missoucharia and the whole department and to verify consulting for their work.
[51:45] And to the community members who participated.
[51:48] We're ready for the question.
[51:49] All those who favor.
[51:52] Opposed?
[51:53] That's carried unanimously.
[51:54] Thank you very much.
[51:56] Now we go to item G, street naming Pearson way extension for third reading, page 341, moved by Councilor Gill and seconded by Councilor Plexus, I think I heard.
[52:07] I'll call the question of those with favor.
[52:09] I suppose that's carried unanimously.
[52:11] Next is adoption at 6211-2023-559-491-29.
[52:16] This is at 921-24.
[52:18] Seater Street to a multi-use townhouse.
[52:21] with like to move that. I'll watch my online calling experts to see if anybody wants to move that.
[52:26] Councilor Hurrah and Councilor Deep.
[52:30] Those are favour. Opposed? That's carried unanimously. And then street naming, bright and court, hashy,
[52:37] motostreet. Why don't we do that? The opposite way. Councilor Davies and Councilor Harar.
[52:40] Is that sound okay? All right. Councilor Davies moves. Councilor Harar seconds.
[52:45] We'll call the question on that. All those are favour. Opposed? That's carried unanimously.
[52:50] And then for adoption, this is item j, 6424, 2426, 5949, 215.
[52:56] at 3, 4, 9, 5, 1, Perndale Avenue,
[52:59] moved by Councillor Plexus and seconded by Councillor Gill.
[53:03] Any questions or comments?
[53:04] All those of favor?
[53:06] Opposed?
[53:07] That is adopted.
[53:08] Thank you.
[53:09] And lastly, for adoption, is item K,
[53:14] joining a meeting by last 6, 1, 9, D, 20, 23, 59, 49, 1, 1, 9.
[53:20] And it's from due to street from suburban 20
[53:23] to multi-init townhouse, moved by Councillor Elias, seconded by Councillor Plexus. All those
[53:30] in favor, opposed that's carried unanimously. Now on to permits the permit at 9124C street is
[53:38] page 46415A. Do I have a motion on the permit? Councillor Harard, do you want to move that one?
[53:45] Councillor Davis seconds. All those in favor? Opposed? I did not see hands from all my
[53:52] of Council. All those in favour? Thank you. Opposed, that matter carries 15B, Judith Street,
[53:58] 84-51, for the development firm and on that property counts for a last, seconded by
[54:03] Councilor Plexus, all those in favour? Opposed, that's carried unanimously and then the
[54:09] temporary use permit, 71-68, Ren Street, moved by Councilor Davies and seconded by Councilor
[54:15] bill, all those with favor. Opposed, Councillor Plexus, you were a favor?
[54:21] If matters carried unanimously, we move on to correspondence. I'm going to speak myself
[54:27] after giving others a chance to speak to Edoms. I'm going to speak to 16A, C, and E. Is there
[54:35] anything anybody would like to speak to outside of those or including those?
[54:40] At him 16A, just following up, I have spoken with Ms.
[54:46] Oh, my gosh, what's Emily's last name?
[54:48] I'm having a happy shepherd.
[54:49] Shepherd, thank you.
[54:51] About there are life jackets and signs at Stave Lake
[54:55] and we really would encourage people to use those.
[54:58] We cannot have these types of tragedies in our community.
[55:02] We thank Mr. Forrest for writing, but it really
[55:05] it's up to us to share these messages.
[55:07] I'm going to come back to 16 second last, I should say, just an updated council, I'll be speaking to the minister of housing tomorrow and asking her for an update.
[55:19] There are some things in this letter that are good news, some things that are unclear, such as what's intended for that property down the line.
[55:25] So I'll be conveying council's desire to see the property continue to be used for the purpose that we were encouraged,
[55:32] was likely to what we were told was going to happen in the first place there, namely to support women and families.
[55:39] Next is item 16C and I'll actually suggest to Council. They turned to that piece of correspondence on page 477.
[55:49] The town of Lake Cowachin has adopted this election pledge and I did the research.
[56:00] I went online, there's a website that's campaign, and quite frankly, I thought it was simple
[56:06] and brilliant and worth doing, and I can either move that we adopted ourselves now or make
[56:12] a notice of motion.
[56:13] This is on page 477, let me read it out while you look for it, Councillor.
[56:19] The elect respect pledge states that we will treat others with respect in all spaces, public
[56:25] private and online, reject and call out harassment, abuse and personal attacks, focus
[56:30] to be it on ideas and policies, not personal attacks, help build a supportive call to where
[56:35] people of all backgrounds feel safe to run for and hold office, call on relevant authorities
[56:39] to ensure the protection of elected officials who face abuse or threats and model integrity
[56:44] and respect by holding one another to the highest standards of conduct. Which is really
[56:48] I think something we all craved in the last election. So I'm going to move that we take
[56:53] that same pledge, even though I'm not running, I think it would be good to encourage the
[56:58] community to do that at a second. Councillor Gill, thank you for that. Any comments?
[57:04] I'll call the question then. I can't see my colleagues. I'll get, thank you very much.
[57:09] Councillor Hurrah and Councillor Davies. I didn't see whether you had your hand up when I asked
[57:12] if there's any comments. I just want to completely agree. This is a fantastic message to send.
[57:22] It's, you know, which I wish and hope that everybody would operate in the same thing.
[57:27] Thank you.
[57:29] The electrospect.ca is the website.
[57:32] Now, I would encourage you to go there and it gives you resources to use in your social
[57:35] media.
[57:35] And I would encourage any candidate to also state that they themselves are taking this in the
[57:41] approach.
[57:41] I think it separates the people who are coming into the public space for a meaningful debate.
[57:46] And a one that's serving the community versus things that are perhaps about hurting
[57:51] others or self-serving. And we don't need that in our community. It's been a tough time as it is.
[57:56] Let's make this a refreshing, positive, constructive election. I'll call the question.
[58:01] Then all is in favor. Opposed? That's carried unanimously. Thanks to all for the support there.
[58:08] Well, now we want to new business. And what I'm going to start with my online colleagues and start with
[58:12] Councilor Davie, just because I see he's got his microphone on. And then I'll go to Councilor
[58:16] And I'll start with Councillor Plexus and look my way across after that.
[58:20] I have no update, thank you.
[58:22] Thank you.
[58:23] Councillor Hurrah.
[58:24] No update, Mayor Hurrah.
[58:26] Thank you.
[58:27] Councillor Plexus?
[58:28] Just this has been a long time, like three weeks, you have to go back and remember, what
[58:31] did it four weeks ago?
[58:33] Four weeks ago.
[58:33] Yeah.
[58:34] I attended a joint shared services, a meeting in Abbott's Fair, the Water and Sure Commission
[58:39] and we're now in the process of looking at our Water and Sure Master plans for the regional
[58:44] district.
[58:44] The regional between Afghanistan and us, I attended the mission to help the community meeting.
[58:49] To weeks ago, it was very good meeting.
[58:52] The community is trying to formalize its strategic priorities starting the September.
[58:59] I think the mayor wants to see the opportunity for a candidate to attend that as well.
[59:02] It was a very important meeting.
[59:04] There's a good point that we're shared from the hospital as well as from Judith Ray,
[59:09] and I'll leave it for them to share that publicly.
[59:11] I don't know, it's open information.
[59:13] Also attended the wetlands, the young lady here in Mission,
[59:17] that did a Parks and Recreation, that did a walk.
[59:22] Walk, yeah, audio walk, yeah audio walk.
[59:24] And they attended that and went on the walk
[59:26] and listened to the storyline was very good.
[59:28] And they also attended the under 18 baseball
[59:31] thing and behalf of the mayor.
[59:32] Unfortunately, they didn't get an opportunity to do a presentation
[59:34] because they had got off to a late start.
[59:37] That morning, so I was there for that.
[59:39] Thank you so much.
[59:40] and glad you're pitching arm is still a good shape
[59:42] for the over 18s next year.
[59:46] Councillor Gill.
[59:47] Thank you through the chair.
[59:50] Thank you, Councillor Pluckus.
[59:52] I'm touching on the audio walk I actually had a chance
[59:54] to attend it, and I want to thank community future.
[1:00:00] A chance to attend the downtown business association meeting, and I know Council has received a letter regarding their concerns about a temporary use permit of a potential shelter, but it's something I know Council has an application Council hasn't seen, but I think they're just being proactive there. And then also on September 9, the downtown business association will also be holding their AGM at the copper hall.
[1:00:28] Thank you very much, Councilor Lys.
[1:00:31] Yeah, thank you very much.
[1:00:32] Unfortunately, our accessibility committee meeting was Council due to no
[1:00:37] quorum, which was unfortunate.
[1:00:40] But it was a great few weeks off.
[1:00:42] I got to really enjoy everything in the community.
[1:00:46] But I do just want to give, say something in regards to my heart being out with everybody
[1:00:51] and all the communities that are affected due to the wildfires.
[1:00:54] I just want to remind our community as well,
[1:00:55] because we've done some patrols,
[1:00:58] and we're still finding people having fires in our backyard
[1:01:00] and in Stave.
[1:01:02] And I just want to ask people not to,
[1:01:05] like just don't have a fire.
[1:01:07] But my heart does go out to those communities
[1:01:09] that are being faced with all the evacuations.
[1:01:12] Very much.
[1:01:13] Thank you, that prompts me to speak out to myself
[1:01:15] for one of my colleagues in Council
[1:01:17] to pickly attend a weekly briefing held by the Ministry
[1:01:22] of forest, EMCR, and Waterland, and Resource Stewardship, and it's really, we are in
[1:01:30] dire straits that don't think anybody has to see beyond the outside the window right now
[1:01:35] to see how terrible things are.
[1:01:38] We had a fire just about 6k north of Dixon Lake, which is a major water source for mission
[1:01:44] in Avatsford.
[1:01:45] Luckily it was just under 14 hectares and did not do worse than they have got it held under
[1:01:50] control. It was listed on BC wildfire as twin lakes. I think that might have been a misprint
[1:01:57] which should have been twin bridges as the name of the area. But in any event, we want to
[1:02:01] think BC wildfire service and I want to really, really encourage people to make sure not only
[1:02:06] that they're doing what Councilor Lyus said in minding the fire regulations, but also really
[1:02:12] understanding how they can make sure that they don't spread risk of fire in the back country.
[1:02:18] A lot of communities in this most recent update are asking the power, asking the province
[1:02:23] for the power to close the back country and not just to forest fires.
[1:02:27] When the biggest issues that we have are people using off-road vehicles without spark arrestors,
[1:02:32] or taking poorly tuned cars, if you, for example, have brakes that are metal on metal,
[1:02:37] you are what they mean by human cause fire.
[1:02:39] Very small number of these fires are caused by people who are reckless with cigarettes,
[1:02:44] or arson or campfires, all of those are causes, but by far, I asked about this, the bigger
[1:02:52] issue are people using machines, including the average family vehicle in the country without
[1:02:58] thinking about the management of that mechanical device. You should also make sure if you have it,
[1:03:04] I was asked by a citizen, what app do we use? We use alert and you can download it for free and it will
[1:03:12] you to fire flood traffic issues in your area. So both of these apps, PC wildfire, and alert,
[1:03:20] alert a bowl, I should say, are both available for free online and I would recommend you use them.
[1:03:28] The Mission Healthy Community Council has come up to us. Met and has narrowed down the last year
[1:03:33] of their plan to five priorities, three of which are a particular to take action. The fourth one,
[1:03:39] I think it's about car 67, we're waiting for our new OIC to come and we'll chat with him about that and the next one is about working in partnership with First Nations.
[1:03:49] We have to check and see what their appetite is to do that right now.
[1:03:53] But Councillor Plectives is right, we want all members of the Council and community who are interested in what this committee is doing to come to the next meeting.
[1:04:00] I don't have the date in front of me right now, but I have emailed staff to let all of
[1:04:05] Council know.
[1:04:06] And if you are interested, you can email me and I'll get that information.
[1:04:09] They're always public, but in particular, it's a good time when we have so many people who
[1:04:13] are interested in our Council, this is probably our biggest committee, and it really represents
[1:04:18] all of our cross-section of health and human services in our community.
[1:04:23] Mission Food Coalition is also near down there, strategic plan, to three priorities in the
[1:04:28] to present. The Stone Soup Committee is working hard and we have secured somebody to do the Stone Soup website update.
[1:04:35] If you're familiar with the green card, that's the written version of the resources in our community.
[1:04:40] The vision with the website is to create a web-based directory.
[1:04:43] If you operate a not-for-profit or even an informal organization in the community that helps people,
[1:04:48] whether it's with mentorship, employment, housing, food, helping people to get their financial affairs in order.
[1:04:57] You can email me at the city at pHLrNitmission.ca and I'll show you how to enter that information into this database.
[1:05:04] And I'll remind people that we are actively going through the rollout of our automated garbage collection or waste collection.
[1:05:12] It's all at waste collection and under the tutelage of this is how we roll.
[1:05:17] And really great opportunity for people to get out and actually see the containers and decide which ones they want themselves and to understand more about it.
[1:05:26] I think the key message for people to understand is that not only will this make it easier for people
[1:05:31] to get their garbage out to the road every day because it's a wheeled tote, but it turns out
[1:05:36] it was actually the less expensive option and the more reliable option than having human-powered
[1:05:42] collection as we have for so many years. So please learn more about that by going to mission.ca.
[1:05:49] And with that, we'll go to notices of motion. I just want to give Council a bit of notice right now.
[1:05:54] I haven't got a formal motion, but I'm working with Mr. Pit Kethley right now, and Mr.
[1:05:59] Pain, similar to the committed head struggles with Quorum at the Sustainable Housing
[1:06:06] Committee.
[1:06:07] So at the most recent community, well, this, sorry, Mr. Now, the community team, we talked
[1:06:11] about whether or not that work really is more social in nature and should did dealt with
[1:06:15] there.
[1:06:16] So Mr. Pit Kethley and I will work.
[1:06:18] We may have something on that next agenda about that, or it may come to the subsequent
[1:06:23] Council, but that's still where we are right now, but I think the structure needs to be looked at.
[1:06:27] And it may be the same with yours. Okay, so if I all mean to have a conversation with me about that.
[1:06:32] And without we'll go to question period. If you have a matter of a question for any matter other than the public hearing
[1:06:37] this evening, please come to the microphone. It should be from the agenda by again, it cannot be the one item that was in the public hearing.
[1:06:44] Please come forward.
[1:06:48] Seeing nobody coming forward, a motion to adjourn will be in order.
[1:06:51] by Councilor Elias and Secretary by Councilor Harar.
[1:06:55] All those are favorite.
[1:06:56] Post, we're adjourned.
[1:06:57] Thanks, sir.