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No, it's just me hitting the wrong

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button. All right, welcome everyone to

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this very warm meeting and a balmy

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August night. I'd like to start by

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recognizing that we are on the unseated

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territory of the Quudsen nation and that

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in this room we have different views,

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different ways of expression, different

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emotional intensities, and different

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roads that lead to conclusions. May we

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combine clarity of mind with kindness of

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heart and may we be impartial without

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bending to strong personalities. May we

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sacrifice self-interest for the good of

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the whole. And may we do our work with

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love and clarity of vision for the

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benefit of those that we represent. And

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with that, I will call this evening's

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meeting to order. There's one late item

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for permissive tax exemption for the

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couch and district hospital auxiliary.

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We can just move that as it is without

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anyone having to go anywhere. Is that

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correct? Okay. All right. So, approval

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of agenda with the late item added.

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Okay. Thank you for the clarification.

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approval of that agenda. Is there a move

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in a second? Okay. Thank you. And we'll

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go to the adoption of minutes from July

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27th that those meetings be adopted as

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circulated. Is there a mover and a

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second? Any discussion? All those in

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favor? Motion carries. And we'll move to

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our first or uh our only delegation

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tonight, Staff Sergeant Beard. Welcome.

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And you brought a guest with you, I see.

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Welcome,

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Just have to turn on your mics.

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» There we are.

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>> There we go.

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>> Thank you. Thank you, Mayor Council. Um

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my colleague Stasher and Deb Kelly is

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here. Um ma'am, with your approval, it'd

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be nice to have her come up and give

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some updates on uh a rather tragic file

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that we were dealing with on on Friday

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this weekend. So,

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>> Awesome. Um if I may, I think

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everybody's got a copy of our policing

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report. This is the one from uh April,

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May, and June. So, the most recent

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quarter. We're actually in the That's

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our first quarter, our CP's first

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quarter. Um, if I can draw your

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attention to the first couple of pages

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there, uh, of the report, it talks about

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some of the things that the RCMP members

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at our detachment here were able to do

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uh, in support of the community.

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yeah, it's it makes for for a busy busy

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year and and well-rounded. If you have

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update you and answer any questions.

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Uh pending that uh we have the uh

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three-month comparison. Again, this is

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the center column. Um overall, we've

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seen a 16% increase in crimes against

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persons between 25 and 26. Um I always

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have to caution uh with these numbers

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here. The the percentages of 100% or

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300% increase. Uh don't be thrown by

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that. That's that those you have to

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really look at the statistics. So, we

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went from one uh extortion file to two.

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in mind when you're looking at these

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numbers if you could. Uh 200% increase

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in robbery. So, that's one file in 2025

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property, an 83 in 83% increase in theft

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from vehicles. Uh, and just some some

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background on those. Um, the uh the the

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that was um files involving one

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individual that was creating a a higher

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volume of of harassment files. So that

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parking lot and residential unit type thefts. So they're kind of again on

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the the lower end of the the lower end

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of the scale. Uh, they're consistent

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with opportunistic thefts, the low

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value, minimal effort to require to take

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the item. Uh, rather unremarkable uh,

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for the the first three months of our calendar year.

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pie chart. I just wanted to draw your

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attention to the increase in call volume

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compared to last year, we actually saw a

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20% increase in in a jump in call volume

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uh January, February, March. This year

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versus last year, uh it's starting to

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even off. Now we're we're basically only

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up 9%. But uh first three months of the

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way we're going to be there be no

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shortage of job security for us.

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couple pages uh talk about our

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performance year to date on our annual

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performance plan. Some late starts some

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slow starts particularly in the crime

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reduction area. Um part of that has to

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do with uh school being out as it

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relates to the um school liaison

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program. We are weeks away from

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starting, maybe two or three weeks away

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from starting our partnership with uh uh

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VIHA with a mobile crisis response team

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mental health calls for service that we

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experience uh quite regularly daily.

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SEO program reporting zero year to date.

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report for this quarter because we're

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actually going to show much better

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statistics. This is the Coint program

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just got started this year as well. So,

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a little bit slow out of the blocks um

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uh in that regard, but we're definitely

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and uh and continue to support the

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community as best we can.

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not graph but table followed by the

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prisoner statistics.

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>> Thank you so much for your report and

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all the work you guys do in the

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community. Um going back briefly to the

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um opportunistic

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thefts from vehicles. Um are these

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vehicles broken into or are they

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unlocked and people are going into them?

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predominantly vehicles left unlocked and

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is change taken change taken from the

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console. Uh a cell phone here and there

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maybe something of lower value. It's on the lower end of the spectrum.

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>> Thank you, Madam Mayor, and thank you

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for the updated report. It's nice to see

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that there's very little red in the

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us. Uh but uh my question relates to

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these statistics and recently, you know,

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we were accused of being the worst uh

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community in the province. Uh, so I'm my

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they were using to try and come up with

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that incorrect uh information? Uh, I do

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note that you're you and our CEO were

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going to look into it with Stats Canada.

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do my best to explain the the CSI

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program. This is a federal government

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initiative uh CSI community uh crime

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severity index. They take police off uh

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police municipal and RCMP data and they

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calculate um uh a number to reflect

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crime in the communities across Canada

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that are based on volume of calls for

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service. It's a combination volumes of

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volume of calls for service with the

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seriousness of crime. Um it's not our

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and it comes with a couple of provisos.

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populations under a thousand because it just throws off the numbers. It just

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it's an inaccurate reflection. Uh and

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they also say that any communities in

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around 5,000 use that number with

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caution. So, it's a it's it's dangerous.

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know you're getting at there, sir. Uh

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we're reporting a 3 336 uh CSI for the

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city of Duncan in 2025 and a 401 violent

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CSI um figure for 2025.

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explain this. So CSI is a is a ratio

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between the weighted

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number associated to the amount of time

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that the justice system convicts people

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for offenses in the country over the

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last 5 years and that becomes a weighted

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number and that number is divided by the

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population in the community. So anytime

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community that will throw that number

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becomes an inaccurate reflection of the

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large large population and they have the

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cross-section of call volume, but they

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denominator that gives us the CSI number

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that's more reflective of what goes on

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in the community. So, um, just to draw

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your attention to a couple of things

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CSI of 192.

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split Duncan into a rural and a

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municipal uh component. So in 2022, and

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little bit off because of the the way

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they split in the middle of the year,

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but in 2022, the city of Duncan uh

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reported a 230 CSI and the rural side of

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it reported a 165. In 2023, all of a

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sudden, now we got the full year data.

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2023, Stats Canada is now reporting a

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471 CSI in the city and a 145 rural.

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uh against the 131 rural and the city in

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2025 reported 336 uh and rural was

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reporting a 118. So if you take to kind

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of put this all in context, if you take

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the entire valley and you calculate the

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CSI for the valley, the it actually the

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CSI is 140. Now because the population

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in the city of Duncan is 5,700ish about

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there and we have a about four 4,800

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calls for service in the city of Duncan

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last year in 2012. You take that

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weighted average given the five years of data from [clears throat]

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uh given u from sentencing from various

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offenses in the across the country and

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you divide that by 5,500 people you get

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a very very high CSI like what we have

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again not reflective of our community so

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it's really important that people take

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that into account and on stats Canada's

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website it actually says that it says

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this very clearly don't rely on this

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information because it's not reflective

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of what goes on in a community of 5,500

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people.

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So, a little bit more information.

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Um, so what's driving up the violent CSI

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for the city of Duncan in 2025? So, we

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had three extra uh aggravated assaults.

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We had one human trafficking extra human

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trafficking um file. It was drugrelated.

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We had two extra kidnappings. Uh that

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was one was involved uh at happened at

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Shell gas station and the other one was

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on Garden Street over here. The uh the

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suspects were captured and they're still

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in in in custody and we had six extra

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robberies

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and they're all drugreated.

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So um it doesn't take much to throw that

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number. So for instance, give you an

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example. Um we haven't had a haven't had

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a homicide in the city of Duncan since

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2022. So, a a homicide is worth 8,200

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points. This what Stats Canada gives us.

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A stolen wheelbarl is 29 points. So, if

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you have a series of stolen wheelbarls,

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our CSI comes way down. But if you have

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a murder, all of a sudden, our CSI goes

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very high. So, that's the relationship.

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And when you're dealing with such a

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small population, it throws off that

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number. So, it's not something that is

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in in my mind, it's not

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while accurate given the the confines of

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the context, in my mind, it doesn't

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describe our community.

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>> Uh, you have a followup.

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>> Uh, thank you. Um, I'm confused a little

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bit with the rural designation that we

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somehow got. I I can't think of as being

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too much of a rural area because we're

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only one square mile and we've got a

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couple of parks, but uh, other than

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that, how did we get to that rural

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thing? And um over the years we've

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complained about the failed to appears

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that that are part of the stats that we

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sort of have to bear.

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>> Yeah.

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>> Uh would those failed to appears have

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been included in the five years?

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>> Uh well there's typically not

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convictions. There's not the sentences

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off of a fail to compare. So it's very minor in nature in terms of uh

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weight. So it it's almost minuscule. It

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doesn't even really play into it. Um,

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and in terms of the uh Duncan rural,

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it's typically going to be anything

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south of the river. And that's just what

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the federal government has decided to

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determine

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that there's there's the municipality

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north couch on the north end. On the

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south end, there's the city and then the

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rural. And then, of course, the city is

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just this tiny little spot. and and that

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with this small population but this very

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transient um

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elevated population but not necessarily

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residents but everybody's contributing a

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lot of those people are contributing to

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the the call volume.

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[snorts]

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>> Yeah. So, so when they split it, they did they didn't do it according to

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the area that you service and that would

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be a difference as well like because in

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a larger city the police force would

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service the city. They wouldn't. So, you

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would be looking at the number that the

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police service actually um is in charge

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of whereas here it's split into three

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and then the the dominator doesn't make

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any sense.

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>> No.

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>> So,

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>> yeah. Okay. And and if we were to add

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just the area that you service, it was

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one what was the number [snorts] that

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>> 140 would be the if we actually averaged

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it if it was averaged based on the area

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that you serve.

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>> Yeah, that's right. And that would

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include the 35,000 population

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municipality north couch and 5,700 here

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and 10,000 in the rural Duncan rural

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area.

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>> Okay. Thank you. And again, just the

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area that that um Duncan North Couch and

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RCMP serves.

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>> Yes, ma'am. Yeah.

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>> Thank you. Uh, councelor Duncan, are you

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done with your questions? Okay,

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councelor Bruce, over to you.

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>> Thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Um,

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uh, Staff Sergeant Beard, um, with the

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new program with VHA that's about to get

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started, is it not?

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>> Yes, sir.

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>> And, um, how do you see that helping your group, your your employees?

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How does that how can you explain how

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that starts off in the morning? How do

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you designate who's going with who?

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>> My pleasure. My pleasure. Uh so over the

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last two months or so um uh Vanc Health

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Authority has gone through a selection

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process and they've selected a

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designated clinical counselor or crisis

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nurse. That nurse has been sitting

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waiting for us to get our house in

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order. Um and we've gone through the

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process now of selecting a member who

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will be designated to be that partner.

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And so Monday morning at 9:00 in the

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morning or 10 o'clock in the morning,

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our team goes out and they start

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answering calls for service for all that

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all are all mental health related or

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based. Last year we had 1500 mental

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health calls for service. Uh in that

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process or in that time we ended up

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apprehending over 500 people under the

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mental health act. So with this

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designated partnership, we're going to

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be able to have subject matter experts,

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particularly the clinical counselor, uh

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member, their twoperson team going to a

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scene. The member contains the situation

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and then the clinical counselor takes

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over and starts to use their expertise

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to try and deescalate and minimize risk

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to the the indivi individual and to the

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public and make calls based on the

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information they get. and then when

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they're not on calls for service, they

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wrap around to do follow-up with uh

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those folks that have been identified

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that need some support. So, it it it

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should it's going to help our call

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volume with the detachment. It's going

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to give our our members a better

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opportunity to be on the road, be more

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visible, and it will put um expertise

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where it's needed.

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» So, uh so that's that's one that's one

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shift then, one

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>> oh

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>> 10 hour shift or whatever.

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>> My apologies. uh it' be Monday, Tuesday,

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Wednesday, Thursday and then uh Friday

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uh our member our members work four

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hours four on four off but the the vihan

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nurse works five days a week so we will

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work Monday to Thursday or or a Tuesday

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to Friday and then when we're not

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working that that crisis nurse is

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responding to other uh concerns in the

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valley uh through through the mental

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health um

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uh unit.

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Yeah, we're we're looking forward to it.

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I'm hoping that that the the data is

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going to show that this is uh this is a

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definitely a need in our community.

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>> Thank you. And is this this what would

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have been the car 60 program?

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>> It would be it'd be enhanced. Yeah. Just

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like that.

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>> 60 program. Okay.

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>> Any other questions for anyone? Not

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right now. So, um would you like to

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pass?

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>> Yeah, if I could with your approval.

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Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you very

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much and thanks again for coming out and

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for clarifying the CSI as well.

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» Thank you, Mayor and Council. Um I have

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a few updates. Um but first, um I I'll

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talk about the fire. So, um, tragically,

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um, on August 21st, Friday morning, in

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the early hours, um, at 10:30 Government

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Street, there was a massive fire that

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was responded to, and I can confirm two

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individuals are deceased. Um, it is

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being treated as suspicious. The

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autopsies are this week. Um, and the

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investigation is ongoing, and we'll

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learn we'll learn more. So, it's well in

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hand. Um,

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any questions on that or

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I don't see any questions right now.

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I'll speak to it at the end. Perfect.

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Okay. On a more positive uh note, I have

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two um updates. The first one is I'd

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like to invite everybody to our third

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annual community safety expo at the

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North Couch and Duncan Detachment on

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September 26 from 12 to 2. Um last year

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we had over a thousand community members

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come out. We have over 50 partner

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agencies. um country grocerers donate at

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lunch. Um PDS, our police dog services

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and our emergency response um team are

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putting on presentations. Um and it

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should be a great afternoon for family

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and friends and and the community. So um

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just wanted to make sure everybody got

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an invite. And then the second um

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positive news is uh the detachment put

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in an application to the province of

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British Columbia for extra funding under

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the community safety and target

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enforcement program. It's called Seep.

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Um and we were successful um in they

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granted us $232,000

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um to utilize over the next year. So the

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objectives of the C um step program are

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to support police operations that

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address crimes associated with street

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disorder and their impacts on public

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safety, community well-being, and

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economic activity. Um the funds will

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assist law enforcement activities in

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high incident high hotspots, including

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major shopping c corridors and areas

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where public safety concerns intersect

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with homelessness, addiction, and mental

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health crisis. Um, so what we're doing

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is we're increasing our patrols um that

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are extra um twice a week and there'll

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be high uh visibility um bike patrols uh

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walking mobile patrols. We'll do some

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shoplifting blitz and it's a phased

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approach over the next eight months.

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Thank you. Are there any questions from

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anyone right now? No questions.

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I just wanted to thank thank um the RCMP

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and all of your staff for the response

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and the all of the emergency um

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responders. When I was up there on

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Saturday, I guess it was uh just

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speaking to people about how respectful

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everyone um was, how much support people

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felt that they had. And there was still

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there was people there including people

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in here that had not slept all night.

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And I I was there early in early midday

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I guess. And um and that was what the

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experience of the people who were

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displaced um was that was all the all

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the reports that I got back just really

538
00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:40,559
were grateful and thankful but also

539
00:25:40,559 --> 00:25:42,799
really pointed out how people supported

540
00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:45,679
them. um from RCMP to fire department to

541
00:25:45,679 --> 00:25:47,120
the emergency responders to the

542
00:25:47,120 --> 00:25:48,799
community. So, I just wanted to thank

543
00:25:48,799 --> 00:25:50,559
you while you were here and and please

544
00:25:50,559 --> 00:25:58,799
pass that back to to your members and also the the tragedy and the loss of two lives. Um I know one of the

545
00:25:58,799 --> 00:26:01,840
families has now shared um on social

546
00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,760
media around their lost um their their

547
00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:10,159
loved one who was who was lost. And so,

548
00:26:10,159 --> 00:26:11,840
yeah, the community is in mourning right

549
00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:16,240
now. And um I I just feel like people

550
00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,960
need a lot of extra support right now

551
00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,880
and am grateful for the services that

552
00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:24,000
are being offered um offered to everyone

553
00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,559
and for what you have done. So thank you

554
00:26:26,559 --> 00:26:29,440
very much and thanks for your report and

555
00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:30,880
uh the work that you continue to do for

556
00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:32,559
our community. I look forward to hearing

557
00:26:32,559 --> 00:26:36,480
more about the funding and also um we

558
00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:39,120
know that the other program works. It's

559
00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:42,320
worked well and uh we've and when it is

560
00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,320
active and and running, it it works well

561
00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,240
and I'm grateful that that is um coming

562
00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,360
back in in an an updated form. So, thank

563
00:26:49,360 --> 00:26:50,799
you for all your work on all of these

564
00:26:50,799 --> 00:27:02,549
files and for our community.

565
00:27:02,559 --> 00:27:06,400
All right. So, next on our agenda,

566
00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:08,240
uh we have the report of the chief

567
00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,679
administrative officer, Mr. Dverti.

568
00:27:11,679 --> 00:27:14,320
Thank you, Mayor Staples.

569
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:16,000
A few things to update on. The Heather

570
00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,919
Street water main replacement is out for

571
00:27:17,919 --> 00:27:20,480
tender. Constructed uh construction,

572
00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:23,360
sorry, is expected to start this fall.

573
00:27:23,360 --> 00:27:25,679
Uh we've also started the um camera

574
00:27:25,679 --> 00:27:28,000
work, which is the annual CCTV

575
00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,159
inspection program. It's underway for

576
00:27:30,159 --> 00:27:31,919
focusing on the sanitary and the storm

577
00:27:31,919 --> 00:27:33,440
mains in neighborhoods at the top of

578
00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:35,120
Government Street as the for this year's

579
00:27:35,120 --> 00:27:36,880
focus.

580
00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,400
The uh two small ornamental trees uh

581
00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,240
that are at their end of life have been

582
00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:43,760
removed in anticipation of the

583
00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:45,520
installation of the new Duncan gateway

584
00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,799
sign at the south corner uh or south

585
00:27:48,799 --> 00:27:50,559
east corner of the old high school field

586
00:27:50,559 --> 00:27:52,880
along the TCH.

587
00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,200
the Miller Road uh water man, the

588
00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:56,640
engineering department is working with

589
00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,840
Couch and Tribes uh and um myself I'm

590
00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:05,679
working with uh um engineering staff at Couch and Tribes and and Duncan at on

591
00:28:05,679 --> 00:28:09,120
the agreements to put in place for a new

592
00:28:09,120 --> 00:28:11,919
uh 8 in uh water man from Trestle Road

593
00:28:11,919 --> 00:28:15,600
to Coo Isil Road that would loop the

594
00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,039
system through that area and that would

595
00:28:17,039 --> 00:28:18,720
be subject to council consideration of

596
00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:20,799
the terms of the agreement. The the area

597
00:28:20,799 --> 00:28:22,799
is currently a major focus for couch and

598
00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:25,039
tribes as it's currently on a do not

599
00:28:25,039 --> 00:28:26,880
consume notice from Island Health and

600
00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:28,640
they need a new water source. All of

601
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,799
them are on wells that are uh not

602
00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:37,760
potable or forget potable, not use, not functional, not consumed. Um the

603
00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:42,320
next one to update on is uh 447 Fester

604
00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,399
uh street which is the couch and housing

605
00:28:44,399 --> 00:28:47,039
association um development for 18 units

606
00:28:47,039 --> 00:28:50,159
on u on fester there that we have now

607
00:28:50,159 --> 00:28:51,919
received a building permit application

608
00:28:51,919 --> 00:28:55,039
and that's under review by staff.

609
00:28:55,039 --> 00:28:57,760
And just two more, the the 2026 property

610
00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:01,039
tax notices. Uh the payments of and

611
00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:04,159
homer grant claims were due July 2nd and

612
00:29:04,159 --> 00:29:06,240
5% penalty was added to outstanding

613
00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,799
balances at that time. A second 5%

614
00:29:08,799 --> 00:29:11,039
penalty will be added to any remaining

615
00:29:11,039 --> 00:29:14,480
balances unpaid at 400 p.m. on September

616
00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:18,559
1st. So just encouraging folks to get those done so we don't have to apply

617
00:29:18,559 --> 00:29:21,200
additional penalties. And lastly, the

618
00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:23,600
2026 tax sale. Properties with taxes

619
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,360
that remain unpaid for three years in a

620
00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,360
row are subject to an annual tax sale

621
00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,600
pro process which is a legislated

622
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,360
process for municipalities to recover

623
00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:33,679
outstanding property taxes through the

624
00:29:33,679 --> 00:29:35,120
public auction of properties with

625
00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,919
delinquent taxes. The tax sale is held

626
00:29:37,919 --> 00:29:40,000
on the last Monday of September each

627
00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,520
year in all municipalities around the

628
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,360
province. There's currently five

629
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:44,960
properties with delinquent tax

630
00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:46,880
delinquent taxes in the city that are

631
00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,640
subject to this tax sale process.

632
00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,600
Currently, staff are actively pursuing

633
00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,000
uh payment with those uh property owners

634
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,760
in an effort to resolve the outstanding

635
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,919
taxes before the tax sale process

636
00:29:57,919 --> 00:30:00,880
commences.

637
00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:03,919
That's it.

638
00:30:03,919 --> 00:30:05,440
>> Excellent. Thank you. Are there any

639
00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:09,200
questions for Mr. Dvertai right now?

640
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,919
>> Councelor Bruce, go ahead.

641
00:30:11,919 --> 00:30:15,279
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um the the apartment

642
00:30:15,279 --> 00:30:17,360
block I don't think it's mentioned here

643
00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:22,159
on uh Evans Street. Um there was was the

644
00:30:22,159 --> 00:30:24,559
um senior's

645
00:30:24,559 --> 00:30:28,399
uh the sign is still up right right next

646
00:30:28,399 --> 00:30:31,440
to Duncan Manor on Evans.

647
00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:33,919
Um is that still

648
00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:37,039
is is it's gone away or is it the sign

649
00:30:37,039 --> 00:30:41,120
is still there? I was just wondering if that is [clears throat] still in the

650
00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:42,559
works at all.

651
00:30:42,559 --> 00:30:43,760
>> You know what? Do you know the one I

652
00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:44,080
mean?

653
00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:45,440
>> Yeah, I I know which one you're speaking

654
00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:47,360
of. Uh to my knowledge, I think we

655
00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:48,720
haven't heard from the applicant in

656
00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:52,159
quite some time. So, um not thinking

657
00:30:52,159 --> 00:30:54,000
that there's a lot of action that we're

658
00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,000
expecting on that on that application

659
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,760
currently. So, we do check in

660
00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:00,960
periodically, but um I I think they're

661
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:06,470
um going through some some challenges.

662
00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:08,240
» All right. Any other questions for Mr.

663
00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,240
Dvertai?

664
00:31:10,240 --> 00:31:12,720
Seeing none, uh, that the council

665
00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,120
receives the August 24th report of the

666
00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:16,640
chief administrative officer for

667
00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:19,360
information only. Move in a second. Any

668
00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:22,399
further discussion? All those in favor.

669
00:31:22,399 --> 00:31:25,520
Motion carries. We'll move to Miss

670
00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,080
Crossman who's going to talk about the

671
00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,399
budget update.

672
00:31:30,399 --> 00:31:33,520
Thank you, Mayor Staples. Uh, I normally

673
00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,559
would bring this in earlier in the year,

674
00:31:36,559 --> 00:31:39,360
maybe in June, but I didn't get a chance

675
00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,200
to bring it. And so, here we are. We're

676
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,679
going all the way from January to July

677
00:31:43,679 --> 00:31:47,679
31st. There's a listing of our operating

678
00:31:47,679 --> 00:31:50,640
income and expenses and a listing of our

679
00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,760
capital projects. I won't go through it

680
00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,240
line by line by any means, um, but if

681
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:59,279
there are any questions, I'm happy to

682
00:31:59,279 --> 00:32:02,559
try and answer them for you.

683
00:32:02,559 --> 00:32:03,919
Are there any questions for Miss

684
00:32:03,919 --> 00:32:07,279
Crossman on this?

685
00:32:07,279 --> 00:32:08,640
I'll read out the motion and give people

686
00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,000
a little bit more time if they need it.

687
00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,240
The council received the report titled

688
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:15,279
2026 budget update dated August 24th by

689
00:32:15,279 --> 00:32:17,440
the director of finance for information

690
00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:19,760
only. Mover and a seconder. Any

691
00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:23,039
questions? All those in favor? Motion

692
00:32:23,039 --> 00:32:25,679
carries. Thank you. And we'll move to

693
00:32:25,679 --> 00:32:27,440
Miss Hodgkins for the Royal Canadian

694
00:32:27,440 --> 00:32:37,110
Legion fee waiver request.

695
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,840
Thank you, Mayor Staples. Earlier this

696
00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,679
year, council provided a letter of

697
00:32:41,679 --> 00:32:43,440
support for the Royal Canadian Legion

698
00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,279
Branch 191 application to the

699
00:32:45,279 --> 00:32:47,360
commemorative partnership program for

700
00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:49,120
funding to refurbish the Senate at

701
00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,200
Charles Hoey Park. The Legion was

702
00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,519
successful in its application and has

703
00:32:53,519 --> 00:32:55,039
begun planning for the refurbishment

704
00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:58,000
work. However, as the Senate is located

705
00:32:58,000 --> 00:32:59,919
on city property, a work on city

706
00:32:59,919 --> 00:33:02,720
property permit is required. The city's

707
00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:04,720
fees and charges bylaw establishes a fee

708
00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,200
of $50 for applications to conduct work

709
00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,519
on city property and does not provide

710
00:33:09,519 --> 00:33:11,919
staff with discretion to wave the fees.

711
00:33:11,919 --> 00:33:13,679
The Legion is therefore requesting that

712
00:33:13,679 --> 00:33:16,080
council authorize the waiver of fees.

713
00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,960
Thank you.

714
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,320
>> Thank you very much. Are there any

715
00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:23,519
questions for Miss Hutchkins? No. Okay.

716
00:33:23,519 --> 00:33:25,200
that council wave the city fees

717
00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:27,200
associated with the work detailed in the

718
00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:30,399
Canadian Legion's August 11th, 2026

719
00:33:30,399 --> 00:33:32,000
letter regarding the restoration of

720
00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,200
Duncan Senotap in Charles Hoy Park in a

721
00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:38,320
secondary. Are there questions?

722
00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:40,000
Go ahead, councelor Dun.

723
00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,240
>> Not so much a question, but a comment uh

724
00:33:42,240 --> 00:33:45,039
with we were at the Burma Star

725
00:33:45,039 --> 00:33:47,919
ceremonies uh a couple of weeks ago and

726
00:33:47,919 --> 00:33:49,919
I spoke with Dave, I believe is his

727
00:33:49,919 --> 00:33:52,320
name. He's very happy with the the way

728
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:54,000
that things are proceeding and he says

729
00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:57,200
he's had no problems at all working with

730
00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,799
Jessica. So

731
00:34:00,799 --> 00:34:03,440
>> excellent. Thank you so much. Uh so all

732
00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:06,320
those in favor motion carries and back

733
00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:08,960
to you for the next one. The liquor

734
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,200
primary club license application for the

735
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:13,839
lawn bowling club.

736
00:34:13,839 --> 00:34:16,480
>> Yes. Thank you. Mayor Staples. So, the

737
00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,240
Couch and Lawn Bowling Club has applied

738
00:34:18,240 --> 00:34:20,240
concurrently to the city of Duncan and

739
00:34:20,240 --> 00:34:22,240
the BC Liquor and Cannabis Regulation

740
00:34:22,240 --> 00:34:24,240
Branch for a liquor primary club

741
00:34:24,240 --> 00:34:26,480
license. And this would permit the club

742
00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:28,399
to serve liquor to its members and their

743
00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:31,440
guests at the clubhouse at 321st Street.

744
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:33,599
And this would be uh the application is

745
00:34:33,599 --> 00:34:35,760
for that to be every day between 3 p.m.

746
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:37,760
and 9:00 p.m. during the months of May

747
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:39,679
through September.

748
00:34:39,679 --> 00:34:41,520
The city provided public notice of the

749
00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,440
application to properties within a 100

750
00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:46,639
meter radius of 321st Street by mailing

751
00:34:46,639 --> 00:34:49,679
notices the week of July 27th.

752
00:34:49,679 --> 00:34:51,919
The club has requested a person capacity

753
00:34:51,919 --> 00:34:54,800
of 40 people for the licensed area and

754
00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:56,639
this is well within the clubhouse's

755
00:34:56,639 --> 00:35:00,160
maximum occupant load of 93 people.

756
00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:02,160
The city has not received any comments

757
00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:05,520
from the public about this application

758
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,040
and council's liquor and cannabis

759
00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,359
licensing policy outlines the areas that

760
00:35:09,359 --> 00:35:11,680
the city can comment on uh regarding a

761
00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,560
liquor primary license application. The

762
00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:16,079
recommendation in the report was

763
00:35:16,079 --> 00:35:17,520
designed to support council in

764
00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:19,280
developing comments for the submission

765
00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,640
to the LCB. However, it does not need to

766
00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,200
be in the form uh presented and at

767
00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,119
council's discretion, it could be made

768
00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:31,520
much more succinct. Thank you.

769
00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:33,280
>> Excellent. Thank you. Are there any

770
00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,760
questions right now?

771
00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:37,359
The council consider the location,

772
00:35:37,359 --> 00:35:39,200
person capacity, and proposed hours of

773
00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:40,800
the liquor service at the couch and lawn

774
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:43,280
bowling club at 321st Street. The

775
00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:45,119
council offer the following comments on

776
00:35:45,119 --> 00:35:46,800
the impact to the community, including

777
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,920
general impacts and noise impacts.

778
00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:52,240
If the application is approved, the

779
00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:53,839
council offer the following comments on

780
00:35:53,839 --> 00:35:56,240
the views of the residents. the council

781
00:35:56,240 --> 00:35:58,400
either recommend or not recommend the

782
00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:02,079
liquor primary license be approved

783
00:36:02,079 --> 00:36:03,920
for

784
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:07,280
that's an interesting motion

785
00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:11,200
for the following reasons.

786
00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,280
So there would have to be someone to put

787
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:16,160
forward um one to three and then four

788
00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:18,880
either a motion to approve or a motion

789
00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:22,320
to not approve.

790
00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:25,599
Councelor Newington, please go ahead.

791
00:36:25,599 --> 00:36:28,560
the the Thank you. The only um comment

792
00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,560
that I have is what did you say the

793
00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,119
hours were again?

794
00:36:33,119 --> 00:36:35,200
>> Uh 3M to 9:00 p.m.

795
00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,359
>> That's that's what I thought. So the

796
00:36:37,359 --> 00:36:45,990
park itself closes at 8 though, right?

797
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,480
» No, I think it closes at 8, doesn't it?

798
00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:51,359
Yeah. So, if it closes at 8, how are the

799
00:36:51,359 --> 00:36:54,240
people that are um at the clubhouse

800
00:36:54,240 --> 00:36:56,800
going to get it out of the park if it

801
00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,560
closes at 8? That's my only observation

802
00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,119
when I read this.

803
00:37:03,119 --> 00:37:07,359
>> Well, I know, but let's face it, they it

804
00:37:07,359 --> 00:37:09,119
happens,

805
00:37:09,119 --> 00:37:10,640
right?

806
00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:14,079
We don't have

807
00:37:14,079 --> 00:37:17,839
um anyway, that would be my question to

808
00:37:17,839 --> 00:37:19,760
them.

809
00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:21,200
I think that's something that we could

810
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:22,560
bring to the attention of the lawn

811
00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:24,400
bowling club and also could be included

812
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,040
in the comments to the LCRB. Um, in

813
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:29,119
terms of uh that's the 9 p.m. is what

814
00:37:29,119 --> 00:37:31,359
they have requested. Um, so this is

815
00:37:31,359 --> 00:37:36,960
something that could be included in the comments back to the LCRB.

816
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,240
>> Anything else anyone would like to add?

817
00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:42,400
>> Mr. Versai,

818
00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:47,520
>> I would just say that as it stands, the Lumboly may often have events that

819
00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:49,520
are after the park hours and would be

820
00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:51,119
quite used to having to park outside the

821
00:37:51,119 --> 00:37:53,040
gate for for evenings where they have an

822
00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:55,440
event that goes past past the park hours

823
00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,119
because we don't we don't leave it open

824
00:37:57,119 --> 00:37:58,720
just for them. So, they're they're quite

825
00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:01,040
accustomed to knowing when when the

826
00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:05,510
gates are closing or they should.

827
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:08,480
I realize that, but this is an event an

828
00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:12,960
event like once a month or once every couple of

829
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,920
weeks is different than um four nights a

830
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:19,119
week, right? To the to the people that

831
00:38:19,119 --> 00:38:20,800
are in the community. I I'm not

832
00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:22,800
objecting to this. I just think that the

833
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:26,079
hours need to be um adjusted slightly.

834
00:38:26,079 --> 00:38:28,880
maybe start a tad earlier and finish by

835
00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:33,190
8 o'clock

836
00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:35,839
or just there could also be something to

837
00:38:35,839 --> 00:38:37,520
the Lawn Bowling Club just as a reminder

838
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,920
that the the park is closed and that

839
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:41,440
they deal with that and if someone gets

840
00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:43,359
locked in it's at their expense to get

841
00:38:43,359 --> 00:38:45,200
them out

842
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,200
just like we do down here. People get

843
00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:50,320
towed. I almost got towed the other day.

844
00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:52,000
I was like 10 minutes away from being

845
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,520
towed.

846
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:55,280
But that's a but that would be feedback

847
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:56,960
not to the liquor board necessarily.

848
00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:58,320
That would just be feedback I would

849
00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:01,599
imagine through staff. So anyone else on

850
00:39:01,599 --> 00:39:03,760
does anyone have any comments that they

851
00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:05,440
would like to offer additionally at this

852
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:07,839
time? Councelor Bruce go ahead.

853
00:39:07,839 --> 00:39:10,800
>> Well I I guess the third part that

854
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:13,280
council offer following comments on the

855
00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,400
views of the residents and Jessica you

856
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,079
were saying that at this point we have

857
00:39:18,079 --> 00:39:21,520
no objections. Is that is that correct?

858
00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:23,040
>> Uh that's correct. We've received no

859
00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:24,640
feedback either way on this.

860
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:26,320
>> So, we could put that in there, I guess,

861
00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:33,750
and in that line, I suppose.

862
00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:40,150
» So, adding no comments received

863
00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:42,160
» and the comments that council had would

864
00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:46,480
be to staff, not to the the LCV. Okay.

865
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:51,589
All right. Anyone else?

866
00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:55,520
Okay. And so then it would be that

867
00:39:55,520 --> 00:40:00,640
council uh a motion to approve.

868
00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:03,040
Correct. Okay.

869
00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:05,680
So I I won't read the motion out again.

870
00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:09,440
Um other than to add that the motion is

871
00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,520
to be approved

872
00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:15,680
uh and that there's no comments on 3 A

873
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:22,480
or 3B, but no on 3A. we've actually or sorry 2 A or 3A but on 3A we've just

874
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:24,079
acknowledged that there's no comments in

875
00:40:24,079 --> 00:40:26,640
the feedback to the other control board.

876
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:30,240
Okay. So all those in favor

877
00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:33,520
motion carries. Thank you. Thank you

878
00:40:33,520 --> 00:40:35,359
very much for your work on that. I don't

879
00:40:35,359 --> 00:40:37,040
I was trying to remember the last time

880
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:38,960
we had an application. I feel like it

881
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:41,599
was the wine bar

882
00:40:41,599 --> 00:40:43,680
>> street.

883
00:40:43,680 --> 00:40:45,760
>> Oh yeah, that's right too. But that one

884
00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:47,280
already existed though. It was just an

885
00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:48,640
expansion.

886
00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:50,800
>> So, I think that yeah, it's been a long

887
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:53,680
time. We don't get a lot of these.

888
00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:57,040
Okay. So, thank you for that. Uh we'll

889
00:40:57,040 --> 00:40:58,960
move on to the wildfire deployment gear

890
00:40:58,960 --> 00:41:01,599
and equipment. Um Chief Spriggs,

891
00:41:01,599 --> 00:41:04,630
welcome.

892
00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,200
» Thank you, Mayor Staples.

893
00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:08,880
As you're probably well aware, we're

894
00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:10,720
finding ourselves in a pretty

895
00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:14,079
exceptional wildfire season this year.

896
00:41:14,079 --> 00:41:16,800
Since uh July 26, we've been asked to

897
00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:20,880
deploy with wildfire service to um the

898
00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:24,000
Clinton area for the big barf fire. Um

899
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,119
we're now in our third rotation of

900
00:41:27,119 --> 00:41:31,200
deployment to that. Uh the membership

901
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:32,800
has asked me to come forward with a

902
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:36,240
request essentially to uh use a portion

903
00:41:36,240 --> 00:41:38,880
of the profit that should be coming from

904
00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:41,680
this deployment as a reinvestment into

905
00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:45,040
the items listed for uh the continuation

906
00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:47,119
of this deployment. And we're

907
00:41:47,119 --> 00:41:49,839
anticipating with the El Nino year this

908
00:41:49,839 --> 00:41:52,000
year and anticipated next year that the

909
00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:55,599
requests will continue um which will

910
00:41:55,599 --> 00:41:58,880
keep bringing the profit back to the uh

911
00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:00,560
the organization.

912
00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:05,520
Um and with this like I said we've been

913
00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:08,000
anticipating that we might get called.

914
00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,440
So, we've done a lot of training this

915
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:12,640
year in making sure all of our equipment

916
00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:14,800
and personnel are meeting the standards

917
00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:17,040
that BC Wildfire has been setting and

918
00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:20,240
they keep uh increasing the requirements

919
00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:23,440
and being very detailed in the scrutiny

920
00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:25,839
that they are looking at things like the

921
00:42:25,839 --> 00:42:29,359
equipment listed for uh coveralls as an

922
00:42:29,359 --> 00:42:31,760
example to meet certain safety

923
00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:34,960
standards. So, we have a limited amount

924
00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:37,680
of that uh equipment currently in the

925
00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:39,680
hall and this reinvestment would help us

926
00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:41,920
continue with this activity. So, with

927
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:46,240
that, I'd like to invite any questions.

928
00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:47,839
>> Thank you. Are there any questions from

929
00:42:47,839 --> 00:42:49,839
council? I see councelor Duncan and then

930
00:42:49,839 --> 00:42:51,040
councelor Bruce.

931
00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:53,280
>> Great. Thank you, your worship. Uh so

932
00:42:53,280 --> 00:42:55,280
that this will be enough equipment for

933
00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:57,599
every firefighter or do you anticipate

934
00:42:57,599 --> 00:43:03,839
that we would only send like say five or six each time or

935
00:43:03,839 --> 00:43:07,280
>> um with the deployments? So the the goal

936
00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:09,839
is to have every firefighter trained and

937
00:43:09,839 --> 00:43:12,240
able to deploy. The deployments are

938
00:43:12,240 --> 00:43:14,160
somewhat dependent on uh personal

939
00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:16,560
schedules um and whether there's people

940
00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:21,119
actually available to respond. The um

941
00:43:21,119 --> 00:43:23,599
start of the season, as an example, had

942
00:43:23,599 --> 00:43:25,680
only two or three people interested in

943
00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:28,400
the deployment. We're up to 14 or 15.

944
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:31,280
So, it continues to increase as the

945
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:34,400
stories come back and as the activities

946
00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:36,800
are really necessary in the province.

947
00:43:36,800 --> 00:43:38,400
People are seeing the need and wanting

948
00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:42,470
to fulfill that.

949
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:44,319
» Councelor Duncan or sorry, Councelor

950
00:43:44,319 --> 00:43:46,400
Bruce.

951
00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:49,200
>> Thank you, Mayor. Thank you. Thank you

952
00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:51,839
for what you're doing with the with the

953
00:43:51,839 --> 00:43:53,839
whole department. Thank you very much.

954
00:43:53,839 --> 00:43:56,079
Sounds like good news in there as far as

955
00:43:56,079 --> 00:43:57,839
the way everybody's thinking about the

956
00:43:57,839 --> 00:44:00,960
department and the camaraderie and

957
00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:03,359
sounds to me like things are in a a

958
00:44:03,359 --> 00:44:05,599
healthy state and and I was just

959
00:44:05,599 --> 00:44:08,800
wondering with the $22,000

960
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:12,640
have you got other than other than uh

961
00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:15,680
what do you call it? Uh overhauls or

962
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,079
what do you call it? Other than that,

963
00:44:18,079 --> 00:44:21,200
coveralls. I mean, have you got one

964
00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:22,960
specific piece of equipment that you

965
00:44:22,960 --> 00:44:25,520
think needs to be purchased to to help

966
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:27,520
these people when they're in the

967
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:30,000
wildfire scene?

968
00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:33,119
>> Um the so the list that you have in the

969
00:44:33,119 --> 00:44:38,640
report is um it's the uh requests from

970
00:44:38,640 --> 00:44:40,240
the people who are actually doing this

971
00:44:40,240 --> 00:44:41,839
in the field right now. So this is the

972
00:44:41,839 --> 00:44:45,599
primary items that really uh actually to

973
00:44:45,599 --> 00:44:47,280
be fair they have many requests they'd

974
00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:49,440
like to buy a whole bunch of things but

975
00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:51,599
what we've done in the report is to try

976
00:44:51,599 --> 00:44:54,000
and focus it on things that relate to

977
00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:56,160
the wildfire activity specifically and

978
00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:57,520
the things that will assist them

979
00:44:57,520 --> 00:45:00,240
specifically um as you might see there's

980
00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:03,280
things like tents and cs and uh the the

981
00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:06,240
creature comforts of camp which uh as of

982
00:45:06,240 --> 00:45:08,160
the lightning storm that came through

983
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:11,040
over the weekend camp is now a mud pit

984
00:45:11,040 --> 00:45:13,440
So there's a there's not very nice

985
00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:15,599
conditions that they're working in uh

986
00:45:15,599 --> 00:45:18,400
and having to live in. So the focus is

987
00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:20,800
um personal protective equipment. It's

988
00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:24,400
the wildland specific clothing. Uh it's

989
00:45:24,400 --> 00:45:26,480
having changes of clothes so that they

990
00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:30,000
can survive in those camp environments.

991
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:32,960
Um that's the the focus of what the

992
00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:36,550
request is here.

993
00:45:36,560 --> 00:45:39,839
» You councelor Newington.

994
00:45:39,839 --> 00:45:43,119
Thank you very much for this. Now, um

995
00:45:43,119 --> 00:45:45,839
CBC had a a whole thing about

996
00:45:45,839 --> 00:45:49,119
firefighters and and that sort of um do

997
00:45:49,119 --> 00:45:52,960
our lads get training before they go?

998
00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:55,200
>> Yes. Specific. So, there's something

999
00:45:55,200 --> 00:45:56,800
called the inter agency agreement

1000
00:45:56,800 --> 00:45:59,680
between the BC Wildfire Service and the

1001
00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:02,560
Association of Fire Chiefs of BC. It

1002
00:46:02,560 --> 00:46:04,880
outlines training standards from first

1003
00:46:04,880 --> 00:46:08,960
aid requirements to the levels of uh

1004
00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:10,960
wildland firefighting certificates that

1005
00:46:10,960 --> 00:46:13,760
are needed to deploy. So the training

1006
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:16,000
that we've been doing this spring was to

1007
00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:18,720
get that certification across the entire

1008
00:46:18,720 --> 00:46:22,560
department. Um, also because if a

1009
00:46:22,560 --> 00:46:25,040
wildfire was to occur here and we were

1010
00:46:25,040 --> 00:46:26,960
to have the assistance of BC Wildfire

1011
00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:29,119
Service here, we want to be working off

1012
00:46:29,119 --> 00:46:32,319
the same page, same playbook as them.

1013
00:46:32,319 --> 00:46:35,040
Uh, and then we're trying to create some

1014
00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:37,280
depth in the next levels. Uh, there's

1015
00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:38,720
something called an engine boss, sort of

1016
00:46:38,720 --> 00:46:41,119
a leader of the crew. Uh, we only

1017
00:46:41,119 --> 00:46:43,119
currently have four people trained at

1018
00:46:43,119 --> 00:46:45,520
that level. So, we'd like to in future

1019
00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:47,599
invest in that, but that's for our

1020
00:46:47,599 --> 00:46:49,440
future planning, not related to this

1021
00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:52,880
particular report.

1022
00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:55,839
>> Anyone else?

1023
00:46:55,839 --> 00:47:00,400
No. Okay. Uh, and just I'll do the

1024
00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:01,760
motion first and then I just would like

1025
00:47:01,760 --> 00:47:04,240
to just um

1026
00:47:04,240 --> 00:47:07,520
just say something. Uh, that the fire

1027
00:47:07,520 --> 00:47:08,720
department be authorized to purchase

1028
00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:10,319
wildfire gear and equipment up to a

1029
00:47:10,319 --> 00:47:12,400
maximum of $22,040.

1030
00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:14,400
very specific to be funded from net

1031
00:47:14,400 --> 00:47:17,200
revenues from the 2026 BC Wildfire

1032
00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:19,119
Services deployment and that staff be

1033
00:47:19,119 --> 00:47:20,880
directed to draft a financial amendment

1034
00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:23,359
to include $22,40 for wildlife

1035
00:47:23,359 --> 00:47:25,599
deployment gear and equipment. So mover

1036
00:47:25,599 --> 00:47:28,400
and a second all those in favor motion

1037
00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:36,319
carries. Thank you. And and just also I did see um so two things. One, thank

1038
00:47:36,319 --> 00:47:40,240
you to um the department for supporting

1039
00:47:40,240 --> 00:47:42,400
everyone to do this training and also

1040
00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:44,480
for deploying supporting the deployment

1041
00:47:44,480 --> 00:47:48,160
of people. There's is it four people

1042
00:47:48,160 --> 00:47:49,920
that have been deployed or is it is it

1043
00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:51,599
four at a time?

1044
00:47:51,599 --> 00:47:54,880
>> There's uh one of our vehicles with a

1045
00:47:54,880 --> 00:47:58,800
threeperson crew um and now on the third

1046
00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:01,760
rotation. So, um it's it's a little bit

1047
00:48:01,760 --> 00:48:03,119
complicated because we've had to move

1048
00:48:03,119 --> 00:48:05,359
people not exactly with that 14-day

1049
00:48:05,359 --> 00:48:08,000
schedule, but essentially nine

1050
00:48:08,000 --> 00:48:10,960
firefighters and we've shared one to the

1051
00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:13,200
Malahhat. So, 10 firefighters have

1052
00:48:13,200 --> 00:48:16,560
deployed to this point um with a

1053
00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:18,240
expectation that there's likely a next

1054
00:48:18,240 --> 00:48:20,319
deployment as well. So, another three

1055
00:48:20,319 --> 00:48:21,359
would go.

1056
00:48:21,359 --> 00:48:25,760
>> Okay. Thank you. And thank thanks

1057
00:48:25,760 --> 00:48:28,640
extended thanks to them and to everyone

1058
00:48:28,640 --> 00:48:31,440
that also stays behind to you know fill

1059
00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:33,200
in the back back fill while people are

1060
00:48:33,200 --> 00:48:36,800
away too. And with that uh I did see you

1061
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:40,000
on Saturday. Um I think you were on

1062
00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:41,760
about I don't even know how many hours

1063
00:48:41,760 --> 00:48:44,720
when when I saw you and thanks to the

1064
00:48:44,720 --> 00:48:46,480
department and and to our neighboring

1065
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:48,559
departments as well for all the work

1066
00:48:48,559 --> 00:48:50,880
that you did. um that could not have

1067
00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:53,200
been an easy situation on so many levels

1068
00:48:53,200 --> 00:48:55,200
and just know that we're extremely

1069
00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:57,599
grateful for the work that you do. And

1070
00:48:57,599 --> 00:49:01,119
um when I went up to uh when I was up

1071
00:49:01,119 --> 00:49:04,319
there, one of the things that I saw was

1072
00:49:04,319 --> 00:49:06,319
just you know there's a lot of talk

1073
00:49:06,319 --> 00:49:11,200
about um how no one works together and

1074
00:49:11,200 --> 00:49:13,440
you know in different jurisdictions and

1075
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:15,680
we've just given two examples of how

1076
00:49:15,680 --> 00:49:17,520
well we do work together you know one

1077
00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:19,839
being um sending people out to

1078
00:49:19,839 --> 00:49:22,960
deployment for fires also working with

1079
00:49:22,960 --> 00:49:25,200
other fire departments on that on

1080
00:49:25,200 --> 00:49:28,480
training Um, but also when it comes to

1081
00:49:28,480 --> 00:49:31,040
um when it comes to to fires or

1082
00:49:31,040 --> 00:49:33,440
situations, there was the CVRD was

1083
00:49:33,440 --> 00:49:34,720
there, there was people from Couch and

1084
00:49:34,720 --> 00:49:36,319
Tribes there, North Couch and Fire

1085
00:49:36,319 --> 00:49:38,000
Department was there, Cow Bay Fire

1086
00:49:38,000 --> 00:49:41,359
Department, um, and the school district

1087
00:49:41,359 --> 00:49:44,000
and local businesses. And the list just

1088
00:49:44,000 --> 00:49:45,839
goes on and on of the people who

1089
00:49:45,839 --> 00:49:48,800
actually were in that room supporting

1090
00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:52,640
everyone there. And it was just, you

1091
00:49:52,640 --> 00:49:58,800
know, it's remarkable to see everyone in in that space and and

1092
00:49:58,800 --> 00:50:01,680
how well oiled that whole system is with

1093
00:50:01,680 --> 00:50:03,119
emergency response with the regional

1094
00:50:03,119 --> 00:50:06,559
district. Um, but also just again the

1095
00:50:06,559 --> 00:50:08,480
appreciation to all of you for the work

1096
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:10,480
that you do because it's not it's not

1097
00:50:10,480 --> 00:50:13,040
easy and I there's been, you know, we've

1098
00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:16,000
had two major fires in a month. I

1099
00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:18,720
believe it is just just over a month and

1100
00:50:18,720 --> 00:50:22,079
that's a lot on people. And so just know

1101
00:50:22,079 --> 00:50:25,119
that we recognize that and um and I know

1102
00:50:25,119 --> 00:50:26,559
that you make sure that everyone takes

1103
00:50:26,559 --> 00:50:28,640
good care of themselves and that the

1104
00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:30,000
community is here to support you in the

1105
00:50:30,000 --> 00:50:34,160
ways that we can as well. So thank you

1106
00:50:34,160 --> 00:50:36,800
councelor Bruce.

1107
00:50:36,800 --> 00:50:39,280
>> Thank you mayor. I I was just wondering

1108
00:50:39,280 --> 00:50:43,200
what what kind of how big is the income

1109
00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:45,280
coming back

1110
00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:49,280
with the firefighters from their job?

1111
00:50:49,280 --> 00:50:50,800
Uh

1112
00:50:50,800 --> 00:50:54,400
So, if I if I may, first I thank you for

1113
00:50:54,400 --> 00:50:56,559
the comments. I'd like to take that um

1114
00:50:56,559 --> 00:50:58,319
support and share that back with the

1115
00:50:58,319 --> 00:51:00,720
fire department. Um and I also would

1116
00:51:00,720 --> 00:51:05,760
echo the support across the region uh

1117
00:51:05,760 --> 00:51:08,079
from our other partners like you've

1118
00:51:08,079 --> 00:51:09,920
mentioned the emergency management couch

1119
00:51:09,920 --> 00:51:13,119
and the RCMP BC ambulance service was

1120
00:51:13,119 --> 00:51:14,880
working extremely hard at that

1121
00:51:14,880 --> 00:51:17,599
particular incident. Um all our partner

1122
00:51:17,599 --> 00:51:21,200
fire agencies um the there was a lot of

1123
00:51:21,200 --> 00:51:23,599
hard work going into that and very much

1124
00:51:23,599 --> 00:51:26,640
appreciated and did feel like we're

1125
00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:28,319
really working as a team in the

1126
00:51:28,319 --> 00:51:31,119
community. So, if I may [clears throat]

1127
00:51:31,119 --> 00:51:32,960
specifically back to your question, if

1128
00:51:32,960 --> 00:51:36,160
you're uh referring to from the wildfire

1129
00:51:36,160 --> 00:51:39,440
deployment to the end of the current

1130
00:51:39,440 --> 00:51:42,000
rotation, the profit expected is around

1131
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:43,920
92,000.

1132
00:51:43,920 --> 00:51:47,760
Um and it will depend on the total

1133
00:51:47,760 --> 00:51:49,839
length of the deployment. So that's

1134
00:51:49,839 --> 00:51:52,240
where we're anticipating presently. Uh

1135
00:51:52,240 --> 00:51:53,920
but if we get extended, of course, that

1136
00:51:53,920 --> 00:51:55,520
grows.

1137
00:51:55,520 --> 00:51:57,599
You're welcome.

1138
00:51:57,599 --> 00:52:01,920
All right. Thank you again and uh

1139
00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:04,720
have a good night.

1140
00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:06,559
We'll move on to permissive tax

1141
00:52:06,559 --> 00:52:09,040
exemption. And we have a few people who

1142
00:52:09,040 --> 00:52:10,240
need to get out of here. Can you please

1143
00:52:10,240 --> 00:52:11,680
state on your mics why you need to

1144
00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:13,839
leave?

1145
00:52:13,839 --> 00:52:16,880
Um, I work for the hospital auxiliary

1146
00:52:16,880 --> 00:52:20,880
thrift store as a assistant manager.

1147
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:23,119
>> I volunteer at the hospital auxiliary

1148
00:52:23,119 --> 00:52:33,349
foot store as someone on sales.

1149
00:52:33,359 --> 00:52:35,839
We don't need to got to make sure we

1150
00:52:35,839 --> 00:52:48,710
keep quum.

1151
00:52:48,720 --> 00:52:51,760
All right. So that council direct staff

1152
00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:54,319
to draft a permissive tax exemption

1153
00:52:54,319 --> 00:52:57,599
bylaw for the 2027 and 2028 tax years to

1154
00:52:57,599 --> 00:52:59,520
include a two-year tax exemption for the

1155
00:52:59,520 --> 00:53:01,440
couch and district hospital auxiliary

1156
00:53:01,440 --> 00:53:04,720
for 56% of the property at 138 Craig

1157
00:53:04,720 --> 00:53:07,200
Street as detailed in the August 24th

1158
00:53:07,200 --> 00:53:09,760
report of the director of finance or the

1159
00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:12,400
council deny the permissive except tax

1160
00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:15,119
exemption application from the couch and

1161
00:53:15,119 --> 00:53:17,839
district hospital auxiliary.

1162
00:53:17,839 --> 00:53:19,599
So, do we have a mover for either of

1163
00:53:19,599 --> 00:53:22,480
those motions? Councelor Caps.

1164
00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:24,960
>> Uh, yeah. I would move approval of the

1165
00:53:24,960 --> 00:53:25,599
exemption.

1166
00:53:25,599 --> 00:53:28,160
>> Is there a seconder for that? Councelor

1167
00:53:28,160 --> 00:53:31,040
Mumis, any discussion on that? Councilor

1168
00:53:31,040 --> 00:53:33,040
Bruce.

1169
00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:35,760
>> Yeah. I I'm just wondering if we're

1170
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:38,640
going I mean, I agree with it, too, but

1171
00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:41,040
I'm just wondering if we're going down

1172
00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:44,319
the rabbit trail of businesses of

1173
00:53:44,319 --> 00:53:46,640
certain

1174
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:48,960
I know Imagine speaking against the

1175
00:53:48,960 --> 00:53:52,400
hospital auxiliary. But nevertheless, it

1176
00:53:52,400 --> 00:53:55,760
is a business uh that store is and it's

1177
00:53:55,760 --> 00:53:57,680
a very successful business. they bought

1178
00:53:57,680 --> 00:54:01,280
the property and um I'm just wondering

1179
00:54:01,280 --> 00:54:04,400
if we as a community should be giving

1180
00:54:04,400 --> 00:54:06,480
tax exemptions

1181
00:54:06,480 --> 00:54:09,200
uh to that particular

1182
00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:13,200
uh business and whether that would um

1183
00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:16,800
bring other like-minded businesses

1184
00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:20,720
looking for tax uh relief as well if

1185
00:54:20,720 --> 00:54:23,359
they were parti partially sponsoring

1186
00:54:23,359 --> 00:54:26,160
something or I'm just I'm just concerned

1187
00:54:26,160 --> 00:54:32,960
that We're opening a door that maybe we shouldn't, as much as I hate to

1188
00:54:32,960 --> 00:54:35,599
talk against the hospital auxiliary for

1189
00:54:35,599 --> 00:54:39,680
crying out loud, but um should we be

1190
00:54:39,680 --> 00:54:43,920
giving tax exemptions to uh an actual

1191
00:54:43,920 --> 00:54:49,280
retail store in the city core is kind of

1192
00:54:49,280 --> 00:54:52,160
my question.

1193
00:54:52,160 --> 00:54:53,680
>> So, is there someone from staff who

1194
00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:55,760
would like to speak to this? I'm happy

1195
00:54:55,760 --> 00:54:58,240
to, but if there's I'm assuming it would

1196
00:54:58,240 --> 00:55:02,079
be Miss Crossman or Mr. Dverai.

1197
00:55:02,079 --> 00:55:04,400
It's

1198
00:55:04,400 --> 00:55:06,800
I could only note that u last year

1199
00:55:06,800 --> 00:55:08,640
council did not approve it. I think

1200
00:55:08,640 --> 00:55:12,480
there was was some concern around um

1201
00:55:12,480 --> 00:55:16,240
other thrift stores. So

1202
00:55:16,240 --> 00:55:18,079
>> uh so the hospital auxiliary raises

1203
00:55:18,079 --> 00:55:20,720
funds to contribute to the um care of

1204
00:55:20,720 --> 00:55:22,000
patients at the couch and district

1205
00:55:22,000 --> 00:55:23,920
hospital, residents of Karensmore Place

1206
00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:26,079
and Hospice House and residents of the

1207
00:55:26,079 --> 00:55:29,680
Couch and Valley. So it is an an active

1208
00:55:29,680 --> 00:55:32,160
um it gives it the money that it makes

1209
00:55:32,160 --> 00:55:35,119
it gives back to the community.

1210
00:55:35,119 --> 00:55:37,040
So

1211
00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:38,319
go ahead council Bruce.

1212
00:55:38,319 --> 00:55:40,559
>> Thank you. I I I totally agree with you,

1213
00:55:40,559 --> 00:55:45,839
but um so does the um um the the the

1214
00:55:45,839 --> 00:55:50,240
other business on um Kenneth Street. I

1215
00:55:50,240 --> 00:55:55,760
used to work there. What's it called? Um

1216
00:55:55,760 --> 00:56:00,559
Sassy Lion. and um they're making

1217
00:56:00,559 --> 00:56:03,119
contributions all through the community

1218
00:56:03,119 --> 00:56:05,760
for various various activities, parks

1219
00:56:05,760 --> 00:56:09,040
and and uh everything the Lions Club's

1220
00:56:09,040 --> 00:56:11,520
involved with. So, um I mean I'm not

1221
00:56:11,520 --> 00:56:15,200
sure where all the other the other uh uh

1222
00:56:15,200 --> 00:56:18,319
stores, the thrift stores and so on u

1223
00:56:18,319 --> 00:56:20,319
send all their money, but that is

1224
00:56:20,319 --> 00:56:22,880
exactly my point. Should we be opening

1225
00:56:22,880 --> 00:56:26,640
this up for all of those other ones to

1226
00:56:26,640 --> 00:56:29,040
make application? And I know darn well

1227
00:56:29,040 --> 00:56:34,720
this is very very wellreceived and so is the Sassy Lion. They do they do a

1228
00:56:34,720 --> 00:56:37,839
great job as well. And um I think the

1229
00:56:37,839 --> 00:56:42,400
Sassy Lion has one paid employee and I I

1230
00:56:42,400 --> 00:56:46,160
don't know that the the hats has even

1231
00:56:46,160 --> 00:56:49,200
one I don't think they have one paid

1232
00:56:49,200 --> 00:56:51,520
employee, but nevertheless, I was just

1233
00:56:51,520 --> 00:56:55,440
concerned about opening up that that uh

1234
00:56:55,440 --> 00:56:58,160
that whole field. Uh and they're doing

1235
00:56:58,160 --> 00:57:00,240
good work in the community for sure, but

1236
00:57:00,240 --> 00:57:02,240
I just don't want to get something going

1237
00:57:02,240 --> 00:57:04,960
here that we and that's why we shut it

1238
00:57:04,960 --> 00:57:08,079
down. We did not approve this last year

1239
00:57:08,079 --> 00:57:10,799
and and I would I would agree with what

1240
00:57:10,799 --> 00:57:14,240
we came our conclusion last year. I

1241
00:57:14,240 --> 00:57:16,559
would I would uh think that that should

1242
00:57:16,559 --> 00:57:18,640
be the same thing that we come to this

1243
00:57:18,640 --> 00:57:21,200
year. Thank you.

1244
00:57:21,200 --> 00:57:23,200
>> Okay. Thank you. Any other comments or

1245
00:57:23,200 --> 00:57:25,599
questions? Councelor Caps, go ahead.

1246
00:57:25,599 --> 00:57:27,520
Yeah, just to I definitely understand

1247
00:57:27,520 --> 00:57:28,960
the spirit of what you're saying and for

1248
00:57:28,960 --> 00:57:30,480
full transparency, I was not at the

1249
00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:32,480
meeting earlier today, so I'm not sure

1250
00:57:32,480 --> 00:57:34,960
um which applications from other

1251
00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:36,640
applicants were approved or denied for

1252
00:57:36,640 --> 00:57:42,480
this round. Um but I I just think like I agree and I don't really see a

1253
00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:44,400
situation in which we would start

1254
00:57:44,400 --> 00:57:47,760
approving applications for forprofit

1255
00:57:47,760 --> 00:57:52,000
retail spaces. You know, this is so so

1256
00:57:52,000 --> 00:57:54,079
clearly quite different to that. And

1257
00:57:54,079 --> 00:57:57,680
again, I I I see that you you do you you

1258
00:57:57,680 --> 00:57:58,880
know, there's there's an understanding

1259
00:57:58,880 --> 00:58:00,400
of that. I think that it's a very

1260
00:58:00,400 --> 00:58:02,000
different thing and we're not seeing

1261
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:04,079
some influx of for-profit businesses

1262
00:58:04,079 --> 00:58:05,839
applying for this. And if we did, that

1263
00:58:05,839 --> 00:58:09,200
wouldn't be uh a fit under our, you

1264
00:58:09,200 --> 00:58:10,799
know, general guidelines of this sort of

1265
00:58:10,799 --> 00:58:13,680
thing anyway. So, I think I I obviously

1266
00:58:13,680 --> 00:58:15,520
I moved it. Obviously, I I agree with

1267
00:58:15,520 --> 00:58:17,040
it. I think this is a reasonable

1268
00:58:17,040 --> 00:58:21,839
proposition. Um Yeah. Thank you.

1269
00:58:21,839 --> 00:58:24,319
>> Go ahead.

1270
00:58:24,319 --> 00:58:28,720
The motion was for how much? Like 100%,

1271
00:58:28,720 --> 00:58:31,280
75, 56%.

1272
00:58:31,280 --> 00:58:35,440
It was Is it 56%? Yeah, it's the

1273
00:58:35,440 --> 00:58:38,480
property is 56%.

1274
00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:41,920
>> Right. So, um the request was made by

1275
00:58:41,920 --> 00:58:46,240
the applicant to exempt 100% of the

1276
00:58:46,240 --> 00:58:48,960
portion of the area that they occupy.

1277
00:58:48,960 --> 00:58:51,359
They do have other areas of the building

1278
00:58:51,359 --> 00:58:52,720
that they rent out and they're not

1279
00:58:52,720 --> 00:58:55,680
asking for an exemption on those areas.

1280
00:58:55,680 --> 00:58:58,240
So the the portion of the building that

1281
00:58:58,240 --> 00:59:02,000
they occupy themselves comes to

1282
00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:04,720
uh is it 56% that I wrote on here?

1283
00:59:04,720 --> 00:59:09,760
>> 56%. So it's basically 100% exemption of

1284
00:59:09,760 --> 00:59:12,319
the area that they use for their

1285
00:59:12,319 --> 00:59:15,910
services.

1286
00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:18,240
But the question was, what was the

1287
00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:22,799
motion? Was 56% or was it

1288
00:59:22,799 --> 00:59:25,200
100%. I didn't didn't hear that. I just

1289
00:59:25,200 --> 00:59:28,960
heard the 56% of the land, but I never

1290
00:59:28,960 --> 00:59:31,359
heard a percentage of exemptions.

1291
00:59:31,359 --> 00:59:33,680
>> Sorry. No, the I think Miss Crossman is

1292
00:59:33,680 --> 00:59:35,359
referring to the recommendation that was

1293
00:59:35,359 --> 00:59:39,680
on the um cover there of the agenda. And

1294
00:59:39,680 --> 00:59:41,760
I will admit that I don't I didn't hear

1295
00:59:41,760 --> 00:59:43,680
the the exact wording of recommendation

1296
00:59:43,680 --> 00:59:46,000
myself. So or sorry of the resolution

1297
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:48,079
that was proposed by councelor Caps.

1298
00:59:48,079 --> 00:59:49,520
Were you suggesting that it should be

1299
00:59:49,520 --> 00:59:53,670
the 56%.

1300
00:59:53,680 --> 00:59:56,160
» I if I may I believe um councelor

1301
00:59:56,160 --> 00:59:58,480
McKinley is speaking to is it 100%

1302
00:59:58,480 --> 01:00:01,200
exemption on that 56% of the property?

1303
01:00:01,200 --> 01:00:03,280
Is that correct? that. So that's what I

1304
01:00:03,280 --> 01:00:06,000
took from that um first suggested

1305
01:00:06,000 --> 01:00:11,040
recommendation and so that was what I moved 100% of that 56% which they

1306
01:00:11,040 --> 01:00:16,150
occupy and use for that purpose.

1307
01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:20,160
Okay. Anyone else? All those in favor?

1308
01:00:20,160 --> 01:00:22,240
Any opposed? Councelor Bruce opposed.

1309
01:00:22,240 --> 01:00:24,480
Motion carries. We'll just take a moment

1310
01:00:24,480 --> 01:00:40,870
and um invite them back in.

1311
01:00:40,880 --> 01:00:43,040
Welcome.

1312
01:00:43,040 --> 01:00:44,559
Just give them a minute to get settled

1313
01:00:44,559 --> 01:01:07,190
back in.

1314
01:01:07,200 --> 01:01:10,240
All right, go ahead. Welcome. Uh, thank

1315
01:01:10,240 --> 01:01:12,400
you. Good evening, Mayor and Council.

1316
01:01:12,400 --> 01:01:15,760
Uh, I'm here tonight to present a zoning

1317
01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:19,280
amendment uh, application for 521 Canada

1318
01:01:19,280 --> 01:01:23,510
Avenue.

1319
01:01:23,520 --> 01:01:26,720
Do I have to tell you, Jessica? Okay. Uh

1320
01:01:26,720 --> 01:01:29,599
so the purpose of the application is a

1321
01:01:29,599 --> 01:01:31,520
proposed sightsp specific amendment to

1322
01:01:31,520 --> 01:01:35,760
the zoning bylaw at 521 Canada Avenue to

1323
01:01:35,760 --> 01:01:37,839
allow for the ongoing operation of the

1324
01:01:37,839 --> 01:01:40,720
current cannabis retail store. Uh

1325
01:01:40,720 --> 01:01:42,559
currently cannabis retail stores are

1326
01:01:42,559 --> 01:01:44,400
prohibited in all zones of the zoning

1327
01:01:44,400 --> 01:01:46,079
bylaw unless permitted through a

1328
01:01:46,079 --> 01:01:48,640
temporary use permit or a sight specific

1329
01:01:48,640 --> 01:01:51,359
amendment. The zoning amendment would

1330
01:01:51,359 --> 01:01:54,960
allow uh for cannibal sorry the zoning

1331
01:01:54,960 --> 01:01:57,359
amendment to allow for cannabis retail

1332
01:01:57,359 --> 01:02:00,799
store is limited to this property only.

1333
01:02:00,799 --> 01:02:03,599
Uh the existing cannabis retail store is

1334
01:02:03,599 --> 01:02:05,520
operated continuously at this location

1335
01:02:05,520 --> 01:02:08,720
for 6 years uh authorized by two

1336
01:02:08,720 --> 01:02:11,440
consecutive temporary use permits. Uh

1337
01:02:11,440 --> 01:02:13,920
there's been no increased enforcement

1338
01:02:13,920 --> 01:02:16,400
calls related to the existing store.

1339
01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:18,400
cannabis retail stores regulated by the

1340
01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:21,040
liquor and cannabis regulation branch.

1341
01:02:21,040 --> 01:02:22,799
Uh this change would allow the business

1342
01:02:22,799 --> 01:02:25,440
to continue operating without needing to

1343
01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:28,400
apply for a new temporary use permit or

1344
01:02:28,400 --> 01:02:34,230
a renewal every 3 years.

1345
01:02:34,240 --> 01:02:38,720
Uh this is the subject property

1346
01:02:38,720 --> 01:02:41,599
and a couple of site photos. So, the

1347
01:02:41,599 --> 01:02:44,240
storefront and then just the storefront

1348
01:02:44,240 --> 01:02:46,400
in the context of the existing building

1349
01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:48,960
in our downtown.

1350
01:02:48,960 --> 01:02:52,559
And these are the options before council

1351
01:02:52,559 --> 01:02:54,799
this evening. Uh so to give three

1352
01:02:54,799 --> 01:02:56,480
readings to and adopt the zoning

1353
01:02:56,480 --> 01:02:59,040
amendment bylaw. Council could refuse

1354
01:02:59,040 --> 01:03:02,079
it. Uh or amend and then give three

1355
01:03:02,079 --> 01:03:07,030
readings to and adopt the amended bylaw.

1356
01:03:07,040 --> 01:03:09,119
» Council Duncan

1357
01:03:09,119 --> 01:03:11,599
>> and sorry. Oh, not quite done.

1358
01:03:11,599 --> 01:03:13,359
>> Oh, okay. Sorry. And

1359
01:03:13,359 --> 01:03:15,920
>> this is the staff recommendation uh that

1360
01:03:15,920 --> 01:03:18,079
council give first three readings to and

1361
01:03:18,079 --> 01:03:20,079
adopt zoning bylaw amendment bylaw

1362
01:03:20,079 --> 01:03:22,480
number 3166.13

1363
01:03:22,480 --> 01:03:25,440
2026, a bylaw to establish and permit

1364
01:03:25,440 --> 01:03:27,440
the sight specific use of cannabis

1365
01:03:27,440 --> 01:03:31,520
retail store at 521 Canada Avenue.

1366
01:03:31,520 --> 01:03:32,799
Thank you.

1367
01:03:32,799 --> 01:03:35,119
>> Thank you, Councelor Duncan.

1368
01:03:35,119 --> 01:03:36,799
>> I was just going to move uh the

1369
01:03:36,799 --> 01:03:40,799
resolution to grant I see a number of

1370
01:03:40,799 --> 01:03:42,400
hands going up for seconders. Is there

1371
01:03:42,400 --> 01:03:45,920
any discussion or questions right now?

1372
01:03:45,920 --> 01:03:48,880
Seeing none, all those in favor? Motion

1373
01:03:48,880 --> 01:03:55,990
carries. Thank you very much.

1374
01:03:56,000 --> 01:03:58,000
And we'll move on to Miss Hajins for the

1375
01:03:58,000 --> 01:03:59,680
fees and charges amendment bylaw. Thanks

1376
01:03:59,680 --> 01:04:21,270
for coming out.

1377
01:04:21,280 --> 01:04:23,599
Okay. Uh thank you, Mayor Staples. Um

1378
01:04:23,599 --> 01:04:25,680
this bylaw is uh council saw it

1379
01:04:25,680 --> 01:04:27,440
previously. It's coming back uh for

1380
01:04:27,440 --> 01:04:29,119
adoption. Fees and charges amendment

1381
01:04:29,119 --> 01:04:31,280
bylaw. Um, one of the primary changes

1382
01:04:31,280 --> 01:04:34,319
within it is to um, adjust the fire

1383
01:04:34,319 --> 01:04:36,480
hydrant flow testing report fees uh, so

1384
01:04:36,480 --> 01:04:38,319
that the fees that we charge covers the

1385
01:04:38,319 --> 01:04:40,799
cost of staff doing the work. Um, and

1386
01:04:40,799 --> 01:04:42,480
there are some other uh, small

1387
01:04:42,480 --> 01:04:43,839
corrections in there as well that have

1388
01:04:43,839 --> 01:04:48,160
been included in the bylaw. Thank you.

1389
01:04:48,160 --> 01:04:50,960
All right. Are there any questions?

1390
01:04:50,960 --> 01:04:52,799
Uh, that council adopt fees and charges

1391
01:04:52,799 --> 01:04:56,240
bylaw amendment number 3212 decimal 13

1392
01:04:56,240 --> 01:04:59,359
2026. Mover and a seconder. Any

1393
01:04:59,359 --> 01:05:01,599
discussion? All those in favor? Motion

1394
01:05:01,599 --> 01:05:03,680
carries. Thank you very much. That was

1395
01:05:03,680 --> 01:05:06,640
so quick. Uh 9.2 financial plan

1396
01:05:06,640 --> 01:05:09,119
amendment bylaw, Miss Crossman, that we

1397
01:05:09,119 --> 01:05:11,839
adopt the financial uh plan amendment

1398
01:05:11,839 --> 01:05:16,230
bylaw number 326201.

1399
01:05:16,240 --> 01:05:20,000
Uh is there anything you'd like to say?

1400
01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:21,599
Only that I should have waited a little

1401
01:05:21,599 --> 01:05:23,440
bit longer because now we have a fire

1402
01:05:23,440 --> 01:05:25,760
department amendment to bring back to

1403
01:05:25,760 --> 01:05:28,480
you to a future meeting. But this one

1404
01:05:28,480 --> 01:05:30,480
has come to council at the last meeting

1405
01:05:30,480 --> 01:05:33,599
for three readings and is here for

1406
01:05:33,599 --> 01:05:36,240
adoption. And uh there's nothing on here

1407
01:05:36,240 --> 01:05:38,640
that affects taxes.

1408
01:05:38,640 --> 01:05:41,200
Um so council has already seen all these

1409
01:05:41,200 --> 01:05:45,750
items previously.

1410
01:05:45,760 --> 01:05:48,559
Thank you very much. Uh so uh mover and

1411
01:05:48,559 --> 01:05:50,319
a second there for that. Any discussion?

1412
01:05:50,319 --> 01:05:52,640
All those in favor? Motion carries.

1413
01:05:52,640 --> 01:05:55,200
Thank you. A proclamation that council

1414
01:05:55,200 --> 01:05:57,839
proclaim September 20th to 26 as

1415
01:05:57,839 --> 01:05:59,200
national forest week in the city of

1416
01:05:59,200 --> 01:06:02,960
Duncan for our growing urban forest. A

1417
01:06:02,960 --> 01:06:05,039
mover and a seconder. All those in

1418
01:06:05,039 --> 01:06:07,599
favor? Motion carries. Are there reports

1419
01:06:07,599 --> 01:06:10,000
from counselors this evening? Any

1420
01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:11,440
councilors that would like to make I see

1421
01:06:11,440 --> 01:06:13,520
councelor Newington, councelor Duncan.

1422
01:06:13,520 --> 01:06:17,200
Anyone else? Going once, going twice.

1423
01:06:17,200 --> 01:06:19,760
All right, the two of you are up. Do you

1424
01:06:19,760 --> 01:06:21,280
want to draw straws to see who wants to

1425
01:06:21,280 --> 01:06:22,960
go first?

1426
01:06:22,960 --> 01:06:24,640
I pushed the button first. There we go.

1427
01:06:24,640 --> 01:06:27,119
>> Over to you.

1428
01:06:27,119 --> 01:06:30,160
>> Okay. I attended the board meeting um at

1429
01:06:30,160 --> 01:06:33,119
the couch and independent living and um

1430
01:06:33,119 --> 01:06:36,079
they're really coming along well after

1431
01:06:36,079 --> 01:06:38,880
their um problems that they had earlier

1432
01:06:38,880 --> 01:06:41,680
on or two years ago and they've managed

1433
01:06:41,680 --> 01:06:45,839
to recover from that. And um the

1434
01:06:45,839 --> 01:06:48,160
executive director Michelle Barrett is

1435
01:06:48,160 --> 01:06:50,720
really doing a grand job and working

1436
01:06:50,720 --> 01:06:54,240
hard at um getting grants and helping

1437
01:06:54,240 --> 01:06:56,319
them fund what their programs that they

1438
01:06:56,319 --> 01:07:00,240
have there. Um I attended the river

1439
01:07:00,240 --> 01:07:02,960
cleanup startup. Unfortunately, my knee

1440
01:07:02,960 --> 01:07:05,920
is in the shape that I cannot go up and

1441
01:07:05,920 --> 01:07:08,960
down the banks anymore um until I get it

1442
01:07:08,960 --> 01:07:11,839
fixed. But um it was nice to see a lot

1443
01:07:11,839 --> 01:07:14,880
of the diversity of people. There were

1444
01:07:14,880 --> 01:07:17,760
people my age who I was informed just

1445
01:07:17,760 --> 01:07:19,520
recently that I was elderly. I don't

1446
01:07:19,520 --> 01:07:23,520
understand that part but anyway um and

1447
01:07:23,520 --> 01:07:26,640
uh a lot of young people and so that was

1448
01:07:26,640 --> 01:07:28,640
really good to see another generation

1449
01:07:28,640 --> 01:07:33,359
coming along um interested in the satlo

1450
01:07:33,359 --> 01:07:37,359
and on two occasions one just after our

1451
01:07:37,359 --> 01:07:39,839
committee of the whole meeting and one

1452
01:07:39,839 --> 01:07:41,920
on Saturday

1453
01:07:41,920 --> 01:07:43,599
I came across people kind of looking

1454
01:07:43,599 --> 01:07:46,400
around town like this and I went up to

1455
01:07:46,400 --> 01:07:48,480
them and said are you from out of town?

1456
01:07:48,480 --> 01:07:51,680
Yes. And so, um, they both both groups

1457
01:07:51,680 --> 01:07:54,319
of people, and councelor, uh, Duncan can

1458
01:07:54,319 --> 01:07:56,559
attest to this, both groups of people

1459
01:07:56,559 --> 01:07:59,039
were just blown away at how beautiful

1460
01:07:59,039 --> 01:08:03,039
the city was looking. So, pass that on.

1461
01:08:03,039 --> 01:08:06,950
Thank you,

1462
01:08:06,960 --> 01:08:08,880
» Councelor Duncan. Thank you, Councelor

1463
01:08:08,880 --> 01:08:09,520
Nton.

1464
01:08:09,520 --> 01:08:11,839
>> Thank you. your worship. I attended uh

1465
01:08:11,839 --> 01:08:13,920
with some other staff members uh the

1466
01:08:13,920 --> 01:08:16,319
lawn bowling uh I guess it would be the

1467
01:08:16,319 --> 01:08:19,520
rematch perhaps. Uh and also uh I guess

1468
01:08:19,520 --> 01:08:22,000
to show us that really it's not the same

1469
01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:26,159
as curling. They're not yelling sweep sweep when you throw the ball.

1470
01:08:26,159 --> 01:08:28,640
It's pretty quiet. So I don't anticipate

1471
01:08:28,640 --> 01:08:29,839
that we're going to have any problems

1472
01:08:29,839 --> 01:08:32,799
with the liquor license if it's granted.

1473
01:08:32,799 --> 01:08:35,359
Uh I also attended the Burma Star

1474
01:08:35,359 --> 01:08:38,159
ceremony. Uh that is the ceremony that

1475
01:08:38,159 --> 01:08:40,799
actually celebrates uh Charles Hoey. Uh

1476
01:08:40,799 --> 01:08:44,480
he was uh uh killed uh in action uh

1477
01:08:44,480 --> 01:08:46,719
while he was uh taking out a machine gun

1478
01:08:46,719 --> 01:08:49,120
nest and that's the reason we have the

1479
01:08:49,120 --> 01:08:51,520
Charles Hoey Park. So it was great to

1480
01:08:51,520 --> 01:08:54,080
see we had some of the Sheamanus group

1481
01:08:54,080 --> 01:08:58,640
down and some from uh Duncan still. So

1482
01:08:58,640 --> 01:09:00,719
and again also there was a report from

1483
01:09:00,719 --> 01:09:03,120
Dave saying that he's really pleased to

1484
01:09:03,120 --> 01:09:06,560
get Senate uh fixed up.

1485
01:09:06,560 --> 01:09:08,640
Thank you.

1486
01:09:08,640 --> 01:09:11,920
Uh so I was at the lawn bowling also and

1487
01:09:11,920 --> 01:09:13,920
I have to just uh commend councelor

1488
01:09:13,920 --> 01:09:16,799
Bruce on his exceptional uh last and

1489
01:09:16,799 --> 01:09:20,480
final throw at the lawn bowling and he

1490
01:09:20,480 --> 01:09:23,199
beat us all. It was it was great and

1491
01:09:23,199 --> 01:09:24,640
they've done a lot of work. It looked

1492
01:09:24,640 --> 01:09:26,080
really good. I mean it looked good last

1493
01:09:26,080 --> 01:09:27,520
year but they've definitely done a lot

1494
01:09:27,520 --> 01:09:29,679
of extra work. So it was great. And it's

1495
01:09:29,679 --> 01:09:31,279
nice for us to be able to do those types

1496
01:09:31,279 --> 01:09:34,159
of things. Um, which we don't get to do

1497
01:09:34,159 --> 01:09:35,839
terribly often together. So, I

1498
01:09:35,839 --> 01:09:38,960
appreciate that. And I was also at the

1499
01:09:38,960 --> 01:09:40,960
river cleanup. Um, I saw Council

1500
01:09:40,960 --> 01:09:42,960
Newington there. And yeah, many people

1501
01:09:42,960 --> 01:09:45,520
were there and they everyone said for

1502
01:09:45,520 --> 01:09:47,600
the day after that that crazy lightning

1503
01:09:47,600 --> 01:09:49,520
storm that we had where a lot of people

1504
01:09:49,520 --> 01:09:51,600
did not get a lot of sleep, um, they

1505
01:09:51,600 --> 01:09:54,480
were really pleased with the turnout

1506
01:09:54,480 --> 01:09:56,320
uh, of of people being there. And I

1507
01:09:56,320 --> 01:09:57,679
don't even know how many years it's been

1508
01:09:57,679 --> 01:10:01,040
going on. 16 years now

1509
01:10:01,040 --> 01:10:03,600
and so yeah and good to see a new

1510
01:10:03,600 --> 01:10:05,520
generation coming up and taking the

1511
01:10:05,520 --> 01:10:07,920
reigns and um speaking. They did an

1512
01:10:07,920 --> 01:10:11,440
excellent job. Uh also went to the some

1513
01:10:11,440 --> 01:10:15,520
of the 39 days of July as some of the

1514
01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:17,280
final kind of nights that were there and

1515
01:10:17,280 --> 01:10:18,960
I did get to see the song that was

1516
01:10:18,960 --> 01:10:21,120
created for them. Uh I was at the Zumba

1517
01:10:21,120 --> 01:10:23,679
class on the Saturday and they did they

1518
01:10:23,679 --> 01:10:25,840
made a song for Long John and the 39

1519
01:10:25,840 --> 01:10:28,719
days and it was it was very emotional.

1520
01:10:28,719 --> 01:10:32,719
It was really lovely and uh yeah it was

1521
01:10:32,719 --> 01:10:36,080
incredibly wonderful and also at the I

1522
01:10:36,080 --> 01:10:38,159
think it was the art in the avenue as

1523
01:10:38,159 --> 01:10:40,560
well that happened around that time.

1524
01:10:40,560 --> 01:10:42,000
There seems to be just a lot of things

1525
01:10:42,000 --> 01:10:45,280
happening uh all all together. And I've

1526
01:10:45,280 --> 01:10:46,640
been to the market a number of times and

1527
01:10:46,640 --> 01:10:48,880
it has been busy here on on the weekends

1528
01:10:48,880 --> 01:10:50,400
and even during the week. Um I'm

1529
01:10:50,400 --> 01:10:52,159
downtown a lot and there's been a lot of

1530
01:10:52,159 --> 01:10:53,920
people and a lot of people Yeah. from

1531
01:10:53,920 --> 01:10:56,000
other places and so many people

1532
01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:58,560
commenting on uh on how much they love

1533
01:10:58,560 --> 01:11:04,080
the city. Uh also it was amazing to have

1534
01:11:04,080 --> 01:11:08,159
uh Mark Lakeman stop by. So for most of

1535
01:11:08,159 --> 01:11:10,080
our council will remember Mark and staff

1536
01:11:10,080 --> 01:11:12,560
that are here just before the pandemic.

1537
01:11:12,560 --> 01:11:16,320
He came in and he did a a communitywide

1538
01:11:16,320 --> 01:11:18,719
um like design shred, I guess we would

1539
01:11:18,719 --> 01:11:20,480
call it. It's he he runs something

1540
01:11:20,480 --> 01:11:23,360
called city repair. And who was all

1541
01:11:23,360 --> 01:11:25,440
involved in that from here? Councelor

1542
01:11:25,440 --> 01:11:27,360
Duncan, you would have been there. You

1543
01:11:27,360 --> 01:11:28,960
were there, too. Councelor Caps, and you

1544
01:11:28,960 --> 01:11:31,600
were there. And and so we we came

1545
01:11:31,600 --> 01:11:34,080
together. There's about 60 of us and and

1546
01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:35,440
uh people from all ages and

1547
01:11:35,440 --> 01:11:37,440
demographics. And we created a design

1548
01:11:37,440 --> 01:11:40,159
for the park downtown. And then and we

1549
01:11:40,159 --> 01:11:41,840
also created a second design for

1550
01:11:41,840 --> 01:11:44,400
Whistler Street area. And then the

1551
01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:48,320
pandemic hit. And so um after years of

1552
01:11:48,320 --> 01:11:50,320
staff repeatedly applying for funding,

1553
01:11:50,320 --> 01:11:52,560
we got funding. The park is open. And it

1554
01:11:52,560 --> 01:11:55,280
was his very first time uh in Duncan

1555
01:11:55,280 --> 01:11:59,040
since then. And so he I found out very

1556
01:11:59,040 --> 01:12:01,199
last minute that he was coming through.

1557
01:12:01,199 --> 01:12:05,600
and uh and he he didn't he was un he was

1558
01:12:05,600 --> 01:12:07,600
supposed to come before but he had a

1559
01:12:07,600 --> 01:12:09,280
drill in his car and he couldn't get

1560
01:12:09,280 --> 01:12:12,640
across the border. So he wasn't sure if

1561
01:12:12,640 --> 01:12:14,480
he would get across this time but he did

1562
01:12:14,480 --> 01:12:17,280
and I I met him sitting in the park.

1563
01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:18,800
He'd been there for about two hours just

1564
01:12:18,800 --> 01:12:20,560
watching people move in the space

1565
01:12:20,560 --> 01:12:22,880
because all his whole work is about how

1566
01:12:22,880 --> 01:12:25,760
people um how people interact with the

1567
01:12:25,760 --> 01:12:27,840
space around them and he absolutely

1568
01:12:27,840 --> 01:12:30,159
loves the the interaction and the way

1569
01:12:30,159 --> 01:12:32,239
that that park ended up being designed,

1570
01:12:32,239 --> 01:12:34,080
but it's a good reminder that that was a

1571
01:12:34,080 --> 01:12:35,360
that was something that we built

1572
01:12:35,360 --> 01:12:37,440
together that has now, you know, not

1573
01:12:37,440 --> 01:12:38,960
every single thing that everyone wanted

1574
01:12:38,960 --> 01:12:41,280
made it into the final design and of

1575
01:12:41,280 --> 01:12:43,120
course funding and lack of funding and

1576
01:12:43,120 --> 01:12:45,520
increasing costs, they narrowed that

1577
01:12:45,520 --> 01:12:47,199
some of the things down, but there's

1578
01:12:47,199 --> 01:12:50,080
opportunities to build on it. Uh, but he

1579
01:12:50,080 --> 01:12:52,800
was so proud of proud of um of seeing

1580
01:12:52,800 --> 01:12:54,719
that and just of the work that the

1581
01:12:54,719 --> 01:12:56,480
community did and that we were able to

1582
01:12:56,480 --> 01:12:59,920
get that up. And then he also uh went we

1583
01:12:59,920 --> 01:13:02,640
went to see the village as well. And so

1584
01:13:02,640 --> 01:13:06,080
Mark uh was also part of doing the I

1585
01:13:06,080 --> 01:13:08,719
think it was 27 years ago I want to say

1586
01:13:08,719 --> 01:13:10,640
I could be wrong on that number so no

1587
01:13:10,640 --> 01:13:13,600
quotes there but a long time ago. Um he

1588
01:13:13,600 --> 01:13:15,440
was part of the uh first village

1589
01:13:15,440 --> 01:13:18,239
projects that happened in Portland. And

1590
01:13:18,239 --> 01:13:20,159
so prior to the pandemic as well, I did

1591
01:13:20,159 --> 01:13:21,440
get to go down and visit some of the

1592
01:13:21,440 --> 01:13:23,600
sites. And he did a number of

1593
01:13:23,600 --> 01:13:24,960
presentations at the regional district

1594
01:13:24,960 --> 01:13:27,280
over the years, letting people know um

1595
01:13:27,280 --> 01:13:29,920
far long before we had the the crisis

1596
01:13:29,920 --> 01:13:32,400
that we have now, the housing um house

1597
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:34,080
housing crisis and the homelessness

1598
01:13:34,080 --> 01:13:36,400
crisis to talk about the things that

1599
01:13:36,400 --> 01:13:38,480
they were doing in those early days of

1600
01:13:38,480 --> 01:13:40,239
um creating villages for all sorts of

1601
01:13:40,239 --> 01:13:42,960
different um types of people in in need.

1602
01:13:42,960 --> 01:13:46,239
And so again, he was just just

1603
01:13:46,239 --> 01:13:49,440
absolutely loved the site. Um he got to

1604
01:13:49,440 --> 01:13:51,120
talk to people who work there and people

1605
01:13:51,120 --> 01:13:53,199
who live there. And so it was just

1606
01:13:53,199 --> 01:13:54,960
really nice to see sometimes your

1607
01:13:54,960 --> 01:13:56,239
community, the things that you've

1608
01:13:56,239 --> 01:13:58,239
accomplished in community that we've all

1609
01:13:58,239 --> 01:14:00,000
accomplished together through someone

1610
01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:02,560
else's eyes. Um and someone that was

1611
01:14:02,560 --> 01:14:04,800
such an inspiration to the the things

1612
01:14:04,800 --> 01:14:07,600
that um have actually happened. And so I

1613
01:14:07,600 --> 01:14:08,960
just wanted to share that with everyone

1614
01:14:08,960 --> 01:14:10,800
because he had nothing but amazing

1615
01:14:10,800 --> 01:14:13,440
things to say. and uh posted it on

1616
01:14:13,440 --> 01:14:16,080
social media and yeah it was it was

1617
01:14:16,080 --> 01:14:17,520
great to be able to spend that time with

1618
01:14:17,520 --> 01:14:21,360
him and uh and yeah share those things w

1619
01:14:21,360 --> 01:14:25,679
with someone. So on that note we will

1620
01:14:25,679 --> 01:14:28,239
move to

1621
01:14:28,239 --> 01:14:31,280
I close the agenda council Duncan

1622
01:14:31,280 --> 01:14:36,080
question period. Any questions?

1623
01:14:36,080 --> 01:14:37,679
I still need it though because I've got

1624
01:14:37,679 --> 01:14:40,560
to I've got to read it out. You're gonna

1625
01:14:40,560 --> 01:14:42,159
have to read it out because I don't Oh,

1626
01:14:42,159 --> 01:14:43,600
no. Yeah, you got to read it out. Go

1627
01:14:43,600 --> 01:14:45,040
ahead.

1628
01:14:45,040 --> 01:14:48,320
>> Uh 13.1 motion to close that the meeting

1629
01:14:48,320 --> 01:14:49,760
be closed to the public under the

1630
01:14:49,760 --> 01:14:51,600
following sections of the community

1631
01:14:51,600 --> 01:14:54,640
charter to discuss matters related to

1632
01:14:54,640 --> 01:14:57,920
employee relations. Section 90 bracket

1633
01:14:57,920 --> 01:15:00,239
one bracket C labor relations or other

1634
01:15:00,239 --> 01:15:03,120
employee relations.

1635
01:15:03,120 --> 01:15:05,760
>> Excellent. So we'll take uh yeah we'll

1636
01:15:05,760 --> 01:15:08,000
also moved all those in favor. Motion

1637
01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:10,640
carries and we will take uh 10 minutes

1638
01:15:10,640 --> 01:15:12,960
and come back to our little seats and go

1639
01:15:12,960 --> 01:15:16,840
into close. Thank you.