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All right, Councillor Gould.
Thank you. All in favor?

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And it is passed. Let's move on to item
number four, petitions and delegations.

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There are none.
Item number five, unfinished business.

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None.
Item number six, staff reports. Our

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first one, the 2026 election cost
sharing agreement

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with the school district.
Anyone want to speak to this?

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» I can let you know that this is

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business as usual for elections
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they're asking that the mayor and the
CAO sign on behalf of the town an

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agreement with the school district for
the purpose of conducting trustee

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elections in conjunction with the 2026
general election.

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» All right, thank you very much.
The recommendation is that the town of

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Princeton enter into a cost sharing
agreement with the school district.

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Moved by Councillor McLain, seconded by
Councillor Willis. You guys are in a

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hurry.
All in favor? Thank you. It passes. 6.2

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2026 UBCM joint EOC program grant
application. And is Ed handy to explain

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what's going on there?
All right, who wants to take this?

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» This is
There was

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a report to council earlier in 2026 for
an ESS version of the same uh

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combined funding.
This is a grant that the

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uh regional district manages on behalf
of the town and I believe it's EOC

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equipment and training.
>> Uh that is what it says here, yes. The

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recommendation is that the town of
Princeton council supports the grant

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application by the regional district of
Okanagan Similkameen to receive and

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manage the 2026 CEPF emergency
operations center equipment and training

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grant funding of $30,000
on behalf of the town of Princeton.

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What's your pleasure?
>> So moved.

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» Moved by Councillor Gould, seconded by
Councillor McLain. All in favor?

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Thank you very much. That passes. Item
number 6.3 the business park development

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permit application. This looks exciting.
Can you give us some details on that,

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please?
>> I can I can speak to this one.

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Uh
this is a uh business park development

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permit application for 121 Stan Stan
Thompson Drive. Uh

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the application is for the construction
of a I think it's a 300

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square meter
uh truck and trailer inspection shop. Um

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this is a lot that was purchased uh
recently and um

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the the local business is hoping to get
up and running with a with an inspection

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facility in the in the business park.
Uh the the site plans and and plans that

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they've
uh that form part of the permit all

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conform to the BP1 business park one
zone, which is the the properties that

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back onto Princeton-Summerland Road. Uh
it includes uh 3-m landscape strip on

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the Princeton-Summerland side.
Summerland Road frontage um

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with fire smart aligning
uh hedges

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as well as uh the
the fencing of the property. Uh

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the the bylaw does require front setback
uh landscape strip as well, but this is

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off the circle of Stan Thompson. So,
it's uh a pretty

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minimal frontage at the
basically enough room for a driveway and

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and that's about it. So, yeah. Uh
the the owners do plan to uh asphalt the

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surface of the lot for vehicle
circulation and includes nine nine

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parking stalls as well.
Uh the building is uh proposed as uh

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Quonset style
uh metal building. Kind of dark gray

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metal.
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pretty standard for industrial type use.
>> Is there any rules in there on that

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sort? Does does it matter? Does it have
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» It doesn't the so the
the development permit area speaks to

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um
uh encouraging less continuous walls,

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large industrial style shops.
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you know, I think in
in the big scheme of things, the 300

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300 square meter building is is not a
huge uh and won't be a major impact on

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the the neighborhood.
>> Yeah, I like the way they actually laid

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it all out on a kind of awkward pie
shape uh lot. How much of that was

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original? Did you have any input on
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» Uh
the site plan is pretty well as they

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applied for it.
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» There there is
hope from them to one day also have

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access uh make it a throughway off of
Princeton Somerland Road as well.

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Um
that requires a a traffic impact

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assessment from from the owner. And uh
he figured he'll get up and running off

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Stan Thompson to start with and
>> Does highway come into play on that?

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» I don't believe so. It's
>> I believe that road is a town road.

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» Yeah.
>> So, it would just be

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» Ours, yeah.
>> Yeah, the town picks it up.

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» If you're if you're driving up there
today, there there's kind of

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two
makeshift driveways off of Princeton

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Somerland Road, one on this lot and one
to the on the lot north of it. Um

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both
as the case was in this one

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uh are our development servicing say you
have to go off the lower class road,

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which is Stan Thompson. Um and then if
if you want future, uh then you need to

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go above and beyond on the on the
traffic impact.

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» Okay. Do you have any other questions?
>> the size of the lot or

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» Uh it's about a 1 acre lot.
>> 1 acre?

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» Yeah.
>> Is that

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just about all ours or
>> For what we have left right now with the

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exception of the three that we need to
>> So the call the second one all those are

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a half or they're acre lots.
>> Yeah. Yeah.

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» Those are the only other ones that are
>> Yeah, with the exception of that one

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where we're going to fill in the swale
cuz those are bigger.

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» Yeah.
>> Those are those are two plus but the

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rest are ones.
>> Councilor Gould?

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» There's there's no variances to this.
This is just going with the development

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permit.
>> No, no variance is required for this

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one.
>> And then it's going to be adjacent to

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that temporary housing that we have
there. How much longer in that permit?

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» Good question.
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» I believe it was a it was a five-year
>> Five-year pretty sure.

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» And we're pretty close on that too.
>> Yeah. Yeah.

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» Yeah. I would say
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it's daytime. It's going to be daytime
commercial times anyways so

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It shouldn't be too much of an impact.
Um so that's where we're doing that

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assessment. Is it just the town and it's
simple application and process with us

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for having that access off the back?
>> Yeah, that they would apply to the town

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but they'd be responsible for having the
impact study done.

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» The of what we require. Perfect because
then that would limit the noise that

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would go in front of that residential
park that we've allowed up there to be

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built.
>> Okay.

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Uh so the recommendation is the council
authorize the issuance of the uh

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development permits in accordance with
the plans and conditions attached and

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forming part of that permit.
>> I'll make that motion, Mr. Delegate

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Mayor.
>> I'm not that delegate.

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» [laughter]
>> Motion by uh Councilor Willis moved to

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uh seconded by uh Councilor McLean. All
in favor?

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It carries. Thank you very much. And we
move on to number uh item number seven,

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council reports.
Eeny meeny mighty Councilor Gould.

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» Nothing to report.
>> Nothing to report, Councilor Willis.

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» No other than regular meetings, that's
all there

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» All right, Counselor McLane.
>> Nothing.

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» Yeah, it's a slow time of year for all
of us. I've got nothing as well.

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» All right, moving on to number eight,
correspondence received and filed. The

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recommendation is to receive and file
items 8.1 to 8.6.

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» So, moved, Mr. Mayor.
>> By minute Counselor Willis, seconded by

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Counselor McLane.
All in favor?

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Carried.
>> Can I ask a question?

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» Yes, if you
would like to bring one up or

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» I would like to bring up one on 8.6.
Just like kudos also to um

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to Jared for preparing that water meter
program. Um, are you just going to have

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it available online or is it
>> Yeah, that's the plan. Online and

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handouts.
>> Are the handouts available in the office

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if people want to
>> Not quite yet. I'm going to hopefully

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roll it out next week.
>> Okay, thank you.

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» Perfect.
>> Thank you.

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» Uh, item number nine, correspondence
actually requested. Uh, 9.1 to Rivers

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Events Society, uh, invitation to attend
the Princeton High School Rodeo and

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Harvest Festival scheduled for September
19th.

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Uh, asking for the Mayor and Council to,
uh, attend these when available and, uh,

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what is your pleasure?
>> So moved.

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» Moved by Counselor McLane, seconded by
Counselor Gould. All in favor?

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That is passed.
>> Are we aware of

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Do [clears throat] we have a certain
amount

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you know, Princeton
young people

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» Yeah, there's a few in there. I I don't
know how many, but, um, I know some that

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will be
>> Yeah, there will be some locals

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involved, for sure, yeah.
>> Perfect.

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» Absolutely.
Uh, item 9.2, prostate cancer awareness

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month. Uh, and the recommendation is
that Council direct staff to light up

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Town Hall in blue for the month of
September to recognize prostate cancer

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awareness month.
>> So moved, Mr. Mayor.

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» Moved by Counselor Gould, seconded by
Counselor Willis. All in favor?

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It carries.
Uh no bylaws and resolutions, no new

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business. Uh and we now move to our
council uh agenda conclusion and

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adjournment.
Moved by Councillor Gould, seconded by

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Councillor MacLean.
All in favor?

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That is it.
Thank you so very much.

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Have a great afternoon.