[0:02] Welcome everyone. We will get started
with the regular council meeting of
[0:06] Tuesday, September the 8th, 2026.
There are no delegations tonight.
[0:14] We have
[0:17] » [clears throat]
>> Excuse me. Council meeting minutes for
[0:19] approval and that was the regular
council meeting minutes from October
[0:24] 17th, 2026.
Thank you and all those in favor?
[0:29] Thank you. That was carried.
Resolutions from the August 17th, 2026
[0:36] Committee of the Whole to be considered
for adoption and the first resolution is
[0:40] that council consider and resolve to
receive for information the Bylaw
[0:45] Services monthly report for July 2026,
the building department report for July
[0:52] 2026
and report on invoices paid for
[0:56] municipal services of July 2026.
And the motion Yes, go ahead. Thank you,
[1:04] Councillor Hanson. Did you have
question? No.
[1:07] Is there a seconder?
And all those in favor?
[1:12] Thank you.
A resolution that the request for
[1:16] designated
parking space adjacent to the property
[1:20] located at 2119 Daniel Street to be
approved on the condition that the
[1:26] signage be removed when there's a change
in occupancy.
[1:32] Thank you. All those in favor?
And that was carried.
[1:39] » [cough and clears throat]
>> Resolution that council provide the
[1:42] Rosalind light opera players with a
rental waiver for their use of the red
[1:47] floor room at the Kamloops Arena in the
amount of $127.
[1:55] And all those in favor?
And that was carried.
[2:00] So, we do have some resolutions.
Excuse me.
[2:05] » [clears throat]
>> Uh from the September 8th, 2026
[2:10] Committee of the Whole meeting
to be considered for adoption.
[2:16] And the first one is the unsightly
premises
[2:22] from 12 32 Tamarack Avenue.
And the resolution is
[2:30] I'll get there.
Uh
[2:32] that Council consider resolve that the
pursuant to the provisions of the
[2:36] unsightly premises bylaw number 2669
2008, it is hereby resolved that the
[2:44] owner of lot 7, block 28, plan NEP465A,
district lot 230, Kootenay Land District
[2:53] PID 016283988,
[2:58] be notified to remove the accumulation
of discarded materials, namely garbage,
[3:03] yard waste, wood, tarps, plastic,
cardboard, and other debris within 30
[3:08] days of receipt of the notice to do so.
And further
[3:14] that be it further resolved that the
corporate officer of the City of Trail
[3:18] be authorized in default of the action
being undertaken by the owner within 30
[3:23] days of notice to do so, to carry out
and have such work carried out and the
[3:28] expense charged to the owner. And if
unpaid on December 31st, 2026, the
[3:35] expense shall be added to and form part
of the taxes payable on the real
[3:41] property as taxes in arrears.
[3:46] Thank you.
Uh thank you, Counselor Hanson. All
[3:49] those in favor?
And that was carried. Thank you.
[3:53] » [clears throat]
>> Uh
[3:55] downtown development feasibility study
contract award. And the recommendation
[4:01] is that council consider and resolve
that
[4:05] the downtown development feasibility
study to CitySpaces, uh sorry, that
[4:12] counter award the downtown development
feasibility feasibility study to
[4:17] CitySpaces Consulting Limited being the
selected proponent in the amount of
[4:22] $25,075
exclusive of GST, and further that
[4:28] council authorize staff to enter into an
agreement
[4:32] with CitySpaces Consulting Limited for
the provisions of service outlined in
[4:38] the request
for proposal number 2026-1000
[4:44] » [clears throat]
>> 8200 and deliverables outlined within
[4:47] the received proposal.
Thank you. Thank you. All those in
[4:52] favor?
And that was carried. Thank
[4:57] Uh
and then we have the high-risk
[5:01] tree removal and maintenance contract
award.
[5:04] And a report from the man- sorry, the
recommendation is that council approve
[5:09] the award of the high-risk tree removal
and maintenance project to Warden Tree
[5:14] Service in the amount of $20,000
exclusive of applicable taxes.
[5:22] Thank you.
Uh thank you. Okay. And all those in
[5:27] favor?
And that was carried.
[5:40] I think that was all of them, wasn't it?
Okay. You want that. Okay, that one was
[5:44] for information, sir. So I wasn't a
chair.
[5:47] Uh the recommendation is that council
consider and resolve that the um
[5:52] we receive the revised procurement
policy number
[5:58] Oh, the milk Oh.
I'm sorry.
[6:02] I thought I heard procurement.
Okay, the rec the amalgamation study
[6:08] joint steering committee terms of
reference and operational guidelines
[6:12] approval.
And the recommendation is that council
[6:15] consider and resolve that council
approve the terms of reference and
[6:20] operational guidelines for
the joint steering committee as part of
[6:24] the amalgamation study between the city
of Trail and the village of Warfield as
[6:29] attached to this report.
Councilor Butler, thank you. Uh all
[6:33] those in favor.
And that was carried.
[6:42] Okay, I think we're good.
[6:47] I do not see
um
[6:51] any correspondence.
For information?
[7:00] Reports and meeting minutes of council
committees. And there is one here, and
[7:05] it is the major downtown development
advisory committee draft minutes of
[7:10] August 26, 2026.
Um is there a motion to receive those
[7:15] minutes?
Thank you. All those in favor.
[7:20] And that was carried.
[7:24] Uh the next item on the agenda is the
Regional District of Kootenay Boundary
[7:30] report. Councilor Martin.
>> Uh thank you and through the chair.
[7:34] On behalf of council, I attended the
following RDKB meetings
[7:38] on Wednesday, [clears throat] August
26th. An RDKB board meeting in Trail.
[7:42] Uh we had a delegation from Imagine
Kootenay presented a proposal for
[7:46] regional economic development website
supporting business succession,
[7:51] workforce, and population attraction,
and regional competitiveness.
[7:55] The organization requested $20,000 per
year for 3 years to develop the
[8:00] initiative. The board denied the
request.
[8:03] We had a delegation from the Phoenix
Foundation of the Boundary Communities.
[8:07] They provided [clears throat] an update
on their 2027 project
[8:11] uh called Vital Signs Boundary Project.
This will provide data to support
[8:15] community planning,
policy development, grant applications,
[8:19] and advocacy.
The board approved sending a letter of
[8:22] support for the project.
Uh the board of directors authorized the
[8:27] borrowing of $462,000
from MFA
[8:31] to complete the payment for the three
wildland fire engines for Kootenay
[8:35] Boundary Regional Fire Rescue, and that
the loan be repaid within 5 years.
[8:40] The original budget totaled 800,000, and
a CBT grant for $396,000
[8:45] offset the original cost resulting in a
reduction of the required funding.
[8:52] The board of directors adopted the Area
A Zoning Amendment Bylaw, which states
[8:57] no parcel may be used for a data
warehouse and or data center.
[9:01] Data warehouse and or data center is
defined as a building that is used for
[9:05] electronic storage and processing of
electronic information.
[9:09] For clarity, this includes all data
centers and cryptocurrency mining
[9:12] operations.
The board of directors gave two readings
[9:16] to the Heritage Designation Amendment
Bylaw number 1939,
[9:20] which would add the Alpine Inn at
Christina Lake to the Bylaw.
[9:25] The Bylaw will now head to a public
hearing, the date and time of which are
[9:28] not are yet to be determined.
[9:32] The board of directors adopted a single
egress stairwells policy,
[9:36] which will apply to limited size
multi-story residential buildings in the
[9:40] RDKB up to six stories or 18 m in height
with a specific occupancy limit.
[9:47] Single egress stairwell designs do not
align with the regional district's
[9:50] firefighting capabilities
and cannot be safely supported in
[9:54] practice.
As such, these designs shall not be
[9:57] permitted within the regional district
until such time that the regional
[10:00] district fire services capacity meets
the standards outlined in the policies
[10:05] procedure statement.
RDKB board or excuse me, the RDKB
[10:10] electoral area directors approved 17
grants in aid totaling $163,085.
[10:19] On Thursday, September the 3rd, I
attended an RDKB liquid waste management
[10:23] plan meeting in Trail.
Goran Denkovski, RDKB manager of
[10:27] infrastructure and sustainability,
provided an update on the Columbia
[10:32] Pollution Control Center upgrade.
The project is proceeding as expected.
[10:36] I did email everyone the July and August
progress reports on September the 2nd,
[10:41] so hopefully you've had an opportunity
to see them.
[10:43] That's it for my report. You have any
questions, feel free to contact me.
[10:50] » Thank you, Councillor Martin.
[10:54] Uh, is there any questions for
Councillor Martin? No. Okay. Oh, go
[10:57] ahead, Councillor Benson.
>> Thank you, through the chair. Just a one
[11:00] clarification, Councillor Martin. So,
the the cost of the wildfire um
[11:05] vehicles, is it 800,000 total and then
subtract the 390 from CBT or is it was
[11:11] it
>> Sorry, through the chair. Um, the total
[11:15] was 800,000 and that would be a
subtraction of the $396,000
[11:20] from the 800,000.
[11:24] Yeah, I did the math too. It didn't make
sense.
[11:29] » So, total of 410,000 is what
the
[11:34] the final ticket. Okay.
[11:41] » Is that everything, Counselor Benson?
>> [laughter]
[11:45] [gasps]
>> Okay, on to item number 18 and I see no
[11:48] other reports
and
[11:52] correspondence for information, I don't
see any
[11:56] and correspondence for action, I don't
see any.
[12:00] And on to my mayor's report and it is
actually really
[12:05] quick tonight.
Uh yesterday I was pleased to attend the
[12:10] West Kootenay Labour Council's annual
Labour Day event and it was actually a
[12:14] really good turnout. I know they're
trying to build it up again
[12:19] and get it as big and
represented as it used to be many, many
[12:24] years ago, but there was a really good,
strong representation
[12:29] from lots of the local unions. So, it
was nice to see. Uh it was really good
[12:33] opportunity to learn more about the work
that unions are doing within
[12:38] for their members and within the
community
[12:41] and especially to learn what they're
advocating for now within the workplace.
[12:48] Um I mean, it's you know, they say that
working people and families are communi
[12:56] you know, when they have a union
workplace and that our communities are
[13:00] stronger, too, and that was the message
yesterday and it was uh
[13:04] uh
really an important uh message. Just a
[13:08] really big thank you to the firefighters
local for serving up some really great
[13:13] hamburgers and hot dogs and to everyone
who organized the event and hopefully um
[13:20] you know, we'll see this develop in
something a little bit bigger in the
[13:23] following years.
And that's my report.
[13:30] So, we have a number of bylaws for
consideration tonight.
[13:35] Um the first bylaw for consideration is
bylaw number 2979-2028
[13:42] 20 sorry 2026.
A bylaw to amend the trail recreation
[13:47] fee bylaw number 2782-2014
[13:51] and the resolution is that the trail
recreation fee amendment bylaw number
[13:56] 2979-2026
[13:59] be adopted.
And all those in favor? Thank you. That
[14:05] was carried.
And we have bylaw number 2980-2026
[14:11] and that is a bylaw to name a certain
street in the city of Trail.
[14:16] And the resolution is that the street
naming bylaw number 2980-2026
[14:23] be adopted.
And all those in favor?
[14:27] Thank you. That was carried.
Bylaw number 2981-2026
[14:33] is a bylaw to provide for an annual
indemnity for the mayor and councilors
[14:39] and the resolution is that the council
indemnity bylaw number 2961-2026
[14:45] be read at first, second, and third
time.
[14:49] Thank you, Counselor Benson and
Counselor Butler. All those in favor?
[14:54] Opposed?
[14:59] Okay, recorded that. Thank you.
And that was carried.
[15:05] I
see no no no submotion here, but I will
[15:12] and I see no. Okay, thank you.
So, the next meeting for council is
[15:18] September 28, 2026 for the committee of
the whole meeting followed by the
[15:23] regular council meeting at 6:00 p.m.
held in the council chambers at 1394
[15:29] Pine Avenue Trail BC and also via Teams
live meeting.
[15:37] Uh question period.
[15:47] Hi money.
[15:50] No.
The little button there.
[15:55] » I'm just What is that um the sign bylaw?
Can you read it for us? Just interested
[16:01] to know what
what that means or what it what it is.
[16:05] We're just like
>> You mean the street naming bylaw?
[16:08] » Yeah, street naming bylaw. Can you read
that for us?
[16:11] » Um
>> Just interested to know what that means.
[16:13] » Sure.
>> David is
[16:14] » [laughter]
>> Yeah, it's right here.
[16:16] » Um it is simple in nature but it is to
name a certain street in the city of
[16:20] Trail uh and this is to name an unnamed
lane in Tannac uh Crawford Lane after a
[16:26] long-standing family that has
>> Okay, I just didn't know if you meant
[16:30] like you were putting bringing in
something new that
[16:33] you could change the name of the streets
you already have because it's happening
[16:36] in other
communities so I just wondered. Thank
[16:39] you.
>> Thank you. No.
[16:44] » Okay, thank you. Um so I guess the next
item on the agenda is it
[16:49] Go ahead.
>> We do have one individual online. If
[16:52] you'd like to ask a question of council,
you can use the raise hand function now.
[17:01] Seeing none, your worship. Thank you.
>> Okay, so the next item on the agenda is
[17:07] adjournment.
Thank you Councillor Martin and
[17:10] Councillor Hansen. All those in favor.
Thank you. Well, that was very Thanks
[17:15] everyone.
[17:21] That was a quick one tonight, you guys.