What could be a pretty long day for Prince Rupert City Council will get underway at 3:30 this afternoon, as the Councillors host the first of three sessions of the day, a block of community governance that will include a Public Hearing on the Council's ambitious Official Community Plan and Bylaw changes exercise of the last twelve months or so.
The Council day will begin with the 3:30 PM Closed Session, a gathering which has been declared in camera with three elements up for consideration:
Labour relations or other employee relations
The Acquisition, Disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers the disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality
Negotiations and related Discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public.
Up next on the day, will be a 5:30 Public Hearing with Council set to receive comment from the public on the proposed Official Community Plan and bylaw changes that they have been working on for much of the last year.
The Council has changed the plan for community input from their original concept of last week, outlining on Friday that the session will now be a Zoom participation event, and live streamed through the City's website.
You can review the particulars as to how you can participate and share your comments or opinions here.
The Regular Council session will start at 7PM
That session will begin with a report from the Chief Financial Officer and the opportunity for Public comment on the 2021 Budget.
The Director of Operations will provide a report to Council with a recommendation of award for the city's new curbside Collection Bin plans, with Richard Pucci set to recommend that Rollins Machinery and IPL be awarded the contract at a proposal price of $564,850 plus GST
The City's contract planners from iPlan Ltd. will deliver four reports on property themes on the night.
Ms. Corinne Bomben will return with two reports from the Financial Office, seeking approval from Council for two Securities Issuing resolutions towards loans for the Solid Waste and Woodworth Dam with borrowing from the Municipal Finance Authority to request funds of $10,000,000 for each project.
Council will then turn their attention towards the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaws, having heard from the Public in the earlier Public Hearing, Council will be asked to provide Third and Final readings for both documents.
A chance for council members to share any reports, questions or make any inquiries will bring the evening's work to an end.
With Public Orders in place towards Social Gathering, a note posted to the Agenda Page for tonight's session indicates the this evening's meeting once again will be a remote participation affair, with no members of the public allowed into the Chamber.
Those with an interest in tonight's Public Hearing and council session can view the Live Feed from the City website, or on Cable Television from CityWest Cable Channel 10/310.
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REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL
Adoption of Agenda and Past minutes -- The Mayor will review the agenda for the evening and Council will adopt the minutes of past meetings.
REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL
Adoption of Agenda and Past minutes -- The Mayor will review the agenda for the evening and Council will adopt the minutes of past meetings.
Petitions and Delegations
Opportunity for Comment on 2021 Budget -- Chief Financial Officer Corrine Bomben will review any comments that have been forwarded by email to the City related to the 2021 Budget process
Reports and Resolutions
Report from the Director of Operations -- Richard Pucci will outline the details of a report on the city's plans to introduce Curbside collection bins, offering up his recommendation on the awarding of the $564,850 plus bid to purchase the required bins for community residents (see page 6 of the Agenda)
Report from Planning -- A verbal report from iPlan Ltd related to a Property at 6th Avenue East ... (details not listed)
Report from Planning -- Council will receive a verbal report from planning related to a Temporary Use Permit for property at 225/227 Second Avenue West, with the land across from 7-11 proposed by Ecotrust Canada for use as a Temporary Urban Garden in the community. (details not listed)
Reports from Planning -- Council will receive reports from planning related to two addresses in the community.
Reports from Planning -- Council will receive reports from planning related to two addresses in the community.
658 Eighth Avenue East (See page 9 of the Agenda)
250 Parker Drive (See page 19 of the Agenda)
Report from Chief Financial Officer -- Council will receive a report Corrine Bomben seeing authorization for a Security Issuing Resolution related to the City's Solid Waste project (See page 20 of the Agenda)
Report from Chief Financial Officer -- Council will receive a report Corrine Bomben seeing authorization for a Security Issuing Resolution related to the City's Solid Woodworth Dam project (See page 22 of the Agenda)
Bylaws
Report from Planning -- Re: Zoning Bylaw -- Council will review the findings from consultations hosted by the city and contract planners iPlan Ltd towards Zoning Bylaw Amendments and the be asked to provide Third Reading to the Bylaw
Report from Planning -- Re:Official Community Plan -- Council will review the findings from consultations hosted by the city and contract planners iPlan Ltd towards the Official Community Lan and then be asked to provide Third and Final Reading to the Bylaw
The evening will come to an end with any Additional Items as well as Reports, Questions and Inquiries from Members of Council.
The Live broadcast of the City Council session can be found here, a video archive of past sessions is available here.
Our items of note related to the April 12, 2021 session can be reviewed here.
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