City Council Preview: Monday, June 28, 2021

Housing will make for much of the focus for Prince Rupert City Council, with the majority of the evening's work load focus working around a range of themes towards improving the housing stock in the community.

Among the notes up for review on the evening a presentation from the proponents of a hotel on Park Avenue, the topic will also return later in the evening as Council considers the rezoning application related to the development.

A request for a variance for work on the Transitional Housing facility Crane's Crossing will also be reviewed.

The prospect of a new housing development for the Drake Crescent area is also to be explored on the night and Council will update the public on their work towards strategic priorities on Housing Actions in the community.

It being a Committee of the Whole night, the city's elected officials will be able to learn more on two themes. 

With Caitlin Birdsall, of the North Coast Ecology Centre Society providing an update on that organizations work in the community. The City's Corporate Administrator will also provide a report on the feedback received from the release of the City's Annual Report for 2020.

The COW Agenda is available here.

Council will offer up their final notes on the Annual report later in the Regular session, as well as to consider a motion from earlier this month from Councillor Blair Mirau, that related to potential amendments to the City's Code of Conduct policies.

A chance for council members to share any reports, questions or make any inquiries will bring the evening's work to an end.

As we noted earlier, with the Council members now having returned to in person Chamber Council sessions, the public as well can now attend the public sessions, though attendance remains limited and social distancing practices and mask wearing will be in place.

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.

You can review the Regular Council Agenda here.  

Council will also host a Special Closed Session set for 5 PM, the meeting closed to public owing to the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements and negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages.

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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 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.

Delegations

Caitlin Birsdall, North Coast Ecology Centre Society update

Corporate Administrator Rosa Miller with a report on the 2020 Annual Report

Question Period from the Public

Reports Questions and Inquiries from the Members of Council

Adjournment to reconvene to the Regular Council Session

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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.

Petitions and Delegations

Presentation from the Proponents of a Hotel Development for Park Avenue --  The latest status of the proposed Travellers Accommodation for the Park Avenue area will be presented by the proponents, the group  will provide further detail to their proposal as well as a compilation of letters of support from those in the immediate area of the development.  

Reports and Resolutions

Report from Corporate. Administrator -- Council will receive a report from Ms. Rosa Miller and provide for their final look at the 2021 Annual Report. 

Report from iPlan -- Council will receive a report from the city's contract planners at iPlan related to a variance permit request for the Transitional Housing site of Raffles on third Ave West at Five Corners (see page  8 of Agenda package)

Report from iPlan -- Council will receive a report from the city's contract planners at iPlan related to proposed new housing in the way of TownHomes for the Drake Crescent area  (see page  12 of Agenda package)

Report from iPlan -- Council will receive a report from the city's contract planners at iPlan related to proposed Strategic priorities from a Housing Actions Workshop  (see page  35 of Agenda package)

Resolution from June 14th Council Session on Code of Conduct expectations-- Council will follow up on a notice of motion from Councillor Blair Mirau from the last session, the councillor calling on Council to review potential additions to their code of conduct taken from a recent UBCM document on the theme. 

Bylaws

Report from iPlan-- Council will receive a report from the city's contract planners at iPlan related to the proposed Travellers Accommodation for Park Avenue, among the measures, restricting the proposed hotel to 60 suites and restricting the use of the C2 land to that specific purpose.    (see page 38 of Agenda package)

Report from the Corporate Administrator -- Council will receive a report from Ms. Rosa Miller who will outline the nature revisions to the Recreation Fees and Charges Bylaw (see page 91of Agenda package)

The evening will come to an end with any Additional Items as well as Reports, Questions and Inquiries from Members of Council.

Council members can  take advantage of the period to offer up any items or concerns that they have for consideration on the night. 

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 June 28, 2021 session can be reviewed here. 

While our archive of all sessions for 2021 for Council is available here.