City Council Preview: Monday, March 14, 2022

A new month beckons for Prince Rupert City Council, which hosts its first session of March this evening, with a full agenda of work ahead for the city's elected officials, with a wide range of topics up for potential discussion.

A new advisory at the top of the Council Agenda Page charts the new course of action for the Council sessions which have now returned to the City Hall Chambers and reopened the doors for the public.

Scheduled Regular Council Meetings have moved primarily to a remote format, with some limitations to public access in order to protect community health and safety. 

Community members will be permitted into City Hall to view in the gallery, as capacity permits. 

To request to attend a meeting, or to provide a written comment or question to a Committee of the Whole at a Council meeting, please contact Corporate Administrator Rosamaria Miller at rosamaria.miller@princerupert.ca or call (250) 627 0934.

Tonight also brings a special Committee of the Whole component to the evening, which comes outside of the usual placement in the last meeting of the month.

The Special session is to feature a presentation from the City's Chief Financial Officer, who will outline her first Report on the 2022 Budget process.

The Regular Council session features a number of Reports from the planning department related to Development Variance Permits.

The council members will be hearing reports from a number of Departments, included on the list of presenters for the evening, the Director of Operations, Richard Pucci with a recommendation on a contract award for CT Northern Contractors Alliance Limited Partnership.

Mr. Pucci will also provide an update on the progress major projects for the city.

Corporate Administrator Rosa Millar also has two reports for Council on the evening.

Progress towards two bylaws also makes for part of this evenings work.

Council members will also have opportunity to raise any items or notes of interest at the end of the Regular Council Session.  

Tonight's Council session can viewed by way of the Live Feed from the City website, or on Cable Television from CityWest Cable Channel 10/310.

You can review the Regular Council Session Agenda here. 

Council will also host a Special Council Session, one a pair of items to be discussed behind the closed doors.

The 5:00 PM meeting closed to public for the three elements of the Community Charter cited below:

 

Personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality

The acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality. 

That meeting tonight marks the Fifth Closed Session hosted this year by Council to date.

The outline of Council's work ahead for the evening can be reviewed below:

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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SESSION

Adoption of Agenda and Past minutes -- The Mayor will review the agenda for the evening.

Petitions and Delegations

Council will a Presentation from Chief Financial Officer, Corinne Bomben, who will provide a look at the proposals for the city's 2022 Budget, as well as to outline the consultation period ahead.

Questions from the Public

Reports, Questions and Inquiries from Members of Council

Adjournment to reconvene to Regular Council meeting


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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.

Reports and Resolutions

Report from Planning  -- Council will hear a report related towards a Development Variance Permit for a property at 1429 Overlook Street  (see page  11 of the Agenda package)

Report from Planning  -- Council will hear a report related towards a Development Variance Permit for the CBC offices on Third Avenue West (see page 27 of the Agenda package)

Report from Planning  -- Council will hear a report related towards a Development Variance Permit for a property at 1531 Atlin Avenue  (see page 31 of the Agenda package)

Report from Planning  -- Council will hear a report related towards a Development Varian Permit for a property at 11th Street  (see page 47 of the Agenda package)

Report from Planning  -- Council will hear a report related towards a Development Varian Permit for a property at 1444 - 2nd Avenue West  (see page  55 of the Agenda package)

Report from Planning  -- Council will hear a report related towards a Development Varian Permit for a property at 337 McBride Street  (see page 60 of the Agenda package)

Report from Director of Operations --  Month project update -- Mr. Richard Pucci will provide an update on the progress of some of the projects currently underway by the City. (see page  65 of the Agenda package)

Report from Director of Operations --  Master Service Agreement -- Mr. Richard Pucci will recommend the award to CT Northern Contractors Alliance Limited Partnership (see page 68  of the Agenda package)

Report from Corporate Administrator -- Ms. Rosa Millar will provide an update on the status of past council resolutions  (see page 70 of the Agenda package)

Report from Corporate Administrator -- Ms. Rosa Millar will provide an update on the status of a recent ratification from the Committee of the Whole  

Bylaws

Report from Planning -- Rezoning of property --  Council will be asked to provide first and second readings for the bylaw to allow for a change in property designation from Residential to Industrial for a property on Portage Avenue  (see page 71  of the Agenda package)

Business Regulations and Licensing Bylaw No. 3476, 2021 --- The City Manager will outline the scope of the Bylaw, some of which addresses their concerns related to renovictions in the community,  Mr Buchan will ask for Fourth and Final reading of the document.  (see page 77  of the 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 March 14th  session can be reviewed here.  

While our archive of all sessions for 2022 for Council is available here.