The only Council session for July takes place tonight and there's a lot up for consideration
ahead for the city's elected officials, with City Staff set to introduce a number of initiatives and requests of Council.
The Regular Council session features notes on funding for Active Transportation, purchase of a new Fire truck, an interim parking strategy and new approaches to Bylaw Notification and Dispute adjudication.
Council members will also hear of a plan to sell a parcel of land to the ownership of the Digby Towers. to be used for towards access for parking for the soon to reopen apartment complex.
The City's planning department will outline the nature of a range of Development Variance Permit requests up for consideration on the night.
Council will also receive a report towards changes in the city's Public notice policies and practices.
It being a Committee of the Whole Night the Public will have opportunity to ask questions or raise items of concern with the Council membership.
An advisory at the top of the Council Agenda Page notes of the return of proceedings to the Council Chambers and offers up guidance for the public on how they can participate with the civic process.
Tonight's Council session starts at 7PM and can viewed by way of the Live Feed from the City Website, or on Cable Television from CityWest Cable Channel 10/310.
The session is normally posted to the City's YouTube archive within 24 hours of the session concluding.
You can review the Regular Council Session Agenda package here.
Council will also host a Special Council Session.
The 5:00 PM meeting is closed to public for the elements of the Community Charter cited below:
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 Fourteenth 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
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 Public Comment on the Annual Report
Questions from the Public -- The members of the public can raise questions, concerns or make comment to Council.
Reports, Questions and Inquiries from members of Council -- The Council members can raise questions, concerns or make comments.
Adjournment to reconvene 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 Communications Manager -- Approval of contract to Receive Active Transportation Funding -- Council will receive a report from Communications Manager Veronica Stewart, related to $9,000 in funding from the Federal Government. (see page 10 of the Agenda package)
Report from Fire Chief -- Fire Apparatus purchase -- Council will receive a report from Fire Chief Jeff Beckwith, related towards the acquisition of a new fire engine at a build price of 1.23 million dollars (see page 12 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - June Development Activity Report -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to department activity in June. (see page 14 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Development Variance Permit for a property on Kay Smith Boulevard -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to the request for the variance. (see page 24 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Development Variance Permit for a property at 1444 2nd Avenue West -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to the request for the variance. (see page 34 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Development Variance Permit for a property on Prince Rupert Boulevard -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to the request for the variance. (see page 51 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Development Variance Permit for a property at 1425 2nd Avenue West -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to the request for the variance. (see page 57 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Development Variance Permit for a property at Tatlow Street -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to the request for the variance. (see page 63 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Development Variance Permit for a property at 9th Avenue East -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to the request for the variance. (see page 69 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Development Variance Permit for a property on Hays Cove Circle -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to the request for the variance. (see page 77 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Development Variance Permit for a property on 6th Avenue East -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to the request for the variance. (see page 83 of the Agenda package)
Report from Planning - Proposed Interim Parking Management Strategy -- Council will receive a report from the planning department related to a response to significant emerging parking issues. (see page 91 of the Agenda package)
Report from Chief Financial Officer -- May 2022 Financial variance report -- Council will receive a report from CFO Corinne Bomben, related to the Financial variances of May. (see page 116 of the Agenda package)
Report from the Corporate Administrator -- Council will receive a report from Corporate Administrator Rosa Miller related the the Bylaw Notification system and an opportunity to introduce a dispute adjudication system. (see page 121 of the Agenda package)
Bylaws
City of Prince Rupert Five Year Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw -- Council will receive a report related to the amendment to the Financial Plan, that related to required repairs for the Airport Ferry Dock Ramp on Digby Island and the ongoing work required for waterline repairs on McBride Street. Council will be asked to provide fourth and final reading to the amended bylaw (see page 123 of the Agenda package)
Report from the Communications Manager -- Council will receive a report from Communication Manger Veronika Stewart related to the Public Notice Bylaw No. 3500, 2022 and Development Procedures Amendment Bylaw 3501, 2022. (see page 138 of the Agenda package)
Report from the Director of Operations and Intergovernmental Relations -- Council will receive a report from the Director of Operations, Richard Pucci related to the Prince Rupert Boulevard Road Dedication Bylaw 3499, 2022. The Road dedication is towards providing for parking for the Digby Tower complex(see page 178 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.
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 July 25th session can be reviewed here.
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