Northwest gains mixed results from resolution process at UBCM

Of the many activities of UBCM Convention week, the period of the week long festival that is allocated to resolutions makes for some of the larger talking points for delegates as they hear the concerns of member communities towards issues of note back home.

As we noted last week, Prince Rupert's delegates to UBCM found success with a city initiative towards housing themes.

The City's resolution which we previewed in August had Prince Rupert delegates looking to encourage Safe and Affordable housing by way of creating a tax exemption for all income derived from the rental of secondary suites.

The original City of Prince Rupert motion, saw the wording changes slightly prior to being endorsed as amended  part of a block of resolutions under consideration. 

It now proceeds further in the process for provincial review and response. 

Of the remainder of the Northwest communities, the most active on presentations of Resolutions at UBCM was Daajing Giids (formerly Queen Charlotte City) which had  five resolutions for consideration many of them focus on BC Ferries and Ambulance service in the region.

Terrace shared its concerns over prolific offenders, while Smithers wanted more money for public libraries, for Kitimat the themes were health care and the need for more cultural awareness training for local governments.

In total the Northwest presented 20 topics for discussion for the 2022 edition of UBCM.

A look at those resolutions fared can be reviewed below:

Bulkley-Nechako Regional District 
NR 72 -- Veterinarian Shortage
(endorsed)

Burns Lake
RR 27 -- Community Forests Escalating Stumpage
(not admitted for debate)

Daajing Giids
EB 4 --British Columbia  Changes to Paramedic Service Delivery
EB 32 -- Cannabis Taxation Revenue Sharing with Local Governments
EB 71 -- BC Ferries Provincial Statutory Guidance
EB 72 -- BC Ferries Commissioner's Relationship with Advisory Committees
EB 73 -- BC Ferries Advisory Council
(All were introduced as a block and endorsed as amended)

Houston
EB 20 -- Access to Health Care Services
(endorsed as amended)

Kitimat 
EB 86 -- Cultural Awareness Training for Local Governments 
(endorsed as amended)

NR 5 -- Registration of Internationally Educated Nurses
(endorsed)

Smithers
EB 65 -- Regional ICBC Rate Inequities
(endorsed as amended)

RR 18 -- Request for Increased funding to BC Libraries
(not admitted for debate) 

RR 32 -- Community forest Tabular Pricing
(not admitted for debate)

Terrace
NR 36 -- Public Interest Guidelines for charging prolific offenders
(endorsed) 

The organization which represents a collective of local government across Northern BC also had a number of resolutions up for consideration, with the North Central Local Government Asccociation noting of five areas of interest for discussion. 

UBCM will now forward the endorsed resolutions to the Provincial government

NCLGA
EB 25 -- Affordable Housing
EB 49 -- Access to Energy Advisors
EB 69 -- Roads and Bridges
(All were introduced as a block and endorsed as amended)

RR 34 -- Justice Reform
RR 36 -- Provincial Sales Tax on Used Item Sales
(both not admitted for debate)

UBCM will now forward the endorsed resolutions to the Provincial government, which will offer up their replies as the process moves forward.

The archive for review of those response as they arrive can be followed here.

The full Disposition list of the Resolutions introduced at UBCM can be reviewed here.

More notes from last weeks convention can be explored here.