Monday, January 8, 2024

Council Preview: Monday, January 8, 2024


Council members will ease into the new year with a light agenda in place for their first of twenty Regular Council Sessions scheduled for 2024

The Public should have an opportunity to Comment on any item from the Regular Agenda at the start of that Regular session  starting at 7 PM session tonight 

Included among items for consideration on the night:  

A pair of Development Variance Permit requests, one featuring the housing plans for townhomes on Drake Crescent.

Borrowing  plans for two infrastructure projects also are up for Fourth and Final reading on the night. 

One for the Infrastructure Replacement Design borrowing plan; the other for the city's plans for a linear liquid waste infrastructure replacement program.

Monday's  Regular Council session starts at 7 PM and can be viewed by way of the Live Feed from the City Website.

The Regular Council session is normally posted to the City's YouTube archive within 24 hours of the session concluding.

You can review the Agenda for tonight's session here.  

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


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REGULAR SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL


Introduction of Late Items

Approval of Agenda  -- The Mayor will review the Agenda of the January 8th session and seek approval of Council  towards it. 

Not listed on the Published Agenda as of this morning, but an item that should be presented if past council sessions are a guide; is that related to the public comment process the city has put in place for Council meetings: 

Public Comments regarding Agenda items -- This period normally offers a chance for those in attendance to speak to any items to be addressed on the Agenda for the evening. 

Consent Agenda

Council review of Regular minutes from December 11, 2023 Session
Council review of minutes from Special Regular Meeting of December 13, 2023

Correspondences:

North Coast Regional District Board Highlights - December 2023 (see pages 8-9 of Agenda)
Request a letter of support from Northern Health  Re: Prince Rupert Port Authority Grant Application for the Acropolis Manor DementiAbility project for 2024. 
(see pages 10-15 of Agenda)

Council will be asked that all items of the Consent Agreement be approved as requested. 

Reports

Staff Reports

Report from Planning: Development Variance Permit #23-08 --  -- Council will  be asked to proceed with the Statutory Notification process for a property on 11th Avenue East .  (see pages 16-26 of Agenda)

Report from the Director of Development Services Re: DVP 23-24 --   Council will receive a report related to the proposal for development at Drake Crescent, with the recommendation from staff of approval of the Development Variance permit that had been requested.  (see pages 27 - 39 of Agenda)

Bylaws 

City of Prince Rupert Infrastructure Replacement Design Temporary Borrowing Bylaw  -- Council will be asked to provide Fourth and Final reading to the Borrowing Bylaw 3523,2023.  (see page 40 )

City of Prince Rupert Linear Liquid Waste Infrastructure Replacement Temporary Borrowing Bylaw 3524,3023  -- Council will be asked to provide Fourth and Final reading to the Borrowing Bylaw 3524,2023.  (see page 41)

Business Arising

Council Round Table and Public Question Period -- Council members will have opportunity to raise items of interest or concern for consideration.

Adjournment -- The Mayor will bring the session to a close. 

The live broadcast of the City Council Session can be found here, a video archive of the past sessions of Council is available from the City's YouTube archive.

Further notes related to the January 8th  session can be reviewed here 

Our archive of all of the City Council sessions for 2024 is available here.  


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