Council members have a fairly light agenda ahead for them as they take to the first of their Two Regular City Council Sessions for the Month of March this evening.
Tonight's Regular Council session starts at 7 PM and can be 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 Agenda for tonight here.
With a new public engagement process now in place, members of the public can now speak to any items that are on the Agenda at the start of the session at 7PM.
As for that work for the evening.
Staff Reports and Correspondences make for the Consent Agenda on the night, with Council also to release information from a Closed Meeting from February.
Bylaws and the opportunity for Council members to raise items of interest or concern make for the back end of the Agenda on the night.
The outline of Council's work ahead for the evening can be reviewed below:
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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 seek approval of Council towards it.
Public Comments regarding Agenda items -- New to the Council procedures, this period offers a chance for those in attendance to speak to any items to be addressed on the Agenda for the evening.
Consent Agenda
Council minutes -- Council will review and adopt the minutes of the February 21st session, as well as those of the Public Hearing of that same night.
Staff Report: Prince Rupert Boulevard Land Sale information request (see page 8 from the Agenda)
Staff Report: City of Prince Rupert Application to UBCM Poverty Reduction Fund Planning streamer a $25,000 grant and staff support to oversee the project (see page 13 from the Agenda)
Staff Report: Letter of Support For Gitmanmak'ay Nisga'a Society, Re: Marketing initiatives program grant in the amount of $20,000 (see page 15 from the Agenda)
Staff Report: Proclamation requests from Anne Falco of the Prince Rupert Hospice Society proclaiming April 16 "National Advanced Care Planning Day) (see page 16 from the Agenda)
Correspondences
Correspondences -- Council will review a letter to Mayor Herb Pond from Dominic Leblanc the Federal Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities (see page 17 from the Agenda)
Correspondences -- Council will receive a News Release from Natural Resources and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, related to support for the City of Prince Rupert's Wastewater project (see page 19 from the Agenda)
Correspondences -- Council will review a letter to Mayor Herb Pond from Jay Chalke, Ombudsman for the Province of British Columbia, outlining some of the work of the Ombudsman's Office (see page 22 from the Agenda)
Correspondences -- Council will receive an Information Release from Northern Health in celebration of the effort of foundations and Auxiliaries (see page 24 from the Agenda)
Correspondences -- Council will receive an Information Release related to a Northern Health text alert program for toxic drugs that is now available in the North. (see 33 page from the Agenda)
Release of Closed Meeting Items -- Council will announce the appointment of Ms. Toni Carlson and Mr. Nick Adey to the Performing Arts Centre Society Board of Directors
Recommendation
Council will be asked that all items of the Consent Agreement be accepted and filed
Bylaws
City of Prince Rupert Adjudication Bylaw -- No. 3497, 2023 -- Council will give first, second and third reading to the City of Prince Rupert Adjudication Bylaw (see page 26 from the Agenda)
City of Prince Rupert Fire Control and Protection Amendment Bylaw -- No. 3515, 2023 -- Council will give third reading to the City of Prince Rupert Fire Control and Protection Amendment Bylaw (see page 32 from the Agenda)
City of Prince Rupert Road Dedication Bylaw -- No. 3512, 2023 -- Council will give third reading to the City of Prince Rupert Bylaw for the roadway near the Digby Tower. (see page 35 from the Agenda)
City of Prince Rupert Road Dedication Bylaw -- No. 3513 , 2023 -- Council will give fourth and final reading to the City of Prince Rupert Bylaw for the roadway noted between Park Avenue and Second Avenue West (see page 38 from the Agenda)
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 with a call to adjourn
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 this evening's session can be reviewed from our Council Session Archive page.
Our archive of all of the City Council sessions for 2023 is available here.
